Have you heard? All the Sharmas, please stand up

Film director writer and producer Tahira Kashyap Khurranarsquos first feature film Sharmajee Ki Beti premiered at an ongoing film festival Tahira who attended the festival along with her husband actor Ayushmann Khurrana said ldquoIt has taken me a long time to reach here I am also nervous because it is the first time that I will see my film on the big screenrdquo The multigenerational ensemble is about the lives of modern middleclass women all of whom have the surname Sharma It features Sakshi Tanwar Divya Dutta and Saiyami KherDoing my thingTen years and about 20 movies into his career Vikrant Massey says he is grateful to have gained the ldquoprivilege of choicerdquo It is something that an actor like him would like to utilise to continue to be the voice of the voiceless He credits writers filmmakers and producers for their belief in his calibre ldquoI recognise that I now have the privilege of choice I want to utilise this privilege to do the work I want to which is act tell stories and entertain people but also represent the common manrdquo Massey said in an interview The privilege however doesnrsquot change his course of action Massey said he will continue to look for characters that inspire himNot too far from homeActor Manoj Bajpayee says he tapped into his experience of growing up in a small village to essay the role of a displaced man on the run in Joram The hardhitting survival drama is directed by Devashish Makhija of Ajji fameldquoI come from a village so my journey has been long Irsquove interacted with lakhs of people such has been the journey that I donrsquot need to go to the slums to play a lsquojhopadpattirsquo guyrdquoThe green signalThe third part of the Tiger franchisemdashstarring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaifmdashhas been cleared by the CBFC with a UA certificate While no visual cuts were requested the board demanded changes in the audio and subtitles as per reports In certain dialogues the use of appropriate abbreviations was demanded The runtime of the film has been set at 153 minutes The film will release on November 12Heaping praise on hubbyAfter her husbandrsquos film UT69 hit the theatres yesterday Shilpa Shetty complimented Raj Kundra for his act ldquoMy dearest Cookie I know I say many things but this is something I want you to remembermdashYou are special and brave and I am so proud of yourdquo In the film Kundra plays himself and narrates his time spent in the Arthur Road prison where he was kept as an undertrial in a pornography case In July 2021 the businessman was booked under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code Indecent Representation of Women Prevention Act and Information Technology Act for allegedly distributing and transmitting pornographic videos He was granted anticipatory bail by the Supreme Court after serving 45 days at Arthur JailPunjabi film wins heartsSarabha the Punjabi film on young Indian revolutionary Kartar Singh Sarabha who was hanged by the British at the age of 19 in Lahore in 1915 has drawn a huge response from audiences in Canada and the US after it hit theatres worldwide Directed by Los Angelesbased director Kavi Raz Sarabha is the firstever Punjabi film to open in a record 55 theatres across the US alone In Canada too the movie is being screened at multiple theatres in Toronto Vancouver Calgary Edmonton and other cities Raz said ldquoSarabha isnrsquot your typical Punjabi film It is a historical document on the role of Gadar heroes in Indiarsquos independence Sarabha was a young boy of just 19 who gave his life for his motherland He inspired the great revolutionary Bhagat SinghrdquoBuilding women the right wayThe story of a father and daughter had singer Neeti Mohan reminiscing about her life story Mohan a judge on a singing reality show was moved by the story of a father who celebrated his daughterrsquos return home following an abusive marriage Mohan who has three sisters including choreographer Shakti and actor Mukti was reminded of how her father raised his daughters to stand up for themselves and never endure injustice She said her father ensured his daughters were never bound by a different rulebook merely because they are girls ldquoI want to thank you because you have encouraged people by taking this big step and the world has seen itrdquo she told the duo on the show