Entertainment Desk
Akshay Kumar’s Sooryavanshi, directed by Rohit Shetty is set for March 24 release for now. But as per latest reports, Akshay, Rohit, Shibashish Sarkar of Reliance Entertainment and Karan Johar have been holding meetings regarding the postponement of their film. While the trailer was released on March 2, the first song launch was cancelled.
The inside news is that Sooryavanshi in all likelihood will be postponed to next month. Says our source, “Though the exact date is not confirmed yet, the announcement of the delay and the new release date is expected to be done on the coming weekend.”
World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it as pandemic. Schools are being shut, work from home have been given to employees in many countries, tours cancelled, promotions and shooting halted. As India has seen 60 cases till Wednesday, March 11, films will be likely postponed.
Irfan Khan to take health break after Angrezi Medium
Ailing actor Irfan Khan is unlikely to sign any new film in the near future as want health break. Angrezi Medium the sequel to Irfan’s 2018 hit about a small-time entrepreneur dreams of educating his daughter is the only film Irrfan has signed after he returned from his medical treatment abroad.
“And it shall remain so for at least another year or so. The medical procedure has made Irrfan very weak. His energy level was exhausted during the making of Angrezi Medium. So yes he won’t be taking up any more acting assignments for some time now,” says the source.
Besides Angrezi Medium, Irrfan has an international release Anup Singh’s Mantra: Song of Scorpions where Irrfan is paired with Iranian actress, Golshifteh Farahani, awaiting release in India.
Kapil Sharma ‘say no to handshake’
Actor and comedian Kapil Sharma believes that ‘precaution is the best security’. He has shared two pictures, possibly from inside the air plane, and has an important message to go with it.
Kapil Sharma believes that taking necessary precautions is the best way to prevent an illness, in the context of the dangerous spread of coronavirus. See his latest pictures.
Sharing the pictures, Kapil Sharma wrote: “Saavdhani mein hi suraksha hai (taking precaution is the best form of security) #saynotohandshake.” In the pictures, Kapil can be seen seating by window and folding his hands. He is also wearing a pair of sun glasses.
Coronavirus is now an epidemic with scores of countries reporting cases. China, where the strain of virus emerged, has been worse hit with over 4600 deaths. Outside it, Europe has the highest number of cases with Italy topping the list. In India, the official count of the number of people who have tested positive for the virus is 73.
Mujhse Shaadi Karoge to go off air
The ongoing wedding reality show Mujhse Shaadi Karoge, is likely to be replaced by another show as it is not garnering enough ratings for the channel. The show features Bigg Boss 13 contestants Shehnaaz Gill and Paras Chhabra as they look for their life partners.
As per a Tellychakkar report, Mujhse Shaadi Karoge will go off air on March 20 and will be replaced by the second season of Ishq Mein Marjawan. As per the trailer for Ishq Mein Marjawan 2, the new season will premiere on March 23.
The participants on the show include Balraj Syal, Indeep Bakshi, Rohanpreet Singh, Mayur Verma, and Mayank Agnihotri, Heena Panchal, Sanjjanaa Galrani, Jasleen Matharu, Ankita Shrivastav and Navdeesh Kaur. They tried their best to woo Paras and Shehnaaz in order win them on national TV. However, the show’s TRPs are declining every week.
Both Paras and Shehnaaz were popular during their stint on Bigg Boss 13. While Paras shared a special bond with Mahira Sharma, Shehnaaz developed a cute bond with show winner Sidharth Shukla after she failed to strike a chord with Paras. Both Paras and Shehnaaz were among the finalists of Bigg Boss 13 alongwith Sidharth, Asim Riaz, Arti Singh and Rashami Desai.
As per a report that came out even before Mujhse Shaadi Karoge aired, neither Paras nor Shehnaaz planned to tie the knot on national television. Claiming that the wedding reality show will be aired for 15 weeks, a Spotboye report had quoted a source as saying, “There will be seven contestants for both — Shehnaaz and Paras — who will be known faces from the world of Bollywood, TV and social media. It will be a 15-week show where everyone will be locked inside the Bigg Boss house.” It added that neither Shehnaaz nor Paras will tie the knot at the end of the show but will simply choose their partners.