Netflix strongly opposed the defamation suit filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede in Delhi High Court. This case has been filed regarding the alleged negative image of Wankhede being shown in Netflix’s web series The Badass of Bollywood.

During the hearing in Delhi High Court, the lawyer appearing for Netflix said that it is not easy to prove defamation in such cases and it can be decided only after trial.

He argued that merely saying that the show The Badass of Bollywood has been made by Shahrukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan is not enough to prove defamation. Sameer Wankhede will have to prove malice.

Inquiry and allegations against Sameer Wankhede are in public domain since 2022 – Lawyer

The lawyer appearing for Netflix said that the inquiry and allegations against Sameer Wankhede are available in the public domain since the year 2022 but they did not take any legal action then. In such a situation, it would not be appropriate to issue an interim order. The lawyer said that Wankhede himself says that he has no problem with media criticism, then how can he object to a one and a half minute satirical part of the series.

Sameer Wankhede opposed the argument of Netflix’s lawyer

Sameer Wankhede has claimed in the Delhi High Court that the series has been deliberately made in such a way that his image is tarnished. It was also said that after saying Satyamev Jayate, a character showed an indecent gesture which is a violation of the laws related to national honour.

The court has asked Wankhede’s legal team to present information about orders related to ED and CBI investigation. Now the next hearing of the case will be on Tuesday.

‘De De Pyaar De 2’ was released on 14 November and the film started getting good business from the opening day itself. The film’s earnings crossed Rs 50 crore in a week. However, ‘Masti 4’ and ‘120 Bahadur’ were released the very next week and after that the film’s earnings got affected.

Nevertheless, the film continued to get more viewers than the two recently released new films and the earning of this romantic comedy was more than the other films present in the theatres. Today the film is in the last day of its second week at the box office, so let us know how much the film has earned so far.

Box office collection of ‘De De Pyar De 2’

Ajay Devgan’s film, directed by Anshul Sharma, earned Rs 51.1 crore in the first week. After this, on 8th, 9th and 10th day it earned Rs 2.25 crore, Rs 4 crore and Rs 4.35 crore. The earnings on 11th, 12th and 13th day decreased slightly but still it remained beyond Rs 1 crore every day.

In these three days, the film earned Rs 1.5, 1.8 and 1.35 crore and collected Rs 66.35 crore. Now today, till 5:05 pm on the 14th day, earning Rs 0.48 crore, ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ has made a total business of Rs 66.83 crore. Please note that today’s data available on SACNILC is not final. There may be change in this.

‘De De Pyaar De 2’ released its budget?

No, the film has not been able to clear its budget yet. According to Koimoi, the film has been made for Rs 135 crores and according to Saknilk, the film has collected Rs 102 crores worldwide. This means that the film will have to remain at the box office for a few more days to recover its budget.

Will ‘Tere Ishq Mein’ harm ‘De De Pyaar De 2’?

Raanjhanaa director Aanand L Rai’s film ‘Tere Ishq Mein’ is releasing on 28th November. There is a buzz about this film and according to Koimoi, it can earn Rs 9-11 crore on the opening day. In such a situation, the shows and earnings of ‘De De Pyaar De 2’ may also decrease.

Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi and Aftab Shivdasani’s comedy film ‘Masti 4’ has earned a lot of notes every day since its release on November 21. But this trend ended as soon as the first weekend ended.

The film has entered the weekdays from today and the initial figures of the film’s earnings have also come out, so let us know how much the film has earned so far.

Box office collection of ‘Masti 4’

Made under the direction of Milap Zaveri, this film collected Rs 2.75 crore on the opening day. On the second day also the film’s earning was Rs 2.75 crore. The film got the benefit of Sunday holiday on the third day and it increased to 3 crores.

Now today the film is earning for its fourth day and till 10:05 pm the collection of the film has been only 1.27 crores. Talking about the total collection, it has reached Rs 9.77 crore. Let us tell you that according to the data available on Secnilk, today’s data is not final yet. There may be change in this.

Budget and worldwide collection of ‘Masti 4’

According to many media reports, the budget of the film is around Rs 40 crore. And according to Sacnilc, it has done a worldwide business of Rs 11 crore. That means the film has been able to recover only a little more than a quarter of its budget.

How much will ‘Masti 4’ have to earn to become a hit?

If we look at the simple definition of a film being a hit, then when the film’s earnings reach around double its budget, then it is considered a hit. The film is still far away from this figure. To become a hit the film will have to earn around Rs 80 crores.

Will ‘Tere Ishq Mein’ become a hindrance in the path of ‘Masti 4’?

Dhanush and Kriti Sanon’s film ‘Tere Ishq Mein’ is releasing on 28th November, the buzz of which is also good. In such a situation, the film has time only till Friday. Otherwise, after the release of Dhanush’s film, the collection of ‘Masti 4’ may be negatively affected.

Dharmendra died on 24 November. A wave of sadness has spread throughout Bollywood and fans. 89 year old Dharmendra was an actor who had dominated Bollywood for the last 65 years. His fan following never decreased. He also did films ranging from Baby Boomer to Millennial and then Gen G’s taste.

Dharmendra has as many hit films as today’s superstars Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan do not have. He always remained among the most favorite actors, despite this he never got the status of superstar. Whereas his films did wonders at the box office. His hold on all three genres – romantic, action and comedy was very strong. But there were some reasons which prevented him from getting the title of superstar.

There were many reasons for this, like sometimes the era of Rajesh Khanna, sometimes the era of Amitabh Bachchan, sometimes many flops together and sometimes the absence of a solo film despite being a blockbuster and superhit. Let’s take a look at all the reasons.

Why Dharmendra could not become a superstar
Dharmendra did more than 300 films in his career. He gave 64 hit films in his career. Even Shahrukh and Salman do not have so many hit films. Shahrukh has 35 films, Salman has 38 and Amitabh Bachchan has 57 films. Rajesh Khanna has a total of 42 hit films.

• Despite this, Dharmendra could not become a superstar because when he came, Dilip Kumar had this title. Then this tag shifted to Rajesh Khanna and soon after that to Amitabh Bachchan.
• Despite giving many hits in the 70s, most of his films were multi-starrers. That means he had very few solo hits during this period. These films included films like Dharam Veer, Chacha-Bhatija, Sholay, Yaadon Ki Baaraat and Mera Gaon Mera Desh. During this time Amitabh Bachchan was giving solo hits.
• There are more flops in Dharmendra’s career than there are hits in his career. After Mithun Chakraborty, he became the actor with the most flops in Bollywood. He had 150 flop films in his account.

• Apart from this, B grade films also became a hindrance in Dharmendra getting the title of superstar. In the 90s, he was doing B grade films one after the other. He was getting money from all the films like Loha and Jallad No. 1, but stardom was going away. By then new faces like Shahrukh had achieved superstardom. Who had become a new competitor for Dharmendra.
• In the late 90s, Dharmendra started playing character roles in films like Pyar Kiya To Darna Kya and that period continues till now. Because of this Dharmendra could never get superstardom. However, the number of people who liked him was in crores, which has kept him a superstar in the hearts of people till date.

Bollywood’s veteran actor Dharmendra died on November 24 at the age of 89. Born in 1935, Dharmendra entered Bollywood by winning the talent hunt in 1958. Dharmendra also entered politics in 2004 and was elected MP from Bikaner.

Dharmendra, who has done more than 300 films in his career, was also awarded many awards like Padma Bhushan. Despite this, his last rites were performed without any state honours. Know here why this happened

Why was Dharmendra deprived of state honour?

According to sources, information about Dharmendra’s death was not given to the administration on time. Under this process, the family has to send an official proposal to the government, which takes some time. But Dharmendra’s family did not show any interest in this direction. Even for several hours after the death, no official statement was issued to the media and the last rites were performed in a hurry.

The media and industry came to know about Dharmendra’s demise when his body was being taken to the cremation ground. Dharmendra’s second wife Hema Malini also reached the crematorium directly. Industry veterans like Salman Khan, Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan also reached the crematorium as soon as they got the information. Shahrukh Khan arrived late, he reached when the last rites were over and most of the people had left from there.

Dharmendra has been awarded many awards

Dharmendra was given the Filmfare Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 for his contribution to cinema. After this, in the year 2012, Dharmendra was also honored with Padma Bhushan. This is an honor given by the Government of India which is given to the citizens for special service.

What does a family have to do to get state honours?
To get a state honour, the family first has to inform the administration that they want a state honour. By sending a request letter, one has to mention the achievements and awards of the deceased along with the public service done by him/her.

After fulfilling the requirements of the family’s consent, documents like death certificate and identity card, the administration after carefully examining the actions of the deceased, approves the state honour. After getting the approval, a salute and guard of honor is given by the administration in the presence of government officials.

Which actors have received state honors?

Many Bollywood celebrities have received state honors. These include actors like Manoj Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, Sridevi, Shashi Kapoor, Pankaj Udhas and Dilip Kumar.

Dharmendra, one of the biggest faces of Bollywood, left this world on November 24, leaving behind his fans and loved ones. Dharmendra was ill for a long time, he was taken to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai and then he was discharged from there and sent home.

Dharmendra, who fought life like a warrior, is no longer among us. However, from his admission in the hospital till his illness and death, his fans were heartbroken many times and at times his loved ones even expressed their anger. Know the complete timeline from the time Dharmendra was hospitalized till now.

Dharmendra was admitted to the hospital on 31 October

Dharmendra was admitted to Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai on 31 October due to difficulty in breathing. After this, on November 3, Dharmendra’s second wife, actress Hema Malini, gave a health update.

When the paparazzi asked the actress spotted at the airport about Dharmendra’s well-being, she folded her hands and said – ‘Fine.’

10 November

After this, on October 10, news came that due to Dharmendra’s condition being critical, he was shifted to ventilator. However, after the news related to the ventilator came, it was rejected by Sunny Deol’s team.

A statement was given by his team – ‘Like always, this time also such rumors are being spread, Sir’s condition is improving. He is under the supervision of doctors. There is nothing to worry about.

Indian Express also quoted sources and termed these news as fake and wrote that Dharmendra is not on ventilator.

Sunny Deol and Salman Khan reached the hospital, fans were horrified

After this, a video of November 10 surfaced when Sunny Deol reached the hospital to meet father Dharmendra with a sad face with his hands on his face. His sons Karanvir and Rajveer were also with him.

After this Salman Khan also reached Breach Candy Hospital. Everyone knows the relationship between Salman and Dharmendra, how much both of them loved and respected each other. However, during this time Salman Khan was also seen getting angry at the media. In the video, he was seen expressing anger at Paps through gestures.

Hema Malini appealed to fans

On November 10 itself, Hema Malini appealed to the fans by posting a post and told that Dharmendra ji is fine. He thanked the fans and said that he requested everyone to wish for his speedy recovery.

11 November

Many disturbing news came on 11 November. From the video of Jitendra stumbling and falling to Prem Chopra being hospitalized. Dharmendra was already in the hospital. In such a situation, rumors also started flying. Fake news started spreading from media to social media that Dharmendra has passed away. The family members got angry at these news.

Hema Malini got angry at the news of death, son Sunny Deol and Isha also got angry

Esha Deol had issued a statement on her Insta handle. He had written, “The media is spreading false news. My father is stable and recovering, we request everyone to give our family privacy. Thank you for your prayers for Papa’s speedy recovery.”

After fake news of Dharmendra’s death, Hema Malini’s anger erupted on social media. Posting on X, he wrote, ‘What is happening is unforgivable! How can responsible channels spread false news about a person who is responding to treatment and recovering? This is extremely insulting and irresponsible. Please fully respect the family and their need for privacy.”

What is happening is unforgivable! How can responsible channels spread false news about a person who is responding to treatment and is recovering? This is being extremely disrespectful and irresponsible. Please give due respect to the family and its need for privacy.

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) November 11, 2025

An angry video of Sunny Deol has surfaced. He spoke angrily to the media persons, “You people should be ashamed.” You have parents at home. You have children. And you are just going here to take videos. Aren’t you ashamed.’

Mumbai, Maharashtra: Actor Sunny Deol came out of his bungalow and expressed his displeasure by folding hands with the journalists. pic.twitter.com/YurtyQGFL1

— IANS Hindi (@IANSkhabar) November 13, 2025

12 November

12th November was the day when the family and members of the family heaved a sigh of relief. On this day, Dharmendra was discharged from the hospital. Dharmendra was taken home from the hospital in an ambulance at 7.30 am on the same day. The entire social media was filled with fans’ concern and happiness about Dharmendra.

The family issued an official statement saying, ‘Dharmendra has been discharged from the hospital and will continue his recovery at home.’ Also requested to stay away from any speculation.

Why did Deol family take Dharmendra home?

Doctor Pratit Samdani said- ‘Clearly, for some reason both the brothers and their mother Prakash wanted Dharmendra to come back to where he belonged. And stay where he has spent most of his life. I stand with the Deols in this difficult time. I pray to God that Dharam ji’s health gets better soon.

Amitabh Bachchan expressed displeasure over false news, Salman became emotional

Amitabh Bachchan made a cryptic post and wrote, ‘No Ethics’. After this cryptic post of his, fans started speculating that this post was made on the false news of Dharmendra’s demise.

A video of a press conference in Qatar went viral on social media. In the video, Salman Khan was seen talking about actor Dharmendra. When asked who he considered his inspiration, Salman said, “Before I came, there was only one person, that is Dharam ji…he is my father, that’s the truth. I love him very much and hope that he gets well as soon as possible.”

17 November

Bollywood actor and Dharmendra’s friend Shatrughan Sinha along with his wife Poonam reached Dharmendra’s house to inquire about his well-being and also shared its pictures on social media.

Along with my ‘best half’ @PoonamSinha went to meet, greet & God Bless, our very dear family friend, one of the finest human beings, star/actress, par excellence, artist of the highest calibre, an able Parliamentarian @dreamgirlhema
Our prayers are with them all & we inquired… pic.twitter.com/yc0pfHkpT2

— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) November 17, 2025

After this, good news of Dharmendra’s recovery also came on 20th November. But then came 24th November when Dharmendra left this world forever.

Which diseases was Dharmendra struggling with?
Dharmendra was initially taken to the hospital for a general checkup where he was kept admitted for about 12 days. He was having trouble breathing. 89 year old Dharmendra’s lungs and heart were no longer as strong as before.

Due to slight fatigue and lack of oxygen, there was problem of shortness of breath. Dharmendra started having this problem again and again. His diseases were age related. Dharmendra’s last rites have been performed at the Pawan Hans cremation ground in Vile Parle. Elder son Sunny Deol has lit the funeral pyre. Dharmendra always remained with his family in the last 24 days of his life. His family was seen walking with him like a shadow.

There was a dialogue in the film Jannat – ‘There is not much difference between cricketers and actors… the youth of both ends… so the story ends’. It is also believed that when actors take retirement due to age, people forget them. But there are some actors who are still working as much as any young actor does and that is why their stardom remains intact and they also get a lot of love.

Amitabh Bachchan is a living example of this. Even at the age of 83, he is active in films. But there is another actor who was also helpful in making Amitabh’s career and his age was also about 6 years more than Amitabh Bachchan. We are talking about Dharmendra who is no more in this world. Dharmendra died on 24 November at the age of 88.

Dharmendra’s career was longer than the age of Shahrukh-Salman

Dharmendra, who gave a superhit like Rocky Rani Ki Prem Kahani (2023) just a few days ago, is now going to be seen in the film Ikkis with Amitabh’s grandson. Today, there is no actor in Bollywood who has been acting continuously for 65 years, only Dharmendra was there and now he has left his fans crying. His acting career has been more than the age of Shahrukh-Salman.

Dharmendra is not just an actor, he is a living example of heroism.
After debuting with the film Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere in 1960, Dharmendra never looked back. Initially he became a ‘boyfriend’ and then he started appearing in many romantic films one after the other. His height and physical structure were such that when he got a chance in action films, he emerged as the biggest action hero.

He was seen in action in 1966’s Phool Aur Patthar and then in 1971’s Mera Gaon Mera Desh. When Amitabh came, Dharmendra had become a big star. It was he who got Amitabh to play the role of Jai in a film like Sholay by asking Ramesh Sippy. What else happened is still known to the world today.

Dealed with bad times as per your wish
It is not the same every time. After the arrival of Amitabh Bachchan, the game of stardom in Bollywood changed completely. Mithun was then followed by new faces like Sanjay Dutt, Sunny Deol, Aamir Khan and Salman Khan. All these faces were young and very good at acting. After 80s and 90s, Dharmendra’s career also got affected due to increasing age and lack of newness.

However, even during this time Dharmendra made a strategic move. He started doing low budget B-grade films. He made films like Loha, Meri Jung Ka Aalaan and Jallad No. 1, which may look cringe-worthy today, but they were successful in keeping him financially stable. Because of these films, Dharmendra remained popular among his old fans who wanted to see his old heroism.

Dharmendra’s masterstroke
Dharmendra’s master stroke was when he realized that he would not remain the hero of this generation for long and at this time he thought of opening a production house. Because of this production house named Vijeta Films, today we have two big stars in front of us. The first is Sunny Deol and the second is Bobby Deol.

Both of these were launched from this production house. Sunny Deol managed to make a mark in Bollywood with Betaab in 1983 and then Bobby Deol with Barsaat in 1995. The biggest achievement for any father is that his son surpasses him. Sunny Deol’s Ghayal also came out of this production house and also won the National Award.

Dharmendra’s second masterstroke
Dharmendra’s second masterstroke was when he re-entered the changing Bollywood. He returned again to become the favorite actor of the new generation. This time with a completely new story. The name of the film was ‘Metro’ and the year was 2007.

After this, his another film came in the same year. With this film named ‘Apne’, he again did something for his loved ones with his own production house. Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol were not able to recover from the flops. But with this film, again a hit film came to the credit of both of them.

Dharmendra always remains relevant
Dharmendra gave whatever the audience wanted whenever. It was only for the fans that he decided to become Heman after being a romantic hero. After this he started doing B-grade films and then became relevant among today’s generation. He has an audience of all ages because no one has seen Bollywood changing as much as he has.

In ‘Rocky Rani Ki Prem Kahani’, at the age of 84, he became the senior most actor to do such a lip-locking scene.

Dharmendra was another name for vivacity
Dharmendra is an actor whose liveliness is reflected in his films also. You must have seen his comedy in the films of Yamla Pagla Deewana series. Let us tell you that due to his cheerfulness in the film named Gajab years ago, it became the best comedy film of Bollywood.

His personality was exactly like Veeru of Sholay, that is, he was both emotional and comic. From videos of him roaming in the fields eating stale bread to videos of him crying over the memories of old friends, many of his videos were seen on social media. There is another story that whenever the underworld rules in Mumbai, he had on the contrary threatened the underworld that if they messed with me, the people of my village would come here in trucks like an army for me. Then after this, even the underworld did not mess with him. Only Dharmendra could do this and in reality he was also doing it.

Farhan Akhtar’s ‘120 Bahadur’ was released in theaters on November 21 along with ‘Masti 4’ and on the opening day itself, this film based on a real incident lagged behind ‘Masti 4’ in terms of collections. But on the very next day, there was a jump of more than 71 percent in the film’s earnings and the film overtook Ritesh-Vivek’s adult comedy film in earnings.

The film is doing business at the box office for its third day today. So let us know how the film is performing at the box office on the third day after the surge on the second day.

Box office collection of ‘120 Bahadur’

The film earned Rs 2.25 crore on the opening day. The business on the second day increased to Rs 3.85 crore. Today i.e. till 4:05 pm on the third day, the film has earned Rs 1.82 crore and has collected a total of Rs 7.92 crore. Please note that today’s data available on SACNILC is not final. There may be change in this.

Budget and worldwide collection of ‘120 Bahadur’

According to Filmibeat, a budget of around Rs 85 crore has been spent in making this film. According to Sacknilk, the film has made a worldwide collection of Rs 2.70 crore in 1 day.

About ‘120 Bahadur’

The film shows the real incident of 120 of our brave soldiers clashing with 3000 Chinese soldiers in Rezang La during the India-China war of 1962. Farhan is in the lead character in this. He has played the role of Major Shaitan Singh. Raashi Khanna and Ankit Siwach also play important roles in the film.

ABP News has written in its review that if you want to know about this true incident then you must watch this film. Farhan Akhtar is not only the lead actor of this film but also the producer. This film has been made under the banner of his production house Excel Entertainment. The film is directed by Rajneesh Ghai.

‘Masti 4’, directed by Milap Zaveri, is entertaining the audience at the box office from November 21. Today has been the third day since the film was released. The film’s earnings remained the same in the first two days, but today we can take advantage of the Sunday holiday and the earnings may increase.

The initial data related to today’s earnings of the film has arrived, so let us know how much the film has earned so far.

Box office collection of ‘Masti 4’

This adult comedy film collected Rs 2.75 crore on the first day. On the second day also the earning of the film remained the same i.e. Rs 2.75 crore. Whereas today i.e. till 3:05 pm on the third day, ‘Masti 4’ has collected a total of Rs 6.41 crore, earning Rs 91 lakh.

Let us tell you that these figures are according to SACNILC and today’s data is not final. There may be change in this.

Budget and worldwide earnings of ‘Masti 4’

In many reports, the budget of the film has been said to be Rs 40 crore. According to Sacknilk, the film has made a worldwide collection of Rs 7.25 crore in 2 days. If today’s domestic earnings are added to this, then the film has already spent almost a quarter of its budget.

These records are associated with ‘Masti 4’

• This film has been included in the list of top 10 grossing films of Vivek Oberoi’s career. The film has taken the 9th place in the list, leaving behind Bank Chor (7.32 crores) and Road (7.39 crores).
• ‘Masti 4’ has also been included in the list of top 10 grossing films of Aftab Shivdasani’s career. The film has left behind Kya Yehi Pyaar Hai (7.45 crores) and Dus Kahaniyaan (7.52 crores).
• ‘Masti 4’ has also come at number 9 in the list of top 10 grossing films of Tusshar Kapoor. The film has overtaken Jeena Sirf Merre Liye (6.8 crores).