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Imran reveals the reason behind the failure of GORI TERE PYAAR MEIN
MUMBAI: On one hand where actors can’t stop signing the praise of their work, Imran has unleashed Pandora’s Box. Letting the cat out of the bag, Imran revealed the reasons behind the failure for his recent flick.
At a recent event, zoOm reported the actor’s few words said it all! Imran proclaimed that he would refrain from maligning his producers in front of the media. Imran also added that he is satisfied with his work and would prefer speaking to the team that worked on his last failure directly rather than slandering the producer and director.
Going a step forward! The star seems to have learnt a lesson from his back to back flops. It looks like the hero now would like to follow the footsteps of his uncle by promoting and creating a buzz around the film himself. Well with Imran attributing the failure of Once Upon A Time in Mumbai Dobara to Ekta’s Excessive promotions it’s clear the actor seems to have mastered the art of making excuses. Will the hunk succeed in resorting to the age old tricks by attempting to pass the buck for his decisions and failures to the filmmakers? 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.
