Have you heard? Epic new beginnings

Epic new beginningsIt is known that the makers of the Ramayana trilogy are undeterred by the debacle of Om Rautrsquos Adipurush starring Prabhas Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan Filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari and his team are not only prepping for their retelling of the mythological epic but are said to start work on their magnum opus in early 2024 Reportedly Ranbir Kapoor who plays Lord Ram and Sai Pallavi who essays the role of Sita will commence shooting in February Apparently the first part revolving primarily around Lord Ram and Sita will end with her abduction by the demon king Raavan Yash who has screentested for the part of Raavan will have a brief role in the first part but will dominate the narrative in the second instalment Sources claim that he will shoot for the first part in July Nitesh is looking to wrap up the first edition by August next year Meanwhile work on the VFX of the ambitious trilogy is on in full swing However it is being said that while ensuring his adaptation is a visual delight to watch the filmmaker is more focused on the storytelling and intercharacter dynamicsCoffee pe charchaLast week midday reported that Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty were heading to Hyderabad for a 45day schedule of Singham Again Super cop gets a south posting September 28 Interestingly before taking off for the Charminar city the actor and his directorfriend shot for an episode of the next season of Karan Joharrsquos chat show Koffee with Karan Reportedly Ajay and Rohit had a blast filming the episode with the host The actor and director duo also spoke at length about their friendship over the decades However the rapid fire round with some new elements is said to be the highlight of the show ldquoExpect the unexpectedrdquo is all sources are willing to say about it for nowWrite choiceIt has been a year since the reports of Junior NTRrsquos collaboration with Prashanth Neel first appeared The latest update on the film the working title of which is NTR 31 is that it will go on floors in April 2024 While the director is currently gearing up for the release of his Prabhasstarrer Salaar Part 1mdashCeasefire the actor is filming Devara with Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan Prashanth who is also known to write his movies is said to be putting together a unique action thriller for Jr NTR considering his penchant for highoctane spectaclesAyush to join Sunny paajiFollowing the stupendous success of Sunny Deolrsquos Gadar 2 The Katha Continues sequels of his yesteryear hits are on the cards We hear that JP Duttarsquos Border 2 will be the first to go on floors Talk is that Ayushmann Khurrana is being roped in for a parallel lead with Paaji for the war drama that is being called a lsquospiritual sequelrsquo to the 1997 hit Ayushmann who is known for picking quirky subjects is said to be excited about stepping into this territory and collaborating with Sunny for the first time Apparently Kartik Aaryan was offered the part initially but things didnrsquot materialise with himArjun readies to be waxedAllu Arjun is gearing up to go global Last month he won the Best Actor National Award for his performance in Pushpa The Rise Now the south superstar who is filming Pushpa 2 The Rule with director Sukumar has earned a place at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum in Dubai Preparations for his wax replica are in full swing He recently visited the museum for the measurements for his statue Apparently Arjun regaled the team with interesting stories and lesserknown nuggets about himself We hear that they were impressed by his nonstarry airs and easygoing attitudeFocus on filmsAce lensman and producer Atul Kasbekar has resigned as a partner at Bling Unplugged Reason being that he wants to focus more on producing films through Ellipsis Entertainment which has made movies like Neerja Tumhari Sulu and Looop Lapetaa among others Bling Unplugged was set up by Piya Sawhney Shanti Sivaram and Swati Iyer along with Atul The talent management company continues to manage actors like Vidya Balan Radhika Madan Gulshan Devaiah Konkona Sensharma and authorproducer Twinkle KhannaNot so amusing thisBhumi Pednekar Shehnaaz Gill Kusha Kapila Dolly Singh and Shibani Bedi recently shot an episode of Indiarsquos Got Talent for the promotion of their film Thank You for Coming Admitting that she is no adrenaline junkie Bhumi said that the ART Abhishek from Uttar Pradesh Rahul from Jaipur and Tejas from Mumbai triorsquos largerthanlife swing on the song Lahu munh lag gaya reminded her of the day when she accidentally got on a rollercoaster ride for the first time When Badshah probed her about it the actor shared ldquoDuring a trip to London I went for this festive fair called Winter Wonderland There were photos of kids at the entrance so I thought it was a kidsrsquo ride It was dark inside and when I sat on it it turned out to be a rollercoaster I have pictures from that day realising that Irsquove been tricked so badlyrdquo