At the Mumbai Police's annual cultural festival Umang 2019, Rohit Shetty donated ₹51 lakh to the Mumbai Police Foundation from the profits EARNED FROM his latest box-office blockbuster 'Simmba'. The director along with Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh and Ajay Devgn handed over the cheque to the Commissioner of Police at the event.

Ayushmann&nbsp;Khurrana's latest offering 'Shubh&nbsp;Mangal&nbsp;Zyada&nbsp;Savadhan' has hit the screen. The film uses humour to sensitise and bring same sex relationships on screen. But Ayushmann&nbsp;is not the first&nbsp;Bollywood&nbsp;actor to essay a gay man or lesbian&nbsp;woman on screen. There are many Hindi films that have worked hard to showcase real and complex LGBTQ characters. Lets take a look
'Fire' 1996 Deepa Mehta's 'Fire' was the first film to explore the homosexual relationship in the Indian film industry. Considered as a pathbreaking film, it faced adverse reactions with vandals burning posters and destroying cinemas where the film was being screened. Following the scandal, Fire was retracted briefly and Mehta even led a candlelit protest in New Delhi to oppose the move.
 'My Brother Nikhil' 2005 Onir's film 'My Brother Nikhil' earned humongous appreciation from critics and fans for focusing on the issue of homosexuality in India. The film revolved around the relationship between actors Sanjay Suri and Purab Kohli.
 'The Pink Mirror' 2006 With two transsexuals as protagonists, Film The Pink Mirror became the first Indian mainstream film to star transsexuals. While it was a groundbreaking moment in Indian cinema, the Central Board of Film Certification had other opinions, calling the film 'vulgar and offensive'. The Pink Mirror remains banned in India but won several awards internationally&nbsp;&nbsp;
 'Aligarh' 2015 Hansal Mehta's film 'Aligarh' starring Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao was a biopic of a gay Indian professor who died under mysterious circumstances after being suspended from the Aligarh Muslim University because of sexual orientation. The film was banned in Aligarh &amp; several outfits protested against the subject of the film.
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Priyanka Chopra Jonas zoomed past 50 million followers on Instagram on Thursday, becoming the second Indian to achieve the feat. Earlier this week, cricket star Virat Kohli became the first Indian to cross 50 million followers and now has 50.3 million followers on Instagram.&nbsp;PeeCee and Kohli are also reportedly the only Indian celebrities who have managed to bag a position in the 2019 Instagram Rich List.

Bad news for movie buffs in the&nbsp;UAE as Ayushmann Khurrana's latest offering 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' has been denied a release for its homosexual content. According to reports, all the films with gay content are banned in Middle Eastern countries. The film's producers reportedly offered to edit out the the scene where Jitendra and Ayushmann&nbsp;are smooching, but that didn&rsquo;t help either. Directed by Hitesh Kewalya, 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' is a love story between two men in small-town India.

Desi Girl Priyanka&nbsp;Chopra Jonas will be playing the role of Ma Anand&nbsp;Sheela&nbsp;in a Amazon film titled 'Sheela.' Reports are abuzz on how Ma Anand&nbsp;Sheela&nbsp;will react to the news. She had earlier refused for Priyanka&nbsp;to play her&nbsp;on screen and expressed her desire to see Alia Bhatt&nbsp;portray her life.&nbsp;

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Shahid Kapoor&rsquo;s bitter break-up made headlines for a long time but both of them have refrained from talking about it. Recently Kareena opened up to Anupama Chopra of Film Companion and revealed that&nbsp;it was Shahid who asked her to consider the script for her most-loved film, 'Jab We Met' and convinced her to do the film. Although Shahid and Kareena had called off their relationship by the time 'Jab We Met' released, the movie turned out to be a blockbuster hit at the box office. Talking about the breakup she added that destiny had its own plan and life took its own course back then, we all kind of went our separate ways and this beauty of a movie came out of it.

The makers of 'Devi' have released a new poster from the all-women short-film. The movie has an ensemble star cast featuring Kajol, Shruti Haasan, Neha Dhupia, Neena Kulkarni, Mukta Barve, Sandhya Mhatre, Rama Joshi, Shivani Raghuvanshi, and Yashaswini Dayama. Shot in just two days, 'Devi' is a story of nine oppressed women coming from different social circles, navigating through an unusual sisterhood thrust upon them by circumstance. 'Devi' also marks Kajol and Shruti Hassan's digital debut.&nbsp; 
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While official reviews of Ayushmann Khurrana's latest offering 'Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan' are yet to be out, we get you what the audiences have to say. Is it a hit or a miss? Let's find out.

Actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her husband Raj Kundra have become parents to a baby girl, born through surrogacy. The couple welcomed their second child on February 15 and named her Samisha Shetty Kundra. Taking to Instagram, Shilpa shared a photo of her newborn angel holding onto her finger, and revealed that her daughter's name Samisha means 'to have someone like God'. Shilpa and Raj got married in November 2009 and welcomed their first son Viaan in May 2012.
 
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Telegu star Varun Tej&rsquo;s upcoming boxing drama might just see &nbsp;Saiee Manjrekar&nbsp;as the lead. Reports claim, the actress has read the script, expressed interest but not signed the project yet. Saiee recently made her acting debut in Salman Khan-starrer Dabangg 3

The makers of Ayushmann Khurrana starrer 'Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan' hosted a special screening of the film in Mumbai on Thursday. Ayushmann Khurrana along with his family arrived at the screening. Jitendra Kumar, Aparshakti Khurana, Huma Qureshi, Ayushmann's wife Tahira Kashyap, Neena Gupta and Urvashi Rautela were also in attendance. The film which deals with the subject of same-sex marriage has hit theatres .

Looks like Salman Khan is all set to team up with his brother-in-law Aayush Sharma for a gangster film. According to reports, Salman will be seen playing a Sikh cop in the film and Aayush will play a gangster. Directed by Abhiraj Minawala, the yet-untitled film will go on floors in May 2020.

Lyricist Javed Akhtar, of the&nbsp;Salim-Javed duo, who co-wrote the 1987 cult classic 'Mr. India' is not impressed by director Shekhar Kapur's condemnation of director Ali Abbas Zafar&rsquo;s plans to turn the film into a trilogy.
In an interview with Asian Age, Javed&nbsp;Akhtar said that Shekhar Kapur should not be offended for not being consulted on the new version of 'Mr. India' as he too had disregarded the original script of the film.
Akhtar&nbsp;asked, where was Kapur's sense of 'creative outrage' when he chose to do his own thing back then? Today when other people are doing the same he is upset.

Kiara Advani is back in the news, this time for her topless photo for celebrity photographer Dabboo Ratnani's annual calendar. Kiara looks gorgeous with a wet-hairdo posing&nbsp;bare with a leaf in front of her. While the photo was sizzling, it also gave&nbsp;netizens the perfect meme material. While some users started photoshopping clothes on the topless picture, others added Kabir Singh's touch to Kiara&rsquo;s photo. Take a look!

Director Umesh Shukla is all set to entertain audiences with his next film titled 'Aankh Micholi'. Featuring an ensemble cast of Abhimanyu Dassani, Mrunal Thakur, Paresh Rawal, Sharman Joshi, Divya Dutta, Abhishek Banerjee&nbsp;and others, the film is a family entertainer which revolves around a family of misfits. 'Aankh Micholi' is slated for a 2020 Diwali release.

A star-studded musical night, the 12th Smule Mirchi Music Awards 2020 was held on Wednesday in Mumbai. The nigh saw stars like&nbsp;&nbsp;Deepika Padukone, AR Rahman, Taapsee Pannu, Shreya Ghosal, Bappi Lahiri, and others. Song of the Year went to 'Kalank' title track, Album of the Year was bagged by film 'Kesari', Male Vocalist of The Year went to Arijit Singh for 'Kalank' title track, while Shreya Ghoshal bagged the Female Vocalist of the Year award for song 'Ghar More Pardesiya' from the film 'Kalank'. Music Composer of the Year award went to Pritam for 'Kalank' title track. Amitabh Bhattacharya bagged the Lyricist of the Year award for 'Kalank's' title track. The prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to none other than Usha Mangeshkar for her contribution to the music industry.

Bollywood diva Rekha had everyone in splits at Dabboo Ratnani's calendar launch. Accompanied by Dabboo's daughter, Rekha&nbsp;pretended to walk the ramp for&nbsp; the shutterbugs. The minute Rekha saw&nbsp;Amitabh Bachchan's portrait behind her, she was&nbsp;heard saying 'Yahan danger zone hai' and swiftly walks away. Rekha&nbsp;&amp; Big B's link up rumours often made headlines in their time. Take a look!

Sara Ali Khan will be seen in a double role in Aanand L Rai&rsquo;s 'Atrangi Re'. The film which is a cross-cultural love story set in Bihar and Madurai will see Sara romancing Akshay Kumar and Dhanush in the film. While Sara and Dhanush will start shooting for the film in March, Akshay will join them in April and the film&rsquo;s schedule is expected to wrap up in 80 to 90 days by June 2020.

A soulful track from Irrfan Khan starrer 'Angrezi Medium' is out. Titled 'Ek Zindagi', the song showcases Irrfan and Radhika Madaan&rsquo;s father-daughter equation. Sung by Tanishkaa and Sachin-Jigar, the lyrics of the song have been penned by Jigar Saraiya.

Superhit Marathi film Sairat's director Nagraj Manjule and Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh have announced a multilingual trilogy on the brave leader Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. The actor took to Twitter and shared a teaser of the announcement and wrote 'Proud to present. Seeking your blessings, Jay Shivray'. According to reports, the yet-untitled film will go on floors soon and is all set to release in 2021.

The makers of Vicky Kaushal and Bhumi Pednekar starrer 'Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship' hosted a special screening of the movie in&nbsp;Mumbai on Wednesday. Katrina attended Vicky's film screening along with her sister Izabelle Kaif. Ananya Pandey along with Ishaan khatter and Bhumi Pednekar also graced the screening. Boney Kapoor, Arjun Kapoor, Yami Gautam were among others who attended the event.

Rohit Shetty donates ₹51 lakh from 'Simmba' profits to Mumbai Police

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