Have you heard? Telugu debut for Sonakshi Sinha?

While Sonakshi Sinha is currently working on Sanjay Leela Bhansalirsquos Heeramandi the actor is reportedly set to make her Telugu film debut with NBK108 Anil Ravipudirsquos film is also expected to star Nandamuri Balakrishnan While Sinha has reportedly given her nod she is yet to sign on the dotted line It is reported that the makers had initially considered Huma Qureshi for the part but zeroed in on Sinha Reportedly Sinha was to initially star in the Tamil film Hey Ram with Kamal Haasan However she had to step down from the project due to controversiesTiwari to be dad at 51Bhojpuri actorturnedpolitician Manoj Kumar Tiwari is going to be a father again Tiwari 51 and his wife Surabhi are expecting their second child The former Bigg Boss participant shared the news on social media and shared a clip from Surabhirsquos baby shower ldquoSome moments of joy cannot be expressed in words but can only be experiencedrdquo shared the actor Tiwari has two daughters one of whom he shares with Surabhi The child was born in 2020Anupam brings a new taleActor Anupam Kher announced the remake of Odia film Pratikshya in Hindi which highlights the dynamics of a fatherson relationship Anupam Patnaik the director of Pratikshya has said that this moment is big for them and bigger for the people of Odisha Kher will play the role of the father and gave Patnaik a token signing amount for the rights of the film Inspired by a short story by writer Gourahari Das the film follows Sanjay a boy from a middleclass family who is on the lookout for a government job a few months before his ailing father retires Sanjay learns about the governmentrsquos scheme of compassionate appointment where a family member gets the job of the deceased government employee A frustrated Sanjay waits for his fatherrsquos death but soon realises that in doing so he is losing his objectivityTables turn and howDharavi Bank actor Vivek Oberoi plays the role of joint commissioner of police Jayant Gavaskar in the series and turned to his debut film Company for inspiration While Oberoi played a goon in Company he had a lot to learn from Mohanlal who played IPS officer Veerappalli Srinivasan in the film Oberoi says ldquoThere are some performances that stay in your heart for life Though Company was my first film it was a learning ground for me I was surrounded by the best actors of our times from Ajay Devgn to Mohanlal For Dharavi Bank I went back to Mohanlal sirrsquos performance all over again I have vivid memories of how he approached his scenes His technique comes from experience so therersquos effortlessness in how he plays it It is all fresh in my mind mdash how he approached the character prepared for it and his demeanour on set I have tried to use some of his tricks for the part I am familiar with a lot of cops in the force Their guidance was helpfulrdquoAlso ReadHave you heard Birthday wishesSong and danceAparshakti Khurana has taken off to Turkey to shoot his next music single Nikita Dutta plays his leading lady in the song directed by Arsh Grewal Apart from facing the camera for the music video Khurana has also rendered Neendran The actor says ldquoNeendran is a peppy romantic number and I had a blast recording it Nikita is talented and Irsquom sure together we will create a fabulous music video in the picturesque locales of Turkey Hopefully the audience will love Neendran as much as they loved my last song Balle ni ballerdquoAlso ReadHave you heard Manushi dating NikhilWinning accoladesParesh Rawalrsquos latest film The Storyteller premiered at the International Film Festival of India recently Director Ananth Mahadevanrsquos tribute to the legendary Satyajit Ray on his centenary revolves around a wealthy businessman who hires a storyteller to help him deal with insomnia Pleased with the response to the film and his performance Rawal says ldquoThe Storyteller is a very special film for me To present it at IFFI and that too in competition makes it that much more special The response from the audience was overwhelming and humbling I am grateful to Ananth MahadevanrdquoDharma ka karmaGetting a debut in a Dharma film may be every aspiring starrsquos ultimate dream whether or not they belong to the film industry For Janhvi Kapoor however the tag of being launched by Karan Johar brought its share of trouble In an interview the actor who featured in Joharrsquos Dhadak alongside Ishaan Khatter in 2018 says that any film coming out of Joharrsquos stable always piques curiosity in the audience whether or not Johar may be a loved public figure But it also brought her into the spotlight and made her an easy target and also someone who is ldquoeasy to haterdquoBhattrsquos pro tipsAlia Bhattrsquos ability to adopt healthy habits and develop a fitter frame has been evident since her industry debut But the actor would be kinder to herself if she had to do it again Speaking to a publication about her obsession with her looks she says criticising oneself for every bit of extra fat on the body is detrimental She encourages girls to avoid criticising themselves because doing so is an invitation to others to pick on them too Simple acts like staying active eating nutritious food and sometimes ldquocrap food as wellrdquo is essential