Post the unsatisfactory performance of Akshay Kumar starrer Laxmii, the OTT giants are now in two minds with regard to their acquisitions of big feature films like Bhuj: The Pride of India and Coolie No. 1 and others.The films have fetched huge amounts for direct to digital premiere and have been acquired by the giants without watching the film in advance. However, most of the OTT films have failed to do well on the respective platforms, and their back to back debacles has made OTT heads to demand for an advance screening for all their acquisitions henceforth and decide on the price to buy the

Sonu Sood has earned the moniker of Messiah of migrants for his noble gestures towards migrant labourers, paramedics, frontline workers and the needy during the covid situation. Looking at his volley of work, The Election Commission of India has now appointed Sonu as the state icon for Punjab. Sonu Sood expressed his gratitude for the honour. "Having been born in Punjab, this appointment means so much to me, emotionally. I am happy to have made my state proud of me and I am motivated to keep working hard," he added.

The makers of anthology film Ludo revealed that its sequel is on the cards. Director Anurag Basu and producer Bhushan Kumar of T-Series are keen on collaborating for the second installment. Speaking about reuniting with Bhushan Kumar, Anurag Basu said, "Ludo with Bhushan ji was an easy and smooth collaboration. I am glad we have more projects which we plan to jointly work on.Ludo has an ensemble cast including Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Bachchan, Rajkummar Rao, Sanya Malhotra, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aditya Roy Kapur, Rohit Saraf and Pearl Maaney. The film is currently streaming on Netflix.

Bollywood mourned the demise of legendary Bengali actor and Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner Soumitra Chatterjee. Conveying his condolences to the family of the late actor on Twitter, actor Anil Kapoor called him 'a legend and an inspiration'.By sharing a picture of the iconic duo- filmmaker Satyajit Ray and Chatterjee, veteran actor Raj Babbar wrote on Twitter in Hindi: "Soumitra Chatterjee was a veteran actor who has passed away today. He started his acting journey from Satyajit Roy's 'Apur Sansar' and an award like Dada Saheb Phalke Award is the example of his acting skills and his ease while

Actors Saif Ali Khan, Kareena Kapoor khan, Arjun Kapoor and Malaika Arora were spotted taking a stroll on a street in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh.In a video that has gone viral, Saif and Kareena’s son Taimur was seen responding to crowds.In the video, Saif was seen holding the hand of his son as Kareena and Arjun walked behind while Malaika is walking by their side. Suddenly, Taimur was seeing saying ‘no photo’ loudly! This was captured in the video that has now gone viral!

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar took his fans by surprise by announcing his upcoming film, Ram Setu. On the special occasion of Diwali, Akshay revealed the first look poster of this film. The poster shows him wearing a shirt along with cargo trousers with a small bag around his shoulders. He also sports slightly long hair in the poster. Akshay wrote about the poster on his social media- "This Deepawali,let us endeavor to keep alive the ideals of Ram in the consciousness of all Bharatiyas by building a bridge(setu) that will connect generations to come. Taking this mammoth task ahead, here is our

India’s well-known publishing house, Penguin Random House India announced that Bollywood actor Sonu Sood will be penning an autobiography that will chronicle his experiences during the pandemic. The book will be titled 'I Am No Messiah' and it will be co-written by Meena Iyer.The book written as a first person account, reveals the emotional and challenging journey of Sonu during this time. It also talks about incidents and people he met during the rescue. Sonu has selflessly worked towards helping the needy during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The actor shared the first of the book cover on

Digital platform Amazon Prime Video has announced that they were renewing popular crime drama series Mirzapur for a third season. The season two of the show, which became the most-watched show on the streamer in India within just seven days of its release. As per the data available on viewership, the season two of Mirzapur not only recorded one of the highest completion rates but remarkably almost half of the viewers who completed the series binge-watched the second season within just 48 hours of its launch, setting a new benchmark, the streamer said in a release.The web-series stars a battery

Hours after actor Asif Basra passed away in Himachal Pradesh's Dharamshala, several Bollywood celebrities took to social media to mourn the demise of the actor.Senior actor Anupam Kher who has worked with the departed actor in several films took to Twitter and extended condolences to the late actor's family."Deeply Saddened and Shocked by the death of #AsifBasra. Have acted with him in a couple of films but met him on several occasions," Kher wrote on Twitter."He was a wonderful actor and a very pleasant person. My heartfelt condolences to his family and friends #OmShanti," Kher's tweet furthe