Actor Archana Puran Singh said she received no film offers for a decade after 2012's Bol Bachchan, telling News18 that meaty roles elude her after turns in Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video and Toaster. She said only brand endorsements come her way, blaming the industry's assumptions about her TV commitments. Her series Adarsh Baal Vidyalaya premieres July 24 on Prime Video.
Actor-politician Hema Malini said her daughters Esha and Ahana Deol are still grieving the death of their father, veteran actor Dharmendra. Speaking after accepting his posthumous Padma Vibhushan, she recalled Ahana weeping at the ceremony and described an unfillable void in the family. Dharmendra died on November 24, 2025, aged 89, at Mumbai's Breach Candy Hospital, and is survived by six children.
A US federal judge paused Paramount Skydance's $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery for two weeks on Monday, ruling it likely breaches antitrust law. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín will hold an August hearing in Oakland on freezing the merger pending trial. Twelve states, including California, seek an April trial. If closing slips past September, Paramount owes $7 million daily, topping $1 billion.
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap criticised Delhi Police on Instagram after Monday's Cockroach Janata Party march toward Parliament, protesting the alleged NEET-UG paper leak, turned violent. Writing in Hindi, he said wearing a police uniform meant selling one's soul and asked whether any officer would refuse an unjust order. Police reported over 118 personnel injured; protesters allege they were indiscriminately targeted.
Director H Vinoth confirmed that Vijay's Jana Nayagan is roughly 50% inspired by the 2023 Telugu hit Bhagavanth Kesari, with 60% overlap in the first half and 20% in the second. Releasing July 23 after a seven-month delay, it marks the actor's farewell film before politics; Vijay is now Tamil Nadu chief minister. It co-stars Mamitha Baiju, Pooja Hegde and Bobby Deol.
Marvel has released the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday, giving fans an early look at Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom, with the Russo brothers directing and a December 18 release. Lewis Pullman is confirmed as Sentry, but Tom Holland's Spider-Man is not in the cast; his story continues in Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Returning figures include Thor, Loki, Magneto and the Fantastic Four.
Registration documents accessed by Liases Foras show actor John Abraham bought a bungalow on St Martin Road, Bandra West, for Rs 84 crore, with the conveyance deed registered on 14 July and stamp duty of Rs 5.04 crore. The plot runs to 1,017.60 sq metres. He paid Rs 70.83 crore for a Khar bungalow in December 2023.
Prakash Raj, who joined the Chalo Sansad march in Delhi and waved a copy of the Constitution after speaking, told PeekTV that such movements reveal who has integrity, and that history may forgive mistakes but not silence. Shabana Azmi and Poonam Pandey also attended, while Hrithik Roshan, Sonakshi Sinha and Vishal Dadlani voiced support for Sonam Wangchuk online.
KVN Productions released an 18-second teaser on Monday for H Vinoth's Jana Nayagan, the final film of actor-turned-Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay, ahead of its July 23 release. A partial remake of the Telugu film Bhagavanth Kesari, it co-stars Pooja Hegde, Bobby Deol and Prakash Raj. Slated first for Pongal in January, it was delayed by a censor certification dispute.
Speaking after the Monsoon Session's opening day, BJP MP Hema Malini said protesting in this fashion would achieve nothing and the grievances should be settled through discussion, arguing the Modi government has worked for students. She declined to comment on demands that Dharmendra Pradhan resign. Marchers heading for Parliament met a baton charge, while CJP delegates met Health Minister JP Nadda.
Salman Khan used an Instagram post on Sunday to wave away fan concern about his health, sharing monochrome photos with the caption 'how is everyone's health?'. The worry had followed his appearance at a Slum Rehabilitation Authority event. In a separate interview, brother-in-law Aayush Sharma described Salman spending much of his time at his Panvel farmhouse. His next film is Maatrubhumi.
In an interview, Vikrant Massey said he treats friendship with a former partner as a red flag, noting that neither he nor wife Sheetal Thakur stays in touch with exes. He also argued that concealing a long relationship is questionable. The pair met in 2015, grew close filming Broken But Beautiful, married in February 2022 and had son Vardaan in 2024.
Lock Upp season two contestant Shreya Kalra accused actor Ram Kapoor of kissing her without consent after she won a task that saved him from elimination, telling him to respect boundaries. His wife, actor Gautami Kapoor, posted a video defending him, saying he entered the show without strategy, that episodes are edited, and that the criticism is reaching their family.
ZEE5 has picked up Pooja Meri Jaan, the Mrunal Thakur and Huma Qureshi thriller on stalking and cybercrime that finished post-production in late 2022. Commissioned for JioCinema, it stalled when that service merged with Disney+ Hotstar. Director Navjot Gulati has described the delay as career-damaging and blamed a pricing dispute with Maddock Films. No premiere date has been announced.
Sargun Mehta posted an emotional Instagram note after Saturday's Ramayana trailer preview in Delhi, saying she could not stop crying watching husband Ravie Dubey as Lakshman and thanking casting director Mukesh Chhabra. It marks Dubey's first major film role after a decade in television. The trailer arrives on July 24, with the first instalment due in cinemas at Diwali 2026.
Producer Noor and 18-year-old singer Khan met through an Instagram message, then wrote three songs in six hours in a Delhi hotel room. One became Aarzu, which has crossed 31 million streams and reached No. 4 on the Billboard India Songs chart on July 18. They have since released O Piya and recut Aarzu with Pakistani singer Asim Azhar.
Comedian Samay Raina appealed for compassion towards contestant Sakshi Jha, who faced a wave of online backlash over remarks branded 'man hater' on India's Got Latent. Acknowledging the flood of memes, Raina asked for criticism to stay respectful, noting contestants often say unexpected things on the show, and praised Jha's memorable performance.
Atlanta rapper Alley Boy, whose real name is Curt Freeman, has reportedly died, with figures in the hip hop community suggesting kidney failure as the cause. No official statement has been issued by his family or representatives, leaving the circumstances unconfirmed even as tributes and speculation circulate widely across social media.
Composer Amaal Mallik criticised the music industry for its belated attention to royalties, saying he fought largely alone for creators' rights years ago. His comments follow Tanishk Bagchi's dispute with Yash Raj Films over payments for the 'Saiyaara' title track. Mallik has previously detailed how little creators earn even from major hits.
Actor Shabana Azmi visited Jantar Mantar to back demonstrators protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, lending a prominent voice to the students' campaign. Separately, a recent joint appearance by Arjun Kapoor and Sahiba Bali has fuelled dating speculation among fans and entertainment commentators.