COCKTAIL 2 REVIEW: A sobering enterprise
Rating: ***
Rating: ***
A film built on blackbuck bones and Bishnoi rivalry is now a courtroom battle too. Salman Khan wanted it stopped. The Delhi High Court said wait until July.
A woman went to watch a film with her family. She never came home. Now, nearly 18 months later, the actor whose arrival sparked the chaos has been summoned to face trial.
The teaser dropped on June 12, eight days before it was supposed to. By the same afternoon, Salman Khan's lawyers were in Delhi High Court seeking an urgent stay. The director has since said he will not stop.
Vidyut Jammwal is heading to Hollywood with 'Street Fighter'. But it seems his co-star Jason Momoa is already looking the other way. The 'Aquaman' star has his eyes set on Bollywood and he wants Vidyut to make it happen.
“I never imagined something like this. I’m not a big dreamer, and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award was never even in my distant thoughts,” he shared while receiving the award.
From Shah Rukh Khan winning his first National Award to new regional filmmakers getting the spotlight, the 2025 National Film Awards reflected the true diversity of Indian cinema.
For Shah Rukh, this win was extra special. Despite ruling the box office and being one of India’s most celebrated actors for more than 30 years, he had never before received a National Award.
Excitement for the film started back in 2024 when Riteish, Vivek, and Aftab shared the news on their social media handles and unveiled the film’s logo.
From the early hours, the roads leading to Sonapur were overflowing with mourners — students in black, farmers carrying flowers, families with children clutching posters of “Zubeen Da.”
