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News18
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Aryan Khan's Bads Of Bollywood Trailer: Actor Gives BIG Update, Calls SRK's Son Outstanding
Manish Chaudhari lauded Aryan Khan's clarity in his mid 20s and said he has a strong foundation. Bollywood is no stranger to grand debuts, but when the son of Shah Rukh Khan steps into the director's chair, expectations soar to an entirely new level. Aryan Khan's first project, Ba***ds of Bollywood, has already created waves with its unique premise, sharp humour, and a cast packed with some of the biggest names in Indian cinema. Now, fans are waiting with bated breath as the highly anticipated trailer of the show is about to drop soon! Actor Manish Chaudhari, who has worked with Aryan on the show, told Radio Nasha Official that the show's trailer is 'just around the corner." Manish recalled working with Aryan and said, 'Aryan must be around 26-27 now. When we started working, he was around 24-25, and the amount of clarity that he came in with, and the amount of youthful energy of a mid-20s person, I was like…" Manish called Aryan outstanding and added, 'And to also have the craft to understand that because he has an education in filmmaking, and he has come with that. So the foundation is very strong, the intent is very clear, and how it has turned out, we will know very soon." Produced by Red Chillies Entertainment, Ba***ds of Bollywood is more than just another web series—it's a deep dive into the chaotic, glamorous, and unpredictable world of Hindi cinema, told through a sharp-witted lens. The web series will star Lakshya and Bobby Deol in the main roles. The cast alone makes Ba***ds of Bollywood a must-watch, but what's setting the internet ablaze are the special appearances. Bollywood's biggest superstars—Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and Aamir Khan—are all making cameos, adding a layer of nostalgia and meta-humour to the show. Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, and Alia Bhatt also feature as themselves, embracing Bollywood's self-referential culture. Adding further credibility to this inside look at the industry, ace filmmakers SS Rajamouli and Karan Johar will also appear in key roles, blurring the lines between fiction and reality. Produced under Red Chillies Entertainment, The Ba***ds Of Bollywood is backed by Gauri Khan, with Bonnie Jain and Akshat Verma serving as executive producers. Aryan Khan leads the project as creator and director, working alongside co-creators Bilal Siddiqi and Manav Chauhan, who have also contributed to the writing. The series is slated for release in 2025. First Published: July 31, 2025, 14:20 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Indian Express
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
‘Aryan Khan is an outstanding director, his foundation is very strong; The Ba***ds of Bollywood trailer is around the corner,' says Manish Chaudhari
Unlike many of his peers, otherwise known as nepo kids of Bollywood who chose to become actors, Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan has chosen a different path for his career in the entertainment industry. Aryan decided to become a director very early in his life and soon, his first show, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, will debut on Netflix. Actor Manish Chaudhari, who worked with Aryan on the show, recently shared that Aryan came in with a lot of clarity and youthful energy when he started working on the show. In a chat with Radio Nasha Official, Manish shared that the release of the trailer is 'just around the corner.' When asked about his experience with Aryan, he called him him 'outstanding' and added, 'Aryan must be around 26-27 now. When we started working, he was around 24-25, and the amount of clarity that he came in with, and the amount of youthful energy of a mid-20s person, I was like…' He also praised Aryan's understanding of the craft of filmmaking and said, 'And to also have the craft to understand that because he has an education in filmmaking and he has come with that. So the foundation is very strong, the intent is very clear and how it has turned out, we will know very soon.' ALSO READ | Sitaare Zameen Par to release on YouTube on August 1, six weeks after theatrical release: Is Aamir Khan saving cinema, or replacing it? Shah Rukh Khan is also the producer of the series and Manish recalled his interactions with the movie star during the making of The Ba***ds of Bollywood. Manish shared that when Shah Rukh introduced him to Zoya, he called him a 'ghaint actor.' 'He was standing with Zoya when I met him and he looked at Zoya and said, 'Did you meet Manish? He is such a ghaint (great) actor.' It was such a pleasure,' he recalled with a smile. The Ba***ds of Bollywood had a title reveal in February and it was rumoured to release in June. However, the release date, and the trailer of the series is yet to come out. Previously, Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos endorsed the show at the WAVES Summit 2025 and said, 'We have a show called The Ba***ds of Bollywood coming up that is really fun, and I am going to leave the audience to try to figure out the title completely, but it is so fun. I am four episodes in.' In the same chat, Saif Ali Khan added, 'I have to say I saw a little bit of that show as well, the one you just mentioned and it looked fantastic. My kids have done a little appearance in it.'
NDTV
a day ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans But Not Everything Is So Great About That Ad
The date was July 23, 2025. American Eagle, the flagship retail brand of the Rs 16,700-crore company American Eagle Outfitters, decided it was time to make the brand great again. So, they did what any fashion brand with a chunky budget might do: they launched a flashy new ad campaign. The campaign featured Euphoria actress Sydney Sweeney sporting seven different looks. There was denim on denim (with nothing underneath), the timeless jeans-and-white-tee combo, and everything in between. The brand went all in on the marketing blitz. 14 separate Instagram posts featuring Sweeney, and even a profile-picture change on Facebook. But the problems started with just the second post from the campaign. In it, Sweeney is lying down in her denim-on-denim look, doing her usual sultry thing, but it was the background text that sent the internet into a spiral. The copy struck a nerve. What followed was a series of posts that only added fuel to the fire. There she was - a blonde, blue-eyed white woman - front and centre of a campaign that repeatedly played on the pun between "genes" and "jeans". In one now-viral reel, Sweeney is seen buttoning up her jeans while breathing heavily. "Genes are passed down from parents to offspring, often determining traits like hair colour, personality and even eye colour," she says, before the camera pans up to her piercing blue eyes. "My jeans are blue." Another post read, "Sydney Sweeney has great jeans." The campaign tried to be cheeky, a nod to how people often say actors have "great genes". Only this time, Sydney leaned into it... while literally buttoning her jeans. And just when viewers thought they might be overthinking it all, the brand posted a clip where Sweeney very deliberately swaps the word genes for jeans. View this post on Instagram A post shared by American Eagle (@americaneagle) Sigh. What started as a mildly cringey pun began to feel like something much darker. Critics on the Internet quickly pointed out that the messaging echoed themes of 'eugenics', 'white supremacy' and similar other themes. And while that may or may not have been the intent, the resemblance was hard to ignore. A user also commented that the campaign is giving "subtle 1930s Germany," directly comparing the campaign to Nazi Germany and Hitler's obsession with promoting a singular "master race" or Aryan race ideology. Great genes. That's what Hitler's whole argument of Nazism stood on. Backlash from the left followed. There was praise from the right (Sweeney's family is openly conservative). And then came the calls for boycott. Pop star and singer Doja Cat also roasted Sweeney's campaign by mimicking the lines from the viral post, with bleached blonde hair. Doja Cat mocks Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle commercial in new TikTok. — Pop Base (@PopBase) July 29, 2025 But despite the uproar, the campaign did what it was probably designed to do - go viral. It trended, made headlines, and a week later, people were still talking about it. Even more telling? Stocks of the parent company jumped by 4 percent. So, yes, the campaign worked. But at what cost? The Male Gaze Another criticism levelled at the campaign is its apparent catering to the male gaze, ironic, given that the brand's primary target were women for this campaign. "Pandering to the male gaze? Check. Laziness? Check. Objectifying women in 2025? Check. This is why American Eagle is no longer relevant. Embarrassing," one user commented, capturing a sentiment that echoed across social media. The issue, as many saw it, wasn't just the creative execution. It was the broader context. Sweeney, often celebrated (and critiqued) for her unabashed embrace of her voluptuous body and her sizeable male fanbase, was presented in ways that seemed designed less for female empowerment and more for male consumption. The campaign, critics, umm random people on X and Instagram argued, relied on objectification as a sales tactic, using Sweeney's image to appeal to women while simultaneously commodifying her for men. The Bathwater Soap Controversy This isn't the first time Sweeney has found herself at the centre of a controversy that straddles the fine line between marketing genius and exploitative gimmick. Just weeks earlier, she partnered with Dr Squatch to launch a limited-edition soap dubbed Sydney's Bathwater Bliss, a product that included, quite literally, droplets of her actual bathwater. Priced at USD 8 and capped at 5,000 bars, the soap sold out almost immediately, despite widespread criticism, particularly from women. Still, the campaign's viral nature appeared to work in the brand's favour. Within weeks, Dr Squatch was acquired by consumer goods giant Unilever for a staggering USD 1.5 billion. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dr. Squatch (@drsquatch) So, was American Eagle's campaign a poorly executed dad joke gone rogue? Or was it a calculated move designed to stir just enough controversy to spark conversation and sales? That's for you to decide. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the brand quietly shifted gears. Their latest post featured a different model (a Black woman) donning a denim-on-denim ensemble. The caption read simply: "denim on denim on denim... on denim. AE has great jeans." Many viewed it as a move towards damage control, an attempt to recalibrate the campaign's optics after the backlash. Is it enough to change the narrative? American Eagle might say yes. Others might say no. All the while, the brand's stocks are laughing all the way to the bank.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
Actor Vijay Slams BJP For "Drama" On Cholas, Party Responds
Chennai: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and actor-politician Vijay has launched a scathing attack on the BJP and the ruling DMK, calling their recent posturing over Tamil pride and the Chola legacy a "coordinated drama" aimed at political gain ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to Ariyalur to commemorate the 1,000th anniversary of Rajendra Chola I's maritime expedition to Southeast Asia, Vijay accused the BJP of "lecturing Tamil Nadu on its own history" while simultaneously "discriminating" against the state. "Had the DMK government given the Chola emperors the full honour they deserve, the anti-Tamil Union government wouldn't have stepped in to take credit. Instead, the DMK has welcomed PM Modi's visit as a matter of honour - this is not pride, it is surrender," said Vijay in a strongly-worded statement. The actor-politician alleged that the DMK had "mortgaged Tamil pride" to the BJP, describing it as "taking refuge under the very force it claims to oppose." He also pointed to the centre refusing to accept Keezhadi excavation findings, which the state believes establishes the antiquity of Tamil and Iron Age in this region much earlier than present estimates. "After attempting to hide strong evidence of Tamil civilisation and history at Keezhadi, the Centre's sudden talk of Chola pride is pure drama. And the DMK, founded by Annadurai, has compromised itself and surrendered to the anti-Tamil BJP," he charged. Vijay also reminded that it was his party that had last year demanded the setting up of a grand museum in Chennai celebrating the Chera, Chola and Pandya dynasties. He warned that the people of Tamil Nadu would "see through the political theatrics" and deliver a "fitting response in 2026." BJP's Karu Nagarajan responded sharply, accusing Vijay of peddling falsehoods and misrepresenting facts for political mileage. "Has any other Prime Minister embraced and showcased Tamil culture to the world like Narendra Modi? PM Modi has acted as an ambassador of Tamil pride," he said. He also dismissed Vijay's charges on Keezhadi, saying the central government had been fully supportive of archaeological excavations and discoveries in Tamil Nadu from the beginning. "It is unclear what Vijay is trying to achieve by linking the BJP and DMK. People are not fools," the BJP leader said. Though officially positioned as a cultural and historical event, Prime Minister Modi's visit to Ariyalur is being widely seen as part of the BJP's broader outreach to Tamil Nadu - a state where the party currently has little presence. With the 2026 Assembly elections on the horizon, both the BJP and emerging parties like Vijay's TVK are recalibrating their strategies. While Dravidian parties tread carefully, celebrating the Chola dynasty in a limited way, mindful of what they call "the severe caste discrimination and dominance of Aryan traditions" during the reign, the BJP is trying to capitalise on this.
India.com
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- India.com
Who is Ramya? actress who is getting death and rape threats for filing FIR against…
Home Entertainment Who is Ramya? actress who is getting death and rape threats for filing FIR against… Who is Ramya? actress who is getting death and rape threats for filing FIR against… South actress Ramya has been a victim of social media trolling, but this time popular Kannada actors fans have gone way to far. A prominent actress from the southern film industry, Ramya, celebrated for both her cinematic talent and political voice, is now facing an alarming wave of online abuse. Known for her outspoken nature, she has often found herself at odds with certain fan communities. But this time, things have escalated dangerously. Vicious threats, both violent and degrading, have been hurled at her, crossing every boundary of decency. Whose fan army is threatening Ramya? The actor we are talking about is Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa, whose fans are threatening to kill and rape Ramya on social media. This whole case is also connected to the Renukaswamy murder case, in which actor Darshan is the prime accused. What has Ramya said in her statement? On July 28, Ramya filed a police complaint against those misbehaving online. The actress said that Kannada actor Darshan's fans are trolling her on social media and threatening rape and murder. Recently, Ramya had commented on the Renukaswamy murder case, in which Darshan is the accused. Since then, Darshan's fans have been threatening her. She said, 'Being a celebrity, I am used to trolling, but I have not faced it to this extent.' Ramya gave this statement on July 24. She had shared a report on Supreme Court proceedings in the Renukaswamy murder case, demanding justice for the victim's family. Ramya further said, 'The Supreme Court had questioned the bail granted to actor Darshan by the Karnataka High Court. I had said on the coverage of this news that the Supreme Court is a ray of hope for the common people of India and I hope that Renukaswamy will get justice. It was only after this that Darshan's fans started trolling me and started sending me extremely obscene messages and threatening to kill and rape me.' Who is Kannada actress Ramya? Ramya, also known as Divya Spandana, is a popular Kannada actress and former Member of Parliament. She made her acting debut with the film Abhi and went on to star in several hit Kannada films like Amrithadhare, Aryan, and Sanju Weds Geetha. Apart from her successful film career, she is known for her political role as a Congress MP from Mandya. Ramya is also known for her bold opinions on social issues and active presence on social media. For breaking news and live news updates, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Read more on Latest Entertainment News on
