From Elvish Yadav receiving an extortion call demanding Rs 1 crore to Hina Khan and Ekta Kapoor taking at stand for Ankita Lokhande: Top TV news

This week in the telly industry was full of festive vibes. TV celebs celebrated the holy festival of Navratri and Durga Puja. However, that wasn’t all, many TV celebs stirred headlines and created controversies. While, Elvish Yadav received an extortion call, Abhishek Malhan lost Rs 1.5 lakh while travelling. The list of such controversial news is pretty long. Here’s a look..

Bigg Boss OTT 2 fame Elvish Yadav has filed a complaint at Gurugram police recently after allegedly receiving an ‘extortion call.’ The reality show star filed the case on October 25 and informed the Gurugram Police that he received a call from an unknown caller demanding Rs 1 crore.

Ankita Lokhande, who is currently seen on Bigg Boss 17 opened up about her previous relationship with ex-Sushant Singh Rajput. The actress revealed how it took her two and a half years to move on from it and was in a very bad state. She even told fellow contestant Navid that Vicky was a good friend in the time and she would cry to him about her ex. She even revealed that she had hopes of him returning to her for a long time. However, Vicky helped her and proposed marriage to her two and a half years post-the breakup.

Samarth Jurel and Manasvi Mamgai are all set to enter the Bigg Boss 17 house as wildcard contestants. The recent promo of the reality show unveiled the same and gave a glimpse of their entry. While Manasvi was seen impressing fans with her dance performance, Samrath left everyone shocked by revealing details of his and Isha Malviya’s relationship. Samarth said, "Isha and I met for the first time in Bhopal, it has been a year and we have been happy together." It will be very interesting to see how Abhishek Kumar reacts to Samarth Jurel's entry in the show. He was also seen extremely possessive about Isha and he aggressively held her hand when she got close to Munawar.

Sumona Chakraborty, Rupali Ganguly, Tina Datta and other TV celebs were full of joy and happiness as they celebrated Durga Puja 2023. The celebs visited Maa Durga pandals and offered prayers. While, Sumona was seen performing the traditional Dhunuchi dance at the pandal, Rupali was seen spending time with Bollywood star Rani Mukherjee. Tina Datta along with her mom exclusively visited the pandal with ETimes TV. Sreejita De, Ishita Datta and others celebrated the holy festival with their family members as well. They even extended wished to the fans on social media.

Divya Agarwal is on cloud nine as she recently featured on Times Square. Divya made her debut as a host with reality show K.I.N.K and the promo of the show featured on Times Square. She expressed her excitement and joy over the same and shared a video of it on social media. While sharing the post, she wrote, “Dekh teri putt ae Times Square te !!! I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this wish I could see it live!! Thank you @atrangiitvandapp for promoting it at such levels… @niveditabasu @vibhuagarwalofficial.”

After KKK 13, Aishwarya Sharma has participated in Bigg Boss 17 along with husband Neil Bhatt. Soundous Moufakir, who was constantly seen having tiff with Aishwarya Sharma in KKK 13, took a dig at the Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin actress. She made a comment on social media about Aishwarya's ‘over-acting’ and said, "Ache baat hai ki aap yeh larki big boss ki liye bolaya! Abhi uska overacting asli personality bahar ayegi jo log nahi dekha Khatron mein" (It is good that you called this girl in Bigg Boss, now her overacting and real personality will come out that people didn't see in Khatron Ke Khiladi 13).

Ankita’s recent fight with Khanzaadi inside the Bigg Boss 17 house has stirred controversy. Ankita fumed in anger after after Khanzaadi said, ‘tum TV wale.’ She was seen taking a stand for TV. Later, Sandip took an indirect dig at her and called her ‘unprofessional.’ Later, Hina Khan and Ekta Kapoor penned down a long note and praised the actress taking a stand for her. Ekta even called Ankita the most ‘professional actress’ she worked with. Hina, on the other hand, questioned him asking, “when did pavitra rishta's telecast repeat because of ANKITA?”

Abhishek Malhan, who is known for his Bigg Boss OTT 2 journey faced a horrifying incident recent. He revealed his Rs 1.5 lakh got stolen while travelling in his YouTube vlog. The reality show star and social media influencer was travelling for an interview and he gave a glimpse of it to his fans through his vlog. Talking about his money getting stolen he said, “I have never carried such a huge amount of cash ever in my life. My heart is just racing, I can’t believe how I lost all my money. I was supposed to buy an iPhone to gift someone and for that I got the cash but I don’t have it anymore.”

One of the most loved TV shows, Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai is going for the fourth generational leap in the show. The third season that stars Pranali Rathod and Harshad Chopda is coming to an end with the show taking a 20-year-leap. The next generation of the show will see Samridhi Shukla and Shehzada Dhami as the new leads. A source close to the show revealed that with the next generation, only the Goenkas will continue with the show while Birlas will make an exit.

TV fames Karan Veer Mehra and Nidhi Seth, who tied the knot in January 2021, have divorced. Their marriage hit a rough patch within a few months of their marriage and they eventually decided to part ways. While Karan Veer is busy shooting for his TV show Baatein Kuch Ankahee Si, Nidhi has shifted back to Bengaluru and is currently living with her parents. Karan refused to make any comments on the subject. Nidhi, on the other hand, confirmed the news exclusively with us. She said, “Yes, we got divorced three months ago. We separated almost a year ago. I feel that toxicity in any relationship should not be accepted. Mental peace, mutual respect, loyalty and financial stability are necessary in a marriage.”

TV’s most iconic jija-sala duo Dilip and Mayur finally reunited to celebrate Navratri 2023. Mayur aka Sundarlal shared a picture with his on-screen jijaji Dilip Joshi aka Jethalal while giving a sneak peek into their Navratri celebration. The picture showed the two of them smiling with folded arms. Netizens made it to the comment section and praised the duo. They even made comments about Dayaben (Disha Vakani) and when they will get to see her again on TV.