‘Bigg Boss 15’: Pratik calls Rakhi ‘biased’; Tejasswi, Karan again get into blame game

Tejasswi Prakash and Karan Kundrra were seen sorting out their differences in the ‘Weekend Ka Vaar’ episode of ‘Bigg Boss 15’. But it seems their dispute is not coming to an end.

While Tejasswi nominates Rashami, Karan nominates Abhijit. This infuriates Tejasswi and she argues with Karan. She says: “If you are playing to save Rashami, then I am not okay with it.” Tejasswi feels that Karan nominated Abhijit Bichukale to save Rashami from nomination.

On the other hand, Rakhi continues to wield the power of ‘sanchalak’ in the ‘Snowman task’ that leaves everyone annoyed.

Pratik targets Umar to keep him out of the game, but Rakhi takes a questionable call by keeping him safe against the rules.

Pratik fights with Rakhi as he is not happy with her biased approach, but Rakhi taunts him by saying he is afraid of Umar. She concludes her argument saying: “My decision is final.”

‘Bigg Boss 15’ airs on Colors.

Pooja Hegde’s loving the response to ‘Radhe Shyam’ trailer

Actress Pooja Hegde, who plays the character of Prerna in ‘Radhe Shyam’, is on cloud nine with the response to the film’s trailer.

In addition, she calls the film a love story where the couple fight the unforeseen battles and forces which are beyond their comprehension.

Commenting on the same, the actress says, “‘Radhe Shyam’ has witnessed an incredible amount of excitement and it feels fantastic to have the audience wait for your movie so eagerly. The uproar created by those who loved the trailer was heartwarming to watch. It’s a love story of a couple who are fighting forces beyond our ken to be together.”

Talking about her character, the actress, who has been getting a positive response from the audience, says, “Prerna has the strength it takes to fight for love and I’m glad that her courage came across to the viewers through the trailer.”

The trailer shows Pooja embodying a princess as she pulls off classic looks complementing the scenic European locales.

‘Radhe Shyam’, a period romantic drama, also stars Prabhas and Bhagyashree and has been shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu. The film written and directed by Radha Krishna Kumar and is slated to hit theatres on January 14.

‘Bheemla Nayak’ team catches up with Mahesh Babu in Dubai to plan new film

Telugu star Mahesh Babu, who has partially completed the shoot of ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’, has flown to Dubai on vacation where he also met the team of ‘Bheemla Nayak’ to discuss his upcoming movie under Trivikram Srinivas’ direction.

Mahesh is to spend a couple of weeks in Dubai, chilling with his family during the new year.

The ‘Brahmotsavam’ actor met the ‘Bheemla Nayak’ team to discuss his upcoming movie under Trivikram Srinivas’ direction. Mahesh took to his Twitter to announce the same.

“Work and chill… productive afternoon with the team!! #TrivikramSrinivas @vamsi84 @MusicThaman #Dubai,” Mahesh’s tweet reads.

Mahesh Babu is to collaborate with Trivikram Srinivas for the third time after ‘Athadu’ and ‘Khaleja’. Trivikram Srinivas, ‘Bheemla Nayak’ producer Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, and S.S. Thaman met Mahesh in Dubai to discuss their upcoming collaboration under the banner Haarika & Haasine Creations.

The yet-to-be-launched movie will be kickstarted soon with a formal ‘pooja’ event by the makers. The team has started working on the production and casting.

Mahesh will start shooting for the movie soon after the ‘pumpkin breaking’ event of ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’.

‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ is slated for release in April, 2022. Keerthy Suresh is the leading lady in the commercial entertainer.

Katrina Kaif wishes Salman Khan on his birthday

Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif wished Salman Khan on his birthday on Monday. The actress took to her Instagram and posted a picture of Salman in her story section.

She wrote on the picture, “@beingsalmankhan the Happiest birthday to u May all the love light and brilliance u have be with you forever (sic).”

Katrina and Salman have shared a good equation over the years and have worked together in many films like ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, ‘Bharat’, ‘Partner’ and ‘Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?’.

Earlier, ahead of his birthday, Salman was rushed to a hospital after he was bitten by a snake. However, the actor was discharged from the hospital after a few hours as the snake wasn’t venomous. The actor even greeted the media outside his Panvel farmhouse after making a recovery.

Ram Charan and I are proud to bring back stardom on screen: Jr NTR on ‘RRR’

Telugu star Jr NTR is geared up for the release of director S.S. Rajamouli’s epic ‘RRR’, co-starring Ram Charan, and he shares his thoughts on the film.

The ‘Aravinda Sametha Veera Raghava’ actor, who has been quite busy promoting ‘RRR’ had an exclusive chat with IANS.

Jr NTR explains how Rajamouli has evolved as a filmmaker.

Having worked with Rajamouli when he was just getting started, Jr NTR believes that Rajamouli has only grown hungrier to make more movies of great significance.

“The success quotient of S.S. Rajamouli has become exponentially bigger. His vision has become a macro-scale. But, as a person, he is still the same ‘Jakkanna’ to me,” Jr NTR said.

Ram Charan’s plays Alluri Seetharama Raju, which has a few cinematic references. But, for Komaram Bheem played by Jr NTR, there is no single reference about the character.

When quizzed about the same, Jr NTR said, “It is true that Komaram Bheem has no cinematic references.”

“We all grew up hearing the stories about these heroes. We all would have imagined a figure and its characteristics, right? For a Rajamouli movie, you have to undo almost every detail you ever have imagined or assumed.”

He further explained, “So, even though there is a reference, we have to undo those details.”

“So, it was totally Rajamouli’s imagination that you will see on the screen. Only the characters are real, the story surrounding them is totally fictional. We did multiple workshops together, to get into the skin of the characters.”

Jr NTR explains that Rajamouli has imbibed realistic features of the ‘Gond Veer’ Komaram Bheem, while the story is completely fictional.

On being asked about his bond with Ram Charan and their director complaining about their ‘pointless brawls’ on the sets of ‘RRR’, Jr NTR said they had a well-grounded explanation.

“When we have such a big project we are working on, everything gets intense on the sets. As I am an intense person myself, I get deeply engrossed in the work.”

“So, it is legit that we have such fun-filled breaks,” he said.

Jr NTR further explained, “There were times where we all used to break out in laughter. As Ram Charan and I were friends from earlier times, there were no boundaries.”

“We had to take breaks because the pressure of working for a mammoth venture, needs to be in equilibrium.”

“There are a lot of inhibitions for the actors to come together to make movies. I am proud to say that Charan and I have worked together to bring back the lost culture of two big stars working together for a movie.”

“The first two minutes will be Ram Charan’s and NTR’s individual fans watching the movie. But, the third minute, it is the movie fan, the audience, leaving behind the fandom”, Jr. NTR said, when he talks about their individual fandoms.

On January 7, ‘RRR’ will hit the screens. Jr NTR plays Komaram Bheem, while Ram Charan plays Alluri Seetharama Raju.

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ swings past $1bn mark in just 12 days

“Spider-Man: No Way Home” on Sunday became the first pandemic-era movie to leap past $1 billion at the global box office after 2019’s “Star Wars: the Rise of Skywalker”.

The third film in the Tom Holland-led trilogy achieved this feat despite the lengthening shadow of Omicron and the Covid-19 spike across North America and Europe, and still not having been released in the world largest cinema-going market, China, according to ‘Variety’.

It is also this year’s top-grossing film, streaking past China’s “The Battle at Lake Changjin” ($902 million) and the 25th James Bond film (and Daniel Craig’s last outing as 007), “No Time to Die”, which has grossed $774 million globally.

Sony’s comic-book epic, according to ‘Variety’, has reached the milestone in a near-record 12 days, tying with 2015’s “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” as the third-fastest film to reach the billion-dollar benchmark.

Only 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War” and 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame” were quicker, smashing the coveted tally in 11 and five days, respectively.

Reporting these figures, ‘Variety’ commented: “Those are huge box office receipts at a time when several new films (such as ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, ‘Sing 2’ and ‘The King’s Man’) are opening nationwide to notable ticket sales.”

‘Akhanda’ team celebrates as film completes 25 days in theatres

Director Boyapati Sreenu’s mass action entertainer ‘Akhanda’, featuring Nandamuri Balakrishna in the lead, has successfully completed 25 days in theatres, giving the Telugu film industry a reason to smile.

Source say that the film is still continuing to do solid business at the box-office and that it is registering massive collections in its fourth week as well.

A delighted team decided to celebrate the success of the film. A grand celebration was organised on Saturday night which was attended by the entire team, including actor Balakrishna, director Boyapati Sreenu and producer Miryala Ravinder Reddy of Dwaraka Creations.

Balakrishna, Boyapati Sreenu and Miryala Ravinder Reddy presented the entire cast and crew of the movie with shields on the occasion. Distributors of the film from all the regions in the Telugu states too were part of the celebrations.

‘Akhanda’, which has also crossed the million-dollar-mark in overseas markets, has emerged as the highest grossing movie of Balakrishna.

Kareena comes out of isolation to attend Kapoor family Xmas bash

The Kapoor family attended the customary Christmas lunch at the residence of Kunal Kapoor in Mumbai’s Juhu on Saturday.

Kunal, the son of the late Shashi Kapoor and Jennifer Kendal, continues to keep the spirit of the tradition alive, which was started by his mother over 30 years back.

Kareena Kapoor, who tested negative after contracting Covid and isolating herself for more than 10 days, attended the event with her husband Saif Ali Khan and their kids, Taimur and Jeh.

While Kareena donned a black T-shirt paired with leather pants, Saif too kept it casual with a blue T-shirt and a pair of denims. Matching Saif’s colour palette was the couple’s young son Jeh who was also seen wearing a blue shirt and denims. Taimur wore a light pink-coloured Kurta.

Apart from Kareena, Aadar Jain (son of Rishi Kapoor’s sister Rima Jain) showed up with his plus one Tara Sutaria, who donned a white gown. Aadar’s brother Armaan Jain came along with his wife Anissa.

In addition, the children of Shweta Bachchan Nanda – Navya Naveli Nanda and her brother Agastya Nanda were also a part of the family gathering.

Shweta Bachchan Nanda is married to Nikhil Nanda, who is the chairman and managing director of Escorts Limited. Nikhil is the son of Raj Kapoor’s daughter Ritu Nanda and Rajan Nanda.

Samantha being considered for Jr NTR’s upcoming movie

With only a few days left for the release of ‘RRR’, actor Jr NTR has started prepping for his next movie for which the producers are eyeing Samantha Ruth Prabhu to act opposite Jr NTR.

Jr NTR has an offer to act under Koratala Siva’s direction for their next which is touted to be a high-budget movie.

Though they have not approached the ‘Shaakunthalam’ actress yet, the team seems to have fixed a script, which would elevate Samantha’s role like never before.

Jr NTR has also wrapped up his shooting for reality quiz show ‘Evaru Meelo Koteeswarulu’s first season. So, post ‘RRR’ release, Jr NTR and Koratala are all set to start shooting.

The producers are planning to launch the movie by organising a formal ‘pooja’ event in Hyderabad after Sankranti.

Director Koratala Siva and Jr NTR had worked together for ‘Janatha Garage’ earlier.

Kriti Sanon and Tiger Shroff recreate ‘Heropanti’ pose

Kriti Sanon and her ‘Ganapath’ co-star Tiger Shroff recently recreated the poster look from their debut film ‘Heropanti’.

The actress took to her Instagram and shared three pictures with Tiger with the first picture showcasing the recreated pose.

Kriti wrote in her caption, “And we tried to recreate what we started with.. but as you swipe right, you’ll see the warmth and fondness come alive! Its been almost 8 yrs since we started our journey together! We’ve both grown, evolved and come a long way (sic).”

She further adds, “but deep within, I guess we are still the same! (Just pretending to be more mature versions of the newbies we were) It was such a great feeling to be back on a set with you Tigy! @tigerjackieshroff, see you super soon for the next schedule #Ganapath”.

The pictures show their evolution not just as actors but also as human beings in their own personal space.

‘Heropanti’, which released in 2014, was directed by Sabbir Khan and was a remake of Telugu film ‘Parugu’. In addition to Kriti and Tiger, the film also starred Prakash Raj in a negative role.

Talking about ‘Ganapath’, the film recently saw its schedule wrap in London. The makers also released a special countdown motion poster of the film which is slated to arrive in theatres on December 23, 2022.