Have you heard? New direction for comedy franchise

It appears that the Housefull franchise is in for an overhaul Before you get alarmed let us tell you that while the essence of the comedy franchise remains intact director Tarun Mansukhani been brought on board to give it a fresh take Akshay Kumar who has been a part of producer Sajid Nadiadwalarsquos comic franchise shared a poster announcing the director and its Diwali 2024 release Ritiesh Deshmukh who has been a constant part of the franchise since the first Housefull 2010 will be reuniting with Akki for the fifth outing as well Watch this space for regular updates on the franchiseNaamkaranRam Charan and Upasana Kamineni Konidela have finalised a name for their daughter whom they welcomed earlier this week Sharing pictures from the naming ceremony on social media Upasana wrote ldquoKlin Kaara Konidelahellip Taken from the sacred text Lalitha Sahasranamam the name signifies a transformative purifying energy that brings about a spiritual awakening A big hug to our daughterrsquos grandparentsrdquoTwice as niceSonam K Ahuja who returns to the movies with Blind after embracing motherhood says that now shersquod rather focus on two projects every year The actor who welcomed son Vayu with husband Anand Ahuja in 2022 says ldquoTwo years are not done yet and I have signed on for two projects mdash one show and one film that I will start working on It will release in another year because that is how films work Then my idea is to do two pieces of content every year thatrsquos it not more because I want to spend time with my family as wellrdquo Sonam was recently seen attending UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunakrsquos reception at 10 Downing Street to represent India and its cultural impact globally She says ldquoInternational brands are roping in Indian actors as ambassadors and they are showcasing them more because they realise the power of Indian celebrities to understand how far reaching they arerdquo Sequel wantedSharman Joshi recently shared that Rajkumar Hirani is keen on taking forward the story of 3 Idiots ldquoHe came up with some ideas but later said they didnrsquot work outrdquo Conceding that it would be fun reuniting with Aamir Khan and R Madhavan Sharman said that the director is aware of the audiencersquos interest in the sequel He added ldquoWhenever it happens Irsquom sure we will have a blast working on it and the audience will enjoy watching itrdquoEktarsquos southern sojournEkta Kapoor is the latest Bollywood producer to collaborate with her southern counterparts She is joining hands with AVS Studios and Connect Media the production houses behind TeluguTamil film Vrushabha to take it across India Ekta met the moviersquos lead actor megastar Mohanlal at YRF Studios yesterday and inked the deal Though it was announced last year the Nanda Kishore directed venture has been in prep for a while To be mounted on a huge scale costing R200 crore to make the magnum opus will go on floors soon It will release in cinemas across India in Hindi Tamil Telugu Malayalam and KannadaCopy that During a recent interaction Deepika Padukone was asked to reveal one weird aspect about herself that only her near ones know Sharing that she is a good mimic the actor said that she can mimic only in front of Ranveer Singh and her sister Anisha Padukone Deepika said ldquoI am a great mimic hidden in the closet When my husband makes me mimic someone in front of people it does not happen But with my sister and my husband Irsquom a fantastic mimicrdquoThe date is blockedThe makers of Ajay Devgnrsquos yetuntitled film with director Abhishek Kapoor have finalised February 9 2024 as its date with cinemas The action adventure marks the debut of Ajayrsquos nephew Aaman Devgan and Raveena Tandon and Anil Thadanirsquos daughter Rasha Thadani They have completed a few schedules and shooting is expected to be wrapped up by September