After Selfie, Akshay Kumar signs another Karan Johar film; to play a lawyer from pre-independence era in C Sankaran Biopic

Akshay Kumar is unstoppable, and he continues to be the actor with maximum films in his kitty. According to our sources, just a week ago, Akshay Kumar has zeroed in on another film with Karan Johar’s banner, Dharma Productions. The actor has come on board the biopic of lawyer, C Sankaran, which is expected to go on floors early next year.

“Akshay had been the first choice for the film ever since the announcement was made, but he had not done the paperwork back in the day. But all the formalities are now closed, and Akshay is officially a part of this film, set against the backdrop of the Jallianwallah Baug massacre. He will be seen as a lawyer from the pre-independence era,” revealed a source to Bollywood Hungama.

The Khiladi is very excited about the film, and being a Punjabi, this is an incident he believes must reach the national audience. It will be helmed by Karan Tyagi. “The makers have locked Ananya Panday as the female lead. Before one tries to spin in another controversy around age gap, the two are not romantically paired in the film. In-fact, it’s the role of a mentor and protegee for Akshay and Ananya,” the source explained.

The movie is based on the novel ‘The case that shook the Empire” and will showcase C Sankaran’s fight against the British Raj to ensure that a gruesome massacre like Jallianwallah Baug is never repeated. This would be Akshay’s fourth film with Dharma after Kesari, Good Newz and Selfie.

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Radhika Apte reveals she was pressured to get plastic surgeries in her career – “I was told to get a boob job”

Radhika Apte is currently promoting her upcoming movie Forensic which will arrive straight on ZEE5. The psychological stars Vikrant Massey as Johnny Khanna, a forensic officer and Radhika Apte as Megha Sharma, a police officer. Forensic is the Hindi remake of the Malayalam film of the same name. While promoting the film, the actress spoke about her career in the film industry and how she would be pressurized to get plastic surgery.

In an interview with Film Companion, Radhika Apte revealed how she was suggested to get plastic surgeries early on in her career. She said, “I had that pressure before. When I was new, I was told to do lots of jobs on my body and face. First meeting I had, I was told to change my nose. Second meeting I had I was told to get a boob job. Then that continued, then I was told to do something to my legs, then something to my jaw, and something to refill somewhere here (points to her cheeks) then botox. Like, it took me 30 years to color my hair. I’m not going to get even an injection. It just put me off. I never felt pressurised by it. In fact, I felt angrier and in fact all of that helped me actually love my body even more because I was like ‘I love my body’.”

“I’m just a bit sick and tired of people constantly doing that and which is why it doesn’t affect me. I mean it affects me, but it doesn’t affect me in the way that I would like to do it ever,” she added.

Directed by Vishal Furia and Produced by a Mini Films and Soham Rockstar Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, Forensic also stars Prachi Desai, Vindu Dara Singh and Rohit Roy in pivotal roles and will premiere on ZEE5 on 24th June.

ALSO READ: Vikrant Massey and Radhika Apte starrer Forensic to premiere on ZEE5

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Shraddha Kapoor’s brother Siddhanth Kapoor detained by Bengaluru Police for allegedly consuming drugs at a party

Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor’s brother Siddhanth Kapoor has been reportedly detained by the Bengaluru Police for allegedly consuming drugs at a party on Sunday night. Siddhant, who is the son of veteran actor Shakti Kapoor, was amongst the people who was suspected to have consumed drugs.

According to a report in India Today, the Bengaluru Police acted on a tip-off and reportedly raided a hotel on MG Road where the party was taking place. The police suspected few people and the samples were sent for testing. Siddhanth Kapoor’s sample tested positive along with six others.

More details are awaited on Siddhanth Kapoor.

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Ayan Mukerji says Ranbir Kapoor starrer Brahmastra is not a superhero film – “It is just a fantasy epic story which has a lot of dramatic scope”

Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, and director Ayan Mukerji will be unveiling the much-awaited trailer of magnum opus Brahmāstra Part One: Shiva on June 15. Ahead of the trailer release, the makers have been unveiling character posters of the actors creating a lot of buzz around the upcoming fantasy sci-fi drama. Now, the director, who has spent several years creating and shooting this project, says that it is not a superhero drama but a fantasy epic story.

Recently, speaking to IANS, Ayan Mukerji said, “I am not a superhero nerd. I love some of the superhero films like Avengers and Spiderman… I am not the biggest superhero fan. I would like to say that I am more of a fantasy film fan. And I honestly think Brahmastra is not a superhero film. It is not about a guy wearing a costume and necessarily saving people.”

He further added, “It is just a fantasy epic story which has a lot of dramatic scope and in some way it is a fantasy version of me trying to write my modern version of something from myth. Like the scope that myth has but in a modern way.”

Produced by Star Studios, Dharma Productions, Prime Focus, and Starlight Pictures, the magnum opus will release theatrically on September 9, 2022, across 5 Indian languages – Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada with a stellar ensemble cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Mouni Roy, and Nagarjuna Akkineni.

The film is presented by SS Rajamouli in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.

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Photos: Rajkummar Rao and Sanya Malhotra snapped during the promotions of their film, Hit – The First Case

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Photos: Rakul Preet Singh spotted in Bandra

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Photos: Kiara Advani spotted outside a dance class in Khar

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