Overview

• The Rajasthan BJP government spent over ₹100 crore to host the 25th International Indian Film AcademyJaipur last weekend.
• Congress leader Tika Ram Jully criticized the allocation, arguing funds were denied for prominent temples like Khatu Shyam Ji and Govind Dev Ji.
• Jully questioned the event's impact, claiming no major Bollywood stars, apart from Shah Rukh Khan, attended and alleging misuse of taxpayer money.
• The Congress leader's remark calling Madhuri Dixit a 'second-grade actor' has drawn widespread backlash from Bollywood fans and industry figures.
• Singer Sonu Nigam also criticized the event, linking his exclusion to tensions with Rajasthan's Chief Minister after a prior concert incident.