Have you heard? Sonam Kapoor buys Mumbai's iconic Rhythm House

Owner of Rhythm HouseWeeks after her fatherinlaw purchased a London property for a whopping Rs 2314 crore Sonam Kapoor and her husband Anand Ahuja bought Mumbairsquos iconic music store Rhythm House as reported by Bloomberg The duorsquos Bhaane Group shelled out Rs 478 crore to buy the 3600squarefoot landmark which had been shuttered in 2018 after previous owner Nirav Modi defaulted on billions of dollars of bank loans Modi had bought the iconic music store from the original owners the Curmallys in 2017 for Rs 32 crore It is reported that a spokesperson for Bhaane confirmed the purchase Rhythm House established in 1940 once hosted musicians like Pandit Ravi Shankar Jethro Tullrsquos Ian Anderson and a bevy of stars Meanwhile yesterday Sonam was also announced as the face of luxury brand Dior and will represent Diorrsquos womenswear creative director Maria Grazia Chiurirsquos collectionsNew workWhile there is no certainty on whether Indian fans will be able to watch him on the big screens in the country Fawad Khan is set to feature in two new projects The ventures were announced at the inaugural Tasveer Film Market TFM which was held in Seattle on the sidelines of the 19th Tasveer Film Festival that ran from October 15 to 20 Khan 42 will feature in Behind the Scenes a darkly comic newsroom thriller a press release said He will also be seen in The Prisoner a Pakistani episodic series The show which will feature the actor in a pivotal role is adapted from Omar Shahidrsquos bestselling novel of the same nameBuilding desi businessesPerhaps inspired by the attention paid by Indian audiences to the entrepreneurshipbased show Shark Tank producer Goldie Behl is set to make the desi adaptation of the retail reality show Buy it Now Known for its innovative format and engaging content the fastpaced show promises to not only provide Indian inventors with a platform to pitch their creations but also spotlight local creativity Behl who is also the husband of Sonali Bendre is producing the show No truth to the rumoursReports about Jaya Bachchanrsquos mother Indira Bhadurirsquos death are false clarified sources close to the Bachchan family Bhaduri is currently in Bhopal An official note from Abhishek Bachchanrsquos team has clarified that Indira Bhaduri is well ldquoRecently several media reports have claimed that Jaya Bachchanrsquos mother Indira Bhaduri has passed away stating that her son Abhishek Bachchan rushed to Bhopal in response to this tragic news However these reports have been confirmed as falserdquo read the note from Bachchanrsquos family adding that she is ldquoalive and wellrdquo Making a franchise bigger and betterRohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn have made the Singham franchise ldquobigger and betterrdquo in Hindi says actor Suriya who portrayed the titular cop in the original Tamil film series Singam After Suriyarsquos 2010 movie was released Shetty and Devgn joined hands to make its Hindi remake which was released a year later The duo has since expanded the franchise into an ambitious copverse also starring Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh Suriya said ldquoEverywhere I travel in India they recognise me and connect with Singam They recreated it in Hindi and made it even bigger and better It only makes you happy when legends give you mutual respect and say lsquoWe would want to recreate itrsquordquoEktaa to appear before copsFilmmaker Ektaa R Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor have been asked to appear before Mumbai Police today in connection with a POCSO case registered against them over the alleged obscene portrayal of minor girls in a web series an official said A notice had previously been issued to them to face the investigation ALT Digital Media Entertainment Ltd meanwhile stated that references to the engagement of minors by the company are incorrect According to the statement issued on behalf of Alt Balaji Telefilm Limited Shobha and Ektaa are ldquonot involvedrdquo in daily operations Separate teams are involved in content strategy it said The FIR was registered in connection with the alleged streaming of inappropriate scenes involving minor girls in an episode of ALT Balajirsquos web series Gandi BaatPak actor criticises Kritirsquos songPakistani actor Adnan Siddiqui has accused the makers of Do Patti of ldquotearing apartrdquo a classic song by Reshma for the upcoming Kajol and Kriti Sanonstarrer He said the music by the legendary folk singer deserved a more dignified reiteration For Do Patti Reshmarsquos popular folk track Akhiyan nu rehan de has been reimagined as Akhiyaan de kol a pacey dance number featuring Sanon in a red leather bodysuit Siddiqui known for his roles in Pakistani dramasshared ldquoImitation can be flattering but not when it means tearing apart a classic by a legend Please show some respect for Reshma ji and the legacy she left behind Her music deserves to be treated with the dignity it commands not reduced to just another sordid ripoffrdquoNext up soonAbhishek Bachchanrsquos next I Want to Talk which has been directed by filmmaker Shoojit Sircar is set to hit the big screens on November 22 The makers unveiled the title along with a teaser featuring Bachchanrsquos voice He is heard saying ldquoI just donrsquot love to talk I live to talk Zinda hone main aur marne main mujhe bas yeh ek basic difference dikhta hai Zinda log bol paate hai Mare huye bol nahi paaterdquo The production banner captioned the teaser ldquoWe all know that one person who lives to talk Herersquos the story of a man who always looks at the brighter side of life no matter what life throws at himrdquo Bachchan was last seen in the sports drama Ghoomer 2023 directed by R Balki