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BOLLYWOOD BUZZ

Our Bollywood spies bring you the latest on industry gossip and celebrity tidbits

also thought to be in an alleged relationship with She is said to be in a completely diff erent avatar as
Harshvardhan Kapoor. The 24-year-old was in the she starts shooting for the fi lm this August. The fi lm
limelight for her appearances in the fi lmy parties as is set in 1948 and based on the historic event of India
receiving its fi rst Olympic medal as a free nation. Gold
will be directed by Reema Kagti and produced by
Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar.

NEERJA IN A LEGAL BATTLE
It seems like the
makers of Neerja
BOLLYWOOD’S RICHEST
(2016) are headed
Three of Bollywood’s superstars have made it for a long and
to this year’s Forbes list of the world’s Top 100 well, alongside BFF Jhanvi Kapoor. This time around, controversial
Earning Entertainers. As expected, Shah Rukh it seems like she has hit the spot, as she has been in legal battle
Khan is on the list at number 68, with $38 million the news for her confi rmed debut fi lm. She will be with the family
in annual earnings. King Khan’s hit fi lm Raees seen with Sushant Singh Rajput in the upcoming of fl ight purser
(2017), as well as his multiple endorsement deals, fi lm Kedarnath, to be directed by Abhishek Kapoor of Neerja Bhanot.
gave him a good year. Shah Rukh also marked his Fitoor (2015) fame. The producers
25th year in showbiz this year. Three spots below of this fi lm had
Shah Rukh at number 71 is Salman Khan. Salman NAAGIN ON THE BIG SCREEN promised the
Khan had an accumulated income of $37 million Bhanot family a
in 2017. Bhai starred in Sultan last year, which was The Naagin (female snake) fi xed compensation of INR750,000 and a 10 percent
the second-highest grossing movie in Bollywood of in the popular TV show of share of the box offi ce collections in an agreement
2016. Akshay Kumar took spot number 80, with the same name who slays made in September 2013. The fi lm grossed a total of
total earnings of $35.5 million in 2017. The 49-year- all with her beauty and INR 1.35 billion (INR 135 crores) in worldwide earnings,
old actor kept himself busy with three fi lms in 2016: venom is Mouni Roy. This but producers Bling Entertainment Solutions Ltd and
Airlift, Housefull 3, and Rustom, each of which did household name will soon Fox Star Studios India Pvt Ltd off ered the Bhanots
exceptionally well at the box offi ce. be seen on the big screen for only a little over INR2,457,000, which they refused to
her Hindi fi lm debut with no accept. However, Bling claims that they have made
other than the handsome clear their fi nancial transactions to the Bhanots and
YOUNG BLOOD IN B-TOWN
Akshay Kumar. Mouni will off ered them a fair share. Both sides refuse to bow
Sara Ali Khan, daughter of Saif Ali Khan and Amrita be essaying an important down and are yet to resolve the issue. Therefore, the
Singh, has been in the news for a while now. The role in the sports-drama Bhanots are taking the case to the Punjab and Haryana
young woman was in the spotlight for her rumoured fi lm Gold, to be released on High Court. We’re going to have to wait for July to see
debut in Karan Johar’s Student of the Year 2. She was Independence Day next year. how the court rules.

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