Have you heard? Talking thrillers

Kartik Aaryan is currently working on Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 with Triptii Dimri and Vidya Balan while his next Chandu Champion is being readied for a June release Now we hear that Kartik is in talks with Vishal Bhardwaj for a possible collaboration The Khufiya maker has offered a gritty thriller to him and apparently the discussions are progressing in a positive direction If all goes well the film will be produced by both the filmmaker and the actor Vishal is planning to begin filming later this year after Kartik wraps up the third edition of the horror comedy franchise Interestingly the new venture will also mark Vishalrsquos return to the big screen after Pataakha 2018 as his directorial ventures since then were released directly on OTTA sweet realty dealAfter several of his industry colleagues made strategic investments in real estate Tiger Shroff is the latest to be bitten by the bug The action star has acquired a swanky property in Pune reportedly for R75 crore He is said to have paid a stamp duty of R525 lakh for the 4248 sq ft luxurious abode located in an upscale project After registering the transaction on March 5 Tiger didnrsquot waste any time in leasing out the property The actor has given it to a beverage company for a monthly rent of R35 lakh Tiger who is gearing up for the release of Bade Miyan Chote Miyan this Eid also owns a sprawling eightbedroom apartment in a highprofile residential complex in KharInsensitive Censor BoardThe makers of Randeep Hoodarsquos SwatantryaVeer Savarkar were said to be facing Central Board of Film Certification CBFC hurdles till last evening Apparently the censor certificate for the Hindi version of the biopic on the freedom fighter came only around 2 pm yesterday ldquoAccording to the rules we can apply for certification in other languages only after the film has been cleared in the main languagerdquo said a source Sharing that the makers could apply for the certification of the Marathi version only last afternoon our informer added ldquoThe CBFC has often been in the news for wrongdoings in recent times The highhanded officials of the CBFC intentionally kept the Savarkar biopic hanging till the last day and consequently jeopardised its Marathi releaserdquoExperiencing earthquakeFilmmaker SS Rajamouli and son SS Karthikeya experienced an earthquake in Japan yesterday Alongside a picture of his smartwatch alert Karthikeya shared the news of the earthquake saying ldquoWas on the 28th floor and slowly the ground started to move and took us a while to realise it was an earthquake I was just about to panic but all the Japanese around did not budge as if it just started to rainrdquo They were both reported to be safe Previously Rajamouli hinted that his next venture an adventure drama starring Mahesh Babu is in preproductionAll set for an epic journey aheadVicky Kaushal recently appeared on Neha Dhupiarsquos show No Filter Neha The actor who is working on Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj biopic opened up about his personal and professional life Not hiding his joy about working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali on Love and War next he said ldquoIt is an opportunity every actor is hoping for Irsquove loved his films Irsquove loved him as a director He is the master of his craft and to get this opportunity means the world to merdquo Vicky further told the host of the Jio TV show ldquoIrsquom looking forward to start that journey because itrsquos going to be under the direction of Sanjay sir but also with two amazing actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor Having worked with them individually in Sanju and Raazi 2018 Irsquom looking forward to being on the same setrdquoTwice as niceShreya Chaudhary who earned notice for her performance in Bandish Bandits 2020 and followed it up with Commando 2023 is thrilled about her next The Mehta Boys Reason it also marks Boman Iranirsquos directorial debut ldquoIt is not every day that one gets a chance to be directed by a creative mastermind like Boman sir I got to learn so much under his guidance in The Mehta Boys and Irsquom honoured that he felt I was good enough to be a part of his visionrdquo she beams This year will also see her reprise her role of Tamanna Sharma in the second season of Bandish BanditsBold new roleBuoyed by the response to her OTT film Bhakshak Bhumi Pednekar is excited about her maiden web series Daldal Asserting that we are in the age of content and actors can shine bright with such opportunities the actor said ldquoIt is a perfect project to show a completely new side to my performancerdquo Declining to reveal more as filming for the Suresh Trivenidirected show is yet to begin Bhumi added ldquoI play a woman who has shattered the glass ceiling by being appointed as the DCP of Mumbai I think a character like this will resonate with the times that we live in because a woman is no longer shackled down and is ambitiousrdquoChange in plansEarlier this year the filming of Salman Khanrsquos The Bull produced by Karan Johar was delayed due to rewriting of the script and reworking of the logistics Now it is being said that the actiondrama will go on floors around November Vishnuvardhanrsquos directorial venture revisits Indian governmentrsquos Operation Cactus led by Brigadier Farukh Bulsara aka Bull to prevent 200 Sri Lankan militants from carrying out a coup against Maldives president Paumoon Abdul Gayoom in 1988 Before beginning The Bull Salman will shoot for director AR Murugadossrsquo next action entertainer for producer Sajid Nadiadwala