Mumbai– Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who will be next seen in ‘Sikandar’, on Wednesday took to Instagram and shared a picture of himself with a new hairdo.

In the picture, the actor could be seen sitting in the open in a contemplative mood wearing a black T-shirt.

He wrote in the caption, “Green Zone.”

Fans in the comments section were wondering if the new hairdo is for his film ‘Sikandar’, which marks Salman’s first collaboration with director A.R. Murugadoss of ‘Ghajini’ fame.

Murugadoss has so far worked with two Bollywood superstars — with Aamir Khan in ‘Ghajini’ and Akshay Kumar in ‘Holiday: A Soldier is Never Off Duty’, which also starred Sonakshi Sinha.

Produced by Sajid Nadiadwala under the banner of Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment, ‘Sikandar’ is set to hit the theatres during Eid next year.

The film promises to be an action-packed thriller, aligning perfectly with Khan’s well-established persona of a larger-than-life hero.

Vaani Kapoor to share screen space with Fawad Khan in romantic comedy to be shot in UK

Mumbai– Pakistani star Fawad Khan and Indian actress Vaani Kapoor will be seen sharing screen space in an upcoming romantic-comedy film directed by Aarti Bagdi.

The yet-untitled international project, a Hindi language film, will be entirely shot in the UK.

“Fawad Khan has a massive international pull given his popularity among South Asians worldwide. He has also been a part of the Marvel cinematic universe. Details of this project are being kept under wraps, and everyone is tight-lipped about it,” shared a trade source.

“The producers will announce this project just before it starts its filming schedule in the UK,” informs a trade source.

This project marks Eastwood Studios’ first international collaboration.

The romantic comedy film tells the story of how two broken people come together by a stroke of luck and end up helping each other, unintentionally falling in love.

“Vaani Kapoor has been a part of big films, and she was the perfect choice for this project, given how she has protected herself from being overexposed,” the source said.

“The makers wanted an incredibly fresh cast where Fawad falls in love with a gorgeous Indian girl and Vaani fits right in,” informed the source.

The project is set to go on floors in September this year and will wrap by November.

Vaani’s upcoming projects include ‘Badtameez Gill’, produced by Nickky Bhagnani, Viicky Bhagnani, Vinay Aggarwal, Ankur Takrani, and Akshad Ghone. She also has ‘Khel Khel Mein’ and ‘Raid 2’ in the pipeline.

Talking about Fawad, his upcoming work includes ‘Barzakh’ with Sanam Saeed. The trailer was launched recently and showcased a tale of love, loss, and the afterlife

The film is directed by Asim Abbasi, known for directing Zindagi’s first Pakistani original ‘Churails’ and the feature film ‘Cake’, which was Pakistan’s entry for the 2019 Oscars.

Parineeti Chopra breaks myths; says ‘everything is not chak de phatte for Punjabis’

Mumbai– Actress Parineeti Chopra on Wednesday engaged in an interactive session with fans on Instagram, aiming to debunk common myths about the country.

The actress, who has 44.2 million followers on Instagram, took to the Stories section for a lively interaction with her fanbase, encouraging them to share myths about India.

In her post, she wrote: “Loved that! Let’s break common myths about India… Send me videos/myths!”.

One fan debunked the myth, stating, “Sardars and Punjabis don’t use Balle Balle in their conversations!”. Parineeti responded, “YES! And everything is not chak de phatte… Lassi is not our only beverage.”

Another user wrote: “Everyone who lives in Rajasthan carries multiple pots of water on their head through the desert.”

The ‘Ishaqzaade’ actress clarified, “It’s a beautiful traditional image! But Rajasthan also has commercial and modern cities.”

One fan said: “Completely unrelated to what you have asked, but Raghav is the cutest husband one can get.” Parineeti responded with humour, “Small break for FACTS”, accompanied by a kiss emoji.

Parineeti tied the knot with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on September 24, 2023, at a private luxury hotel in Udaipur.

On the professional front, Parineeti recently portrayed Amarjot Kaur in the biographical musical drama ‘Amar Singh Chamkila’. Directed by Imtiaz Ali, the film stars Diljit Dosanjh as the titular character.

It charts the untold true story of Punjab’s original rockstar of the masses, the highest record-selling artist of his time, Amar Singh Chamkila.

Parineeti began her acting career in 2011 with the romantic comedy ‘Ladies vs Ricky Bahl’, alongside Ranveer Singh and Anushka Sharma.

The actress has since appeared in films such as ‘Shuddh Desi Romance’, ‘Hasee Toh Phasee’, ‘Jabariya Jodi’, ‘The Girl on the Train’, ‘Golmaal Again’, ‘Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar’, and ‘Mission Raniganj’.

Mrunal Thakur on ‘Kalki 2898 AD’: Have never seen anything of this scale in India till date

Mumbai– Actress Mrunal Thakur has shared her experience working on the sets of Nag Ashwin’s ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ and said that she has “never seen anything of this scale in India till date.”

Mrunal, who makes a special appearance in the film, described the experience as surreal.

“Being on the sets of Kalki was surreal,” she said.

“I have never seen anything of this scale in India till date. The visual effects and graphics are truly groundbreaking,” said the actress, who plays Divya in the Prabhas-starrer.

Mrunal expressed her admiration for the dedication and hard work of the technicians and actors involved in bringing the vision to life.

“It is an honour to be part of such a prestigious project,” she added.

The film features an extensive star cast, including Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan, and Deepika Padukone in pivotal roles, and is set in the post-apocalyptic world of 2898 AD.

According to reports, ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ is all set to become the first mega-hit of 2024, having collected Rs 625 crore globally.

It crossed the Rs 600 crore mark at the worldwide box office on July 1, according to film trade analyst Ramesh Bala.

The film is set to become the year’s first blockbuster once it reaches Rs 800 crore.

Mrunal had earlier shared that she took less than a moment to say ‘yes’ for her cameo in ‘Kalki 2898 AD’.

“When I was approached for ‘Kalki’, I didn’t even take a moment to say yes,” she said.

The actress was last seen on the big screen in ‘The Family Star’, directed by Parasuram, which centres around Vijay Deverakonda and Mrunal.

Her upcoming projects include ‘Pooja Meri Jaan’, which also stars Huma Qureshi and Vijay Raaz. Directed by Navjot Gulati, the film revolves around a girl named Pooja who is being stalked.

‘No more comments’: Luv Sinha deletes X post on not attending sister Sonakshi’s wedding

Mumbai–  Bollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha’s brother Luv Sinha, who recently shared the reason behind not attending his sister’s wedding in Mumbai on social media, has now deleted the said post.

Luv Sinha, who was last seen in the Sunny Deol-starrer ‘Gadar 2’, earlier took to X to state that he didn’t approve of his sister’s marriage to Zaheer Iqbal.

Sharing a news article with his post, the actor wrote, “Why I chose not to attend. Running an online campaign against me on a false premise won’t change the fact that for me, my family will always come first.”

However, now the actor has deleted the post in question and issued another statement saying that the words in his second tweet were wrongly attributed to him.

He wrote, “The quote that is being incorrectly attributed to me is not my statement, and was written in an article by a senior journalist. The matter is now closed, and I will not be commenting on it any further”.

Sonakshi and Zaheer exchanged wedding vows on June 23 in Mumbai under the Special Marriage Act of the Indian Constitution. While the celebrations of the newly-wed couple were attended by the bigwigs from the film fraternity, her twin brothers Luv and Kush were absent from the festivities. (IANS)