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What happened to the remake of Mahesh Bhatt’s  Arth  that Revathi was supposed to direct? Announced in 2019 with much fanfare, the project had the blessings of Bhatt. It was to feature Swara Bhaskar in Shabana Azmi’s role. Of all the iconic roles, that the formidable Shabana Azmi has played the one that stands out as super-iconic is the deserted wife in Mahesh Bhatt’s Arth . That role, admits Shabana to a large extent, defined the shape of her career. However, it seems the idea of a trying to redo Arth  has been dropped. Says Revathi, “That project did not fall into place with the right actors. I have postponed it for now. We are actually doing a take on the subject, an idea that remained unexplored in the original. I didn’t want to do a faithful remake. I wanted to take the characters into a different direction.” Incidentally, Revathi played Shabana’s role in Balu Mahendra’s  Marapudiyam , the Tamil version of  Arth . Also Read: Mahesh...

In exactly 55 days, superstar Shah Rukh Khan returns to the big screen with Pathaan . The much awaited comeback of the superstar is all set. The actor, who was last seen in Aanand L Rai’s Zero , will essay the role of a spy in the upcoming action entertainer. Pathaan is a part of Yash Raj Films’ 50 th anniversary. Directed by Siddharth Anand, the makers have continued to enthrall the audience with posters. The first teaser was unveiled on the 57 th birthday of SRK on November 2, 2022. As December approached, Shah Rukh Khan unveiled the group poster in various languages. Shah Rukh Khan took to social media on Thursday to unveil poster in four languages – English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. It features him pointing a gun whereas Deepika and John are in the backdrop holding guns as well. SRK is sporting long hair in the movie and it is featured on the poster too. He captioned the post as, “Peti baandh li hai..? Toh chalein!!! 55DaysToPathaan. Celebrate #Pathaan with #YRF50 only at a bi...

The release date of SamBahadur has been announced. Produced by Ronnie Screwvala, the much anticipated Meghna Gulzar directorial, starring Vicky Kaushal in the titular role, is set to release in cinemas on 1st December 2023. The film also stars Sanya Malhotra as Manekshaw's wife Silloo and Fatima Sana Shaikh as former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The makers dropped the first unit of the film today, announcing the date exactly a year before release next year— soaring the excitement for a long-awaited project among the audience. The video showcases a battalion of army officers paving way for Sam Bahadur. The film has been a topic of conversation with Vicky’s uncanny resemblance and realistic portrayal of Sam since the time it was announced and now, with makers dropping its release date, it is set to create more excitement. 365 days to go… #Samबहादुर in cinemas 1.12.2023 @meghnagulzar @vickykaushal09 @sanyamalhotra07 @fattysanashaikh @RonnieScrewvala @maharshs @adgpi @IAF...

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The organisers of the 23rd Indian Film Academy and Awards (IIFA) are gearing up for a star-studded show with Bollywood stars like Salman Khan, Karan Johar and Varun Dhawan, among others. Recently, the organisers hosted a press conference, which was attended by the above-mentioned stars along with Farah Khan, Badshah, Farhan Akhtar, Sunidhi Chauhan, and Amit Trivedi. Interestingly, during the press conference, Farah Khan revealed Salman Khan prefers dancing over hosting. In a video, Salman jokingly poked fun at IIFA for getting Farah Khan, Karan Johar, Farhan Akhtar, and Badshah to host this year’s event. Responding to Salman’s remark, Farah stated that they will be hosting other events. While calling those events “bigger” than his event, Khan continued to entertain the audience present over there. However, Farah was quick to give a reply to Salman as she asserted, “Because you said - you prefer to dance. Because that was easier for you. You have to do hosting for three hours whereas...

Known for his power packed roles, action hero Tiger Shroff was brought on board by filmmaker Jagan Shakti for his next, which is expected to be an action thriller. Recent reports suggest that actress Sara Ali Khan has been roped in as the leading lady for this venture and she will be joining the team soon to kick off work on it. Produced by Jackky Bhagnani, the film is expected to be a quintessential commercial potboiler as Tiger becomes the man fighting all odds to ensure that the good wins over evil. As per reports in Pinkvilla, with Sara Ali Khan joining the cast, the makers are thrilled because they were keen on bringing a new onscreen pairing on board. While Sara has acted with heroes like the late Sushant Singh Rajput, Kartik Aaryan, Varun Dhawan, Ranveer Singh, in the past, the actress will be paired opposite Tiger for the first time in a film. Furthermore, reports also have it that the film is expected to go on floors on December 10 and will be shot across India as well as Eu...

Milap Zaveri, who completed 20 years this year in the industry, started his career as a writer. In 2010, his directorial debut,  Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai  (2010), starring Riteish Deshmukh and Jacqueline Fernandez, was released. The film bombed and in an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama , Milap Zaveri explains why he feels that Warner Bros, which backed Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai , meted out unfair treatment to his first directorial venture. Milap Zaveri told  Bollywood Hungama , “A lot of people over the years have told me that  Jaane Kahan Se Aayi Hai  is a very sweet and cute film. But in those days, Riteish was a very big comic star.  Apna Sapna Money Money  (2006),  Masti ,  Kya Kool Hain Hum  (2005),  Heyy Babyy  (2007) etc were hits. So, I feel the experiment to do a sweet romcom with him didn’t really get viewers excited.” He added, “Secondly, Warner Bros’ was the producer and  Chandni Chowk   To Chin...

Abhishek Bachchan was recently seen in the OTT show Breathe season 3. While the actor has been making great strides in the web space, he has not totally ignored the big screen. In fact, though he has been absent for a while from theatres, we hear that Abhishek will soon be making a comeback of sorts. As per reports on Peepingmoon, Abhishek Bachchan will be teaming up with filmmaker Nikkhil Advani for his remake of the Tamil film KD . As per the report, the said venture will be a comedy-drama developed under Nikkhil’s banner Emmay Entertainment. A remake of the 2019 Tamil film, KD , the venture will see the original film’s director Madhumita Sundararaman, coming on board to direct the remake as well. In fact, the report further adds that Madhumita has already commenced the pre-production work on the film and is looking to kick-start shooting in January 2023 in Bhopal. As for the film itself, the story of KD is based on the unusual bond that an elderly man develops with a kid. Appare...

The only male visitor, who was allowed inside Babita’s home with Kareena and Karisma when the two girls were unmarried, was Karan Johar. That’s because the two sisters treated Karan as the brother they never had. Then came  Kal Ho Na Ha,  a love triangle to be shot in New York, the most expensive city in the world to shoot in. Karan wanted to cast Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor. Salman refused the offer, as he did not want to play a supporting role to Shah Rukh. Kareena, Karan was sure would not hesitate in saying yes. However he got the shock of his life when she refused to do  Kal Ho Na Ho  at the fee that was being offered to her. What made Kareena’s snub even worse was that it happened during the time when Karan’s father producer Yash Chopra was critically ill. To demand more money from your moohbola bhai  when he was going through a personal crisis was unacceptable. Karan stopped speaking to Kareena. Their cold war lasted for a year...

Funny, but it’s all about money. The real reason why Anees Bazmee is reluctant to direct the third installment of Hera Pheri  is money. That’s right. Producer Firoz Nadiadwala allegedly hasn’t paid Anees fully for  Welcome Back , the film that Anees directed for Firoz in 2015. During the release of Welcome Back Anees claimed that Firoz had agreed to pay him Rs 11.27 crores as his directorial fee. Out of this he actually paid him only Rs 6.64.50 crores. Anees had voluntarily foregone Rs 2.62.50. Anees only wanted Firoz to give him Rs 2 crores of the pending payment. This apparently didn’t happen. At that time Anees was extremely hurt by the payment default. Multiple sources say the past experience had made Anees wary of my further association. Also Read: Firoz Nadiadwala & Kartik Aaryan keen to get Anees Bazmee for Hera Pheri 3; Director says NO from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hindi Cinema News | Indian Movies | Films - Bollywood Hungama h...

A few days back, the Bhediya actors Varun Dhawan and Kriti Sanon were seen on a popular television show promoting the film. In the heat of the moment, Varun made a comment which has since led to rumours of Kriti dating her Adipurush co-star Prabhas. Interestingly, Kriti has been the target of many dating rumours and speculations although there has been nothing concrete about them. While this was brushed off as a bad marketing stunt, the speculations got stronger when Varun, teased her. Now, clarifying the rumours that started off post this episode, a source close to the development told a leading portal, “Varun and Kriti share an amicable bond and they often pull each other’s leg. That tease by Varun was just a way of him taking Kriti’s case as he knew these rumours were baseless. Kriti and Prabhas are not seeing each other. They share a close bond as co-stars and really respect each other, but that’s just it.” If that wasn’t enough, Kriti Sanon as well, who usually stays away fro...

The jovial and everyone’s favourite, Milap Zaveri, completed 20 years this year in Bollywood. Two weeks back, he celebrated his birthday and on this joyous occasion,  Bollywood Hungama  exclusively spoke to him about his journey. For the first time, the writer-director opened up about his fascinating journey in Bollywood and a lot more. Could you tell us about your family and how you got interested in movies? Also, were you born and brought up in Mumbai? Yes, I am from Mumbai. My grandmother’s father was Tribhuvandas Bhimji Zaveri. My father is also in the jewellery business. I grew up in Bandra for most of my life, at Perry Cross Road. It was always understood that I’ll eventually enter my family business. But I was crazily obsessed with movies. My grandmother, whom I called Ba, also loved movies, especially the ones starring Amitabh Bachchan. She would keep showing me his movies. We had video cassettes of 5 movies which we owned while growing up. These movies were  S...

Last year, in September 2021, it was announced that Fardeen Khan is all set to make a grand comeback with  Visfot . Co-starring Riteish Deshmukh, it is directed by Kookie Gulati and is produced by Sanjay Gupta. The film was expected to be released in cinemas but recently, Sanjay Gupta revealed that Fardeen Khan’s comeback movie will directly arrive on a streaming site. In an interaction with mid-day, Sanjay Gupta confirmed that  Visfot  will skip a theatrical release and premiere directly on OTT in 2023 due to unfavourable box office conditions. It is an official remake of the 2012 Venezuelan film,  Rock, Paper, Scissors . Reportedly, Riteish plays a pilot in the film whose son gets kidnapped by Fardeen’s character. In an interview earlier this year, Fardeen Khan revealed that he plays a guy from Dongri in the film. In fact, the film was even shot in the South Mumbai locality. Besides Fardeen Khan and Riteish Deshmukh,  Visfot  also stars Priya Bapat, Kr...

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan took to his blog post and paid a heartfelt tribute to late veteran actor Vikram Gokhale and TV personality Tabassum. For the unversed, Vikram Gokhale passed away on November 26 while Tabassum breathed her last on November 18 this year. In his note to them, Bachchan stated that the stage is desolated by the absence of artists of huge merit like them. “The days are lined with sadness, friends and colleagues, artists of huge merit, leave us day by day and we listen, see and pray, Tabassum, Vikram Gokhle and some dear ones that are close and known. They came to us in our lives, they played their parts and left the stage empty forlorn and desolate by their absence(sic),” wrote Big B in his blog post. Days after the news of Tabassum’s demise, Amitabh Bachchan had dedicated a blog to her. Speaking his mind on it, he penned, “they all leave us one by one... and it is beyond comprehension... you only recollect the times of their presence and life before the eyes and...

The event of the 53rd International Film Festival Of India this year was quite happening, given that it premiered some of the most noteworthy Bollywood films released in 2022. And, when it comes to noteworthy films of 2022, the Vivek Agnihotri directorial The Kashmir Files is nearly impossible to miss out on. However, Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who was also one of the jury heads of IFFI, and him calling the film “propaganda and vulgar” have created a buzz on the internet. Hours after a video of him from the event went viral, The Kashmir Files actors Anupam Kher and Darshan Kumaar reacted to it. Taking a sly dig at Naved Lapid’s remark on TKF , Anupam Kher shared a post on his verified social media handle. The multiple-picture post included his still from the film as well as the official cover of The Schindler's List . In Hindi, the actor wrote, “No matter how high the height of the lie is... It is always smaller in front of the truth.” As soon as Kher shared the post on his...

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and a section of her fans are excited about her upcoming release, Emergency , ever since she dropped its teaser. Thus, the actress keeps her fans updated with the development through her verified social media handle. In her latest post on Instagram, Ranaut announced the Assam schedule wrap of the upcoming film along with a few BTS. In the behind-the-scenes photos, the actress-turned-director can be seen busy shooting and scouting at different locations in the Indian state. In a few shots, she can be seen sharing a hearty laugh with the crew while in others, she can be seen discussing the frames. Instagramming the multiple-picture post, Kangana wrote, “Some BTS stills from Emergency Assam schedule.” It is worth mentioning here that a couple of hours before sharing the below post on her media feed, the Queen actress had announced the wrap through an Instagram story. Within a few hours, many from her Insta fam, especially from Assam, took to the commen...

Amidst tough competition between popular celebrities, the dance reality show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10 has finally come to an end. Featuring Madhuri Dixit, Karan Johar, Nora Fatehi, and Terence Lewis as its judges, the show had an interesting mix of celebrities, from popular TV stars to a chef to a junior dancing talent as its contestants. The much talked about grand finale, which had Rubina Dilaik, Faisal Shaikh aka, Mr. Faisu, amongst others as its finalists, saw child celebrity dancer Gunjan Sinha as the winner. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama , Gunjan opened up about being a part of the show. Talking about something that she learned from Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10, Gunjan Sinha revealed that she sought inspiration for all her dances from none other than judge Madhuri Dixit. Gunjan told Bollywood Hungama , “I have learned a lot from Madhuri ma’am and her dance videos. I have always loved the kind of expression she gives. All my performances, by far, have been inspired by t...

Milap Zaveri has completed 20 years in Bollywood. In this part of his exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama, the massy writer-director reveals about his experience of writing some of the significant films in his career. How did you enter the film business? A friend of mine introduced me to Rajeev Masand. He was with Bombay Times then. Through Rajeev, I met Sujoy Ghosh and Viveck Vaswani. I was working on some ideas for Viveck Vaswani those days. This was the time when  International Khiladi  (1999) was released. He wanted to meet and congratulate Umesh Mehra. So, he took me along. I met Umesh ji there and we struck up a rapport. He hired me to write a script for him. He was my first mentor. I still remember the days when I spent in Minerva under his guidance. Through Rajeev Masand, I also met Sujoy. Rajeev, at that time, was going to be the theatre producer of  Jhankaar Beats  (2003). I was offered to co-write the dialogues of  Jhankaar   Beats . S...

Sharad Kelkar : “A big loss for us. We’ve lost one of our greatest actors. He was the superstar of Marathi cinema. He was, and will remain an inspiration for all of us actor who came after him. He was like an acting school and watching him was like attending classes.” Sameer Sanjay Vidwans (director of the Marathi hits Double Seat  and Anandi Gopal ): “The work that Vikram Gokhale has done is exemplary. We’ve seen him in some Hindi films. But it’s Marathi cinema and theatre where his contribution is unmatched. He was a university of acting. Any aspiring actor can look at his performances for guidance. I shared a close relationship with him. The first Marathi screenplay that I ever wrote  Aaghat was directed by Vikram Kaka. What to say? In my opinion, the Hindi film industry could not avail of his acting skills as much as the Marathi film industry. In Hindi, we remember him in  Agneepath  and Hum…Dil De Chuke Sanam,  that’s it. The magic of his pe...

The much awaited and hyped teaser of Rohit Shetty’s Cirkus throws a surprise. Instead of showing a glimpse of the movie, which teasers normally do, this one has its long list of cast speaking about what one can expect from the movie. So we have two Ranveer Singhs and Varun Sharmas, along with Pooja Hegde, Jacqueline Fernandez, Johnny Lever, Sanjay Mishra, Manoj Tiwari, Tiku Talsania, Brijendra Kala, Siddharth Jadhav and Ashwini Kalsekar highlighting that the film is based in the 1960s when there was no internet and social media. However, despite providing info about the film, the teaser of Cirkus , as expected from a Shetty comedy, is also filled with humour. The joke on Panvel and Johnny Lever being called Malinga are noteworthy moments. Cirkus is adapted from William Shakespeare’s classic story The Comedy Of Errors. It’s the story of two set of twins who get interchanged during childhood and how this leads to chaos when they grow up. Cirkus is Ranveer’s second full-fledged ro...

Actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, who was previously married to Malaika Arora, is currently dating Giorgia Andriani. The duo has been in a steady relationship for a while now. In a recent interview with Bollywood Hungama , Giorgia briefly talked about her relationship with Arbaaz while speaking her mind on Khan’s former wife Malaika Arora. It all happened when we asked if she has met Malaika. In her quick response, Giorgia said, “I've met her many times.” Elaborating on the same, she added, “I really like her and I appreciate her journey a lot. She also started from zero basically, she was a model so then slowly she reached where she has reached and Kudos to her. For me, she's definitely somebody that I do admire.” For the unversed, Arbaaz and Malaika were married for 18 years before parting ways. While Malaika started dating Arjun Kapoor, Arbaaz’s relationship with Georgia started making headlines after his divorce. During the same interview, Giorgia also opened up on the age d...

Babil Khan, son of the late Irrfan Khan, is making his debut with the Netflix film Qala . It is generally believed that star kids have it easy when it comes to getting the first break. But Babil says that that wasn’t the case with him since he has had to struggle like any other newcomer. In a chat with Hindustan Times, Babil said, “I don’t think my mother (producer Sutapa Sikdar) can ever pick up the phone and ask for a favour. I have to go give auditions nahi to aisi maar padegi ghar pe (else I would get a thrashing at home). That is our sanskaar. There is no possibility of breaking that. Even now, I am giving auditions and I get rejected a lot. Even today, if there is an audition I really want to crack and I mess it up, she will be so angry at me. But she will never pick up the phone and say, ‘kara do isko’. That is against our values. I think people also understand that.” Directed by Anvita Dutt, Qala also stars Tripti Dimri and Swastika Mukherjee. The film is based in the film ...

Walt Disney’s family adventure Strange World has finally graced big screens and just like any other Disney animated film, this one also teaches us a few lessons in a very subtle way. Directed by Don Hall, the action-packed comedy adventure Strange World introduces a legendary family of explorers, the Clades, as they attempt to navigate an uncharted, treacherous land alongside a motley crew that includes a mischievous blob Splat, a three-legged dog Legend and a slew of other ravenous creatures. Strange World is co-directed by Qui Nguyen who also penned the screenplay. As the film navigates through relationships between fathers and sons across three generations, it also attempts to talk from the perspective of environment and address the notion of ‘living harmoniously with nature.’ Don previously directed 2016 award-winning film Moana which also had a similar theme related to environmental concerns. In an exclusive conversation with Bollywood Hungama , the director shared his core ...

The official Twitter page of well-known Spanish football club FC Barcelona has congratulated Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt for becoming proud parents of the baby girl Raha. They shared a picture of the two actors with their baby and wrote, “Congratulations, @aliaa08 & Ranbir Kapoor!! A new Barça fan is born. We can’t wait to meet you all in Barcelona.” The tweet, which became viral in no time, came a day after the couple revealed the name of their new-born girl. The fans of both the actors can’t stop gushing over the gesture of the football club as they believe it is a big thing! Congratulations, @aliaa08 & Ranbir Kapoor!! A new Barça fan is born ????. We can’t wait to meet you all in Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/Lef3P4DPe2 — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 25, 2022 However, there was a funny twist in store after one fan dug out a seven-year-old tweet of Alia where she is proudly posing while wearing the jersey of Barcelona’s rival Arsenal. She had captioned the pic...

It was yet another eventful week for Bollywood's biggest stars. From promoting their films with zeal to from being out and about in the city and getting dolled up for their television appearances, every diva made sure they shone like stars no matter what the event or occasion was. Although their fashion choices baffled us at times, but Bollywood's leading ladies also delivered some of the chicest looks in statement-making ensembles, and we're here for it! Take a look at our selections for the best and worst dressed celebrities this week. HITS: SONAM KAPOOR Sonam Kapoor is unquestionably stylish. The actor's fashion journals are both envious and drool-worthy. The actor enjoys sharing key fashion cues with her fans via excerpts from her fashion journals. Sonam gave us major winter outfit goals when she uploaded a tonne of photographs of herself a day ago. Sonam served as the inspiration for the fashion house Moschino and chose a winter outfit from its racks. Sonam was...