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As Legacy Blue Tick Disappears, Elon Musk Is “Personally Paying” For Twitter Blue Subscription Of These Celebrities

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Twitter removed the legacy blue tick from verified accounts yesterday. This comes months after the company’s CEO Elon Musk announced the date to press users to sign up for Twitter Blue, its paid subscription service. Due to the recent development, many celebrities and noted personalities across various domains lost their coveted verification check mark. With the launch of Twitter Blue, only users who are subscribed to it will be able to have a blue checkmark in front of their names along with access to some brand-new features. However, basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still retained their checkmarks despite publicly announcing that they would not sign up for the service. It was later informed by the CEO of the company that he is “personally paying” for the Twitter Blue subscriptions of some celebrities to keep their checkmark.

This came to light after American author Stephen King took to the microblogging website and said, “My Twitter account says I’ve subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven’t. My Twitter account says I’ve given a phone number. I haven’t.” Replying to the same, Mr Musk said, “You’re welcome namaste” along with a folding hand emoji. 

In a separate tweet, Mr Musk informed, “I’m paying for a few personally.” Later, he tweeted, “Just Shatner, LeBron and King,” referring to Star Trek star William Shatner, who had last month complained about being forced to pay to keep his blue checkmark.

Former US President Donald Trump, Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates and reality TV star Kim Kardashian were among those who lost their badges. Several Indian celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt and politicians like CM Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi and cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma among others have also lost their verified blue ticks from their Twitter accounts.

The company introduced the blue check mark system in 2009 to help users identify that celebrities, politicians, companies and brands, news organisations and other accounts “of public interest” were genuine and not impostors or parody accounts. The company didn’t previously charge for verification.

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Salman Khan reveals the reason behind Aamir Khan’s new relationship on premiere of ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3’

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Mumbai, June 18: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan brought his signature charm and humour to the premiere of ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3’, where he joined as the first guest.

Taking to Instagram, Netflix shared a video announcing the release date of the new season, along with a sneak peek of the first episode featuring Salman Khan. Sharing the clip, the streaming giant wrote, “Sikandar ka swag + Kapil ki timing = Blockbuster The Great Indian Kapil Show is back aur har Funnyvaar badhega humara parivaar. Watch the first episode from 21st June, 8 pm, every Saturday only on Netflix.”

During the lively conversation with host and comedian Kapil Sharma, Salman playfully revealed the reason behind Aamir’s new relationship, leaving both the audience and Kapil in splits. The episode kicked off the new season with laughter, camaraderie, and candid confessions, setting the tone for another entertaining run of the beloved comedy show.

The video opens with Navjot Singh Sidhu saying, “From today, every moment will be fun. The whole country will be ready to laugh.” Kapil Sharma adds, “Welcome to The Great Indian Kapil Show.” Salman Khan then makes a dramatic entry, joking, “The show that used to be with us, Netflix has taken it away and made me the first guest. That’s real power!” Krushna Abhishek teases Salman by saying, “Tiger is still alive,” to which the Sultan actor quips, “He’s alive, but not for you!”

Kapil then turns to Salman and says, “Aamir Bhai just introduced his fans to his girlfriend. He’s not stopping, but you aren’t even starting!” Laughing, Salman replies, “Aamir is something else. He’s a perfectionist—he won’t settle down until he perfects marriage itself!”

The video ends with Salman and Kapil singing the popular track ‘Oh Oh Jane Jaana’ from the actor’s blockbuster movie, “Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya.”

The first episode of ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show Season 3’ will premiere on June 21 on Netflix.

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Diljit, Ahan join Varun, Sunny for ‘Border 2’ third schedule at Pune’s National Defence Academy

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Mumbai, June 17: Actors Diljit Dosanjh and Ahan Shetty have joined Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan for the third schedule of their upcoming film “Border 2” at Pune’s National Defence Academy.

Sunny took to Instagram, where he shared a picture posing with the actors Diljit, Varun and Ahan. They were joined by filmmakers Nidhi Dutta and Bhushan Kumar.

For the caption, he wrote: “ When all ‘Forces’ Come together! #BORDER2. Diljit Dosanjh & Ahan Shetty join Sunny Deol and Varun Dhawan as the battalion kicks off the 3rd schedule at Pune’s National Defence Academy!

Sunny added: “On-ground, they’re joined by Producers Bhushan Kumar & Nidhi Dutta, Director Anurag Singh, Co-producers Shiv Chanana and Binoy Gandhi, as the film moves full throttle! Mark your calendars: Border2 hits theaters on Jan 23, 2026!”

Backed by a powerful production team including Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, J.P. Dutta, and Nidhi Dutta, and directed by Anurag Singh, Border 2 is presented by Gulshan Kumar & T-Series, in association with J.P. Dutta’s J.P. Films.

A sequel to the 1997 war drama “Border”, the movie is believed to be based on India and Pakistan’s Kargil War of 1999.

For the unversed, Pakistani troops infiltrated the Line of Control (LoC) and occupied Indian territory mostly in the Kargil district. India responded by launching a major military and diplomatic offensive to drive out the Pakistani infiltrators.

Presented by Gulshan Kumar’s T-Series, along with JP Dutta’s J.P. Films, “Border 2” is likely to be released in the theatres on January 23, 2026.

Talking about Sunny, on May 20, he met Uttarakhand film officials on the ‘Border 2’ set.

The meeting was held at the Halduwala location in Dehradun, where the large-scale war set for his upcoming film Border 2 has been constructed. This interaction highlights the growing collaboration between the film industry and the state government to promote Uttarakhand as a major hub for film production.

Council CEO Bansidhar Tiwari, along with Joint CEO Dr. Nitin Upadhyay, met the actor and director Anurag Singh.

A source close to the development revealed that the team held an in-depth discussion on Uttarakhand’s progressive film policy, the rich variety of shooting locations, and the state government’s continued support to filmmakers.

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Dino Morea on ‘Housefull 5’: Not doing anything outrageously funny in the film

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Mumbai, June 13: Actor Dino Morea is happy with the kind of response to his latest release “Housefull 5” and he said that he has not done anything outrageously funny in the film and instead he is “suave, smooth operator with ‘devious’ plans”.

The actor shared: ‘’I’m not doing anything outrageously funny in the film. Instead, I’m the suave, smooth operator with ‘devious’ plans.”

He wanted to join the fun with the fifth installment of the “Housefull” franchise.

“But the idea of being a part of this franchise was to join in the fun. Blockbuster filmmaker, Sajid Nadiadwala, knows how to add grandeur to an installment to keep it going,” Dino said.

“Housefull 5” boasts a massive star cast. It also stars such as Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Sonam Bajwa, Nagis Fakri, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Nana Patekar, Chitrangada Singh, Fardeen Khan, Chunky Pandey, Johnny Lever, Shreyas Talpade, Ranjeet, Soundarya Sharma, Nikitin Dheer, and Akashdeep Sabir.

Directed by Tarun Mansukhani, the film released in theatres on June 6 with two climaxes. The film is bankrolled by Sajid Nadiadwala under his home banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment.

The first installment of “Housefull” was released in 2010. The second installment came out in 2012. The first two films were directed by Sajid Khan.

Housefull 3, which was directed by Sajid-Farhad, hit the screens in 2016. The fourth film came out in 2019 and was directed by Farhad Samji.

Talking about Dino, he was also seen in Mere Husband Ki Biwi as Ricky Khanna. The romantic comedy film is directed by Mudassar Aziz and stars Arjun Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles.

Dino began his career as a fashion model and made his film debut in Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi in 1999. Over a career spanning more than two decades, he has appeared in over 50 films, primarily in the action and thriller genres.

His most popular film was the horror thriller Raaz. He also featured in Gunaah, Plan, Holiday, Dus Kahaniyaan, Bhram and Acid Factory.

In the 2020s, Morea transitioned to streaming platforms, acting in series such as Mentalhood, Hostages, Tandav, and Kaun Banegi Shikharwati.

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