Allu Arjun chills with family in Tanzania before ‘Pushpa’ sequel shoot

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Allu Arjun chills with family in Tanzania before ‘Pushpa’ sequel shoot

Before ‘Icon Star’ Allu Arjun gets busy with the shoot of the Sukumar-directed sequel of ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, which is scheduled to start in August or September, he is taking a break at the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

The actor’s wife, Allu Sneha, posted a family photo from the vacation on her Instagram page. In the photo, Allu Arjun is seen having a good time with his wife and children — son Allu Ayan and daughter Allu Arha. The image featuring the Allu family has gone viral on social media.

The scripting for the sequel, ‘Pushpa: The Rule’, is said to have been completed and Allu Arjun is expected to return to Hyderabad sometime soon to start preparing for the shoot.

In ‘Pushpa: The Rise’, Allu Arjun plays an underdog who becomes the boss of a sandalwood smuggling syndicate. The sequel will see him being the boss, taking on the powers that be, including his bete noir, the cop played by Fahad Faasil.

Rashmika Mandanna, who plays Pushpa’s love interest, Srivalli, will have a bigger role in the sequel, according to the makers. There’s much speculation, meanwhile, over Tamil star, Vijay Sethupathi, fresh from his dream run in Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vikram’, joining the cast, but the makers of Pushpa are not saying anything about it.

‘Vikram Vedha’ makers clear the air on film’s shoot locations

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‘Vikram Vedha’ makers clear the air on film’s shoot locations

After a media report claimed that the shooting location of the upcoming neo-noir action thriller, ‘Vikram Vedha’, was changed from Uttar Pradesh to Dubai at the behest of Hrithik Roshan, the makers of the film have issued a clarification.

They said that only a small portion of the film was shot in the UAE back in October-November of 2021 as it was the only location that provided the infrastructure for a bio-bubble for a film of such a big scale.

Reliance Entertainment, which has bankrolled the project, said in a statement, “We have been noticing a lot of misleading and unsubstantiated reporting on ‘Vikram Vedha’ shooting locations. We want to state that Vikram Vedha has been shot extensively in India, including Lucknow.”

The statement added: “A portion of the film was shot in the United Arab Emirates in October-November of 2021 since it was the only location providing the infrastructure for a bio-bubble that accommodated a crew of such scale, also allowing the building of sets in a studio during the preceding months of the shoot.

“We chose to do that out of health and protocol concerns. Any attempt to twist these sets of facts is mischievous and untruthful.”

‘Vikram Vedha’, which is based on the Indian folktale, ‘Vikram aur Betal’, tells the story of a tough police officer who sets out to track down and hunt a menacing gangster. The film stars Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan playing the leads with Radhika Apte in a prominent role.

The makers further mentioned in their statement, “Also we would like to emphatically state that at Reliance Entertainment while we welcome suggestions from creative talent, the production, and budgetary decisions are a centralized prerogative.”

‘Vikram Vedha’, which commenced filming in October 2021, is presented by Gulshan Kumar, T-Series Films, and Reliance Entertainment in association with Friday Filmworks and YNOT Studios.

The film is directed by Pushkar and Gayatri and produced by S. Sashikanth and Bhushan Kumar. The film, which additionally stars Rohit Saraf, Yogita Bihani, Sharib Hashmi, and Satyadeep Mishra, is set to have a worldwide theatrical release on September 30, 2022.

Ranveer Singh likely to host ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’

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Ranveer Singh likely to host ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’

After the successful season of ‘Bigg Boss OTT 1’ hosted by Karan Johar, a source close to the reality show say that popular Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh has replaced him for the next season.

Nothing has been confirmed officially, though, and no announcement has been made yet.

The source said: “Makers have started working on the second season of Bigg Boss OTT. As they couldn’t get dates from Karan Johar, the makers have finalized Ranveer Singh to host the show. He has earlier worked for the channel for another reality TV show, The Big Picture.”

The second season will also have five contestants. Popular TV stars Kanchi Singh, Mahesh Shetty, and Pooja Gor have been finalized. The source also said that the makers are keen on getting Sambhavna Seth and Poonam Pandey on board, but the actresses are yet to sign up.

Divya Agarwal emerged as the winner of the first season and Nishant Bhatt was named the runner-up. Popular actress Shamita Shetty made a flurry of headlines during the show.

Bigg Boss OTT will stream on Voot Select.

Ajay Devgn starts helming ‘Bholaa’, his fourth film as director

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Ajay Devgn starts helming ‘Bholaa’, his fourth film as director

After his last directorial venture, the aviation-thriller ‘Runway 34’, Ajay Devgn is set to direct another film, his fourth directorial, which will be an emotional drama titled ‘Bhola’. The film stars Tabu and himself.

The film is in the production stage and Ajay will finish principal photography on the film by August 20.

Asked how he managed to shoot the film so quickly post his April release Runway 34, the actor said, “Well the preparation was done earlier on. It was just a question of getting behind the camera again and saying the three magic words- lights, camera, action.”

Bhola is set for release in theatres on March 30, 2023.

Meanwhile, on the acting front, Ajay has Maidaan, Thank God, and Drishyam 2 lined up for release. He will also be seen in a cameo in Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus.

Has Lindsay Lohan married secretly? Her latest Insta post suggests so

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Has Lindsay Lohan married secretly? Her latest Insta post suggests so

Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan, who is set to make her comeback on the big screen, recently took to her Instagram to share a mushy picture with Bader Shammas, the man whom she calls her “husband”.

The post since then has sparked marriage rumors about the actress who is known to be a very private person.

Captioning the picture, Lohan wrote: “I am the luckiest woman in the world. You found me and knew that I wanted to find happiness and grace, all at the same time. I am stunned that you are my husband. My life and my everything. Every woman should feel like this every day.”

In November last year, Lohan had announced her engagement to her financier, Shammas. The actress had shared a slew of pictures with her fiance and flaunted her engagement ring as well, People magazine said.

On the work front, the Mean Girls actress will be soon seen in a new Netflix holiday romantic comedy alongside Chord Overstreet.

US Weekly reports that in the film, the actress plays a “newly engaged, the spoiled hotel heiress who gets amnesia after a skiing accident,” as per the official film longline.

While there, she “finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner and his precocious daughter in the days leading up to Christmas.”

Nikhil Siddhartha’s ‘Karthikeya 2’ release likely to be postponed

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Nikhil Siddhartha’s ‘Karthikeya 2’ release likely to be postponed

After the big success of the suspense thriller ‘Karthikeya’, Telugu actor Nikhil Siddhartha is back with the same genre movie ‘Karthikeya 2’.

But the release of the movie on July 22, the scheduled date, does not seem to be happening as the makers intend to postpone it.

Reportedly, producer Dil Raju has requested to validate another release date for ‘Karthikeya 2’, as he wants to secure a solo release for his project ‘Thank You’, which stars Naga Chaitanya and Raashi Khanna.

If the reports are to be believed, Nikhil’s movie ‘Karthikeya 2’ will hit the screens in August. However, there is no set date yet for the movie.

‘Karthikeya 2’ has Nikhil Siddhartha, Anupama Parameswaran, and Vennela Kishore in the lead roles. Directed by Chandoo Mondeti, the theatrical trailer of ‘Karthikeya 2’ received so many positive reviews, as the audience await the release of this mystery-based movie.

Devarakonda’s ‘Liger’ look gets female fans adding his surname to Insta profiles

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Devarakonda’s ‘Liger’ look gets female fans adding his surname to Insta profiles

Actor Vijay Deverakonda’s bare-it-all poster for ‘Liger’ has created an unprecedented buzz. It has created a storm on the internet after several women took the actor’s surname on their Instagram handles to show love and support for him.

Vijay’s female fanbase came out in full force to support the actor as hordes of his female fans on Instagram changed their handle names to Deverakonda in the surname, which is just on different heights of fandom frenzy.

His latest Liger poster notched up 1 million likes in less than 4 hours, the first to hit such a milestone in record time, and has been trending ever since.

The young actor who is being touted as the next big thing in Indian entertainment has garnered an enviable fanbase even before his first pan-India release made it to the big screen.

As Liger gets ready to release on August 25 this year, the young star is also catching Bollywood’s eye. Leading ladies across film fraternities such as Sara Ali Khan, Janhvi Kapoor, Pooja Hedge, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Anushka Shetty, and others were all praised for the poster on their social media accounts.

Even as fans declared him “the hottest man alive” or the “Dream Man”, Janhvi Kapoor referred to Vijay as “a very special delivery to Bollywood” and Sara Ali Khan said, “Roses are red, violets are blue … here’s @thedeverakonda lookin’ smoking for you (and me too)”.

Naveen Chandra’s next movie titled ‘Month of Madhu’

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Naveen Chandra’s next movie titled ‘Month of Madhu’

The last time we saw the young actor Naveen Chandra was in Rana Daggubati and Sai Pallavi’s ‘Virata Parvam’.

The ‘Andala Rakshasi’ hero is now arriving to enthrall audiences with his next movie. The movie’s title, along with its first-look poster, is out.

Naveen Chandra’s collaboration with director Srikanth Nagothi is titled ‘Month of Madhu’. The two had collaborated on ‘Bhanumathi Ramakrishna’ (2020), which was released on the Telugu OTT platform aha.

To promote the movie and reveal its title, the creators also unveiled the first-look poster. The unique title has caught the attention of all and, judging by the reactions of Netizens, it has been well-received.

‘Colors’ Swathi will be seen in the female lead role in ‘Month of Madhu]; Shreya Navile and Harsha Chemudu will also play important roles. The film has been produced by Yaswanth Mulukutla and Achu Rajamani is the music composer. The teaser and release date will be revealed soon.

 

Sidharth Malhotra, Chris Pratt discuss food, fitness, playing military men

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Sidharth Malhotra, Chris Pratt discuss food, fitness, playing military men

Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra and Hollywood star Chris Pratt recently engaged in a conversation over their love for Indian food, and fitness, and essaying the role of an armed force officer on the occasion of the release of Pratt’s upcoming OTT series ‘The Terminal List’.

While Sidharth was seen as the Kargil war hero Captain Vikram Batra (PVC) in the Bollywood film ‘Shershaah’, Chris Pratt essays the role of US Navy SEAL James Reece in ‘The Terminal List’.

The conversation started off with Sidharth expressing his surprise at seeing Chris in a serious role. “It’s kind of surprising to see you in this kind of a role. While watching the trailer, I kept thinking that you will crack a joke!” Sidharth said.

Chris agreed to Sidharth’s statement and said, “It’s true that you would expect some kind of a joke or goofing around from me when you see me in a film. ‘The Terminal List’ is definitely not that, and you will realize that early on, right from the pilot episode of the series.”

Talking about authentic portrayal, Sidharth got talking about playing a Kargil war hero in some of the harshest mountainous terrains of India when Chris praised Sidharth’s physique as an action star.

Sharing insights from his prep for the show, Chris said, “The original author, Jack Carr, is an ex-Navy SEAL, and has fabricated this interesting story about a soldier who has been in similar combat. So, we cast all former navy SEALS to play my men in the combat inside that series of tunnels in Syria, shown in the first episode.”

He added: “We didn’t have to teach them anything, except some of the tricks and trades of the acting, like how to hit a mark, where the camera is placed. But their physicality and body movement are entirely authentic.”

In the video, Pratt also tried to decode Indian foods such as Chicken 65 and Bheja Fry. Chris’ funny guesswork on Chicken 65 left Siddharth in splits, asking for an illustration of Chris’ version of the food. Pratt promised to visit India and try some ‘brain fry’ someday.

‘The Terminal List’ which also stars Constance Wu and Taylor Kitsch, is available for streaming on Prime Video in English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada.

 

Ranbir’s big dream: To play villain once in his lifetime

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Ranbir’s big dream: To play villain once in his lifetime

Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, who is set to return to the silver screen four years after his last outing ‘Sanju’ with the upcoming period actioner ‘Shamshera’, harbours the dream of essaying a negative character.

The actor expressed his wish to do so and spoke about his love for the bad boys of Hindi cinema, the towering villains who make the hero bigger, in the third episode of ‘RK Tapes’, a special promotional video series.

The actor listed out some of his favorite on-screen villains — the iconic Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh in ‘Sholay’, Amrish Puri as Mogambo in ‘Mr. India’, Sanjay Dutt as Kancha Cheena in ‘Agneepath’, Ranveer Singh as Alauddin Khilji in ‘Padmaavat’ and Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Darr’.

“We invariably side with the hero,” Ranbir said in the video. “But if there was no villain for the hero to show his heroism, how would a hero be a hero? I have a dream that once I will do a negative role and people will tell their kids ‘so jaa, so jaa nahi toh Ranbir aa jayega’!”

He added: “As our cinema evolves, the villain’s character too is becoming more and more complex and interesting. I’m looking forward to the bad guys we are yet to watch, to the actors who will scare us out of our seats and to the villains that will redefine evil.”

‘Shamshera’, which also stars Vaani Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt, has been directed by Karan Malhotra and has been produced by Aditya Chopra under the banner of YRF.

The trilingual film is arriving in cinemas on July 22 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

 

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