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Boney Kapoor recalls ‘pleading’ with Lata Mangeshkar to feature in Pukar’s ‘Ek Tu Hi Bharosa’ song. Lata Mangeshkar gave us goosebumps with her melliferous singing when she sung and featured in the famous prayer song ‘Ek Tu Hi Bharosa’ song in Rajkumar Santoshi’s Pukar (2000). The film’s producer Boney Kapoor, in his recent interview with o2 India, shared how he pursued the celebrated singer for 3-5 months to convince her to sing and make an appearance in this track. Boney said, “I think God was kind. I pleaded, requested, and somehow she saw my madness and passion. I showed her…

Not Mandakini but Khushbu Sundar was supposed to play the leading lady in Raj Kapoor’s 1985 film Ram Teri Ganga Maili. Mandakini became a huge sensation with her role of Ganga in Raj Kapoor’s 1985 romantic drama Ram Teri Ganga Maili in which she was paired opposite Rajiv Kapoor. However, you would be surprised to know that the actress wasn’t the first choice for this film. In a recent interview with Vickey Lalwani on his YouTube channel, actress-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar revealed that Raj Kapoor was supposed to launch her with this movie. She even did a photoshoot for the same.…

RELEASE DATE- January 31, 2025 CAST- Shahid Kapoor, Pooja Hegde, Pavail Gulati, Kubbra Sait DIRECTOR- Roshan Andrrews PRODUCERS- Siddharth Roy Kapur, Umesh KR Bansal WRITERS- Sumit Arora, Bobby, Hussain Dalal, Sanjay, Arshad Syed CINEMATOGRAPHY- Amit Roy EDITOR- A. Sreekar Prasad MUSIC- Vishal Mishra

For Hindi cinema, 2024 turned out to be year where horror comedies ruled the box office. NAME CAST DIRECTOR DOMESTIC LIFETIME BOX-OFFICE (in nett) Merry Christmas Vijay Sethupathi, Katrina Kaif Sriram Raghavan Rs. 18.30 Crore Main Atal Hoon Pankaj Tripathi Ravi Jadhav Rs. 8.65 Crore Fighter Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor, Karan Singh Grover, Akshay Oberoi Siddharth Anand Rs. 205.55 Crore Teri Baaton Main Aisa Uljha Jiya Shahid Kapoor, Kriti Sanon Amit Joshi, Aradhana Sah Rs. 80.88 Crore Dashmi Vardhan Puri Shantanu Anant Tambe Rs. 0.05 Crore Crakk: Jeetega Toh Jiyegaa Vidyut Jammwal, Arjun Rampal, Nora Fatehi, Amy…

Prashanth Neel opened up on how Prabhas’ perspective brought an important change in Salaar’s script. Prabhas and Prithviraj Sukumaran essay the role of childhood friends-turned-foes, Deva and Prabhas in Prashanth Neel’s ambitious film Salaar. While we already got a glimpse of their equation in Salaar: Part 1- Ceasefire (2023), there’s more to come in the film’s second part, Salaar: Part 2- Shouryanga Parvam. Recently on the first anniversary of Salaar: Part 1- Ceasefire, Prashanth Neel graced a special interview wherein he got candid about his directorial. The director shared that it was Prabhas’ perspective that brought an important change in…

Boney Kapoor, in a recent interview, admitted that he was very upset when Ajay Devgn starrer Maidaan delivered an underwhelming performance at the box office. Ajay Devgn sports drama Maidaan received critical acclaim when it released in cinema halls earlier this year. Sadly, the film failed to impress at the box office and managed to collect less than Rs 70 crore. In a recent interview with News18 Showsha, Boney Kapoor who bankrolled this Ajay Devgn-starrer opened up on the film’s poor performance. The producer admitted that Maidaan’s failure was a ‘shocker’ and added that he was upset by it. Boney…

Director Prashanth Neel addressed the box office performance of Prabhas-Prithviraj starrer Salaar: Part 1-Ceasefire in a recent interview. Prashanth Neel made an impressive debut as a director with Sriimurli-Haripriya’s Kannada film Ugramm (2014). But it was the Yash starrer KGF franchise which made him a household name. Last year, the filmmaker made his directorial debut in Telugu cinema with Prabhas’ Salaar: Part 1-Ceasefire. The action thriller was inspired by Neel’s own film Ugramm. Before the release of Salaar: Part 1-Ceasefire, when Prashanth was asked why he decided to make this film after the humongous success of his two KGF films, the…

Mandira Bedi, in a new interview, spoke about how she was struggling with the choreographed dance in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’s popular song ‘Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna’. Aditya Chopra’s directorial debut Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995), starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol, is still remembered for its evergreen songs. One of them is the iconic ‘Mehendi Laga Ke Rakhna’ song wherein the duo’s cute chemistry left everyone asking for more. The song also featured Mandira Bedi who essayed the role of Preeti in the film. Previously in one of her interviews, the actress had talked about how filming this track…

Alisha Parveen, who plays the role of Raahi in Anupamaa, expressed her disappointment over getting replaced in the popular show. Star Plus’ popular TV soap Anupamaa is back in the news for the changes in its cast! In a shocking turn of events, the makers have replaced Alisha Parveen in the show without giving her any previous notice or explaining. The actress essays the role of Raahi, Anupamaa’s step-daughter in this Rupali Ganguly starrer. Alisha confirmed this development in a chat with ETimes and said, “It is shocking and disappointing. I am not sure what exactly happened and why I…

Baby John director Kalees shared Thalapathy Vijay’s feedback after he showed the Tamil superstar the trailer of his upcoming film with Varun Dhawan. Varun Dhawan is gearing up for the release of his upcoming action thriller Baby John, an adaptation of Thalapathy Vijay’s 2016 Tamil blockbuster Theri. Helmed by Kalees, the film is presented by Atlee who had directed the Vijay starrer. Recently in an interaction with India Today Digital, Kalees revealed that Vijay was impressed with Varun Dhawan’s work after watching the trailer of Baby John. He shared, “Atlee introduced me to Vijay sir because he has worked with him, and…