Have you heard? Next stop: BAFTA

Come Sunday Deepika Padukone will be seen at the prestigious BAFTA Film Awards The Fighter actor will present an award at the prestigious event that will take place at the Royal Festival Hall London It is not yet known for which category DP will present the trophy The other presenters include Cate Blanchett Dua Lipa Idris Elba Emma Corrin Emma Mackey Gillian Anderson Himesh Patel Hugh Grant David Beckham James Martin Rebecca Ferguson Taylor Russel Adjoa Andoh and Lily Collins Deepika shared the news on her social media expressing ldquoGratituderdquo for the honour Last year she presented the Best Song award to RRR at the Oscars and the year before that served on the jury of the prestigious Cannes Film FestivalMark the dateOn the occasion of World Radio Day yesterday it was announced that Sara Ali Khanrsquos next Ae Watan Mere Watan will drop on Amazon Prime Video on March 21 The Karan Johar production helmed by Kannan Iyer is based on the journey of freedom fighter Usha Mehta who also ran an underground radio station during the British Raj for the people of India The period drama also features Emraan Hashmi in a pivotal role as socialist political leader Ram Manohar LohiaBatting for teleplaysGulki Joshi is glad that teleplays are reaching a wide audience Being active on the theatre circuit too the Kaalchakra and Bhaukaal actor says ldquoTeleplays are a brilliant way of reintroducing our generation to theatre because it is forgetting about the power and beauty that theatre has Teleplays are a great way to connect them to some powerful narrativesrdquoOld title new heist storyIt is known that Saif Ali Khan and filmmaker Siddharth Anand are teaming up again for an action thriller that will release directly on OTT Helmed by Robbie Grewal the film also features Jaideep Ahlawat as the parallel lead Reportedly the movie is being titled Jewel Thief as the narrative revolves around a diamond heist However sources claim that the Saif and Jaideepstarrer is not inspired by director Vijay Anandrsquos 1967 classic starring Dev Anand Vyjayanthimala and Ashok Kumar Robbie has finished shooting and Sid is planning to release the film later this yearAn actionpacked collaborationSome months ago reports were rife that Salman Khan and Sajid Nadiadwala were teaming up again Never mind the Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan fiasco we hear that the duo has reportedly zeroed in on a subject for their next collaboration Interestingly credit for this reunion goes to AR Murugadoss director of Aamir Khanrsquos Ghajini 2008 and Akshay Kumarrsquos Holiday 2014 The filmmaker who had been in talks with Sajid for a film suggested Salmanrsquos name for the actionpacked entertainer Not surprisingly when the producer discussed it with his actorbuddy his response was an immediate yes Apparently they are planning to take the yetuntitled film on floors this summer with schedules in multiple European countries Moreover this film is being planned as Salmanrsquos Eid offering for 2025Lots in a nameAkshay Kumar has finalised the title and locked the release date of his Soorarai Pottru remake The film is called Sarfira and will arrive in cinemas on July 12 Sharing the update on social media Akki wrote ldquoDream so big they call you crazyrdquo Guess that explains their choice for the title of Sudha Kongararsquos directorial venture that is inspired by the life of Capt GR Gopinath as described in his memoir Simply Fly A Deccan Odyssey South actor Suriya who produced and fronted the original Tamil film has a cameo in the Hindi adaptation that also stars Radhika MadanPreity Sunny team up againOver the last two decades Preity Zinta and Sunny Deol have acted together in multiple movies from Farz 2001 to Bhaiaji Superhit 2018 They are now reuniting for Rajkumar Santoshirsquos Lahore 1947 produced by her Dil Chahta Hai 2001 costar Aamir Khan All praise for his leading lady Santoshi reportedly said ldquoShe completely invests herself in her characters so much so that it makes the audiences feel she is made for those rolesrdquo Stating that the onscreen pairing has always been loved by cinegoers the filmmaker added ldquoAbove everything else this script demands a pair that is as accurate as Sunny and Preityrdquo