Entertainment HIGHLIGHTS: Jawan Fever Grips India On Release Day, Akshay Kumar's Great Indian Rescue Renamed

Akshay Kumar is back with yet another rescue thriller titled ‘Mission Raniganj’. The Bollywood superstar has promised a thrilling ride of emotions, drama & edge-of-the-seat thrill in his new film after OMG 2: Oh MY God. Akshay shared the teaser on his ofifical Instagram handle. The caption for the post read, "In 1989, one man showed courage and conviction that saved lives! #MissionRaniganjTeaser out now. Watch the story of Bharat’s true hero with #MissionRaniganj in cinemas on 6th October."

The main event of Star Parivaar Awards 2023 will take place tomorrow (September 8) in Mumbai. It will be a memorable event as Rupali Ganguly, Gaurav Khanna, Pranali Rathod, Harshad Chopda are performing together at the event.

Shah Rukh Khan's first collaboration with Tamil filmmaker Atlee, Jawan, is receiving immense love from the audience and critics alike. Following the film’s stellar opening at the box office, Shah Rukh Khan took to his X page and expressed his gratitude to his fans. In a note, the actor thanked fans for showing love to this film. He wrote, "Wow have to take time out and thank each and every Fan Club and all of you who have gone so happily in the theatres and even outside. So overwhelmed will surely do the needful as soon as I get my breath back in a day or so. Uff!! Love u for loving #Jawan."

Actors Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan, and Jyotika's have come together for a supernatural thriller movie, which will release on March 8, 2024. The untitled film is directed by Vikas Bahl. On Thursday, the makers shared the update with fans on social media and wrote, "Things are about to take a supernatural turn. Witness the trio of Ajay Devgn, R. Madhavan & Jyotika in a nail-biting thriller, directed by Vikas Bahl. Hitting theatres on March 8, 2024." The film is presented by Jio Studios, Ajay Devgn Ffilms, and Panorama Studios International and produced by Devgn, Jyoti Deshpande, Kumar Mangat Pathak, and Abhishek Pathak.

Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara starrer Jawan was released on September 7 and has already shattered box office records. Reacting to the immense love from the audience and critics, the film’s director, Atlee, has expressed his gratitude to fans. Talking to CNN News18 in an interview, he said, "The movie is amazing. Let the movie speak. Don’t want to talk much. Thank you all. Love you." The film’s music composer, Anirudh R, who joined Atlee for the interview, said, "It was such a great experience to work for the film. Great response from the audience so far. The movie will become a big hit worldwide."

Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan, released today, September 7, has gripped the entire nation. Amid this, megastar Amitabh Bachchan recalled the day his film Shahenshah was released in 1988 and how fans flocked to theatres in large numbers to watch the film. Taking to his X account, Amitabh Bachchan reposted a netizen’s update about Jawan and the hysteria around it. The spot said, "While #Jawaan is generating excitement, a few decades ago a film had unprecedented craze! 20000 people thronged to the first show! SIMULTANEOUS video had 5 day advance booking! 7am shows were added. Video parlours were screening the film! Shahenshah! #AmitabhBachchan #bollywood." Big B reacted to the post and wrote, "those were the days .. and there were many more such days .. absolutely unprecedented .. !! humbled and filled with pride."

Actress Nayanthara, who is making her Bollywood debut with Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan, shared a photo of her twin sons Uyir and Ulag's first Janmashtami celebration. The boys will turn a year old in October. The actress and her husband, Vignesh Shivan, shared an adorable picture of the kids in front of the prayer room at their home. The pic is going viral on social media. Sharing a photo from the celebrations, Vignesh Shivan wrote, "With our two Krishananssssss! Such a blessed #KrishnaJayanthi wit sooo many beautiful, blessed moments! All the Love to our #Uyir & #Ulag. Happy KrishnaJayanthi hope everyone had a wondeful one with family and friends (sic)."

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor took to Instagram to wish his wife Mira Rajput as she turned 29th on Friday, September 7. Shahid married Mira in 2015 in an intimate ceremony in Gurgaon, which was an arranged marriage setup. Sharing a few photos, Shahid wrote a note for Mira that read, "Mira the queen of my heart. Happy birthday to you and oh so lucky me to have you all for me always and forever." Shahid and Mira can be seen dressed in traditional outfits in the images.

Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel’s Gadar 2 is continuing with its stellar run at the box office. The film, on its fourth Wednesday, collected ₹2.80 crore, as per early estimates reported by Sacnilk.com. This takes the film's collection to ₹508.97 crore, which is quite close to Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2’s Hindi collection, which made 510 cr. Directed by Anil Sharma, Gadar 2 is the sequel to the 2001 superhit movie Gadar: Ek Prem Katha.

As Shah Rukh Khan and Atlee’s Jawan was released today amid huge fanfare, there are videos coming in from inside theatres across the country. The viral videos on social media show fans dancing to the ‘Zinda Banda’ song.

The whole nation is in a celebratory mood as Shah Rukh Khan’s Jawan was released today, September 7. Meanwhile, a special screening of the movie was organised yesterday night at YRF Studios, which was attended by the Jawan team and other Bollywood celebs, including Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Katrina Kaif, and others. A video of Shah Rukh making a grand entry in his swanky car into the YRF studios has also gone viral. Sanya Malhotra, who plays an integral part in Jawan’s girl squad, was also spotted arriving for the screening.

Akshay Kumar unveiled the motion poster for his upcoming film Mission Raniganj on Wednesday. The film is based on Jaswant Singh Gill, who rescued trapped miners inside a coal mine in 1989. However, what has caught everyone’s attention is the change in the tagline of the film, which is Great Bharat Rescue. Earlier, it was addressed as The Great Indian Rescue. Fans speculated whether the "change of name" had any connection to the ongoing controversy surrounding the renaming of India. Amid this, the film’s tagline change and emphasis on the protagonist being ‘Bharat’s true hero’ have got fans thinking that the makers took the opportunity to promote their film using the India name change. A user on Reddit wrote, "They took this as an opportunity for promotion lol. They renamed a whole movie." Another comment read, "The great 'Bharat' rescue...poster designer has definitely been overworked in the last couple of days."