Have you heard? Saif Ali Khan’s too busy for family-hosted polo tournament

Saif Ali Khan is giving the Bhopal Pataudi Polo Cup a skip due to a busy date diary The tournament is on Sunday in New Delhi Though the longstanding Pataudi family legacy means a lot to him therersquos no way he can attend this year due to his shooting commitments In the rsquo60s father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi instituted the Cup in memory of grandfather Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi a cricketer who was also a brilliant polo player The event hosted by the family brand House of Pataudi continues the tradition Mother Sharmila Tagore and sisters Saba and Soha always make it a point to attend In 2014 Kareena Kapoor Khan had accompanied Saif to the tourney at the Jaipur Polo ground in the capitalTherersquos no stopping AkkiDays after he finished Aanand L Rairsquos Raksha Bandhan Akshay Kumar has dived into his next project with the filmmaker On Friday he announced their new production Gorkha based on the life of Major General Ian Cardozo the legendary officer of the 5th Gorkha Rifles regiment of the Indian Army Kumar plays the war hero in the film helmed by Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan The superstar is also working on Ram Setu and OMG mdash Oh My God 2 He has wrapped up six films which await release The Khiladi does not believe in taking time offA thrilling ride aheadSouth director Susi Ganeshanrsquos film starring Akshay Oberoi Urvashi Rautela and Vineeth Kumar Singh is titled Dil Hai Gray ldquoThis film is close to my heart I am waiting to watch my film on the big screen after a long timerdquo said Rautela The remake of Ganeshanrsquos Tamil film Thiruttu Payale 2 2017 deals with the phonetapping of VIPs by the policeTime to relookIn the wake of the Aryan Khan case Hansal Mehta wrote about the decriminalisation of marijuana consumption in India Talking about other nations where it is legal the filmmaker posted ldquoIn our country its consumption is used more for harassment than for narcotics control A movement like the one to abolish Section 377 is necessary to end this continuing travestyrdquoFestive startThe longintheplanning remake of the Tamil film Vikram Vedha 2017 starring Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan went on the floors on Friday The makers were keen to take the first shot on Dussehra Sharing pictures from the set Roshan wrote ldquoSharing my love with all beginning a new first day good luckrdquo The actionthriller is helmed by PushkarGayathri who also directed the original starring R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi Last seen in War 2019 Roshan is facing the camera after over two yearsBusan honour for Aparna SenAparna Senrsquos The Rapist bagged the Kim Jiseok Award at the 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021 The Konkona Sen Sharma Arjun Rampal and Tanmay Dhananiastarrer premiered at the festival It was pitted against six other films including the Nawazuddin Siddiquistarrer No Landrsquos Man The award is in memory of the festivalrsquos late programme director Kim Jiseok ldquoIt has a special significance for me because I attended the Busan Film Festival as a jury member a couple of years ago I had the honour of meeting Mr Kim I was aware of his tireless and lifelong effort to promote Asian cinema throughout the worldrdquo said the veteran filmmaker The Rapist chronicles the journey of three individuals and how their lives get entwined because of one horrific incidentA journey to rememberPrakash Jhastarrer Highway Nights has been awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Best of India Short Film Festival 2021 The veteran filmmaker who has showcased his acting skills in Jai Gangaajal 2016 and Saand Ki Aankh 2019 said ldquoThe film has an important message and I hope it reaches a wider audience with a theatrical digital and television broadcastrdquo Highway Nights is about a truck driver who gives a lift to a commercial sex worker Shubham Singhrsquos directorial venture also features Mazel Vyas The film will qualify for the 2023 OscarsGarba number lands in troubleRahul Vaidyarsquos latest song Garbe ki raat is courting controversy for hurting religious sentiments Objections have been raised for mentioning Shri Mogal Maa a revered deity from Gujarat Vaidya who features in the music video along with telly actor Nia Sharma has been receiving threat calls asking him to remove the reference or face dire consequences The singerrsquos statement read ldquoWe are working to get it rectifiedrdquoBack in the grooveThroughout Navratri Shilpa Shetty Kundra provided a glimpse of her celebrations via Instagram videos On Friday she extended Dussehra greetings and said ldquoMay goddess Durga keep her blessings on us and fulfill all our wishesrdquo The actor has been stepping out and itrsquos work as usual Next week she is slated to open a fashion store in Khar She wants to keep husband Raj Kundrarsquos case where it belongs shymdash in the past Shetty is surrounding herself with people and situations that emit positivityAlso read Have you heard Nora Fatehi Jacqueline Fernandez summoned by the ED