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Veer Pahariya and Aparshakti Khurana lock horns over love in Prem Keetanu trailer, out now

The trailer of Prem Keetanu brings together friendship, romance, heartbreak and college-life humour, with Veer Pahariya and Aparshakti Khurana finding themselves caught in a romantic rivalry over the same girl. The trailer presents a colourful and light-hearted take on the confusion, excitement and insecurities that come with first love and growing up. At the centre of the story is Veer Pahariya, who plays a young man deeply in love and struggling to navigate friendship, attraction, jealousy and heartbreak. His character finds himself caught between his feelings and the complications that come with them. Aparshakti Khurana, meanwhile, brings a contrasting personality to the story as a confident and stylish character who adds another dimension to the rivalry. The situation becomes more complicated when both men develop feelings for the same girl, played by Aafiya Sayed. Her character becomes central to the romantic conflict as the two boys deal with their respective emotions while thei...
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EXCLUSIVE: Richa Chadha on Ali Fazal’s Mirzapur The Movie success, “Industry has a new Rs. 200 crores hero and that too an outsider”

Richa Chadha recently had an exclusive interaction with Bollywood Hungama regarding her upcoming non-fiction series Musafiri, which is set to release on YouTube from September 25. During the course of the conversation, she also expressed how delighted she is for husband Ali Fazal for the success of his recent theatrical release Mirzapur The Movie. The film has crossed Rs. 200 crores domestically. Richa said, “I am just happy that the industry that gives so much emphasis to the box office, now has a new Rs. 200 crores hero and that too an outsider. I am very happy for him. I hope other producers and makers realize that he is a hero who can justify big budgets. We always speak about heroes and go with our top three stars, who have been ruling for decades. But from the new stars, I feel Ali definitely has promise.” Apart from the box office triumph of Mirzapur The Movie, Richa is also pleased to see Ali staying in character of Guddu Bhaiya for almost a decade. “Ali got to play this chara...
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Sofia Hayat calls Salman Khan “hypocritical” over Bigg Boss 20 shirtless moment, recalls body-shaming incident

Sofia Hayat has reacted to Salman Khan’s recent shirtless moment on Bigg Boss 20, accusing the actor of hypocrisy over his stance on trolling and comments about physical appearance. The former Bigg Boss contestant recalled her own experience from the show and alleged that Salman had once criticised her body and face while complimenting Gauahar Khan’s physique. Sofia, who participated in Bigg Boss 7 in 2013, shared her reaction on X (formerly Twitter) after Salman removed his shirt during the latest Weekend Ka Vaar episode. She reshared a clip of the moment and questioned his position on appearance-based trolling. "SALMAN is an hypocritical idiot. When I was in Bigg Boss he criticised my body and face..and told Gauahar (Khan) her body was good. Argh," she wrote. What happened during Salman Khan’s shirtless Bigg Boss 20 moment? During the Weekend Ka Vaar episode, Salman addressed social media users who had been commenting on his weight and appearance. The actor removed his ha...
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Rohit Shetty supports Salman Khan after his Bigg Boss 20 call-out on trolls: “Only unconditional prem for him”

Rohit Shetty has extended his support to Salman Khan after the actor addressed social media trolling, body-shaming and paparazzi culture during the latest Weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss 20. Salman spoke about the way celebrities are subjected to comments about their appearance and personal lives, while also questioning the growing lack of etiquette on social media. Salman’s comments received support from several members of the film industry, including Varun Dhawan and Neha Dhupia. Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has now also reacted to Salman’s remarks and shared a message of support for the actor. On Sunday, Rohit took to Instagram and posted a video of Salman removing his shirt to show his physique while responding to trolls who had body-shamed him and called him “budha”. Sharing the video, Rohit wrote, “Only unconditional prem for him. Dear trollers, it's done bro.” Rohit was not the only filmmaker to back Salman. Kunal Kohli also praised the actor for addressing issues surroundin...
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EXCLUSIVE: Raghubir Yadav on the personal reason for choosing Om Ka Hari, “I have stayed in UP, MP and Bihar villages and seen such conflicts”; also shares his simple yet effective role selection criteria

Veteran artiste Raghubir Yadav has a pivotal role in Om Ka Hari, which released in theatres on Friday September 18. Directed by Harish Vyas, the movie sees the actor play father to Anshuman Jha, who has also produced the film under his banner First Ray Films. The movie explores a bitter-sweet conflict between a father and his son. In an exclusive chat with Bollywood Hungama, Yadav said that he agreed to do the film as he has witnessed such scenarios before. “I have stayed a lot in a lot of villages in UP (Uttar Pradesh), MP (Madhya Pradesh) and Bihar. I have been witnessing this relationship between a father and his kids since ages. Earlier, it was different and then things started changing. In our era, people didn’t have much money to study. A father used to somehow educate his children and take them to a level. He then would look at the son of his neighbour and get his son also to become an engineer and get married.” Yadav pointed out that now, of course, things have changed. “Now t...
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Nikkhil Advani reveals many Gen Z viewers want a Chandni Chowk To China sequel: “They saw Akshay Kumar fighting a giant potato and somehow it worked for them”

Nikkhil Advani began his career as an assistant director before making a smashing directorial debut with Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003). After helming several significant films, he switched gears and carved a niche for himself in the OTT space with shows like Mumbai Diaries, Freedom at Midnight and the recently released The Revolutionaries. He has also produced acclaimed shows such as The Empire, Rocket Boys and Adhura, along with films like Airlift (2016) and Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway (2023), further adding to his impressive body of work. In a recent interview, Nikkhil opened up like never before about his family migrating from Sindh during the Partition and also spoke about how younger generations are reacting to his films. After Kal Ho Naa Ho, Nikkhil Advani’s next directorial was Salaam-E-Ishq (2007), followed by Chandni Chowk To China (2009). The latter, starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone, didn’t receive a favourable response from the audience at the time. However, Nikkhil revealed ...
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Sameer recalls David Dhawan’s reaction to Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’s title song: "Bada ganda gaana likha hai tune, yaar!"

Lyricist Sameer had a conversation with Komal Nahta and spoke about the banners and filmmakers he particularly enjoyed working with over the years. Sameer said, “I had a wonderful time working with Yash Chopra and his production house. I haven’t done a lot of work with them; I wrote songs for Aaina (1993), Yeh Dillagi (1994), Dhoom (2004), Dhoom 2 (2006) and Dhoom 3 (2013). Unke yahaan kaam karne ka mazaa hai kyunki bahut sensibility ke saath kaam hota hai. While working with them, you’d feel like you are a part of their family. They understand cinema, the craft, lyrics, poetry, etc.” Sameer continued, “I wrote 3 films for B R Chopra – Kal Ki Awaz (1992), Baghban (2003) and Baabul (2006). I can’t tell you the contribution of Chopra saab during Baghban. I had a good time working with Karan Johar. I only did two films with him – Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001). Lekin jo kaam karne ki samajh uss aadmi mein hai, khaas kar music ko leke, it's praiseworthy....
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