Have you heard? Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone on the wish list

Thanks to the unexpected success of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 Kartik Aaryan has become the flavour of the season Given that other lsquomore saleablersquo actors havenrsquot been able to deliver with their releases filmmakers are upscaling their projects with the Dhamaka actor Producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director Kabir Khan are looking to cast an AList heroine opposite Kartik in their new film The buzz around town is that Deepika Padukone and Katrina Kaif are on their wish list Interestingly sources say that Kat is more likely to bag the part While she shares a good equation with Sajid Kabir and wife Mini Mathur are her close friends They were not only invited to her wedding with Vicky Kaushal last December but they also joined the couple for Katrinarsquos birthday celebrations in the Maldives last weekend Not to forget she has worked in Kabir and Sajidrsquos earlier collaboration Phantom 2015 as wellElli turns lenswomanElli AvrRam has now turned photographer She has created a new social media profile to showcase her clicks Elli who has ldquoalways loved photographyrdquo says ldquoIt is another creative side of me that I really love to express and share with everyonerdquo The actor who has films like Goodbye and Ganapath and Naane Varuven lined up has interesting captions to go with each pictureAlso Read Have you heard Ajay Devgn on a winning spreeA Mexican brsquoday for PCJPriyanka Chopra Jonas celebrated her 40th birthday in Mexico Besides husband Nick Jonas daughter Malti Marie and their friends mother Madhu Chopra and cousin Parineeti Chopra flew there to join the revelry Sharing the photo dumps online Parineeti wrote ldquoIt was a whirlwind 48 hours of pure celebration jet lag tacos hugs laughs and the ocean Will take a week to recover from and a lifetime to forget Happy brsquoday to the worldrsquos desi girl but my Mimi didi I love yourdquoBuddy banterArjun Kapoor and Varun Dhawan have been buddies for many years Such is their jigri dosti that they pull each otherrsquos leg often Arjun recently responded to his friendrsquos allegations that he has cancelled John Abrahamrsquos ticket so he could promote his upcoming release Ek Villain Returns with Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria At a promotional event over the weekend Arjun said ldquoI want to say that Varun Dhawan needs to stop spreading malicious rumours about me and instead of promoting Jugjugg Jeeyo he can promote Ek Villain Returns for a changerdquo In response the Dishoom actor posted his buddyrsquos video online He wrote ldquoA villainous accusation by arjunkapoor but itrsquos true Glad to see you guys reunited and to catch this duo in the theatres sicrdquoAlso Read Have you heard A new jodi on screenAn IT honour for AkkiAkshay Kumar who is currently filming Capsule Gill in the UK got a surprise from the Indian Income Tax department No it wasnrsquot a raid instead they honoured him with the Samman Patra On the occasion of Income Tax Day which is celebrated annually on July 24 the IT department presents the Samman Patra to the highest taxpayers of India Not surprising that Akki got it as he does multiple films and several endorsements every year Since Akshay is out of the country his team received it on his behalfNot John Saif was first choiceTalk in tinsel town is that John Abraham wasnrsquot the first choice for director Shivam Nairrsquos new thriller Apparently the director was initially keen on casting Saif Ali Khan for the film based on a true event The movie scripted by Ritesh Shah revolves around how an Indian diplomat in Pakistan helps an Indian woman return home after being conned into marriage by a Pakistani national she meets in Malaysia For reasons best known to Shivam the Attack actor was roped in instead John will essay the role of the Indian diplomat who pulled all stops to help the woman reunite with her family The protagonist and other key characters have yet to be castAlso Read Have you heard Salman Khanrsquos new dilemmaAll set to teasemidday had reported that Tiger Shroff and Rashmika Mandanna have been roped in for director Shashank Khaitanrsquos next Rashmika to team up with Tiger July 9 Producer Karan Johar will make an announcement of the film titled Screw Dheela on Monday morning Yesterday KJo tweeted that he will make an announcement today morning We hear Tiger and Rashmika shot a couple of scenes about two weeks ago Since then the team has been working round the clock to create an impactmaking teaser Those who have seen the teaser canrsquot stop raving about it and are all praise for the novelty Tiger and Rashmika bring to the screen with their fresh pairing