‘Pathaan’ director: Have the intent to make it biggest event film of India

Director Siddharth Anand has just wrapped up the Spain schedule of the actioner ‘Pathaan’ starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. He says he wants to ‘make ‘Pathaan’ the biggest event film of India’.

The much-talked-about film, which is part of Aditya Chopra’s spy universe, also stars John Abraham.

“The Spain schedule of Pathaan has turned out beyond what we had envisaged and we are absolutely thrilled about it! This is a film that commands massive scale and I’m very happy with what we achieved!”

“This is going to be a visual treat for the audiences. The fact that we could finally pull off such a magnificent Spain schedule without any hassle whatsoever is a huge feat for the entire production!” says Siddharth.

SRK and Deepika shot a song in Mallorca as the superstar was clicked flaunting an eight-pack and Deepika her perfect bikini body. They then headed to Cadiz and Jerez in Spain where they wrapped the schedule on March 27.

The ‘War’ director says, “We have all the intent to make Pathaan the biggest event film of India, given that we have the colossal superstars of our country in the film.”

“As a director, I strive to make every film of mine a bigger experience for the audience than my last film and I have a personal ambition to make ‘Pathaan’ a film that is at par with any film made anywhere in the world.”

‘Pathaan’ is set to release on January 25, 2023, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Ranbir, Alia-starrer ‘Brahmastra’ wrapped up

The shooting for the upcoming fantasy adventure film ‘Brahmastra’ starring Bollywood couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt has wrapped up.

The makers wrapped their final shooting schedule in Kashi and are all set to hit the theatres on September 9.

Alia took to Instagram where she shared a video clip. The clip seems to be from a song. She also shared a picture featuring the director Ayan Mukerji and Ranbir after a temple visit.

For the caption, Alia wrote: “We started shooting in 2018. And now a finally. The filming of Brahmastra (Part One) comes to an end !! I’ve been wanting to say this for such a long time…IT’S A WRAP!”

The film apparently is set in two timeframes. The main story is set in present times where Shiva, a young man with superpowers travels 3000 years back in time to learn about weapons like Brahmastra in order to fulfill a mission.

Directed by Ayan Mukerji, produced by Fox Star Studios, Dharma Productions, Prime Focus, and Starlight Pictures, the magnum opus will release theatrically on September 9 in five Indian languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada.

It has a stellar ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni.

Did Alia Bhatt unfollow Rajamouli and delete ‘RRR’ posts on Instagram?

Bollywood star Alia Bhatt made her debut in the South with Rajamouli’s recent sensation ‘RRR’. It is being said that Alia isn’t quite happy with the brief screen space she has been allotted in the final cut of ‘RRR’.

It is reported that Alia Bhatt, who seems to be unhappy about her brief role in ‘RRR’ has apparently deleted a few posts related to ‘RRR’ from her Instagram feed. It is also rumored that Alia Bhatt unfollowed S.S. Rajamouli on Instagram, but there is no authentic evidence.

Folks also point out that Alia Bhatt, who was spotted publicizing ‘RRR’ before its postponement, had gone inactive during the second leg of RRR’s promotional campaign, except for one big event.

It is true that Rajamouli failed to pen the best of characters for Alia Bhatt in ‘RRR’, if her stardom across Bollywood is to be considered. So, no wonder even the actress is upset. Anyway, it is too early to draw any conclusions.

Second look from director Vishnu Raghav’s ‘Vaashi’ released

The unit of director Vishnu Raghav’s much-awaited Malayalam film ‘Vaashi’, featuring actors Tovino Thomas and Keerthy Suresh in the lead, has now released the second look from the film.

Both Tovino and Keerthy play lawyers in the film, which according to rumors could be a courtroom drama.

While Tovino Thomas plays Ebin Mathew, Keerthy Suresh plays Madhavi Mohan in the film which is produced by Keerthy Suresh’s family.

Sharing the poster on his timeline on Instagram, Tovino Thomas said, “‘ A smile before the storm ‘ Meet Adv.Ebin & Adv.Madhavi! All set to present their family tale through ‘Vaashi’.”

Tovino Thomas, while commenting about the film earlier, had said, that this film portrayed something that’s super relevant and that would reach out to audiences soon!

Neil D Cunha is the director of photography for the film, which has music by Kailas Menon.

Pawan meets up with art director Thota Tharani on sets of ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’

Pawan Kalyan, who was spotted at the ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ sets, was seen sharing some light moments with the movie’s art director Thota Tharani.

The duo discussed the sets and ongoing works related to Krish’s directorial, as per the reports.

A massive set has been laid for ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’s upcoming schedule. Erected on the outskirts of Hyderabad, the set is being supervised by Thota Tharani, Tollywood’s popular art director.

Pawan Kalyan will soon join the sets, as Krish has prepared a fresh timetable for the upcoming schedule. ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ is Pawan’s long-delayed project, which is billed to be a mythological drama with thriller elements. Pawan will be seen as a warrior in the movie.

Priyanka Chopra celebrates one year of her Indian-themed NYC restaurant

Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s restaurant in New York City recently clocked a year. She took to Instagram to share a video celebrating the one-year anniversary of her restaurant which serves Indian cuisine.

Through the video, which is a collection of photographs, she highlighted how a venture that she started to introduce modern India to the world has now become a cool hangout spot in the city.

She wrote in the caption, “What started for me as another way to introduce modern India to the west, turned into an incredibly fun, cool, and awesome spot in the heart of NYC where you can let your hair down and explore culinary delights and cocktails that are so synonymous with us. As Sona turns a year old today, I couldn’t be more proud.”

She further gave a shoutout to her partners and her restaurant’s team, “My partners @maneeshkgoyal, @harinayak @davidrabin8 and the dedicated incredible team at @sonanewyork have turned their talent and passion into consistently delivering excellence and making your experience at Sona as timeless as India herself. My Heart (and stomach) is full. Here’s to many, many more!”

On the work front, Priyanka will be next seen in the forthcoming romance drama, ‘Text For You’, the web series ‘Citadel’, a Bollywood film ‘Jee Le Zaraa’, and a film adaptation of ‘Secret Daughter’.

‘RRR’: ‘Komaram Bheemudo’ was a ‘blood and sweat’ project for Jr NTR

Jr NTR, who appeared as Bheem in S.S. Rajamouli’s sensational epic ‘RRR’ is being lauded for his fierce appearance in the blockbuster.

As NTR’s ‘Komaram Bheemudo’ song is currently trending, a close source reveals that it took more than 15 days for the ‘Aadhi’ actor to wrap up this song.

‘Komaram Bheemudo’ song, which has now amassed 1.31 crore views, is currently trending all over. NTR getting publicly whipped under the orders of the tyrannical British has caught the attention of all.

Penned by Telugu’s popular lyricist Sudhala Ashok Teja, this song emotes a strong patriotic feeling.

Sung by Kaala Bhairava and composed by M M Keeravani, the ‘Komaram Bheemudo’ song shooting went on for 15 days.

NTR had to shoot with a background crowd of 600 people under scorching heat during the shoot.

“The platform was scorching hot, and Tarak had to stand barefoot on it, and regardless of how carefully the team worked, the whip tip would keep touching him”, one of the sources revealed.

The same source reveals that the shooting required NTR to have blood all over his body, which was done with many makeup men involved on the spot.

The scene depicting NTR with chains and iron boxes went wrong at one point in time, and he had to be reshot.

“Komaram Bheemudo literally took blood and sweat to be made”, the source adds.

‘Radhe Shyam’ to air on OTT from April 1

Prabhas-starrer ‘Radhe Shyam’ will see its global premiere on Prime Video from April 1.

Directed by Radha Krishna Kumar and presented by Gopi Krishna Movies and produced by UV Creations, the romance drama also stars Pooja Hegde, Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarsi Pulikonda, Bhagyashree, Jagapathi Babu, Murali Sharma, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Riddhi Kumar, Sasha Chettri, Sathyan, and others.

The digital premiere of ‘Radhe Shyam’ starting April 1 in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

It is a love saga of two individuals who are poles apart in their approach to life, where Vikram Aditya (Prabhas) follows fate and destiny and falls for Prerna (Pooja Hegde) who immensely believes in the power of science. Radhe Shyam will be available to stream on the service starting April 1 in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada.

“Radhe Shyam is a story that echoes perfectly in this new age of boundless cinema,” says actor Prabhas.

He continues, “Visionary director Radha Krishna, Pooja Hegde, and our entire team has put in all heart and created this passionate labor of love for everyone to enjoy.

“I am very delighted to bring this saga closer to home with the digital release and hope to continue receiving all the adoration from audiences worldwide.”

Naga Shaurya’s ‘KVV’ teaser launched by Anil Ravipudi

Director Anil Ravipudi on Monday released the teaser for Naga Shaurya’s upcoming movie ‘Krishna Vrinda Vihari’.

Introducing the main lead characters of the movie, the teaser establishes a good impression for ‘Krishna Vrinda Vihari’.

What appears to be a youthful love story, the teaser hints at the chemistry between the lead pair Naga Shaurya and Shirley Setia. ‘Krishna Vrinda Vihari’ teaser establishes that Shaurya falls for Shirley, and tries his ways to impress her.

Once Shaurya succeeds in impressing her, Shirley reverts his love but tries to avoid him for her own reasons. The sizzling chemistry of the lead pair is a major attraction.

Helmed by Anish R Krishna, ‘Krishna Vrinda Vihari’ is bankrolled under Ira Creations. The movie is done with its shoot and is presently in the post-production stages. Sai Sriram’s cinematography and Mahati Swara Sagar’s background score are the other positives.

Actress Radhika will be seen in an important role in the movie being produced by Usha Mulpuri, while Shankar Prasad Mulpuri presents it.

‘Krishna Vrinda Vihari’ will be released on April 22.

Parineeti had ‘pinch me’ moment when she performed with Kumar Sanu

Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra, recently shared the stage with senior playback singer Kumar Sanu to perform the song ‘Aankhon Ki Gustakhiyan’ from the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’. The actress was over the moon to have performed with her childhood idol.

She took to her Instagram to share a video from her reality show, ‘Hunarbaaz: Desh Ki Shaan’ where she is a co-judge with Mithun Chakraborty and Karan Johar. She captioned the video, “Am I really singing a duet with THE Kumar Sanu? The teenage, music student me, wouldn’t have believed it (sic).”

The video shows Parineeti and Kumar Sanu performing the duet with the actress adding her nuances to the melody.

On the work front, Parineeti is said to be working on an untitled Ribhu Dasgupta film.