Published 18:43 IST, April 27th 2020
This Day That Year: 'Avengers: Endgame' Box Office figures to Hina-Shilpa's twitter war
From Avengers: Endgame box office records to Netizens boycotting Veere Di Wedding, many things happened on this day. Here are such events that made headlines.
In the past few years, various things occurred that made headlines in the film industry. From Avengers: Endgame shattering records, Deepika Padukone and Amrita Rao being related, netizens demanding to boycott of Veere De Wedding, to Kareena Kapoor Khan’s photo sparking an internet war, numerous things happened this day. Here is a compilation of some of the events to recall.
Avengers: Endgame shattered many box office records
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Endgame made a grand release and smashed worldwide box office records. Reportedly, the superhero flick collected over $304 million with a huge chunk of its earnings coming from China. Avengers: Endgame was screened in 46 countries across the world. Moreover, it surpassed the box office collection of Marvel Studios’ previous venture Avengers: Infinity War, which collected over $ 204.8 internationally.
Are Deepika Padukone and Amrita Rao related?
The previous year, Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh attended a wedding in Mumbai and their photos went viral on social media. In one of the pictures, Padukone was exchanging pleasantries with Amrita Rao at the same event. It took the internet by storm as netizens wondered if both the actors are related. Take a look at their photo.
Netizens boycotted Veere Di Wedding
Around this time, the makers of Veere Di Wedding launched its trailer the previous year. However, social media users were not happy with Sonam Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Swara Bhasker’s take on Kathua rape case and thought the actors' outrage against the incident was ‘selective’. Earlier, Veere Di Wedding co-stars joined a campaign and demanded justice for the rape victim. However, netizens slammed and called their move to be hypocritical and called it a ploy to promote their new venture. Take a look at their tweets.
When Shilpa Shinde and Hina Khan's Twitter war got ugly
When Shilpa Shinde shared a porn clip on her Twitter, it did not go well with Hina Khan and her boyfriend Rocky Jaiswal. Moreover, their backlash led to another war between Shinde and Khan's fan club, who continually attacked each other. Furious at the threats, Rocky Jaiswal got back at Shinde's fans in a series of tweets. Take a look.
Updated 18:44 IST, April 27th 2020