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Salman Khan has a new leading lady for his next Sikandar Producer Sajid Nadiadwala and director AR Murugadoss have signed on Rashmika Mandanna for the bigscreen entertainer The film has not only highoctane sequences but also a strong emotional core Sources claim that the makers felt Rashmika is the perfect pick for the performanceoriented part What also excited the actor is that her character is wellwritten and drives the story ahead Murugadoss is slated to begin filming with Salman in Mumbai next month Later they will also shoot in international locations Sikandar is set to be an Eid 2025 offeringPost ke peecheKareena Kapoor Khan shared a cryptic post yesterday Alongside the caption that read ldquoI have no desire to be seen often I prefer to be paid hard to reach and out of sightrdquo the actor wrote ldquoWhy does this sound so familiarrdquo Sources said the post reflects her state of mind in the wake of her exit from Yashrsquos next film Toxic with director Geetu Mohandas Bebo had been approached to play the role of the lead actorrsquos sister Some claim her post indicates her sentiments of maintaining privacy while netizens speculate reasons for her skipping the YashstarrerChallenging thriller It is known that Priyadarshan is reuniting with Akshay Kumar for a film centred on superstitions However before beginning their new collaboration the filmmaker is said to be finalising his next movie Having made several thrillers in Malayalam Priyan is reportedly keen on exploring the genre in Hindi with Saif Ali Khan playing the lead role He is said to have discussed the subject with the actor offering him the role of a visuallychallenged protagonist While Saif has expressed his interest in the project the production house and rest of the cast and crew are yet to be finalised If all goes well Priyan will take the yetuntitled movie on floors in July and wrap up the shoot in a monthandhalf starttofinish schedule Interestingly this will be Saifrsquos first film with Priyan who has done three films with Kareena Kapoor Khan mdashHulchul 2004 Kyon Ki 2005 and Chup Ke 2006Nakuulrsquos new partnershipTelevision star Nakuul Mehta has bagged the lead role in Karan Joharrsquos new web series Daring Partners Helmed by Archit Kumar and Nishant Naik the show stars Diana Penty and Tamannaah Bhatia as two friends who join hands to launch their startup venture The narrative traces the challenges and the journey of the two protagonists taking charge of their destiny Details of Nakuulrsquos character are being kept closely guarded Another pivotal role is yet to be cast for the show that will stream on Amazon Prime VideoFollowing SRKrsquos adviceAbout two years ago Rajkummar Rao bought a threestoreyed house from Janhvi Kapoor He reportedly paid Rs 44 crore for the property located on the 14th 15th and 16th floors of a building in JVPD Scheme that came with six parking lots Recently Raj revealed Shah Rukh Khan was the inspiration behind his expensive real estate purchase The Srikanth actor recently shared ldquoShah Rukh sir had taught me one thing He said lsquoWhenever you buy a house buy one a little beyond your means That way yoursquoll work harder because you will want to earn itrsquo I found that fascinatingrdquoBecar service woesShreyas Talpade is miffed with the aftersales service of his new luxury ride In a series of posts on social media he shared his terrible experience ever since he bought the vehicle in January this year ldquoWersquove had a horrid experience not only with the car but also the team who is seemingly lsquotryingrsquo to resolve the issue Can you please help us with someone with the right authority who can help us resolve the samerdquo Hoping for a swift resolution he added ldquoThat is the least we can expect from a brand like yours after having gone through a horrible experience in the last three months We have been loyal customers for several years now but are really disappointed with this experiencerdquo