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Less Than M Away From Beating MCU’s Doctor Strange

Less Than $1M Away From Beating MCU’s Doctor Strange

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Worldwide Box Office: Set To beat Doctor Strange (Photo Credit: Instagram) The Devil Wears Prada 2 is losing heat at the box office with so many releases. The Anne Hathaway-starrer fashion sequel is on track to beat Project Hail Mary’s global haul and break into the top three global grossers. It is also inches away from surpassing the worldwide haul of MCU’s Doctor Strange. Keep scrolling for the deets. How much has the film collected so far at the worldwide box office? The fashion sequel’s box-office collection fell below the $1 million mark in North America. It collected $623k in its 8th three-day weekend at the box office with a significant drop from last weekend. It lost 575 theaters this past week and, as a result, dropped by 53.3% from last weekend. According to Box Office Mojo’s report, The Devil Wears Prada 2’s box office total has reached $219.3 million in North America. The Anne Hathaway starrer is running across 425 theaters only in North America. By the 8th weekend, …

Ethnicity often influences casting, says Girija Oak, calls it ‘strange perception game’

Ethnicity often influences casting, says Girija Oak, calls it ‘strange perception game’

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Mumbai, Actor Girija Oak, known for her work in the Marathi and Hindi film industries, says that perceptions of ethnicity play a role in casting decisions, sometimes benefiting artists and at times going against them. Ethnicity often influences casting, says Girija Oak, calls it ‘strange perception game’ “I haven’t done any Marathi work in the last few years, and of late, more Hindi projects have come my way. I’ve always been offered a variety of roles. Maybe I don’t look Maharashtrian, or maybe I do to some people. Sometimes your ethnicity can work in your favour, and sometimes it can work against you. It’s a strange game of perception,” the Nagpur-born actor told PTI in an interview. Oak has appeared in several notable projects, including “Goshta Choti Dongraevadhi”, “Gulmohar”, “Baji”, “Taare Zameen Par”, “Shor in the City”, “Jawan”, “Inspector Zende”, and the recently released “Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata”. She pointed to her casting in the 2025 series “Perfect Family” by casting director Mukesh Chhabra as an example of how industry stereotypes can be challenged. In the …

Badshah holds mystery woman close, says universe has ‘a strange way’. Internet wonders if she is Hania Aamir

Badshah holds mystery woman close, says universe has ‘a strange way’. Internet wonders if she is Hania Aamir

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Rapper Badshah took to Instagram to share a series of pictures with a mystery woman. He held her hand in a field, and the woman’s face was not visible to the camera. The rapper simply captioned it, “Universe has a strange way of putting people in your life.” (Also read: Badshah is being ‘targeted’, says Nikhita Gandhi amid Tateeree song row: ‘Many people have done inappropriate things’) Badshah’s last Instagram post has sparked online chatter. Within a few minutes, several fans reacted to the photos in the comments and wondered who the woman might be. Many guessed it to be actor Hania Aamir. One fan wrote, “Is that Hania Aamir?” Another asked, “She is Hania it seems?” “Is this a new collab?” asked another fan. “We want to see Badshah in a new music video,” said a fan. Take a look: Badshah married? On the personal front, the rapper-singer has reportedly married Punjabi actor Isha Rikhi, nearly six years after his divorce from his first wife. Isha Rikhi’s mother, Poonam Rikhi, sparked the buzz around …

Poonam Dhillon, president of cine artists’ body, calls Ranveer Singh ban ‘strange’ | Bollywood News

Poonam Dhillon, president of cine artists’ body, calls Ranveer Singh ban ‘strange’ | Bollywood News

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4 min readMumbaiUpdated: May 27, 2026 11:41 AM IST Actor Ranveer Singh‘s Don 3 controversy has taken the forefront after FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees) issued a non-cooperation directive against him on Monday. While the film federation’s decision has gotten mixed responses, many from the film industry have refrained from commenting on the matter. On Tuesday, actor Manoj Bajpayee said he hoped the situation is resolved quickly; however, he held back from sharing his views. Now, CINTAA (Cine and TV Artistes’ Association) president Poonam Dhillon has also commented on the matter. She expressed disappointment that CINTAA was not involved by either party. Poonam Dhillon reacts to Ranveer Singh’s issue with FWICE Actress Poonam Dhillon, who is the president of CINTAA, shared her views about the Ranveer Singh Don 3 controversy with Variety India. Poonam called FWICE’s action drastic and also said how CINTAA was operating in an information vacuum. “CINTAA, as an association, would have liked to have been at least approached by both parties or either of the parties if there was …

The strange tug-of-war between AFI and third parties

The strange tug-of-war between AFI and third parties

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The Athletics Federation of India’s circular making it “mandatory for athletes to obtain prior approval from the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) before entering into any agreement or contractual arrangement with any sponsor or third party” led to much chatter. The latest commotion seems to be caused by the movement of star middle-distance runner Gulveer Singh from Reliance Foundation Youth Sports to rivals JSW Sports. (SAI) The use of the word ‘sponsor’ was confusing to start with – are there sponsors lining up for our track and field stars other than Neeraj Chopra? In KPMG’s 2025 Business of Sport In India report, athletics did not feature among the top five watched or the top five most played sports in India. It’s not likely doors are being broken down to reach our runners and throwers and jumpers. There is a therefore a good chance that the circular is directed to the entity referred to as ‘third party’. Public defence of the document came from Adile Sumariwala, ex-officio AFI member due to his being World Athletics vice-president, …

150 km apart, same script: Allahabad High Court questions ‘strange coincidence’ in FIRs | Legal News

150 km apart, same script: Allahabad High Court questions ‘strange coincidence’ in FIRs | Legal News

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4 min readNew DelhiApr 25, 2026 10:00 AM IST The Allahabad High Court recently questioned the ‘strange coincidence’ of the same wording of FIRs filed in two different districts situated at a distance of more than 150 Kilometers to each other. A bench of Justices Abdul Moin and Pramod Kumar Srivastava directed the concerned superintendents of police to file fresh personal affidavits explaining the similar wording in the FIRs and responding to the inconsistencies highlighted by the court. “Let concerned Superintendent of Police filed their personal affidavits indicating the incongruities as have been pointed out by this Court in this order and also explaining the strange coincidence of primarily same wording of FIRs being filed in two districts situated at a distance of more than 150 Kilometers to each other,” the court said in its order dated April 16. Justices Abdul Moin and Pramod Kumar Srivastava ‘Similar scripts’ The court was hearing a plea challenging FIR registered in Hardoi district under Sections 109(1) (attempt to murder) of BNS, 2023, Sections 3 (licence for acquisition and …

Avesh Khan Faces Possible Ban After Strange Incident in SRH vs LSG Clash

Avesh Khan Faces Possible Ban After Strange Incident in SRH vs LSG Clash

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The Lucknow Super Giants pacer Avesh Khan is likely to be punished for infringing the ICC rules during the IPL match against SRH. Avesh Khan grabbed the highlight due to his strange actions when LSG captain skipper Rishabh Pant smashed the winning runs to secure their first victory against SRH at Hyderabad. Pant smashed the winnings boundary off Jaydev Unadkat in the final over, sealing a last-ball thriller for his team. In a dramatic finish, Avesh Khan was ready to bat standing near the boundary as the tension escalated in the LSG camp. With the team needing just one run from two balls, Pant smashed Unadkat’s delivery over towards boundary. Avesh Khan didn’t wait for the ball to cross the line and he swung his bat and began celebrating immediately. Arshin Kulkarni was visibly taken aback, raising his hands in disbelief at his teammate’s unusal move. The pacer got off lightly as neither SRH raised a complaint nor did the umpires intervene but pacer’s unusal move could have backfired badly, potentially costing his team the …

‘Strange how different teams have more pull than others’: South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, David Miller slam ICC | Cricket News

‘Strange how different teams have more pull than others’: South Africa’s Quinton de Kock, David Miller slam ICC | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 8, 2026 11:52 AM IST South Africa cricketers Quinton de Kock and David Miller have lashed out at the International Cricket Council (ICC) for England leaving India before the Proteas or the West Indies despite being eliminated later from the T20 World Cup. The Iran War has complicated international travel with the global transit hub of Dubai being affected by the war. De Kock and Miller were angered by the fact that England players and staff left for home on Saturday evening via a direct charter flight to London. This was just two days after their exit from the T20 World Cup at the hands of India in the semi-final. Meanwhile, South Africa and West Indies, who were eliminated from the T20 World Cup before England are still in India. “Funny @icc, we have heard nothing! Meanwhile, England are leaving before us somehow? @westindies and @proteasmencsa are just in the dark! Strange how different teams have more pull than others,” De Kock wrote in a Story on his Instagram account. Miller, meanwhile, …

Australia were nowhere near good enough, selections were strange: Michael Clarke | Cricket News

Australia were nowhere near good enough, selections were strange: Michael Clarke | Cricket News

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Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has slammed the Australian cricket team for being “nowhere near good enough” at the ongoing T20 World Cup where they will be heading home after the group stage. The lowest point was their loss to Zimbabwe by 23 runs, which on the heels of their loss to co-hosts Sri Lanka by eight wickets, spelt doom for their campaign. Talking about Australia’s World Cup in Sri Lanka, Clarke said: “Extremely disappointing. But I will say that I can guarantee you the players will be feeling it as much as, if not more than, the rest of us. Sometimes when you have bad losses—and I was a part of a few when I played—you can have this assumption that the players don’t really care. The players would be fuming, there’s no doubt about it, and they would have been committed to this tournament, but our performance has been terrible.” The Australian squad has been ravaged by injuries, but Clarke said that they still had enough to make it out of the group …

‘It will be strange watching it from home’: Rohit Sharma opens up on missing T20 World Cup for first time in his career | Cricket News

‘It will be strange watching it from home’: Rohit Sharma opens up on missing T20 World Cup for first time in his career | Cricket News

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The last time India played a T20 World Cup, they had won the whole thing under the stewardship of Rohit Sharma back in 2024. That win in the final against South Africa ended India’s long drought of ICC trophies as Rohit became the second captain after Mahendra Singh Dhoni to win the T20 World Cup. Fast forward to 2026, Rohit, who had retired from T20Is after winning the trophy in 2024, will be watching the upcoming edition in February from the sidelines. “We were talking about this at home, that it will be strange watching it from home, especially the T20 World Cup. From the time it started until now, I have been part of every World Cup, so it will feel different. When I watch the team playing T20 games, the feeling of missing out isn’t as much. But when you miss a World Cup, the reality really sinks in. That’s when you realise you’re not going to be part of it. So it will be a little weird. However, I will be somewhere …