Have you heard? No hera pheri with Akshay Kumar

Okay it has been reported ad nauseum that Kartik Aaryan has been finalised to lead the cast of Hera Pheri 3 It turns out that the Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 actor was not the first choice to play the new Raju in place of Akshay Kumar who has essayed the part in the first two instalments of the comic caper Talk in tinsel town is that Varun Dhawan was first approached to essay the lead role Whatrsquos more David Dhawan was also offered to helm the movie with son Rohit being his codirector However Varun reportedly declined as he didnrsquot want to ruin the friendship he shares with Akshay Ditto David and particularly Rohit For the uninitiated Rohitrsquos directorial debut Desi Boyz 2011 starred Akki in the lead with Deepika Padukone John Abraham and Chitrangda Singh Sources say David appreciated his sonsrsquo honesty and reasoning and backed their decision to not indulge in any hera pheri with a close friend like AkshayInspired by reality againIn 2018 Shraddha Kapoor played the titular role of Haseena Parkar in director Apoorva Lakhiarsquos biopic on underworld don Dawood Ibrahimrsquos sister Over four years since then the actor has signed on to play another real life character This time around the actor will play a girl who became a hero after killing a terrorist The new movie in question is about a young Kashmiri girl Rukhsana Kausar who became a celebrity overnight after fighting and killing an armed LashkareTaiba LeT terrorist and injuring another when they barged into her family home in Jammu and Kashmirrsquos Rajouri district in September 2009 Shraddharsquos next film with Ranbir Kapoor is slated to release on March 8 2023A new fatherdaughter storyEven though her last release Rashtra Kavach Om didnrsquot work at the box office Sanjana Sanghi continues to be busy with a steady flow of films While her next Dhak Dhak is being readied for release next year she has bagged a movie with National Awardwinning director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhary Reportedly it is a drama revolving around a fatherdaughter relationship Pankaj Tripathi plays her father in the yetuntitled movie that is slated to go on floors early next year Until then Sanjana will wrap up Dhak Dhak mdash Taapsee Pannursquos production that also stars Fatima Sana Shaikh Dia Mirza and Ratna Pathak ShahAlso Read Have you heard Janhvi Kapoor exits Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff starrerLapid says sorry to PanditsPerhaps the International Film Festival Of India IFFI 2022 controversy around The Kashmir Files can finally be put to rest Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid who headed the international jury in the competiton section had created a furore by calling Vivek Ranjan Agnihotrirsquos directorial venture vulgar and a propaganda film After being termed a genocide denier by the Kashmiri Pandits besides being called out by the filmrsquos team and also the Israeli diplomats Lapid maintained that he only criticised The Kashmir Files for its ldquoseries of cinematic manipulationsrdquo He said ldquoI didnrsquot want to insult anyone My aim was never to insult the people or their relatives who have suffered I totally apologise if thatrsquos the way they interpreted itrdquo Also ReadHave you heard Dancing with divasAnimalsrsquo best friendsJohn Abraham and Fatima Sana Shaikh have been crowned PeTA Indiarsquos Most Beautiful Vegetarians of 2022 John who has adopted two dogs Bailey and Sia has won the title previously too Fatima too has been equally vocal about her passion for helping animals She has also been sharing pictures with her fostered cats on social media and talking about improving animal care facilities in the countryArabian knightShah Rukh Khan has wrapped up the Saudi Arabia shoot of his next Dunki with Rajkumar Hirani Sharing an update he said ldquoThere is nothing more satisfying than completing a shooting schedule as is with Dunki in Arabiardquo Thanking Hirani writer Abhijat Joshi and the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Culture and Films SRK added that he will head to the Red Sea International Festival where he will receive an honorary award on December 10Mumrsquos the wordDuring the promotions of Salaam Venky on The Kapil Sharma Show Kajol was asked if her kids Nysa and Yug have seen the trailer She replied that daughter Nysa hasnrsquot caught it as she is abroad but son Yug had an interesting reaction ldquoHe watched the trailer seriously and asked me if Irsquom going to cry in the film I said yes because it is the requirement of the scriptrdquo shared the feisty actor Recalling Yug telling her that he canrsquot watch the film as he canrsquot see her cry she added ldquoHe said lsquoI will watch if you insist but still my heart does not allow me to do sorsquo Seeing such a reaction my heart filled with love but I demanded that he watch the movie anyhowrdquo