Rajinikanth's Coolie Earns Rs 150 Crore On Opening; Kangana Ranaut On Claim That She Dates 'Married Men With Kids'
Rajinikanth's Coolie storms the box office with ₹150 crore on day one; Kangana Ranaut addresses claims of targeting married men with kids.
Coolie Box Office Collection Day 1: Rajinikanth's Coolie has delivered nothing short of a historic opening at the box office. Directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the film was already creating waves with staggering advance bookings, and early estimates now confirm it has grossed around Rs 150 crore worldwide on its very first day. This makes Coolie the first Tamil film ever to achieve such a massive debut.
Kangana Ranaut never shies away from opening up about her life and is known for never mincing her words. As such, her romantic life often grabs everyone's attention just as much as her professional endeavours. Many years ago, Kangana Ranaut was reportedly involved with Aditya Pancholi. The actor was married and had kids with Zarina Wahab. Years later, she claimed to have dated Hrithik Roshan, who also has two sons. As such, many trolls said that she was 'going after married men' who have kids.
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Kannada superstar Darshan, who was arrested in the sensational fan murder case, and Prajwal Revanna, former JD(S) MP convicted in the obscene video and rape case, did not participate in the 79th Independence Day celebrations held at the Bengaluru Central Prison, sources said on Friday.
Actress Mrunal Thakur faced massive backlash on social media, after her past remark about Bipasha Basu went viral. The Son Of Sardaar 2 actress called Bipasha 'manly with muscles' in the video from many years ago, drawing sharp criticism from netizens. Mrunal apologized for the remarks she made as a 19-year-old. Now, reality TV star Uorfi Javed has come out in support of Mrunal, stating that people do not know better when they are young, and that everyone evolves over time. She added that she has herself said things in the past that she is not proud of anymore.
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The world of Mirzapur is about to get even bigger. While fans were already buzzing about seeing Ali Fazal, Pankaj Tripathi, and Divyenndu reprise their iconic roles on the big screen, we've exclusively learned that Jitendra Kumar and Ravi Kishan have also come aboard the highly anticipated film adaptation of the hit web series.
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