Priyadarshan Denies Rift Between Akshay Kumar and Tabu Over Bhooth Bangla Edits
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Priyadarshan Denies Rift Between Akshay Kumar and Tabu Over Bhooth Bangla Edits

Director Priyadarshan has denied rumours of a rift between Akshay Kumar and Tabu over allegedly cut scenes in their film Bhooth Bangla. He stated that only he decides the film's edits and that Tabu is not upset, having worked with her on eight films. Priyadarshan also clarified that Akshay Kumar did not request any cuts. Bhooth Bangla, released on April 17, 2026, has performed well at the box office despite mixed critical reviews.

Political Bias
0%100%0%
Sentiment
68%
AI analysis of 3 sources · Published under editorial oversight by The Balanced News
Analysed 1 May 2026· How this analysis is produced· Editorial standards· Corrections

AI Analysis

Political bias across 3 sources
● Left 0%● Center 100%● Right 0%

The articles focus on entertainment industry news without political framing. They present the director's perspective to counter rumours, reflecting a neutral stance centered on clarifying misinformation. No political viewpoints or ideological biases are evident, as the coverage is limited to film production and cast relations.

Sentiment — Positive (68/100)

The tone across the articles is generally neutral to positive, emphasizing clarification and dispelling negative rumours. While acknowledging some negativity in rumours, the coverage highlights the film's box office success and the director's defense of the actors, resulting in an overall balanced and factual sentiment.

How 3 sources covered this story

Each source's own headline, political lean, and sentiment — so you can see framing differences at a glance.

SourceTheir headlineBiasSentiment
timesnowBhooth Bangla Director Priyadarshan Sets The Record Straight - All Well Between Akshay Kumar And TabuCenterPositive
news18Tabu Upset With Akshay Kumar Over Chopped Scenes In Bhooth Bangla? Priyadarshan BREAKS SilenceCenterNeutral
freepressjournal'Not Upset At All': Priyadarshan SHUTS DOWN Rumours Of Rift Between Akshay Kumar Tabu Over Bhooth Bangla CutsCenterPositive

Coverage timeline

freepressjournal broke this story on 1 May, 11:41 am. Other outlets followed.

  1. 1
    freepressjournal1 May, 11:41 am
    'Not Upset At All': Priyadarshan SHUTS DOWN Rumours Of Rift Between Akshay Kumar Tabu Over Bhooth Bangla Cuts
  2. 2
    news181 May, 12:28 pm
    Tabu Upset With Akshay Kumar Over Chopped Scenes In Bhooth Bangla? Priyadarshan BREAKS Silence
  3. 3
    timesnow1 May, 01:56 pm
    Bhooth Bangla Director Priyadarshan Sets The Record Straight - All Well Between Akshay Kumar And Tabu

Lens Score breakdown

39/100
Public interest25/100
Coverage gap100%

Story is receiving appropriate media attention relative to public interest.

Who's involved

Institutions and figures named across source coverage.

Corporate
Cape of Good FilmsBalaji Motion Pictures

Story context

Category
Entertainment
Location
India
Sources analysed
3
Last analysed
1 May 2026
Key entities
PriyadarshanTabu (actress)Akshay KumarBengali languageBox officePinkvillaRajpal YadavParesh RawalAsraniCape of Good FilmsBalaji Motion PicturesWamiqa Gabbi