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In a new conversation with Komal Nahta, the singer says his record label called the song downmarket and wanted him to stick to romantic ballads instead.

Vismaya Mohanlal's debut Thudakkam has completed a month in theatres with a worldwide gross of ₹45.08 crore against a ₹20 crore budget, recovering costs within 10 days despite Onam competition, per Koimoi's box office tracker.

Alien: Covenant has joined Peacock in the US, arriving right as Ridley Scott signals he's ready to direct another Alien film, with Fede Álvarez reportedly stepping back from a Romulus sequel.

Bigg Boss fame actress Poornima has joined Mari Selvaraj's Manjanathi in a key role alongside Kayadu Lohar, as the director juggles this project and a separate film with Dhanush scored by A.R. Rahman.

Chandni Bar, Madhur Bhandarkar's 2001 film starring Tabu as a bar dancer trapped by caste and circumstance, nears its 25th anniversary on September 28 as sequel speculation involving Katrina Kaif surfaces.

Bigg Boss Season 20 launches simultaneously across six languages on September 6, with Salman Khan, Sourav Ganguly, Kichcha Sudeep, Nagarjuna, Vijay Sethupathi and Mohanlal each hosting their own edition the same night.

Mammootty's first look from Dhanush-starrer 'OM' drops on September 7, his birthday, with a poster teasing 'Big M arrives' and a mysterious 'Siya Entry' line still unexplained.

Bethlehem Kudumba Unit has climbed past Drishyam 3 and Manjummel Boys to become Mollywood's third-highest grosser ever, with its 16-day worldwide tally at ₹251.44 crore and still climbing.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $900 million domestically in just 36 days, the fastest any film has hit that mark, and it's closing in on The Force Awakens' all-time box office record within the week.

Priyanka Mohan says shooting Arasan with Simbu under Vetrimaaran felt magical, but confirms the film has dropped its Diwali release plan as the final schedule continues without a new date.

The Odyssey has completed 50 days in Indian cinemas with ₹186.97 crore net, sitting eighth among Hollywood's biggest Indian grossers and closing in on The Jungle Book's ₹188 crore mark.

Cheran, newly elected president of the South Indian Film Writers' Association, led his team to meet Kamal Haasan in Chennai, where the actor-writer shared memories from Mahanadi, Anbe Sivam and Hey Ram.

Alix Earle opens up about why she and NFL player Braxton Berrios split, revealing on her Netflix series that fear of an early marriage and fading communication played a part.

Dulquer Salmaan's I'm Game opened across five languages on September 3 but is trailing behind Kerala favourite Bethlehem Kudumbam, with trade estimates pointing to a slow climb toward Rs 30 crore worldwide by day three.

Natalie Portman's partner Tanguy Destable, an electronic musician who performs as Tepr, welcomed their first child together in Paris last month, per a source cited by People.

Kamal Haasan welcomed the Bethlehem Kudumba Unit team on the same day the Nivin Pauly starrer crossed ₹250 crore worldwide, joining Empuraan and Lokah in a very short list.

GV Prakash's vampire film Immortal has collected Rs 2.97 crore across its first two days in theatres, per Sacnilk data, with reviews praising its genre-blending tone and Hollywood-style visual effects.

Bigg Boss Tamil 10 opened with host Vijay Sethupathi and 23 contestants, but within hours the show sent home Shabi Shabnam and Prashanth Rangasamy, reportedly its quickest eviction yet.

Karan Johar praised Mirzapur: The Movie on Instagram as its box office momentum builds, with BookMyShow ticket sales rising 59.95 percent on Saturday as the streaming franchise proves it travels to cinemas.

Night one of the two-day Creative Arts Emmys handed out below-the-line honors in Los Angeles, with The Pitt and Hacks leading the nomination count and Jean Smart eyeing a record-tying eighth win.

Natalie Portman has reportedly welcomed her third child, her first with partner Tanguy Destable, in Paris last month. The actress announced the pregnancy in April, calling it a privilege and a miracle.

Filmmaker Sulagna Chatterjee crowdfunded her Hindi short film Olakh through 230 supporters, covering 70% of its ten lakh budget before its Melbourne premiere in August.

Netflix has confirmed Lust Stories 3 will stream from September 18, with Vikramaditya Motwane, Kiran Rao, Shakun Batra and Vishal Bhardwaj each helming a segment featuring Radhika Apte, Vijay Varma and Ali Fazal.

Sanjay Gupta says Shah Rukh Khan told underworld figures to shoot him rather than take orders, a claim that lines up with older, well-documented accounts of threats the actor faced in the late 1990s.