Have you heard? Mother of all ironies!

As what may best be termed as the mother of all ironies Karan Johar is set to present a show that tackles nepotism and reveals the ldquoentertainment industryrsquos biggest trade secretsrdquo Titled Showtime it revolves around life at a production studio and whether it favours talent or ldquogoes in favour of bloodlinerdquo Emraan Hashmi plays the lead marking his third collaboration with KJo as producer They first teamed up for Ungli which also starred Kangana Ranaut who first stirred the nepotism debate against KaranA hatke role for NeelamAfter playing herself in Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives Neelam Kothari Soni will be seen essaying a different character in another web series The actor will feature in Zoya Akhtarrsquos Made in Heaven 2 where she will share screen space with actorhusband Samir Soni and good friend Sanjay Kapoor ldquoI was elated when I heard the script Zoyarsquos craft is unmatchable The fact that I get to share screen space with Samir is absolutely thrillingrdquo she gushes Though she declined to reveal anything about her role she adds that it will be directed by Neeraj GhaywanNaam mein kya rakha haiDance with you hitmaker Jay Sean revealed that he changed his stage name for the intro of the song at nth hour As the track completes 19 years in the market the Brit singer of Indian descent whose name is Kamaljit Singh Jhooti revealed that he had ldquochosen a totally different stage name before that moment and yoursquod all be calling me something elserdquoAlso ReadHave you heard Rewriting renegotiating and rebudgetingNot so iconic after allFollowing the stupendous success of Pushpa The Rise Allu Arjun is set to begin filming Pushpa The Rule this month After director Sukumarrsquos sequel the actor was slated to start working on Venu Sriramrsquos Icon But the project has been aborted because Arjun has apparently backed out Sources attribute his exit to his upcoming lineup and Iconrsquos storyline It appears Sriram and Arjun will need a better script to collaborate onSunny set to scareSunny Leone has finished shooting for director Yuvanrsquos Tamil historical horrorcomedy Oh My Ghost which sees her play ldquoa queenlike characterrdquo ldquoThere are some films that are able to make you chuckle at a script level I enjoyed doing the film for just that reason Itrsquos scary in parts and so funny in others Thatrsquos such a clever combination Itrsquos hard to make people laugh and I did put in the extra effort in nailing the timingrdquo says Sunny who also worked with a diction coach to enhance her partAlso ReadHave you heard Kartik Aaryan calling whoTriggering social media frenzyAmid reports of Firoz Nadiadwala reviving Hera Pheri Akshay Kumar and Suniel Shetty indulged in some social media banter It began with Suniel wishing his frequent costar with a video showcasing their photos against the popular score used in Hera Pheri Golmaal hai bhai sab golmaal hai Akshay responded by addressing him with his characterrsquos name stating ldquoShyam bhai thank you for the wishes Phir thodi hera pheri kar le sicrdquo Hopefully after a few false alarms Hera Pheri will finally materialise this time