After Priyanka, Deepika gets 25 mn Instagram followers
Mumbai, July 6 : After Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, it is actress Deepika Padukone whose Instagram family has grown to 25 million.
Deepika had a fan following of 24.9 Instagram followers on Thursday. On Friday, she took to her Instagram stories, where she shared a boomerang video of herself showering flying kisses.
"25 million", she captioned the video.
With this, Deepika, like Priyanka, is currently ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and megastar Amitabh Bachchan on the photo-sharing platform.
Modi has 13.5 million followers while Big B has a score of 9.5 million. The "Piku" star is also ahead of Virat Kohli (22.7 million), Shah Rukh Khan (13.3 million), Salman Khan (17.3 million), Aamir Khan (1.2 million) and Ranveer Singh (13.3 million).
Deepika rose to fame with superstar Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Om Shanti Om". After that, she featured in films like "Cocktail", "Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani", "Piku", "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela", "Happy New Year", "Bajirao Mastani" and "Padmaavat".
She also tried her hands in Hollywood by starring alongside Vin Diesel in the movie "xXx: Return of Xander Cage".
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'The Ba**ds of Bollywood’ mirrors my life, damages my reputation: Sameer Wankhede tells Delhi HC
New Delhi: IRS officer Sameer Wankhede has submitted his reply to the Delhi High Court in the defamation case he filed against Red Chillies Entertainment, the production company owned by actor Shah Rukh Khan. The case pertains to the recently released series The Ba**ds of Bollywood*, which Wankhede claims has defamed him.
In his statement to the court, Wankhede asserted that the show’s portrayal of a police officer is clearly based on him and has caused serious harm to his public image. He cited four key reasons supporting his claim.
First, he said the character in question bears physical similarities to him, including facial and body features. Second, he noted that the character’s working style and mannerisms closely resemble his own.
Third, Wankhede highlighted that the officer in the show is depicted making a high-profile arrest involving a major film personality, which he said directly mirrors his own involvement in the Aryan Khan drug case.
Fourth, he pointed out that the character frequently uses the phrase “Satyameva Jayate,” a motto he himself had used during media interactions in the course of that investigation. He argued that using the national motto in such a context cannot be dismissed as creative expression or humour.
Wankhede also referred to an interview in which Aryan Khan allegedly admitted that the show was “inspired by some real events.” This, he said, contradicts Red Chillies Entertainment’s claim that The Ba**ds of Bollywood* is purely fictional.
He further alleged that the tone and intent of the series indicate personal and institutional vendetta, aimed at discrediting and defaming him rather than engaging in artistic storytelling.
Wankhede informed the court that the fallout from the show has affected his family, with his wife and sister receiving abusive and vulgar messages online.
Rejecting Red Chillies’ argument that he is a “thin-skinned” officer, Wankhede said that a public servant cannot be expected to tolerate false and damaging portrayals simply because of his position. He emphasized that his legal action seeks to protect the constitutional rights and dignity of both himself and his family.
