Have you heard? Sequel before face-off

The cat is out of the bag Reports are rife that a sequel to the Shah Rukh Khanstarrer Pathaan 2023 is the twist in the YRF Spy Universe before his faceoff with Tiger essayed by Salman Khan Apparently after the stupendous success of Siddharth Anandrsquos directorial venture SRK and producer Aditya Chopra thought of exploring it as an individual franchise Sources claim that the basic idea of Pathaan 2 will pave the way for the big onscreen faceoff with Salman in Tiger vs Pathaan It is also being said that the SRKstarrer is being planned as the new tentpole of the YRF Spy Universe Reportedly the actor and Adi are planning to begin the film by early next yearBadhaai ho Rakul Preet Singh and Jackky Bhagnanirsquos wedding festivities in Goa culminated on Wednesday night with two different rituals The couple reportedly had an Anand Karaj ceremony first and followed it with the Sindhi traditional pheras The newlyweds shared glimpses from the rituals on social media saying ldquoMine now and forever 21022024 abdonobhagnani sicrdquo While their posts were flooded with comments the couple also got a congratulatory note from Prime Minister Narendra Modi It read ldquoMay the groom and the bride be perfect partners in the voyage of life by accepting each otherrsquos imperfections and learning from each otherrsquos virtuesrdquo Thanking the PM the couple wrote ldquoYour wishes mean a lot to usrdquo The goodbad fight againGiven that his films always have a strong antagonist Rajkumar Santoshi has signed on Abhimanyu Singh for his next Lahore 1947 The actor was previously seen as an antagonist in Rohit Shettyrsquos Sooryavanshi 2021 Sharing that the part of a baddie is a strong one an insider reveals ldquoRaj ji believes that an able and a powerful villain adds to the fight between good and evil in the narrative Abhimanyursquos antagonist is at constant loggerheads with Sunny Deolrsquos character throughout the movie That builds up to make the final faceoff all the more interesting and dramatic for the audience giving them a taste of the hero vs villain climax of the yorerdquoGetting due recognitionDespite earning praise for her performance in Vidhu Vinod Choprarsquos 12th Fail 2023 starring Vikrant Massey Medha Shankr didnrsquot exactly make the cut at the popular award shows so far However she was presented an IMDb International Movie Database Breakout Star STARmeter Award recently The actor who plays IRS officer Shraddha Joshi in the film is thrilled about her win Feeling honoured Medha said ldquoThis is my first award for 12th Fail so itrsquos extremely special Audience love matters to me the most I want to thank them for giving me so much of it for this performancerdquoSue youNot one to take derogatory comments lightly Trisha Krishnan has initiated legal action against former AIADMK All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazagam leader AV Raju He made cheap insinuations against the Ponniyin Selvan actor in a press conference on Tuesday After calling out his disgusting and despicable behaviour she yesterday shared images of the legal notice sent to him through her lawyers Besides seeking a compensation of an undisclosed amount for loss of reputation and causing mental agony the notice demands Raju to delete all forms of the original defamatory video desist from making any comments against the actor and issue an unconditional apology to her within 24 hours If he fails to comply with the terms Trisha will be compelled to initial legal proceedings not limited to civil and criminal procedure against himA hatke romcom nextFilmmaker Karan Johar and director Shashank Khaitan announced their next romcom yesterday Said to be in a similar space as Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania 2014 and Badrinath Ki Dulhania 2017 this one sees Janhvi Kapoor paired on screen with Varun Dhawan With Alia Bhatt having moved on from the Dulhania series the makers are looking to take the genre in a different direction and have titled the new film Sunny Sanskari ki Tulsi Kumari The makers also announced that the film will arrive in cinemas on April 18 next year The movie marks Varunrsquos third collaboration with Shashank and Janhvirsquos second with the director after her debut Dhadak 2018