Mumbai: In a significant breakthrough, the Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested an accused from West Bengal for issuing threats and demanding extortion from comedian Kapil Sharma.

The accused, identified as Dilip Chaudhary, allegedly threatened Sharma in the name of notorious gangsters Rohit Godara and Goldy Brar. He demanded an extortion of ₹1 crore from the popular comedian.

According to police officials, the accused not only made threatening phone calls but also sent intimidating videos to Sharma. Between September 22 and 23, Sharma reportedly received seven threat calls from the accused. Additionally, he was threatened from another number as well.

Following a swift investigation, the Mumbai Crime Branch tracked down the accused and arrested him from West Bengal. He is now being brought to Mumbai for further investigation. He has been produced before the Esplande court, and the court sent him into Police Custody till September 30.

Police are probing whether the accused has any direct links with gangsters or if he was merely using their names to instill fear and demand money.

Aryan Khan recently made his directorial debut with Ba***ds Of Bollywood, starring Lakshya, Anya Singh, Bobby Deol, Sahher Bambba and Raghav Juyal. The web series is produced by his father, megastar Shah Rukh Khan. During one of her latest interviews, Anya opened up about Shah Rukh’s involvement during the shoot of the show.

Anya, who plays the role of Lakshay’s character Aasmaan’s manager, said that SRK used to come on sets as a producer but he never interfered during the filming process and that it was solely done by Aryan.

“Shah Rukh didn’t come to the sets a lot, but of course, he was there from time to time. He gave Aryan that space and respect as a director. He understood that this was Aryan’s project, and it was his creation and dream. Whenever he came to the sets, he came as a father or maybe as a producer.

“But he never came to the sets and gave his own opinions on how things should be done. It was all Aryan. I am sure he must have taken some advice from him during the writing process, but he never intervened during the filming,” the actress added.

Ba***ds of Bollywood has become the talk of the town. Ever since it streamed on Netflix, It has grabbed everyone’s attention.

The show has also been embroiled in a controversy as Sameer Wankhede filed a Rs 2 crore defamation suit against Shah Rukh’s Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix, claiming that Ba***ds Of Bollywood contains false and defamatory content.

However, the Delhi High Court on Friday (September 26) questioned the maintainability of a defamation suit filed by the Indian Revenue Service officer against the makers of the show. The court also asked Wankhede to amend the plea and show exactly how the exact cause of action took place in Delhi.

The show also stars Mona Singh, Gautami Kapoor, Manish Chaudhari, Manoj Pahwa and others. It has cameos by some of the biggest celebrities, including Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, SS Rajamouli, Disha Patani, Ranbir Kapoor, Karan Johar, Ranveer Singh, Rajkummar Rao, Arjun Kapoor, Siddhant Chaturvedi and others.

They Call Him OG, starring Pawan Kalyan and Emraan Hashmi, has stormed the box office with a record-breaking opening. Released on September 25, the gangster drama raked in an estimated Rs 70 crore in India across all languages on its first day. Adding the presale collections of Rs 20.25 crore, the film’s total opening day haul touched an impressive Rs 90.25 crore. Reportedly, the film earned around Rs 150 crore globally, making it the biggest Indian opener of 2025.

According to Sacnilk, the Telugu version dominated with a massive 69.35 per cent occupancy on Thursday, peaking at 77.51 per cent during night shows. The Tamil version registered 18.36 per cent occupancy, while Hindi and Kannada versions stood at 10.37 per cent and 9.19 per cent, respectively.

In North America, They Call Him OG set new benchmarks by emerging as the highest-grossing Telugu film of 2025 from its premiere shows alone. It also secured the fourth-biggest Telugu premiere day ever in the US, ahead of major releases like Jr NTR’s Devara: Part 1 and Prabhas’ Salaar: Part 1.

This success marks a strong comeback for Pawan Kalyan, who faced a setback earlier this year with Hari Hara Veera Mallu.

With this historic opening, They Call Him OG has outshined the debuts of recent blockbusters Chhaava and Saiyaara, and even surpassed Rajinikanth’s underwhelming Coolie. It also beat Mohanlal’s L2: Empuraan.

The buzz around OG was already sky-high before release, thanks to extraordinary advance bookings. With presales of Rs 20.25 crore, the film scored the fifth-highest advance booking in Indian cinema history – beating even biggies like Kalki 2898 AD (Rs 55.3 crore), Devara (Rs 49.9 crore), and Salaar (Rs 49 crore).

Directed by Sujeeth and produced by D. V. V. Danayya under DVV Entertainment, They Call Him OG features Pawan Kalyan as Ojas Gambheera, popularly known as OG.

The action-crime thriller follows his return to Mumbai’s underworld a decade after disappearing, only to confront Omi Bhau (Emraan Hashmi), a ruthless new kingpin. Themes of power, betrayal, and redemption play out against the gritty backdrop of Mumbai’s criminal underworld.

The film also stars Priyanka Mohan, Arjun Das, Prakash Raj, Subhalekha Sudhakar, Rao Ramesh, Sriya Reddy, Harish Uthaman, Abhimanyu Singh, Ajay Ghosh, Saurav Lokesh, Vennela Kishore, and Akira Nandan.