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“Let’s start today’s bulletin with news on Bollywood stars Taapsee Pannu and Anushka Sharma, who on Thursday hailed BCCI’s historic decision to equalize match fees for its contracted female and male players. central with the aim of promoting gender equality in cricket Under the newly introduced system, Indian female cricketers will now receive Rs 15 lakh per Test, Rs 6 lakh per ODI and Rs 3 lakh per T20I, like their male counterparts .
Previously, players received Rs 1 lakh each for ODIs and T20Is while the match fee for a test match was Rs 4 lakh.
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“Filmmaker Subhash Ghai, who last directed Kartik star Aaryan Kanchi in 2014, said films made on low budgets can also create box office wonders. Ghai cited films like Iqbal and Joggers Park as examples, with respective budgets of Rs 2 crore and Rs 1 crore.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, the director said that Sairaat and The Kashmir Files was a box office success and added, “A strong image with a small budget can also set a box office record. The biggest movie made with a budget of Rs 500 crore sometimes even fails to collect Rs 50 crore. You have to understand if the story is made for the OTT or the cinema.
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“Meanwhile,
Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif, who will next be seen in Phone Bhoot, recently opened up about Shah Rukh Khan. Katrina said Shah Rukh is “incredibly smart” and “knowledgeable”.
In an interview with Pinkvilla, the actor said of SRK: “Always informative. As always knowledgeable. I don’t know if that’s the correct grammar, but he’s still knowledgeable. Talking to him is like an intellectual. We will always leave to find out more. He is incredibly smart.
Katrina Kaif was last seen with Shah Rukh Khan in the movie Zero. Although the film was a debacle, Katrina’s portrayal of Babita Kumari was praised by audiences.
The two actors had previously worked together in Yash Chopra’s latest film, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, alongside Anushka Sharma. “
“Veteran actor Anupam Kher has announced his new talk show Manzilen Aur Bhi Hain, which will premiere on his YouTube channel on Friday.
The actor took to his official Twitter page on Wednesday night to share the news.
He wrote: “Friends! Soon my new #ChatShow ‘Manzilen Aur Bhi Hain’. On my @YouTube channel. Can you guess who will be the first guest on my inspirational show? The person who guesses correctly will receive a huge reward! Jai Ho!”
Anupam Kher previously hosted The Anupam Kher Show – Kucch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai on Colors channel. The talk show, which ran from July 2014 to November 2015, featured a new celebrity each week.
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“In other news,
Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s eldest son, Taimur Ali Khan, has been a paparazzi favorite since birth. Speaking about the child star’s status as an internet sensation, dad Saif said sometimes the whole family is “irritated” by the presence of the media.
In an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Saif talked about Taimur getting maximum media attention. He said: “I wish at school the star kids hadn’t mattered so much. They are just children. I would like them to be able to blend in with the other children. But it’s like that.””
Saif was recently seen in the movie Vikram Vedha opposite Hrithik Roshan. “
“Janhvi Kapoor has been dazzling at every Diwali party she has attended in the past week. Actor Mili, a few days ago shared photos from a Diwali party hosted by his cousin, actor Sonam Kapoor In the photos, Janhvi, dressed in a sequined lehenga, posed with her family and friends, including her half-sister Anshula Kapoor, her uncle Anil Kapoor, her friends Akansha Ranjan Kapoor, her father Boney Kapoor and her grandmother. mother Nirmal Kapoor along with other members of the Kapoor clan, as well as her rumored former boyfriend Akshat Rajan.
Janhvi, who is promoting her upcoming film Mili, recently opened up about her relationship status in an interview with Bollywood Bubble and revealed that she is currently single and not seeing anyone.
Akshay Kumar’s Ram Setu, starring Jacqueline Fernandez and Nushrratt Bharuccha, saw a box office slump on its second day of release. The action-adventure film, which benefited from the Diwali festivities, saw a drop by 25% on its second day and earned Rs 11.4 crore according to business analyst Taran Adarsh, taking its total collection to around Rs 26.6 crore.The film seems to have rolled over its competition, thank goodness a comedy starring Ajay Devgn, Sidharth Malhotra and Rakul Preet Singh God could only earn around Rs 6 crore on the second day.
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“Lately,
Bollywood star Kartik Aaryan’s Freddy is set to release straight-to-digital on Disney+ Hotstar, the streamer announced Thursday. Produced by Balaji Telefilms and Northern Lights Films and directed by Shashanka Ghosh, the film is billed as an edge-of-the-seat thriller.
Aaryan said he was thrilled to be a part of Freddy, which allowed him to explore a new on-screen avatar. “I feel lucky to be a part of Freddy, the story of the film is something I haven’t explored before. It allowed me to experiment with my craft and explore new territories.”
Freddy is the second film starring Aaryan heading into a digital film debut after Ram Madhvani’s Dhamaka.”
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