Author: Team Cutting Shots

Indra Kumar recalled the time when Madhuri Dixit was considered a ‘jinxed’ actress early in her career. With her million dollar smile, impressive acting chops and graceful dancing skills, Madhuri Dixit ruled Bollywood in the 90s. The actress is celebrated as one of the biggest female superstars in Indian cinema, and has been hailed as an inspiration by many new-age actors. But way back in the 80s, there was a time when Madhuri was considered as ‘jinxed’ and no one wanted to cast her in films. In a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan on his You Tube channel, Indra Kumar…

Govinda’s wife Sunita Ahuja shared the reason why the actor rejected Chunnilal’s role in Shah Rukh Khan starrer Devdas. It’s a known fact that Jackie Shroff was not the first choice for Chunnilal’s role in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2002 magnus opus Devdas starring Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit. The makers had initially approached Govinda for the part. However, the actor rejected the role and it eventually landed in Jackie’s lap. Recently in an interview with Hindi Rush, Govinda’s wife Sunita Ahuja defended her husband’s decision of refusing this role in Devdas. Sharing her take on it,…

Junaid Khan talks about Kiran Rao choosing Sparsh Shrivastava over him for her directorial Laapataa Ladies. Kiran Rao’s 2023 comedy drama Laapataa Ladies received critical acclaim and was even selected as India’s official entry for the 97th Academy Awards. Sparsh Shrivastava who played the role of Deepak was hailed by the critics and the audience for his earnest performance in his film. But do you know that Aamir Khan’s son Junaid Khan had also given a screen test for this role? However, the film’s director Kiran Rao ultimately chose Sparsh Shrivastava over him as she felt that he would a…

Akshay Kumar had this to say when asked about his movies’ underperforming at the box office in 2024. 2024 was a tough year for Akshay Kumar where most of his films like Bade Miyan Chote Miyan, Sarfira and Khel Khel Mein failed to impress the audience and underperformed at the box office. Stree 2 and Singham Again did fare well, but the Bollywood superstar only had special appearances in these movies. Recently at the trailer launch event of his upcoming film Sky Force, Akshay addressed his films’ poor performance at the box office last year. The actor said that that…

RELEASE DATE- January 24, 2025 CAST- Akshay Kumar, Veer Pahariya, Sara Ali Khan, Nimrat Kaur, Sharad Kelkar DIRECTOR- Sandeep Kewlani, Abhishek Anil Kapur PRODUCERS- Dinesh Vijan, Jyoti Deshpande, Amar Kaushik WRITERS- Niren Bhatt, Sandeep Kewlani, Aamil Keeyan Khan CINEMATOGRAPHY- Santhana Krishnan Ravichandran EDITOR- Syed Shafqat Ali MUSIC- G.V. Prakash Kumar

Khushbu Sundar expressed regret over being a part of Rajinikanth starrer Annaatthe and revealed that her role in the film was not what she was initially promised by the makers. Khushbu Sundar, in a recent interview, expressed disappointment over her role in Siva’s 2021 film Annaathhe, and added that she regrets being a part of this Rajinikanth starrer. In a chat with Vicky Lalwani, when Khushbu was asked if if there were any movies in her filmography, regardless of language, that she wished she had not taken up. The actress reflected upon her career and said, “A recent example is the…

Abhijeet Bhattacharya, in a new interview, shared his ‘not-so-pleasant’ experience of working with AR Rahman when they collaborated on ‘Ae Nazneen Suno Na’ song for Dil Hi Dil Mein. Abhijeet Bhattacharya never shies away from making controversial statements in the media, and now he is back with yet another contentious take! In his recent interview with a YouTube channel, the noted singer shared his disappointing experience of working with music maestro AR Rahman during their only collaboration, ‘Ae Nazneen Suno Na’ song for Kathir’s 1999 film Dil Hi Dil Mein. While speaking with Bollywood Thikana when Abhijeet was asked why…

Ram Gopal Varma dismissed comparisons between legendary star Sridevi and her actress-daughter Janhvi Kapoor in a recent interview. During the promotions of Devara: Part 1, Janhvi Kapoor’s co-star Jr NTR in one of his interviews, shared how there was a frame during the photoshoot for the film where they thought she was a spitting image of her legendary mother and actress Sridevi. However, Ram Gopal Varma doesn’t agree to this! Recently in an interview on his channel, the filmmaker dismissed these comparisons, and attributed this belief to the fact that there is a Sridevi hangover. He said that his admiration…

Sonu Sood revealed that Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan had approached him for Dabangg 2. However, he turned down their offer. Sonu Sood left everyone impressed with his portrayal of the main antagonist Chhedi Singh in Salman Khan’s blockbuster film Dabangg (2010) which was helmed by Abhinav Kashyap. It was followed up with his sequel- Dabangg 2 which released two years later. Arbaaz Khan stepped into the director’s shoes for Dabangg 2, and the film also saw a new group of villains which was lead by Prakash Raj. But do you know that the makers had approached Sonu Sood for Dabangg…

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…