Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Entertainment News Sept. 7: Stars Spark Buzz Across India
Several entertainment stories made news on September 7, 2026.
Preity Zinta wore a shirt supporting Tukaram Mundhe during an outing in Mumbai.
Mundhe has been in the news for his food-safety work in Maharashtra.
At a concert in Milan, Diljit Dosanjh saw a fan wearing a shirt that placed Diljit’s name beside “Ik Onkar.”
Diljit explained that the phrase and symbol are sacred and asked the fan not to combine them with his name.
The National Film Awards will be held in Gujarat instead of Delhi this year.
This is the first time in 72 years that the ceremony will be held outside Delhi.
Mumbai’s Gaiety-Galaxy temporarily stopped shows, but officials gave different explanations for the closure.
Boxer Mary Kom also joined Bigg Boss 20, receiving a message from Priyanka Chopra.
Preity Zinta was seen in Mumbai wearing a T-shirt reading “Team Tukaram Mundhe.”
Diljit Dosanjh asked a fan at his Milan concert not to place his name beside the sacred phrase “Ik Onkar.”
The 2026 National Film Awards will be held in Gujarat’s Ekta Nagar on September 22, marking the ceremony’s first move outside Delhi in 72 years.
Shows at Mumbai’s Gaiety-Galaxy were suspended, with Bandra police citing a non-renewed licence and theatre executive Manoj Desai citing burned cables.
Five-time world champion boxer Mary Kom entered Bigg Boss 20, while Priyanka Chopra sent her a supportive video message.
- Who
- Preity Zinta, Tukaram Mundhe, Diljit Dosanjh, Mary Kom, Priyanka Chopra, and others in the entertainment industry.
- What
- Entertainment developments included celebrity appearances, a concert interaction, a change in the National Film Awards venue, a cinema shutdown, and Mary Kom joining Bigg Boss 20.
- When
- The stories were reported on September 7, 2026; Mary Kom joined Bigg Boss 20 on September 6, and the National Film Awards are scheduled for September 22.
- Where
- The events involved Mumbai, Milan in Italy, and Ekta Nagar in Gujarat.
- Why
- The stories drew attention because of Preity Zinta’s T-shirt, the religious significance of “Ik Onkar,” the National Film Awards’ venue change, conflicting explanations for Gaiety-Galaxy’s closure, and Mary Kom’s reality-show debut.
Police Notice
Theatre Management
Reason for Gaiety-Galaxy closure
Police Notice
Bandra police cited the non-renewal of the cinema’s licence in a notice about the temporary halt in shows.
Theatre Management
Theatre executive director Manoj Desai said the closure was caused by burned cables and that replacement cables were being arranged from Lohar Chawl in South Mumbai.
- Publication date
- September 7, 2026
- Preity Zinta’s T-shirt
- It read “Team Tukaram Mundhe.”
- Diljit Dosanjh concert
- The interaction took place at a concert in Milan, Italy.
- National Film Awards
- The 2026 ceremony is scheduled for September 22 in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat.
- Venue change
- The ceremony will be held outside Delhi for the first time in 72 years.
- Gaiety-Galaxy
- Shows were temporarily halted after a police notice and a separate explanation from theatre management.
- Bigg Boss 20
- Mary Kom joined the Salman Khan-hosted reality show on September 6.