Have you heard? Childhood love, anyone?

Childhood love anyoneEven as Rajkummar Rao is currently working on Stree 2 with Shraddha Kapoor he has reportedly finalised his next movie This time around he will be teaming up with Vaani Kapoor for a smalltown love story to be produced by Anubhav Sinha Aptly titled Bachpan Ka Pyaar the quirky love story set in Lucknow will be helmed by writerdirector Apurva Dhar Badgaiyann who made his debut with the romcom Chaman Bahaar 2020 starring Jitendra Kumar Raj and Vaani are slated to begin filming next month Incidentally this is the Bheed actorrsquos third collaboration with Sinha and Vaanirsquos first While Raj also has Guns amp Gulaabs and Mr and Mrs Mahi Vaani has Sarvagunn Sampanna and Mandala Murders lined upChalo OTTWe know that Shanaya Kapoor makes her bigscreen debut with Mohanlalrsquos next panIndia period action drama Vrushaba Now we hear that she will make her OTT debut with Karan Joharrsquos production Student of the Year 3 Reportedly the filmmaker is turning the movie franchise into an web series This development seems to serve dual purpose for KJo Firstly it boosts Shanayarsquos career after Bedhadak his launchpad for her Lakshya and Gurfateh Pirzada failed to take off Secondly the filmmaker plans to introduce a steady flow of new faces with the Student franchise in the OTT spaceOf awards and rewards Bhumi Pednekar will be conferred with the Disruptor Award by the Victorian government at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne On the one hand she has carved unique space with films like Bheed Badhaai Do Bala and Shubh Mangal Saavdhan And on the other hand she has been in the forefront for the cause of climate change and sustainability The actor who will receive the award on the festivalrsquos opening day August 11 will be the special guest for the fireside chat with a live audience on sustainability further cementing her role as a catalyst for change Grateful for the honour Bhumi says that this recognition means a lot to her She elaborates ldquoThrough the films and roles I take up the causes that I support and stand up for and for everything I do to champion climate conservation this is exactly what I strive for mdash to live a life of impact I aim at changing society for the better by championing representation of women in cinema and fighting for gender inclusivity and working towards achieving environmental stabilityrdquoItrsquos a boy Vatsal Sheth and Ishita Dutta welcomed their first child on Wednesday The new parents shared a picture from the hospital yesterday captioned ldquoUs We have been blessed with a baby boy Thank you all for the love and wishesrdquo They didnrsquot share their newbornrsquos face and masked it with a heart Ishita and the baby were doing well They will be discharged from the hospital today ldquoTheir families are over the moon to welcome the newest memberrdquo said a sourceMrunalrsquos Telugu hattrickMrunal Thakur who forayed into Telugu cinema with Sita Ramam last year recently announced her third film in the language This time around she pairs up with Vijay Deverakonda for director Parasuramrsquos next ldquoIrsquom looking forward to working with Vijay as I do know that we can learn together and from each other as actorsrdquo she says They have begun prep for the film that rolls soon All praise for the Liger actor she adds ldquoWhatever roles Vijay does on screen he has this ability to bring this spark on screen when hersquos in front of the camerardquoKirronrsquos perfect 10What makes Indiarsquos Got Talent season 10 special for Kirron Kher is that she has been judging the show since the onset Proud of her long association the veteran actor says ldquoOver the years the show has evolved not only to become a national platform that defines talent in its true form but also has put Indiarsquos talent on the global maprdquoWhose idea was that anywayAt the San Diego Comic Con Rana Daggubati announced his new production venture Hiranyakashyap He also shared that Trivikram Srinivas will direct the movie which is based on the demon king who was slain by the Narsimha avatar of Lord Vishnu Not many know that it was Shaakunthalam director Gunasekharrsquos dream project and despite several delays he hoped to make it with Rana some day Not suprising then that the actorrsquos recent announcement hasnrsquot gone down well with Gunasekhar While not naming anyone the director tweeted ldquoWhile making God the central theme of your story you must also keep in mind that God keeps an eye on your integrity Unethical acts will be answered through ethical meansrdquo Letrsquos see what Rana and Trivikram say to that in the coming daysNot such an awesome mausumThe rains in the north have thwarted plans of many filmmakers Director Ajay Bahl had four daysrsquo shoot of The Lady Killer starring Arjun Kapoor and Bhumi Pednekar in Uttarakhand However the weather played spoilsport in their plans The makers canrsquot look for an alternative as the location plays a key role in this crime thriller which has been shot extensively in the north Since the remaining scenes are to be picturised outdoors the makers had no option but to reschedule the shoot Sources claim that the shoot will be completed next month ldquoHopefully we will have favourable weather conditions And after this fourday shoot it will be a wrap on the filmrdquo says an informer