Have you heard? Proud moment for Kartik

Kartik Aaryan unveiled the third poster from the upcoming sports drama Chandu Champion and offered a glimpse into the eightminute long singletake war sequence in the movie The third poster depicts pivotal war scenes shot in Aru Valley in Jammu and Kashmir tucked away at an elevation of 9000 feet above sea level Sharing the poster on social media Aaryan wrote ldquoThis is the proudest moment of my career so farmdashplaying a soldier of the glorious Indian Army one of the many facets of Chandu Championrsquos life Herersquos a glimpse of the eightminute long singletake war sequence salute to the Indian Armed Forcesrdquo He shared that the trailer will be out soon Aaryan plays paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar in the film that has been jointly produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Kabir KhanFor womenOscarwinning producer Guneet Monga Kapoor and Women In Film Los Angeles WIF launched a new initiative to support women filmmakers in India at Cannes At an exclusive Cannes Film Festival event hosted by the Paris Film Region and WIF Women In Film Los Angeles the official launch of a new Women In Film chapter was announced An initiative is committed to advancing gender equity in Indian screen industries read a statement It will be led by Monga ldquoFrom being in rooms where male colleagues have had to communicate on my behalf so Irsquod be taken seriously to leading international coproductions and studioscale projects Irsquove seen and been actively involved in the progress over two decades Yet comprehensive studies like the O Womaniya report still suggests a lack of gender diversity across key filmmaking departments The study of 156 films reported that only 12 per cent of headofdepartment positions were occupied by women My hope for WIF India is to help lower the systemic barriers in accessing these jobs for women as well as excite a new era of transformation by offering mentorship networking and opening up fellowships workshops and an industry helpline to help sustain the careers of those currently in the industryrdquoPM responds to RashmikaAfter heaping praise on the Mumbai Trans Harbour Link bridge and subsequently being trolled for supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party Rashmika Mandanna celebrated the inauguration of the Atal Setu Interestingly her video caught the attention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi who responded to her by stating ldquoTherersquos nothing more satisfying than connecting people and improving livesrdquo Mandanna had previously shared ldquoLook at the countryrsquos growthmdashthe way it has grown in the last 10 years is brilliant The young India is growing at a rapid pacerdquo she said encouraging people to voteNew collaboration is underwayProduced by Isabella Sreyashii Sen and Olivier Dock coCEOs of Singapore production house Hazelnut Media the anticipated biopic Slow Joemdashstarring Jackie Shroffmdashwill receive a boost French filmmaker Sandrine Bonnaire after all will step into the directorrsquos chair Bonnaire brings her expertise to helm this project that sheds light on the life of the late Indian musician Joseph Manuel Da Rocha affectionately known as Slow Joe Expressing his excitement Shroff said ldquoI am thrilled to have Sandrine Bonnaire on board to direct Slow Joe Her exceptional talent and vision will elevate the film to new heightsrdquoTaking chargeThe fourth chapter of the crime drama series Criminal Justice was announced yesterday with Pankaj Tripathi set to return as the uncanny lawyer Madhav MishraldquoIn the hall of fame of onscreen lawyers I feel that Madhav Mishra has earned his place with Criminal Justice I could not believe how much Madhavrsquos character in the series resembled me Every victory felt like my own and every defeat felt like a personal loss Irsquom excited to announce the new season and hope the audiences continue to shower love on this season like they have done previouslyrdquo Tripathi saidHasao donrsquot pakaoAt the launch of the trailer for the upcoming film Chhota Bheem and the Curse of Damyaan Farah Khan shared that her films have found favour among children because they are high on the entertainment quotient ldquoWhatever films I have made they were loved by the kidsrdquo she said adding that a movie doesnrsquot need to be labelled as one for children for it to draw this audience ldquoKids love entertainment They do not want messages to be told They have schools for that So the real challenge is to make entertaining films that children can watchrdquoA long way to hereSet to feature in Mr and Mrs Mahi Rajkummar Rao walked down memory lane during a recent interaction Stating that he was not raised with a lot of money he said ldquoItrsquos not been easy I love parents no matter whose parents they are because mine really supported me There were a lot of tough times I have not seen too much money in life but I also know other parents who knew that I wanted to go to the FTII and that there wasnrsquot enough money at home They would help my mother so that she could help merdquo said the actor who has appeared in over 30 films since 2010