The newsmakers of November 2016

From ex-lovers hugging each other to couples going estranged, from someone’s remark on feminism to someone’s sexist ad, from making it to the good-looking list to being gassed by burglars —Bollywood denizens made it to the headlines for all this and more in the month of November.

We bring to you a list of these newsmakers, who ruled the headlines in the month of November. Take a look...

Hrithik Roshan

If you are announced as the third most handsome men in the world, you are certain to dominate every headline, and that’s exactly what the Kaabil star did throughout the month of November.

But making it to the third position in the list of good looking men in the world was not the only highlight that kept Hrithik in the news.

Remember, that ugly spat between him and the Queen actress – Kangana Ranaut, which became the talk of the town? Well, reports of the case being closed first surfaced early last month.

However, soon after, Hrithik’s legal team informed that the investigation into the Hrithik-Kangana emails has not been closed.

As you can see, there was plenty to keep our Greek God in news this November.

Aamir Khan

Aamir Khan has been in the news ever since the biographical sports drama – Dangal was announced.

And, last month, Mr. Perfectionist of Bollywood grabbed the media eyeballs with his jaw-dropping fat to fit transformation for the film.

Aamir first gained 28 kilos in five months to be able to portray the acclaimed wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat in the film and then lost all that flab again in next five months to shoot the portions that showed the wrestler in his hey days.

This mind-boggling feat deserved all the headlines, right?

Salman Khan

Wonder if there is ever a month that passes by when this Khan lad doesn’t make it to the news? Whether for good or bad reasons, the Tubelight actor always manages to find his space in the media.

This time around, Salman made it to the news as he went uninvited to the launch of S Shankar’s film – 2.0, starring Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar. Apparently, when Salman heard that Rajinikanth was in town and launching his film, the Sultan actor didn’t think twice and turned up for the event to meet the superstar.

And rumours are already rife that Salman and Rajini will soon be seen in a film together.

Shah Rukh Khan

While Aamir Khan and Salman Khan dominated the headlines, the third Khan of the industry wasn’t left far behind either.

Shah Rukh Khan too had his fair share of good and bad media attention in the month of November. With the release of his slice-of-life film Dear Zindagi, SRK was any way in the media glare. However, one of his statement in an interview made the Twitterati and journalists go berserk.

He reportedly said, “This film is extremely important not only for me but for them, too. I don’t want to sound pro-feminist and say that these girls have made a beautiful film yaar, but they really have. I’ve always said that I enjoy making films with women. I’m aware that they have this respect towards me, but I haven’t made them feel that way, they were just kind to feel that.”

Though it was said in good faith, he had to face the wrath of both media and Twitterati alike over the statement as to why would he have a problem being termed as feminist.

Ranveer Singh

The Befikre actor, Ranveer Singh, is usually in the news for his quirky style and upbeat energy. However, he made it to the headlines for all the wrong reasons last month.

The actor featured in a print ad on a big hoarding and was seen carrying a woman on his shoulder, hinting at “taking work home”. On noticing the ad, the Rang De Basanti actor – Siddharth called it misogynistic and soon social media too started lashing out at Ranveer Singh.

Though the actor issued out an apology later, he had had his share of bad publicity already.

Deepika Padukone

The xXx: Return of Xander Cage actress don’t need to do much to dominate the news world.

Last month, it was her enchanting Ghoomar dance number, for her forthcoming film Padmavati that kept her in the news.

Apparently, Deepika will be dancing amidst 400 diyas, chari dancers in a beautiful royal looking set for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus. The opulence of it all coupled with her gorgeousness kept the media speculating as to how mesmerizing the final dance sequence would be.

Malaika Arora Khan & Arbaaz Khan

After announcing their separation in March, the couple finally started their divorce proceeding last month.

Malaika and Arbaaz have been together for 18 years, so obviously, the media went berserk when news of the final separation came in.

Arjun Rampal

The National Award winning actor may have failed to make any impact with Rock On!! 2, but he did make it to news for his other films.

Kahaani 2 gave him his due credit and the trailer of his forthcoming film – Daddy, left everyone gobsmacked.

Must say, Arjun managed to rightfully mark his space in the news last month.

Akshay Kumar & Twinkle Khanna

If you are one of the wittiest and smartest couples of Bollywood, it is difficult to not dominate the news.

The couple’s debut appearance on the popular chat show Koffee With Karan, first kept them in the news before and even after the episode was aired.

That’s not all while Mrs. Kumar continued to grab the media eyeballs at the launch of her book – The Legend of Laxmi Prasad. Akshay made it to the news for his unbelievable transformation for 2.0.

Mallika Sherawat

Among the popular newsmakers last month even the Hisss actress, Mallika Sherawat too made it to the headlines.

The bold and sultry Murder actress, who has been missing from the Bollywood scene for a while was apparently tear gassed and beaten up by three masked men in her Paris apartment.

Shahid Kapoor & Kareena Kapoor

When ex-lovers meet they always create a furore, especially among the media folks.

So, it was obvious that when the Jab We Met actors happened to bump into each other the media wouldn’t stop writing about it for days.

Shahid Kapoor and Kareena Kapoor Khan, who were a couple back in the day, recently had an encounter with each other at an awards ceremony and much to everyone’s surprise they hugged and even congratulated each other.

They were bound to make it to the breaking news segment.