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'Hera Pheri 3' Delayed; Indra Kumar to Collaborate With Ajay Devgn on Actioner
Indra Kumar is still basking in the success of Total Dhamaal. Reportedly, he was supposed to collaborate with Akshay Kumar for Hera Pheri 3. The third edition of the immensely successful comedy has run into numerous troubles over the past five years. Now, Hera Pheri 3 has been delayed again, with the director moving on to another project with Ajay Devgn, mid-day reported.
“Indra Kumar was supposed to take Hera Pheri 3 to the floors by the end of the year, but the film has hit another roadblock as the dates of cast members are apparently not working out,” a source told mid-day, adding that the director is in discussion with Ajay about an action film.
'The Tashkent Files' Lands in Legal Trouble
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has been served a legal notice by the grandson of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri ahead of the release of his film The Tashkent Files. Vivek claims that Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandsons have raised an objection about the film and have asked to stop its release.
The Tashkent Files revolves around the mysterious death of Lal Bahadur Shastri in 1966, soon after the signing of the Tashkent Agreement between India and Pakistan to end their 1965 war.
Vivek told IANS on Wednesday: "We have been sent a legal notice last night demanding to stop the release of the film. Three days ago, we had the film's screening in Delhi where he (Shastri's grandson) watched the film, loved it and appreciated it.
The film, slated to release on Friday, features Naseeruddin Shah, Pallavi Joshi, Shweta Basu, Pankaj Tripathi, Mithun Chakraborty and Vinay Pathak in pivotal roles.
(With inputs from IANS)
'No Show': EC Stalls Modi Biopic Till LS Polls
The Election Commission on Wednesday stopped the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's biopic till the Lok Sabha elections conclude, saying that any material which disturbs a level playing field should not be displayed.
"Any biopic in the nature of biography or hagiography sub-serving the purposes of any political entity or any individual entity connected to it or which has the potential to disturb the level playing field during the elections should not be displayed in electronic media, including cinematograph during the operation of MCC," the EC said in its order.
It also said that any poster or publicity material concerning any such certified content which either depicts a candidate for furtherance of electoral prospect directly or indirectly shall not be put to display in the electronic media in the area where MCC is in force.
The poll panel said it has received complaints about certain films, namely NTR Laxmi, PM Narendra Modi and Udyama Simham, which "claimed to either diminish or advance the electoral prospect of a candidate or a political party in the garb of creative freedom".
Though the display materials claimed "to be part of creative content, it has been contended that these have propensity and potentiality to affect the level playing field" which is "not in consonance with the provisions of Model Code of Conduct", it said.
The Commission added there is an emergent need for intervention in such political content "intended (or purported to be) for benefiting or discrediting the electoral prospects" of any candidate or political party, for ensuring a level playing field.
Kangana Ranaut Set to Direct an Action Drama
Actor Kangana Ranaut, who stepped into the shoes of a director with her most recent film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, is all set to continue her directorial stint with an action film.
"I'm on the verge of announcing my next directorial venture. It's an action film, an epic drama. It has taken a lot of my time. Currently, we are putting everything in order, but we have locked the script. We will be doing a photoshoot, soon after, which we plan to release the poster, too," Kangana said in a statement.
The film is likely to be mounted on a large scale.
Farhan Akhtar Took Break From Acting to Focus on Music Career
Farhan Akhtar has donned several hats in his career -- that of a filmmaker, a producer, an actor and a singer -- but two years ago, he chose to take a break from everything else to focus on music.
Besides his acting and producing endeavours, the multi-hyphenated star has songs like "Rock On!", "Socha Hai" and "Dil Dhadakne Do" to his credit.
After starring in his 2017 feature Lucknow Central, Farhan says he made a conscious decision to concentrate on his debut album, 'Echoes', which releases Friday.
Over 900 Artistes Urge People to Vote for BJP
More than 900 artists, including Pandit Jasraj, Vivek Oberoi and Rita Ganguli have issued a statement asking people to vote for the BJP and have said that the country needs a "Majboot Sarkar" not a "Majboor Sarkar". They appealed to citizens to cast their vote without any pressure and prejudice.
“It is our firm conviction that the continuance of government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the need of the hour. Besides, when challenges like terrorism are before all of us, we need a ‘Majboot Sarkar’ not a ‘Majboor Sarkar’ and hence we need the present government to continue,” it said.
Among those who have issued the joint statement are Shankar Mahadevan, Triloki Nath Mishra, Koena Mitra, Anuradha Paudwal and Hans Raj Hans.
Ranveer Singh's '83' to Release on 10 April, 2020
The release date for the upcoming sports film ‘83, starring Ranveer Singh, has been announced. The film is based on the 1983 world cup won by India.
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