<ul class="summary-list"><li>Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant held their sangeet, a pre-wedding celebration, on Friday.</li><li>The event featured a star-studded guest list and a performance by Justin Bieber.</li></ul>The wedding of the year has almost arrived.<a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/anant-ambani-and-radhika-merchant-to-wed-at-the-jio-world-convention-centre-in-mumbai-on-july-12/articleshow/110562426.cms">Radhika Merchant and Anant Ambani</a>, the youngest son of <a target="_blank" href="https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/indian-billionaire-ambani-targets-african-telecom-market-with-new-venture/vwmsmgn">Asia's richest man</a>, will marry on July 12 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. Guests will be treated to a weekend of festivities, with activities on July 13 and the reception on July 14.The couple's upcoming nuptials hit social media in March when videos and photos surfaced of lavish pre-wedding festivities hosted by <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ambani-richest-family-in-asia-india-lifestyle-home-wedding-photos-2018-12">the Ambani family</a>. The family's patriarch, <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-rich-mukesh-ambanis-india-2020-1">Mukesh Ambani</a>, chairman of Reliance Industries, has a net worth of $123.4 billion. His wife, <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/nita-ambani-jewelry-at-anant-ambani-pre-wedding-celebration-2024-3">Nita Ambani</a>, is a philanthropist who serves as chairperson of the Reliance Foundation.The pre-wedding celebrations have been extravagant, like hiring <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rihanna-concert-ambani-indian-wedding-fee-cost-estimate-2024-3">Rihanna for a private performance</a> in March, and the most recent event — a sangeet ceremony on Friday in Mumbai — was no exception.Anant and Radhika hosted the traditional musical celebration that unites the couple's families. The pair arrived in ensembles designed by Abu Jani and Sandeep Khosla.<div type="image" title="Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant on July 5 at their sangeet." height="3264" width="2184" msid="111545665" hostid="261" sizebytes="651112"></div>As expected, the Ambanis went above and beyond with the performances and booked Justin Bieber. Paparazzi captured photos of Bieber arriving in Mumbai on Friday, and the singer shared several photos from the event on his Instagram account on Saturday.He posed with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9GAOBRoO00/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1">Merchant and Anant</a> in several photos.Videos showing Bieber singing "Sorry" and other songs at the party have gained traction on Twitter and TikTok, including the official French outlet <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@leparisien/video/7388552611810610465?lang=en">Le Parisien account</a>.Representatives for Bieber did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.The entire event was a star-studded affair.<h2 id="4f4433fd-260c-468f-8f41-a68c0ad00601">Celebrities and athletes showed off their style</h2>Several celebrities posed for photos at the sangeet, including actors Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra.<div type="image" title="Bollywood actors Kiara Advani (L) and Sidharth Malhotra at Anant Ambani and Radhika on July 5, 2024." height="1382" width="1843" msid="111545659" hostid="261" sizebytes="275604"></div>Actor Varun Dhawan also attended the event with his wife, Natasha Dalal, while Vidya Balan attended with her husband, Siddharth Roy Kapur.<div type="image" title="Bollywood actress Vidya Balan (R) poses for a photo with her husband producer Siddharth Roy Kapur on July 5 at the Ambani's sangeet." height="2397" width="3196" msid="111545663" hostid="261" sizebytes="520314"></div>Other actors included Jaaved Jaaferi, Janhvi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, and Khushi Kapoor.<div type="image" title="Actress Janhvi Kapoor on July 5 at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's sangeet ceremony." height="2070" width="2760" msid="111545667" hostid="261" sizebytes="556458"></div>Several athletes posed for photos, too.Cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his wife, Sakshi Dhoni, attended the event together.<div type="image" title="Indian cricketers Ishan Kishan (L) and Hardik Pandya (R) pose for a photograph during the Sangeet ceremony for Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant." height="2216" width="2954" msid="111545660" hostid="261" sizebytes="479712"></div>Photos also captured Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, and Hardik Pandya.The Ambanis are accustomed to hosting high-profile individuals — pre-wedding festivities in March brought out <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-priscilla-chan-loud-luxury-at-ambani-pre-wedding-2024-3">Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg</a> and <a target="_blank" class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-mark-zuckerberg-among-expected-attendees-at-indian-wedding-2024-2">Microsoft founder Bill Gates</a>.

Justin Bieber performed at an Ambani pre-wedding party for family and friends. Here's a look at the exclusive guest list.

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant's wedding is set to be one of the most iconic wedding bashes of the year. After two luxurious pre-wedding events, the main wedding celebrations will finally happen this week from July 12th to July 14th at the Jio Convention Centre in BKC, Mumbai. The events start on Friday, July 12th, with the main wedding ceremony called Shubh Vivah. On Saturday, July 13th, there will be a ceremony called Shubh Aashirwad to seek blessings for the couple. The celebrations will end on Sunday, July 14th, with a big wedding reception known as the Mangal Utsav. Here’s everything you need to know about the Radhika merchant and Anant <keyword id="6508014" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ambani-wedding" source="Orion">Ambani wedding</keyword>: <h2>Expected performances</h2>From Rihanna performing at the pre-wedding event in March to Justin Bieber at the Sangeet ceremony, everyone is curious about who will perform at the main wedding festivities. According to media reports, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/adele-drake-and-lana-line-up-to-perform-at-anant-ambani-and-radhika-merchants-wedding-in-mumbai/articleshow/111480856.cms">Adele, Drake, and Lana Del Rey will perform in Mumbai</a> from July 12th to 14th. Additionally, as per Hindustan Times, Indian singers like Sonu Nigam, Shankar Mahadevan, Hariharan, Shreya Ghoshal, and Kaushiki Chakraborty are also expected to perform live at the wedding. They will sing some devotional songs and shlokas as well, including "Shri Krishna Govind Hare Murari" by Sonu Nigam. <h2>Guests list</h2>Mukesh Ambani and family have reportedly invited hundreds of prominent personalities from national and international business, political, and entertainment spaces, including politicians like Mohan Bhagwat, Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Eknath Shinde, the Thackeray family, and Fadnavis; Bollywood stars such as Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Arjun Kapoor, Janhvi Kapoor, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Shahid Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal, among others. <h2>Food Menu</h2>At the pre-wedding celebrations in Jamnagar, many international dishes were also featured, and they are expected to be part of the wedding menu as well. The wedding menu has a special twist, as Nita Ambani personally chose delicacies from the famous Kaashi Chaat Bhandaar during a recent visit to Varanasi. Guests can look forward to street food favourites like tikki, tomato chaat, palak chaat, chana kachori, and kulfi for dessert. This is just one example of the delicious food. <h2>Traffic advisory issued by Mumbai Police ahead of Wedding</h2>The Mumbai Traffic Police has issued a traffic advisory for those travelling to BKC during the high-profile wedding of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant. <div type="twitter" handle="MTPHereToHelp" handlename="MTPHereToHelp" favoritecount="0" retweetcount="0" id="1809236631905247702"></div>“On July 5, 12th to 15th, a social program is being organised at the Jio World Convention Centre, BKC in the Bandra area of Mumbai. In order to avoid inconvenience to the people, vehicular traffic on the road leading towards the Jio Convention Centre needs to be diverted,” Mumbai Traffic Police said in a notification on social media. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/a-closer-look-at-mosalu-and-mameru-ceremonies-before-anant-and-radhikas-wedding/articleshow/111510666.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">A closer look at Mosalu and Mameru ceremonies before Anant and Radhika’s wedding</a>

Anant Ambani - Radhika Merchant wedding: Key details on performances, menu, guest list, and yes, the traffic advisory

New Delhi, India's top billionaires, including Gautam Adani and Sunil Bharti Mittal, mega stars from film industry such as Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan and cricketing icons from Sachin Tendulkar to M S Dhoni are among those invited for pre-wedding celebrations of Mukesh Ambani's youngest son, Anant early next month. Ahead of the wedding ceremony in July, guests from around the world have been invited to three-day pre-wedding festivities beginning March 1, at Gujarat's Jamnagar, which houses Ambani's mega oil refineries. Anant Ambani, the youngest of the three children Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani have, is set to marry Radhika Merchant - the younger daughter of <keyword id="20720133" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="viren-merchant" source="keywords">Viren Merchant</keyword>, CEO of Encore Healthcare, and entrepreneur Shaila Merchant. With Jamnagar not having five-star hotels, ultra-luxury tents housing best of facilities, including tiled bathrooms are being erected for the guests. The guest list includes international business leaders like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, Adnoc CEO Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, and EL Rothschild chair Lynn Forester de Rothschild, sources said. Indian business magnates invited include Gautam Adani and family, Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran , Aditya Birla Group Chairperson Kumar Mangalam Birla, and his family, Godrej family, Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani, RPSG Group head Sanjiv Goenka, Wipro's Rishad Premji, banker <keyword id="19998917" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="uday-kotak" source="keywords">Uday Kotak</keyword>, vaccine maker Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla, Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal, Hero's Pawan Munjal, Roshni Nadar of HCL, Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath, entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala and Sun Pharma's Dilip Sanghi. Top cricketers, including Sachin Tendulkar and family, MS Dhoni and family, Rohit Sharma, K L Rahul, Hardik and Krunal Pandya and Ishan Kishan too are on the invitee list. <keyword id="19897820" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bollywood" source="keywords">Bollywood</keyword> will be represented by mega stars Amitabh Bachchan and family, Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and family, Amir Khan, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and Twinkle Khanna, Ajay Devgn and Kajol, Saif Ali Khan and family, Chunky Pandey, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt and <keyword id="19895145" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="vicky-kaushal" source="keywords">Vicky Kaushal</keyword> and Katrina Kaif. Madhuri Dikshit and Sriram Nene, Aditya and Rani Chopra, Karan Johar, Boney Kapoor and family, Anil Kapoor and family, <keyword id="19946417" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="varun-dhawan" source="keywords">Varun Dhawan</keyword>, Sidharth Malhotra, Shraddha Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor, Rajnikanth and family are are on the invitee list. The three-day-long event will be themed, according to 'Event Guide' sent to the invitees. Chartered flights have been arranged to ferry guests from Delhi and Mumbai to Jamnagar and back. Guests are expected to arrive by mid-day on March 1. Hollywood pop-icon Rihanna, along with Diljit Dosanjh and others, will enthrall the guests with their performances. Day 1 celebrations are called 'An Evening in Everland' where guests are expected to wear elegant cocktail attire. Day 2 will host 'A Walk on the Wildside' with 'jungle fever' being the suggested dress code. It is set to be held outdoors in the Ambanis' animal rescue centre in Jamnagar. The guests will then proceed to 'Mela Rouge' which will be a potpourri of desi activities and the guests will wear their favourite south Asian attires. For Day 3, two events - 'Tusker Trails' and 'Hashtakshar' are planned. The first event will be an outdoor affair where the guests will enjoy the natural beauty of Jamnagar and for the last and final event, they'll be dressed in 'heritage Indian Wear'. All the guests will be provided with personal laundry services, saree drapers and other custom assistance, the nine-page event guide said.

Billionaires to Bollywood: All invited to Anant Ambani's pre-wedding festivities

<ul><li>2023 has a series of superstar-studded releases lined up, including three <keyword id="1671" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shah-rukh-khan" source="Orion">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> films - two of which will feature him with a new co-star. </li><li><keyword id="143" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bollywood" source="Orion">Bollywood</keyword> will also see new next-gen on-screen couples, namely Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday. </li><li>Bollywood will see as many as 8 new on-screen movie pairs in 2023. </li></ul>Bollywood is gearing up to fight for lost ground in 2023. As stiff competition from OTT and regional cinema bit off a large chunk from Bollywood’s box-office earnings in 2022, Bollywood was forced to rethink its strategies to draw back the audiences. While the industry is hoping the return of superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to the silver screen after a hiatus will do the trick, it’s also trying other things to draw the crowds. One of them is to feature never-before-seen <keyword id="15864937" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="on-screen-pairings" source="Orion">on-screen pairings</keyword> of lead actors in many of the upcoming movies. Bollywood is hoping the chemistry between these fresh on-screen pairings will sizzle up ticket sales next year. Here’s a look at the on-screen pairings that will be seen for the first time ever in 2023: <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki" comment="subhead2" text="1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki">1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki</cmsannotation> Shah Rukh Khan has been Bollywood’s king of romance for over two decades. And now he’ll be sharing screen space with actor Taapsee Pannu in Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming drama, Dunki. As of now, not much has been revealed about the film’s plot or characters, but the film is scheduled to release by the end of 2023. <div type="twitter" handle="RajkumarHirani" handlename="Rajkumar Hirani" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1558735579658915841/chqHbB5F_normal.jpg" favoritecount="28231" retweetcount="4332" status=".@iamsrk, Aakhir humne ek saath movie banane ka decision le hi liya 😄 Extremely thrilled to announce #Dunki, coming… https://t.co/MdFrx3jMho" createdat="1650366301000" id="1516372289390059523"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" comment="subhead2" text="2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar">2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar</cmsannotation> Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor are all set to star as the lead pair in director Luv Ranjan’s upcoming romantic comedy, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. The film’s poster and title were recently revealed on social media. Not only is this the first time Ranbir and Shraddha are sharing screen space, it’s also the first time the two are collaborating with director Luv Ranjan. <div type="twitter" handle="luv_ranjan" handlename="Luv Ranjan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2889803513/292f263560240175cecf4f80b3051a4b_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="948" retweetcount="173" status="#TuJhoothiMainMakkaar 🤥Nautanki > Couple Goals#RanbirKapoor @ShraddhaKapoor #AnshulSharma @modyrahulmody… https://t.co/oqFYkTSY3i" createdat="1671016712000" id="1602986391511891968"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="3. Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna: Animal" comment="subhead2" text="3. 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Originally, Kapoor was supposed to co-star with Parineeti Chopra in the film, but Chopra reportedly walked out of the film to take up Imtiaz Ali’s Chamkila. <div type="twitter" handle="imvangasandeep" handlename="Sandeep Reddy Vanga" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1350190696959934464/qH7qQbkq_normal.jpg" favoritecount="5747" retweetcount="1060" status="Experience the emotion.... :-)https://t.co/Qqu3d9308Z#RanbirKapoor @AnilKapoor @ParineetiChopra @thedeol… https://t.co/GluMHMhDPx" createdat="1609439629000" id="1344713386102124546"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="4. Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday: Dream Girl 2" comment="subhead2" text="4. Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday: Dream Girl 2">4. Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday: Dream Girl 2 </cmsannotation>After delivering the hit Dream Girl in 2019, Ayushmann Khurrana is returning for its sequel - directed by Raaj Shaandilyaa. However, his co-lead from the first film, Nushrratt Bharuccha has been replaced by Ananya Panday in the sequel. Khurrana and Panday are coming together for the first time in Dream Girl 2, scheduled to release on June 29, 2023. <div type="twitter" handle="ayushmannk" handlename="Ayushmann Khurrana" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1592050625491046401/at7zooBP_normal.jpg" favoritecount="4686" retweetcount="590" status="Dream Girl phir se aa rahi hai! Meet Pooja on 29th June 2023 ki Eid par@writerraj @ananyapandayy @EktaaRKapoor… https://t.co/KYg1jBOOdZ" createdat="1663321033000" id="1570708375150923776"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="5. Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor: Bawaal" comment="subhead2" text="5. Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor: Bawaal">5. Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor: Bawaal</cmsannotation> Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor are all set to romance each other on screen for the first time, in the upcoming romantic comedy Bawaal. The film has been directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who previously delivered hits like Dangal and Chhichhore. Some <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/bawaal-is-varun-dhawan-s-most-expensive-film-so-far-1980572-2022-07-27">reports </a>have stated that the film, which has been shot in Paris, Berlin and Poland, among other regions, is one of Dhawan’s most expensive films to date. It’s being produced by Nadiadwala Grandson and EarthSky Pictures. <div type="twitter" handle="Varun_dvn" handlename="VarunDhawan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1573366672819470338/opUkxpDT_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2096" retweetcount="259" status="Ab hoga #BAWAAL! So excited and grateful to announce my next with the amazing duo, #SajidNadiadwala &amp;… https://t.co/lJvj414Hw8" createdat="1648622059000" id="1509056408691838981"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="6. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna: Mission Majnu" comment="subhead2" text="6. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna: Mission Majnu">6. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna: Mission Majnu</cmsannotation> Netflix’s upcoming action drama, Mission Majnu, brings together actors Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandana for the first time on screen. The film, directed by Shantanu Bagchi, is touted as the “untold story of India's greatest covert operation” and will release on January 20, 2023. <div type="twitter" handle="MissionMajnu" handlename="Mission Majnu" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1602562702823546880/jo4YM-Bt_normal.jpg" favoritecount="18" retweetcount="8" status="Ek jaanbaaz agent ki ansuni kahaani. MISSION MAJNU 🇮🇳Only on Netflix, 20th January#MissionMajnu… https://t.co/vitGpv5Udo" createdat="1670914689000" id="1602558478115127296"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="7. Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra: Sam Bahadur" comment="subhead2" text="7. Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra: Sam Bahadur">7. Vicky Kaushal and Sanya Malhotra: Sam Bahadur</cmsannotation> Actor Vicky Kaushal, who previously worked with director Meghna Gulzar in the hit spy action-thriller Raazi, is collaborating with her again to play the titular role in the upcoming biopic, Sam Bahadur. Based on the life of war hero and India’s first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the film stars Sanya Malhotra as his wife, Siloo Manekshaw. The film also stars Fatima Sana Shaikh, who will play India’s former PM, Indira Gandhi. <div type="twitter" handle="meghnagulzar" handlename="Meghna Gulzar" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1559589687030718465/mqgsXm5U_normal.jpg" favoritecount="209" retweetcount="25" status="Only Gratitude as we set out on this extremely special Journey... #Samबहादुर Now FilmingWe are thankful for your… https://t.co/DXdCsaPMSK" createdat="1659935460000" id="1556508252124262400"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="8. Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara/Sanya Malhotra: Jawan" comment="subhead2" text="8. Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara/Sanya Malhotra: Jawan">8. Shah Rukh Khan and Nayanthara/Sanya Malhotra: Jawan</cmsannotation> Shah Rukh Khan is returning with three movies in 2023 - one of which is director Atlee’s Jawan. Jawan also stars Vijay Sethupathi, Sanya Malhotra, and Nayanthara. As of now, there is no confirmation on who will play Khan’s romantic lead in the film. However, certain reports state that Khan may have a double role in the film - which opens up the possibility of both Nayanthara and Malhotra being Khan’s co-leads. Both of them will be sharing screen space with SRK for the first time. <div type="twitter" handle="Atlee_dir" handlename="atlee" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1350341031376523268/5JPfVBHQ_normal.jpg" favoritecount="52874" retweetcount="11866" status="Feeling emotional, excited &amp; blessed .Grew up admiring you but never imagined that I would be directing you sir.… https://t.co/Z5Yiv5F1Li" createdat="1654245062000" id="1532640991051661314"></div> SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/google-pixel-fold-flip-launch-by-2025-leaked/articleshow/96447142.cms">From a foldable Pixel to a compact Pixel flagship, here’s what Google is rumored to launch in the next three years</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/most-anticipated-sequels-of-web-series-movies-and-shows-releasing-in-2023/slidelist/96429356.cms#slideid=96430674">From Shark Tank S2 to Indian 2, a look at the most anticipated sequels releasing in 2023</a>

From SRK-Taapsee to Ayushmann-Ananya: First time on-screen Bollywood pairings in 2023

Diwali, also known as the festival of lights, is widely observed by Indians all over the world. The festival emphasises the value of light over darkness and aims to improve people's outlooks on life. Bollywood celebrities have been spotted enjoying the week-long celebrations before the festival's arrival in advance of this auspicious day. This exemplifies the excitement and joy that prominent Bollywood stars have for Diwali. Let's take a look at the significant happenings this week and the events we have coming up. Ayushmann Khurrana Ananya Panday, Kriti Sanon, Rakul Preet Singh, Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, and filmmaker Karan Johar were among the prominent figures who attended the pre-Diwali party that Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana and his filmmaker wife Tahira Kashyap hosted in Mumbai on October 17. The B-Town Diwali celebrations in 2022 got underway with this party. Kriti Sanon Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon hosted a star-studded Diwali party at her place on October 19. We saw a number of well-known celebrities at the party. The presence of Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan, Natasha Dalal, Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi, and others at Kriti Sanon's party also made headlines in B-Town. Manish Malhotra A well-known fashion designer Manish Malhotra hosted a Diwali party on October 20. Numerous celebrities were part of it to enlighten the Diwali celebrations. It appeared as though the entire Bollywood industry had gathered at Manish Malhotra's party. You did read that correctly. If you can think of someone, you probably saw them there, along with a close friend or relative, At the gathering, we noticed Karan Johar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani, Kajol, Madhuri Dixit, Karisma Kapoor, and a number of other celebrities. At Manish Malhotra's party, the starlets stole the show as many of them, including Shanaya Kapoor, Suhana Khan, Ananya Panday, Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, and others, were present. Bhumi Pednekar Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar hosted a pre-Diwali party on October 21, and a number of well-known stars, including Rajkummar Rao, Patralekhaa, Rakul Preet Singh, and Jackky Bhagnani to name a few, were seen arriving at the location. The star kids stole the show at the lavish party, as we saw Aryan Khan, Suhana Khan, and Ajay Devgn's daughter Nysa Devgan among others. Ekta Kapoor &amp; Anand Pandit Ekta Kapoor and Anand Pandit, two well-known producers, will host two separate Diwali parties on Saturday night, October 22. Numerous prominent celebrities have been seen attending both of these parties. Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgn, Kajol, Kriti Sanon, and other celebrities arrived in style at Anand Pandit's party. Veteran actors Jitendra and Rakesh Roshan in one frame at Ekta Kapoor's party. Arpita Khan Sharma, Ashvini Yardi, Ananya Panday, Alaya F, Disha Patani, and other well-known celebrities were also seen there.

Here's how Bollywood partied this Diwali

<ul><li>The recently-released biopic based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC) is also the most popular Hindi film on IMDb with a rating of 8.9.</li><li>The film continues to make waves nationally and internationally with subscribers from 4100 Indian towns and cities as well as 210 countries and territories having streamed the title.</li></ul><keyword id="11989295" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="amazon-original-movie-shershaah" source="Orion">Amazon Original Movie Shershaah</keyword> has been lauded by customers and critics alike since its release and continues to win hearts all over India and across the world. The war drama, based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC), has in its opening fortnight scaled the very pinnacle of success, emerging as the most watched movie on <keyword id="2976376" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="amazon-prime-video" source="Orion">Amazon Prime Video</keyword> in India. Furthermore, in its first two weeks, the <keyword id="7589975" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shershaah" source="Orion">Shershaah</keyword> has been streamed by audiences in over 4100 Indian towns and cities, as well as in 210 countries and territories around the world. No other Indian movie on Amazon Prime Video has been watched in more towns and cities across India and countries and territories worldwide within this time frame. Finally, with a user rating of 8.9 voted by more than 88,000 IMDb users, Shershaah also set a new benchmark as the most popular Hindi film of all times on IMDb. “We have always believed in content being paramount and seeing Shershaah’s resounding success further strengthens what we, as a service, have set out to do,” Vijay Subramaniam, Director and Head, Content, Amazon Prime Video, India said. “It was important for us to bring the inspiring story of brave heart Captain Vikram Batra and the Indian army during the Kargil war to audiences far and wide. The movie is a tribute to these sons and daughters of the soil for whom nothing matters more than the love for the country. Shershaah is a very special film and we are absolutely delighted to see it receive such an unprecedented amount of love and success from all corners.” Producer Karan Johar said, “Shershaah has always been a film close to our hearts, and seeing the love and appreciation the film has received makes me feel incredibly proud about the movie and each and every one associated with it. PVC awardee Captain Vikram Batra’s story is one that no Indian shall ever forget, that said, what we intended to do was to tell the story of what made him the brave heart he was, to look deeper into his life, his passion and his love for the country and Dimple. It fills me with pride to see the love Sidharth and Kiara’s performances and Vishnu’s directorial vision has received. I’m glad that we found the right partners for this movie in Amazon Prime Video, who have left no stone unturned and given this movie the reach it deserves.” Speaking of the film’s success, Apoorva Mehta, CEO, <keyword id="62161" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dharma-productions" source="Orion">Dharma Productions</keyword> said, “From the beginning, we believed that Shershaah as a story had the potential to resonate with audiences from across the world, and the overwhelming response to the movie is testament to the power of good content. It is an incredibly heart touching and inspiring story based on the lives of one of India’s bravest sons, and we are honoured to have had the opportunity to tell his story to the world. It takes a dedicated team to make such a sincere film and I’d like to thank Vishu Vardhan, Sidharth Malhotra, Kiara Advani and the entire cast and crew. We are thrilled to have partnered with Amazon Prime Video for the film’s global premiere as it enabled us to reach out to such a diverse audience and shared our vision and faith in the film and its story.” Directed by Vishnu Varadhan, Shershaah is inspired by the life of Captain Vikram Batra (PVC) and stars Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani in the lead. Alongside Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani in the lead, the film also features Shiv Panditt, Raj Arjun, Pranay Pachauri, Himanshu Ashok Malhotra, Nikitin Dheer, Anil Charanjeett, Sahil Vaid, Shataf Figar and Pawan Chopra in pivotal roles. Jointly produced by Dharma Productions and Kaash Entertainment, Shershaah is streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.

Shershaah is the most watched movie on Amazon Prime Video in India till date

<ul><li>The multiplex behemoth now owns more than 1,650 screens across over 350 properties in 110 cities in the country.</li><li>The combined entity aims to open 180-200 screens per year, across formats, in the next two years.</li><li>The merged entity can definitely achieve bigger goals, but needs good content.</li></ul>After the merger of two <keyword id="16783584" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="multiplex-chains-PVR-and-Inox-Leisure" source="Orion">multiplex chains PVR and Inox Leisure</keyword> this year, the merged entity has become a behemoth in the country, and fifth largest listed multiplex chain globally by screen count. While the merger was announced last March, the record date for the scheme of amalgamation between the two multiplex operators happened in February 2023. The combined entity will start trading with the name PVR-INOX on exchanges in March 2023 and their combined financials would be reported from 4QFY23. The multiplex behemoth now owns more than 1,650 screens across 350 properties, in 110 cities. “PVR-INOX now controls 18% screen share (43% share in multiplex screens in India) and 30% box-office share (over 50% share of multiplex box office). The merged entity commands the highest multiplex market share in all key regions of India. PVR-INOX would become the fifth-largest listed multiplex chain globally by screen count with the highest number of admissions per screen (around 127,000 admissions/screen in 2019),” said a report by Kotak Institutional Equities. The combined entity aims to open 180-200 screens per year, across formats, in the next two years. “Capex per year would be ₹8-8.5 billion (₹800-850 crore). Over 40% new screen openings will come from the South as it remains underpenetrated,” said the report. While merged entity gains the lion’s share, real issue still remains poor content While the merged entity can definitely achieve bigger goals, analysts believe the real issue still remains poor content leading to flop movies on screen. “The management has guided for annual synergy benefits of ₹2.25 billion (₹225 crore) at the EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) level in the next 12-24 months,” said a report by Kotak Institutional Equities. Analysts say that the merged entity has no real competitor and should remain focused on strengthening its position at the cost of single-screen theatres and smaller chains. Yet, there are challenges that all multiplexes will face bringing in the mega footfalls. For one, the Hindi cinema industry itself is facing the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/its-not-bollywood-films-its-the-superstars-that-people-seem-to-be-tired-of/articleshow/92382077.cms">shifting trend and migration of audiences to South movies</a> which captured audiences with larger-than-life characters. Rapid adoption of OTT, proliferation of social media and an active ‘Boycott Bollywood’ campaign and higher ticket prices have impacted footfalls in theatres, say analysts at Emkay Global. “While focus of the merged entity now shifts to realising synergies, the crucial issue of footfall recovery remains moot. Post-Covid, we have witnessed a clear dichotomy in box-office performance, with a high proportion of movies turning out to be duds; we believe the main culprit is the sub-par content quality, punctured by the weak critic and audience reviews,” said a report by Emkay Global. Not star power, alone It’s because of the increasing Southern push that <keyword id="4568700" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="PVR-INOX" source="Orion">PVR Inox</keyword> are planning to boost the addition of new cinemas there. “With Bollywood content not up to the mark, footfalls have not seen a meaningful uptick post Covid. Only select movies with differentiated offerings have managed to taste success at the box office. As we have emphasised in the past too, Bollywood’s recovery is critical to box-office collections, with regional and Hollywood contribution being only sporadic in nature,” said the report. Bollywood continues to witness poor movie performance with most movies including Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Goodbye and Uunchai, Akshay Kumar’s Ram Setu and Ranveer Singh’s Cirkus not meeting expectations except for Drishyam 2 and Pathaan. “Going ahead too, we believe that star power alone cannot drive collections, if there is no differentiating factor in the movie,” said the Emkay Global report. In Q3 FY23, only one Bollywood movie i.e Drishyam 2 managed to break the ₹100 crore box office barrier. “CY22 has been one of the worst years for Bollywood, with very few movies finding traction. A mere 7% of the major movies that were released in the CY21/22 managed to recover their investment and yielded some profit. Prior to Covid, this was close to 30%, with more than 40% of movies doing well in CY19,” said a report by Emkay. While Inox-PVR have a bigger screen presence, they need what it takes to bring in audiences — better movies, bigger hits from Bollywood and Hollywood alike – in addition to South superhits. 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PVR-INOX, now fifth largest listed multiplex chain globally, awaits good movies

A TikTok user named <keyword id="33952" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kalpana-Sharma">Kalpana Sharma</keyword> has been winning new fans on the social media app simply by cloning Bollywood actress <keyword id="1788525" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kiara-Advani">Kiara Advani</keyword>. Among Kalpana's 'talents' is recreating dialogues that Kiara's protagonist Preeti mouthed in the 2019 blockbuster "<keyword id="511715" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kabir-Singh">Kabir Singh</keyword>". While Kiara continues to go from strength to strength in Bollywood with her last year's consecutive hits "Kabir Singh" and "Good Newwz", Kalpana is winning new fans on social media by simply being a lookalike of the actress and copying her dialogues and mannerisms. Kalpana in fact is one of many social media sensations who have become a rage just by cloning big Bollywood stars. Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Tiger Shroff, Katrina Kaif, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, <keyword id="6354417" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="jacqueline-fernandez">Jacqueline Fernandez</keyword>, Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and <keyword id="11193" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Karisma-Kapoor">Karisma Kapoor</keyword> are some stars who have lookalikes aping them on various social media outlets, particularly TikTok. In fact, Katrina Kaif's clone, Alina Rai, has become so popular that she has lately even got a break in showbiz. She recently featured in a Punjabi pop music video. Some stars like Aishwarya have multiple clones on TikTok. A few actresses who are no more -- like Sridevi and Madhubala -- have TikTok dopplegangers, too. While on Kiara, she will soon be seen in the Netflix film "Guilty". This year, she has an impressive line-up of feature films. She will be seen alongside Akshay Kumar in the horror comedy "Laxmmi Bomb", will star in the heroine-centric project "Indoo Ki Jawaani", and co-star with Sidharth Malhotra in the biopic "Shershaah", before teaming up with Kartik Aaryan in the horror comedy "Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2". Clearly, that should keep Kalpana busy with a whole lot of 'inspiration' in 2020!

Kiara Advani clone has taken over TikTok with Kabir Singh dialogues

<ul><li>The 44-year-old was found hanging from the fan of the kitchen on Wednesday night, police officials said. He may have been dead for two days before he was found, they said.</li><li>Sharma, who also worked in serials such as "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki", "Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke" and "Wo Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki", lived in a rented flat in Chincholi Bunder locality in Malad (West). </li><li>Sharma's death comes at a time the entertainment industry is reeling from the shock of the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging at his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 14.</li></ul>Television actor Samir Sharma, best known for his roles in "Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi" and "Left Right Left", was found dead in his home in suburban Malad where he lived alone, police said on Thursday. The 44-year-old was found hanging from the fan of the kitchen on Wednesday night, police officials said. He may have been dead for two days before he was found, they said. "We have not found any suicide note at the spot. It seems to be suicide case. It is suspected that he hanged himself two days back. We have sent the body for an autopsy," Malad police station's senior inspector George Fernandes said. Sharma, who also worked in serials such as "Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki", "Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke" and "Wo Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki", lived in a rented flat in Chincholi Bunder locality in Malad (West). His body was discovered by the building's watchman, who peeped through the kitchen window and saw him hanging. He then alerted members of the society who informed the police. Police rushed to the spot and took Sharma to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead, another official said. Efforts were on to get in touch with the family of the actor, who had been living alone since February, he said. Based on primary information, an Accidental Death Report (ADR) has been registered, Fernandes said, adding that further investigations are underway. On July 27, Sharma posted his last words on Instagram with a poem on death and dreams. "I built my pyre and slept on it and with my fire it was lit. And all that was me I burned in it. I killed my dream to wake up from it. Now my dream is gone," he wrote on his page. After that, he posted some photographs but no written content. His bio on Instagram reads "Actor. Writer. Poet" and mostly has shots of beaches and videos of him driving to scenic places. Sharma's death comes at a time the entertainment industry is reeling from the shock of the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found hanging at his apartment in suburban Bandra on June 14. Rajput's death, which will now be investigated by the CBI, exposed many faultlines in the industry. "Depression is a lonely disease," Sharma had posted after Rajput's death. "Biopolar Disorder, Depression, and Schizophrenia etc. do you know or understand what that means or feels like? No you don't, unless you've been through it yourself. And anybody who hasn't, will never ever be able to understand what that feels like," he wrote on July 22. Bollywood star Sidharth Malhotra, who worked with Sharma in "Hasee toh Phasee", condoled the actor's death. Sharing a picture with Sharma from the film, Malhotra wrote, "Really sad and unfortunate #RIPSameerSharma." Actor Varun Dhawan also shared a picture on his Instagram stories and wrote "#RIPSameerSharma". On June 9, Rajput's former manager Disha Salian jumped from a high-rise building. The month earlier, on May 15, TV actor Manmeet Grewal had hanged himself at his Mumbai home. ZA

Indian TV actor Samir Sharma, who is popular for his roles Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Left Right Left, found dead in his Mumbai home

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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/10-things-in-tech-you-need-to-know-today/articleshow/51493285.cms">Twitter</a> completes 10 years and from the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Twitter-will-keep-its-140-character-limit-says-Jack-Dorsey/articleshow/51468432.cms">first tweet</a>, it has seen millions of fans. In just a decade it became a platform where<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Twitter-is-drooling-over-Leonardo-DiCaprios-Oscar-moments/articleshow/51191865.cms"> culture was shared</a>, peace was appealed and sanctity was preserved. While some took to the platform to publicise their talent, some took to it to protest for justice.
 Amidst all the greater purposes of life, slowly but silently <keyword id="6354616" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> also became a platform for personal war of words. And India became one of the fortunate players in this hilarious and outrageous game. 

	Here’s a look at the best moments. 
	 
	1. Watch Chetan Bhagat being trolled, yet again! 
	 
	 
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		See Pakistan if your forefathers hadn't insisted on partition, you wouldn't have to see this day. Good Night Pak. Happens. Sorry. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndvsPak?src=hash">#IndvsPak</a>.
	— Chetan Bhagat (@chetan_bhagat) <a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat/status/711248463946764290">March 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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			.<a href="https://twitter.com/chetan_bhagat">@chetan_bhagat</a> If our forefathers hadn't asked for partition we would've had to live in a country with you. Which is unacceptable. Thanks.
		— Nuzhat S. Siddiqi (@guldaar) <a href="https://twitter.com/guldaar/status/711257210752524288">March 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
	<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>2. <keyword id="499" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="abhishek-bachchan">Abhishek Bachchan</keyword> gives the most befitting reply to this Twitter troll. 
	 
	 
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			Big B paid for Aftab Shivdasani's ticket so that Abhishek Bachchan isn't the least known celebrity in the stadium
		— EngiNerd. (@mainbhiengineer) <a href="https://twitter.com/mainbhiengineer/status/711241209008685056">March 19, 2016</a></blockquote>
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			<a href="https://twitter.com/mainbhiengineer">@mainbhiengineer</a> haha. Good try! "Least known celebrity"?Isn't that a bit of a contradiction? Chalo at least you think I'm worthy of a tweet
		— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) <a href="https://twitter.com/juniorbachchan/status/711548455856906240">March 20, 2016</a></blockquote>
	<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Do read the full thread. 
	 3. <keyword id="6354563" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Hrithik-Roshan">Hrithik Roshan</keyword> indulged in some hilarious Twitter war over rumours about his alleged affair with Kangana Ranaut. 
	 
	 
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			Ther r more chances of me having had an affair with d Pope dan any of d (Im sure wonderful)women d media hs ben naming.Thanks but no thanks.
		— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) <a href="https://twitter.com/iHrithik/status/692763425068466177">January 28, 2016</a></blockquote>
	<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>4. <keyword id="3775" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Amisha-Patel">Amisha Patel</keyword> replied to Kushal Tandon's tweet and follow the thread to know how Twitter trolled the whole situation. 
	 
	Kushal had tweeted about Amisha Patel showing disrespect by not standing up during national anthem at the movie theatre. 
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			Women we all need to slap kushal. I had the monthly girly problem. Getting up wud have caused a blood flow on the theatre ground
		— ameesha patel (@ameesha_patel) <a href="https://twitter.com/ameesha_patel/status/658592230463164416">October 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
	<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>5. Sidharth Malhotra gave the best reply to <keyword id="74632" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="KRK">KRK</keyword> on Twitter. 
	 
	KRK tweeted, "Alia looks so Bacchi in panty but still some people keep forcing her to wear it." 
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			Sir ! We also try very hard to tell u to shut up but u keep tweeting ! <a href="https://twitter.com/kamaalrkhan">@kamaalrkhan</a> <a href="https://t.co/YRS4drWnVI">https://t.co/YRS4drWnVI</a>
		— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) <a href="https://twitter.com/S1dharthM/status/703443268839694336">February 27, 2016</a></blockquote>
	<script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>(Image credits: indiatimes, Twitter)

5 most hilarious Twitter wars ever in India

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After showing off his modelling skills when he graced the cover of India Today’s latest issue, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=baba+ramdev&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Baba Ramdev </a>showed off his <keyword id="64" type="SPORT" weightage="100" keywordseo="Football">football</keyword> skills with a cameo performance at a <keyword id="1115011" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Charity-football-match">charity football match</keyword> in Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium last night. 
 We know what you’re thinking and to answer your doubts- nope he wasn’t wearing a jersey or any accepted sportswear. Instead, <keyword id="6355107" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Baba-Ramdev">Baba Ramdev</keyword> was scoring it up on the field wearing his trademark saffron dhoti and matching shoes, with not a care in the world. 
 
Which brings to me my question- have we ever seen Baba Ramdev wearing anything except that saffron dhoti? 
 
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For now, I’ll keep the wondering to myself and move on with the story. The match, in question was played between Bollywood celebrities and Indian politicians to raise awareness for Prime Minister<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=narendra+modi&amp;sortorder=effectivedate"> Narendra </a><a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=narendra+modi&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Modi’</a>s two pet-projects -- the Swachh Bharat Mission and the Beti Bachao, Beti Badhao campaign for girl child empowerment. The tickets of the match, priced at Rs 200, Rs 400 and Rs 600 will go towards these two campiagns. 
 
While <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=abhishek+bachchan&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Abhishek Bachchan</a> led the <keyword id="1189543" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="All-Stars-Football-Club">All Stars Football Club</keyword> that included <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=ranbir+kapoor&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Ranbir Kapoor</a>, Arjun Kapoor, Dino Morea and Sidharth Malhotra among others, the parliamentarians were led by minister of state for heavy industries B<a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=babul+supriyo&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">abul</a><a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=babul+supriyo&amp;sortorder=effectivedate"> Supriyo</a>. 
 
We leave you with a picture of Baba Ramdev trying to score in a rather awkward pose. Bend it like Baba, indeed! 
 
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When Baba Ramdev played football wearing a dhoti

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5ddfa4a1fd9db26a7c3fa165-1024/feroza%20aziz%20tiktok.jpg" border="0" alt="feroza aziz tiktok" data-mce-source="Feroza Aziz/TikTok">Feroza Aziz/TikTokScreenshots from videos Feroza Aziz made condemning China's mass oppression of Uighur Muslims, and satirizing Osama bin Laden.</img></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>TikTok publicly apologized to a 17-year-old girl whose account was suspended after she posted a series of viral videos about China's mass oppression of Uighur Muslims.</li><li>The app repeatedly claimed it suspended Feroza Aziz's account for violating its anti-terrorism policy by posting a video of Osama bin Laden.</li><li>Aziz told Business Insider that she used bin Laden's image to make fun of Islamophobic comments she received as a Muslim American, which TikTok badly misunderstood.</li><li>Business Insider <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-video-suspended-viral-teen-feroza-aziz-china-muslims-uighurs-2019-11">obtained the video</a>, which clearly features bin Laden satirically, and for less than one second.</li><li>She believes the real reason for her suspension was her videos raising awareness of China's oppression of Uighur Muslims. TikTok is owned by a Chinese company.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories</a>.</li></ul>The teenager whom TikTok suspended after posting viral videos about oppressed Uighur Muslims in China has blamed the company for punishing her based on what she said are lazy assumptions about Islam and terrorism.Feroza Aziz, a 17-year-old from New Jersey, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-uighur-protest-tiktok-suspend-feroza-aziz-2019-11">was suspended from her account</a> on Monday, hours after she posted a three-part series condemning <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/xinjiang">China's mass crackdown on the Uighurs</a>, which she disguised as makeup tutorials.TikTok has repeatedly denied suspending Aziz over the anti-China videos. Instead it says she was suspended because she posted video featuring the terrorist Osama bin Laden on a previous account on November 14.TikTok is owned by a Chinese company, which routinely purges anti-China political content from the Chinese version of its app. Numerous activists and news outlets have accused it of doing the same on TikTok.It has since <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-apology-china-muslims-viral-video-feroza-aziz-suspend-politics-2019-11">issued a public apology to Aziz and reinstated her account</a>, but <a href="https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-us/an-update-on-recent-content-and-account-questions">continues</a>&#xa0;to say that the suspension was due to the bin Laden video.TikTok has not provided any further details on the video related to bin Laden, despite multiple requests from Business Insider.Aziz has since provided Business Insider with the video. It follows a popular TikTok format of listing men the poster was attracted to when they were younger, compared to the men they like now.Bin Laden's image comes up for less than a second at the end the video, satirically tacked onto a list of more conventional crushes, like singer Zayn Malik, and the Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan and Sidharth Malhotra.Bin Laden was there for "dark humor purposes" - as a way to make fun of the Islamophobic comments she received while growing up as Muslim American, Aziz told Business Insider."I'm sure that a lot of Muslims have been told that they should go marry a terrorist, that they would look good with a terrorist," she said. "It sounds disgusting but it's true. This happened to me and I'm sure it's happened to other people.""But I thought, why don't I just make a lighthearted joke out of this? It would be comments that I've faced every single day... as a coping mechanism for any other Muslims out there that receive the same harsh oppression that I received."<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5ddd536ffd9db23a6d49a618-1024/feroza%20aziz%20tiktok%20uighur.jpg" border="0" alt="feroza aziz tiktok uighur" data-mce-source="Feroza Aziz/TikTok" data-mce-caption="Feroza Aziz's videos protesting the Chinese government over its treatment of Uighur Muslims went viral. Then she got notified that her account was suspended.">Feroza Aziz/TikTokScreenshots from Aziz's videos protesting the Chinese government over its treatment of Uighur Muslims.</img></div></div></div>Aziz said that by removing that video, TikTok showed it had failed to understand her, and misunderstood it as terrorist-related content instead."TikTok didn't appreciate it, and TikTok didn't understand what my message was," she said. "I wasn't saluting Osama bin Laden. I wasn't preaching his views. I despise him. I despise everything that he believed in.""I don't agree with any of what his beliefs are and what his followers' beliefs are, and I don't have any association with that. So TikTok did not understand my videos' satire content."Aziz was not yet born when the September 11, 2001, attacks took place. She&#xa0;would have been about nine years old when bin Laden was killed by US forces in May 2011.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5ddfa5d6fd9db26adf30eb96-907/gettyimages-1395438.jpg" border="0" alt="september 11" data-mce-source="Ezra Shaw/Getty Images" data-mce-caption="Fans of the New York Yankees hold up a sign '9/11/01 never forget' to commemorate the anniversary of 9/11 during game against the Baltimore Orioles on September 11, 2002 at Yankee Stadium in New York.">Ezra Shaw/Getty ImagesWomen hold up a sign commemorating the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks one year later at Yankee Stadium in New York.</img></div></div></div>Despite TikTok's public apology on Wednesday, Aziz isn't convinced that the company banned her over the bin Laden video. Instead she continues to believe it is because she stood up to China for the Uighurs.TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company, and has in recent months come under heightened scrutiny of how it handles politically sensitive content.Aziz <a href="https://twitter.com/x_feroza/status/1199829366341062656">tweeted</a> hours after TikTok's statement: "Do I believe they took it away because of a unrelated satirical video that was deleted on a previous deleted account of mine? Right after I finished posting a 3 part video about the Uyghurs? No." (Uyghurs is an alternate spelling.)On October 26, TikTok had removed from her old account another video where she protested the lack of media coverage of the Uighurs. The platform removed the video, saying that it had violated its guidelines, but did not give further explanation.TikTok has not yet responded to Business Insider's request for comment."I really doubt that TikTok is ultimately saying the truth about what's happening here," Aziz told Business Insider, in a conversation that took place before TikTok's apology."I think that something is going on and TikTok doesn't want people to find out what's going in China."Multiple news outlets have in recent months reported that TikTok employees&#xa0;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-china-censorship-employees-restrict-content-dancing-vaping-2019-11">remove or restrict content deemed "problematic"</a> by the Chinese government - a charge the company has vehemently denied.&#xa0;Chinese tech companies often comply with government orders to censor content, and <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/chinese-government-accessed-deleted-wechat-messages-2018-5">can hand over personal data and private conversations</a> without having to notify users.ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, is currently <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/exclusive-chinas-bytedance-moves-to-ringfence-its-tiktok-app-amid-us-probe-sources-2019-11">trying to separate the US app</a> from its Chinese operations.A leaked excerpt from TikTok's new moderation guidelines, <a href="https://cdn.netzpolitik.org/wp-upload/2019/11/tiktok-auszug-moderationsregeln-abschrift-1.pdf">published by the German news site Netzpolitik</a> last Saturday, included instructions not to promote videos related to political protest.TikTok has not responded to Business Insider's requests for comment on the document's contents, but did not deny its authenticity.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5d600d2c91b6f66ab86a0a46-1366/uighur%20douyin%20videos.jpg" border="0" alt="uighur douyin videos" data-mce-source="Douyin" data-mce-caption="Videos of unnamed Uighurs appearing to commemorate missing family members on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.">DouyinVideos of unnamed Uighurs appearing to commemorate missing family members on Douyin, China's version of TikTok.</img></div></div></div>Aziz's videos are part of a growing trend of TikTok users using the platform's shortform videos for political protest.This summer, dozens of Uighurs living in Xinjiang&#xa0;<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/china-uighurs-tiktok-douyin-communicate-oppression-2019-8">posted videos on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, appearing to show old family photos with footage edited</a>&#xa0;to show themselves crying or gesturing.It was likely the first time Uighurs in the region were able to communicate with the outside world amid the crackdown.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-video-suspended-viral-teen-feroza-aziz-china-muslims-uighurs-2019-11" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">Watch the video featuring Osama bin Laden that TikTok says it suspended a teen over after her other video criticizing China went viral</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-apology-china-muslims-viral-video-feroza-aziz-suspend-politics-2019-11" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">TikTok issues public apology for suspending the account of the teen behind the viral Chinese takedown video disguised as makeup tutorial</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/exclusive-chinas-bytedance-moves-to-ringfence-its-tiktok-app-amid-us-probe-sources-2019-11" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">China's ByteDance is moving to separate its TikTok app from its Chinese operations amid a US government probe</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-infertility-ivf-community-growing-women-obgyns-2019-11" data-read-more-link="" data-e2e-name="read-more-link">TikTok is becoming an unlikely place for women to talk about infertility and reproductive health - and it's a clear sign the platform is for more than just teens</a></li></ul><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/intelligence/top-10-trends-in-digital-media?IR=T&amp;itm_source=businessinsider&amp;itm_medium=ctgr_bii&amp;itm_term=ctgr_leadgen&amp;itm_content=tiktok&amp;itm_campaign=top-10-trends-in-digital-media"><img src="https://static.businessinsider.com/image/5c3dfe69d4beaf36ab26e737" alt="Exclusive FREE Slide Deck: Top 10 Trends in Digital Media by Business Insider Intelligence" border="0" style="margin: 0 auto !important; width: 100% !important; min-width: 280px !important; max-width: 640px !important" /></a><div> <iframe src="//instagram.com/p/B5Tho5TAXZd/embed/" width="540" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowtransparency="true"> </iframe></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">This is the "video of Osama bin Laden" TikTok says got Feroza Aziz suspended from the platform. <a href="https://t.co/yRpiH9jIaN">https://t.co/yRpiH9jIaN</a> <a href="https://t.co/yzL2FjUjLv">pic.twitter.com/yzL2FjUjLv</a>- Alexandra Ma (@AlexandraMa15) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1199805145644707848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en">This is another video Feroza posted on her old TikTok account - also discussing Uighurs in China - on October 26, which she says also got taken down without sufficient explanation. <a href="https://t.co/PcafuyR0MN">pic.twitter.com/PcafuyR0MN</a>- Alexandra Ma (@AlexandraMa15) <a href="https://twitter.com/mims/statuses/1199987182406119430?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 28, 2019</a></blockquote><script async="" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/cooked-entire-thanksgiving-dinner-using-google-home-hub-2018-11">I tried cooking an entire Thanksgiving dinner using Google Home Hub and found there are 2 major flaws with it</a></h3> <div> <iframe class="bijwplayerclass" data-player="jwplayer" src="https://content.jwplatform.com/players/PMUC6BwZ-CEZHWCBG.html" width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="auto" style="margin:0px;" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><script>function receiveMessage(event){ console.log(event.data.fullscreen); 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The 17-year-old who got suspended by TikTok after posting viral videos about oppressed Muslims blames the company for lazy, racist assumptions about Islam and terrorism

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51600859.cms" /> Since the past few days, rumours are rife that <keyword id="3778" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Karan-Johar">Karan Johar</keyword> will launch two more star kids in the upcoming sequel to his 2012 hit Student of the Year, which marked the debut of two star kids, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan, along with a relatively unknown <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/We-tell-you-what-Katrina-Kaif-is-doing-with-Sidharth-Malhotra/articleshow/51210361.cms">Sidharth Malhotra</a>. 
 The star kids to be launched now are <keyword id="1859751" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Ishaan-Khattar">Ishaan Khattar</keyword> and <keyword id="823990" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Sara-Ali-Khan">Sara Ali Khan</keyword>, and while the latter’s name does ring (she is actor Saif Ali Khan’s daughter), Ishaan Khattar doesn’t have a popular surname, and has been mostly unheard of. Then, who is this lucky guy who is getting the best launch pad the entire industry can offer? 
 Ishaan Khattar, born to actress <keyword id="87662" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Neelima-Azim">Neelima Azim</keyword> and voice-over artist <keyword id="113410" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Rajesh-Khattar">Rajesh Khattar</keyword> in 1995, is the younger half-brother of Bollywood heartthrob <keyword id="6355887" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Shahid-Kapoor">Shahid Kapoor</keyword>, who was born to Neelima Azim and actor Pankaj Kapoor. For a brief period of time before he made his Bollywood debut with Ken Ghosh’s Ishq Vishk, Shahid was living with his mother and Rajesh Khattar, which is why he is said to be very close to Ishaan, who is 15 years younger to him. 
 
While Sara Ali Khan (born 1993) is known to have made only brief media appearances during her father’s <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/If-you-thought-only-TwinkleKhanna-and-Akshay-are-confessing-their-love-on-social-media-you-need-to-checkthese-pics/Saif-Ali-Khan-and-Kareena-Kapoor/slideshow/47691259.cms">marriage to actress Kareena Kapoor</a> and her aunt Soha Ali Khan’s marriage to actor Kunal Khemu, she did manage to look ravishing in a photo shoot she did for a popular magazine with her mother Amrita Singh, back in 2012. To date, she remains absent from the social media, and can only be seen in images shared by her father or brother Ibrahim Ali Khan. 
 
Ishaan, on the other hand, is active on social media, particularly on Instagram, where he keeps on sharing his images and dubsmash videos. Ishaan is known to be a trained dancer from Shiamak Davar's dance academy, the same place where his brother learned his killer moves, and has already started his training in movies by being an Assistant Director in films, as suggested by his Instagram posts. 
 
Talking of Instagram, here is a look at some of his best images and videos that the Khattar lad shared with the world, to convince you that Karan Johar has again managed to find someone who seems to have a bright future in the Bollywood industry, and it’s not just about the way he looks or dances, though we do have to applause him for his dancing skills that he even showed off during <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Stop-everything-and-watch-Ishaan-and-Shahid-doing-the-Dhating-Naach/articleshow/48019852.cms">Shahid’s marriage to Mira Rajput</a> last year. Khattar, who comes across as committed to his fitness, can be seen doing various lifts and adventure sports, showing off his toned body and sculpted abs. Not to forget, his videos give you a glimpse into the many expressions that he can manage to bring out within seconds. 
 
Have a look! 
 
<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ishaan95/?hl=en">Image courtesy: Ishaan Khattar Instagram</a>

Who is Ishaan Khattar and why is Karan Johar launching him

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/52779994.cms" /><a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=udta+punjab&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Udta Punjab</a> and controversy are almost synonymous now, even as the movie continues to deal with multiple issues ranging from its certification to now piracy. 
 
After fighting the censor board and getting the movie cleared with <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Udta-Punjab-will-be-released-with-just-ONE-cut-and-A-certificate/articleshow/52728825.cms">just one cut and an A-certification</a>, the makers of <keyword id="6356850" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Udta-Punjab">Udta Punjab</keyword> are now fighting piracy issues. 
 
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Just two days before release, ‘Udta Punjab’, was leaked online. Phantom Films has filed a copyright theft case with the cybercrime cell. It is being speculated that the copy that was submitted to the censor board was uploaded on various torrentz sites. 
 
The download links were removed later owing to copyright complaint. 
 
Following the piracy issue, Bollywood celebrities have come out in support of the movie, urging fans to watch it in theatres. 
 
From Aamir Khan to Bipasha Basu, Bollywood actors and actresses took to Twitter and backed Udta Punjab’s star cast and decried piracy. 
 
 
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		Viruses in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> links! Anyone downloading it will have a virus attack!! What a way to combat this awful piracy! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/piracydimaadi?src=hash">#piracydimaadi</a>
	— Karan Johar (@karanjohar) <a href="https://twitter.com/karanjohar/status/743137819485339648">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		It's a film from the heart made for you all. And now it's in your hands. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/piracydimaadi?src=hash">#piracydimaadi</a> make it count you all. love and gratitude.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/letitfly?src=hash">#letitfly</a>
	— Shahid Kapoor (@shahidkapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkapoor/status/743142273110552576">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Requesting you all plz watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> at theatres n plz dnt support piracy.we mk films fr u all to enjoy
	— Prosenjit Chatterjee (@prosenjitbumba) <a href="https://twitter.com/prosenjitbumba/status/743301867917041664">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Let's support free speech. Let's watch Udta Punjab only in theatres. Don't let pirates and piracy win. Love. a.
	— Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) <a href="https://twitter.com/aamir_khan/status/743357577665208320">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Please watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> in the cinema this weekend! Don't succumb to online leaks! An honest film needs an honest audience....<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a>
	— Tiger Shroff (@iTIGERSHROFF) <a href="https://twitter.com/iTIGERSHROFF/status/743307844271759360">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Movie theatres r filled with dreams and entertainment,don't kill them ! say no to piracy <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> at a theatre near u 😊✌️
	— Sidharth Malhotra (@S1dharthM) <a href="https://twitter.com/S1dharthM/status/743269548707569665">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Films are made with the hard work &amp; passion of everyone involved in creating them. Please don't support piracy.
	— Shraddha Kapoor (@ShraddhaKapoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShraddhaKapoor/status/743259786829979650">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Shocking how <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> has been leaked online. That too a censor copy. A lot of hard work goes into making a film pls say NO to piracy!
	— Sonakshi Sinha (@sonakshisinha) <a href="https://twitter.com/sonakshisinha/status/743239659287810048">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		A big <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/dishoom?src=hash">#dishoom</a> to the Pirates. Go watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> only in the theatre <a href="https://t.co/kdB13kaaVe">https://t.co/kdB13kaaVe</a>
	— Varun JUNAID dhawan (@Varun_dvn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Varun_dvn/status/743159000535957504">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Viruses in the Udta Punjab online leaked links that crashes systems !!!What a way to fight this disgusting menace !!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiracyDiMaaDi?src=hash">#PiracyDiMaaDi</a>'
	— Arjun Kapoor (@arjunk26) <a href="https://twitter.com/arjunk26/status/743158561648218112">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Please come out in large numbers and watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> IN THE THEATRES,like you were meant to. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/FuhSePhantom">@FuhSePhantom</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/anuragkashyap72">@anuragkashyap72</a>
	— RichaChadha (@RichaChadha_) <a href="https://twitter.com/RichaChadha_/status/743134983338889216">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Please watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> in the cinema this weekend! Don't succumb to online leaks!! An honest film needs an honest audience....<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a>
	— Bipasha Basu (@bipsluvurself) <a href="https://twitter.com/bipsluvurself/status/743149157771149312">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Absolutely! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PiracyDiMaadi?src=hash">#PiracyDiMaadi</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LetItFly?src=hash">#LetItFly</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> <a href="https://t.co/tB7lEndZ8a">https://t.co/tB7lEndZ8a</a>
	— Dia Mirza (@deespeak) <a href="https://twitter.com/deespeak/status/743153110227521540">June 15, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		Guys pls watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> in cinema. Good luck <a href="https://twitter.com/shahidkapoor">@shahidkapoor</a> :) chakde fatte:)
	— King Mika Singh (@MikaSingh) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikaSingh/status/743370532448415745">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> is meant for big screen experience not for online..watch it in theatres ..curb piracy..watch movies in theatres.
	— satish kaushik (@satishkaushik2) <a href="https://twitter.com/satishkaushik2/status/743279705604820992">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UdtaPunjab?src=hash">#UdtaPunjab</a> gives hope to honest film makers. Creative freedom will give us good cinema and stop the world from laughing at our films
	— Arshad Warsi (@ArshadWarsi) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArshadWarsi/status/743263779530620928">June 16, 2016</a></blockquote>
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