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Aamir Khan willing to shape up nephew Imran Khans career!
MUMBAI: Till now Mamu Aamir has never interfered in Imran’s career. According to the superstar every actor goes through a bad phase in his career. However, seems like Aamir Mamu is quite worried about the way in which Imran’s career is shaping up.
In an exclusive interview with zoOm, Aamir said that he is now ready to guide Imran and he will be more than willing to share tips that will help him get off this bad phase. Seems like Imran’s back to back flops this year has got Aamir thinking. He has not just offered to guide Imran but also the film makers who are interested in signing up Imran. Being Aamir’s nephew, everyone expects Imran to be like his mamu in the way he chooses his scripts. However, when Imran tried the Aamir way of working by opting for diverse role, the movies failed to impress at the Box Office.
Let’s hope that this mamu can get his nephew’s career back on track. For the latest and biggest stories from Bollywood, stay tuned to Planet Bollywood News every day at 7 pm only on zoOm – India’s No. 1 Bollywood Channel.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI: Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
