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The reports of the modern day mythology, The Immortal Ashwathama getting shelved came across as a shock to the industry. The reports stated that producer Ronnie Screwvala decided to put the film featuring Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan indefinitely on hold due to budget issues. And now it has come to our notice that the team of this modern day superhero saga has suffered massive losses. " Ashwathama has been in the prep stage for over two years now. The team did multiple recces, worked on the entire pre visualisation, did multiple meetings with the VFX team, got an international action unit on board to train Sara and Vicky for their action packed role over the last one year. Producer Ronnie Screwvala spent over Rs. 30 crore to get everything in place, and now, the entire investment has gone for a toss," a source shared with Bollywood Hungama . The source further adds that the decision to shelve the film has been taken after the producer was not on the same page as his d

Director Aanand L Rai is known for his unique perspectives and his ability to infuse humour in seemingly normal stories. His Tanu Weds Manu franchise proves that the filmmaker holds entertainment and humour by the scruff. The filmmaker had earlier made an announcement about his upcoming film titled Raksha Bandhan with Akshay Kumar which they started filming in June. The film’s first schedule was completed shortly after. And now, the director will soon be starting with the next leg schedule of the family drama which will begin from 10th September in Delhi with the film’s lead cast and other cast members which include Sahejmeen Kaur, Deepika Khanna, Sadia Khateeb, and Smrithi Srikanth, who play Kumar’s sisters in the film. Raksha Bandhan is jointly written by Rai’s frequent collaborator Himanshu Sharma and Kanika Dhillon. It stars Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar in lead roles and revolves around the love, bonding, and attachment between a brother and his sisters. Raksha Bandhan is

Several prominent Tamil filmmakers have joined together to form a big production firm, a first of its type. Rain On Films is a production company founded by Mani Ratnam, Shankar, Gautham Vasudev Menon, AR Murugadoss, Mysskin, Vetrimaaran, Lingusamy, Sasi, Vasanta Balan, Balaji Sakthivel, and Lokesh Kanagaraj, among others. Rain On Films will operate as a corporation, funding feature films, anthologies, series, and shows for India's main OTT platforms. A formal statement is expected soon. The studio is expected to open in September. It's supposed to be the brainchild of Mani Ratnam, who also financed Netflix's most recent anthology drama, Navarasa. The Academy Award-winning filmmaker had already expressed his enthusiasm for OTT services. He described streaming platforms as "extremely liberating" for him as a filmmaker since they allow him to present a storey in different ways. Lokesh Kanagaraj is rumoured to be directing the first project under the Rain On Film

The bar of drama in Bigg Boss OTT is increasing day by day. Recently, Divya was seen having an emotional breakdown after Zeeshan’s exit and she was letting out her emotions about host Karan Johar. During a conversation with Akshara Singh, Divya discussed about the ugly war of words she got involved with Karan in the latest Sunday Ka Vaar episode. Divya questioned his allegations and said that he doesn’t have any right to talk about her, if he doesn’t know her and she will not change herself because of his criticism. Divya further added that she will speak up when something is said wrong about her and she will not care who is standing in front of her. She was quoted saying, “Karan Johar ne mere bare me boli h aisi baatein jiski wajah se mujhe yaha pe suffer karna pad raha h. Fr m kyu na chillaoon kyu na bolu, kaun kya bigad lega (Karan Johar has said such things about me for which I have to suffer here. Then why should I not shout and say, who will spoil what).” She is not afraid i

Bollywood Hungama was the first to inform our readers that Shraddha Kapoor will be teaming up with Kartik Aaryan for the first time on director Sameer Vidwan’s next film. However, a couple of weeks later, it was revealed that Kiara Advani will be reuniting with Kartik Aaryan again after Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 . Bollywood Hungama has got the inside dope on why producer Sajid Nadiadwala replaced Shraddha with Kiara. "Sajid was very keen on getting Shraddha alongside Kartik in the film, as that would have resulted in a fresh pairing. However, he was taken aback and shocked when Shraddha Kapoor quoted Rs. 10 crores to be a part of the film. While the producer usually never negotiates with his actors, he was surprised with Shraddha's acting fees as she had last worked with Sajid recently on Baaghi 3 for a nominal sum of Rs 4 crore," a trade source informed Bollywood Hungama. While Shraddha had her reasons to quote a higher amount as she was spear-heading two female led films -

Aparshakti Khurana and his wife Aakriti Ahuja Khurana have been blessed with a baby girl. The actor shared the news on his Instagram story. The couple has named their daughter Arzoie A. Khurana. Few days back, Aparshakti had shared an adorable video of his wife’s baby shower where the whole family came together to bless Aakriti on the joyous occasion and gave lots of wishes to the expecting couple. And now with Waheguru's blessings, the joy has completely overtaken their lives as the couple is the happiest parents in the world, and the entire Khurana clan is elated and is in celebratory mood after the arrival of its youngest member.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Aparshakti Khurana (@aparshakti_khurana) The actor recently travelled to Chandigarh after fulfilling his work commitments to be with his wife in the crucial time. On the work front, he is gearing up for his upcoming release, Helmet . The quirky comedy is his fi

Gorgeous Bollywood debutant and former Miss World Manushi Chhillar has been signed by the youth-favorite, iconic haircare brand Pantene as their Brand Ambassador! This is the second big international brand that she has signed even before her debut in the much anticipated Yash Raj Films’ historical Prithviraj in which she stars opposite Akshay Kumar. A young girl with many achievements to her name, Manushi, has been known for pursuing her passions with confidence and fans admire her gorgeous hair. She features in a TVC about the new Pantene 2 in 1. Deeksha Kakkar, Country Leader, P&G Haircare said, "We are glad to have Manushi Chhillar as the new face of the brand. She is an inspiration for young women everywhere. With Pantene’s proven solutions, our ambition is to help women like her, leave their hair open more freely, without worrying about hair fall. The introduction of a unique shampoo and conditioner 2in1 formula is to enable them have exactly that.” Manushi, who won t

Actors Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. are all set to voice Mufasa and Scar in Disney's upcoming prequel to The Lion King with director Barry Jenkins. The film is expected to focus on the early years of Mufasa, the regal father of Simba, and his menacing younger brother Scar. After the studios photo-realistic adaptation of the classic grossed $1.6 billion at the global box office in 2019 Disney green lit the prequel with the Oscar winning director of Moonlight filmmaker Jenkins. Pierre, who previously worked with the filmmaker in a recent historical TV series The Underground Railroad , is set to voice Mufasa whereas Harrison Jr., best known for leading the Trey Edward Shults drama “ Waves ,” will portray Scar, whose birth-name is Taka. According to Variety, talking about the prequel, Jenkins previously said that helping his sister raise two young boys during the ’90s, he grew up with the characters and having the opportunity to work with Disney on expanding the magnificen

Parmount Pictures’ Mission: Impossible 7 and Top Gun: Maverick starring Tom Cruise gave the CinemaCon attendees chills with its action-packed footage in the event in Las Vegas on Thursday.  However, Cruise didn't appear in person but was on-screen for Paramount Presentation. According to Variety, he appeared in behind-the-scenes clip where he described the dangerous motorcycle stunt which had jump off the mountain in Norway. Cruise explained in the video how he had to drive his motorcycle off a giant ramp and then separates from the vehicle to parachute safely, adding that the stunt was filmed 6 six as there was no speedometer and he had to hit the speed marks by sound and sight. In the Top Gun sequel, Cruise once again will be seen his role as Pete Maverick Mitchell who returns to flight school to train Top Gun graduates for a special mission. The film will also star Miles Teller, Jennifer Connelly, Monica Barbaro, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell and Val Kilmer who'll be returning

Spider-Man: No Way Home is set to debut December 17, but Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures look like they are breaking records before its release. According to Sony Pictures, the trailer of the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe movie got whopping 355.5 million views in its first 24 hours generating 4.5 million mentions across social media around the world. The trailer for the movie surpassed Marvel's Avengers: Endgame trailer which racked up 289 million views in 2018 along with Spider-Man: Far from Home trailer which got 135 million views in first 24hrs. The Spider-Man: No Way Home trailer was revealed on Monday at CinemaCon and on social Media. Spider-Man: No Way Home stars Tom Holland and Zendaya and marks the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home . On Tuesday, Holland also shared the trailer of his official Instagram account. From the trailer, the film seems to unveil the incidents that will happen now as Spider-Man's identity has been unco

Khatron Ke Khiladi is one of the most loved reality shows on television with a successful eleven-season run. The contestants are various celebrities from Television, Bollywood and OTT, who compete together to overcome their fears. Recently, in a video Shweta Tiwari is seen exposing Divyanka Tripathi in which she says that Divyanka claims to be frightened of heights and suffers from vertigo. Whereas, Shweta has seen a video of Divyanka on her Instagram handle skydiving with her husband. Shweta further said that Divyanka can do anything for her love and on the show she claims to be terrified. In return, Divyanka said that she can do anything for her love but she doesn’t have her love over here.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Sush ???? (@diveksquad) Divyanka is one of the tough competitors on the show and even Rohit Shetty said that he sees her in the finale. On the work front, Divyanka Tripathi is known for playing Vidya P

Shilpa Shetty Kundra posted an Instagram story on Wednesday night about making the most of every moment. The actress, who has kept a low profile since her husband, businessman Raj Kundra, was arrested in a porn apps case last month, has now revealed an excerpt from a book on seizing the day. “We can’t push the ‘pause’ button on our lives. Every day counts, whether we’re doing our best or our worst. Even if we could call a time out when life becomes stressful, would we really want to? Our life’s clock keeps ticking no matter what. The only thing we truly have is time. Better to live every moment than to lose that time forever. As much as I may want to call a time out in my life, I will live every moment as fully as I can,” reads the page on her story. Shilpa Shetty posted the photo along with a sticker that reads "live every moment." Shilpa had previously posted a note on social media about being her own warrior. “Whether it’s a low or high point, I only turn to yoga. It’s

Just recently, Akshay Kumar shared his look from the film Atrangi Re on his last day of shoot. Following that, the other two actors viz. Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush also took to social media sharing images from the last day of shooting for the film. Though there still is time till Atrangi Re , releases, Bollywood Hungama has managed to get the inside scoop on what Akshay Kumar’s role in the film is. Interestingly, we are told that Akshay Kumar plays the role of an individual who exists only in Sara Ali Khan’s imagination. “In Atrangi Re , Akshay’s character is only a figment of Sara’s imagination. He doesn't exist for real. Instead he only exists in her mind when she dreams of dating a handsome guy, who is embodied by Akshay. On the other hand, Dhanush’s character is real”, confirms a well-placed industry insider to Bollywood Hungama. Ask the source on how the triangle between Akshay – Sara – Dhanush works and he adds, “So Dhanush plays a guy who is in love with Sara Ali Khan’s c

Suniel Shetty’s son Ahan Shetty’s launch film  Tadap An Incredible Love Story  is being touted as director Milan Luthria’s most intensely romantic films to date. While most of Luthria’s films so far have featured male protagonists in extremely macho conflicts (Luthria’s debut film Kachche Dhaage  pitched stepbrothers Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan against each other while his last release Baadshaho had Devgn against Emraan Hashmi) Tadap is Luthria’s first film about the conflicts of love. A source close to the project reveals, “Ahan is being launched by the same producer Sajid Nadiadwala who launched Ahan’s father Suniel Shetty. But whereas Suniel’s launch Waqt Hamara Hai was an out and out action film,  Tadap  is a very emotional film. Sources close to producer Sajid Nadiadwala say Shetty Jr in his first film is far more assured and confident on screen than his father was in his debut film. Suniel reacts, “Every father wants his child to be better than him. If Ahan is better tha

At the climax of Rumi Jaffrey’s engrossing thriller  Chehre the mighty Amitabh Bachchan delivers a rousing 13-minute monologue on violence against women. It is a tour de force that brings the plot to a boiling point and takes the narrative to another level altogether. Producer Anand Pandit cannot get over how significant the monologue is. “No actor in the world has delivered such a long and revealing monologue on any issue. You will be surprised to know it was Bachchan Saab’s idea. He thought it would be a good idea to elevate the debate on the issue of rape and women’s safety in the film to another more universal level, and he was right.” And the biggest surprise of the monologue? “Bachchan Saab wrote the entire monologue himself. Not just that he performed it in one take, at the end of which all of us broke into spontaneous applause .We now intend to use that 13-minute monologue as a video on women’s safety to be distributed free of cost to all organizations devoted to creating a

Superstar Amitabh Bachchan has revealed about why he practices his lines again and again for his films. During a recent interview with Chehre producer Anand Pandit, Amitabh and Emraan Hashmi talked about their upcoming movie. Taking to Instagram, Amitabh shared a video from the interview. During the interview, Emraan talked about Amitabh's 'badappan (goodness)' and said that he gives his 500% to the film. He also revealed that he was excited and nervous about working with Amitabh Bachchan.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Amitabh Bachchan (@amitabhbachchan) Emraan was quoted saying, “I have grown up watching his films...I didn’t want to mess up the first day of shoot with him. I didn’t want to forget my lines. I mugged up my lines. His speciality is the fact that he gives everything to a film.” Amitabh said, "If the director and the producer have decided that this is what the protocol and the curriculum is

Indian Idol’s popular host singer Aditya Narayan always dreamt of winning a Grammy for India. That’s what he will work on now. Says Aditya, “I am quitting hosting music reality shows. Since 2015 I have been hosting non-stop. Also by the grace of God, one season that I am a part of is equivalent to 2-3 seasons if someone else were to host. Since 2015 I’ve hosted 4 seasons of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, that’s 170 episodes. 2 seasons of Indian Idol amounting to 120 episodes, 1 season of Khatra Khatra Khatra a total of 110 episodes. That’s a grand total of 400 episodes. Other shows that I’ve hosted are Khatron Ke Khiladi, Rising Star, Entertainment Ki Raat, Kitchen Champion, Zee Comedy Show. Coming up with me as host are another season of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, another season of Indian Idol ,and another kids’ singing show.” Says Aditya, “Now I’m done with hosting shows. It’s time to move on to something much bigger in my life. I wish to produce content now….Music albums as well as content for OTT & TV

Bollywood actress Neha Sharma is ready for the release of her short film named Vikalp which will be directed by Dheeraj Jindal. The film revolves around the themes of misogyny, sexual harassment at the office, and revenge porn. The actress was excited to play the character of a girl named Shivani and had never attempted something like that. The story of the film is the issues every young girl suffers in their lives be it travelling late at night, restrictions, and day-to-day struggles. The actress wants to create awareness among women to respond back and break the chains of patriarchy. Essaying the role of Shivani was an extremely difficult task for her. The Tanhaji star feels that Shivani is similar to her as she also struggled to become independent and is aware of how hard earned privilege it is. The actress also experienced trauma during the shoot of some scenes but gathered the strength to give her best. The actress reveals that though it provoked heartbreak it also conveys an

The Covid-19 outburst has baffled all the people over the world as many lives were lost and things came to a standstill. The Covid-19 pandemic also taught Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi to be grateful for the good things he has in his life and not take anything for granted. The actor expressed a sigh of relief that he and his loved ones are safe and sound during this highly unpredictable time. The Baadshaho star opened up about encountering his fears during this crucial period which happened when no one was expecting it. It has left the whole world traumatized beyond imagination. So the actor decided to support his fellow members in whatever manner he can if they need him as someone or the other is going through a hard time. Emraan Hashmi is looking forward to the release of Rumy Jafry's Chehr e also featuring Amitabh Bachchan, Annu Kapoor, Krystle D'Souza, Siddhanth Kapoor, and Rhea Chakraborty on 27th August in theatres. He is also prepping up to play the role of a villain

Even as the pandemic continues to cast its shadow of stress, Zee TV is making an attempt to lighten up the country's collective mood by offering its viewers an escape from all the stress via the route of rib-tickling comedy through its reality show, Zee Comedy Show . While the show has helped every Indian family unwind on their couch with some of India's top comedians making them LOL their stress away, viewers are now all set to see a new comedian entering into this mad bunch pretty soon. Having entertained people with his hilarious acts and wonderful comic timing on several shows in the past, popular comedian Mubeen Saudagar will be seen joining Zee Comedy Show . All the ten artistes including Mubeen Saudagar, Ali Asgar, Sugandha Mishra Bhosle, Dr. Sanket Bhosale, Chitrashi Rawat, Siddharth Sagar, Gaurav Dubey, Punit J Pathak, Aditya Narayan, and BallRaaj will be seen coming together as one team - Team Hasaayenge in an attempt to spread some cheer and joy with the audience.