Have you heard? Cost-cutting, anyone?

Blame it on the havoc caused due to the pandemic but filmmakers are now rethinking their budgets The makers of Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanonrsquos romcom have also decided to revisit their film which sees her play a robot and him a robotics specialist Given that Amit Joshirsquos directorial venture is high on VFX the makers went back to the drawing board to rework the budget and reschedule the shoot After some back and forth the makers began filming last month An industry insider tells us that while Shahid reduced his fee by about Rs 2 crore the budget for the film including the VFX was slashed by about Rs 15 crore Evidently this new approach got us thinking about priorities Should the overall budget suffer more than the actorrsquos remunerationA film on sex educationAkshay Kumar shared at the Red Sea International Film Festival that he is making a film on sex education Calling it an important subject Akki pointed out that this education is absent in several places ldquoWe learn all kinds of subjects in school but sex is one subject Irsquod like all schools in the world to discuss because it is importantrdquo While he didnrsquot reveal the title of the movie he added ldquoIt is going to take time to release Perhaps wersquoll release it in April or May It is one of the best films I have made I like doing these kinds of moviesrdquoSelective viewingShriya Saran who had seen director Jeethu Joseph and Mohanlalrsquos 2013 Malayalam hit Drishyam before filming the Hindi adaptation with Ajay Devgn didnrsquot watch the sequel this time around She was pregnant and the doctors had advised her against viewing serious content ldquoBack then we husband Andrei Koscheev and I were in Spain and it was severely affected by COVID19 So I watched only comedies during my pregnancy and the pandemicrdquo Shriya recalls After they relocated to Mumbai with daughter Radha the actor got busy juggling motherhood and movies and didnrsquot have the time to watch itAlso ReadHave you heard Another biopic for Vicky KaushalMixing football with musicIn keeping with the FIFA World Cup 2022 MTV HD is coming up with a new banger along with Hustle 20 winner MC Square and Ishaan Khatter Incidentally Ishaan was seen working out on the rapperrsquos songs in a social media post Excited about teaming up with the actor MC Square said ldquoIshaan bhaiya has been supporting and encouraging me since the beginning of MTV Hustle 20 so working with him has been a fun ride since he has a very good understanding of music and football Collaborating with him has been a great experience because he is such a funloving person and I am looking forward to the reactions of his and my fans togetherrdquoAlso ReadHave you heard Ranveer to join Golmaal gangAamir gets emotionalIn a recent interview Aamir Khan got emotional while talking about his father Tahir Hussainrsquos struggles as a producer Recalling the time his dad struggled to complete a film that was stuck for eight years he shared that creditors would continue to call at their residence and demand their money Aamir reportedly said ldquoThe situation was so bad that we were almost on the streetsrdquo His eyes turned moist while reminiscing about how as a 10yearold he felt disheartened that he couldnrsquot help his father ldquoMy father was a simple man Maybe he didnrsquot realise that he should not have taken such a big loanrdquo he was quoted as sayingAnand gets the better of SonamSonam K Ahuja who is at Jeddah for the Red Sea International Film Festival is missing hubby Anand Ahuja They have been a couple for seven years and she marked the occasion on social media yesterday with a special post Alongside a picture of them twining in blue she wrote ldquoNothing compares to you my one Miss you Anand Ahuja everydayphenomenal Seven years of togetherness and love allbhaaneallday sicrdquo Anand though had a cheeky response ldquoSona seven years in May We start counting from the first date not when we started talking on the phone nardquo It was Sonamrsquos mother Sunita Kapoor who seemed to enjoy their banter the most She shared heart emojisBandra babeAnanya Panday decided to make the most of her Sunday by revisiting the bylanes of Bandra where she has grown up Accompanied by her team the Dream Girl 2 actor also indulged in some scrumptious delicacies and a cuppa at her old coffee hangout Sharing the pictures from her outing she wrote ldquoNothing like walking around Bandra on a Sunday afternoonrdquo