Have you heard? Readying to scare

After making her web series debut with The Trial Pyaar Kanoon Dhoka this year Kajol is set for another first in 2024 She is reportedly venturing into the horror space with the thriller Maa to be helmed by Chhori director Vishal Furia As the title indicates the narrative will revolve around a mother Other details are being kept under wraps The movie also sees her team up with actorfilmmakerhusband Ajay Devgn as he is producing it In her 32year innings the feisty actor has essayed a variety of characters but she has never explored the horror genre According to a source ldquoKajol was looking to attempt a scary subject When she heard Vishalrsquos taut and engaging script she was so intrigued by it that she knew she had to be a part of this unusual narrativerdquo Preproduction is reportedly underway and shooting is slated to begin later next monthRanvirrsquos new legal wrangleTwo years since he played a Parsi public prosecutor Savak Jamshedji in crime drama 420 IPC Ranvir Shorey is set to don the black robe on screen again This time around for a new legal drama titled Godhra Accident or Conspiracy As the title suggests the film revolves around the 2002 incident when a train returning from Ayodhya was set on fire near Godhra railway station killing several pilgrims travelling in it Reportedly Ranvir plays the legal counsel for the families of the victims who die in the gruesome incident in the film helmed by MK ShivaakshCleared with small changesShah Rukh Khan and Rajkumar Hiranirsquos Dunki which releases this week was recently cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification with a few alterations For starters the makers were asked to incorporate antismoking health spots before the start of the main feature and just before the secondhalf begins The usage of a word was appropriately modified as lsquoimmigrantsrsquo The visuals of SRKrsquos character in a uniform riding a horse in his wedding were also altered In a critical scene the Censor Board asked the makers to add a statutory warning stating lsquoSuicide is not a solution to any problemrsquo After the submission of documentary evidence that the recommended changes had been incorporated the CBFC issued the UA certificate to the makers The final cut of the film which also stars Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal is two hours and 41 minutes longGames we playLike his neighbour Akshay Kumar Hrithik Roshan too is foraying into street cricket The Fighter actor has become the owner of the Bengaluru team of the Indian Street Premier League ISPL in which multiple teams will faceoff one another in T10 matches played with a tennis ball in a stadium Sharing the news on social media Duggu wrote ldquoLife comes full circle from growing up playing cricket on the streets with my friends to now being the proud owner of the Bengaluru team for ISPL It is time to go from street to the stadiumrdquo Thrilled to be a part of this aspirational new journey the actor said ldquoThis league is a promising avenue to unearth exceptional talent I look forward to witnessing the emergence of new stars and the unparalleled energy that this format bringsrdquoAb main bhi BachchanItrsquos not surprising that everyone aspires to be like Amitabh Bachchan Mass maharaja of Telugu cinema Ravi Teja is no exception He is starring in a film titled Mr Bachchan with the tagline lsquoNaam toh suna hogarsquo The movie which also features Bhagyashrii Borse marks Ravirsquos third collaboration with director Harish Shankar Sharing the first look of the movie the actor wrote ldquoHonoured to play the character with the name of my favourite Amitabh Bachchan saab sicrdquoOh shin Accident ho gayaVarun Dhawan hurt his leg during the shoot of director Kaleesrsquos adaptation of Atleersquos 2016 Tamil hit Theri in Kochi yesterday Sharing a picture of his wounded leg on social media the actor wrote ldquoSwollen shin banged it into an iron objectrdquo punctuated with a loudly crying emoji We hear a doctor was called to tend to Varunrsquos injury After medication and some rest the actor resumed his place in front of the camera Incidentally this is not the first time the actor has hurt himself while shooting for the film that sees him in a double role In August he had hurt his left arm Back then in his social media post he wrote ldquoNo pain no gainrdquo The entertainer also stars Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi as the leading ladies and Jackie Shroff as the antagonist