Suriya’s Tamil courtroom drama ‘Jai Bhim’ to release on Nov 2
Tamil actor Suriya’s much awaited film ‘Jai Bhim’ will release digitally on November 2, just ahead of Diwali.
Written and directed by TJ Gnanavel and produced by Suriya and Jyotika under the banner of 2D Entertainment, the highly anticipated Tamil film has Suriya playing the character of a lawyer battling all odds for the tribal communities.
The announcement was made by Suriya on his social media accounts on Friday. ‘Jai Bhim’ is part of the four-film deal with Amazon Prime Video and 2D Entertainment.
The movie has an ensemble cast of actors Prakash Raj, Rao Ramesh, Rajisha Vijayan and Lijo Mol Jose. ‘Jai Bhim’ has music by Sean Roldan and has been co-produced by Rajsekar Karpoorasundarapandian.
‘Jai Bhim’ will also release in Telugu on the streaming service starting November 2.
Aditya Roy Kapur likely to get into Tom Hiddleston’s shoes as ‘The Night Manager’
Bollywood actor Aditya Roy Kapur is likely to play a pivotal part in the Indian adaptation of acclaimed British mini-series ‘The Night Manager’. Aditya will be essaying the title character played by Tom Hiddleston in the original series.
According to a close source, “The Indian adaptation of ‘The Night Manager’ will have a larger-than-life set-up and is one of the most ambitious projects of the year. Owing to Aditya Roy Kapur’s massive female fan following and back-to-back projects, the makers have roped him in to play the character essayed by Tom Hiddleston in the original series. It will feature the actor in a different avatar altogether.”
Sandeep Modi, the co-director of Ram Madhvani’s Emmy-nominated series ‘Aarya’, will helm the show. The series is expected to go on floors in the first quarter of next year.
‘The Night Manager’ is a mini-series released in 2016, directed by Susanne Bier, and featured Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, and Olivia Colman, among others.
The Indian adaptation of the series will also feature Anil Kapoor.
Kanupriya unties the knot on being the bride’s mom in ‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2’
Actress Kanupriya Pandit portrays the role of Priya’s (Disha Parmar) mother ‘Meera Sood’. Taking care of four daughters, she’s lived a happy life even though her husband left her because she had four daughters.
Finally, living a long pending dream of her daughter Priya’s wedding, ‘Meera’ will also be seen dealing with her emotions.
Talking about her character and the current track of the show, Kanupriya shares: “The Sood family is at such a juncture in their life where suddenly there’s a great match of ‘Ram’ that’s come their way. Money isn’t the highlight but ‘Ram’ (Nakuul Mehta) is genuinely a nice person. From the things that he does, the way he reacts to various situations.”
She continues: “One situation was when my character’s ex-husband came in, one situation was when my character’s ex-husband’s wife spoke ill about us (Soods) to the Kapoor family. But ‘Ram’ handled all these things with grace and dignity. From a mother’s (Meera) point of view, I have found the match for my daughter (Priya). And, if I have to say spiritually or surreally so why shouldn’t an Indian mother who prays, celebrates festivals, get a match like ‘Ram’ for her daughter?”
‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hain 2’ airs on Sony Entertainment Television.
Boxing legend Mike Tyson ‘lands a punch’ in Vijay Deverakonda’s ‘Liger’
Telugu actor Vijay Deverakonda’s debut Hindi film ‘Liger’ will see American boxing legend Mike Tyson in a pivotal role.
The announcement was made by Vijay on his social media account earlier this week when he tweeted: “We promised you Madness! We are just getting started. For the first time on Indian Screens. Joining our mass spectacle – #LIGER. The Baddest Man on the Planet
The God of Boxing. The Legend, the Beast, the Greatest of all Time! IRON MIKE TYSON. #Namaste TYSON.”
The actor also uploaded a promotional video along with the announcement, welcoming the boxing champ.
Directed by Puri Jagannath, the movie also stars Ananya Panday.
Bhumika Chawla hopes her biker role in ‘Idhe Maa Katha’ will inspire women
Actress Bhumika Chawla’s film ‘Idhe Maa Katha’ will release on October 2. Keyed up about her character in this Telugu movie, the actress is hopeful that the narrative would inspire women.
“My role in ‘Idhe Maa Katha’ is very different from what I have done before. It’s about a middle class married lady following her dreams. As a young girl she had a few things in mind that she wanted to do, but life took a different course. In a much later stage in her life, she decides to follow her heart. I hope to inspire at least a few women to follow their dreams no matter what age they are. The role instantly appealed to me,” adds the actress, known for her films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi that include ‘Kushi’, ‘Okkadu’, ‘Tere Naam’, ‘Missamma’, ‘Sillunu Oru Kaadhal’, ‘Gandhi, My Father’ and ‘M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’.
‘Idhe Maa Katha’ is a story of four strangers who are attached to their bikes and travel together, and was shot in Hyderabad and Manali last year between October and December. Bhumika had to ride a bike for this role.
“I learnt how to ride a bike in school. I knew how to drive so it wasn’t an issue. People haven’t seen me in this kind of a role before so they will be surprised,” Bhumika says, and she will be seen wearing sarees but mostly biker dresses in the film.
Sharing her experience of collaborating with actor Sumanth Ashwin, she adds: “It’s wonderful to work with Sumanth Ashwin. He’s a nice young kid, hardworking, and very cultured. The most impressive thing about him is he is not on social media and doesn’t feel the need to be a slave of gadgets – rare in this time and age. This is something I also partially believe as someday I would want to give up social media for a while at least. He loves travelling and we had interesting conversations about travelling to different cities and countries.”
Bhumika has been particular about the kind of character she chooses to take up. Ask her about the kind of roles she wants to explore in Tollywood and she says: “I would like to continue to do different roles because repetition is the other word for stagnation and the audiences also get bored watching an actor do the same thing again and again. As an actor always craves to explore new and interesting roles, I am no different.”
Divya Agarwal posts her ‘cleaning woman’ look, takes fans by surprise
‘Bigg Boss OTT’ winner Divya Agarwal surprised her fans on social media by posting a picture of her transformed into a ‘cleaning lady’ in a hospital with large teeth, dusky complexion and dark circles around her eyes. The picture, based on her character in the web series ‘Cartel’, at once went viral and Divya got a number of comments on her look.
In the web series Divya plays a mysterious character named Grissy, who is a makeup artist by profession and uses it as her deadly weapon. She is seen in six different looks.
Sharing this picture, Divya wrote in the caption: “Serial killer vibes. It was my first day on ‘Cartel’. Nervous, excited and yes, completely confident!”
Not long ago, another picture posted by Divya on Instagram also went viral. She’s seen in it as an old man with large glasses and wearing a white shirt. In her caption, Divya wrote a long message thanking the entire team of ‘Cartel’ and Ekta Kapoor for the show.
Divya wrote in her caption: “The entire show looks amazing! Ekta Kapoor ma’am, thank you for believing in me. This role defines my passion n love for cinema, you were the first one to notice it. Sitting for hours on that makeup chair, I only prepared myself to be a better version of me. Thank you, God, for always blessing me!”
Before she won ‘Bigg Boss OTT’, Divya Agarwal was best known for her appearances on ‘Splitsvilla 10’ and her part in ‘Ragini MMS: Returns’.
John Abraham-starrer ‘Attack’ to be released on R-Day 2022
Even as the memories of the Akshay Kumar-starrer hostage drama ‘Bell Bottom’ are still fresh in the minds of film-going audiences, John Abraham’s upcoming film ‘Attack’, it was announced on Thursday, will release on Republic Day 2022.
The film, directed by Lakshya Raj Anand, and also starring Jacqueline Fernandez and Rakulpreet Singh, was originally scheduled to be screened in theatres across the country on August 14, 2020, but the Covid-19 pandemic delayed its release.
John tweeted the announcement on his social media account. “A hostage crisis that brought the country to its knees! This time the race is against time, get ready for #Attack. Releasing worldwide on Republic Day 2022!” tweeted the actor-producer. The movie is being co-produced by Abraham, Jayantilal Gada and Ajai Kapoor.
Kannada small-screen actress ends life, leaves behind 4-page death note
Noted Kannada small-screen actress Soujanya was found dead in suspicious circumstances in an apartment near Doddabele village on the outskirts of Bengaluru city in neighbouring Ramnagar district on Friday.
Soujanya left a four-page death note before taking the extreme step of allegedly committing suicide. She claimed that her mental state was not good and she could not take it anymore. The police have yet to ascertain the exact reason for the alleged suicide.
Her death note read: “I am really sorry for doing this. Pappa I love you so much. As I spoke to you I am not able to take it anymore. It is becoming difficult ‘appa’ (father). Sorry mommy, as I said I will come today, I did not know I would come this way. So sorry Ma. I am so sorry about this. Please Pappa you have to take care of your mother.
“I love you all. Behind this my mental state is not good. Health issues are killing from inside. So I felt better doing this. I am so sorry. Even now I don’t feel like doing this. But, Pappa, mommy, I am sorry, I love you for everything.”
Ramnagar SP Girish said the police were informed about the alleged suicide at about 11 a.m. on Friday. The went to the scene at once and recovered the death note.
Soujanya was living alone in the apartment for a year and half. Preliminary investigations by the police suggest it was a case of suicide, but it can be ascertained only after the post-mortem report is completed.