MUMBAI: Filmmaker Ram Madhvani, best known for directing ‘Neerja’ and ‘Aarya’, is now all set to helm a new project titled ‘The Waking of a Nation’.

As per Variety, ‘The Waking of a Nation’ series is set against the backdrop of an infamous event in Indian colonial history, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. Talking about the same, Madhvani said, “It’s a six-part or seven-part series, which is going to talk about the commission, so it’s a bit like a court case, but it also talks about what happened, what led to it and what happened after it.” The upcoming film features Kartik Aaryan in the lead role

MUMBAI: Actor Radhika Madan on Sunday kick-started the shoot for her upcoming film ‘Kuttey’. Taking to her Instagram handle, the actor shared a picture of herself with the clapboard and wrote, “Back home,” with a red heart emoticon.

Luv Films and Vishal Bhardwaj Films in August announced their first collaboration to produce ‘Kuttey’, by dropping a thrilling motion poster featuring Arjun Kapoor, Konkona Sen Sharma, Naseeruddin Shah, Kumud Mishra, Radhika Madan, Shardul Bhardwaj, and Tabu. Unveiling the motion poster, the makers promised a thrilling ride for the audience.

MUMBAI : ‘I’m a Barbie girl in the Barbie world. Life in plastic, it’s fantastic,’ — this line from the famous ‘Barbie Girl’ song automatically comes to our mind seeing actor Janhvi Kapoor’s latest Instagram post.

On Saturday, Janhvi took to the photo-sharing application and shared a string of images from her sister Khushi’s 21st birthday bash. In the images, she can be seen dressed up in a hot pink bodycon dress along with a pair of pink heels. She was looking no less than a Barbie doll.

In her caption, she called herself a ‘Barbie baby’. Netizens also agreed and heaped praises on Janhvi. “Beautiful barbie,” a fan commented. “New barbie in the town,” another one wrote.

Speaking of Khushi’s dress, she chose to wear a rose-pink corset-style dress. In another post, Janhvi penned a cute wish for Khushi, writing “HBD my laddoo baby.” Janhvi is three years elder than Khushi. She is currently 24.

MUMBAI : The new version of Akshay Kumar and Raveena Tandon starrer iconic song ‘Tip Tip Barsa Paani’ has been unveiled on Saturday, and it has undoubtedly grabbed all the eyeballs, thanks to Katrina Kaif.

From flaunting her curves to wooing Akshay in the rain, Katrina’s sexy avatar has left fans surprised. Raveena had set the benchmark really high with her moves in the original. Fans are happy that Katrina has done a fair job in recreating the iconic song.

“Raveena is legendary. But Katrina is no less in terms of maintaining the class of the original. Hats off to both our actresses. And Akshay Kumar is still the same. Tons of love guys,” a social media user said.

PANAJI: Tamil film ‘Koozhangal’, which is India’s entry for the 2022 Academy Awards, will be screened in the Indian Panorama segment of the upcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI).

Organized by the Directorate of Film Festivals of India, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India in collaboration with the State Government of Goa, the 52nd IFFI will be showcased to all the registered delegates and representatives from the selected films during the nine-day long film festival in Goa. Also, the film festival will be conducted in a hybrid format – virtual and physical – from November 20 to 28.

As per a statement, 25 feature films and 20 non-feature films have been picked up for screening under the Indian Panorama segment. ‘The primary aim of the Indian Panorama is to select the feature and non-feature films of cinematic, thematic, and aesthetic excellence for the promotion of film art through the non-profit screening of these films under different categories. Since its inception, the Indian Panorama has been completely devoted to showcasing the best Indian films of the year. 

MUMBAI: Despite curtailed occupancy of 50 percent in the large parts of India, Rohit Shetty’s latest multi-starrer ‘Sooryavanshi’ has shattered the box office by earning Rs 26.29 crores on its opening day, nationally.

Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the figures on Twitter. He said the movie has the potential to grow over the weekend. “#Sooryavanshi ROARS on Day 1… REVIVES biz… Records EXCELLENT numbers, despite 50 percent occupancy in the largest market [#Maharashtra]… Day 2 is SUPER-STRONG… Has potential to grow over the weekend… CINEMAS AND CINE-GOERS ARE BACK… Fri Rs 26.29 cr. #India biz. #Diwali,” he tweeted.

After facing several hardships, filmmaker Rohit Shetty’s ‘Sooryavanshi’ was finally released in theatres on Friday. On Thursday night, Rohit took to Instagram to share that his cop drama is ‘releasing across all multiplexes and single screens all over the country.’ The cop drama was originally slated to release on March 24 last year but was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to the shutting down of cinema halls.