10 Bollywood's most controversial topics of 2024

Shramana Kar

Controversies of Bollywood

2024 has been a year filled with rumours, scary threats, and even false news about deaths, which made headlines. Here we look back at the most talked-about controversies of the year.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan–Abhishek Bachchan divorce

Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan faced divorce rumours amidst affair allegations involving Abhishek with actress Nimrat Kaur.

AR Rahman divorce

Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman's separation announcement and the coincidental split of his bassist Mohini Dey sparked rumours of a romantic relationship.

Salman Khan receives death threats

Superstar Salman Khan has been receiving serious death threats from the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi gang, after the death of politician Baba Siddiqui.

Arshad Warsi's 'Joker' tag to Prabhas

After the release of Kalki 2898 AD, Munna Bhai M.M.B.S-fame Arshad Warsi criticised Prabhas and called him a joker. He expressed his disappointment with the film.

Kangana Ranaut slap incident

Kangana was involved in controversy after CISF constable, Kulwinder Kaur, allegedly slapped her at Chandigarh airport, just two days after being elected MP from Mandi.

Divya Khosla criticises Alia Bhatt

Bhushan Kumar's wife Divya Khosla accused Alia Bhatt of box office manipulation of her film, Jigra and plagiarism of her film, Savi, sparking a feud with producer Karan Johar.

Poonam Pandey death hoax

Social media star Poonam's manager falsely announced her death from cervical cancer. This was later revealed as a hoax to raise awareness, sparking controversy.

Vikrant Massey retirement

The 12th Fail-actor Vikrant recently made headlines with his surprising Instagram post announcing his "break" from acting, leaving all his fans shocked and in guessing.

Sharmin Segal nepotism backlash

After watching Sharmin Segal's performance as Alamzeb in Netflix's Heeramandi web series, netizens accused her of getting the role due to being Sanjay Leela Bhansali's niece.

Stree 2 credit conflict

The Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao-starrer's box office success was marred by a credit row between the leads' PR teams, who got engaged in a social media battle.