Today, the Indian Premier League (IPL) stands among the most lucrative and widely followed sporting leagues in the world. However, when the tournament was still an idea taking shape in the mid-2000s, its creator Lalit Modi knew that cricket alone would not be enough to transform it into a mass entertainment phenomenon. IPL also attracted…

Ranveer Singh‘s Dhurandhar franchise has rewritten the box-office record books, with Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: Revenge together earning more than Rs 3,000 crore worldwide. But according to producer Jyoti Deshpande, the journey to creating one of Indian cinema’s biggest franchises was far from straightforward.Speaking to ET Digital, Deshpande revealed how the makers navigated ballooning budgets, reimagined…

Kriti Sanon addressed rumours of a lesbian storyline in Cocktail 2, starring Rashmika Mandanna and Shahid Kapoor, at a Mumbai event, dismissing speculation and calling it misinterpretation of friendship. Director Homi Adajania also clarified there is no such angle. The film releases on June 19 as a sequel to Cocktail (2012). Kriti Sanon has addressed…