EXCLUSIVE: Kartik Aaryan reveals details of Freddy being an OTT release; says, “I did the film keeping that in mind”

Kartik Aaryan, who is riding on the success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2, took a break after the record-breaking success of the horror comedy. After returning, he dived into Shehzada, his next most anticipated project which is a remake of the Allu Arjun starrer Ala Vaikuntapurramuloo. But amidst his multiple films, the actor also did an unconventional romance drama titled Freddy with Alaya F and Jeniffer Piccinato, which is expected to have an OTT release. The actor recently revealed exclusively to Bollywood Hungama that not only did he know about this but he has done the film keeping in mind his OTT audience.

Speaking to Bollywood Hungama about Freddy releasing on OTT, Kartik Aaryan said, “Main woh film ki hi isiliye thi.” (Transl: I did that film because it was supposed to release on OTT). The film is said to be a dark romantic thriller about obsession and love. “It’s a nice subject that I am really excited about,” shared the Shehzada actor.

Further speaking about the film, Kartik revealed, “Uska abhi post production chal raha hai. Uske baare mein cheezein abhi dheere dheere bahar aayengi.” (Transl: It is currently in the post production stage. The details of the film will slowly be revealed.) As for the OTT platform, the actor says, it is still in the decision stage. “Let’s see on which platform we will be releasing the film. All of those details are yet to be decided. This is the kind of things that the director and producer will be thinking of,” he concluded.

Directed by Shashanka Ghosh, Kartik Aaryan will be paired alongside Alaya F for the first time for Freddy. Besides this, Kartik Aaryan has Shehzada, Captain India, and Satyanarayan Ki Katha in the pipeline.

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Ek Villain Returns Box Office Estimate Day 2: Remains STEADY on Saturday; collects Rs. 7.40 crores

Ek Villain Returns is steady on the second day as the movie has collected in the range of Rs. 7.20 to Rs 7.60 crores. Its a jump of around 7% to 10% on Saturday, and with this, the 2-day total of the Mohit Suri film stands at Rs. 14.60 crores. The movie stars John Abraham, Arjun Kapoor, Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria in lead roles.

The film stayed flat in the mass belts, whereas the multiplexes jumped by 7%, which has lead to an overall jump in business. Being a mass film, this was expected, however, a rather steady Saturday has made the Sunday growth very important. Ek Villain Returns is expected to jump by 15% on Sunday and this should take the opening weekend total to Rs. 24 crores.

The weekend biz will pack a decent punch, and then like always, it will all depend on crucial Monday test. A Monday upside of Rs. 3.25 crores will be decent and put the film in the race to collect Rs. 50 crores in the lifetime run. The weekend biz of Ek Villain Returns will be higher than lifetime collections of bigger starcast films like Jersey, Runway 34, Heropanti 2, Jayeshbhai Jordaar to name a few.

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“If anything happens to me, Nana Patekar and Bollywood mafia is responsible”, says Tanushree Dutta in latest Instagram post

Readers would be aware that Tanushree Dutta accused Nana Patekar and some of the other members of the film fraternity of sexually harassing her, kicking off the a series of #MeToo accusations in the industry. The actress, of late, has been posting notes on social media claiming that she is being harassed and targeted by people from B-town and even accused them of being involved in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.

In a note shared by Tanushree Dutta a day ago, she claimed that if anything happens to her, Nana Patekar and his Bollywood friends will be responsible. She even went on to request her followers and everyone to boycott their films. The actress said in the note, “If anything ever happens to me let it be known that #metoo accused Nana Patekar, his lawyers & accociates & his Bollywood Mafia friends are responsible! Who are Bollywood Mafia?? Same people all whose names came up frequently in SSR death case. ( note that all have same criminal lawyer)”

 

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She went on to add, “Do not watch their movies, boycott them totally & go after them with a vicious vengeance. Go after all the industry faces & journalists who planted fake news about me and PR people too behind the vicious smear campaigns.” She concluded it by saying, “Go after everyone!! Make their lives a living hell because they harassed me so much! The law & justice may have failed me but I have faith in the people of this great Nation. Jai Hind…and bye! Phir milenge…”

Earlier this month too, Tanushree Dutta had taken to Instagram to accuse people of targeting her and sabotaging her Bollywood career. She accused the ‘Bollywood Mafia, the old political circuit of Maharashtra and nefarious anti – national criminals’ of attempting to poison her and kill her.

Also Read: Tanushree Dutta claims to be ‘targeted’ and ‘harassed’ by old mafia, political circuit, and anti-national criminal elements

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Allu Arjun shared a new photo on Instagram; fans cannot stop calling it the ‘new Pushpa look’

Allu Arjun wowed the country with the film Pushpa and the sleeper pan India hit is now expected to have a sequel. While fans can’t wait to see the South star in his new ‘Pushpa’ avatar, it seems that a photo shared by him has kicked off some rumours about the sequel. Allu Arjun shared a photo of him looking all suave, unleashing his ‘bad boy’ charms in the latest photo on Instagram and it seems to have made fans go gaga over his new style.

While we have seen Allu Arjun in some interesting roles, his latest photo features him in a slight salt-pepper look with the actor smoking cigar in style. The ear piercings and black leather jacket only adds to his charm and it seems to be leaving his female fans wanting for more. Many of them even dropped fire and heart emojis on his look. On the other hand, the actor revealed that this new photo was clicked by none other than popular Bollywood celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker. He posted it on Instagram with the caption, “???? Caution : Cigar smoking extremely injurious to health ???????? @avigowariker.”

 

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However, the look seems to have left fans wondering if it is his new avatar for Pushpa 2. Many of them took to the social media platform and dropped in comments like “Pushpa 2????”, “Pushpa 2 look????” among others. There were also many others who approved of his look and couldn’t stop gushing about it. “Oora MASS LOOK ????????”, said one of them whereas another one commented, “Stylish Iconic Star ????”. “That cigar can just get lit like that, doesn’t have to use a lighter #sassy????,” commented one of the actor’s female fans.

Speaking of Pushpa, the film starring Allu Arjun in the lead went on to do record-breaking business across the country. As for the sequel, the South star had revealed that they are working on the sequel and that he would like to release in multiple languages. But the details of the same are yet to be revealed.

Also Read: Allu Arjun dons a stylish printed shirt, black pants and a hat for a brand shoot with director Trivikram Srinivas

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Rajkummar Rao purchases triplex apartment in Juhu for a whopping Rs. 44 cr; pay Rs. 2.19 cr for registration

A little while back it was reported that Ranveer Singh had shelled out a staggering Rs. 119 cr to acquire a sea-view quadruplex apartment in Bandra. Now it is learnt that Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha too have shelled out a whopping Rs.44 cr to acquire a new property. As per reports, Rao and Patralekha have acquired a triplex apartment in Juhu, from none other than Boney Kapoor’s daughter Janhvi Kapoor.

The latter who purchased the property in December 2020, which is spread over 3,456 sq ft, has apparently sold the same to Rao taking the price to nearly Rs.1.27 lakh per sq ft. With this new acquisition, Rao and Patralekha, who currently reside in the same development on the 11^th and 12^th floors, will have an added apartment across the 14^th, 15^th, and 16^th floors. If that was not enough, reports also claim that Rao has shelled out Rs.2.19 crores as registration for the said triplex apartment which comes with exclusive access to six parking slots.

Though there has been no confirmation from either side about the sale and purchase of the premium triplex apartment, the said deal was apparently registered on July 21, 2022.

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Ek Villain Returns Box Office: Film collects Rs. 7.05 cr on Day 1; emerges as ninth highest opening day grosser of 2022

Ek Villain Returns the keenly anticipated sequel to the 2014 film Ek Villain was released yesterday. Directed by Mohit Suri the film which features Arjun Kapoor, John Abraham, Disha Patani and Tara Sutari has been making waves in the run-up to its release. But the question remains, will the film entice the audience at the box office, or will it like recent releases fade away? However, going by reports, the film was expected to open on a good note.

In this box office report, we look at the opening day collections of Ek Villain Returns while comparing the same to previous releases of 2022. Collecting Rs. 7.05 cr, Ek Villain Returns has emerged as the ninth highest opening day grosser of 2022. Leading the list of highest opening day grossers are previous releases like KGF – Chapter 2 which collected Rs. 53.95 cr, RRR which collected Rs. 20.07 cr, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 which collected Rs. 14.11 cr, Bachchhan Paandey which collected Rs. 13.25 cr, Samrat Prithviraj which collected Rs. 10.70 cr, Gangubai Kathiawadi which collected Rs. 10.50 cr, Shamshera which collected Rs. 10.25 cr, and Jugjugg Jeeyo which had collected Rs. 9.28 cr. However, the business of Ek Villain Returns does surpass other releases like Heropanti 2 which collected Rs. 6.5 cr, Radhe Shyam which collected Rs. 4.44 cr, and The Kashmir Files which collected Rs. 3.55 cr.

Currently, Ek Villain Returns has seen a better opening in single-screen dominated mass sectors as compared to multiplex dominated territories. However, reaping the benefit of being a franchise film, the business of Ek Villain Returns is expected to see growth over its opening weekend. In fact, if business at national multiplex chains shows an increase the collections of the film could see a good jump.

Top 10 Highest Opening Day Grossers of 2022 at a glance:
KGF – Chapter 2 – Rs. 53.95 cr
RRR – Rs. 20.07 cr
Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 – Rs. 14.11 cr
Bachchhan Paandey – Rs. 13.25 cr
Samrat Prithviraj – Rs. 10.70 cr
Gangubai Kathiawadi – Rs. 10.50 cr
Shamshera – Rs. 10.25 cr
Jugjugg Jeeyo – Rs. 9.28 cr
Ek Villain Returns – Rs. 7.05 cr
Heropanti 2 – Rs. 6.50 cr

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Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone walk the ramp for Mijwan 2022 and it is dreamy and romantic

We had earlier reported that Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone will be making their ramp debut at Mijwan Couture Week 2022 for Manish Malhotra. Needless to say, the couple wowed the audience, not only with their ramp walk but also with their romance. The couple was seen kissing each other on stage, as Ranveer, being the perfect gentleman, held Deepika’s hand, from the time he entered on stage.

A series of photos and videos from the event prove show why Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone are one of the most romantic couples in B-Town. Deepika looked ethereal in her slivel lehenga ensemble by Manish Malhotra and complimenting her, was her husband Ranveer Singh who looked suave and charming in his black and silver embroidered sherwani. The couple also exchanged kisses on stage that left the audience gushing about their romance.

 

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Readers would be aware that Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, who have walked the ramp before for several designers including Manish Malhotra came together as a couple for the first time. As per News18 reports, it was being said that the couple decided to walk the ramp together to showcase their support to the cause of girl empowerment.

 

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Speaking of Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, the couple tied the knot on November 14, 2018 in an intimate ceremony in Italy. On the work front, Ranveer will next be seen in Rohit Shettu’s Cirkus alongside Pooja Hegde as well as Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani with Alia Bhatt. Whereas, Deepika Padukone has Pathaan with Shah Rukh Khan and John Abraham, pan India film Project K with Prabhas, and Fighter with Hrithik Roshan in the pipeline.

 

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Also Read: Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone to make ramp debut as husband and wife during Manish Malhotra’s Mijwan show

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