Karan Johar admits 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' had problematic gender politics. Shabana Azmi challenged him on the film's "hypocrisy" after its release. Johar now cringes at parts of the film, admitting his focus was reviving his father's business with a blockbuster, not social commentary.
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Varun Dhawan opens up on the Pushpa 2 stampede tragedy where a woman died. The actor came out in support of Allu Arjun who got arrested by the police on Friday, and said that just one person cannot be blamed for it.
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Following a premiere stampede incident at the Pushpa 2 screening, Allu Arjun urged fans to remain calm and avoid abusive behavior online and offline. He denied accusations made by Telangana CM Revanth Reddy regarding his response to the fan's death and clarified he learned about it later. Police and Arjun offered conflicting accounts of the event's approval process.
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