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Won’t oppose Pathaan in Gujarat, content with censor board’s cuts: VHP
The Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will no longer oppose Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan as the groups have seemingly made peace with revisions proposed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
The Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will no longer oppose Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan as the groups have seemingly made peace with revisions proposed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
In a statement Gujarat VHP general secretary Ashok Rawal termed the censor board’s removal of “obscene lyrics and lewd words from the film” as good news. Rawal also congratulated the VHP, Bajrang Dal workers and “the entire Hindu society” for this “successful struggle to protect religion and culture.”
In his statement, Rawal urged that the VHP and Bajrang Dal or other Hindu bodies won’t have any issues if the censor board, producers and theatre owner opposed things such as those portrayed in Pathaan in the name of “religion, culture and patriotism”, beforehand.
Rawal said the decision now rests with the “enlightened” citizens of Gujarat whether to watch the movie or not.
The censor board has suggested more than 10 cuts, including some edits in the dance moves in the Besharam Rang song. Deepika Padukone’s controversial orange bikini, will however, remain in the movie, according to the board.
The board has also ordered dialogue revisions for Langde Lulle to Toote Foote, Ashok Chakra to Veer Puraskar, ex-KGB with ex-SBU, and Mrs Bharatmata with Hamari Bharatmata.
Pathaan has been at forefront of controversy since the release of its Besharam Rang song featuring Padukone’s in a skimpy orange bikini. Right-wing groups like Bajrang Dal held protests and torched posters and banners of the movie demanding a ban or boycott.
Shah Rukh Khan is returning to the silver screen after four years with Yash Raj Film’s Pathaan, which will be released on January 25 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Apart from King Khan, Deepika Padukone and John Abraham will be seen in lead roles in this film and actor Ashutosh Rana and Dimple Kapadia will also be in important parts of this film.
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Swades actor Gayatri Joshi, her husband meet with car accident in Italy, 2 killed; social media prays for couple’s well-being
A Ferrari carrying a Swiss couple was involved in a multiple-car crash in Sardinia, which resulted in their deaths when their luxurious car caught fire.
Shah Rukh Khan’s co-star in Swades Gayatri Joshi and her husband Vikas Oberoi reportedly were involved in a fatal car accident that claimed the lives of an elderly couple. The terrible incident happened in Italy. Gayatri said, that she and her husband were absolutely fine and that she had confirmed the accident’s news.
A Ferrari carrying a Swiss couple was involved in a multiple-car crash in Sardinia, which resulted in their deaths when their luxurious car caught fire.
As soon as the news of Gayatri’s accident came out, netizens took to social media and prayed for couple’s well-being. A user wrote, hope that the actor is doping good. Another wrote, praying for the good health of Gayatri and her husband. Others also posted the news on their social media handles.
According to the report, the collision occurred when several fast cars, including a Lamborghini and a Ferrari, attempted to pass the camper van at the same time. The following caused the Ferrari to catch fire tragically, killing the elderly Swiss couple inside, Melissa Krautli, 63, and Markus Krautli, 67.
Gayatri won the Femina Miss India International title in 2000, and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades marked her acting debut. She played Geeta in the critically acclaimed film with Shah Rukh Khan. Despite receiving praise for her work in the film she left Bollywood unexpectedly, Gayatri. She married businessman Vikas Oberoi in 2005, and the two of them have two children together.
Gayatri has been out of Bollywood for a while, yet she still visits Mumbai. She and Vikas were seen out for lunch in the city the year before with Sonali Bendre and her husband Goldie Behl, Sussanne Khan, Hrithik Roshan, and others.
The former gained attention in 2019 after suffering a loss of Rs 40,000 due to credit card fraud. It appears to be an instance of card cloning at first glance. According to the complainant, someone stole the information from her card and later replicated it to make cash withdrawals, a police officer said.
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CAIT files case against Amitabh Bachchan for misleading Flipkart ad, seeks fine of Rs 10 lakh on actor
According to a statement, it has also asked for the advertisement to be taken down.
The trade association CAIT has complained to the Ministry of Consumer Affairs about a Flipkart commercial for the upcoming Big Billion Days sale that features Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, calling the advertisement misleading.
In its complaint to the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) referred to the commercial as misleading and disparaging of the nation’s small shopkeepers. According to a statement, it has also asked for the advertisement to be taken down.
The CAIT recommended that Flipkart be penalised for false or misleading advertisement in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Consumer Protection Act and that Bachchan be fined Rs. 10 lakh.
Flipkart did not respond to an email that was sent to them. For remarks, Bachchan could not be reached.
According to Section 2(47), Flipkart has misled the public regarding the price at which mobile phones are being made available by sellers/suppliers in the smartphone market of India, doing business through Amitabh Bachchan (endorser).
This has the effect of disparaging the goods, services, or trade of another person, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal wrote in the complaint.
Further, he stated that the advertisement by Flipkart is misleading because it doesn’t contain truthful and honest representation and is wholly incorrect, malicious, misleading, and manipulative in accordance with Rule 4 of the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements, 2022.
Sumit Agarwal, CAIT India’s National Secretary and Youth Convenor, tweeted about the situation.
The advertisement featuring Bachchan touting Flipkart’s impending Big Billion Day sale and informing customers that bargains on mobiles won’t be available offline at retail stores was criticised last week by CAIT.
The Big Billion Days sale which is scheduled to start from October 8, midnight, and will end on October 15, midnight, on Flipkart.
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Koffee With Karan season 8: Karan Johar trolls himself as he announces new season | Watch here
Koffee With Karan season 8 is scheduled to return on October 26 on Disney Plus Hotstar.
With Koffee With Karan season 8, Karan Johar is finally going to return, and his new video makes it very clear that the director and host has taken all the troll and nasty comments into account while dropping the teaser.
In the Koffee With Karan (KWK) promo video, Karan is seen quietly enjoying his coffee while wearing a pink hoodie. Suddenly, his conscience walks up and questions him about the chat show, which is scheduled to return on October 26.
In the teaser, a pink-clad Karan Johar meets his conscience, but it’s a K — Kconscience — who informs him how thanda (cold) and meh (boring) last season was during the discussions. The actual Karan (in pink), who appears confused, queries Kconscience about whether someone has spiked his coffee. Kconscience responds that it may have been perspective this time.
Kconscience continues to make fun of Karan by saying that he should have nicknamed his show Cold Koffee With Karan and by posing the question, Were those cheese jokes with your nepo babies supposed to be funny? Kconscience continues to berate Karan, telling him that all of the instances were essentially the same and that it was extremely lame for a 50-year-old to inquire about the sex lives of 20-year-olds. Kconsicence enquires him, is it because he don’t have a private sex life of his own?
When Karan admits that he could have done a little better, Kconscience explains that he was too busy promoting his Lenskart and other brands while also selling chashmas (spectacles) and hair dyes. A freshly groomed Karan stands up and exclaims with joy that he will now welcome the newest married pair as well as cricket players—but not star children, but star grandchildren.
Karan posted the promo and wrote, turns out, his own Konscience wants to prank me too! But who cares what he thinks—Season 8 is still in the works! He further reveled the release date of his talk show that it will start from October 26 on Dinsney Plus Hotstar.
The host of the show and filmmaker Karan Johar has an extensive following. He was a huge success when Season 1 of Star World began. The first season, which covered Bollywood actors’ personal life, premiered in 2004. Up to this point, Koffee With Karan has had seven successful seasons.
According to reports, Shah Rukh Khan will return on KWK 8. The Bollywood actor could be the first guest Karan’s show, KWK 8.
