Entertainment Highlights: Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 Holds Steady On Day 15 At BO; Rohit Sharma Welcomes Second Child

Two weeks ago, MTV Splitsvilla X5 fame Digvijay Rathee and Kashish Kapoor entered the show as wildcards and have been making their presence felt. Amid all this, the latest update suggests that the BB 18 makers are planning to introduce a third wildcard contestant and the makers have roped in South superstar Ravi Teja's former co-star for the same. Well, we're talking about model-actress Edin Rose. She made headlines for starring alongside Ravi Teja in a dance number in the 2023 film Ravanasura. However, an official confirmation regarding the same is still awaited.

A tragic incident occurred on the set of the popular television show Anupamaa in Mumbai, where a focus puller (camera assistant) lost his life due to electrocution. According to reports from ETimes, the mishap happened when the technician, whose identity remains undisclosed, came into contact with a live wire, suspected to be the result of a short circuit. The Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has initiated an investigation to determine the cause of this unfortunate event.

Akon performed his hit Bollywood number from Ra.One, Chammak Challo, at the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival was inaugurated by Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma in the presence of Union Minister of DoNER (Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region) Jyotiraditya Scindia and tourism minister of Meghalaya Paul Lyngdoh.

Vignesh Shivan shared a clip of Dhanush from 2017, where the latter could be heard saying, “The love we have for one should turn into hate for another. If it changes, there is no meaning for that emotion. The world is going towards a pathetic condition. There is so much negativity. Nobody likes it if another person is doing good in life. Live and let live. Nobody should hate another person. If you like somebody, celebrate with them. If you don’t like somebody, just move on.” Sharing the clip, Vignesh Shivan wrote, “Vaazhu Vaazha udu (folded hands emoticons) #spreadLove #OmNamaShivaya at-least for the sake of some innocent die hard fans who believe all of this ! I sincerely pray to God ! For People to change and find happiness in other people’s happiness.”

For the fans who got disheartened for not being able to get the tickets for January 25 show of Coldplay in Ahmedabad, we have good news. The band has added another date, January 26, for the second show. BookMyShow has already added the date in their platform!

Imtiaz Ali recently called Subhash Ghai the 'Dronacharya' of his life. He said, "You know about the music of Subhash Ghai films. Music from his films is very popular and touched your heart. He has maintained a beautiful balance between good and popular music." "You keep learning good things from visible or invisible gurus. Subhash Ghai was like a Dronacharya when I was like an Ekalavya in Jamshedpur and learnt from his films,” Ali said.

Tamil filmmaker Suresh Sangaiah, known for directing Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu, passed away due to liver failure. His death is confirmed by cinematographer Saran, who worked with Suresh in the Tamil dramedy, which emerged as a sleeper hit at the box office.

Vikrant Massey and Rashi Khanna starrer The Sabarmati Reports, which is based on the true incidents on Godhra train-burning incident, sees a low opening on day 1. It opened with Rs. 1.15 Cr at the box office on day 1 beating Vikrant's another film, 12th Fail, which earned Rs. 1.1 Cr at the box office.

Conan O'Brien, Emmy-winning TV host, writer, producer, and comedian, was announced the official sole host for the 97th Academy Awards, which is set to take place on March 2, 2025. Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy President Janet Yang jointly announced the news to the world, "We are thrilled and honoured to have the incomparable Conan O'Brien host the Oscars this year," said Kramer and Yang. "He is the perfect person to lead our global celebration of film with his brilliant humour, love of movies, and live TV expertise. His remarkable ability to connect with audiences will bring viewers together to do what the Oscars do best-honour the spectacular films and filmmakers of this year."

Kartik Aaryan starrer Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 held steady at the box office on day 15, and earned Rs. 4 Cr nett at the domestic box office, as per the early reports of Sacnilk. With this, the total India nett collection of the film stands at Rs. 220.25 Cr.

Cricket team captain, Rohit Sharma, and his wife, Ritika Sajdeh, welcomed a baby boy. A picture of the baby's hand along with Rohit and his wife's went viral where the baby could be seen holding the hand of his parents. No official confirmation came from the couple's side yet as they have not posted any pic yet.