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Producer Suneel Darshan revealed that the role of Sonia in Aitraaz was first offered to Kareena Kapoor. After she declined, Priyanka Chopra took up the part. Abbas-Mustan’s Aitraaz (2004) is considered as a major turning point in Priyanka Chopra’s career where the actress earned critical acclaim and won several awards including Filmfare Award for Best Performance in a Negative Role for her portrayal of Sonia Roy. But do you know that this role was first offered to Kareena Kapoor Khan? Yes, you heard that right. Bebo was initially considered to play Sonia in Aitraaz. However, the actress refused to play the…

Composer Mithoon shared that he had initially planned to rope in a new voice for Saiyaara’s Dhun song before getting Arijit Singh onboard. Mohit Suri’s musical romantic drama Saiyaara, led by debutant Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda has struck a chord with the Gen-Z crowd and emerged as the second highest-grossing Hindi film of 2025. Despite new releases, the film continues to have a good run in cinema halls and has already crossed Rs 300-Crore mark at the box office. The film’s soundtrack has also turned out to be a rage with the audience. Recently in a chat with Times…

Vidya Balan opened up about the time when Pradeep Sarkar stopped speaking to her after she declined his 2007 film Laaga Chunari Mein Daag. Director Pradeep Sarkar launched Vidya Balan in Bollywood with his musical romance Parineeta (2005) which was an adaptation of Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s popular novella of the same name. The film upon its release received critical acclaim with praises for Vidya’s magnetic debut. Two years later, Sarkar offered Vidya a role in Laaga Chunari Mein Daag which the actress declined since the story didn’t resonate with her. In a recent interview with Filmfare, Vidya reflected upon her…

RELEASE DATE- May 1, 2026 CAST- Adivi Sesh, Emraan Hashmi, Wamiqa Gabbi, Banita Sandhu DIRECTOR- Vinay Kumar Sirigineedi PRODUCERS- Abhishek Agarwal, T.G Vishwa Prasad, Anil Sunkara, Anna Sesztakova WRITERS- Adivi Sesh CINEMATOGRAPHY- Azeem Mohammad EDITOR- Kodati Pavan Kalyan MUSIC- Sricharan Pakala

Dhanush penned a note in which he slammed the AI-altered climax of his 2013 hit Raanjhanaa. Dhanush-Sonam Kapoor’s 2013 film Raanjhanaa recently saw a re-release in cinema halls with an AI-altered climax. While the original ending had Dhanush’s character Kundan’s dying, the AI-tweaked one features a happy ending. After the film’s director Aanand L Rai slammed the production banner Eros International for going ahead with this alternate climax, the lead actor Dhanush too, joined in to express his displeasure over the changes made with AI. The actor issued a statement which read, “The re-release of  Raanjhanaa with an AI-altered climax…

Mohit Suri, in a new interview, revealed why he didn’t go with Arijit Singh for Saiyaara’s title song. Mohit Suri’s Aashiqui 2 (2013) gave rise to a new singing sensation- Arijit Singh who soon went on to become one of the most sought-after singers in Bollywood. Therefore, fans were quite surprised when the filmmaker chose a new voice, Faheem Abdullah for Saiyaara’s hit title song instead of the ‘Tum Hi Ho’ singer. In a recent chat with NDTV post Saiyaara’s success, Mohit Suri explained his decision of placing his bet on a new talent for the now-viral song despite his…

Hrithik Roshan shared how he had a hard time practicing the dance steps of War 2’s ‘Aavan Jaavan’ song with his co-star Kiara Advani. Right from the time Hrithik Roshan made his debut in films, the Bollywood actor has always impressed us with his impeccable dance moves. Therefore, it did come across as a tad surprising to us when the Super 30 star made this candid revelation at a recent event in Sri Lanka. Hrithik stated that he never remembers dialogues or dance steps off-camera. According to a report in Indian Express, the actor said, “One is my dialogues. If…

RELEASE DATE- August 29, 2025 CAST- Sidharth Malhotra, Janhvi Kapoor DIRECTOR- Tushar Jalota PRODUCERS- Dinesh Vijan WRITERS- Tushar Jalota, Gaurav Mishra, Aarsh Vora CINEMATOGRAPHY- Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran EDITOR- MUSIC- Sachin-Jigar

Sarzameen director Kayoze Irani shared the reason why he had to cut Kajol’s role short in his recently released film. Kayoze Irani recently made his directorial debut with Jio+ Hotstar’s war drama Sarzameen featuring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Kajol and Ibrahim Ali Khan. Unfortunately, the film failed to meet the audience’s expectations and some even expressed their displeasure over Kajol’s limited screen space in the film. In a recent chat with Times Now, Kayoze shared that he had to drop off the entire flashback sequence of Kajol’s character arc after receiving feedback on the Indian Army. “It had to be cut not…

Anurag Basu clarified that he isn’t rewriting or reshooting his upcoming film with Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela post Saiyaara’s success. While Mohit Suri’s latest release Saiyaara is enjoying a thunderous run at the box office, there have been speculations circulating in the media that Anurag Basu’s yet-to-be-titled musical starring Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela has a similar plot point. Ahaan Panday, who made his big screen debut with Saiyaara, essayed the role of a troubled musician in the film and it’s already out that Kartik too plays a musician in Anurag’s film. In a new interaction with Mid-day, Anurag reacted to…