Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Top Entertainment News: Wangchuk, Priyanka-Nick, Nepal, Toxic
Sonam Wangchuk said Aamir Khan’s memory of meeting him was not correct.
He made a joke about Aamir’s movie Ghajini, whose character has memory problems.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas went to a Backstreet Boys concert in Las Vegas.
Other Jonas family members were also seen at the concert.
Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi disagreed with Shabana Azmi about why Batwara 1947 did not do well.
Actress Manisha Koirala asked India, China and Nepal to work together after serious floods in Nepal.
She also asked people to keep supporting Nepal and its tourism.
Actor Rishab Shetty praised Yash’s film Toxic even though audiences have reacted to it in mixed ways.
Sonam Wangchuk mocked Aamir Khan’s claim that he had never met him, referencing Khan’s role in Ghajini.
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas attended a Backstreet Boys concert in Las Vegas with friends and family.
Director Rajkumar Santoshi rejected Shabana Azmi’s explanation for Batwara 1947’s disappointing box-office performance.
Manisha Koirala urged India, China and Nepal to cooperate as flash floods in Nepal killed hundreds and left thousands missing.
Rishab Shetty called Yash’s Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups a daring experiment despite its mixed reactions.
- Who
- Sonam Wangchuk, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas, Rajkumar Santoshi, Shabana Azmi, Manisha Koirala, Rishab Shetty and Yash are among the people featured.
- What
- The entertainment roundup covers a dispute over 3 Idiots, a celebrity concert appearance, differing views about Batwara 1947, an appeal over Nepal’s floods and support for Toxic.
- When
- The roundup was published on August 30, 2026; the concert took place on August 29, and Toxic was released on August 26.
- Where
- The concert was held at the Sphere in Las Vegas, while Manisha Koirala spoke at an event concerning Nepal.
- Why
- The stories address public claims about film inspiration and personal meetings, celebrity appearances, differing film assessments, disaster support and reactions to a new movie.
Alternative Views and Criticism
Responses and Defenses
3 Idiots inspiration and meeting
Alternative Views and Criticism
Sonam Wangchuk has often claimed that 3 Idiots was inspired by him and mocked Aamir Khan’s statement that he had never met Wangchuk.
Responses and Defenses
Aamir Khan claimed that he had never met Wangchuk, a statement Wangchuk challenged through a joke about Khan’s Ghajini character.
Why Batwara 1947 underperformed
Alternative Views and Criticism
Shabana Azmi suggested that audiences may have struggled to accept Sunny Deol as a Muslim character because of his established patriotic action-hero image.
Responses and Defenses
Rajkumar Santoshi rejected that explanation and pointed out that Amitabh Bachchan had also played a Muslim hero.
Reaction to Toxic
Alternative Views and Criticism
The film received mixed reactions after its August 26 release, with some responses questioning its unusual plot.
Responses and Defenses
Rishab Shetty praised Yash’s performance and described the movie as a daring experiment, saying an unusual story is not necessarily the wrong one.
- Publication date
- August 30, 2026
- Concert date
- August 29, 2026
- Concert location
- The Sphere, Las Vegas
- Film discussed in Wangchuk-Khan dispute
- 3 Idiots
- Film receiving Rishab Shetty’s support
- Toxic: A Fairy Tale For Grown-Ups
- Nepal appeal
- Manisha Koirala urged India, China and Nepal to cooperate after devastating flash floods.
- Nepal solidarity event
- In Solidarity with Nepal, led by Sadhguru