Have you heard? Allu Arjun charges Rs 175 cr for his next; Raj Babbar vs Prateik

Indiarsquos most paid starAllu Arjun is undeniably one of the biggest stars in the Indian film industry today especially after the mega success of Pushpa 2 The Rise 2024 He is now teaming up with Jawan 2023 director Atlee for a megabudget film touted as a ldquoparallel universerdquo spectacle Reports suggest that the makers are planning to launch the film with a special asset in the next two months Arjun has reportedly locked a deal worth R175 crore with Sun Pictures along with a 15 per cent stake in profits ldquoItrsquos the biggest frontend deal signed by an actor in the modern erardquo a report quoted a source as saying The film temporarily titled A6 is expected to be high on VFX We have heard that filming is slated to begin in August with the actor allotting bulk dates to the makersFamily tension intensifiesActor Prateik Babbar and his wife Priya Banerjee have addressed the controversy surrounding his familyrsquos notable absence from their February wedding According to Priya Prateikrsquos father Raj Babbar ldquowas never there in his liferdquo indicating a complex relationship In 2023 Prateik had dropped his fatherrsquos surname changing his name to Prateik Smita Patil Raised by his maternal grandparents Priya also hinted that Prateik may publicly discuss the matter furtherGood looks good looks good looksNawazuddin Siddiqui has shared his experience of being underestimated due to his appearance At the second edition of the Cinevesture International Film Festival he recalled being told he ldquodidnrsquot look like an actorrdquo during auditions which would leave him frustrated ldquoThey would say lsquoYou are unconventional lookingrsquordquo he said However Nawazuddin argued ldquoHow am I unconventional when crores of people look like me in India Irsquom conventional itrsquos Hrithik Roshan who looks unconventionalrdquo Nawazuddin also shared that he was not allowed to enter the set of Talaash 2012 until he convinced the security guard that he was an actor in the filmWe are just friendsChum Darang has denied dating Bigg Boss 18 2024 winner Karan Veer Mehra despite their romantic gestures on social media Chum in a recent interview clarified ldquoTherersquos nothing between us itrsquos just friendship Our relationship ka naam is friendshiprdquo This comes after Karan Veer openly expressed his love for Chum in a video on Valentinersquos Day saying ldquoRoses are red violets are blue I donrsquot care about anybody because I love yourdquo Chumrsquos loving response to the video fuelled the rumours surrounding their romanceNeta vs abhinetaSharad Kelkar and Freddy Daruwala Right Suniel Shetty Anurag Thakur and Sohail Khan PicsSatej Shinde Ashish Raje InstagramA friendly T20 cricket match was organised by Anurag Singh Thakur former Union minister and BJP MP at Mumbairsquos MCA Cricket Stadium on Saturday as part of PM Modirsquos TBfree awareness campaign The match saw politicians and actors face off with Leaders XI led by Thakur competing against Actors XI captained by Suniel Shetty Arjun Kapoor praised the initiative saying ldquoEntertainment politics and sports are the pillars to get any kind of message across So it feels great that all of us can come together for such an important medical causerdquoThe decline of superstardomMohanlal Malayalam cinemarsquos reigning superstar has weighed in on the potential decline of superstar culture in the Indian film industry He believes that terms like ldquomegastarrdquo and ldquosuperstarrdquo are merely audienceendowed titles given to actors after theyrsquove achieved a notable level of success ldquoIt was a slow developmentrdquo he said When asked about the future of superstardom for the next generation of actors he said ldquoThere will definitely be great actors from the younger generation They need good scripts They have to get good directors and colleagues I had the chance to work with amazing directors and brilliant costars They created merdquo On the work front the actorrsquos L2 Empuraan helmed by Prithviraj Sukumaran is touted to be one of the most expensive Malayalam films The political thriller is set to release in theatres on March 27