Pagalpanti’s next song, ‘Walla Walla’, is an Arabic themed party number that features the entire star cast!
Anees Bazmee’s Pagalpanti is a multi-starrer comedy starring John Abraham, Arshad Warsi, Anil Kapoor, Ileana D’Cruz, Urvashi Rautela, Kriti Kharbanda, and Pulkit Samrat among the others. With an elaborate star cast, the movie’s trailer has surely tickled the audience’s funny bones. The makers have already released a remake of the song, ‘Tum Par Hum Hain Atke’, from Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya.
Now, the star cast is all set to make their fans groove to the upcoming Arabic themed party song, ‘Walla Walla’. The song is voiced by Nakash Aziz, Neeti Mohan, and Nayeem Shah and is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. John spoke about the song to a leading daily and said that the tunes of this number are completely different and it is nothing we’ve ever heard before.
Director Anees Bazmee spoke about the song and said that it is quite special for him since everyone wanted to opt for a Punjabi wedding song. Since he did not want to make it stereotypical, he opted for something different and revealed that the team couldn’t stop listening to it on loop. He went on to say that it looks great on-screen and he’s certain that the audience will enjoy it too.
The movie is slated to release on November 22 under Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series banner.
Ananya Panday is all praises for her Pati Patni Aur Woh co-star Kartik Aaryan!
Ananya Panday and Kartik Aaryan’s chemistry is quite the talk of the tinsel town, especially after the trailer of Pati Patni Aur Woh was released. Recently, the first song of the film, ‘Dheeme Dheeme’, was released and the duo along with Bhumi Pednekar has clearly set the screens on fire with their oomph. With Bosco Martis’ choreography and groovy tunes by Tony Kakkar, the song has crossed quite a few million views on YouTube.
Talking about the song and her equation with Kartik Aaryan, Ananya Panday said they understand each other well. It surely makes it easier to work with someone if you have a level of understanding. Speaking further about the fun and energy throughout the shoot of the song, Ananya said that Kartik had a smile on his face the entire time and he thoroughly enjoys himself.
While these two can’t stop praising each other for their performances, we can’t wait to see them on screen! Pati Patni Aur Woh is slated to release on December 6 and is produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and Juno Chopra.
Swara Bhasker speaks up on allegations of abusing a four-year-old; says video was out of context
Recently, actress Swara Bhasker was embroiled in a controversy after a viral video showed she was allegedly abusing a four-year-old actor. Several people on the internet lashed out at Swara Bhasker and according to some reports, an NGO filed a complaint to the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights and demanded action against the actor.
The video clip is a small portion from the digital show Son of Abish hosted by stand-up comic Abish Mathew. In the video, Swara is seen using words like “chu**ya and Kameena” referring to a four-year-old.
Now, actress Swara Bhasker spoke about the incident and defended herself. The actress says the video, which went viral, was out of context. Clarifying herself she said that she was on a comedy show and was narrating a funny incident about her first experience shooting in Mumbai. She further said that in that partly exaggerated and satirical narration, where she was using a comedic, adult and self-deprecating tone, she used certain swear words. The words, she said, were used to display in an adult-humorous tone, her exaggerated frustrations and emotions during her struggling days.
Swara said that if one watches the show they will see that she was the one looking out for the child’s welfare — trying to make sure he gets a bathroom break, which other people on the set seemingly didn’t care about. She said that she never abused children or any co-actor and she has always treated children with the care, affection and the responsible conduct they deserve. She clarified that the quip that children are evil was obviously a joke.
Swara Bhasker said that the whole thing was blown out of proportion and was clearly targeted and constructed. The Veere Di Wedding star said that the swearing was undoubtedly an ill-advised choice of words, but was not seriously used.
The actress stressed that it is very important to address and correct the factually inaccurate things being circulated about oneself or anyone for that matter in public.
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s how Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone will celebrate their first wedding anniversary
Bollywood’s power couple Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are all set to complete their first year of marriage on November 14. The couple got married last year in a beautiful set up in Italy. They followed both customs – Sindhi and Konkani style wedding. And now, they are set to celebrate their first wedding anniversary but they are keeping it an intimate celebration.
As per sources, “Deepika and Ranveer are going to celebrate their anniversary in the most beautiful and private manner. Ranveer and Deepika will be leaving town tomorrow and they would be heading first to Tirupati and then to Amritsar with their entire family to seek blessings. On the 14th of November, they will be at Tirupati visiting the Balaji and the Padmavati temple and then fly to Amritsar to visit the Golden Temple on the 15th of November. The entire family will fly back to Mumbai on the 15th.”
Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh dated for six years before getting married. The couple has worked together in several films including Ram Leela, Finding Fanny, Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat. They will be next starring in Kabir Khan’s ’83.
Here’s when John Abraham and Jacqueline Fernandez’s Attack will roll
John Abraham has his plate full, quite literally. As he awaits the release of Pagalpanti, he has been also filming for Sanjay Gupta’s Mumbai Saga. Meanwhile, we also told you earlier that he and Jacqueline Fernandez were coming together for Attack, a flick filled with powerful action. We now know that the film is set to roll soon!
In a recent interview, John revealed that they were planning to take the film to the floors in the first week of January. The film will be helmed by debutant director Lakshya Raj. John’s action skills are unquestionable and we will get to witness quite a lot of that. But what’s interesting is the fact that Jacqueline’s role will be equally thrilling and she will get ample opportunities to perform some power-packed action sequences.
Jacqueline has earlier been a part of a number of action films including A Gentleman, Race 3 and her latest outing Drive. Let’s see what Attack has her doing!
The actor was last seen in Shraddha Kapoor and Prabhas’ Saaho, wherein she appeared in a special number. Drive, after being delayed for a couple of years, finally made its way to the audience through Netflix.
Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte and Tabu starrer Andhadhun to release in Japan
Filmmaker Sriram Raghavan’s Andhadhun, starring Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte, and Tabu, won several accolades at the National Film Awards this year. With critical acclaim and the audience’s positive response, the film went on to become of the finest films of 2018. And it grabbed Ayushmann Khurrana his first National Award for Best Actor.
Now, after receiving a good response in China, Andhadhun will now release in Japan on November 15, 2019. The film was a black comedy in which Ayushmann played a blind pianist and Tabu was the antagonist.
Andhadhun has been produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Matchbox Pictures and distributed internationally by Eros International.
Imtiaz Ali to make a film on the life of actress Madhubala
Until now, filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has given us some memorable films like Jab We Met, Rockstar, Highway, etc. The Imtiaz Ali is now all set out to try his hands at a biopic. The filmmaker is looking forward to making a biopic on one of the most talented and beautiful actresses of India- Begum Mumtaz Jehan Dehlavi or better known as Madhubala.
Ali recently acquired the rights to make a biopic on her either as a film r web series. As per reports, the biopic will narrate the life of Madhubala from the time she made her debut as a child actor in Basant to her big break as an actress opposite Raj Kapoor in Neel Kamal.
Imtiaz Ali has also acquired a Life Story Rights Assignment Agreement from her family. While the cast of the film has not been revealed yet, Madhubala’s sister Madhur Brij Bushan wishes to see Kareena Kapoor Khan essay the role.
Meanwhile, on the work front, Imtiaz Ali is working on the post-production of his upcoming film starring Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan. The film is a sequel to the 2009 film Love Aaj Kal.
Juhi Chawla urges fans and friends to pledge trees on her birthday
Juhi Chawla has started a movement called ‘Citizens for Tomorrow’, to spread awareness to create a brighter, cleaner and greener world for future generations. She has also been an active part of ‘Cauvery Calling’ and is helping farmers plant over 200 crore trees in the next 12 years to help rejuvenate the Cauvery basin.
Juhi Chawla also pledges trees on the birthdays of members from the film fraternity. Recently on actress Tabu’s birthday, she pledged 100 trees. In the last year, she has donated over one lakh trees on the birthdays of many actors including Shah Rukh Khan, Tabu, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, etc.
Now, the actress who will be celebrating her birthday on November 13 has reached out to her friends who usually send her bouquets, case and other gifts every year to pledge trees for the cause on her birthday.
She took to her social media where she posted a message for her fans, saying, “Finally it’s time we meet. I’m grateful for all the love coming my way for the last 3 decades, so this birthday, I’d like to meet a few of you who happen to share the same passion as I do, to save the environment for future generations. Watch the video & know how!…. First 10 people with maximum donations, I’ll see you on the 13th.”
Finally it's time we meet ? I'm grateful for all the love coming my way for the last 3 decades, so this birthday I'd like to meet a few of you who happen to share the same passion as I do, to save the environment for the future generations. Watch the video & know how! pic.twitter.com/0Tr5wV708l
— Juhi Chawla (@iam_juhi) November 3, 2019
Talking to a daily, Juhi said that she started the initiative, ‘Citizens for Tomorrow’, primarily for our future generations as she believes they deserve a healthy environment, greener planet and clean air to breathe.
Jealous man in the US allegedly kills wife for being a Hrithik Roshan fan
A 33-year-old man from the United States allegedly stabbed his wife to death as he found his wife’s obsession towards Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan unbearable, and later hung himself to death. As per reports, Dineshwar Budhidat from Queens was very jealous of the fact that his 27-year-old wife Donne Dojoy, a bar-tender by profession, was a huge fan of Hrithik.
Mala Ramdhani, a karaoke singer who worked at the same bar as Donne did, revealed that she was often stopped from watching songs or films featuring Hrithik at home as her husband would get jealous. Reports also state that the woman had moved out of the apartment where she lived with her husband, but has visited the place for some time.
After committing the murder, Dineshwar allegedly texted his sister-in-law confessing that he had killed her and also directed her as to how she could find the house key. Then he left the house and committed suicide nearby.
Donne was apparently abused, threatened and beaten by the husband in the past as well, and even had an order of protection from the court after Dineshwar was arrested in August, on charges of slapping and strangling her.
BREAKING: Akshay Kumar and Rohit Shetty have a major FALLOUT over Sooryavanshi; Karan Johar plays mediator
Disagreements between actors and directors happen but they usually tend to get sorted out before the release of the film. But looks tough on this one. Apparently, due to deteriorating relations, Akshay Kumar (plays ATS Chief Veer Sooryavanshi), and Rohit Shetty have had a major fallout while shooting for Sooryavanshi and stopped communicating with each other completely. Besides Akshay Kumar, the cop action-drama also stars Katrina Kaif, Gulshan Grover, Neena Gupta, Sikandar Kher and Niharica Raizada among others.
Says a trade source, “There are icy vibes between the lead actor and the director as they don’t talk to each other on the sets of Sooryavanshi. Apparently, Akshay and Rohit have major problems with each other and to such a degree that they have stopped talking to each other. There were massive creative differences on the script and the way the movie was being shot which apparently led to a showdown between both one day. Since that day they don’t talk to each other but communicate on the sets through the assistant directors who explain the shots to Akshay before filming. Rohit has a movie to complete with a release date (March 27, 2020) looming over him so maybe he pushes things around a bit to get things done his way. While those who have worked with Rohit realise that this is his style of working, to others like Akshay, who is working with him for the first time, it may look as if Rohit is doing whatever he wants and throwing his weight around so things have been spinning a bit out of control. One has heard that these days he comes on the sets after Akshay arrives. Everybody knows how punctual the superstar is and never makes anybody wait. The director ideally is one of the first to arrive to give instructions to his team on a movie set.”
The source adds that while creative differences have opened up between Rohit and Akshay, the main reason for their cold war goes way back – when the filmmaker had preponed the release date of Sooryavanshi to March 27, 2020, something which Akshay had apparently not been consulted over. “Akshay is a cool, hassle-free guy and a thorough professional. He never interferes in any decision that his director or producer makes but he was upset when Rohit decided to prepone Sooryavanshi without even informing him. Apparently, the filmmaker had made this decision talking to Salman Khan directly. A hurt Akshay kept quiet but when script issues spiralled out of control, he could no longer keep quiet as his dates were being jostled around. He is very organised and his dates are chalked out months in advance. With re-shooting of Sooryavanshi happening, his dates were getting messed up with his other projects. Apparently, Akshay is also unhappy with the re-shoot of some major scenes in the movie.”
A major fallout because of the rumoured rift between the filmmaker and the superstar, the trade source says, is a change of the promotional strategy. “Rohit and Akshay will not promote the film together. At the most they may come together for the promo launch only. But interviews and promotions they won’t be doing together. Apparently, relations have soured so much between them that one day, Karan Johar had to be called on the sets to intervene and sort things out. He is playing the mediator to make sure that the project gets completed on time.”
During the shoot of Dilwale, similar rumours of a rift between Shah Rukh Khan and Rohit Shetty had surfaced, leading to speculations that the two wouldn’t work together again. Recently, there was talk that Hrithik Roshan had left Farah Khan and Rohit’s next movie and the two filmmakers had approached Akshay for it. The trade source sums it up, “As of now, the way things are between them, it’s almost impossible that they will work together again.”
Editor’s update:
Post the above story going live, the cast of Sooryavanshi, Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif and director Rohit Shetty decided to respond with a hilarious video. While watching the video has certainly left us in splits, for those of you who still haven’t seen in, here’s a look at the video:
Raakhee Gulzar makes a comeback after 16 years
Raakhee Gulzar the legendary actress who ruled Hindi and Bengali cinema for more than 25 years with memorable performances in a slew of films in both the languages was last seen in Rituparno Ghosh’s whodunit Shubho Mahurat in 2003.
And now she is back on the screen with a Bengali film Gautam Haldar’s Nirbaan. It was screened on November 9 as part of the Kolkata International Film festival. Says the forthright actress, “The film has been ready for some time now. I’ve no idea why its release is delayed. But it’s a very relevant subject. We’ve made it in Bengali and Hindi.”
It was a triumphant homecoming for veteran actress Raakhee Gulzar when she touched down on Kolkata on November 8 as a special guest at the Kolkata International Film festival.
Shockingly, Raakheeji whose breathtaking beauty inspired Sahir Ludhianvi to write the lines Kabhi kabhi mere dil mein khayaal aata hai ke jaise tujhko banaya gaya hai mere liye, reveals that she has never been invited by Festival before. “This is the 25th year of existence for the Kolkata Film Festival. Not once did they invite me before this. This is the first invitation I’ve got and that too because Mamtaji (Bengal’s chief minister Mama Bannerjee) wanted me to be honoured. I said yes because of her.”
The honorary function went swimmingly with Bengal’s chief minister ensuring her presence throughout. Says Raakheeji appreciatively, “She was giving instructions about the Bengal cyclone on the phone while attending the function to honour me. She is a wonderful person, much misunderstood and vilified for being a powerful woman.”
Shah Rukh Khan was also present at the function to honour Raakheeji. Says the veteran actress fondly, “Shah Rukh is very fond of both me and Mamtaji. Ever since I played his mother in Baazigar and Karan Arjun he has been very close to me. And he hasn’t changed one bit over the years. He held my hand and greeted me with the same warmth.”
Raakheedi invited Shah Rukh to accompany her on stage. “On stage I made him recite two lines from Rabindranath Tagore’s O Amar Desher which talks about bowing one’s head to one’s motherland. Shah Rukh recited the lines like a Bengali.”
So her fans have something to look forward to?
She laughs her throaty laughter. “Fans? I don’t think anyone even remembers me today. Time has moved on. The young audience today is not familiar with my work…or maybe they know Kabhi Kabhie, Paroma and a few others.”
Any unfulfilled wishes? “Yes, I always wanted to work with Tapan Sinha. According to me he is the best filmmaker Bengal has ever produced. So progressive, so ahead of his times. It was my misfortune that I never got a chance to work with him.”
Working with Rituparno Ghosh was also a pleasure. “He was very very good with women characters. In fact I recommended Ritu to Aishwarya Rai when she was considering Chokher Bali. It is sad that he died so young. He was the most powerful emerging voice of Bengali cinema.”
Amitabh Bachchan to take a sabbatical from work
Long-standing health issues have re-surfaced in mega-star Amitabh Bachchan’s life. Apparently, Bachchan has been advised a long layoff from acting by doctors. And this time, he has no option but to comply.
According to sources in the know, Big B would be taking time off right after the completion and release of Nagraj Manjule’s football film Jhund in December. “The other projects that Amitji has signed would have to wait,” informs a family source. “Right now it is imperative that he take a longish break. He is physically exhausted; his body needs rest repair and healing.”
This time, Big B’s family is also adamant about his time off.
“Wife Jaya, daughter Shweta and son Abhishek have made it very clear to Bachchan Saab that this time he must take the medical advice seriously. He has been seriously advised to take time off on several occasions in recent years. Each time he has disregarded the warning and continued to work. Not this time. The family will make sure he takes time off for rest,” says a family friend of the Bachchan family.
Karan Johar to host a party for Katy Perry
Time and again, Bollywood has hosted parties for several international celebrities. A couple of years ago, during Global Citizen Festival in Mumbai, Shah Rukh Khan hosted an after-party for Coldplay after they performed here for the first time. Ed Sheeran has performed in Mumbai twice. During his second visit, Farah Khan hosted a huge bash and many photos and videos had gone viral of the British singer dancing and enjoying the party.
Now, joining the bandwagon, Karan Johar is all set to host a grand welcome party for American pop star Katy Perry. The singer is set to perform in Mumbai on Saturday. Before that, she will attend this bash which will reportedly see Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt among other stars.
On August 28, Katy Perry announced her return to India and wrote, “I am looking forward to seeing and singing with all of my Indian KatyCats.”
Katy Perry had earlier come to India with her ex-husband Russell Brand who had proposed her in front of Taj Mahal. They even exchanged vows near a resort close to the Ranthambore National Park.
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior – It’s going to be battle between Ajay Devgn and Saif Ali Khan
Ajay Devgn is gearing for the release of his next film, Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior which marks his 100th film in the industry. The actor will essay the role of Tanaji Malusare, who fought alongside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Saif Ali Khan will take over the role of antagonist Udaybhan Rathod, who fought against Tanaji during the Battle Of Sinhagad.
Director Om Raut said that Ajay Devgn was his first choice for the role. He started writing the film in 2015 and gave the narration to Ajay two years ago. He said that he was fascinated by the story since he was a child.
Om Raut also said that Ajay has the persona, eyes, and physic that exudes power. For the filmmaker, it was difficult to recreate the 17th century without any visual references but at the same true they had to stay true to the characters and mileau.
Saif Ali Khan and Ajay Devgn are all set to face off in the film. Om Raut further added that during the filming they realized that this was a battle royal between the two stars.
Kajol will be essaying the role of Savitri Bai, Tanaji Malusare’s wife who stayed by his side through thick and thin. She will be playing a Maharashtrian role for the first time.
The epic battle will be released in 3D on 10th January 2020. Ajay Devgn starrer, Tanhaji – The Unsung Warrior is produced by Ajay Devgn’s ADF and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series and is directed by Om Raut.
