Have you heard? Thrills and chills ahead for Vaani Kapoor

Thrills and chills aheadShamshera 2022 was not exactly the best followup project for Vaani Kapoor after the acclaimed Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui 2021 Putting the debacle of the period action drama behind her the actor is excited to start her new project Vaani has been signed on for Mardaani 2 director Gopi Puthranrsquos next Sources tell us that she was blown by the narration and immediately agreed to lead the crime thriller Preproduction for the yetuntitled movie is underway The leading lady has begun prepping for the thriller that is scheduled to go on floors in March in Lucknow The producers are likely to make an official announcement after the title principal cast and crew are finalisedItrsquos a dateVarun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor have called off their April 7 date with the audiences The release of their maiden collaboration Bawaal has been deferred Director Nitesh Tiwari has shot the film in picturesque cities like Warsaw Paris Berlin and Krakow Since the VFX employed on the film will take a while the makers are now looking for another suitable release date As soon as Bawaalrsquos release was postponed the makers of Aditya Roy Kapur and Mrunal Thakurrsquos Gumraah booked the empty window of April 7 Director Vardhan Ketkarrsquos Hindi remake of the Telugu hit Thadam features Aditya in a double role and Mrunal as a cop The intense faceoff between the two actors is said to be the highlight of the upcoming crime thrillerJen picks Manishrsquos designIndian stars going gaga over international designers is passeacute It looks like Manish Malhotra is reversing the trend having styled Jennifer Aniston for Murder Mystery 2 which also stars Adam Sandler For her part as a bridesmaid Jen wanted a lehenga that was contemporary yet reflected the essence of Indian handicrafts The thrillerrsquos stylist Deborah McGuire and Malhotra who was sought out for the purpose opted for the ivory colour as it was a beach wedding The ace BTown designer picked his signature chikankari lehenga It took about three months to create the outfit with graduating rectangular motifs intricately embroidered floral blouse with pearl droplets and a handmade black tassel The ivory chikankari lehenga is available exclusively on ordersLook who joined womenrsquos crewDiljit Dosanjh has joined an allwomen crew Before you wonder let us tell you that the actorsinger has been signed on by Ekta Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor for their second joint production The Crew which stars Kareena Kapoor Khan Tabu and Kriti Sanon Stating that this film has a special destiny Rhea said ldquoWe are thrilled to have Diljit join the cast considering that he has a discerning eye for quality projectsrdquo Directed by Rajesh Krishnan the comedy mdash revolving around mishaps in the struggling airline industry mdash is slated to roll in MarchReady to shootSaif Ali Khan and Amrita Singhrsquos son Ibrahim is set to begin shooting for his debut venture this month Besides doing workshops he has been training hard at the gym as his character demands a chiselled look Helmed by Boman Iranirsquos son Kayoze the yetuntitled emotional thriller is set against the backdrop of terrorism in Kashmir It also stars Kajol and south actor Prithviraj Sukumaran in pivotal roles Previously Ibrahim assisted Karan Johar on Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem KahaniA meaningful brsquoday giftJackie Shroff turns 66 today To celebrate his special day fans have opted to support social causes just like he does Overwhelmed to hear about inspiring his followers Jackie says ldquoThis makes you believe that there are indeed good people in society To see my fans organising such community events and drives on my birthday is a gift I will never forget I hope they continue the good work and inspire others to do their bit toordquoOf pizzas and pastasDuring a recent interaction with the media Shah Rukh Khan shared that after Zero 2018 he utilised his fouryear break to learn cooking When he returned to face the camera the actor who specialised in Italian cuisine would often treat Pathaan director Siddharth Anand to pizzas ldquoAfter a few days of shoot I thought if Siddharth is not too pleased to collaborate with me at least he would continue working with me for the sake of the pizzas I fed himrdquo SRK joked While Deepika Padukonersquos strict diet prevented her from indulging in his dishes SRK added that costar John Abraham would eat only a specific preparation of pasta The superstar in his trademark humour added ldquoI tried it once and it tasted like cardboard kept for years served with some vegetables and seasoning I wonrsquot eat it again and I want to tell John to stop eating the cardboardlike pasta toordquo