Shah Rukh Khan opens up on making big films for their parents; says, “My mom and dad can see them from heaven”

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Shah Rukh Khan has become synonymous with starring in some of the biggest and most extravagant Hindi films. Many of his most successful projects, whether romantic or action-packed, have been larger-than-life productions. In a recent interview, the actor revealed that he takes on these 'big films' as a tribute to his parents, whom he lost at a young age.

Recently, Shah Rukh attended the Locarno Film Festival, where he participated in the Locarno Meets podcast. During the podcast, he discussed his 2002 blockbuster Devdas and reflected on its impact on his career. He shared how he got involved in the film and mentioned that at one point, the project was nearly shelved.

Shah Rukh Khan said, “There came a time that we wouldn't be doing it, and I moved on. But I was very keen to do such a film in my career. My parents had passed away by the time I joined films, both of them were not alive. I don't know, for some reason, I always felt I'll make films which are very big, so that my mom and dad can see them from heaven.”

The actor dismissed this as a 'childish concept,' but said that he still believes his mother is a star, alluding to the common belief among youngsters that the departed become stars in the sky. Shah Rukh stated, “I still think my mom's a star, and it works. I think I even know the star she is. So I just felt that if I made Devdas, she would really like it. She would appreciate it.”

On the work front, Devdas, directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, was the most expensive Indian film ever made at the time, with a reported budget of ₹50 crore upon its 2002 release. Starring alongside Aishwarya Rai and Madhuri Dixit, the film was both a critical and commercial hit. Over the years, Shah Rukh Khan has been part of several large-scale productions, including Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Ra.One, and his recent action thrillers Jawan and Pathaan. Reports now suggest that he is set to collaborate with his daughter, Suhana Khan, in Sujoy Ghosh's King.

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Radhika Apte flaunts her baby bump as she drops pics from Sister Midnight premiere in UK

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Radhika Apte, who has not been quite active on social media for a while, surprised her fans with her latest pictures from the premiere night of Sister Midnight in United Kingdom. While her beloved admirers are excited to see the actress take on another intriguing character in this gender bending comedy, they were merely left surprised when the actress made an appearance with a massive baby bump. While the actress too dropped pictures from the special evening, she refrained from talking about her motherhood journey.

Radhika Apte is currently in the UK as her film Sister Midnight premiered in the country on October 16. On Wednesday, the actress took to her official Instagram handle where she shared photos with the entire team as she looked excited to welcome her film and along with the pictures, she also shared a series of pictures from her red carpet appearances wherein she is seen wearing an all-black bodyfit off shoulder gown and showed off her baby bump. She wrote, “SISTER MIDNIGHT UK Premier #lff2024” and tagged the entire team of the film but did not mention about the pregnancy.

 

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Meanwhile, her excited fans have been sharing congratulatory messages on the post. Vijay Varma, who too has shared screen space with the actress, gave a shout out to the actress by commenting, “Apteeeeeee” along with hug emojis. Producer Guneet Monga too dropped hearts and shared her best wishes to Radhika. Apart from that, the actress also shared glimpses of her promotions for the film on the platform.

 

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For the unversed, Radhika Apte is married to international musician Benedict Taylor in 2013 and the couple have been shuttling between countries ever since they tied the knot nine years ago.

Speaking about her film Sister Midnight, the film, directed by Karan Kandhari, revolves around a frustrated and misanthropic newlywed couple wherein the meek husband discovers certain feral impulses of his wife that often land them in unlikely situations. Apart from this, Radhika is also expected to collaborate with YRF for a revenge thriller web-series Akka co-starring Keerthy Suresh.

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Jaya Bachchan to star in Vikas Bahl’s comedy Darwaza

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The unrivalled Jaya Bhaduri/Bachchan is all set to face the camera once again. The actress was last seen in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani where she played a negative character for the first time. She will be joined by Siddhant Chaturvedi and Wamiqa Gabbi in supporting roles.

Now it is another first for the trendsetting Bachchan: Jaya will attempt for the first time in Vikas Bahl’s Darwaza. The film that starts shooting at the end of the month features an ensemble cast.

“But Jaya Bachchan leads the cast in Darwaza. It is a wacky comedy revolving around her character. There are other interesting characters. But she leads the plot,” informs a source close to the project.

Apparently, Jaya was not sure if she could pull off the comic strain. But the director was confident. Interestingly Vikas has directed Amitabh Bachchan in two recent films Goodbye and Ganpath.

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Ranbir Kapoor stuns social media fam with new look; fans debate whether it's for Dhoom 4 or Animal Park

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Followed by box office success and accolades for Animal, Ranbir Kapoor has been on a new career high with multiple projects in the pipeline. Not too long ago, the actor shooting for the much-anticipated Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana had started doing the rounds after a few photos of him as Lord Ram and Sai Pallavi as Goddess Seeta took the internet by storm. Now, the latest update of the actor’s look has once again sparked an interesting conversation among social media users.

Renowned celebrity hair stylist Aalim Hakim recently took to his official Instagram handle to share the latest unseen look of Ranbir Kapoor with the caption “Hotness Alert !!!”  And we must say the actor looks suave and sleek in his new hairstyle and the sunglasses as well as the small diamond stud compliment well as accessories. Ranbir’s new avatar also seems have to grabbed the attention of many social media users where while some have dropped heart and fire emojis to showcase their appreciation of the new look, a few others have started a discussion over the reason behind the actor’s new look. Fans predict that the actor has changed the look for one of his upcoming ventures and believe it is either for Animal Park or Dhoom 4. While some fans have posted comments like “Animal 2 character reveal”, “Animal look”, “Animal park start”, a few others have shared “Is it for Dhoom reloaded”,  “This Look for Dhoom 4”, “Confirm dhoom 4”.

 

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For the unversed, Animal (2023) ended in a cliffhanger with Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Ranbir Kapoor also announcing the sequel to the action entertainer as Animal Park in the end credits. Meanwhile, recent reports suggest that the actor has taken over the Dhoom franchise and will star in Dhoom 4, although there has been no confirmation from the production house YRF or the actor.

Apart from these two films, Ranbir has the Ramayana trilogy as well as the highly awaited Love & War, co-starring his real-life wife Alia Bhatt and actor Vicky Kaushal in key roles. It marks his reunion with Sanjay Leela Bhansali after the former’s debut Saawariya in 2007.

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EXCLUSIVE: Wamiqa Gabbi, Siddhant Chaturvedi starrer to be shot in Europe in October

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Last week, news of Wamiqa Gabbi and Siddhant Chaturvedi, who did a music video together, are expected to explore their chemistry even further by collaborating for a film, which is expected to be a light-hearted family entertainer. The movie is directed by Vikas Bahl along with Jaya Bachchan too playing a key role. Now, the latest update on that front is that the film will be shot in Europe.

While there were rumours that the untitled entertainer is set against the backdrop of Goa, sources close to the film have confirmed that it will be shot against the picturesque backdrop of a European country. The source went on to add, “Wamiqa Gabbi has already left for the shoot along with the rest of the team and Vikas Bahl. The movie will be going on floors on Wednesday, October 16”. If these sources are to be believed, Siddhant Chaturvedi too will be soon taking off to the continent to complete a major portion of the film. However, it is unclear whether Jaya Bachchan will be flying off or whether her scenes will be shot within this country itself.

Speaking about the film, earlier reports suggested that the film will be a romantic drama with Jaya essaying the role of Wamiqa. This marks Vikas Bahl’s first association with Mrs. Bachchan and the latter’s second project in the last five years after the highly successful Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani.

Coming to the professional commitments of the actors, Wamiqa is juggling between multiple projects including the upcoming release of Varun Dhawan, Keerthy Suresh starrer Baby John in December. On the other hand, Siddhant Chaturvedi too is expected to have a packed schedule with Dhadak 2 starring Triptii Dimri and with Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Tum Hi Ho with Mrunal Thakur in the pipeline.

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No more Nandu! End of an era as CBFC discontinues Akshay Kumar’s anti-smoking ad after more than 6 years

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In 2012, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare along with the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting mandated that films depicting smoking scenes need to play anti-smoking ads before the beginning of the film and after the intermission point. The first ad that came into play involved a man named Mukesh Harane who died at a young age due to cancer caused by tobacco consumption. The ads changed at regular intervals and in 2018, the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) instructed that an ad, featuring Akshay Kumar and Ajay Singh Pal, be shown in films with smoking scenes. This ad proved to be an exception as unlike other previous ads, this ad wasn’t taken down after a certain point in time. Sadly, after six years, the much popular ad has been replaced.

Bollywood Hungama has learned that last month, a decision was taken to discontinue Akshay Kumar’s anti-smoking ad by CBFC. It was replaced by a new ad, showing how quitting tobacco can lead to positive changes in your body within 20 minutes. The recently released films like Jigra and Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video had scenes of smoking and they were released without the Akshay Kumar ad.

The ad featuring Akshay Kumar was first shown during the release of his 2018 Independence Day film, Gold. It shows Akshay Kumar telling a man named Nandu to stop smoking and use the money saved to buy a sanitary pad for his wife. The ad also helped promote his earlier 2018 film Pad Man. Interestingly, this ad was only mandatory for Hindi films by CBFC.

Nandu in this ad was played by an actor named Ajay Singh Pal. In an exclusive interview with Bollywood Hungama in March 2020, he revealed that people used to recognize him on the streets thanks to the ad. He said, “Out of 100, 20-25 people on average realize that I am Nandu. Most people however feel that Nandu must be a big star staying in Mumbai and that he can’t be seen in Bhopal! A few remark that I look like that guy from the anti-smoking ad! Haan, bacche bade sharp hote hai; bacche pehchaan lete hai mujhe!”

An official at a multiplex told Bollywood Hungama on the condition of anonymity, “It was my favourite anti-smoking ad as it gave out an important message without any disturbing visuals. It also used to be amusing to see moviegoers repeating the dialogues from the ad. After all, they were watching the ad for 6 years. The moviegoers had memorized all its lines! I am sure I am and many other moviegoers will surely miss the ad.”

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Shraddha Kapoor reveals having a ‘breakdown’ on the sets of Teen Patti; opens up about a valuable lesson she learnt

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While people remember her as Aarohi, let us remind you that Shraddha Kapoor did two major films including one under the Yash Raj banner – Teen Patti (2010) and Luv Ka The End (2011) before she played the role of an aspiring singer in the hit Aashiqui franchise. Basking in the success of two consecutive films, namely, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar and the recently released Stree 2, Shraddha traced her journey in the film industry and opened up about how her first experience as an actress was overwhelming for her and how she suffered a breakdown on the sets of 2010 thriller.

Speaking about how the most valuable lesson she learnt during the shoot of her first film, Shraddha Kapoor told Cosmopolitan, “I remember on the second or third day, I had a breakdown and told my mom I didn't want to go back, and I didn't understand this world since I had never AD'ed on a film set and was just 20 or 21. People were not always very nice cause if you were a 'somebody', you would be suddenly spoken to in a different way, and if you were a nobody, you would be treated like that. I could see all this and felt sad about it. My first film felt far more challenging than my second, where I was more confident and realised that if someone doesn't know something and is a little lost, you have to be kind to them.”

For the unversed, Teen Patti starred Amitabh Bachchan as a mathematician profession who sets out to experiment with a younger professor played by R Madhavan to understand the theory of Teen Patti. Along with three students, one of which is played by Shraddha Kapoor, the team of five set out to prove the results of their experiment but what starts off as a harmless game soon descends into a game neither of them can control with greed taking over and them turning against each other. The film, despite featuring an ensemble cast including Ben Kingsley in a key role, failed to make a mark at the box office.

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