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The veteran action star underwent a six-hour lumbar procedure at Bombay Hospital and posted a jaunty post-op montage for his Instagram followers on Friday.
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The veteran action star underwent a six-hour lumbar procedure at Bombay Hospital and posted a jaunty post-op montage for his Instagram followers on Friday.

Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra, Kiara Advani, Sreeleela and Shraddha Kapoor shared their Ganesh Chaturthi outfits online, offering six distinct takes on festive ethnic dressing this week.

Mona Singh has clarified that her current run of releases, including Border 2, Kohrra Season 2 and The Bads of Bollywood, wasn't a deliberate career move but a scheduling coincidence from shoots done two years ago.

Aamir Khan is reportedly in preliminary talks with producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director R. Balki for a superhero film, per Bollywood Hungama, with the script still being shaped and nothing signed yet.

Salman Khan's bodyguard Shera's son Abir Singh will reportedly debut in a Bollywood film titled Tarzan with Sooraj Pancholi, per Filmfare, years after an earlier attempt with Satish Kaushik stalled.

Asha Patel, mother of actress Ameesha Patel, accused her domestic worker of stealing jewellery worth around Rs 5 lakh from her Churchgate residence. The accused has been arrested and remanded to custody.

Soha Ali Khan posted a video cataloguing manholes, roadwork, a crane and a sleeping man on her path to 10,000 steps, giving up halfway through. It's her third such post in 2026 about Mumbai's unwalkable streets.

Abir Singh, son of Salman Khan's longtime bodyguard Shera, is set to make his Bollywood debut with Tarzan, a film that also features actor Sooraj Pancholi, per Filmfare.

Unconfirmed trade figures cited by News24 suggest Akshay Kumar earned Rs 54 crore for Haiwaan against Saif Ali Khan's Rs 8 crore, a gap that has trade circles talking even as the film struggles at the box office.

Kareena Kapoor Khan's Daayra and Kunal Kemmu's Vibe both received 'A' certificates from the CBFC on September 11, days before their September 18 release, with Vibe's adult rating surprising many in the trade.

Paresh Rawal has defended shifting the 72nd National Film Awards from Delhi to Kevadia, Gujarat, arguing national events shouldn't be confined to the capital. The ceremony is set for September 22.

Sunita Ahuja welcomed Ganpati Bappa home on Sunday without Govinda by her side, and the viral videos of her dancing have reignited questions about the couple's marriage amid cheating allegations and a recently withdrawn divorce case.

IMPPA has issued a clarification saying recent reports misread a Bombay High Court order tied to a dispute between Nikhil Dwivedi's Saffron Magicworks and Vikramaditya Motwane's Andolan Films, in which the association was impleaded.

Shashwat Sachdev is said to be developing a global live musical that reimagines his scores for Uri, Dhurandhar, Phillauri and The Bads Of Bollywood, per Bollywood Hungama sources, ahead of an international premiere.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 saw Bollywood stars from Rajkummar Rao to Ananya Panday share festival glimpses online, with eco-friendly idols and family poojas dominating the celebrations this year.

Anya Singh has signed on as the female lead of Vikram Bhatt's 1920: Cold Winter, according to Bollywood Hungama, reuniting her with Border 2 co-star Ahan Shetty in the sixth instalment of the horror franchise.

Ganesh Chaturthi 2026 saw Bollywood's film fraternity welcome Bappa home with festive fashion, family rituals and homemade idols, as actors shared glimpses of aartis, modaks and community celebrations online.

Sooraj Pancholi has denied any connection to Disha Salian or Aaditya Thackeray after his name surfaced in reports about a CBI FIR filed in the 2020 death case, and says he'll cooperate if summoned again.

Himesh Reshammiya has signed on to compose music for Vikram Bhatt's 1920: Cold Winter, their first collaboration since Dangerous Ishhq in 2012. The horror film, starring Ahan Shetty and Anya Singh, shoots in Mussoorie this winter.

Gurmeet Choudhary shared a cryptic Ganesh Chaturthi post that fans are reading as a hint about his rumoured next film, tentatively called Tum Mere Ho. He hasn't confirmed anything.

Shah Rukh Khan finally reacted to Dhurandhar and its sequel during an AskSRK session on X, calling both films fantastic after months of fans questioning his silence on Ranveer Singh's blockbuster run.

Shah Rukh Khan has confirmed King arrives December 24, a week after Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three open, ending weeks of speculation about a possible date shift for the Siddharth Anand film.

During an #AskSRK session on X, Shah Rukh Khan called Rani Mukerji and Deepika Padukone his best friends while discussing their reunion in King, his first film with Mukerji in nearly two decades.

Shah Rukh Khan hosted an #AskSRK round on X exactly 100 days before King's release, joking about his coffee routine, admitting punchlines still make him nervous, and revealing he's reading Brandon Sanderson's Hero of Ages.

Rajshri Productions is skipping the usual digital song drop for Yeh Prem Mol Liya. Himesh Reshammiya performs live with an orchestra at Royal Opera House on September 20 to unveil the title track, ahead of the film's November 27 release.

Anupam Kher met David O. Russell in Los Angeles during a break from his play Jaane Pehchaane Anjane, sharing an Instagram note about lunch, spirituality talk and hopes of working together again.

Sidharth Malhotra and Ektaa Kapoor sought blessings at Lalbaugcha Raja ahead of the trailer launch for The Vvaan: Force of the Forrest, which releases theatrically on September 25.

Amitabh Bachchan has shut down retirement rumours triggered by a blog post, explaining that his line about it being 'time to retire' simply meant he was going to bed.

Kareena Kapoor Khan says she regularly takes phones away from sons Taimur and Jeh, calling herself the stricter parent on digital access while Saif Ali Khan pushes back on how strict she gets.

Kartik Aaryan spent Ganesh Chaturthi in the UK this year, shooting for Captain India, and marked the day with a Ganesh idol, modaks and chhole bhature shared on Instagram.