
Daayra Sets Up A Moral Showdown It Never Delivers
Meghna Gulzar's encounter-killing drama with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran opens in cinemas Friday, promising a clash of ideologies that mostly stays offscreen.
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Meghna Gulzar's encounter-killing drama with Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran opens in cinemas Friday, promising a clash of ideologies that mostly stays offscreen.

SNDT Women's University has opened applications for undergraduate and postgraduate distance courses through its Centre for Distance and Online Education, with the deadline set for September 30 and a CET for BMS and MBA candidates on October 10.

Daayra held its premiere screening on September 17, a day ahead of release, with Kareena Kapoor Khan, Prithviraj Sukumaran and director Meghna Gulzar among those who turned up for the red carpet.

Ranabaali's first single, Endhayya Saami, releases September 21 across Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi under different titles, composed by Ajay-Atul ahead of the film's October 16 theatrical run.

Samuk's makers have brought an actual helicopter onto their London set instead of building the sequence in VFX, according to a trade source, as Vipul Shah's alien-survival thriller with Akshay Kumar continues shooting.

Mirzapur The Movie has netted Rs 208.02 crore in 14 days, pushing past Awarapan 2's final ROI and landing a hit verdict as 2026's third most profitable Bollywood release by return on investment.

Jitin Gulati, who appeared in last year's Maa, declined to confirm sequel reports, telling Bollywood Hungama that Devgn Films and director Vishal Furia would know better. He also discussed Mahakali, Fauzi and Kajol.

Sandeepa Dhar spent Ganesh Chaturthi hopping between prayers and reunions, visiting Arjun Bijlani's home, posing with her Chumbak co-stars and paying respects at Lalbaugcha Raja in Mumbai.

Daayra and Vibe hit screens on September 18 with credits nobody expected. Karan Johar gets a special thanks for parting with a title, while Hrithik Roshan and Huma Qureshi get roped into an in-character joke.

In a video shared by Soni Razdan after an Om Ka Hari screening, Alia Bhatt confessed to picking up Mahesh Bhatt's habit of mixing up names, then rang him to say she loves him.

Vishwanath And Sons has ended its theatrical run at Rs 212.23 crore worldwide, making it Suriya's second biggest hit ever. But by Koimoi's own math, the film still lost money after a soft finish and a flop verdict at home.

Mandaadi collected Rs 3.25 crore net in India on Day 8, a 7% dip from the previous day, pushing its worldwide gross to nearly Rs 80 crore as the Soori-Suhas sailing drama nears its production cost.

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi have confirmed the arrival of their second child, a baby boy welcomed through adoption, just over a year after adopting their first daughter.

Richa Chadha's first non-fiction project, Musafiri, sends her through Mumbai's overlooked corners and untold histories across eight weekly episodes, starting September 25 on Phull Stop, the YouTube channel she runs with husband Ali Fazal.

Netflix has revealed the first look of Unaccustomed Earth, its family drama adapted from Jhumpa Lahiri's short stories, with Freida Pinto and Siddharth in the lead roles ahead of a December 17 premiere.

Hip Hop Aadhi held the Chennai press meet for Meesaiya Murukku 2, revealing a 12-song soundtrack spanning the 1980s to today and a cast led by Chaitra, Ramya Ranganathan and Baba Bhaskar.

Takashi Miike's Bad Lieutenant: Tokyo, the opener of a planned international sequel series, has been reviewed by The Hollywood Reporter as a muddled crime thriller let down by miscasting and a lack of tension.

Haiwaan, starring Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan, has netted only Rs 8.75 crore in its first week at the Indian box office, according to trade estimates reported by Pinkvilla, with poor word of mouth dragging numbers down daily.

Kayadu Lohar missed the Chennai press meet for Nani's The Paradise, days after skipping promotions for two other recent releases. Nani stepped in to answer for her, citing her Mari Selvaraj shoot.

Ranveer Singh sought blessings at Lalbaugcha Raja in a white kurta-pyjama as he begins shooting Pralay, his first production under Maa Kasam Films, following Dhurandhar's big year.

Sara Ali Khan is in New York ahead of the Tommy Hilfiger Spring 2027 runway show, where she told Lifestyle Asia India she's moved from bold, colourful dressing to a minimal, monotone wardrobe.

Greta Gerwig has cast Meryl Streep as Aslan in Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, giving the lion a David Bowie-style red stripe and mismatched eyes ahead of its February 2027 theatrical and April Netflix release.

Ella Beatty, 26, leads Netflix's Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, the anthology's first season centred on a woman. Her famous parents have followed her into the headlines almost as fast as the reviews.

Ram Charan has pledged to provide skill development training to 1,000 women as his contribution to the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan, a campaign launched to mark PM Narendra Modi's birthday and running through mid-October.