Some new developments in B-Town

* Is Mani Shankar making a sequel to 16 December? However, Mani, who has just released Knock Out, quashes all rumours of a sequel. "There's no sequel to 16 December in the pipeline," he clarifies. Mani adds he's working on three new scripts currently.

* Is A Wednesday director Neeraj Pandey making a horror film? Wasn't he planning a hard-hitting film, based on a real-life incident, with Abhishek Bachchan in the lead? So what prompted him to make a horror film instead? "No horror films for me, please. I am working on something new completely," he states.

* Talk is gaining momentum that a lead actress has decided to take a break from work. Family matters?

* The controversial film, released recently, will be premiered on a satellite channel this Diwali.