Entertainment Highlights: Sooraj Pancholi Acquitted In Jiah Khan Case; Celebs Win Big At Filmfare Awards

Former actress Celina Jaitly penned a heart-touching note for her late father, Colonel Vikram Kumar Jaitly. Taking to Twitter, Celina tanked her followers and fans, who widely shared her old letter she had written and shared on social media. "If I had the chance to say one last thing to my father I’d say : Take me back to where I was before I met you, then leave…. REACHING 50 MILLION HEARTS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS Day before yesterday I posted a note with a heavy heart for my departed soldier dad Colonel Vikram Kumar Jaitly,(SM) on Twitter," she wrote. Take a look here.

Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi made a clean sweep at the 68th Filmfare Awards 2023 last night, including Best Film, Best Director (Sanjay Leela Bhansali), and Best Actor in a Leading Role (Female), which went to Alia Bhatt. Reacting to the big win, Sanjay Leela Bhansali said, "It's a great moment for us. It's a great day for us and I feel all our hard work has finally paid off. It's a film we believed in and I'm very happy I made the film. I'm very happy Alia acted in the film and Ajay Devgn and all the other great actors who have acted in the film and all the technicians...it's a very happy moment for all of us. We have worked all through the lockdown and COVID so it's always special."

Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt won the Filmfare Award in the Best Actor Category for her performance in the film, Gangubai Kathiawadi. Post her win, she penned a long note thanking her husband Ranbir Kapoor, and daughter Raha Kapoor. She wrote, “To my audience - my fans, my family! Thank you for being my constant inspiration to do better. Always. My whole team, I am me, only because of you. You keep me in one piece. And last but not the least! My beautiful family that grounds me and keeps me steady - Mama, Papa, Tanna I love you .. my other mom — my mom-in-law & my father-in-law up there whose blessing is always with me. My gorgeous husband, for hearing me rant about my day for hours and motivating me whenever I was down and out! And my baby girl, who wasn’t there at the time, but I will continue to thank for the rest of my life for the joy and peace she brings to me… Eternally grateful.’

A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai pronounced its verdict in Jiah Khan's death case and gave the actor a clean chit to Sooraj Pancholi in the case. An old video of Mahesh Bhatt cozying up to the late actress is going viral on social media. The video is said to be from 2004 when Jiah was just 16.

Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi took to his Instagram to react after being acquitted in Jiah Khan’s suicide case. A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Mumbai announced its verdict on Friday and gave the actor a clean chit in the case. The actor took to his Instagram and wrote, “The TRUTH always wins!" He added folded hands and red heart emojis with the hashtag 'God is Great'.

A source close to Pinkvilla revealed that as Vicky Kaushal was dropped off the project, NTR Jr and Yash were not keen to do a superhero film, and Ranveer Singh was confused between Shaktimaan and Ashwatthama, the film has suffered a loss of Rs 30 crores. The source was quoted as saying, “For Ranveer, it’s about the script. While he is excited to play Shaktimaan, the team of the film is yet to crack a screenplay. He had not said a no to The Immortal Ashwatthama, but it was not a yes either. Eventually, Jio decided to shelve the film thinking that the budget recovery is not possible.” With this, there is a loss of approx. 30 crore on The Immortal Ashwatthama. “The pre-production work has been going on for the last 3 years. Ample of monies have been spent on the recce, pre-visualization as also the storyboard. But all of it will be wiped off as the stakeholders believe that taking a hit of Rs 30 crore is better than investing 300 to 350 crore on the project in the long run.”

A special CBI court pronounced its final verdict on the Jiah Khan Suicide case and acquitted the prime accused and actor Sooraj Pancholi. The dejected mother of the late actress, Rabia Khan told the media that “This is a case of murder. The abetment to suicide case has gone but the murder case is still there. I will not give up hope. I will keep fighting. I will approach the High Court, Supreme Court, whatever is required to get justice for my daughter." She was quoted as saying by news18.

Nearly a decade after Jiah Khan's death, a special CBI court in Mumbai acquitted Bollywood actor Sooraj Pancholi, the prime accused in the case involving abetment to suicide. A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai has decided to pronounce its verdict on the death case of Bollywood actress Jiah Khan, today on April 28. Jiah was found dead at their Juhu home on June 3, 2013.

Jerry Springer, a renowned television personality and former mayor of Cincinnati, died at his home in suburban Chicago on Thursday at the age of 79. He was famous for his pioneering and sometimes provocative daytime talk show, "The Jerry Springer Show," which had a significant impact on American culture and television.

The verdict on Jiah Khan's death is likely today. A special CBI judge AS Sayyad reserved its verdict in the case for April 28, after hearing both sides' final arguments on April 20. Earlier today, the accused Sooraj Pancholi was seen leaving for the court ahead of the verdict.

One of the most popular and bankable actresses of the South film industry, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is celenbrating her 36th birthday today, April 28. Ahead of her birthday, she took to Instagram to share a string of pictures that can be summed up as sugar, spice, and everything nice. Sharing the pictures, she wrote, “As I see it”.

The 68th Filmfare Awards 2023 was held in Mumbai last night. The ceremony was hosted by Salman Khan with Ayushmann Khurrana & Manish Paul. Rajkumar Rao and Alia Bhatt won the Best Actors awards at the prestigious event. While Alia Bhatt got the Best Actress Award for her film, ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, Rajkumar Rao received the title for ‘Badhaai Do’.

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan has reacted to the rumors around him replacing Ranveer Singh in Anil Kapoor and Madhuri Dixit starrer Tezaab remake. Taking to his micro-blogging site, Kartik reacted to a report. He re-posted the tweet and said, “Not true.” The media report suggested that Ranveer had opted out of the movie.