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BollywoodOct 27, 2020

Bollywood has a new ichhadhaari naagin

After impressive performances in films like Stree and Chhichhore, Shraddha Kapoor is now all set to play the role of a naagin in an upcoming three-film series. The untitled film will be helmed by Vishal Furia of Lapachhapi fame. Shraddha is excited to play naagin on screen. Speaking to a web portal, Shraddha said that she has been watching, admiring and idolising Sridevi ma’am in Nagina and Nigahen and always wanted to play a similar role that is rooted in Indian folklore.The film is being produced by Nikhil Dwivedi, which is a love story that will be made into a trilogy dominated by visual
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BollywoodOct 27, 2020

Ekta Kapoor and her 15 shows

Producer Ekta Kapoor is all set to release close to 15 shows in different genres in the coming months. Out of these 15, some are franchise to existing shows like Puncchbeat 2, Broken But Beautiful season 3, while others are new shows like MumBhaai, Dark 7 White and Bicchoo Ka Khel, White, LSD, Crash, Bang Baang, Married woman, and Cartel.All the new and existing shows will go through a lot of twists and turns, and Ekta promises to cater to all genres like romance, mystery, drama , comedy and more. Ekta is definitely on a roll now!
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PollywoodOct 27, 2020

Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi goes on floors!

Actor-singer Gippy Grewal shared a picture from the muhoorat shot of his under production film, Phatte Dinde Chakk Punjabi starring Neeru Bajwa as the lead actress. The movie is being shot in London. The release date of the movie has not been announced, but it is most likely to hit the theatres in 2021. Gippy and Neeru will also be seen together in yet another Punjabi film, Paani Ch Madhaani. Rumour has it that earlier Binnu Dhillon and Zareen Khan were suppose to work in the film, but now the cast of the film has been changed, including the director. The film is now being directed by Maneesh
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BollywoodOct 27, 2020

Remake of the classic Chupke Chupke

Rajkummar Rao is one of the few Bollywood actors who has an array of unreleased films waiting to see the light of the day. Starting Chhalaang and Ludo which release in November, Rajkumar will start shooting the sequel of the hit film Badhaai Ho, now called Badhaai Do along with Bhumi Pednekar. And from March, the actor will start shooting for the remake of Dharmendra starrer 1975 film Chupke Chupke. The makers will be finalising the rest of the cast by December. Post this he will start shooting for the film Hit, which is the remake of a Telugu film. Currently, the actor along with Kriti Sanon
BollywoodOct 27, 2020

Polish city names square after Harivansh Rai Bachchan

Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan took to Instagram to share the news that the city of Wroclaw in Poland has named a square after his late father and celebrated poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan. It is indeed a proud moment for the Bachchan family and for India as well. Harivansh Rai Bachchan, best known for his poem Madhushala, received the Padma Bhushan in 1976 for his contribution to Hindi literature. He passed away in 2003.Amitabh posted the picture of a signboard of the square named after Harivansh Rai Bachchan and wrote- "The City Council of the City of Wroclaw, Poland has decided to name
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PollywoodOct 27, 2020

Rajpal Yadav to play lead Sikh character in Punjabi film

For the first time, Bollywood actor-comedian Rajpal Yadav is playing a lead Sikh character in an underproduction Punjabi film, Mithu Singh Da Viah. The actor completed the shooting of the film in Patiala.The film will be a mix of Hindi and Punjabi dialect. Rajpal guarantees that the film will be a wholesome entertainment for the Punjabi audiences. This is Rajpal's third Punjabi film, with the other two being, Chandigarh Amritsar Chandigarh and R.S.V.P- Ronde Saare Vyah Picho. Anu Chaudhary plays the lead opposite Rajpal in this film. Anu has previously worked in many Punjabi music videos.
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BollywoodOct 27, 2020

Shefali Shah is Alia Bhatt’s on screen mother

Alia Bhatt and Vijay Verma are all set to reunite after Gully Boy in a dark comedy tentatively titled as Darlings. The film is being produced by Red Chillies Entertainment. Darlings is expected to go on floors in January, 2021. Alia Bhatt will be seen playing Vijay Verma’s on-screen wife in the film. There have also been reports of actress Shefali Shah playing the role of Alia Bhatt’s mother in the film. This will mark the duo’s first project together. The film is being directed by Jasmeet K Reen.
PollywoodOct 27, 2020

Diljit Dosanjh welcome’s you to his hood!

Singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh released his latest track 'Welcome To My Hood' on YouTube. After the success of his music album 'GOAT' which broke all records, this is a new beat track that will make you sway on the dance floor. Diljit took to Instagram and posted a clip of the track. He captioned it with "#WTMH TRAILER DI KHUSHI CH AH CHAKO FER GANA VEE LINK IN BIO". The track is directed by Rahul Dutta and penned by Kharewala Brar.
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BollywoodOct 27, 2020

Shah Rukh Khan plans to sell Mannat!

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan got real chatty on 'Ask SRK' session on Twitter, where he answered his fans' questions. Replying to an interesting question, where a Twitter user asked Shah Rukh Khan if he has plans to sell his house mannat? "Bhai Mannat bechne wale ho kya?" asked the fan. Shah Rukh Khan gave an epic reply and he wrote: "Bhai Mannat bikti nahi sar jhuka kar maangi jaati hai....Yaad rakhoge toh life mein kuch paa sakogay. (Mannat is never sold, it is asked for... If you remember this, you'll achieve something in life)."

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