Have you heard? Our favourite spy gets a new handler

Our favourite spy gets a new handlerSiddharth Anand gave Shah Rukh Khan the industry and the audiences exactly what they needed in 2023mdasha blockbuster in Pathaan But now the buzz is that the director may not helm Pathaan 2 Nope donrsquot speculate about a fallingout Itrsquos much simpler really Producer Aditya Chopra doesnrsquot like to repeat directors in the YRF spy universe Case in point the Tiger and the War franchises So it is heard that the producer wants Siddharth to pass the baton to another director who can bring his own perspective to the SRK and Deepika Padukoneled sequel So who will it be Well we know one thing for certainmdashitrsquos going to be a coveted jobComing not so soonWersquove heard about how Shah Rukh Khanrsquos films inspired actor Dev Patel to make his maiden directorial venture Monkey Man Wersquove also heard about how the action fare got a standing ovation at its premiegravere at South by Southwest Film Festival Now when do we get to see it Thatrsquos a bit fuzzy While Monkey Man was slated to release in India on April 19 Universal Pictures India recently removed the filmrsquos release date from its social media assets replacing it with a vague lsquoComing soonrsquo Even ticketing platforms have removed any mention of its release date Whatrsquos caused this change Considering the film is quite violent the makers are apparently expecting it to be a longdrawnout process with the Censor Board So guess itrsquos a waiting game for all those who were excited by the stylised trailerDaddy dutiesNeetu Kapoor Ranbir Kapoor and Riddhima Kapoor Sahni featured in the opening episode of The Great Indian Kapil Show What was their favourite subject of discussion Little Raha of course Speaking about how Ranbir is a handson dad Neetu said ldquoWhen Raha enters the room you should see Ranbirrsquos face Itrsquos full of expression He gets excited Irsquove seen many fathers but I have seen none like him He is the opposite of his father Rishi KapoorrdquoMy love for you etched foreverNothing says enduring love like a tattoo Or at least thatrsquos what the folks in Bollywood believe Vikrant Massey who embraced fatherhood in February got his son Vardaanrsquos name and date of birth inked on his hand The 12th Fail 2023 actor posted a picture of his tattooed hand on Instagram and wrote ldquoAddition or addiction I love them both sicrdquo Vikrant and Sheetal Thakur who tied the knot in February 2022 welcomed their little bundle of joy on February 7 this year The actorrsquos next release is The Sabarmati ReportMusic star not from filmsMusicians today donrsquot have to depend on films to become popular believes singer Shaan The artiste made his case by noting that Arijit Singh has been the ldquolast big exponentrdquo of film music ldquoAll the big names today in music they are either rappers or they have their own brand of music styles Arijit Singh was probably the last big exponent who came in from film music But a lot of them first got popular doing their own nonfilm music like Guru Randhawa Honey Singh Badshah and King Today film music is hardly giving you the big singing starrdquo said the singerThe long and short of itRajkummar Raorsquos next which was earlier titled Sri has now been rechristened Srikanth named after the visuallychallenged entrepreneur Srikanth BollaIn the Tushar Hiranandanidirected biopic Rao will showcase the inspiring journey of Bolla as he rose against the odds to become a successful industrialist The leading man took to social media to announce that the film also starring Jyotika and Alaya F will release on May 10First is fulfillingMeanwhile another firsttime director is having a good time behind the camera Actor Sonu Sood who has turned director with Fateh shared how his desire to create an action franchise led to the making of the cyber thriller He posted two stills from the film on X and wrote ldquoI have been doing films since so many years I was fortunate enough to work with the best But I always felt like creating an action franchise which we will all be proud of an action film that will raise the bar Fateh has been one of the most fulfilling experiences ever as an actor and directorrdquo