1. Dil Again! Indra Kumar to remake Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit's 'Dil'
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Even as filmmaker Indra Kumar’s upcoming adventure comedy Total Dhamaal gears up for release later this month, he has already got a script ready for one of his next films. He reveals, “I had been planning to make the sequel to Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit-starrer Dil for some time now. We have cracked a script and called it Dil Again.” Ask if it will retain the original stars and he shrugs it off, “No, I’m making this one with two young actors. We haven’t started casting yet.” The filmmaker also adds that he has not been able to put a date to the film yet. “I have been caught up with the post-production of Total Dhamaal so once this is over, I will decide what my next project would be. But I hope to make Dil Again sometime soon.”
2. Kriti Sanon doesn’t want to be stereotyped
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Kriti Sanon is excited about the opportunities she’s getting to play strong roles and bold in her movies. The actress feels that essaying individualistic, independent women who make their own decisions in films help break the stereotype of female parts in the movies.
“In Luka Chuppi, Kriti plays a girl who suggests a live-in relationship to her guy essayed by Kartik Aaryan. Previously, in Bareilly Ki Barfi, her character shares such a friendly equation with her father that they smoke and drink together,” points a source close to the actress, adding, “She’s making a conscious effort to pick characters that break stereotypes associated with lead female parts in films.”
3. Anil Kapoor to head to London for 'Pagalpanti'
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Anil Kapoor has a busy February. His last film where he shared screen space with daughter Sonam K Ahuja opened in cinemas last week and his next Total Dhamaal hits screens in two weeks from now. The Race 3 star is in no mood to waste any time. We hear that he has allotted bulk dates to promote the Indra Kumar directorial and has not kept any other things to keep himself busy. Soon after the film’s release, he begins shooting for Pagalpanti. “Anil will fly off to London right after Total Dhamaal to begin his work on the Anees Bazmee directorial. He has a long schedule in the UK capital and will be joined by his co-stars John Abraham, Ileana D’Cruz, Kriti Kharbhanda, Pulkit Samrat and others.”
4. I will learn a lot from Pankaj Tripathi: Ranveer Singh
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For his film based on India’s Cricket World Cup win in 1983, director Kabir Khan has put together an ensemble cast to form Team India led by Ranveer Singh who will step into the shoes of Kapil Dev. After Sahil Khattar, Jiiva, Ammy Virk and Harrdy Sandhu, the latest to join the cast is Pankaj Tripathi, who will essay Man Singh, the manager of the 1983 Indian team. Ranveer is looking forward to collaborate with the Bareilly Ki Barfi actor.
He says, “Pankaj Tripathi is one of the finest actors in India. He was a part of Gunday, but he had a brief role. I read somewhere that part of the reason he is doing ’83 is me! That’s a massive thing for him to say. I admire him as an actor. He has done some fine work in Newton, Gurgaon and Mirzapur all of which I have have seen and loved.”
The Padmaavat actor recently met Pankaj at an actors’ round table. He says, “I kept saying, ‘Sir I want to work with you’. I manifested it dil se and it has happened. Kapil and Man Singh have a beautiful track. I think I will learn a lot from him and he will help me grow as an actor.”
— Chaya Unnikrishnan
