Entertainment News Updates: John's New Look From Pathaan On His Birthday; Avatar 2 Takes Bumper Opening

On the occasion of John Abraham's birthday today (December 17), Yash Raj Films (YRF) wished the actor by sharing his new glimpse from Shah Rukh Khan's Pathaan. The caption read, "Making deadly look uber cool, here's wishing our badass villain @TheJohnAbraham a very happy birthday! #Pathaan releasing in theatres on 25th Jan in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu."

South star Hansika Motwani got married to her boyfriend Sohael Khaturiya on December 4. Taking to social media, she posted a few unseen photos from her wedding festivities today (December 17). The actress looks straight out of a fairytale in the pictures from what appears to be the engagement or sangeet ceremony.

After being summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in alleged money laundering matter connected to the Tollywood drug case, actress Rakul Preet Singh took to social media and shared her first post today (December 17). In the photo, she's looking stunning in a lehenga set. The caption read, "Let the wind kiss your face."

TV star Hina Khan recently attended the wedding of her manager Heena Lad. A video from the wedding festivities is currently doing the rounds on social media in which she's seen singing Lag Ja Gale song with Rahul Vaidya. Towards the end, she also kisses boyfriend Rocky Jaiswal.

Ahead of FIFA World Cup Finals, Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty took to social media and posted a picture with football manager Wayne Rooney. In the photo, she's seen happily posing with him at Bastian, her Mumbai restaurant. In the caption, she wrote, "Football Fever. With the legend himself @waynerooney, Welcome to India. Friday night done right."

Amidst all the criticism over the Besharam Rang song, a complaint has been filed against Siddharth Anand's Pathaan by a Supreme Court advocate named Vineet Jindal. The complaint has been registered with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry against Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone for the "objectionable video" seeking a bank on the film's release till the makers "correct" the song.

In the latest weekend Ka Vaar episode of Bigg Boss 16, Salman Khan is seen announcing the exit of popular contestant Abdu Rozik. While his fans are shocked, the latest buzz suggests that Abdu marked his exit due to some medical issues and he might re-enter the show later.

Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia, who directed Shah Rukh Khan in Raees, has come out in the superstar's support and strongly criticised people who are protesting against Pathaan over the Besharam Rang song. In a tweet, he wrote, "The hate attack (for years now) on @iamsrk should be condemned by one and all in the film industry. SRK has contributed more to our fraternity and India as an ambassador of entertainment & cinema; than most people have. Please tell these bigots with idiotic theories to Shut Up!"

During the Shukravaar Ka Vaar episode, the makers of Colors TV's Bigg Boss 16 dropped a shocking promo suggesting Abdu Rozik's elimination from Salman Khan's show. Yes, you read that right! In the clip, other contestants are seen getting emotional as the host announces Abdu's exit.

Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, who is popularly known as Shaktimaan, has criticised Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone's Besharam Rang song from Siddharth Anand's Pathaan. Questioning the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in a recent interview, he called the song 'vulgar' and stated that the makers will bring actors on the screen without clothes next time. He said, "You dared to bring people in such limited clothing, next you will bring them without the clothes!"

James Cameron's Avatar: The Way Of Water finally hit the theatres on Friday (December 16) after a long wait of 13 years. It took a huge opening in India and scored second highest day one ever for a Hollywood film in India with Rs 43 crore nett (early estimates). Avatar 2 crossed Spider Man: No Way Home by huge margin and only Avengers Endgame is ahead of it now.