YOU ASKED IT | May, 2025

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KOMAL NAHTA

What is the buzz around Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par?
– Don’t go by the nonsense you may get to read on social media. The film is eagerly awaited by the people because they are loving the trailer. The public seems to be particularly liking the Aamir Khan they can see in the film’s trailer.
Will Housefull 5 take a good start next week?
– The trailer of HOUSEFULL 5 has done the trick. A comedy film’s trailer ought to make the viewers laugh and smile. And that’s exactly what happens when people watch the trailer of HOUSEFULL 5 — they laugh out loud at several places; and when they are not laughing, there’s a smile plastered on their faces. Going by the positive response to the teaser first and the trailer then, HOUSEFULL 5 should open big on 6th June.
Which is the oldest cinema in India, which hasn’t changed hands since inception?
– Perhaps, Shree Mahalaxmi Talkies in Surendranagar (Gujarat), owned by the Kapasi family. It is 87 years old and is probably the only cinema in India which started with a government licence issued by the Britishers in 1938 and which hasn’t changed hands. The cinema was started on May 17, 1938.

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SEBI BANS ARSHAD WARSI, WIFE | 30 May, 2025

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KOMAL NAHTA

Actor Arshad Warsi and his wife, Maria Goretti, have been banned for one year by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). According to SEBI, the two of them, besides Arshad’s brother and manager, artificially raised the price of shares of Sadhna Broadcast before selling them. A total of 64 entities were found to be involved in the pump-and-dump scheme.
SEBI has levied a fine of Rs. 5 lakh on each of them. It has also ordered Arshad and Maria to return Rs. 1.05 crore of illegal gains made by them.

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KAMAL HAASAN IN EYE OF CONTROVERSY OVER ‘KANNADA’ REMARK | 31 May, 2025
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KOMAL NAHTA
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan triggered public outrage and sharp political reactions in Karnataka after he remarked that “Kannada was born out of Tamil” during a promotion stint of his Thug Life in Madras earlier this week. In reply to a demand for apology, the actor said, his statement was “out of love” and “love will never apologise”.
There were state-wide protests and demonstrations in Karnataka following the remark.
A police complaint was lodged against Kamal Haasan by the Praveen Shetty Karnataka Rakshana Vedike.
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