Have you heard? Makers of 'The Immortal Ashwatthama' to cast again!

Uh ohhellip The Immortal Ashwatthama starring Vicky Kaushal which was revived earlier this year with a reduced budget has hit another roadblock Buzz is that the studio partner wants director Aditya Dhar to rope in a more saleable star Apparently the studio is not too confident of Vicky bringing in good returns on their Rs 250 crore investment for the epic VFX extravaganza Incidentally the director and the actor started on a hit note with their collaboration Uri The Surgical Strike collecting about Rs 244 crore domestic box office Their second venture announced over three years ago was put on hold last year after the extensive preproduction cost producer Ronnie Screwvala Rs 30 cr While Samantha is said to have been roped in as the female lead the studio feels the film is financially unviable with Vicky in the lead Now it remains to be seen who gives in and who opts outAlso Read Have you heard Testing times for Kartik Aaryanrsquos nextRanveerrsquos nudes going placesRanveer Singhrsquos nude photoshoot continues to make news While an NGO has registered a complaint against the actor his birthdaysuit shoot has become a topic of prime time debate on news channels Now we hear that Ranveerrsquos controversial pictures have flooded a queer dating site It turns out anonymous profiles feature the Simmba actorrsquos naked images In this entire melee Vijay Deverakondarsquos almost naked pose for Liger poster seems to have been forgottenKissa kiss kaTalking of controversy Shilpa Shetty Kundra is still fighting for the closure of her 2007 kissa She was charged with obscenity when Hollywood star Richard Gere kissed her at a charity event in New Delhi While she was discharged in the case earlier this January an appeal was filed against it in April stating that Shilparsquos role in allowing to be kissed in public was obsceneThe actor has now approached the court to reject the plea against her discharge in the 15yearold case Her application states that she is ldquoa victim of malicious proceedings and harassment at the hands of the original complainantrdquo Moreover she is an established artiste and ldquohas always acted responsibly in her public life and private liferdquoAlso Read Have you heard Katrina Kaif Deepika Padukone on the wish listBatting to save natureAlready lauded for her role in the Climate Warrior initiative on social media Bhumi Pednekar lent her support to the World Nature Conservation Day yesterday She is putting some of her favourite outfits from her personal collection on sale to raise funds for planting trees through Home of Hope Foundation Bhumi explains ldquoLast year I launched Indiarsquos first clothing environmental footprint calculator so we can all understand the environmental impact of each of our clothes It was the first time such information was accessible to consumers in India and helps us make more informed decisions about our purchases This year I wanted to take it forward and put up my own pieces in the circular fashion system as wellrdquoWhat splitRumours are rife about Tiger Shroff and Disha Patani parting ways Even though they have neither confirmed nor denied the relationship their holidays together and comments on each otherrsquos social media posts are proof enough While people are wondering about their split Disharsquos recent comments indicate otherwise During a promotional event for Ek Villain Returns she was asked who would win if Tiger John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor compete in the Mr Universe competition Without a second thought she named Tiger saying ldquoFor me personally he is the best lookingrdquoThe baddie returnsTalk in the trade is that Riteish Deshmukh has a cameo in Ek Villain Returns The actor apparently reprises his character Sameer Mahadkar in the thriller starring John Abraham Arjun Kapoor Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria Claiming that Riteishrsquos special appearance is justified a source points out ldquoThe last you saw of Sameer in Ek Villain is when he is hit by a car But hersquos not shown dead in the endrdquo He adds ldquoSo itrsquos not unreasonable for the makers to show that he survived and is very much alive in the sequelrdquo Whether Sameer returns to his killing ways or not will be known when the movie releases tomorrowShreyas gets politicalShreyas Talpade has joined the cast of Kangana Ranautrsquos directorial venture Emergency Sharing his look she said that he will portray former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Posting the image Shreyas wrote ldquoHonoured to play one of the most loved visionary a true patriot and man of the masses Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji I hope I live up to the expectationsrdquo Thanking Kangana who plays the late Indira Gandhi he added ldquoYou are one of the most talented and versatile actresses of our country But you are an equally good actorrsquos director sicrdquoHigh on actionVarun Dhawan will shoot an extensive action sequence for director Nitesh Tiwarirsquos Bawaal in Poland over the next 10 days We hear about 50 hedgehogs feature in the thrilling set piece under the supervision of German action choreographers The actor will use knives and grenades for this explosive sequence Apparently this action setpiece is said to cost producer Sajid Nadiadwala about Rs 2 crore per day