Have you heard? Meet Lady Singham

Yesterday Rohit Shetty and Deepika Padukone shared her first look from Singham Again Alongside the director wrote ldquoNaari Sita ka bhi roop hai aur Durga ka bhi Meet the most brutal and violent officer of our cop universe Shakti Shettyhellip my Lady Singhamhellip Deepika Padukonerdquo Ranveer Singh who reprises his role of Simmba in the Ajay Devgnfronted action drama commented ldquoAag laga degirdquo He also shared her pictures in a separate post saying ldquoAali re aali Lady Singham aali Shakti Shetty has arrived in the copverserdquo Deepika responded with a salute emoji to Ajayrsquos post welcoming her to the squad The action thriller also stars Akshay Kumar as Sooryavanshi Kareena Kapoor Khan as Singhamrsquos lady love and Arjun Kapoor as the antagonistBatting for the environmentBhumi Pednekar recently launched The Bhumi Foundationrsquos website a nonprofit advocacy platform that operates nationally to tackle issues related to the environment Also an active climate warrior she shared ldquoMy vision for the platform is to bring together an army of climate conservationists and environmental advocates who share a common goal of conserving the environment and creating a more sustainable worldrdquo Bhumi is also a National Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals for UNDP India and the Goodwill Ambassador for Healing Himalayas an NGO that keeps the mountain range clear and protects its ecosystemA special one for the brsquodayPooja Hegde is celebrating her birthday at a beach location overseas Before she flew out for her holiday she shot some pictures for the announcement of her new movie The actor teams up with Shahid Kapoor for the yetuntitled film that also marks the Hindi debut of Malayalam director Rosshan Andrrews Calling it a special film with an exciting storyline Pooja said ldquoRosshan Andrrews is known for weaving magic on the big screen and I canrsquot wait to start this journey and for the audience to see me in such a unique and different role Irsquom also looking forward to working with Shahid Kapoor hersquos a stellar performer and Irsquom hopeful that our collaboration will be a memorable onerdquoFrom one supercop to anotherOn the auspicious occasion of Mahalaya marking the start of Durga Puja Ajay Devgn who is currently shooting Rohit Shettyrsquos Singham Again in Hyderabad extended his heartfelt wishes to the team of Bengali cop drama Dawshom Awbotaar Anirban Bhattacharya plays a police officer in this Jio Studios and SVF Entertainment joint production that also stars Jisshu U Sengupta and Jaya Ahsan Sharing the poster of the October 19 release Ajay wrote ldquoPresenting Dawshom Awbotaar the original Bengali cop universe Best wishes from Singham to Probir sicrdquo Netizens were all praise for this crosscultural support for another cop universe in Bengali cinema calling it a heartwarming spirit of collaboration and support in the Indian film industryFighting for gender parityIn India a significant divide exists between accomplished actors capable of imbuing characters with brilliance and stars who can carry an entire film Remarkably there is minimal effort being made to narrow this chasm noted Taapsee Pannu while speaking with Variety at Torontorsquos BMO International Film Festival of South Asia IFFSA Expressing her desire to bridge this gap and cultivate more stars who possess the power to attract substantial investments the actor said ldquoTherersquos a big ego tussle initially When yoursquore a female actor a lot of people have problems listening to you but just because yoursquore a star they still give in to itrdquo She added ldquoBut when you become a producer yoursquore not the star in the film then calling the shots is more difficult for a woman to make people take her seriouslyrdquoPlaying it safeWhile the trailer of Ganapath has evoked mixed reactions from cinegoers we hear that the masterminds behind Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanonrsquos action thriller are said to be slyly excluding director Vikas Bahl from the promotions Apparently their idea is to avoid the throwback to the filmmakerrsquos MeToo storm and subsequent legal wrangles Sources claim the makers are determined to keep the focus on the reunion of Kriti and Tiger who made their Bollywood debut together with Heropanti Letrsquos see if this ploy worksSunny gets nostalgicSunny Deol revisited his younger days during an interview along with son Rajveer who made his acting debut in Dono Talking about getting into fights and street racing Sunny shared ldquoWe used to keep swords metal rods and hockey sticks in our cars Back then there were gangs around but things have changed nowrdquo The actor who even crashed a car added ldquo I had to keep it a secret from my parents especially my dad My mother would handle such situations when they escalatedrdquo