Entertainment Highlights: Vicky Kaushal On Sam Bahadur Animal BO Clash, SRK's Dunki Teaser Update

Sunny Deol is presently enjoying the success of his recent film, Gadar 2. The movie, in which he shares the screen with Ameesha Patel, has made waves at the box office and is receiving immense love from audiences. While basking in the acclaim for his recent success, there has been speculation about Sunny Deol's potential involvement in the sequel to the 1997 war classic, Border. According to a recent report, there's talk of Sunny Deol possibly demanding a substantial fee of Rs 50 crore for Border 2. However, this remains unconfirmed at this time.

Angelina Jolie is keeping exceptionally busy, having initiated the filming of her upcoming movie in Paris. The Maleficent star was recently seen on the set of "Maria" in the French capital city on Thursday. In this forthcoming biopic, Angelina takes on the role of the renowned opera singer and Academy Award-winning artist, Maria Callas. According to Just Jared, filming for the movie was in full swing on the Avenue des Champs-Elysees. Angelina, in a departure from her usual glamorous image, sported a grayish blazer paired with a matching skirt. She complemented her formal ensemble with a cropped brown overcoat and knee-high boots that covered most of her legs. Her transformation included a grayish wig styled in a bun and thick spectacles as part of her makeup.

On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his gratitude through his official social media account, extending thanks to singer Dhvani Bhanushali and Tanishk Bagchi for their splendid rendition of a Garba song featuring lyrics he had written years ago. Subsequently, Kangana Ranaut responded to his post, conveying her admiration for his lyrical contribution. Taking to X, earlier known as Twitter, Kangana wrote, “How beautiful, whether it’s Atal ji’s poems or @narendramodi ji’s songs/poems and storytelling, always heartwarming to see our tough heroes indulging in the beauty and tenderness of art #Navratri2023 #garba. Very inspiring for all artists.”

After a three-year hiatus, the Jio MAMI Mumbai Festival is making a return as a physical event this year. It is scheduled to take place from October 27 to November 5 at Mumbai's esteemed multi-cultural hub, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre. Much like every year, this edition also guarantees to be a star-studded extravaganza, bringing together the who's who of the Hindi film industry. Priyanka Chopra Jonas, the chairperson of MAMI, will make her way to Mumbai to grace the festival. Joining her will be Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, the brand ambassador of Word To Screen, along with an array of other luminaries such as Farhan Akhtar, Zoya Akhtar, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Rana Daggubati, Kabir Khan, Vishal Bhardwaj, Vikramaditya Motwane, and Riteish Deshmukh.

A viral video of Ranbir Kapoor on Reddit shows him talking about Alia’s ritual for Raha, which she does daily. Speaking to Hauser on their YouTube channel, the actor said that he misses the time when people used to write letters for one another. He said, “I have always been a very big romantic. I remember seeing my parents’ letters to each other or my grandparents’ letters. There was so much personal involvement in them. You could keep them (the letters) for years and years and preserve them.” He then added that he wishes to write letters to his daughter, Raha. “Alia is writing her (Raha) emails every day, and I thought I would also write something. Now you send emails and texts to people. But these are very superficial,” he shared.

Thalapathy Vijay's highly anticipated film, Leo, is one of the most significant releases of the year. Fans are abuzz with excitement as the film is set to grace the big screens on October 19, 2023. A week before its premiere, rumors circulated that this Lokesh Kanagaraj-directed movie would feature early morning screenings, commencing at 4 am. However, Tamil Nadu's Minister of Information and Publicity, MP Saminathan, has clarified the situation surrounding these early shows. Recently, the Tamil Nadu government issued an order permitting theaters to host just one additional special screening of the film. According to India Today, during a press conference, the minister affirmed that 4 am shows are not on the table. The state government's directive allows for one additional special screening per day, spanning six days starting on October 19. After careful deliberation, the first screening of "Leo" is now scheduled for 9 am.

Dhvani Bhanushali, known for hits like Vaaste and Leja Re, announced a new song on Saturday (October 14) amid the excitement around Navratri festival. The song, titled Garbo, comes with a special twist as it features lyrics penned by India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Taking to her social media platform, Dhvani unveiled the song with a shout-out to PM Modi.

According to a new development, Sunny Deol has signed a patriotic project with the Pushpa makers. A spruce was quoted by HT as saying: “After the success of Gadar 2, Sunny was inundated with offers, with producers releasing his worth and pull at the box office. But he was not in a hurry to sign his next project. He took his time to analyse his next move, and has finally signed his next project. With an intention to widen his audience base, Sunny has signed a project with Mythri Movie Makers, who are behind the Pushpa franchise. After finalising the actor, the makers are in talks with director Kabir Khan to direct the project. He has shown interest in the project, but is yet to sign the dotted line.” The pan-India project will be based on the theme of patriotism. “Other things about the story and screenplay are being finalised along with several discussions with the director, following which a direction will be finalised. That being said, it will be a patriotic film, with themes around India at the core,” the source added.

Manish Malhotra recently announced his production house, Stage 5 Productions. Last night, the ace designer revealed the title of his maiden project, Train From Chhapraula, which stars Radhika Apte. He also dropped an emotional video on Instagram as he announced the wrapping up of the shooting of the film, along with a heartwarming message. The crew is seen celebrating the shoot wrap-up in the post, while Radhika Apte was seen hugging Manish Malhotra. Taking to his Instagram handle, Manish Malhotra shared two videos and wrote, “Our @stage5production s first film #trainfromchhapraula shoot wrapped tonight .. Its a emotional and a happy feeling .. we started on 1st of September and it’s been days of non stop hard work of the entire team and the talented artists that have worked on the film with so much love ..”

Actress Anushka Sharma, the wife of cricketer Virat Kohli, was spotted arriving at Ahmedabad airport amid tight security ahead of the India versus Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup. On Saturday morning, the actor reached Ahmedabad, where the match would be taking place at Narendra Modi Stadium. The clip shows Anushka in an all-black outfit arriving at the airport terminal, in a black top with a black vest and matching pants. She finished off her airport look with black sunglasses. While photographers wanted her to pose, Anushka walked straight to her vehicle and left. Sharing the video, the news agency ANI wrote, “Actress Anushka Sharma arrives in Ahmedabad for the India Vs Pakistan ICC Cricket World Cup match in Ahmedabad today.”

Salman Khan is returning to the small screen as host of the Bigg Boss new season. Showing the BB 17 house in a new video, Khan could be seen dancing around girls on his song. The excitement is increasing as promos for the contestants are also being released. BB 17 will be launched tomorrow, October 15. Glimpses from the premiere episode are out, and a recent video that was released by Colors TV showed Salmna Khan shaking legs with girls to his popular chartbuster songs inside the Bigg Boss 17 house. From Chori Chori Chupke to Humka Peeni Hai, Salman displayed the different modes of the contestants inside the Bigg Boss house through his songs, giving a tour of the house.

Vicky Kaushal’s most-waited Sam Bahadur’s teaser was launched on Friday. During a media interaction at the launch, the actor shared his view on his movie clashing with Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal at the box office. Both films are releasing on the same day, December 1. Sharing his vows on the clash, Vicky said, "I think that Friday, we (Ranbir and I) are eventually gonna hand over our films to the audience. It will be the audiences’ day more than our day. Like Ronnie (Screwvala, producer) pointed out, in today’s time, we, as an industry, should give the option of multiple films on the same day to the audience. That’s how we will flourish as an industry." He then added, "We have those many weeks in a year, but as an industry, we cannot limit ourselves to making those many films in a year. We will have to make multiple films and we will have multiple releases on the same day. We have to build an atmosphere where multiple films can work on the same day. We have the strength in the audience, we have the strength at the exhibitor level, so, why not? I think we kind of also need to push the envelope now."

Amid reports that Shah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki is likely to get postponed to avoid a massive clash with Prabhas Salaar, trade analyst Taran Adarsh clarified that Dunki is arriving this December and also stated that the makers will soon unveil the teaser of the film as well. Taking to his X account, Adarsh wrote, “SRK – ‘DUNKI’ NOT POSTPONED… Yes, #Dunki is arriving on #Christmas2023… #DunkiTeaser releasing soon! #SRK #RajkumarHirani.” Dunki is directed by Rajkumar Hirani and also stars Taapsee Pannu. This marks their first screen pairing together.