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Raveena Tandon, in a new interview, opened up on rejecting films like Prem Qaidi and Phool Aur Kaante before stepping into the film industry with Salman Khan starrer Patthar Ke Phool. Raveena Tandon made her big splash in Hindi cinema with Patthar Ke Phool opposite Salman Khan in 1991. Recently, in a chat with an entertainment portal, the actress admitted that she wasn’t keen on joining the film industry. However, destiny had some other plans in store for her! Raveena revealed that she turned down movies like Prem Qaidi, Phool Aur Kaante and a few others before she finally made…

Anirudh Ravichander who composed the music for Rajinikanth’s blockbuster Jailer, shared how the hit song ‘Hukum’ was conceived. Nelson Dilipkumar’s Jailer starring Rajinikanth which released earlier this year, opened to positive reviews from the critics and created a storm at the box office. Fans also couldn’t stop raving about Rajinikanth’s massy performance, Anirudh Ravichander’s exceptional background score and the catchy songs. Besides the viral ‘Kaavaalaa’ song featuring Tamannaah, Rajinikanth’s ‘Hukum’ track also became a rage with the audience and topped the musical charts. But do you guys know that this adrenaline-fueled song was originally not a part of the film? Recently,…

Alia Bhatt said that despite films being a part of her DNA, she didn’t watch her family’s films while growing up and revealed the reason behind the same. Alia Bhatt has managed to make a mark on her own with stellar performances in films like Highway, Udta Punjab, Raazi, Gully Boy, Darlings and many others in her career spanning a decade. More recently, the actress even bagged a National Award for her film Gangubai Kathiawadi in which she essayed the titular role. Despite hailing from an illustrious film family, Alia in a new interview with Elle magazine, revealed that she…

Randeep Hooda recalled how he was completely shattered and felt cheated after his film with Rajkumar Santoshi, The Battle Of Saragarhi got shelved within few days of filming. Randeep Hooda was supposed to essay the role of Havildar Ishar Singh in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Battle Of Saragarhi. The actor was quite excited to take up this challenging role. In fact, he had lived with the character of Ishar Singh for three years and had also turned down many films as Santoshi’s film required him to have a long hair and a thick beard. After three years of intensive research, Battle Of Saragarhi…

Anil Sharma, in a recent interview, clarified that he had never approached Govinda for Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. Way back in 2019, on Rajat Sharma’s popular chat show ‘Aap Ki Aadalat’, Govinda had claimed that he had turned down the offer to play Tara Singh in Anil Sharma’s 2001 blockbuster hit Gadar: Ek Prem Katha as he felt that the script had too many abuses at that point of time. However, recently, in a chat with Bollywood Thikana, the film’s director Anil Sharma refuted Govinda’s claims of being offered Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. He said that the actor probably misunderstood a…

Kareena Kapoor Khan recalled how she was inspired by late Sridevi to pursue a career in acting. In a career spanning more than two decades, Kareena Kapoor Khan has delivered many acclaimed performances and established herself as a top star. The actress who stepped into Hindi cinema with JP Dutta’s cross-border romance Refugee opposite Abhishek Bachchan has a charm of her own which never disappoints on screen. And like most of us, the diva is a huge fan of Sridevi. Recently, in a chat with her ‘Jaane Jaan’ co-stars Jaideep Ahlawat and Vjay Varma for Netflix India, Bebo shared how…

Hansal Mehta, in a recent interview, revealed that he initially wanted to cast Govinda in his 2016 film Aligarh. Hansal Mehta’s filmography consists of several hard-hitting movies which left a lasting impression on the audience. One of them is his 2016 biographical drama Aligarh starring Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao. The social drama inspired by a real-life incident had received rave reviews and many accolades upon its release. Manoj Bajpayee also walked away with a lot of applauses for his touching performance as Ramchandra Siras, a professor at Aligarh University whose sexual orientation gets revealed through a sting operation. Interestingly,…

Jawan dialogue writer Sumit Arora opened up on how he came up with the viral ‘voting’ monologue in the Shah Rukh Khan starrer. Tamil filmmaker Atlee recently made his directorial debut with one of this year’s biggest blockbusters, Shah Rukh Khan starrer Jawan. The big-ticket film featured King Khan in a double role as Azad, a cop and Vikram Rathore, an ex-commando. Besides Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘massy massy’ avatar, the action entertainer also left an impact with some memorable dialogues. One of them is the voting monologue which drew a lot of claps and whistles in theatres. Recently, in a chat…

Make way for ‘Tiger ka message’ as Salman Khan is back to reprise his much-loved role as super agent Tiger aka Avinash Singh Rathore in Yash Raj Films’ Tiger 3.  The wait is finally over for all Salman Khan fans! The makers of the much-anticipated Tiger 3 have dropped the first glimpse of the film together which gives a hint about what’s in store for us in the film. The video titled ‘Tiger Ka Message’ reveals that Salman’s character Tiger is in peril after being framed as Enemy Number 1. It sets up the plot of the film that shows…

Anees Bazmi, in a new interview, shared that he is no longer collaborating with Shahid Kapoor for a film. However, he didn’t reveal the reason behind the actor’s exit. Last year, it was reported that Shahid Kapoor is all set to team up with Anees Bazmi for an out-and-out comedy. Apparently, the film was titled Double Trouble and was to feature the ‘Kabir Singh’ actor in a double role with Rashmika Mandanna as the female lead. There were talks about another heroine also joining the cast. The film was to roll in August 2023. However, soon, reports about creative differences…