Have you heard? Celebrating the showman

The birth centenary year of The Greatest Showman Raj Kapoor will kick off with a firstever auction of the memorabilia of his illustrious Bollywood career Commemorating the legend and his contributions to the Indian film industry from the blackandwhite era onwards an online auction Celebrating The Greatest Showman Raj Kapoor 100 has been announced from December 14 to 16 As many as 51 lots of the souvenirs comprising original blackandwhite and colour photographic stills showcards lobby cards song synopsis booklets halfsheet or fullsheet posters rare selfautographed portraitsand a metal plate are on the list These items are collected or related to Raj Kapoor and RK Films presentationsAuditions even todayVeteran actor Mithun Chakraborty says he was sceptical about starring in Bengali film Kabuliwala the latest adaptation of Rabindranath Tagorersquos famous story as he was not convinced he would do justice to a role already immortalised by Balraj Sahni and Chhabi Biswas He decided to board the project on one conditionmdashthe makers must audition him ldquoItrsquos a big challenge because the two actors who did this part before in different films are two immortal actors I had initially said no I wanted the director and producer to audition merdquo he had saidOn flop filmsAddressing a subject he has long been trolled for Arjun Kapoor took on questions about his boxoffice failures After his last film The Lady Killermdashreportedly made on a whopping budget of Rs 45 croremdashearned only Rs 1 lakh at the box office the actor discussed the subject on a chat show ldquoI am the first actor in my generation to deliver a Rs 100 crore film with 2 States I have done a film like Ki amp Ka that did well I have done all kinds of work Akshay Kumar has spoken openly about considering leaving the profession at one point of time after 12 flops If my audience has loved me they are not going to disconnect if I give them a good filmrdquoBaingan kha BhiduUnion Minister Smriti Irani humoured her social media followers by sharing what could be perceived as diet advice from Jackie Shroff and Khichdi actor JD Majethia Taking to social media Irani shared some candid pictures of her with them and wrote ldquoDiet ki salah ke do prakaarmdash Ek bhidu wazan kam kar fit reh fat mat ho re anda kha baingan kha bread mat kha rerdquo she wrote referencing Shroff and then added for Majethia ldquoDusra ben wazan kam kar diet kar kissi ko pata nahi chalegardquo Fans encouraged her by sharing ldquoYou have a wacky sense of humourrdquoThe green lightAkshay Kumar said he has started shooting for the third part of the comedy film franchise Welcome Directed by Ahmed Khan the upcoming movie in the series is titled Welcome to the Jungle It is scheduled to released in theatres on December 20 2024 Kumar shared the film update on the microblogging site XDad being dadNever one to shy away from extending support to his soninlaw Suniel Shetty says he was hurt upon noticing the hatred shown to cricketer KL Rahul after the Indian teamrsquos World Cup 2023 defeat ldquoHe doesnrsquot talk and lets his bat do the talking The faith of the people captain and selectors in him said it all The trolling hurts me 100 times more than it hurts Rahul and Athiya Shetty daughterrdquo he sharedNo messing with rsquoemThe Mumbai Police offered its followers some midweek giggles by poking fun at the team behind Hrithik Roshanrsquos upcoming film Fighter As part of the teaser that was unveiled on December 8 the makers used the following text to amp up anticipation To find us You must be good To catch us you must be fast To beat us You must be joking The Mumbai Police employed the phrases while recreating a video that appeared to feature its officers ldquoIn this journey called life some lsquobattlesrsquo are best left to experts to fightrdquo it wrote alongside the videoRecoveringWeeks after he was admitted to the intensive care unit ICU of a private hospital in Gurugram for cardiac issues renowned fashion designer Rohit Bal said he is healing The designer 62 took to Instagram to share ldquoDear friends family and supporters I am deeply touched by your outpouring of love and prayers during my illness Your support has been a beacon of hope and strength helping me on my journey to recovery As I heal I am reminded of the resilience of our bond and our shared dreams sicrdquo