Have you heard? Show me the money

While everyone is talking about the OTT version of Bigg Boss being deferred to February we have some dope on the reality television show Yes Salman Khan will return as the host when the show goes on air this October News is that he has asked for a huge fee hike for this yearrsquos edition of the reality TV series Industry insiders claim that the Radhe actor has sought more than double his remuneration for Bigg Boss season 16 Apparently he didnrsquot get the expected increment in the last few seasons Hence Salman has apparently quoted a fat fee this time around Preproduction has reportedly started and work on the set will commence in another couple of weeks The actor is scheduled to wrap up his next production tentatively titled Bhaijaan before he steps into his hosting avatarfor the reality TV showJanhvi goes Biharimidday had reported how Janhvi Kapoor bagged Good Luck Jerry the Hindi adaptation of Nayanthararsquos 2018 Tamil hit Kolamaavu Kokila Role recall June 19 Since Siddharth Senrsquos directorial venture sees her as a smalltown girl from Bihar Janhvi had to learn the regionrsquos dialect before she began filming The actor who trained extensively for the dialect with a couple of coaches also attended a workshop to get her pronunciation right Moreover as part of her prep she had to listen to Bihari songs and was even made to mouth Bihari expletives to get the nuances right ldquoThe whole process was a lot of fun eventually I am thankful about getting to know the syntax of that section of our countryrdquo she saidAlso Read Janhvi Kapoor reveals obscene secret behind her friendship with Sara Ali KhanCheeky humour anyoneArjun Kapoor and Tara Sutaria have become good friends while working together on Ek Villain Returns Their buddy bonding is evident in the pictures he shared on social media Seeing her obsession with his cheeks Arjun wondered ldquoCan someone explain why this Villain is obsessed with pulling my cheeksrdquo Tara promptly replied saying ldquoBecause the cheeks are just too darn squishy Also I was going post this Arjun Kapoorrdquo Thatrsquos so cheesy er we mean cheeky NoUnderwater challengesAadil Khan underwent extensive prep to play an Air Force pilot in the web series Shoorveer The toughest part of the war drama was to shoot an underwater sequence The actor who had learnt swimming in lakes and rivers in his hometown Bhopal says ldquoThe biggest challenge was to swim underwater with my hands and legs tied I had to hold my breath for more than a minute for those scenesrdquo On the plus side the shoot went smoothly without any hiccups Aadil adds ldquoIrsquom elated that I could push myself and did what was expected of me I canrsquot wait for audiences to see the seriesrdquoAlso Read Have you heard Aditya and Ananya are the new best friends in townA good filmmaking jodiFor any actor venturing into production orand direction is a natural career progression Ranbir Kapoor is no different During the promotion of his upcoming release Shamshera he shared that he has always wanted to direct a film Though Ranbir turned producer with Anurag Basursquos Jagga Jasoos he said he doesnrsquot have the necessary production experience ldquoDuring the lockdown I have also written a story which I like very much But I donrsquot have that skill to write to share it with people and make a film with themrdquo he revealed Reiterating that he gravitates towards direction rather than production he added ldquoMy wife Alia Bhatt is a producer and is very good at it So maybe she can produce my filmrdquo Alia makes her debut as a producer with Darlings for which she has joined hands with Shah Rukh Khanrsquos company75 films and countingTalking of Nayanthara she is currently filming Shah Rukh Khanrsquos Jawan under the direction of Atlee in Mumbai Even as she is slated to wrap up the schedule by Julyend her next also her 75th film has just been announced Nayanthara who has been acting for almost 20 years is known as Lady Superstar in the south Not surprisingly the new movie is tentatively titled Lady Superstar 75 Written and directed by S Shankarrsquos erstwhile assistant Nilesh Krishnaa the film sees Jai Sathyaraj and Redin Kingsley as part of the principal cast Nilesh feels it is surreal that ldquothe one and only Lady Superstar leads the castrdquo of his directorial debut ldquoAs this is her 75th film Irsquom deeply committed to delivering the trust and confidence she has in usrdquo he averedAlso Read Arjun Kapoor Tara Sutaria and I have natural chemistry with each other Cameo callAnd talking of Jawan buzz is that Shah Rukh Khanrsquos next with director Atlee will feature another starry cameo Even as therersquos no update yet on Vijay Sethupathi signing on to play the antagonist reports are rife that Tamil star Vijay will make a special appearance in it The Master actor is said to have committed a day to shoot his cameo with SRK The special sequence will be filmed in Chennai in September Interestingly Vijay shares a great equation with Atlee having collaborated with him on three hits mdash Theri 2016 Mersal 2017 and Bigil 2019 Given his warm equation with SRK he reportedly is not charging any fee for his cameo eitherPain no barAamir Khan is dubbing his portions for Laal Singh Chaddha A key part of the narrative sees the titular character instinctively go on a crosscountry marathon when he is left heartbroken by his childhood sweetheart We hear that he suffered knee injury while filming the running sequences Besides undergoing physiotherapy he popped painkillers to ensure the shooting already behind schedule due to the pandemic didnrsquot suffer any more delaysAlso Read Have you heard Another star son to shine next