Have you heard? Production delays

Rumours are rife that Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandannarsquos Pushpa 2 The Rule might not arrive on August 15 as announced Talk in Tollywood is that even though the lead actor has asked to complete the shoot at the earliest it will most likely take about a month before director Sukumar can call it a wrap on the film The filmmaker and his team also redesigned and reshot some crucial sequences recently Fahadh Faasil who returns as the antagonist is said to be currently shooting his portions Apparently editor Karthika Srinivas has opted out and Navin Nooli has begun editing the film even as Sukumar is focused on completing the remaining shoot If thatrsquos not enough work on the VFX might take longer as the director wasnrsquot too excited by the results shown to him last The trade circle is hoping the makers share an update on the release of the highlyanticipated action drama soonTwice as niceSaie Tamhankar has been cast opposite Vijay Varma for the web series Matka King The project marks her first collaboration with director Nagraj Manjule and Vijay Admitting that working with filmmaker has been on her wishlist she reportedly said ldquoIrsquove been vocal about it in interviews and on social media I am excited and nervous to work with himrdquo Declining to reveal anything about her role and the plot she said ldquoAll in all itrsquos a sudden breeze of excitement and thrill in my life right nowrdquoOn a hattrickEven as reports of Pushpa 2 The Rule missing its Independence Day deadline gained momentum the makers of Khel Khel Mein announced that the Akshay Kumarstarrer will arrive during the holiday weekend Director Mudassar Azizrsquos comedy which also stars Taapsee Pannu Vaani Kapoor and Fardeen Khan was initially slated to release on August 9 Now it will open in cinemas on August 15 This development marks Akshayrsquos third boxoffice clash with John Abraham whose Vedaa booked the release date earlier Interestingly their films have clashed in this window before and fared well nonetheless While Akkirsquos Gold 2018 and Mission Mangal 2019 crossed R100crore and R200crore mark respectively Johnrsquos Satyamev Jayate 2018 and Batla House 2019 crossed the R80 crore mark While Vedaa and Khel Khel Mein are expected to keep the starsrsquo momentum it remains to be seen which film scores higher at the ticket windows On more heroinecentric moviesAjay Devgn and Tabu who recently enjoyed a hit in Crew starring Kareena Kapoor Khan and Kriti Sanon unveiled the trailer of Auron Mein Kahan Dum Tha yesterday At the event Tabu was asked if the womencentric hit will encourage producers to cast top female actors and also give courage to heroines to headline such projects Before she could reply Ajay chipped in ldquoEverybody is doing it already Films keep getting made where women are in the lead It has nothing to do with courage It just depends on a good script If there is a good story with a strong female lead they make itrdquo When pursued that many actors say it is difficult to find producers who believe in films with women in the lead the superstar replied ldquoI think those actors who tell you are not getting work Itrsquos not generally true all the female actorsrdquo On her part Tabu stated ldquoThe producers have to consider several factors before making the final decision I canrsquot dictate what kind of films will be made in the industryrdquoRelease haltedThe Supreme Court has stayed the release of Annu Kapoorrsquos film Hamare Baarah The apex court was hearing the petition challenging the Bombay High Courtrsquos ruling in allowing the moviersquos release on June 14 A vacation bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took note of the submissions of petitioner Azhar Basha Tambolirsquos lawyer Fauzia Shakil and asked the HC to take an expeditious decision on the plea ldquoIf the teaser is so offensive then what about the whole movie Prima facie it seems you have failed since you yourself deleted the scenes from the teaserrdquo the SC judges reportedly noted The HC will now have to reevaluate the movie and determine whether its content aligns with the established guidelines and respects religious sentiments The film has already been banned by the Karnataka state governmentThe show is offSunny Leone was slated to perform at an event at the University College of Engineering in Thiruvananthapuram Kerala on July 5 News is that her dance performance has now been cancelled It is being said that Dr Mohanan Kunnummal vicechancellor of Kerala University instructed the university registrar to make sure that Sunnyrsquos show was not included in the collegersquos programme list Sources attribute it to last yearrsquos stampede during a concert at Cochin University of Science and Technology Cusat where four students died and over 60 others suffered injuries Sunny is currently shooting for a yetuntitled Malayalam film She recently shared a picture from the mahurat ceremony on her social media saying she was excited about her new project She will soon be seen in Quotation Gang which also stars Jackie Shroff and Priyamani