Showbiz weekly roundup: Rajinikanth back with Kabali to beat Salman Khan’s Sultan & Deepika Padukone missing from xXx Return of Xander Cage

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Updated: July 24, 2016 1:24 AM IST

By India.com Entertainment Desk

Showbiz weekly roundup: Rajinikanth back with Kabali to beat Salman Khan's Sultan & Deepika Padukone missing from xXx Return of Xander Cage

The world of showbiz never comes to a standstill, this week that went by was full of exciting news and updates from the world of entertainment. Right from the biggest release Kabali to a sneak peek into a couple of upcoming movies, the week was loaded with juicy stories and celeb news. If you are a regular to our showbiz section, you might have well access to the intimate lifestyle details of your favorite celebrities in our entertainment section. If not, don’t worry, we bring to the major news makers of the week. So if you have been busy the whole week, simply take a look at our Showbiz weekly round up to know all about the hottest stories about your fav celeb right here.

1. Kabali vs Sultan

Thalaiva is back! Yes, Rajinikanth has the world going crazy over him with his biggest release Kabali. The superstar has managed to beat Salman Khan starrer Sultan as his movie successfully grossed over Rs 40 crore at the box office on the opening day. In North America, the Tamil and Telugu version of Kabali has collected $2 million from the premiere shows! This looks like just the beginning for the Rajini starrer despite getting mixed reviews for this gangster drama. (ALSO READ: Kabali movie review: Rajinikanth film is a STRICT No No for sensible moviegoers; watch Irrfan Khan’s Madaari instead).

2. Sultan box office

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Salman Khan’s Sultan has raked in Rs 500 crore in terms of world wide collection and 280.10 crore at the box office after the third week of the movie release. Very soon the Salman Khan and Anushka Sharma starrer will beat Aamir Khan’s Dhoom 3 record which was Rs 284 crore. But apart from that it would be interesting to see if the Thalaiva’s big release give a tough competition to Sultan or not.

3. xXx: The Return of Xander Cage trailer

The xXx: The Return of Xander Cage trailer surfaced on the internet and everyone was left disappointed by Deepika Padukone’s barely-there appearance in the official trailer. All we could see in the trailer was Vin Diesel and Samuel L Jackson. But the leggy lass has confirmed that there is more to be unveiled in the coming days. So we are looking forward to more from the Xander Cage ahead of its release on January 20, 2017. (ALSO READ: xXx: The Return of Xander Cage: Disappointed with Deepika Padukone’s blink and miss appearance? Guess what! She doesn’t care!).

4. Rohit Khandelwal

It was a proud moment for India when Hyderabad lad Rohit Khandelwal became the first Indian to win the coveted title of Mr. World 2016. Khandelwal defeated 47 other contenders at the grand finale of the 2016 competition in Britain to win the Mr. World title. Khandelwal also won the Mr World Multimedia Award at the Mr World 2016 pageant. With Mr World 2016 title, he won a cash prize of USD 50,000. (ALSO READ: Mr World 2016 Rohit Khandelwal: HOTTEST pictures of the hunk to drool over!).

5. Dear Zindgi first look

Well finally its here! Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan together for the first time ever in Gauri Shinde’s next. The Red Chillies Entertainment shared the first look of the film with an unusual love story. In the first look of the movie, Alia is seen checking out her phone, while Khan is looking at her with a cute little grin. This was followed by a Twitter conversation between the two stars dropping us hints about this new movie. (ALSO READ: Dear Zindagi first look out: Shah Rukh Khan & Alia Bhatt have an interesting Prisma conversation on Twitter!).

6. A Flying Jatt trailer

For the first time ever Tiger Shroff will be seen in a superhero avatar in the movie A Flying Jatt. And he has impressed his fans with his comic portrayal of a never seen before desi super hero avatar. A Flying Jatt directed by Remo D’Souza is slated to release this year on August 25. After entertaining his fans with a couple of music videos the actor is back to spell his magic once again. But only time will tell if the Jatt will actually kick some butt or not! (ALSO READ: Tiger Shroff as the new Indian superhero is here to kick some butt!).

7. Salman Khan vs Ranveer Singh

Well who knew Salman could pose to be a threat for none other than Ranveer Singh! Yes, Ranveer agitated Khan with his antics when he grabbed eyeballs for his dancing stint at a theater in Paris during the screening of Salman’s Sultan. Salman said that he felt like breaking a chair on Ranveer’s head as he wasn’t letting the audience watch the movie. Salman said: “I saw that and I am going to break a chair or something on his head. Watch a film… don’t start dancing and disturb the film.” (ALSO READ:WTF! Salman Khan wants to break chair on Ranveer Singh’s head for his Sultan dance!).

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