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On October 19, Indian music and Indian cinema will be honoured in an unprecedented manner. SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali will be screened on that historic day at prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London and the screening will be accompanied by an elaborate live symphonic orchestra performing composer M M Keeravani’s score as the film plays.
This is an unheard of honour for an Indian film, one that Keeravani and the entire Baahubali team are rightly proud of. Says Keeravani, “I can’t wait for this historic event. I feel privileged. The Royal Albert Hall is playing my score live to the accompaniment of the film. It’s a huge honour and I’m proud to make my country proud.”
Keeravani’s sense of euphoria is shared by his colleagues from the Baahubali team. The film’s leading man Prabhas and director S S Rajamouli have flown to London to share this historic moment with M M Keeravani.
Also Read: Release of SS Rajamouli’s directorial titled RRR postponed
Just like he did when he played sprinter Milkha Singh, Farhan Akhtar is now putting his whole and soul into playing a boxer in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Toofan. The preparation for the part was intense and the shooting is just as passionate. On Sunday Farhan injured himself while shooting for a tough action sequence in Toofan.
Speaking exclusively to this writer Farhan says stoically, “Boxing comes with its share of risks.”
Luckily Farhan is not in too much pain. He explains, “There is some pain when the hand is at a particular angle. So I have it wrapped to avoid as much movement as possible. It is more an annoyance than anything else.”
Tiger Shroff who has gone through his share of injuries during the shooting of action sequences says it is tough for an actor to draw the line between safety and recklessness when doing a dangerous stunt. “You want it give it your best. So you keep pushing yourself. Aur thoda aur thoda… It gets riskier and riskier. Sometimes you miscalculate the level of danger and things go wrong.”
Also Read: Farhan Akhtar suffers from hairline fracture during Toofan shooting
Just like he did when he played sprinter Milkha Singh, Farhan Akhtar is now putting his whole and soul into playing a boxer in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Toofan. The preparation for the part was intense and the shooting is just as passionate. On Sunday Farhan injured himself while shooting for a tough action sequence in Toofan.
Speaking exclusively to this writer Farhan says stoically, “Boxing comes with its share of risks.”
Luckily Farhan is not in too much pain. He explains, “There is some pain when the hand is at a particular angle. So I have it wrapped to avoid as much movement as possible. It is more an annoyance than anything else.”
Tiger Shroff who has gone through his share of injuries during the shooting of action sequences says it is tough for an actor to draw the line between safety and recklessness when doing a dangerous stunt. “You want it give it your best. So you keep pushing yourself. Aur thoda aur thoda… It gets riskier and riskier. Sometimes you miscalculate the level of danger and things go wrong.”
Also Read: Farhan Akhtar suffers from hairline fracture during Toofan shooting
Rajamouli’s eagerly-awaited post Baahubali project strangely entitled RRR is delayed. The film which was to be released in July 2020 is now likely to be released in January 2021 for Pongal.
A source close to the development explains, “There are two very busy Telugu superstars (NTR Jr and Ramcharan Teja) whose dates have to be co-ordinated. And there are two extremely busy Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn who are also part of the cast. Getting their dates synchronized is taking more effort than Rajamouli had imagined.”
However another source in the know says there is another relevant reason for the release delay. “Raja Sir has decided to add more action sequences to the film. These would be very hi-tech not seen before kind of stunts featuring Ram, NTR Jr and Devgn. Raja Sir wants the stunts to be better than what we saw in Baahubali,” says the source.
For a Rajamouli creation, we don’t mind waiting.
Also Read: Alia Bhatt paired with Ram Charan, British actress for NTR Jr
Rajamouli’s eagerly-awaited post Baahubali project strangely entitled RRR is delayed. The film which was to be released in July 2020 is now likely to be released in January 2021 for Pongal.
A source close to the development explains, “There are two very busy Telugu superstars (NTR Jr and Ramcharan Teja) whose dates have to be co-ordinated. And there are two extremely busy Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn who are also part of the cast. Getting their dates synchronized is taking more effort than Rajamouli had imagined.”
However another source in the know says there is another relevant reason for the release delay. “Raja Sir has decided to add more action sequences to the film. These would be very hi-tech not seen before kind of stunts featuring Ram, NTR Jr and Devgn. Raja Sir wants the stunts to be better than what we saw in Baahubali,” says the source.
For a Rajamouli creation, we don’t mind waiting.
Also Read: Alia Bhatt paired with Ram Charan, British actress for NTR Jr
Rajamouli’s eagerly-awaited post Baahubali project strangely entitled RRR is delayed. The film which was to be released in July 2020 is now likely to be released in January 2021 for Pongal.
A source close to the development explains, “There are two very busy Telugu superstars (NTR Jr and Ramcharan Teja) whose dates have to be co-ordinated. And there are two extremely busy Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn who are also part of the cast. Getting their dates synchronized is taking more effort than Rajamouli had imagined.”
However another source in the know says there is another relevant reason for the release delay. “Raja Sir has decided to add more action sequences to the film. These would be very hi-tech not seen before kind of stunts featuring Ram, NTR Jr and Devgn. Raja Sir wants the stunts to be better than what we saw in Baahubali,” says the source.
For a Rajamouli creation, we don’t mind waiting.
Also Read: Alia Bhatt paired with Ram Charan, British actress for NTR Jr
Salman Khan and Prabhu Dheva are finally getting back together for the sequel to their 2009 hit Wanted. But, Boney Kapoor, who was the producer of the original film, is nowhere to be seen in the sequel.
Sources say Salman Khan is loathe to work with Boney Kapoor for “personal reasons” (Salman’s former sister-in-law Malaika Arora is in a relationship with Boney’s son Arjun Kapoor). But he is keen on doing a Wanted sequel with Prabhu Dheva as his Eid 2020 release. Hence, the sequel to Salman’s Wanted is going to be made under Khan’s own production banner – Salman Khan Films.
Says a source in the know, “Salman and Prabhu Dheva are doing a Wanted sequel. They won’t take Boney Kapoor’s consent. But, they will do the sequel anyway.”
Sources close to Boney say he would have happily given Salman Khan the go-ahead to the sequel without Boney as producer. “He isn’t the kind to hold grudges or someone who would do anything out of spite. All Salman had to do was ask Boney and Wanted would have been given to Salman. Doing it without consent is not proper. But Boney is not taking any legal action,” says the source.
Preity Zinta is back in the thick of things in Bollywood, beginning with Ashutosh Gowriker’s untitled next post Panipat. She starts shooting for the film from the third week of October. Preity who has in recent years been focusing on her cricket team in the Indian Premiere League is said to be looking at plum assignments with the top banners including Karan Johar’s Dharma Production.
“In recent years Preity took a sabbatical to focus on her IPL team. Her cricket team now works as through a well-oiled bureaucracy and doesn’t demand her constant presence and attention. She is back at what she does best, acting, with 3-4 new assignments,” says a source close to Preity.
Ashutosh Gowariker says Preity was the first and last choice for the role that he offered her. She will now divide her time between Mumbai and Los Angeles where he now stays with her husband. There are those who believe that she is shifted permanently to LA. But she will be travelling back and forth for career and husband.
Preity Zinta who had a flourishing career in Bollywood diverted her attention to the IPL. Now she is ready to again consolidate her position in the Indian film industry.
Everybody knows Aamir Khan is doing a Hindi remake of the Tom Hanks classic Forrest Gump. Now it seems Hanks who immortalized the part may be in the loop to support the project.
According to sources Paramount Pictures, the parent company who produced Forrest Gump and Viacom 18, Paramount’s affiliate who will produce the Hindi adaptation titled Laal Singh Chaddha would be made with the full support and knowledge of Tom Hanks.
In fact Aamir is often compared with Tom Hanks and their career graph displays a similar affinity to breaking new grounds in the commercial cinema. We now hear Aamir is all set to meet Tom Hanks before embarking on his journey of the remake. Says a source, “Viacom 18 is looking at arranging the meeting between Tom Hanks and Aamir Khan as a warm-up to the remake.”
Also Read: Lal Singh Chaddha: Kareena Kapoor Khan calls Aamir Khan a cinematic genius
With his home production Prassthanam biting the dust, Sanjay Dutt has made up his mind to return to what he does best. Play Munnabhai. The super-popular franchise has been awaiting a third instalment for 8 years now.
Rajkumar Hirani and his writer Abhijat Joshi had in fact planned a third film Munnabhai Chale Amrika in which Munnabhai (Dutt) was to travel to the US to meet President Obama. But then Obama was President no more. A hunt for another script started. Now Sanjay Dutt has let it be known to Hirani that he is keen to start Munnabhai 3 the soonest.
Says a source in the know, “All of Baba’s films since his return from prison have failed. While the bio-pic on his life Sanju has been a big success. This proves Baba is very popular among the masses. He needs to do something he is best at. And that’s Munnabhai.”
Also Read: Gandhi Jayanti Special: 5 Films to remind us of the significance of the Mahatma
On October 19, Indian music and Indian cinema will be honoured in an unprecedented manner. SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali will be screened on that historic day at prestigious Royal Albert Hall in London and the screening will be accompanied by an elaborate live symphonic orchestra performing composer M M Keeravani’s score as the film plays.
This is an unheard of honour for an Indian film, one that Keeravani and the entire Baahubali team are rightly proud of. Says Keeravani, “I can’t wait for this historic event. I feel privileged. The Royal Albert Hall is playing my score live to the accompaniment of the film. It’s a huge honour and I’m proud to make my country proud.”
Keeravani’s sense of euphoria is shared by his colleagues from the Baahubali team. The film’s leading man Prabhas and director S S Rajamouli have flown to London to share this historic moment with M M Keeravani.
Also Read: Release of SS Rajamouli’s directorial titled RRR postponed
Just like he did when he played sprinter Milkha Singh, Farhan Akhtar is now putting his whole and soul into playing a boxer in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Toofan. The preparation for the part was intense and the shooting is just as passionate. On Sunday Farhan injured himself while shooting for a tough action sequence in Toofan.
Speaking exclusively to this writer Farhan says stoically, “Boxing comes with its share of risks.”
Luckily Farhan is not in too much pain. He explains, “There is some pain when the hand is at a particular angle. So I have it wrapped to avoid as much movement as possible. It is more an annoyance than anything else.”
Tiger Shroff who has gone through his share of injuries during the shooting of action sequences says it is tough for an actor to draw the line between safety and recklessness when doing a dangerous stunt. “You want it give it your best. So you keep pushing yourself. Aur thoda aur thoda… It gets riskier and riskier. Sometimes you miscalculate the level of danger and things go wrong.”
Also Read: Farhan Akhtar suffers from hairline fracture during Toofan shooting
Just like he did when he played sprinter Milkha Singh, Farhan Akhtar is now putting his whole and soul into playing a boxer in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s Toofan. The preparation for the part was intense and the shooting is just as passionate. On Sunday Farhan injured himself while shooting for a tough action sequence in Toofan.
Speaking exclusively to this writer Farhan says stoically, “Boxing comes with its share of risks.”
Luckily Farhan is not in too much pain. He explains, “There is some pain when the hand is at a particular angle. So I have it wrapped to avoid as much movement as possible. It is more an annoyance than anything else.”
Tiger Shroff who has gone through his share of injuries during the shooting of action sequences says it is tough for an actor to draw the line between safety and recklessness when doing a dangerous stunt. “You want it give it your best. So you keep pushing yourself. Aur thoda aur thoda… It gets riskier and riskier. Sometimes you miscalculate the level of danger and things go wrong.”
Also Read: Farhan Akhtar suffers from hairline fracture during Toofan shooting
Rajamouli’s eagerly-awaited post Baahubali project strangely entitled RRR is delayed. The film which was to be released in July 2020 is now likely to be released in January 2021 for Pongal.
A source close to the development explains, “There are two very busy Telugu superstars (NTR Jr and Ramcharan Teja) whose dates have to be co-ordinated. And there are two extremely busy Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn who are also part of the cast. Getting their dates synchronized is taking more effort than Rajamouli had imagined.”
However another source in the know says there is another relevant reason for the release delay. “Raja Sir has decided to add more action sequences to the film. These would be very hi-tech not seen before kind of stunts featuring Ram, NTR Jr and Devgn. Raja Sir wants the stunts to be better than what we saw in Baahubali,” says the source.
For a Rajamouli creation, we don’t mind waiting.
Also Read: Alia Bhatt paired with Ram Charan, British actress for NTR Jr
Rajamouli’s eagerly-awaited post Baahubali project strangely entitled RRR is delayed. The film which was to be released in July 2020 is now likely to be released in January 2021 for Pongal.
A source close to the development explains, “There are two very busy Telugu superstars (NTR Jr and Ramcharan Teja) whose dates have to be co-ordinated. And there are two extremely busy Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn who are also part of the cast. Getting their dates synchronized is taking more effort than Rajamouli had imagined.”
However another source in the know says there is another relevant reason for the release delay. “Raja Sir has decided to add more action sequences to the film. These would be very hi-tech not seen before kind of stunts featuring Ram, NTR Jr and Devgn. Raja Sir wants the stunts to be better than what we saw in Baahubali,” says the source.
For a Rajamouli creation, we don’t mind waiting.
Also Read: Alia Bhatt paired with Ram Charan, British actress for NTR Jr
Rajamouli’s eagerly-awaited post Baahubali project strangely entitled RRR is delayed. The film which was to be released in July 2020 is now likely to be released in January 2021 for Pongal.
A source close to the development explains, “There are two very busy Telugu superstars (NTR Jr and Ramcharan Teja) whose dates have to be co-ordinated. And there are two extremely busy Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn who are also part of the cast. Getting their dates synchronized is taking more effort than Rajamouli had imagined.”
However another source in the know says there is another relevant reason for the release delay. “Raja Sir has decided to add more action sequences to the film. These would be very hi-tech not seen before kind of stunts featuring Ram, NTR Jr and Devgn. Raja Sir wants the stunts to be better than what we saw in Baahubali,” says the source.
For a Rajamouli creation, we don’t mind waiting.
Also Read: Alia Bhatt paired with Ram Charan, British actress for NTR Jr
Salman Khan and Prabhu Dheva are finally getting back together for the sequel to their 2009 hit Wanted. But, Boney Kapoor, who was the producer of the original film, is nowhere to be seen in the sequel.
Sources say Salman Khan is loathe to work with Boney Kapoor for “personal reasons” (Salman’s former sister-in-law Malaika Arora is in a relationship with Boney’s son Arjun Kapoor). But he is keen on doing a Wanted sequel with Prabhu Dheva as his Eid 2020 release. Hence, the sequel to Salman’s Wanted is going to be made under Khan’s own production banner – Salman Khan Films.
Says a source in the know, “Salman and Prabhu Dheva are doing a Wanted sequel. They won’t take Boney Kapoor’s consent. But, they will do the sequel anyway.”
Sources close to Boney say he would have happily given Salman Khan the go-ahead to the sequel without Boney as producer. “He isn’t the kind to hold grudges or someone who would do anything out of spite. All Salman had to do was ask Boney and Wanted would have been given to Salman. Doing it without consent is not proper. But Boney is not taking any legal action,” says the source.
Preity Zinta is back in the thick of things in Bollywood, beginning with Ashutosh Gowriker’s untitled next post Panipat. She starts shooting for the film from the third week of October. Preity who has in recent years been focusing on her cricket team in the Indian Premiere League is said to be looking at plum assignments with the top banners including Karan Johar’s Dharma Production.
“In recent years Preity took a sabbatical to focus on her IPL team. Her cricket team now works as through a well-oiled bureaucracy and doesn’t demand her constant presence and attention. She is back at what she does best, acting, with 3-4 new assignments,” says a source close to Preity.
Ashutosh Gowariker says Preity was the first and last choice for the role that he offered her. She will now divide her time between Mumbai and Los Angeles where he now stays with her husband. There are those who believe that she is shifted permanently to LA. But she will be travelling back and forth for career and husband.
Preity Zinta who had a flourishing career in Bollywood diverted her attention to the IPL. Now she is ready to again consolidate her position in the Indian film industry.
Everybody knows Aamir Khan is doing a Hindi remake of the Tom Hanks classic Forrest Gump. Now it seems Hanks who immortalized the part may be in the loop to support the project.
According to sources Paramount Pictures, the parent company who produced Forrest Gump and Viacom 18, Paramount’s affiliate who will produce the Hindi adaptation titled Laal Singh Chaddha would be made with the full support and knowledge of Tom Hanks.
In fact Aamir is often compared with Tom Hanks and their career graph displays a similar affinity to breaking new grounds in the commercial cinema. We now hear Aamir is all set to meet Tom Hanks before embarking on his journey of the remake. Says a source, “Viacom 18 is looking at arranging the meeting between Tom Hanks and Aamir Khan as a warm-up to the remake.”
Also Read: Lal Singh Chaddha: Kareena Kapoor Khan calls Aamir Khan a cinematic genius
With his home production Prassthanam biting the dust, Sanjay Dutt has made up his mind to return to what he does best. Play Munnabhai. The super-popular franchise has been awaiting a third instalment for 8 years now.
Rajkumar Hirani and his writer Abhijat Joshi had in fact planned a third film Munnabhai Chale Amrika in which Munnabhai (Dutt) was to travel to the US to meet President Obama. But then Obama was President no more. A hunt for another script started. Now Sanjay Dutt has let it be known to Hirani that he is keen to start Munnabhai 3 the soonest.
Says a source in the know, “All of Baba’s films since his return from prison have failed. While the bio-pic on his life Sanju has been a big success. This proves Baba is very popular among the masses. He needs to do something he is best at. And that’s Munnabhai.”