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After 'Bhaag Milkha Why Amrita Rao turns Bhaag,' Farhan to play down promising roles? a boxer in his next Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar is all set to play a boxer in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s next directorial 'Toofan.' Reportedly, Farhan will not only act in the film but also back it with Ritesh Sidhwani. The 'Rock On 2' actor took to his Instagram account to share the news. The duo had earlier collaborated for the 2013 blockbuster 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag,' which was a biopic based on Indian athlete Milkha Singh. T h e f i l m w o n
Farhan a number of awards for his portrayal of the athlete. Unlike 'Bhaaag Milkha Bhaag,' the upcoming sports drama would not be a biopic. It will be a fictional story. The actor will begin training extensively in boxing to get into his character for the film. At present, Farhan is busy with Shonali Bose’s ‘The Sky Is Pink’ for which he is reuniting with his ‘Dil Dhadakne Do’ co-star Priyanka Chopra. The film also features ‘Dangal’ fame Zaira Wasim in a pivotal role.
Bollywood actress Amrita Rao who has been missing from the silver scree for a while is making a comeback in the biopic on Bal Thackeray where she will be reprising the role of Mina Tai, Thackeray's wife. Nawazuddin Siddiqui will play Thackeray's role. In an interview she talked about her self-imposed absence and everything she did to essay the character of Mina Tai. While speaking about coming on board, she said, "I didn’t choose this (film). Mina Tai’s character fell into my lap. One day, I got a call from Sanjay Raut’s office saying the director will come and meet and I was given a narration. Soon after, before I could open my mouth, the director just closed the script on me and said, ‘I’m taking it for granted. You are our Mina Tai.’" When asked about the challenges she faced while prepping for the character, she stated, "I had no reference point for Meena Tai. Even Sanjay Raut and Udhhav Thackerayji tried to dig in the old videotapes but there was none. My only reference was the limited photographs and a rare Marathi interview where Bala Saheb’s d a u g h t e r described her traits." When asked about her sabbatical from the silver
screen, she confessed that she had to turn down a lot of offers because it required her to do bold scenes. "There were a lot of moments where I found myself taking a sigh and letting go some big offers because I knew I was not comfortable with the intimate scenes that were a part of the character’s journey in the film."
Priyanka Chopra has been chosen to appear on a Hollywood chat show which will be a first after her marriage, though she and Kareena Kapoor Khan have already shot the last episode of Karan Johar's chat show. As per Headline Planet, PC will grace the couch on The Ellen Degeneres Show for the second time. Priyanka was made to do Tequila shots which the actress did with so much elan. After the drink, Priyanka said: "Thank you for that, this will be a really smooth interview."
DeGeneres said: "Yeah! It's good, this will be our tradition now. Whenever you are talking to me or anybody that's connected to the Ellen Show, you do a shot of tequila." But then Ellen told her PC is beautiful and talented, to which the actress reacted saying, "This doesn't happen too often." Ellen smilingly shot back at her saying, "Yes, it does. And I am merely complimenting you because I have to." That made PC fans really angry. We hope such unpleasant stuff won't happen in this episode.
Alia Bhatt sends adorable message to Varun Dhawan Priyanka's first Hollywood chat show after wedding
It was wrap for Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt starrer period drama 'Kalank.' The 25-year old actress shared this news, which means the makers will soon start the postproduction process of the film.
Apart from the giving the wrap-up news, the 'Raazi' star shared an adorable message to co-star Varun with their beautiful photo on the set and captioned it, "& it’s a film wrap for Varun on KALANK.. Our 4th film
completed together and he still manages to surprise me with his hard work and crazy energy everyday.. Also manages to make me laugh like a crazy person by just being himself.. I can’t can’t can’t wait for you guys to see the stuff he’s done with his character in the film!!!! ???#KALANK" N o r m a l Bollywood film takes 3-4 months to complete its shooting but 'Kalank' took more time due to its scale, ensemble cast and the injuries and obstacles faced by them during the production. But the good thing is that its all done right now. 'Kalank' marks the fourth collaboration between Varun and Alia after 'Student of the Year', 'Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania' and 'Badrinath Ki Dulhania.' The film is directed by Abhishek Verman and is produced by Karan Johar. It also stars Sanjay Dutt, Madhuri Dixit, Aditya Roy Kapur and Sonakshi Sinha in pivotal roles and is set to hit the screens on April 19.