Bollywood running helter-skelter to wipe out their phones amid chats being leaked amid Aryan Khan drugs case

The ongoing case of Shah Rukh Khan’s son Aryan Khan arrested in cruise ship drug case has once again shone light on the chats being leaked. As more revelations are being in this particular case, Aryan Khan’s chats with actress Ananya Panday over alleged drugs related conversation has once again brought back the conversation surrounding film industry and how easy it is to access chats of celebrities.

With recent developments, Aryan Khan reportedly spoke to three other star kids as well which has led to Bollywood being shaken up again. As per sources, “Last year, NCB got access to the WhatsApp chats of Rhea Chakraborty amid the Sushant Singh Rajput and the drugs related case that led to the arrest Chakraborty and her brother Showik amongst many more. While WhatsApp continues to say the messages are end-to-end encrypted, still the access of the chats amongst the news channels has become a new norm. With multiple chat messaging apps like WhatsApp and iMessage, the messages get backed up on internal storage, Google Drive and iCloud on both receiver and sender’s respective phones. Secondly, with factory reset and many such apps, these chats can be easily restored as well.”

The source further says, “With Aryan Khan’s arrest and the recovery of his chats, Bollywood industry is quite shaken up with names popping up in media and is allegedly running helter-skelter to wipe out their phones.”

While privacy for stars remains difficult, with their chats being accessible has become the biggest bane to their existence. Meanwhile,  Aryan Khan was granted bail by Bombay High Court on October 28, 2021.

ALSO READ: BREAKING! Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan granted bail by Bombay High Court

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SCOOP: Amazon Prime Video shells out Rs. 250 cr. to acquire 4 projects from Yash Raj Films

Just a couple of days back Bollywood Hungama was the first to inform  that streaming giant Amazon Prime Video was in talks with mega Bollywood production house Yash Raj Films to acquire four of the latter’s projects. In fact, we had reported that though talks were still on, a deal had already been struck between the two parties for 4 films, viz. Bunty Aur Bubly 2, Prithviraj, Shmashera, and Jayeshbhai Jordaar.  As per the deal, Amazon Prime Video would be free to stream each of the four ventures four weeks post their theatrical release.

As per well placed industry source it is learnt that Amazon Prime Video has shelled out Rs. 250 crores, for not one of the project but for all four! While the sum may seem grossly undervalued, a source informs us, “Had Amazon acquired the rights to stream the films directly the price would obviously be higher. However, since the deal states that the films can be premiered on the OTT platform four weeks after their theatrical release the amount is a fair deal.”

Ask the source how Yash Raj Films accepted such an amount for all four ventures that are expected to be rather big ticket releases and he continues, “Like previous deals that Amazon Prime Video has struck with filmmakers and production houses, the revenue is based on a slab bracket that is in turn dependant on the estimated box office performance.”

Continuing further while explaining the logic behind this reasoning the source adds, “In the initial days when streaming was still new to the Indian film market, OTT platforms were shelling out astronomical amounts to acquire projects. But that does not make good business sense in the long run. Now with Covid-19 restrictions making OTT platforms the go to choice for the audience, streaming giants have the upper hand.”

Also Read: Yash Raj Films inks a 4 week deal with Amazon for Bunty Aur Babli 2, Prithviraj, Jayeshbhai Jordaar and Shamshera

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Shah Rukh Khan cried 'tears of joy' after Aryan Khan's bail, says former ATG Mukul Rohatgi

Shah Rukh Khan had ‘tears of joy’ after his son Aryan Khan was granted bail in cruise ship drugs bust case as per Mukul Rohatgi, the former Attorney General of India and senior advocate.

On Thursday, the Bombay High Court granted bail to Aryan and two co-accused, Arbaaz Merchant and Munmun Dhamecha. They had approached the High Court after the special NDPS court rejected their bail pleas last Wednesday. Aryan was in jail for 25 days before he was granted bail.

As per the NDPS court, although Aryan was not found in possession of drugs, he was aware of the fact that his friend, Arbaaz, was carrying them and this amounted to “conscious possession”.

In a conversation with NDTV, Rohatgi talked about SRK that, “He has been very, very worried the last three-four days that I was there and I’m not even sure whether he had proper meals. He was just having coffee after coffee. And he was very, very worried. And I could see a big sense of relief, yeah, on the father’s face last time I met him.” He added that SRK was also “making notes” to help the legal team.

Since October 2 Aryan and two others had been in custody after they were detained by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in relation to an alleged rave party on a cruise ship. “The parents were very, very worried. That is why they were taking a very great interest in the case,” Rohatgi said, adding that the actor “had given up all his professional activities”.

Opposing Aryan’s bail plea, NCB counsel ASG Anil Singh had said that applicant Aryan has been a regular consumer of drugs for the last two years and was found in ‘conscious possession’ of contraband and his arrest was not “illegal”, as claimed by defence counsel. However, Mukul Rohatgi, argued that NCB failed to prove meeting of minds among the eight people who were arrested from the cruise. He said that there was absolutely no material for the purpose of conspiracy. Shah Rukh was earlier seen smiling with his team of lawyers in photos after the bail was granted.

Also Read: Post Aryan Khan’s bail, Suhana Khan shares a throwback picture with him and father Shah Rukh Khan

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Vicky Kaushal's starrer Sam Bahadur pushed; to go on floors in 2022

Vicky Kaushal has been in the news over the months for all the right reasons. One of the reasons is his brilliant performances in various films and apart from his rumoured relationship with actress Katrina Kaif. His latest release Sardar Udham has been getting acclamation over the entire nation. While apart from that this year, Vicky Kaushal has also been roped in to play the titular role in Sam Bahadur which is based on the war hero Sam Manekshaw.

The film's title was unveiled on the birth anniversary of Sam Manekshaw, this year. Helmed by Meghna Gulzar, the film was scheduled to go on floors by the end of this year. However, things seem to take a new turn now as according to a report by a tabloid Sam Bahadur will not be going on floors this year. It has now been scheduled to get started sometime in 2022 but the exact month has not been decided yet.

According to the report, there have been multiple factors that had led to the delay in the film and one of them being Covid-19. The makers of the film Ronnie and Meghna have firmly decided that they will go ahead with it only after everything has been put in place which might take a few months from now.

ALSO READ:Vicky Kaushal opens up about The Immortal Ashwathama delay

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Nawazuddin Siddiqui quits the digital platform; says “I won’t do any more OTT shows”

Nawazuddin Siddiqui has quit the digital platform. He is not happy with what he sees there. “The platform has become a dumping ground for redundant shows. We either have shows that don’t deserve to be seen in the first place. Or sequels to shows that have nothing more to say,” says a disgusted Nawaz who was a pioneer on the digital medium.

“When I did Sacred Games for Netflix, there was an excitement and challenge around the digital medium. New talent was being given a chance Now that freshness is gone. It’s become dhanda (racket) for big production houses and actors who are now so-called stars on the OTT platform. Major film producers in Bollywood have cut lucrative deals with all the big players in the OTT field. Producers get whopping amounts to create unlimited content. Quantity has killed quality,” says Nawaz sadly.

He finds OTT the shows unbearable now. “When I can’t bear to watch them how can I bear to be in them?”

The actor par excellence fears the growth of a parallel star system on the OTT. “Yeh star system bade parde ko kha gaya (this star system killed the big screen). Now we have so-called stars on OTT claiming big money and throwing tantrums like Bollywood A-listers. They forget. Content is king. Woh zamana chala gala. When stars ruled. Before this lockdown and the digital domination, A-listers would release their films in 3,000 theatre across the country. People had no choice but to see them. Now they have unlimited choices.”

Also Read: “I see the break as bonus time to rest”, says Nawazuddin Siddiqui on rains disrupting the shoot of Adbhut

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M.L.B. Commissioner Can’t Hear Native Voices Over Atlanta’s Chop

Asked about the Atlanta team’s longstanding use of a faux war chant, Rob Manfred claimed Native Americans in the area are “wholly supportive” of it. That’s not what our columnist found.

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Roger Goodell’s Pay for Two Years Reached Nearly $128 Million

The N.F.L. commissioner’s compensation for 2019-20 and 2020-21, bolstered by bonuses for closing labor and media rights deals, was disclosed to team owners in a private meeting.

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