Have you heard? Back on the big screen

Back on the big screenCinephiles have certainly missed watching her on the big screen Vidya Balan is set to be seen in Neeyat which will release on July 7 Touted as an intriguing whodunnit the film reunites Balan with her Shakuntala Devi director Anu Menon Neeyat also features Ram Kapoor Rahul Bose Neeraj Kabi Amrita Puri and Shahana Goswami among others in pivotal roles It tells the story of an unlikely detective who investigates mysterious murders at a billionairersquos party where nothing is what it seems and all suspects hide a secret or two It marks Balanrsquos return to theatres after her digital offerings like Sherni Jalsa and Shakuntala Devi Her last theatrical offering was Mission Mangal also featuring Akshay KumarArijit injuredArijit Singh who is currently touring the country got injured during his live performance in Aurangabad A slew of pictures are doing the rounds on social mediathat see the singer reprimanding a fan who tries to pull his hand during his live performance He can be heard telling the fan ldquoWhy did you pull my hand See now I canrsquot even move my hand The fan caught him again when he went to speak to him ldquoI want you guys to have fun But if I am not able to perform then you wonrsquot be able to have fun Yoursquore pulling me like that and now my hands are shaking Should I leaverdquo he was seen asking the crowd He received treatment for the injury on stage and resumed his performanceLove in the pandemicPriyanka Chopra Jonas spilled the beans on how her awkward kissing scene with her husband Nick Jonas in Love Again came about The script demanded that she kiss another character however since it was being filmed during the pandemic the actor was apprehensive ldquoThe director and I were talking at dinner about there being a lsquoslow sloppy kiss written into the scenersquo And I was saying ugh during COVID kissing a random person sounded very aggressive And he was like lsquoWhat if we ask Nick since hersquos here anywayrsquordquo Jonas had accompanied her to London where they were shooting for the romcom ldquoNick had travelled to London because it was one of the first times I was traveling during COVID and he wanted to get me settled in So he just happened to be there We asked him and he was an amazing sport about it He did the scene and it was the funniest day on set I cannot even begin to tell you it was just a giggle fest Everyone was laughing He was doing something which is the opposite of who we are so it was just hilarious Irsquom really glad Nick came to drop me off in LondonrdquoAlso ReadKareena Kapoor Khan is ready for Monday posts flawless no makeup face on InstagramOnirrsquos nextThe Indian Film Festival of Melbourne wrapped up filming the first of four offerings under the My Melbourne project with this venture being helmed by Onir and William Duan The Arka Das Mouli Ganguli and Jackson Gallagherstarrer was shot over five days and is based on grief and forgiveness It follows the reunion of a queer Indian man Indraneel played by Das and his father Mihir played by Ganguli after many years of estrangement Onir said ldquoI am happy to be part of My Melbourne as it is a unique and special film Itrsquos the first time such a crosscountry initiative has been taken to bridge cultural ties and bring the two communities together using the medium of cinema My film tells the story of an integral part of diversityrdquoBig chopKirti Kulhari took to Instagram to flaunt her new look a short crop and penned a long note detailing the reason behind her decision ldquoDecided to do this a month back and here I am having done it I work in an industry where being a heroine comes with its own set of restrictions and limitations Long hair or at least shoulderlength hair is an unsaid mandate Here I am almost 15 years later in the industry doing my thing I have no time to not do what I want to do and each time I have done something which is not the norm I have felt empoweredrdquo she wrote quick to establish that her new look is not for any cinematic offering Also ReadIra Khan celebrates 25th birthday with fianceacute Nupur Shikhare Fatima Sana Shaikh calls her beautiful personMaking a markDirector Mani Ratnamrsquos passion project Ponniyin Selvan II has raised over Rs 300 crore at the worldwide box office the makers announced The second part of the period action epic was released in theatres on April 28 in Tamil along with the dubbed versions in Hindi Kannada Telugu and Malayalam Madras Talkies Ratnamrsquos production banner shared the box office update on its official Twitter page Based on Kalki Krishnamurthyrsquos popular 1955 Tamil novels of the same name the franchise series starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan chronicles the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman played by Jayam Ravi one of the most powerful kings in the south who went on to become the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I