If one has to summarise the love-hate relationship between the Thackerays and Bollywood, two separate incidents last week would say it all.  While inaugurating a BMC-run hospital in suburban Mumbai, named after former Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, party president Uddhav Thackeray narrated an anecdote on how Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan after his near-fatal accident on the sets of Coolie in Bengaluru was brought to Mumbai and rushed to Breach Candy Hospital in a Sena ambulance. Uddhav also quoted an old tweet by Bachchan recalling how there were no ambulances in those days which could ‘accommodate’ a person of Big B's height. Bachchan had tweeted about the incident after Bal Thackeray’s death in 2012. The second incident, of course, is that of Shah Rukh Khan meeting Raj Thackeray at the latter's Dadar residence to ensure a smooth release of his upcoming movie, Raees.                              ...

Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday issued summons to Sushant Singh Rajput’s former live-in partner Rhea Chakraborty asking her to appear before the agency on Friday at 11 am, said officials privy to the development. Rhea Chakarborty is said to have gone out of public view ever since she posted a video appeal claiming innocence and wishing that the truth behind Sushant Singh Rajput’s death comes out one day clearing her name. Bihar police has been claiming that it has been unable to trace Chakraborty, who has been accused of diverting huge sums from Sushant’s account apart from keeping him in confinement and harassing him mentally. The Enforcement Directorate is probing the financial misconduct aspect of the investigation. Earlier today, Central government notified a CBI probe into the abetment of suicide case registered against Rhea Chakraborty by Sushant Singh Rajput’s father in Patna. The case was filed several days after Rajput, aged 34, was found dead in his apartment in suburban...

Why did Sushant Singh Rajput end his privileged life at the age of 34, when every citizen from all walks of life, across the nation was labouring and sweating blood to survive in pandemic? People on social media are fuming to know the answer, as his suicide triggered huge outburst and outrage. Some Bollywood personalities hinted Sushant Singh Rajput might be the victim of nepotism and favouritism emanating from camps and coterie in Bollywood. Others were of opinion Sushant Singh was not strong enough to survive in Bollywood’s cut throat competition. Ram Gopal Varma, too, entered into debate. He said, “If Sushant after 12 yrs of fame and money took his life because he was made to feel like an outsider then 100 actors’ suicide per day will be justified, who couldn’t reach anywhere near Sushant. If you can’t be happy with what you have you will never be happy with whatever you have. Period!" In another words, Sushant Singh Rajput was fortunate to get entry in Film Industry. He should...

  Rs 50 cr withdrawn from Sushant Singh Rajput's account, but Mumbai Police silent on crucial lead: Bihar DGP The ongoing war of words between Mumbai Police and Bihar Police took a turn for the worse on Monday after Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey questioned the Mumbai Police as to why they did not investigate the money trail while probing the suicide of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. "In the past four years, around Rs 50 crore was credited to the bank account of Sushant Singh Rajput but surprisingly all of it was withdrawn. In one year, Rs 17 crore was credited to his account, out of which Rs 15 crore was withdrawn. Isn't this a crucial point to be investigated? We are not going to sit quiet. We will question them (Mumbai Police) as to why such leads are hushed up," the DGP told the media. Earlier on Sunday, the Bihar Police chief had reacted strongly when his subordinate Vinay Tiwari, an SP rank officer, was quarantined by the Mumbai ...

Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Modi has accused Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray of attempting to save people allegedly responsible for actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death under pressure from ally Congress, a party he claims has been patronizing the Bollywood ‘mafia’. Sushil Modi also repeated his allegation that the Mumbai police was not cooperating with the Bihar police team in the city to investigate Rajput’s live-in partner Rhea Chakraborty’s alleged role in his death. “ Uddhav Thackeray is under pressure from the Bollywood mafia patronised by the Congress, therefore he is bent on saving all those responsible in Sushant’s (death) case. How will Congress show its face to people in Bihar,” Modi said in his tweet. Modi’s comments assume significance since Bihar is slated for assembly elections later this year and the Congress party is part of the opposition alliance in Bihar. Modi’s reference to ‘Bollywood mafia’ also reflects the popular sentiment associated with a camp...