Have you heard? Double jeopardy for Aamir Khan’s 'Laal Singh Chaddha'

Rumours are rife that Aamir Khanrsquos advanced talks with Netflix for the streaming rights of Laal Singh Chaddha LSC have fallen through Before its date with cinemas the actorproducer was said to have quoted Rs 150 crore and asked for a sixmonth window as he was planning to release it in China too The streaming giant had reportedly offered him Rs 50 crore and also sought to reduce the sixmonth window Aamir then revised his asking price to Rs 125 crore confident that LSC will hit the Rs 300crore mark like his previous releases and the streaming giant would return to seal the deal Instead following the filmrsquos dismal collections Netflix is said to have lost interest in acquiring it Last heard after finding no other takers the studio that bankrolled the movie is planning to release it on a streaming platform of the groupAlso Read Have you heard It is a boy for Sonam KapoorA tiring shootThe recent spell of Shehzada took a toll on Kartik Aaryan So much so that it left him drained at the end of it Unable to resist posting it on social media but also mindful of not revealing his look from the Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo remake the actor shared a picture of himself behind a clapboard Alongside he wrote ldquoInsomniac like me slept for 10 hours after the epic climax that we shot for Shehzada complete with action that I did for the first time One of the most difficult hectic shoots and again a new zone for me Meri sabse commercial picture aa rahi hairdquoScrews tightenedmidday recently reported that Rashmika Mandanna is opting out of director Shashank Khaitanrsquos Screw Dheela with Tiger Shroff Heroine wanted August 19 Talk in the trade is that producer Karan Johar and Shashank are putting the action drama on hold for now Multiple reasons are being cited for this development ldquoFirstly several bigticket releases with top stars havenrsquot fared even half as well at the box office as expected Secondly the announcement teaser of Screw Dheela didnrsquot exactly generate the buzz that the makers were hopingrdquo says a source He adds ldquoIn this scenario after the debacle of Tigerrsquos Heropanti 2 a new film with a landing cost of about Rs 150 crore seems a risky proposition So the makers plan to revisit Screw Dheela when the circumstances are more favourablerdquoAlso Read Have you heard His way or the highwayMovie to web showBeing a disciplined workaholic who shoots four to five films a year can have a downside too Blame it on the pandemic if you will but Akshay Kumar is realising this now The actor who has had at least three theatrical releases annually since the last decade has also had one OTT premiere since 2020 Even as his next Cuttputlli is gearing up for its directtodigital release on September 2 we hear yet another Akshaystarrer might give cinemas a miss Talk in the trade is that the actorrsquos remake of the acclaimed Tamil drama Soorarai Pottru 2020 starring and produced by south actor Suriya will also skip the theatres Sudha Kongararsquos directorial venture will apparently release directly on a streaming platform in a webseries format Apparently the makers are yet to take a final call on the number of episodes that the movie mdash inspired by the life of airline entrepreneur Captain GR Gopinath mdash will be broken into Interestingly just three weeks ago Soorarai Pottru won five awards including Best Actor and Best Feature Film at the 68th National Film AwardsAdlibbing with the ShettysSuniel Shetty and Priyadarshan have been friends from the time they first worked on Hera Pheri 2000 Since then they have collaborated on several films the last being Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham 2021 which won three National Awards including Best Feature Film We hear that the actor and the filmmaker recently teamed up again this time around for an ad film Interestingly Suniel was joined by actordaughter Athiya Shetty too for the commercial Sources say the Shetty duo had a fun time shooting for the ad And whatrsquos more Priyadarshan also regaled Athiya with anecdotes about Suniel from many of their films togetherMind your languageVijay Deverakonda and Ananya Pandayrsquos upcoming film Liger has been certified UA by the Censor Board The board has cleared Puri Jagannadhrsquos directorial venture without any visual cuts but asked for a few audio alterations While the middlefinger gesture has been asked to be blurred the board also asked for several expletives to be muted Moreover the line lsquoWoh teri chaatata hai ya tu uski chaategarsquo has been replaced with lsquoLegend tera chamcha hai ya tu uska chamcha hairsquo The runtime of the film that also features Mike Tyson in a pivotal role is 2 hours 20 minutesAlso Read Have you heard Khiladi and his new Anari