Have you heard? Madhavan reveals SRK, Surya didn't charge a penny for Rocketry

R Madhavan recently revealed how Shah Rukh Khan came to be a part of Rocketry The Nambi Effect Recalling discussing the film mdash that is based on former ISRO engineer and scientist Nambi Narayan mdash while they were shooting for Zero four years ago Maddy said SRK told him that he was keen to be a part of the movie and willing to play any role in the background At wife Saritarsquos suggestion he messaged the superstar to thank him Much to his surprise he got a reply from SRKrsquos manager saying ldquoKhan saab dates puchh rahe hainrdquo Thatrsquos how SRK came on board for the role of a journalist who interviews the scientist essayed by Maddy Interestingly neither SRK nor Suriya who plays the same part in the Tamil version charged any fee Moreover they didnrsquot bill Maddy for the vanity vans costumes or any of their staffOn a new missionVicky Kaushal who is back from Croatia where he had gone to shoot a peppy number for Govinda Naam Mera is all set to revisit an important part of modern Indian history The actor announced that he has begun the prep for director Meghna Gulzarrsquos biopic on Field Marshall Sam Maneckshaw with a picture of the script research material and a diary While the movie marks Vickyrsquos reunion with his Raazi director it also brings Dangal girls Fatima Sana Shaikh and Sanya Malhotra together sharing credits again after Anurag Basursquos Ludo 2020 While Fatima essays the late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi Sanya plays Sam Maneckshawrsquos wife SilooOf coffee and conversationsKaran Johar recently revealed that Ranbir Kapoor wonrsquot be a part of his upcoming chat show The Sanju actor who had made his displeasure with Koffee with Karan clear in another show in the past declined to shoot an episode with actorwife Alia Bhatt While the coup to get the couple together for the first time since their April wedding didnrsquot materialise we guess the filmmaker thought Ranbir nahin toh Ranveer Singh hi sahi So he got the lead jodi of Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani on his Koffee couch The episode was shot before Alia took off for her Hollywood filmSave the dateEven as he wrapped up the shoot of Drishyam 2 in Hyderabad yesterday Ajay Devgn announced its date with audience The sequel of his 2015 hit Drishyam will release on November 18 this year Thatrsquos less than a month after his Diwali offering Thank God Indra Kumarrsquos directorial venture vies for the box office pie with Akshay Kumarrsquos Ram Setu during the festive season Looks like Ajay who usually heads out of the city after the first weekend to shoot his new movie will have to kickstart the promotions for Drishyam 2 soon after Thank God releasesRevisiting another victory againmidday had reported that Akshay Kumar is teaming up with producer Dinesh Vijan for a movie New Associations June 14 Now we hear that the paperwork for the collaboration has been completed The yetuntitled film will be based on a real story centered on the key role played by the Indian Air Force in a crucial event in the past Akshay will essay the role of the IAF officer who leads the operation and saves the day with his quick sharp thinking and heroism While the rest of the team will be finalised in the coming months plans are on to take the movie on floors early next summer By then Akki will wrap up the Soorarai Pottru remake Gorkha and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan Interestingly the actor who has played a naval commander and an Army office before will be playing an Air Force official for the first timeFrom the crime filesOver three years since Delhi Crime Shefali Shah will be seen as DCP Vartika Chaturvedi again soon After leading the investigation in the first season of the series based on the 2012 Delhi gang rape case the actor has a new case on hand This time around she will nab a Madhya Pradesh gang known as kachhabaniyan gang as theyrsquod wear only inner wear and commit breakins robberies and even brutally kill the person who saw them Sources say the producers shortlisted several crime stories that made national headlines Apprehensive about another disturbing narrative they zeroed in on the robberies of the kachhabaniyan gang that wrecked havoc in Delhi in 199092False newsEven before the sequel to Pushpa The Rise goes on floors speculation has begun about the Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna starrer Reports are rife that the character of Srivalli essayed by Rashmika dies much before the climax of Pushpa The Rule However producer Y Ravi Shankar has dismissed the reports calling them false news ldquoPeople believe everything that is reported about a film that no one knows aboutrdquo he has been quoted as saying While preparation for Sukumarrsquos directorial version is already underway Shankar reiterated that Srivalli is alive in the sequelA special song for SalmanSalman Khan who is filming his next Bhaijaan in Hyderabad will be returning to the bay later this week He is scheduled to shoot a special song for Ritesh Deshmukhrsquos directorial debut Ved a Marathi film this weekend Incidentally this is not the first time the Radhe actor is doing a special appearance in his friendrsquos movie Previously Salman played a bit part in Riteishrsquos 2014 production venture Lai Bhaari The two actors had already discussed the role and the Radhe actor is said to have committed to sparing a couple of days for the Ved filmmakerAlso Read Jawan director Atlee Kumar shares picture with Shah Rukh Khan from Vignesh ShivanNayanthara wedding