ENT Highlights: Dunki Witnesses Major Dip On Day 5; Ranbir Gives Quirky Twist To Christmas Celebrations

Triptii Dimri, the breakout star from Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal, gained immense popularity after the film's theatrical release earlier this year. Fans declared her as the "National crush," showering praise on her remarkable performance. Triptii's social media following soared post the movie's success, and now, according to the latest reports, she has been cast as the female lead in Aashiqui 3. A source revealed to Pinkvilla, "Triptii has been the talk of the town following the historic success of Animal, and the makers feel that she would set the screen on fire with Kartik Aaryan. The conversations have been ongoing, and the makers have now finalized her as the female lead." However, an official announcement is still pending. The Anurag Basu directorial is scheduled to commence filming in the first quarter of 2024, with the rest of the cast set to be finalized soon.

Varun Dhawan, last seen in Bawaal, teams up with director Atlee for his upcoming project, VD18. Commencing shooting for the film, Varun regularly updates fans on its progress. This collaboration marks their first venture together. In a recent development, Varun encountered an injury during the shoot, sharing the news on his social media platform. Notably, this incident is not the first time he has faced such a situation. Via his Instagram stories, Varun Dhawan posted a photo revealing a bandaged leg, captioned, "Another day on shoot #vd18." In his prior update, he shared an image on his official Instagram account, displaying only the upper half of his body, where he revealed a red swelling on his elbow.

Kangana Ranaut dropped a lovely photo of her mother, Asha Ranaut, on her birthday. Taking to her IG Stories, Kangana shared a series of pictures of her mother and herself and wrote, “Happy Birthday Mumma, you are my biggest blessing. I pray for your long and healthy life.”

Actor Manoj Bajpayee revealed that neither he nor his daughter Ava liked Zoya Akhtar's The Archies, which was released on Netflix earlier this month. In an interview, he said, "My daughter was watching The Archies and I told her, ‘I am not liking it’. She was like, ‘Okay’ and by then I had watched it for 50 minutes. Archies is not a part of my growing up years. My growing-up years included Motu Patlu and Ram Balram. I might have read maybe just one book of Archies and I remember Veronica and Betty. But, she was also not liking it.”

As Arbaaz Khan married Sshura Khan in an intimate wedding, he has now shared a glimpse of happy family as the newlyweds posed with Salman Khan, Sohail Khan, Arpita Khan, Alvira and others

The investigative Malayalam thriller movie "Anweshippin Kandethum," starring Tovino Thomas, is set to be released on February 9. The upcoming Malayalam film is directed by Darwin Kuriakose and written by Jinu V Abraham. Production house Yoodlee Films shared the date announcement on its X page on Monday. "Investigation begins on February 9th, 2024! @ttovino @Music_Santhosh @HarisreeAshokan @SameeraSaneesh @EggWhiteVFX @AKunjamma @madhupal @todproduction22 @saregamaglobal @saregamasouth #Sidhique #PramodVeliyanad #VineethThattilDavid #RahulRajagopal #Indrans #ShammiThilakan," the banner said in the post. Siddique, Indrans, Shammi Thilakan, Alencier Ley Lopez, Harishree Ashokan, Prem Prakash, Pramod Veliyanadu, Kottayam Naseer, Madhupal, and Asees Nedumbang also round out the cast of "Anweshippin Kandethum."

As everyone is gearing up to bid adieu to 2023, Karan Johar penned a sweet appreciation note for Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt and wrote, "Before the years wraps I felt like sharing this with all of you… I hadn’t directed Alia since 2012 and the day she walked onto set In her @manishmalhotra05 plus @mickeycontractor plus #flavian look I knew we had the Rani I had always envisaged …. What followed was an actor I wasn’t prepared for…. And I can take zero credit … will always be grateful to Imtiaz ali for taking her on a highway of life and moulding her into the actor she finally became …. SOTY is technically her launch but her true launch as an artist will always be highway… Alia is such a pride and pleasure on a film set…. She had a ticking mind constantly questioning Rani and trying her best to make her strong and yet identifiable and likeable … again for that I take no credit that is her evolution as an artist! Was blessed to have her as Rani Chatterjee and I do hope her character keeps resonating …. Love you @aliaabhatt. Ranveer Singh! The irreplaceable force of nature…. The actor prepares and never comes in your way … he never ever let me know the extent he was prepping to play Rocky Randhawa… he planned his prep with my team , spent months in Delhi, hung out in west Delhi, met the West Delhi gram boys , worked on his dialect like an obsessed artist ! Kept improvising dialogues till it reached perfection for him … I saw this as a bystander, a filmaker in awe and was blown away by his process ( which initially can be daunting but when you see the dailies you’re sold and he’s won your heart) I feel like the perception of RS is so different from his labour and passion as a true artist! You see designer clothes om magazine covers I see a hungry actor only seeking love and validation from his audiences! ROCKY RANDHWA and RANVEER were irreplaceable! ( styled impeccably by @ekalakhani )No one could have done what he did! Absolutely No one and I feel grateful for him and Alia ! The three of us also built a friendship for the ages as a trio! This is not just an appreciation post as a filmmaker but a post of gratitude to the universe that bought these blessed artists to play my leads! Karan Johar this side … signing off!"

As Ronit Roy and his wife Neelam complete 20 years of their marriage, the couple renewed their nuptial vows by tying the knot again in Goa.

As New Year 2024 is around the corner, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt were spotted leaving for a vacation with their daughter Raha Kapoor. The couple was papped at the airport today as they left

Ranbir Kapoor, who recently introduced daughter Raha to the paps, is making headlines as a video of him is going viral from the Kapoors Christmas lunch. In the video taken by Armaan Jain, Zahaan Kapoor was seen pouring spirit on the cake, after which Ranbir lit the cake with a lighter. As the cake is set aflame, Ranbir is heard saying, 'Jai mata di!' and left everyone in splits

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki saw a significant drop in collections on day 5 (first Monday/Christmas) and made a collection of Rs 22.5 crores which took the overall collection to Rs 128.13 crores