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Salman Khan to Produce Satish Kaushik's Next Film 'Kaagaz'
Satish Kaushik worked with Salman Khan in Bharat. Now, he will be reuniting with the actor in a different capacity. Salman is all set to produce the Pankaj Tripathi-Monal Gajjar-starrer Kaagaz, which marks Kaushik’s directorial comeback five years after Gang of Ghosts, reports Mumbai Mirror.
“This happened during the shooting of Bharat in Malta. When we were discussing how Salman has an eye for promoting good cinema, he asked me what I was working on. I narrated the script to him after coming back to Mumbai and he loved it. He has come on board as the producer”, Satish told Mumbai Mirror.
New 'Dhaakad' Poster Shows Kangana Ranaut in a Fierce Avatar
After Judgementall Hai Kya, Kangana Ranaut is gearing up for an action film Dhakaad. A new poster of the film has dropped and it shows the actor in a fierce avatar.
The film will be directed by Razneesh ‘Razy’ Ghai and produced by Sohel Maklai. The shooting will commence early next year in India as well as South East Asia, Middle East and Europe. An action director from #Hollywood has been roped in to choreograph the fight sequences. Dhaakad is set for a Diwali release.
‘Sacred Games 2’ Trailer: The Game Gets Bigger as Gaitonde Returns
The much-awaited trailer of the Netflix show, Sacred Games season 2, is finally out and it promises to be an action-packed thriller going deeper into the mystery of the “save the city of Mumbai in 25 days” plot, which kickstarted the show.
At the end of the last season, we saw Ganesh Gaitonde (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) being tortured in jail, and Khanna Guruji (Pankaj Tripathi) coming to his rescue. Now Gaitonde is out of jail, and the trailer for Sacred Games 2 gives us an exciting insight into how he gets involved with the cult of Guruji, who becomes his ‘teesra baap (third father)‘. So we will definitely get to see a lot more of Pankaj Tripathi this time around.
‘Mission Mangal’ Teaser: An Effort to Create History
The much-awaited teaser of Mission Mangal is finally out. The film is inspired by India’s 2013 Mars space programme Mangalyaan. We hear Akshay Kumar voice giving out an order, “This is Rakesh Dhawan. Mission Control initiating command for launch of the rocket to Mars.” Vidya Balan looks busy commanding the controls. We also see glimpses of Sonakshi Sinha, Taapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari and Sharman Joshi.
Check out the teaser:
Hrithik Leaves No ‘Question Mark’ in This Song From Super 30
The makers of Super 30 dropped another song, titled Question Mark, from the album on 8 July and people are already loving it. Hrithik Roshan, who’ll be playing the role of mathematician Anand Kumar in the film, is seen teaching his students the importance of asking questions in day-to-day life. Hrithik plays the perfect teacher in the song, who’s encouraging his students to think out of the box.
Watch the song here:
Varun, Sara to Recreate Main Toh Raaste Se for Coolie No. 1 Remake
Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan are busy prepping for the remake of Coolie No. 1, directed by Varun’s father David Dhawan. He also helmed the original film starring both Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in the lead. Now, the makers are planning to recreate one of the most popular songs from the film, Main Toh Raste Se Jaa Raha Tha, Mumbai Mirror reported.
The new version will be composed by Tanishk Bagchi. “We are not going to mess with the song too much. However, times have changed so I am going to picturise it differently with Varun and Sara”, David Dhawan said.
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‘Stranger Things 3’ Breaks Global Records, Says Netflix
The highly-anticipated third season of Netflix’s science fiction series Stranger Things dropped on 4 July. Naturally, the buzz around it is in full swing and Netflix has just released its own data to corroborate the same.
According to Netflix, Stranger Things is breaking the streaming giant’s own records as 40.7 million “household accounts” have been watching the show ever since its global release on Thursday 4 July. Which is more than any other Netflix series or film. And as of 9 July, 18.2 million accounts have already finished the season.
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ED Summons Bengali Superstar Prosenjit for Questioning, Actor to Cooperate
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee to appear before it on July 19 in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam.
A senior ED official told IANS that Chatterjee would be questioned under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The ED registered a case on the basis of an FIR filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Prosenjit, who is presently in Santinketan in Birbhum district in connection with a web series promotion, said the notice has been sent to his production house, and not directly to him.
"The letter has been given not to me, but to my company. But as an honest and responsible citizen, I am respectful towards all rules and regulations. If they want my cooperation, I will cooperate 100 per cent as per the law. I will do it spontaneously. Nobody is above the law of the land.
"Whatever support they need, if they want to sit with me, or if they need any clarification, I will do it," he said.
According to ED officials, the Rose Valley ponzi scheme scam run by the group's Chairman Gautam Kundu was unearthed in 2013.
The group allegedly floated 27 companies to run various schemes and collected Rs 17,520 crore from depositors in West Bengal, Assam and Bihar.
The ED, which is investigating the scam along with the CBI, has attached assets including resorts, hotels and land worth Rs 2,300 crore and recovered incriminating documents, gold ornaments and precious stones worth Rs 40 crore during searches at the showrooms of a jewellery house in connection with the scam.
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