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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan to romance R Madhavan in her next!

After dazzling the audience with her enticing performance in Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, gorgeous actress and former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is all set to grace the silver screen with her forthcoming film Fanney Khan. To be directed by award-winning filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the movie is all set to mount floors soon.

Earlier, there were reports that actors Rajkummar Rao and Vicky Kaushal were being considered to play the male lead opposite Aish, but if the latest buzz is anything to go by, the makers have gone for an unexpected pick for the role. Reportedly, R Madhavan, who has previously worked with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra on Rang De Basanti, has bagged the plum part.


R Madhavan was last seen in the film Saala Khadoos. Since then the actor has not appeared in any Bollywood project. With the news of him joining forces with Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, we are sure his fandom will be really excited.

However, it is not going to be the first time when Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and R Madhavan will share the screen space. They have previously appeared together in Mani Ratnam's critically acclaimed film Guru, which also starred Abhishek Bachchan. However, both of them were not romantically paired in the movie.

Besides Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and R Madhavan, veteran actor Anil Kapoor is also a part of the Fanney Khan.

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Netflix approves $25 billion buyback after scrapping Warner Bros bid

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  • Netflix board approved a $25bn share repurchase on 22 April, with no expiry date.
  • The move follows Netflix abandoning its $83bn bid for Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets.
  • Netflix stock has fallen more than 10 per cent since weak Q2 guidance, closing at $93.24 on 22 April.
Netflix has approved a $25 billion share buyback programme, using capital it had kept aside for its failed bid to buy Warner Bros.
The board gave the green light on 22 April, with the decision disclosed in an SEC filing the next day.
There is no expiry date on the programme. It comes on top of an existing December 2024 buyback that still had $6.8 billion left as of 31 March.

Earlier this year, Netflix pulled out of an $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets after Paramount Skydance made a rival bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount then paid Netflix a $2.8 billion exit fee.

Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had already said the company would restart share buybacks once the deal was off.

Netflix shares have had a rough ride. They hit an all-time high of $134.12 in June 2025, then fell more than 40 per cent when the Warner Bros deal was announced.

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