Have you heard? Robot rom-com, anyone?

Producer Dinesh Vijan has not only got a fresh pairing of Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon for his next production venture but also a new genre with a novel concept Apparently the yetuntitled movie is a robot romcom revolving around a guy pursuing robotics and his creation Interestingly debutant director Amit Joshi has set his story in smalltown India against the backdrop of a cultural tradition While Hollywood has explored relationships between human beings and robots with movies like Blade Runner Robot amp Frank Bicentennial Man and Star Trek First Contact S Shankar is perhaps the only Indian director to explore the zone with Robot which was more of a scifi action drama Treading on the path seldom taken Dinesh has issued strict diktats to the team to ensure that his ShahidKriti film turns out exactly as they have imagined and is at par with international standards The film is slated to go on floors this November and will be shot in India and abroad We just hope they donrsquot pack in too many songs and make it a robot musical romcom nowCall ho na hoKajol turned a year older yesterday Actorhusband Ajay Devgn marked the special day with a unique post Along with the video clip in which he gets a call from Kajol he wrote ldquoWhen she calls I never fail to pick up Happy birthday dearest Kajolrdquo Those who know the couple reiterate that Ajay never misses a call from Kajol unless he is in the middle of a shot or at a dubbing sessionAlso ReadHave you heard Manushi Chillar not Kareena Kapoor Khan was first choice for Laal Singh ChaddhaIn Poccorsquos memoryIt has been almost five years since Sanjay Leela Bhansalirsquos pet dog Lady Popo bid adieu The canine was very attached to the filmmaker and would often accompany him be it when he edited his movies or interacted with the media Not surprising then that the filmmaker was heartbroken when she passed away in August 2017 SLB who has fond memories of Popo has now immortalised his love for his canine friend with a special gesture The Gangubai Kathiawadi director recently got the casting of Poporsquos paws by artist and impressionist Bhavna Jasra We hear he got emotional during the process He not only framed the precious casting but his new prized possession also occupies special place in his homeAlso ReadHave you heard Conditions applyRangeela againAt a request of a DID Super Moms contestant Urmila Matondkar danced with cojudge Remo DrsquoSouza to the title track of Rangeela She said ldquoRemo was also there in the song with me 27 years ago He was a background dancer and at an early stage of his career Having seen him grow day by day Irsquod love to praise his journey using his catchphrase lsquoNow thatrsquos what I call a performancersquordquoWherersquos the offerJanhvi Kapoor has denied rumours of being signed on for Jr NTRrsquos next Telugu film Asserting that she is keen on doing south films she has been quoted as saying ldquoAn opportunity of working with Jr NTR would mean a lot to me He is such a legend but unfortunately I havenrsquot got any offer yet I am waiting and I am hoping for the bestrdquoSeptember shaadi for AliRichaTalk in tinsel town is that Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha are planning to tie the knot next month The two actors who have been together since seven years were to get married in April 2020 but the novel Coronavirus outbreak thwarted their plans Even as they were contemplating dates last year new variants of the virus continued to play spoilsport Now it is being said that the couple will have a few rounds of celebrations One function will be held in Delhi as Richarsquos family is based in the capital They are likely to register their marriage in Alirsquos hometown Lucknow where they will host a reception too The couple is also said to have a reception in Mumbai for their friends and colleagues from the fraternityCourting controversyMiss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu has been sued by actor Upasana Singh for breach of contract over the latterrsquos Punjabi production venture Bai Ji Kuttange In her civil suit filed in the Chandigarh district court Upasana has stated that she had signed her for the promotion of Bai Ji Kuttange much before Harnaaz won the pageant The actorproducer claimed that despite agreeing to make herself available in person and virtually for the promotions Harnaaz refused to allot any dates It is further alleged that the beauty queen not only avoided all her professional and contractual commitments but also didnrsquot respond to any communication from the actorproducer and the concerned stakeholders Upasana also said that she had to defer the filmrsquos release from May 27 to August 27 due to Harnaazrsquos unavailability The Miss Universe 2021 hasnrsquot yet responded to Upasanarsquos statementsThanks to mommaDeepika Padukone recently revealed that she ldquofelt suicidal at timesrdquo during her battle with depression Recalling breaking down when her parents were returning to their Bengaluru home the actor said ldquoMy mother asked me usual hygiene questions whether it is a boyfriend or something at work or something happened I didnrsquot have any answer because it was none of these things It just came from an empty hollow place and she knew instantly and that was god sent for me I give all the credit to my mother for understanding the signs and symptomsrdquo