Entertainment Highlights: Fighter Tops 90 Cr In 3 Days, Bigg Boss 17 Finale, Sunny Deol Locked To Play Hanuman

Janhvi Kapoor is poised to make her debut in the South Indian film industry, and there's a fresh update that she will soon share the screen with superstar Suriya in the highly anticipated mythological drama, 'Karna.' While further details remain undisclosed, this news has certainly sparked excitement among their fans. According to Pinkvilla, Janhvi will portray the lead role in the film, which will be directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Recent reports suggest that Janhvi Kapoor has been cast as the female lead opposite Suriya in the film, marking their first collaboration.

Nick Jonas, joined by his brothers Joe and Kevin, recently electrified the Lollapalooza stage in Mumbai. The band ignited their concert with the chart-topping hit "Gallan Goodiyaan" from Priyanka Chopra's film Dil Dhadakne Do. The crowd erupted with excitement, dancing fervently to the tune. One enthusiastic fan captured the moment, sharing a video and expressing, "When National Jiju performs for the first time in India and is greeted with 'Gallan Goodiyaan'."

Ranbir Kapoor recently shared that his latest film, "Animal," started a "healthy" discussion around toxic masculinity. In a video shared on Netflix India's YouTube page on Sunday, Ranbir said: "There is a very healthy conversation that has started about toxic masculinity, which is a great thing because cinema, at least, starts a conversation. If something is wrong, if you don't show that it is wrong, and unless conversation starts in the society, we will never realise it." Actors need to be "empathetic" towards the characters they play, he added. "But as an audience, you decide what's wrong. You can make a film on the wrong person and it should be made. Because if you don't make a film on them, society will never improve," the actor said.

Ahead of the Bigg Boss 17 finale, which will be held on January 28, the makers of the reality show dropped a new promo in which we can see Ankita Lokhande and Vicky Jain gearing up for a romantic dance performance. Vicky Kaushal is dressed in a black sherwani, while Ankita is seen in a red shimmer saree. The promo hinted that the couple would groove to Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham songs during their final performance.

Stressing the need for sound management, singer B Praak said he was "disappointed" after a stage set up for a religious function at the Kalkaji temple here collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. A 45-year-old woman died and 17 people were injured in the tragic incident, which occurred around 12.30 am, police said. Around 1,600 people attended the 'jagran' that was organised at the Mahant Parishar of Kalkaji temple on Saturday. Praak, who performed at the event, shared a video message on his Instagram Story soon after the incident. "I am very sad and disappointed. This is the first time I saw something like this happen at a place where I was performing... At Ma Kalkaji Mandir. I hope those who suffered injuries get well soon," said the 37-year-old singer. Further, adding that the management at the function tried to control the crowd but emotions of the devotees were running high, eh said, "Management is very important. They tried to explain it to the crowd and asked them to move back but it's your love for the goddess and for me... But we have to be very careful from hereon and take utmost care of the children, elderly and everybody else. "There is nothing more valuable than life and can never be. We have to be very careful that no one's life is at risk. I'll come again when the goddess calls me, but we will have to be very careful. This should have never happened.”

The 69th Filmfare Awards Curtain Raiser ceremony was held in Gujarat on Saturday. The event was hosted by actors Aparshakti Khurana and Karishma Tanna. Vicky Kaushal’s starrer biographical war drama, Sam Bahadur, won accolades in three technical categories best sound design, best costume design, and best production design.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan found himself at the centre of a controversy after a video of him allegedly slapping and beating a person with his slipper went viral on social media on Saturday, following which the renowned Pakistani singer said it was an attempt to tarnish his image. And now Indian singer Chinmayi Sripaada has reacted to the video on her X account and called out the singer's behavior. She said, "Some of these people behave like such gentle, soft spoken souls in public, one would never think they’d be capable of such inhumane behaviour. If only cameras existed earlier - more of those we celebrate as so called greats would have been exposed for what they actually were to other people. Horrendous."

Veteran actress Shabana Azmi took to social media to give a loud shout-out to Salman Khan’s niece Alizeh for her brilliant performance in the debut movie Farrey. On Sunday, Shabana took to her Instagram handle and shared a pic in which she can be seen kissing Alizeh on her cheeks and wrote, “#Alizeh Agnihotri deserves an even bigger kiss for her credible maiden performance in #Farrey – a l lovely film that I enjoyed very much. Alizeh is to the manor born with not a single false note.” Alizeh Agnihotri quickly responded to the compliment and commented, "I can’t believe this thank you thank you thank you.”

Hrithik Roshan recently visited a cinema hall in Mumbai. He was accompanied by his Fighter co-stars Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi, and director Siddharth Anand. Sharing the selfie with all the men, Hrithik wrote, “Fighters Day at the movies.”

Malaika Arora was spotted at the Jonas Brothers’ afterparty in Mumbai wearing a sizzling denim bralette and mini skirt. She paired it with a light denim blazer and completed her look with chunky jewelry. The glam diva paired the attire with black high heels, and a golden bag tied her whole look together. Nick Jonas and his brothers, Kevin and Joe, are in India for the Lollapalooza concert.

Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone-starrer aerial action film Fighter has been receiving rave responses from moviegoers. Reportedly, the film minted over 28 crores on Saturday, taking its total collection to Rs 90 crores in just 3 days. On the day of its opening, Fighter earned Rs 22.50 crore at the box office. It had an occupancy of 17.06 percent, which increased to over 33.52 percent during the evening shows during the weekend. The film is directed by Siddharth Anand and also stars Anil Kapoor in an important role.

According to reports, actor Sunny Deol has been confirmed to play the part of Lord Hanuman in the Nitesh Tiwari-directed epic Ramayana. Pinkvilla quoted a source saying, “Sunny Deol is all charged up to have gotten once in a lifetime opportunity to play Lord Hanuman. It’s a casting made in heaven, as Lord Hanuman stands for Strength, and who better than Sunny Deol in the present times to play the part with utmost conviction.” The actor will start shooting his part in Ramayana: Part One in May 2024. “While Ramayana: Part One features Sunny Deol in a guest appearance, the second and third part of the epic trilogy will have his complete presence. The makers are confident that after Dara Singh, it’s Sunny Deol who would be synonymous with Lord Hanuman in modern times,” the source added.