Have you heard? Kartik won’t play Raju

Kartik wonrsquot play RajuSuniel Shetty who was keen to convince Akshay Kumar to give his nod to Hera Pheri 3 is thrilled about Kartik Aaryan joining the franchise He however clarified that contrary to reports on social media the actor will not reprise the role of Raju mdash played by Kumar in the past two editions ldquoKartik Aaryan is a brilliant choice but he is not playing Raju Kartikrsquos is an absolutely new character and he will bring amazing energy to the role that he would play Nobody can replace Raju Now it is for Raju and Firoz Nadiadwala producer bhai to sort out the issuerdquo Shetty was quoted as stating Meanwhile Aaryan is gearing up for his next Freddy which will have a directtoweb releaseAlso Read A for Ayushmann A for actionEngagedPicsYogen ShahAamir Khanrsquos daughter Ira Khan got engaged to her longtime beau Nupur Shikhare yesterday In September the celebrity fitness trainer had shared a video of his proposal confirming that the duo were set to exchange rings Khan and Shikhare have been dating for a long time Apart from Aamir Kiran Rao Imran Khan and Ashutosh Gowarikar were presentAlso Read lsquoDrishyam 2rsquo movie review Such remakes be copies noIn the PMrsquos shoesPankaj Tripathi will star in the biopic of Indiarsquos former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee The actor said in a statement ldquoItrsquos my honour to portray such a humane politician on screen He was also an excellent writer and a renowned poet Getting to be in his shoes is nothing but a privilege for an actor like merdquo The film will be helmed by threetime National Awardwinner Ravi Jadhav and written by Utkarsh Naithani picgettyimagesNew songPunjabi star Ammy Virk who is known for songs like Qismat and was appreciated by Bollywood fans for his role as Balwinder Sandhu in 83 has released another song titled Gal ban jae The track features him enduring a heartbreak ldquoIt is a song for those with an incomplete love story Romantic tracks have a certain connection with most people and the music and lyrics hit the vulnerable spotrdquo he sharedNow Vicky Kaushal heads for a wild adventureAfter Ranveer Singh Vicky Kaushal is set to join Bear Grylls on the adventure reality show Into The Wild with Bear Grylls His episode will premiere on November 21 Kaushal who claims to have had a fear of water overcame his apprehensions and explored life underwater for this episode He called his association an ldquoexperience to rememberrdquo Discovery channel India wrote ldquoThe heartthrob of our nation gets into the wild with beargrylls for an adventurous ride in the unknown watersrdquo Kaushal shared ldquoThis trip also represents a significant turning point in my life because it allowed me to face and overcome one of my many phobias It is difficult to imagine yourself floating in the middle of the ocean without a solid surface underneath you but Bearrsquos inspiration encouraged merdquoExploring new genresTusshar Kapoor said he is keen to explore various genres apart from comedy as he does in his upcoming murder mystery Maarrich Kapoor who has been an integral part of Rohit Shettyrsquos comedy series Golmaal essays the role of a cop in the new thriller movie written and directed by Dhruv Lather ldquoAfter Golmaal I was waiting for something that is not trying to be another Golmaal I wanted to do something that is different and against my imagerdquo he told reporters at the trailer launchThe nodHansal Mehta took to Instagram to share his experience of collaborating with Kareena Kapoor Khan ldquoShe is such a delight to work with It is a privilege to direct this powerhouse I had as much fun and joy doing difficult scenes with her as Irsquove had with Rajkummar Raordquo shared Mehta who collaborates with her for his next film which is being shot in London The film marks the debut of Khan as a producerRatna makes Gujarati debutRatna Pathak Shah will feature in an upcoming Gujarati movie titled Kutch Express the makers announced yesterday The film directed by Viral Shah will mark the veteran actorrsquos first lead role in Gujarati cinema It also features Manasi Parekh Darsheel Safary and Dharmendra Gohil in pivotal roles Shah said ldquoIrsquove been looking forward to doing a Gujarati film for a long time but couldnrsquot find anything really interesting Then came this film with a good script and a good team and to be shot in Kutch This was irresistiblerdquo The actor 65 recently spoke well about the opportunities that women of her age get in the industry and highlighted that her mother the late Dina Pathak did not get diverse roles at 65