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Main Vaapas Aaunga box office Day 1: Imtiaz Ali’s lowest opener yet, earns Rs 1.15 cr | Bollywood News

Main Vaapas Aaunga box office Day 1: Imtiaz Ali’s lowest opener yet, earns Rs 1.15 cr | Bollywood News

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2 min readMumbaiJun 13, 2026 09:17 AM IST Main Vaapas Aaunga box office collection Day 1: Imtiaz Ali has returned to theatres after a gap of six years with his partition romance Main Vaapas Aaunga, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Diljit Dosanjh, Sharvari and Vedang Raina in lead roles. While the film has received an overwhelmingly positive critical response, its box office opening has been muted. According to trade tracker Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 1.15 crore net on Day 1, with gross earnings of Rs 1.38 crore. On its opening day, the film was screened across 2,302 shows and registered an overall occupancy of 12.22%. The morning shows opened at 5.92% occupancy, which gradually rose to 10.77% in the afternoon, 10.85% in the evening, and peaked at 18.23% during night shows. Regionally, Delhi-NCR led in terms of show count with 308 screenings, recording an overall occupancy of 13%. Mumbai followed with 235 shows and an occupancy of 11%. In comparison to Imtiaz Ali’s previous theatrical releases, the opening is significantly lower. His last release, Love Aaj …

Former opener says Gill-Rohit partnership is ‘Greatest pair in ODI cricket’

Former opener says Gill-Rohit partnership is ‘Greatest pair in ODI cricket’

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2 min readJun 12, 2026 02:34 PM IST Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma have dovetailed pretty well at the top of the order. While Rohit has been more aggressive with his batting, Gill played the second fiddle in the initial overs but went on to make consistent scores and anchor the middle overs, becoming a reliable batter. Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra lauded the pairing. “Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma’s opening partnership, it is right now the greatest pair in ODI cricket. We are talking about more than 2,000 runs. I am looking at the average. Theirs is 63.8, Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy had an average of 58.4, Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes had an average of 52.6, and Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar had an average of 49.3,” the former India opener said. “They have scored 2,360 runs, and have 14 fifty-plus stands and seven century partnerships. So, this is the modern-day best opening combination in terms of the average. That actually is a good story,” he added. “Rohit Sharma is only six …

Three red cards at the World Cup opener — the referee England called a cheat

Three red cards at the World Cup opener — the referee England called a cheat

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5 min readUpdated: Jun 12, 2026 01:54 PM IST Someone, in England, in the winter of 2022, sat down and rewrote Wilton Sampaio’s Wikipedia page. The entry was changed to describe him as “a Brazilian cheat” who had “lost his guide dog.” A note was added: Please return dog if found, the dog has a match to ref. It was taken down within hours. The joke lasted a news cycle. The name stuck. Last night at the Azteca — 80,000 people, the whole world watching, Shakira having just left the stage — Wilton Pereira Sampaio walked out of the tunnel for his third World Cup as a referee. By the time he walked back in, he had handed out three red cards, a World Cup opening match record, and had done something no referee had ever done at a World Cup: raised a microphone, for the first time, to explain a decision live. Players and commentators scratched their heads. Nobody was quite sure what he had said. The moment went viral before the match was …

Set To Be Kangana Ranaut’s Third Below-3 Crore Opener Post-COVID

Set To Be Kangana Ranaut’s Third Below-3 Crore Opener Post-COVID

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Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata Box Office Day 1 Prediction ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) After a gap of over one year, Kangana Ranaut is returning to the big screens with Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata. The film is scheduled to release tomorrow, on June 12, alongside a bunch of new Bollywood films. Among all, this is one of the noteworthy films with some face value, but still, it won’t score a respectable collection at the Indian box office on day 1. Yes, it is likely to keep Kangana’s streak of low openings intact in the post-COVID era. Keep reading for a detailed opening-day prediction report! Kangana Ranaut’s crowd pull takes a hit In the pre-COVID era, Kangana’s name carried weight, and she enjoyed goodwill among neutral audiences. Even her commercial failures used to register decent-to-good starts. However, in the post-COVID era, the crowd pull has dipped significantly, and there’s no such excitement associated with her movies. Even her latest thriller looks dull in the pre-release phase. Trailer appreciation didn’t translate into momentum Due to the presence of …

U Mumba TT to face Dempo Goa Challengers in UTT Season 7 opener as fixtures announced

U Mumba TT to face Dempo Goa Challengers in UTT Season 7 opener as fixtures announced

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Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 7 will get underway with a blockbuster clash between defending champions U Mumba TT and two-time winners Dempo Goa Challengers on July 9 at the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Indoor Stadium in Goa. The opening tie, scheduled for 7:30 PM, will launch a 17-day competition featuring seven franchises competing for India’s premier table tennis league title. The season will conclude with the semi-finals on July 24 and 25, followed by the final on July 26. Organised under the aegis of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) and promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani, Butterfly UTT has become one of India’s longest-running franchise leagues and an important platform for developing the sport in the country. The second day of competition will feature a double-header. UP Prometheans will take on former champions Dabang Delhi TTC in a northern derby before Kolkata ThunderBlades face PBG Pune Jaguars later in the evening. Ahmedabad APL Pipers begin their campaign on July 11 against U Mumba TT. Key rivalries headline packed schedule Several marquee encounters …

SoFi Stadium workers threaten to go on strike for USA opener

SoFi Stadium workers threaten to go on strike for USA opener

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3 min readJun 6, 2026 09:52 PM IST Even as hosts United States prepare for their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign-opener against Paraguay at SoFi Stadium, workers at the venue have voted to authorize a strike. The 2,000-strong staff of bartenders, servers, cooks and dishwashers in the Inglewood-based stadium thus has the option to walk off the job on June 13, after contract talks stalled with the stadium’s food service provider. Associated Press quoted union member Yolanda Fierro as saying that workers were concerned about pay and security on the job amid ramped-up immigration enforcement under USA president Donald Trump’s administration. “What good is the World Cup for Los Angeles when workers don’t earn enough to pay the rent and must choose between showing up and being kidnapped by ICE?” said Kurt Petersen, co-president of UNITE HERE Local 11, as per the report. “If we’re forced to strike, those USD 100,000 FIFA suites will have nothing but bottled water and Doritos.” Los Angeles county sheriff Robert Luna had earlier said the United States department of …

Ice Bag Incident Lands Tim David in Trouble, IPL 2027 Opener Ban Confirmed

Ice Bag Incident Lands Tim David in Trouble, IPL 2027 Opener Ban Confirmed

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The RCB batter Tim David has been suspended from the opening game of the IPL 2027 after being handed a one-match ban following the ice bag incident during the 2026 finals against the Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium. It is understood that David has breached the Code of Conduct during RCB’s title run in the 2026 season. According to Article 2.9, throwing a ball (any other item of cricket equipment) at or near a player, Team Official, Umpire, Match Referee or any other third person in an inappropriate and/or dangerous manner during a Match.” The incident occurred during the 10th over of the Gujarat Titans’ innings, following the fall of a wicket, when he threw an ice bag aggressively in the direction of umpire Nitin Menon. Tim David admitted to the offence and accepted the sanction imposed by Match Referee Javagal Srinath. While the immediate penalty was a fine and two demerit points, the breach carried greater consequences because it was Tim David’s level 1 offence of the season. He had earlier received one …

Lionel Messi suffers MLS injury scare three weeks before Argentina’s World Cup opener

Lionel Messi suffers MLS injury scare three weeks before Argentina’s World Cup opener

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2 min readMay 25, 2026 08:19 AM IST Lionel Messi suffered an injury scare on Sunday during his last Inter Miami appearance before linking up with Argentina’s FIFA World Cup 2026 preparations. Featuring for about 70 minutes of a stunning 6-4 win over Philadelphia CC, Messi signalled to the bench before being subbed off. The 2022 World Cup hero powered a brace of assists in a frenetic first half, during which eight goals were scored between the sides, an all-time Major League Soccer (MLS) record. Clutching his left hamstring, Messi walked towards the touchline in the 71st minute and was replaced by Mateo Silvetti two minutes later when the ball went out of play. Speaking after the match, Miami head coach Guillermo Hoyos downplayed the 38-year-old Messi’s injury as “fatigue”. ‘He was tired’ “As far as I know, we don’t have a medical report on that yet. We will have one shortly, but he was truly fatigued in that regard,” Hoyos told reporters. 🚨 Messi came off with discomfort in his left hamstring in his …

Ananya Panday’s film becomes her lowest opener yet, earns Rs 2.90 cr

Ananya Panday’s film becomes her lowest opener yet, earns Rs 2.90 cr

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3 min readHyderabadMay 23, 2026 10:13 AM IST Chand Mera Dil, the romantic drama starring Ananya Panday and Lakshya, opened on Friday to a quiet reception at the box office. According to Sacnilk, the film collected a net of Rs 2.90 crore on its first day across 4,944 shows, bringing its total India gross to Rs 3.39 crore. The film’s collections are slightly lower than Pati Patni Aur Voh Do, which recently released and earned Rs 4 crore on the first day. But, it is to be noted that while Pati Patni Aur Voh Do was promoted extensively, Chand Mera Dil was not promoted at all. Ananya Panday’s opening day record To understand where Rs 2.90 crore sits in Ananya’s career, it helps to look at how her films have performed previously. Her last theatrical release, Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri, also starring Kartik Aaryan, earned Rs 7.75 crore on opening day. Kesari Chapter 2, in which she starred alongside Akshay Kumar and R Madhavan, opened to Rs 7.76 crore net on …

Disney’s Lowest Star Wars Debut Could Still Become 12th Biggest Memorial Day Opener

Disney’s Lowest Star Wars Debut Could Still Become 12th Biggest Memorial Day Opener

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu North America Box Office: Latest Update (Photo Credit: Instagram) Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu has hit the North American box office. The film’s late-night previews are not particularly hopeful, and it is also poised to have one of the lowest opening weekends for a Star Wars movie under the Disney banner at the domestic box office. It is also expected to debut outside the all-time top 10 Memorial Day weekends. Keep scrolling for the deets. It is the first Star Wars movie to hit theaters in seven years, so the Thursday previews are being closely watched. The film received mixed reviews from critics; some praised the visuals and Baby Yoda’s cuteness, while others criticized the plot. It received 61% from the critics on the Rotten Tomatoes site. The audience has been kinder, giving it 88% on the site’s Popcornmeter. The Mandalorian and Grogu’s latest box office projections in North America According to box office analyst Luiz Fernando‘s latest X post, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’s Thursday previews …