Have you heard? Being bad again

Even as Tiger 3 his next as an antagonist opposite Salman Khan is being readied as a Diwali release Emraan Hashmi seems to be bitten by the bad bug This time around he will play the baddie in his Telugu debut OG backed by the producers of RRR 2022 Emmi will be seen as Pawan Kalyanrsquos nemesis in writerdirector Sujeethrsquos gangster flick which is currently being shot in Hyderabad Excited to embark on the new journey the actor said ldquoOG has a strong and gripping screenplay and offers me a challenging role I am confident that we will create a memorable cinematic experience for the audiencerdquoThrice as nice Ajay Devgnrsquos last two directorial ventures mdash Runway 34 and Bholaa mdash didnrsquot exactly strike gold at the box office but the stupendous success of Drishyam 2 continues to consolidate his position as one of the most successful stars today News is that the posttheatrical streaming rights of the actorrsquos three new movies have been lapped up by JioCinema at an enviable price Interestingly the biggest chunk of that amount is for Drishyam 3 followed by Raid 2 and Black Magic being the third Interestingly all the three projects are being produced by Kumar Mangat Black Magic an adaptation of the Gujarati film Vash is slated to go on floors next week under the direction of Vikas Bahl Raid 2 will see Ajay reunite with director Rajkumar Gupta who is currently scripting the sequel to their 2018 hit In a first of its kind Drishyam 3 will be shot around the same time as director Jeetu Josephrsquos Malayalam original with MohanlalTo new partnershipsSonam K Ahuja has signed up with YRFrsquos talent division to manage her professionally Interestingly this development makes her the first actor to be managed by the agency despite not being launched by them The only other exception is Rani Mukerji who is head honcho Aditya Choprarsquos wife Sonam has worked with Choprarsquos banner only once on Bewakoofiyaan 2014 costarring Ayushmann Khurrana However director Nupur Asthanarsquos romcom failed to attract audiences to theatres While she awaits the release of her next Blind the actor has finalised two tentpole projects the details of which are being kept under wrapsDutt teri kiYesterday Sanjay Dutt celebrated three decades of Khalnayak with a clip from the making of the 1993 film Alongside he wrote ldquoI want to congratulate Subhash ji Ghai Jackie Shroff dada for being the perfect Ram Madhuri DixitNene for being Ganga and the entire cast and crew of Khalnayak Irsquom grateful and proud to be a part of such an iconic film and cherish every moment of it 30 years and yet it looks like a film made yesterdayrdquo While Jackie reshared his post Ghai uploaded a poster of the film saying ldquoKhalnayak was released world over on August 6 1993 not on June 15 as mentioned on Google And please wait for a surprise on August 6 2023 celebrating 30th year of KhalnayakrdquoHold no grudges Avika Gor best known for the television serial Balika Vadhu is gearing up for her big Hindi release 1920 Horrors of the Heart Few know that she was replaced two weeks before Salman Khanrsquos Antim The Final Truth 2022 with Aayush Sharma went on floors A day before she was to be signed up for Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan the makers called to say that they were going with someone else Conceding that she was hurt Avika said ldquoYes I am human Of course you have that feeling that I wish this didnrsquot happen the second time But I think it was meant to be Irsquom not saying what they did was wrong They have to take calls as to who is the best for their film and thatrsquos who they go ahead withrdquoFun times aheadIshwak Singh will soon be seen opposite Vaani Kapoor in debutante director Sonali Rattanrsquos Sarvagunn Sampanna He has completed filming his portions for the social drama in which Vaani plays a lookalike of an adult star A production source says ldquoIshwak is the perfect fit for the role His chemistry with Vaani will captivate audiences and wersquore excited to present their fresh pairing on screenrdquo