Have you heard? More voices for India

A bevy of stars have put their might behind the PMrsquos endeavour to promote local tourism after his post on his travels to Lakshwadeep The latest actor to comment on the location is Amitabh Bachchan who while responding to a post made by Virendra Sehwag shared ldquoI have been to Lakshadweep and Andamans and they are such astonishingly beautiful locations with stunning waters beaches and underwater experiences that are simply unbelievable Hum bharat hain hum aatmanirbhar hain Jai Hindrdquo Bachchan wrote in his post on XThe last oneSushmita Sen is all set for her ldquoantim vaarrdquo as Aarya Sareen as the makers have announced the newest editionrsquos release datemdashFebruary 9 Sen who essays the titular role of Aarya Sareen said ldquoAarya holds a profound place in my heart and as season three continues itrsquos like watching two pieces of my soul come together Each episode of Aarya is a journey into a world that has become an important part of my existencerdquo She added that with the arrival of Aarya Antim Vaar viewers will get to witness ldquothe profound evolution of this characterrdquoA bit of badKonkona Sensharma who is geared up for the release of the dark comedy thriller series Killer Soup has shared that she is lsquosickrsquo of doing earnest roles and loves playing women who are a little lsquoirresponsiblersquo and have shades of grey Sensharma takes on the intricate role of Swathi Shetty in the Manoj Bajpayeestarrer ldquoWhen I look for roles I see what the script is like The entire script has to be cohesive I try to choose roles which are interesting because I am sick of doing earnest good kind of roles or morally upright women I love playing women who are a little irresponsible who have shades of grey who are living lives according to what they want on their own termsrdquo she saidBridging the gapRana Daggubati who attained panIndia fame after he played Bhallaladeva in Baahubali has said that the film introduced India as a single cinematic nation to the world ldquoWhen I first came to Mumbai I felt that there were so many filmmakers in the country but they donrsquot know what is happening in different parts of the country In the South no one knew what was happening in Hindi cinema I knew cinema never had a boundary So I started to work there and it needed one film Baahubali was the answer and it made everyone see India as a single cinematic nation A lot more will happen nowrdquoThis takeA group of 20 Singaporebased Indian professionals have joined hands for a short film narrating how two journalists belonging to different schools of thought reported about the 2012 Delhi gangrape victim who was airlifted from New Delhi to a hospital in the city state in an effort to save her life Titled Saahasi Dateline Singapore the 27minute short is directed and produced by Zafar Anjum It was released on YouTube on January 5 According to Anjum the idea of Saahasi came from Singaporean journalist Gurdip Singh ldquoI was attracted to the idea because the film had a kernel of truth in it It tries to shine a spotlight on media ethicsrdquo the filmmaker saidNew additionVaani Kapoor is set to play the lead opposite Ajay Devgn in Raid 2 The film went on floors on January 6 in Mumbai Devgn took to Instagram to announce the new addition ldquoWelcome to the teamrdquo he wrote in his post of the film that will release theatrically on November 15 ldquoThe energy on set was nothing short of electrifyingrdquo he shared Raid released in 2018 and starred Saurabh Shukla and Ileana DrsquoCruzNew look outThe first glimpse of NTR Jr and Koratala Sivarsquos Devara released recently and sees the former in a new avatar Janhvi Kapoor plays the female lead in the film that also features Saif Ali Khan in a key role Siva will helm the franchise which is expected to have two parts The first part Devara Part 1 will release worldwide on April 5 2024 in Telugu Tamil Hindi Kannada and Malayalam The film stars Prakash Raj Srikanth Meka Tom Shine Chacko Narain and other notable actorsWhat a failureFilmmaker Vidhu Vinod Choprarsquos 12th Failmdasha biographical dramamdashhas become the highestrated Indian film of all time on IMDb On the list of the top 250 Indian films 12th Fail has secured the number one spot with a rating of 92 out of 10 The other four films on the list of the top five Indian movies of all time include the 1993 animated film Ramayana The Legend of Prince Rama Mani Ratnamrsquos Nayakan Hrishikesh Mukherjeersquos Gol Maal and actor R Madhavanrsquos directorial debut Rocketry The Nambi Effect With this rating the Vikrant Masseystarrer is ahead of several acclaimed Hollywood films