From Munmun Dutta and Raj Anadkat denying engagement rumours to Elvish Yadav’s controversy with Maxtern: Top TV news

This week in the telly industry was filled with drama and controversy. From some dismissed their wedding and engagement rumours, giving a befitting response, to others making some shocking revelations, the list of such news is long. Here’s a list of top TV news of the week..

Raj Anadkat and Munmun Dutta were in the limelight after news of their alleged engagement was published by News 18. However, ETimes TV then reached out to the Taarak Mehta actress and she denied the rumours. She even called it ‘fake’ and ‘ridiculous.’ Reacting to the same, Munmun said,

“This news is RIDICULOUS, Fake and LUDICROUS. Zero ounce of truth in it… And frankly I don’t want to give my energy to this fake thing that keeps coming up again and again.” Raj, on Feb other hand made a post and wrote, “Hello everyone, Just to clear things up, the news you’ve been seeing on social media is false and baseless. Team Raj Anadkat.”

Rakhi Sawant’s ex-husband Adil Khan Durrani got married to Bigg Boss 10’s Somi Khan in an intimate wedding recently. The newlyweds have been sharing pictures and videos from their ceremonies ever since. They got into an exclusive chat with ETimes TV and reacted to the same. Adil said, If you talk about my wedding with Rakhi Sawant stands null and void as when we got married she was already married to someone else. Mujhe dhokhe mein rakh ke usne kiya tha. There’s already a court case going on. Many people have this question in their mind, how did I get married again? Alhamdulillah I have the full right to get married again as I’m a Muslim and I can get married.“ Somi, on the other hand said,

“I’m blessed to have such a beautiful, nice soul around me. She stood by me in the difficult situations I had in my life. There is nothing bigger that could happen in my life. I want to spend the rest of my life with her."

Recently an entertainment portal shared that there are rumours of Priyanka Chahar Choudhary and Ankit Gupta getting married towards the end of the year, around November or December. However, Priyanka, took a playful jab at the wedding reports, calling it an early April Fool's prank. She shared a story on her Instagram, saying, "It's March, but it seems like some media portals are celebrating April Fool's Day early."

Bigg Boss: OTT 2 winner Elvish Yadav once again made headlines after a video of him punching a fellow content creator named Maxtern (aka Sagar Thakur) became popular on social media. An FIR was lodged against Elvish after the incident. Later, the YouTuber-turned-actor clarified in a video that he assaulted Maxtern for threatening his parents. Elvish stated in the video that the young content creator has been pursuing a slander campaign against him since August 2023 to expand his following. He claimed that Maxtern had threatened to burn him and his parents alive. However, after a lot of drama and controversy, the two came live on Instagram and sorted things out.

Mannara received immense fame and love after her Bigg Boss 17 stint. In an interview with ETimes TV, she shared how she was initially conscious about being judged because of her famous sisters, Priyanka and Parineeti Chopra. She said, “I was like when I come out of the show my only claim to fame or introduction shouldn’t be that I’m someone’s sister. When I went inside I never wanted that introduction to be there Kyunki phir harr cheez wohi point of view se hoti and then I would have got awkward. But Salman sir made me comfortable about the topic.”

Dipika and Shoaib are enjoying their first ever Ramzan as parents with baby boy Ruhaan. Their recently shared a vlog on their YouTube channel when their can be seen enjoying their first ever Chand Raat, Iftaari and more. In another video, Shoaib revealed how Ruhaan gets hate online. He said, “By trolling a newborn those people showed der mentality Aur Aise logon ki baaton ko kya he Dil par lagana. Unki trolling se Humari Zindagi par farak nahi padta Aur Na ye koi badlaav aata hai. And also trolling is a sign that we are growing well in life Kyunki jaise main humesha Kehta hoon baat unhe ki hoti hai jin mein koi baat hoti hai.”

Arjun was rushed to the hospital last week due to an acute stomach pain. Arjun was brought to Hinduja Hospital after experiencing significant discomfort on the lower right side of his stomach caused by appendicitis. According to the reports, Arjun went through an emergency surgery as well. The actor has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering post-the surgery. He even shared his health update with his fans and thanked everyone for their well wishes.

Shelly Bulchandani pitched her hair extension brand, seeking 30 lakhs for 3% equity in Shark Tank India season 3. While some sharks praised her presentation, Amit Jain and Namita Thapar criticised her product quality. Anupam offered 30 lakhs for 10%, Aman initially offered 30 lakhs for 6%, then 3%, while Ritesh proposed 60 lakhs for 6% equity. Shelly accepted Aman Gupta's revised offer of 30 lakhs for 3% equity, securing a deal with him. She gave an exclusive interview to ETimes TV talking about how she used to manifest going to the show. He said, “I used to manifest myself on Shark Tank India, I used to practice my pitch even before making it to the tank. When the college campus opportunity came by, I was the last person to enrol from my college and I felt that my brand wouldn't get selected as there were a lot of them. Luckily, I got selected in the first round, and then in the second round. You have to be real and true to your brand. That helped me a lot and I connected with everyone around me, and yes my manifestation came true, I was in the tank pitching my brand.”

MC Stan, who gained major popularity after he won Bigg Boss 16 enjoys a massive fan following on social media. He recently faced a trouble and that left him and everyone shocked. He revealed how he lost his YouTube channel that had around 9 million subscribers. Fans are wishing for him to recover the account soon. He wrote, "famm kisne toh yede ki leke youtube hack kia hai kya malum kya scene yaar sabr karo thoda!! @youtubeindia My yt channel is hacked!" (Fam, someone has hacked my YouTube channel. I don't know what the problem is. Please be patient for a while.)

Kundali Bhagya fame Twinkle Vasisht tied the knot to her fiancé Harsh Tuli in Udaipur in Udaipur on March 12. Last year in August, the couple had a roka ceremony to mark their engagement. The roka ceremony took place on August 23 in Ahmedabad, setting the stage for their journey towards marriage and now the couple got married in a dreamy ceremony.