Bollywood
Backstreet Boys land in Mumbai for sold-out concert amidst scalping rumours
All roads lead to BKC Jio Gardens tonight as fans of 90s boyband Backstreet Boys prep to watch their teen idols onstage. In their rollercoaster three-decade career, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, and Kevin Richardson have thrilled fans around the world with their impeccable choreography, heavenly harmonies, and over a dozen chart-topping hits.
Due to overwhelming popular demand, they have expanded their massive DNA World Tour to Mumbai and Delhi. This tour is a celebration of the then-boyband’s rich legacy, featuring megawatt hits such as ‘I Want It That Way’, ‘Everybody’ (Backstreet’s Back), ‘Quit Playing Games With My Heart’ and ‘As Long As You Love Me’, along with the latest offerings from their recent album DNA, including ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’, ‘Chances’, and ‘No Place’, among others.
The quintet has already landed in Mumbai to a roaring welcome from fans at the airport. Their hotel staff treated BSB to a Bollywood-style dance performance of their hit songs which Nick Carter posted on his Instagram page. In the video, he remarked with an ear-to-ear grin on his face.
“This is the first time I have seen something like this in my entire career.” In the caption, Carter wrote, “What cool surprise arriving at the hotel here in Mumbai India. The hotel staff had a full-out Bollywood-style dance prepared remixing all our songs. I guess we really do have fans all over the world.”
Sold-out shows
There has been a mad scramble for tickets ever since the concert was announced in February 2023. BSB fans are a passionate and mixed bunch. Everyone from the portly neighbourhood housewife with four kids in tow, the suave businessmen in their Armani suits to the navel-baring crop top brigade are followers. So, it’s not surprising that tickets were sold out weeks ago.
Official ticketing partner Bookmyshow’s website had no tickets available across tiers: Everybody Zone (general access for INR 3500 to INR 5000), I Want It That Way (closer to the stage for INR 8000 to INR 10000) and All I Have To Give (VIP passes with lounge access for INR 15000 to INR 20000).
Prices varied according to the subdivision in each tier for Mumbai and Delhi. However, as the concert date inched closer, tickets mysteriously started resurfacing. Suddenly, concertgoers are selling off their tickets via social media since they weren’t going “due to unavoidable circumstances”. Of course, they are selling them at a much higher price than the original cost.
General access tickets are going for VIP prices. The truth behind the matter is hidden in plain sight: scalping.
Trend of scalping
Scalping of concert tickets is when someone buys tickets to a concert or event and then resells them for a higher price. The person who bought the tickets originally is usually a fan who wants to attend the event, but the scalper buys the tickets with the intention of making a profit by reselling them at a higher price.
Scalpers use bots and loopholes on the ticketing site to do this. This is possible because demand for the tickets is often higher than the supply, and scalpers take advantage of this by charging fans more than the original price.
The practice of scalping can be controversial because it often means fans have to pay more than they should.
Wrote Twitter user Piyush: “There is suddenly a surplus of Backstreet Boys tickets for Mumbai:
One ardent fan tweeted: “The millennial in me wants to attend the BackStreet Boys DNA World tour in Mumbai, but ticket bohot mehenga hai. Kuch jugaad hai kya?
The scalping of concert tickets for BSB is a fascinating example of the dynamics of supply and demand. The popularity of the boy band is such that demand for tickets is far outstripping supply, creating a lucrative opportunity for scalpers who are able to obtain tickets through various means.
Scalpers are using sophisticated technology and strategies to capitalize on the imbalance between supply and demand and adjust their selling price accordingly. While some may see scalping as a nefarious practice that takes advantage of fans, it can also be seen as a natural outcome of a market where demand exceeds supply. It’s clear that the practice of scalping can have negative consequences, however, particularly when it creates a sense of unfairness among fans who are unable to obtain tickets at face value.
Surge in streaming
The band has seen close to a 2x surge in daily searches on Spotify in India since the Mumbai and Delhi of their world tour were announced in February.
Spotify playlist- ‘This Is Backstreet Boys’; which includes some of the band’s biggest hits, also witnessed an 88% increase in streams during this period. Released over 20 years ago; ‘I Want It That Way’ continues to be a fan favourite and is the band’s top-streamed track in India since the tour announcement. This is followed by ‘As Long as You Love Me’, ‘Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) – Radio Edit’, ‘Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely’, and ‘Quit Playing Games With My Heart’, which complete the list of the top 5 most streamed Backstreet Boys songs on Spotify in India right now.
New documentary
BSB has also gifted their loyal fans with the first episode of their slick new documentary series, ‘Making Of The DNA Tour’, offering an exclusive behind-the-scenes glimpse into the preparation for this world tour. Five episodes are out on their Youtube channel. Rick+Tone will be recording more footage for the documentary during the Mumbai and Delhi shows.
Bollywood
Kriti Sanon crosses pottery art off her bucket list: Make today your ‘Day One’

Mumbai, Sep 20: Actress Kriti Sanon crossed off another thing on her bucket list, something she had been wanting to learn for years. The ‘Mimi’ actress was seen working on her pottery skills in her latest post on Instagram.
Expressing her excitement about learning a new skill, Kriti penned on the photo-sharing app, “That thing you’ve been wanted to do or learn for years, the one that always made it to your “Things I wanna do this year” list but you never made time for it.. Instead of saying “One day”, yet again, make today your “Day One” ! One of the things on my list was Pottery! The joy of learning a new skill.. its something else! (sic).”
The ‘Cocktail 2’ actress ended her post saying that she, “love being a Work In Progress!”.
Kriti loves to constantly push herself out of her comfort zone and try out new things.
In 2023, she tried her hand at skydiving, ticking off another thing on her bucket list.
She went to Dubai with her sister Nupur Sanon, where the two sisters decided to try skydiving.
Sharing her experience with the netizens, Kriti uploaded a video on her official handle. The clip began with her saying, “Yeah. Butterflies in stomach right now.” After this, the ‘Luka Chuppi’ actress enjoyed her dive in the sky.
Asked how she felt, Kriti said, “Great! This is a like a free bird.”
The adrenaline-filled video was captioned, “Jumping out of my comfort zone! Quite literally!! Wat an incredible experience!! Ticking off my bucket list #SkyDiving.”
Work-wise, Kriti last graced the big screen in Homi Adajania’s “Cocktail 2”, co-starring Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna.
Released in the cinema halls on 19 June 2026, the sequel turned out to be a moderate commercial success at the ticket counters.
Bollywood
When Jaya Bachchan talked about roles for older women in Bollywood

Mumbai, Sep 20: Veteran actress Jaya Bachchan once got candid with filmmaker Karan Johar about the kind of roles offered to older women in Bollywood during her appearance on the popular chat show, ‘Koffee With Karan’.
During the discussion about whether women still get substantial roles as they grow older, Jaya Bachchan shared that she does not mind playing a small part, as long as her character has a purpose and contributes to the story.
KJo said, “I think in Hollywood, there are still roles offered to women.”
To this, Jaya Bachchan reacted, saying, “Not really. I think you know what is important is that I do accept the fact that we are much older.”
She went on to explain, “Yeah. So obviously maybe older people don’t have much to do in life. I don’t know. I mean, I think we are doing a lot more than our children really. Even if it’s a small role, it must have something. There should be a character. Some kind of depth.
Karan pitched in, “Some reason for you to exist within the framework”.
“I don’t mind a small role, but it has to contribute,” concluded Jaya Bachchan.
Talking about Jaya Bachchan’s career trajectory, she first appeared on the screen as a teenager in Satyajit Ray’s Bengali film ‘Mahanagar’ in 1963.
In 1971, she made her Bollywood debut as an adult with Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s ‘Guddi’, in which she was seen as a schoolgirl infatuated with film star Dharmendra, who played himself in the drama.
After this, she went on to be a part of several noteworthy projects such as ‘Uphaar (1971)’, ‘Koshish (1972)’, ‘Zanjeer (1973)’, ‘Abhimaan (1973)’, ‘Kora Kagaz (1974)’, ‘Chupke Chupke (1975)’, ‘Mili (1975)’, ‘Sholay (1975), and ‘Silsila (1981)’.
Jaya Bachchan took a 17-year-long break from films after Silsila (1981), following her marriage to Amitabh Bachchan in 1973 to focus on her family.
She returned to films in 1998 with Govind Nihalani’s critically acclaimed film ‘Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa’.
Bollywood
Salman Khan lashes out at trolls commenting on Katrina Kaif post-pregnancy weight gain

Mumbai, Sep 20: Salman Khan got upset with all those trolling actors for their appearance during the latest episode of ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’ on ‘Bigg Boss 20’. He lashed out at those criticizing actresses for gaining weight after pregnancy, which is being seen as a veiled dig at the netizens who are body-shaming actress Katrina Kaif.
Recently, Katrina made a rare appearance at the Ambani family’s Ganpati celebrations with husband Vicky Kaushal, and users started commenting on her weight gain after delivering son Vihaan.
During the ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’ episode, Salman addressed the issue between contestants ScoutOP and Arishfa Khan. Earlier in the week, after having a fight with Arishfa during a task, ScoutOP had asked his YouTube and gaming community, “khatam kardo isko” (finish her off).
Referring to this, Salman shared how it is becoming a trend for users to hide behind their screens and troll people by commenting on their looks.
The ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ actor said, “Kisi ko neecha dikha ke aap paise kama rahe hain” (You are making money by putting someone down).”
“Aap apni upbringing dikha rahe ho” (you are only showing your upbringing)”, he went on to add.
Salman also pointed out that celebrities are often targeted over various factors such as their weight, family, career failures and personal milestones including. motherhood.
Without taking any names, the ‘Bajrangi Bhaijaan’ actor added, “Pregnant hone ke baad everyone puts on weight” (Everyone puts on weight after becoming pregnant).
Salman added that when she decides to return to films, she would be fit once again.
During the episode, Salman also shared that he was also targeted due to aging.
“Budha hogya, of course 60 saal ka hogaya. You can’t be Maine Pyaar Kiya all the bloody time.”
Asking about the what is the motivation behind such trolling, Salman said, “What do you want to troll and why do you want to troll?”.
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