Have you heard? Anushka, Varun to reunite

Over five years since Sui Dhaaga Made in India Anushka Sharma is said to team up with Varun Dhawan again This time around for director Kaleesrsquos Hindi adaptation of Atleersquos Tamil hit Theri 2016 Varun steps into Thalapathy Vijayrsquos shoes to play a cop on a mission to save his daughter from the baddies Jahnvi Kapoor was initially offered to play the role essayed by Samantha in the original Apparently she didnrsquot have the dates requested by the makers who then turned to Anushka She liked the narration and immediately gave her nod The second leading lady for the part originally essayed by Amy Jackson will also be finalised in the coming weeks The Hindi redux said to be rewritten with additional characters and plot twists is slated to go on floors this AugustRanveer locks his slateEven as he is gearing up for the release of Karan Joharrsquos Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani RARKPK Ranveer Singh has reportedly finalised his next slate of films After a hattrick of hits in Goliyon Ki Raasleela RamLeela Bajirao Mastani and Padmaavat auteur Sanjay Leela Bhansali and he are reuniting for the formerrsquos new magnum opus Baiju Bawra The musical period romance also sees the actor team up with his Gully Boy and RARKPK costar Alia Bhatt Apparently Ranveer and SLB had been talking about collaborating on the subject for a long time However it was only recently that the deal was sealed The filmmaker is putting together an eclectic cast for the movie He is contemplating commencing shoot early next year By then he will also have a studio on board Ranveer is also said to have shot a promo for Farhan Akhtarrsquos Don 3 which will be unveiled in due time They will begin the action thriller next summer In the interim the actor will shoot for his portions in Rohit Shettyrsquos next cop universe offering Singham Again led by Ajay DevgnRazdans Bhatts bereavedLast afternoon Soni Razdan broke the news of her father Narendranath Razdanrsquos demise on social media He had been hospitalised recently for a lung infection Alia Bhatt paid an emotional tribute to him with a video from his 92nd birthday celebrations last year Alongside she shared a note for her grandpa saying ldquoMy heart is full of sorrow but also full of joy because all my grandpa did is give us joy For that I feel blessed and grateful to have been brought up by all the light he had to giverdquoLose some win some for SidEarlier this year Siddharth Anand opted out of a megabudgeted action thriller with Prabhas The director was supposed to take home a fee of over R50 crore for the southern production venture But all is not lost for him News is that buoyed by the unprecedented success of Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan YRF is paying him Rs 40 crore for his next Tiger vs Pathaan Apparently thatrsquos the highest Aditya Chopra has paid any director It is said to speak volumes about his faith in Siddharth as he helms YRFrsquos most ambitious venture starring SRK and Salman KhanUpping the action anteFighterrsquos action director Parvez Shaikh recently said that audiences should brace for explosive action in the Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukoneled aerial action thriller Shedding light on director Siddharth Anandrsquos brief he said ldquoThis kind of action may never have been seen in India because the action happens in the air with the fighter planes and also on land where terrorists are being attackedrdquoMemorable artWhen Bengalurubased artist Prasad Bhat reached out to Gulshan Devaiah to pay a tribute to him by making caricatures of his characters the actor decided to commission the same to him ldquoIf I really like something Irsquom willing to pay for it Irsquom grateful that artists offer to make me something for free But itrsquos their livelihood toordquo says Gulshan He adds ldquoIn this age of machine learning and AI the least I can do is support artists by paying them their rates Each of Prasadrsquos caricatures has wonderful memories attached to itrdquo