Have you heard? Rajkumar Santoshi takes on Shah Rukh Khan

The ways of Bollywood can be strange Earlier this year the release of some films including John Abrahamrsquos Tehran was deferred to avoid a clash with Shah Rukh Khanrsquos comeback vehicle Pathaan Now an unexpected movie has entered the fray ready to compete with the muchawaited spy thriller Rajkumar Santoshi has announced that his next GandhimdashGodse Ek Yudh will arrive on January 25 2023 While there is no star value in Santoshirsquos directorial venture one canrsquot deny that its title is bound to pique curiosity in the audience The National Awardwinning filmmaker was initially planning to release the film on Gandhi Jayanti but the movie was not ready at the time And itrsquos a wrapBobby Deol has completed the shoot of his next Shlok The Desi Sherlock with director Kunal Kohli The film marks the Bollywood debut of Ananya Birla Sharing pictures from the last day of shoot the actor wrote ldquoAnd itrsquos a wrap for Shlok Had a wonderful time with the Ateam some of the most amazing people Irsquove worked withrdquo Interestingly this is the first time Bobby will play a spy Besides the espionage thriller the actor has Sandeep Reddy Vangarsquos Animal with Ranbir Kapoor the third season of Aashram with director Prakash Jha and Penthouse lined up for 2023Futuristic celebrationsEveryonersquos favourite Khan Taimur Ali Khan will turn six on December 20 Actorparents Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan decided to kickstart the celebrations this week They hosted a big bash on Thursday for Tim Tim as he is affectionately called An ordinary party just wonrsquot do for the countryrsquos mostloved star kid So it was a Star Warsthemed party that saw other starkids and his friends in attendance Kareenarsquos mother Babita too joined in the revelry Sharing a picture of the birthday boy having a blast Bebo wrote ldquoOkay a clear sign the party was a hit My Jedi TimrdquoAlso ReadHave you heard No recreations for Aashiqui 3 songsSunny replaces Anil in Rajrsquos nextTalking of Rajkumar Santoshi talk is that he has resolved differences with Sunny Deol The two had fallen out when the director refused to make the Bhagat Singh biopic with the actorrsquos brother Bobby Deol The latest is that Santoshi and Sunny who delivered hits like Ghayal and Damini together are reuniting for a period drama For several years it has been Santoshirsquos dream to bring Asghar Wajahatrsquos book Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya O Jamyai Nai to the big screen Eight years ago he was planning to make the movie with Anil Kapoor in the lead However Anil has changed his mind and is no longer associated with the project That has given friendturnedfoeturnedfriend Sunny the perfect opportunity to come on boardOn an announcement spreeWhile Hera Pheri 3 is being scripted producer Firoz Nadiadwala is making grand plans for his other film franchise Welcome Titled Welcome To The Jungle the third instalment will apparently be shot in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir and Europe The producer reportedly stated that the entertainer set against a military backdrop will have a patriotic theme at its crux Firozrsquos last release was Welcome Back in 2015 He has also spoken about his desire to make a magnum opus based on the Mahabharata One hopes that the producerrsquos announcement spree is followed by action Last heard Welcome Back director Anees Bazmee was still waiting for his duesAlso ReadHave you heard Katrina Kaif takes the leapHousehuntingKartik Aaryan is reportedly looking for a bigger home perhaps to match his newly acquired star status Recently the Freddy actor along with his mother visited Shahid and Mira Kapoorrsquos seafacing apartment in Juhu for a dekko It is being said that he wasnrsquot too pleased by its proximity to the crowded beach that he thought poses a security hazard We hear Kartik is looking for a duplex Nothing less will do for the Shehzada actorBack to workBarely 10 days after tying the knot with Sohail Kathuria Hansika Motwani is back at work The actor was spotted shooting in the city today for the promotional campaign of her next MY3 Sources tell us that after fulfilling her prior commitments Hansika will take a break from work She will travel overseas with Sohail for a yearend holiday that will double up as their honeymoon She will return in January and resume work on her new film