Have you heard? Playing it safe

Playing it safeUh oh It appears that after mulling over The Immortal Aswatthama Allu Arjun has decided to give director Aditya Dharrsquos dream project a miss It is being said that the poor response to Om Rautrsquos Adipurush in terms of the VFX and the boxoffice has made the superstar wary of taking up a VFXheavy story rooted in mythology Not to forget the long time the extensive VFX will take to create and ready the magnum opus for release Talk in Tollywood is that Arjun has opted to team up with director Trivikram for his next after Pushpa 2 The Rule which he is presently working on The actor and the director have a successful track record with films like Julayi 2012 SO Satyamurthy 2015 and the blockbuster Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo 2020 While not much is known about the plot we hear it is going to be completely a mass entertainer Planned as a panIndia outing the project will be released in multiple languagesGoing soloQala actor Triptii Dimri is said to have broken up with Anushka Sharmarsquos producerbrother Karnesh Sharma Talk about their split emerged after it was noticed that the two have unfollowed each other on social media Moreover they have also deleted pictures of each other and them together If thatrsquos not enough Karnesh has also removed Triptiirsquos character poster from Bulbbul While the buzz about their breakup gained momentum on social media the actor shared a post saying ldquoPeople are going to talk about you no matter what you do so you might as well do whatever brings you joyrdquoVFX woesIt is often said that two is company and three is a crowd Thatrsquos what Ranbir Kapoorrsquos Animal with director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is avoiding during the preIndependence weekend The gangster drama was the first to stake claim on August 11 for its theatrical releaseEarlier this year Sunny Deolrsquos Gadar 2 and Akshay Kumarrsquos OMG 2 also announced their release on the same weekend Now Animal which also stars Rashmika Mandanna has vacated the date Reportedly the extensive VFX work wonrsquot be complete in time to meet the deadline as a result of which the makers are looking at a December 1 release While they are yet to share the new date a trade source says ldquoThat is the only open window three weeks after Tiger 3 and as many weeks before DunkirdquoTeaming up for a secret projectRanveer Singh is teaming up with actorwife Deepika Padukone yet again This time around they are joined by Ram Charan and Trisha Sharing a video on social media Ranveer wrote ldquoUnveil the secret Stay tuned for the big revealrdquo The clip begins with Deepika registering a police complaint for her husband who has gone missing from the previous night Ram and Trisha donrsquot have any dialogues in the teaser that states ldquosome secrets should remain secretsrdquo We just hope itrsquos not another ad film nowBrsquoday announcementFor weeks rumours have been rife about Ranveer Singh stepping into Shah Rukh Khanrsquos shoes to play the role of Don Sources claim that the official announcement is expected later this week on July 6 on the occasion of the actorrsquos 38th birthday Ranveer has reportedly shot a special video for Farhan Akhtarrsquos third instalment of the action thriller franchise The makers will unveil a dekko of the actor as the iconic character with the video Meanwhile the trailer of his next Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani with Karan Johar as director will be unveiled on TuesdayWhatrsquos this puppy loveIleana DrsquoCruz who announced her pregnancy in April continues to maintain secrecy about the man in her life She recently shared a picture of her beau kissing their pet dog captioning it ldquoPuppy loverdquo The Big Bull actor has been conscious about not revealing the identity of her partner Previously she had uploaded a romantic picture with her beau in which their faces were intentionally blurred Really nowCulture vultureSalman Khan launched Bigg Boss OTT 2 saying that he would ensure that the show stays true to Indian culture In recent days Jad Hadidrsquos kiss with Akanksha Puri made news and his flashing his derriere at Bebika Dhurve appalled audiences Miffed with the turn of events Salman called out the contestants during the Weekend ka War episode ldquoYou all think this was the highlight of the week Was it according to our upbringing familial values and culturerdquo he thundered While he apologised to the audiences for how the show was panning out he told the housemates ldquoYou donrsquot need to apologise to me for whatever you did I donrsquot care Irsquom out of here Irsquom leaving this showrdquo he said walking off the stage