Latest Bollywood News Today Transcript at 11:30 AM on 16 June 2023
In our top story. Actor-filmmaker Kangana Ranaut has bankrolled Tiku Weds Sheru, starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Avneet Kaur in the lead roles. Speaking at the trailer launch event, Kangana said, “It feels like I am making yet another debut. This film is very special for me because I haven’t told anyone yet, but this film was launched earlier. Around six-seven years ago, Irrfan Khan sir and I were doing this film. Unfortunately, our director fell ill and we tried making it for the next three years but it never took off.” The actor-filmmaker then shared that she decided to pitch the film to Amazon Prime Video “just for fun” and the team ended up liking the script.
Moving on. Actor Sunny Singh is “super excited” about the biggest role of his career as he plays Laxman in Om Raut’s magnum opus Adipurush, the retelling of Ramayana, with Prabhas and Kriti Sanon. The actor told indianexpress.com – “It is a very special film, an emotional journey for me, and I am very excited about the film. My family and friends are waiting for it with bated breath too.” The actor also spoke about co-star Prabhas. He said – “I got to work with Prabhas who is now like an elder brother to me. We used to get emotional while filming scenes, as we felt like two brothers going through that situation in reality.”
Music composer duo Ajay-Atul has delivered some superhit songs and their latest song “Jai Shri Ram” in Om Raut’s film Adipurush, has been trending on several music platforms. They admitted that this craze around the song scares them as going forward, they would be asked to create something better than “Jai Shri Ram”. Speaking to B4U Entertainment, Ajay said, “When Zingaat came, everyone was scared of that song, except us. But then we were told to make a song that can beat Zingaat. And now, Jai Shri Ram is a scary song. You always have to raise your bar and go forward from where you are.” Adipurush is out in theatres.
Meanwhile, singer Lucky Ali’s latest track “Sayyah” dropped on Thursday, 15th June. It follows the mood of all his popular tracks— breezy, meditative and meaningful. Composed by Ali and Mikey McCleary, Sayyah in Urdu means traveller. The music video features the singer riding his bike, hitchhiking, walking in unknown lanes and ultimately performing the track live in front of his fans. According to the official YouTube page of the singer, “Sayyah” is about a journey in search of love. Fans of the singer, who has been mesmerising listeners for nearly three decades, flooded the YouTube comments section praising the latest track. One fan commented – “One thing can never get old, that’s his voice.”
Lyricist Sameer Anjaan, who has given several hit Bollywood songs through the 90s and 2000s, is upset with the makers of Ranbir Kapoor’s upcoming film Animal. The pre-teaser of the film was released recently, and it featured the song “Dang Khadke” in the background. But, throughout the pre-teaser and on the poster of the film, the makers didn’t mention the name of the lyricist and the composer of the song. “Dang Khadke” is composed by Manan Bhardwaj, and the lyrics are by Bhupinder Babbal. Speaking to Hindustan Times, Sameer said, “Animal is such a huge film, even the sound recordist’s name is there on the poster. How can you do this injustice to the music fraternity and not give credit?”
Meanwhile, Richa Chadha says playing the role of feisty gangster Bholi Punjaban in Fukrey was a big deal. She not only got to create a beloved character but also met her husband, Ali Fazal, during its making. The buddy comedy, which completed a decade recently, chronicled the story of four friends, played by Pulkit Samrat, Varun Sharma, Manjot Singh and Ali Fazal, whose plan to make easy money falls flat when they meet Bholi Punjaban. Chadha told PTI in an interview – “It’s fascinating that a character like this has been written for a woman. I am very fortunate. It was a big deal for me because I had not done a so-called commercial film until then.”
Actor Diana Penty, on Thursday, 15th June, penned a note as she wrapped up the shooting for her next courtroom drama film ‘Section 84’. Helmed by Ribhu Dasgupta, the film also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Nimrat Kaur and Abhishek Banerjee in the lead roles. Taking to Instagram, Diana shared a bunch of pictures and captioned it – “And it’s a WRAP! …on what has been an incredibly special journey for me. I was beyond excited to be working with @amitabhbachchan for the first time, but also so damn nervous!! I can safely say now, it has been one of the most enriching experiences of my career.” In one picture, she is seen posing with the legendary actor, holding a clapboard.
Lastly, Sanjay Dutt penned an emotional note for the legendary director Subhash Ghai as their film ‘Khalnayak’ turned 30, on Thursday, 15th June. Taking to Instagram, Sanjay shared a video collage which he captioned, “I want to congratulate Subhashji one of the greatest directors of the Indian screen, Jackie Dada for being the perfect Ram and Madhuri for being Ganga, and the entire cast and crew. I am grateful and proud to be a part of such an iconic film and cherish every moment of it. 30 years and yet it looks like a film made yesterday!” One fan commented, “The best Bollywood movie ever made.”
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