Have you heard? Men on a mission

Men on a missionAditya Dhar remains undeterred after having to put his magnum opus The Immortal Ashwatthama with Vicky Kaushal on the backburner The filmmaker remains committed to delivering a cinematic experience to the audiences It is now learnt that his next mission movie with Ranveer Singh will be a multistarrer The filmmaker has reportedly roped in Sanjay Dutt Arjun Rampal and R Madhavan for his action thriller Sources claim that Ranveer plays an intel officer with Sanju Arjun and Maddy playing pivotal parts in accomplishing the mission that forms the crux of the narrative Aditya also doubles up as a producer along with his brother Lokesh Dhar They are planning to begin filming by the yearend depending on the actorsrsquo combination datesAn encore for NawazAfter Rautu Ka Raaz Nawazuddin Siddiqui and director Anand Surapur are set to reunite The filmmaker has begun working on the project after Nawaz suggested they collaborate on another film The director had previously narrated the story set in Uttarakhand to the actor The yetuntitled movie is about fairies and chudails as the state is known to have many ghost stories Anand also shared that Nawaz has allotted his dates in December for the projectAlpha females in action modeAfter maleled spy films like the Tiger franchise War 2019 and Pathaan 2022 Aditya Choprarsquos latest femalefronted espionage thriller went on floors recently Alia Bhatt and Sharvari star in Alpha helmed by Shiv Ravail The makers announced the commencement of the shoot with a teaser Over the last couple of months the two actors had been prepping for the action sequences The thriller also stars Anil Kapoor as the head of the spy agency and Bobby Deol as the antagonist From one clash to anotherThe makers of Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha have now locked August 2 as the final release date of the Ajay Devgn and Tabustarrer The Neeraj Pandeydirected romantic musical drama previously slated to arrive on July 5 was deferred as Prabhasrsquo Kalki 2898 AD continued to wow audiences in the second weekend too Sharing the update on social media along with the filmrsquos poster Ajay wrote ldquoThe wait ends on August 2rdquo However the film wonrsquot be a solo release as director Sudhanshu Sariarsquos Ulajh starring Janhvi Kapoor announced the date in advance Set against the backdrop of Indian Foreign Services IFS the drama also stars Roshan Mathew Gulshan Devaiah and Meiyang ChangA mysterious new avatarAfter Dhanush and Nagarjuna the makers of Kubera have now shared the first look of the filmrsquos leading lady Rashmika Mandanna Insiders claim she plays a powerful part in the thriller the teaser of which shows the actor unearthing a large suitcase of cash in a forest Speaking about her character director Sekhar Kammula said ldquoIn storytelling fortune favours those who embrace the unexpected The best moments often come when and from whom you least expect it Rashmikarsquos character captures this essence adding surprise and depth that are crucial to our film I am sure that her performance will leave a lasting impactrdquoReshoot plansTalk in the trade is that the release of The Sabarmati Report has been deferred again Ranjan Chandelrsquos directorial venture revolves around two reporters played by Vikrant Massey and Raashii Khanna investigating the burning of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra in February 2002 Rumours are rife that director Tushar Hiranandani has been brought in to reshoot some scenes Sources claim that the political thrillerrsquos producers felt that a few critical portions could be tweaked for better impact The actors have agreed to allot a few extra days for the shoot It is also being said that the makers will take a call on the new release date after the reshoot A new startRajinikanth has begun filming Lokesh Kanagarajrsquos Coolie their first movie together The update was shared by the production house on its social media handle Along with a picture of Rajini in his onscreen avatar the producers wrote ldquoSuperstarLoki Sambhavam beginsrdquo adding that the shoot has started The actionpacked drama also stars Sathyaraj Shruti Haasan Reba Monica John and Mahendran In April the makers announced the title Coolie with a teaser