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Over ayearanda half since she announced that she has signed Naagin Shraddha Kapoor will begin shooting for the Vishal Furia directorial venture The actor is currently preoccupied with Luv Ranjanrsquos yetuntitled movie with Ranbir Kapoor After wrapping it up she will begin filming the Nikhil Dwivedi production In keeping with the subject rooted in traditional Indian folklore the film will have extensive VFX Sources tell us that work on the visual effects modelling is slated to start next month When she first broke the news on taking up this film Shraddha had said that having grown up watching admiring and idolising the Sridevirsquos Nagina and Nigahen she had been keen to play a similar role mdash of an ichhadaari naagin who can change her form at willSecond time unluckyAkshay Kumar was to head to France to represent India at the 75th Cannes Film Festival However he had to cancel his plans as he has contracted the virus The Prithviraj actor shared the news on social media saying ldquoI was really looking forward to rooting for our cinema at the India Pavilion at Cannes 2022 but have sadly tested positive for COVID I will rest it outrdquo Tagging the IampB Minister Anurag Thakur Akshay added ldquoLoads of best wishes to you and your entire team Will really miss being thererdquo Incidentally this is the second time the actor has tested positive The first time was in April 2021 when he had got hospitalised under medical adviceA Telugu remake of Ajayrsquos RaidFour years after Ajay Devgnrsquos Raid hit the box office a Telugu remake is in the works South director Harish Shankar who remade Salman Khanrsquos 2010 hit Dabangg as Gabbar Singh 2012 with Pawan Kalyan was in Mumbai recently to finalise the terms with Kumar Mangat Pathak who produced the Hindi original Rajkumar Guptarsquos directorial venture also starring Ilena DrsquoCruz as Ajayrsquos wife was based on a major Income Tax raid in Uttar Pradesh in the early 1980s We hear Kumar Mangat will also be a producer of the Telugu adaptation for which the lead actor is yet to be cast Meanwhile Harish is working on completing his next Bhavadeeyudu Bhagatsingh which marks his reunion with Kalyan after a decadeKhoon pasina anyoneItrsquos not unusual to suffer some cuts and bruises when shooting an action film or a show Sidharth Malhotra who is filming his maiden web series Indian Police Force with Rohit Shetty in Goa took to social media to share how he was injured on the set He wrote ldquoRohit Shettyrsquos action hero equals to real sweat real blood Rohit sir working the camera for some crazy action sequences in Goardquo Now imagine if social media existed in the 1990s and actors like Ajay Devgn Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty would show off such injuries every other day Really nowAamirrsquos kind gesture for TV teamAamir Khan recently surprised the team of the TV show Shubh Laabh mdash Aapkey Ghar Mein by dropping in at the set in a Malad studio When Nasirr Khan heard that the actorfilmmaker was shooting his next Pritam Pyare on the adjacent floor he went over to meet him as their families have been friends for decades He requested Aamir to meet the showrsquos team The perfectionist actor not only met everyone but also clicked pictures with them Nasirr who plays Niranjan Toshniwal in the show recalls ldquoWhile the entire team still thanks me it is Aamirrsquos greatness and humility that won our hearts The icing on the cake was when he agreed to do his Laal Singh Chaddha featherchallenge reels with merdquoA surprise for MouniMouni Roy was in for a surprise during the shoot of an upcoming episode of DID Lrsquoil Masters on which serves as one of the judges Her husband Suraj Nambiar shared a special video message for his actorwife Recalling that it was love at first sight for him and how they took their relationship to the next level he said ldquoItrsquos been three months since we got married and I must say that it has been a lot of fun being with herrdquo Conceding that she was a little lost before she met Suraj Mouni said ldquoHe mentioned to me that I need to broaden my mind be present in the current scheme of things and look for the magicrdquo She called him her lsquosoul matersquo who introduced her to the true magic of lifeA new directionPicInstagramAfter producing movies like Sarbjit Bhoomi and Jhund Sandeep Singh is gearing up for his directorial debut Titled Safed the film featuring Abhay Verma and Meera Chopra in the lead was shot in 11 days in Varanasi Sandeep who is looking forward to share the first look at Cannes said ldquoIt is humbling and encouraging that I begin with a story that comes from a world that most of us know so little about a story that pains my heart in a way that gives me happinessrdquo