The week gone by had its share of controversies, success stories, special moments and routine ones. We bring you some of the highlights as reported by us. Read on...

ISRO makes India proud

Making India proud, ISRO on Wednesday successfully placed the high-end communications satellite GSAT-29 in the orbit through the 'Baahubali' rocket. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk-III-D2) lifted off from Sriharikota.

Stan Lee becomes immortal

Stan Lee, the legendary American comic book writer, editor, producer, and publisher, and, above all, the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, passed away at the age of 95. The world-famous personality was also a co-creator of characters as different and rich as Iron Man, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, X-Men and Daredevil.

Union Minister dies

Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, and Chemicals and Fertilizers, Ananth Kumar of the BJP breathed his last at a private hospital in Bengaluru. All of 59, Kumar was battling lung cancer, which was reportedly at an advanced stage. As quoted by a national daily, the infection affected other organs weeks before his death.

Deepika-Ranveer tie the knot

Deepika Padukone (32) and Ranveer Singh (33) got married in a very low-key ceremony in Italy. The location was the beautiful Lake Come. The event became one of the most-reported ones. The star couple, needless to say, has broken the hearts of many of their fangirls and fanboys who have been crushing on them.

Chota K Naidu creates controversy

Star cinematographer Chota K Naidu planted a kiss on Kajal Aggarwal's cheek during an event. She laughed and said 'Small' (Chota) was like her family. But others argued for Kajal that it was nothing but a 'Me Too' moment! Chota was called out by many on social media. So what? 'Kajal is silent. Chota is silent. We all silent' (to paraphrase Ravi Teja from 'Amar Akbar Anthony'), conveyed people in the film industry without uttering a word.

RRR movie launched

The Rajamouli-Ram Charan-NTR movie was launched amid fans' excitement. The film's important crew team was also revealed. The first schedule will happen from November 19. The sight of Prabhas and several other Tollywood stalwarts, including K Raghavendra Rao, attending the event was special.

Bunny wins hearts with speech

At the 'Taxiwala' pre-release event, Allu Arjun said that he will feel proud even if Vijay Deverakonda were to become bigger than him. As for 'Me Too', the Stylish Star tried to instill confidence in women by saying that the Telugu film industry is the safest place.

'Sarkar' crosses 200 crores

Tamil movie 'Sarkar' became the 8th Rs. 200 Cr grosser in the history of South film industries. The two 'Baahubali' movies, starring Prabhas, come first. Rajinikanth's 'Enthiran' and 'Kabali' are also included in the list. Vijay's own 'Mersal', released last year, was a blockbuster and is in the list. Vikram's 'I', too, is a part of the list. 'Rangasthalam', starring Ram Charan, is the other one.

TFI stands up for 'Taxiwaala'

With 'Taxiwaala' becoming a victim of piracy, the Telugu film industry was seen extending moral support to it. Vijay Deverakonda and his team were pleased by many urging the audience to discourage piracy.