Have you heard? Khiladi and his new Anari

midday had reported that Akshay Kumar and Emraan Hashmi will shoot a special song for their film Selfiee A special song to end the film August 3 Sharing a picture from the set Emraan wrote ldquo28 years after the original The OG Khiladi with the new Anari This staredown led to a danceoff And what a danceoff it was Havenrsquot stopped icing my feet ever sincerdquo It turns out the two actors will be seen dancing to the new version of Main Khiladi Tu Anarirsquos title track Incidentally Emmirsquos post came two days after Akshay wished Saif Ali Khan on his 52nd birthday on Tuesday along with a video from his rehearsal for the shoot of their 1994 hit songHeroine wantedEven as director Shashank Khaitan was planning to begin filming Screw Dheela with Tiger Shroff and Rashmika Mandanna in Portugal in September we hear the movie has hit a roadblock Sources tell us that owing to her busy date diary Rashmika is opting out of the Karan Johar production Having already committed her dates over the next few months to Animal with Ranbir Kapoor Pushpa sequel with Allu Arjun and Varisu with Thalapathy Vijay she couldnrsquot accommodate the action drama in her chocablock schedule In the wake of her sudden exit Shashank is keen to rope in his Bedhadak heroine Shanaya Kapoor Apparently he feels a moral responsibility towards her after her debut movie got deferred to early 2023 However sources claim Tiger is keen on getting Janhvi Kapoor on board instead of teaming up with a debutante Interestingly in this stalemate between Shashank and Tiger producer KJo is said to have reiterated his faith in his director and assured him of backing his decision Now it remains to be seen who will be finally signed on to play Tigerrsquos heroineAlso Read Have you heard Mythological on trackGoing global with the sequelOver three years since his last directorial venture Lucifer Prithviraj Sukumaran is gearing up for a sequel Titled L2 Empuraan the political action thriller sees the actorfimmaker reunite with Mohanlal after this yearrsquos Bro Daddy What makes their new film interesting is that it is being planned as a global offering and being made on a whopping budget of R400 crore Buoyed by the success of the 2019 hit Prithviraj and his team are looking to make L2 a global release as is being planned for director Nag Ashwinrsquos Project K with Prabhas Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone Sources from the south tell us that the scripting is complete and preproduction is underway Shooting for L2 is slated to start later this yearJessica roots for Aamirrsquos filmAamir Khanrsquos latest offering Laal Singh Chaddha hasnrsquot performed as well commercially as it was expected to Nonetheless the actorrsquos adaptation of Forrest Gump Tom Hanksrsquos 1994 hit that bagged six Oscar awards continues to wow film aficionados Among the many impressed with Aamirrsquos newest release is British journalist Jessica Hines who reportedly shared a great equation with him at one point Taking to Twitter she wrote ldquoSo for what it is worth popping my head above the parapet here I enjoyed Laal Singh Chaddha and found much to love in it mdash I have a lot of problems with the original film mdash but I thought it worked really well a lot of heart soul and loverdquo Tagging Aamirrsquos production house she concluded her tweet saying ldquoGo see it everyonerdquoPlay Quiz httpswwwmiddaycomtimepassquizDahiHandispecialBollywoodquiz43Chiranjeevirsquos brsquoday giftTo mark Chiranjeevirsquos 67th birthday on August 22 the makers of Godfather will release its teaser An official Telugu remake of the 2019 Malayalam hit Lucifer the political action thriller sees Chiranjeevi sport a saltandpepper look for the first time in his acting career What makes Godfather interesting is that it also features Salman Khan in a special role Also starring Nayanthara the film is slated to release this DussehraOn Purirsquos wish listPuri Jagannadh who is gearing up for the release of Liger recently revealed that he has a script for Salman Khan Even though they havenrsquot worked together their association goes back over 12 years Salmanrsquos 2009 hit Wanted which changed the course of his career was a remake of Purirsquos Pokiri 2006 with Mahesh Babu playing the undercover cop ldquoI have been trying to make a film with Salman sir since the release of Wanted I love him and I hope I get the chance to direct him one dayrdquo Puri has said The filmmaker who teams up with Vijay Deverakonda again for his next Jana Gana Mana is said to have a 10year plan and wishes to work with several Bollywood actors Interestingly his 2006 hit Temper with Junior NTR served as the inspiration for Rohit Shettyrsquos Simmba with Ranveer Singh Puri added ldquoI want to work with Ranbir Kapoor Ranveer and Varun Dhawan I love all the Khans but I want to do a film with Salman sirrdquoNew jodi on screenDhairya Karwa has bagged another film as the lead actor Like his last offering Gehraiyaan his next too is being produced by Karan Johar The yetuntitled movie is a romantic drama and Sanya Malhotra has reportedly been signed on as his leading lady Incidentally she has also collaborated with KJo before for Meenakshi Sundareshwar 2021 costarring Abhimanyu Dassani While it is not yet known which Dharma proteacutegeacute will helm this love story we hear the movie is slated to go on floors later this yearAlso Read Have you heard The date is set for Ishaan KhatterMrunal Thakurs Pippa