Have you heard? Nargis lays down her wishlist

Nargis Fakhri who was recently seen in the streaming series Tatlubaaz said that she loved how director Sandeep Reddy Vanga sketched his characters in the film Animal The Ranbir Kapoorstarrer which released last year in December polarised the audience over its treatment of female characters and the dominance of the ldquoalpha malerdquo characters ldquoI love how the character was sketched for Ranbir Kapoor in Animal The way he explored alpha energy was truly impressive And look at how well he drafted characters for even the females in his film Even though they werenrsquot the lsquoleadsrsquo they had the juiciest parts toordquo she shared further expressing interest in working with Rajkumar Hirani ldquoI feel his films are like a breath of fresh air thatrsquos loaded with lighthearted moments Lastly Irsquod also like to work with Kabir Khan and his highoctane action films like Ek Tha Tiger I admire his passion for storytellingrdquoNachke dikhaSharvari who will be seen in Munjya said she has wanted to perform a dance number ever since she aspired to become an actor in Hindi cinema ldquoI was always fascinated by them I have been mesmerised by the leading ladies of Hindi cinema as well as the dancing icons across generations who have belted out those big chartbusters that the entire nation has danced to These party tracks have time and again also given recognition and validation to actors who have aced their performances in themrdquo she saidLeverage cinemarsquos soft powerPrime minister Narendra Modi says that he met the film fraternity despite ideological differences to harness cinemarsquos soft power ldquoI did many workshops after being voted to the Prime Ministerrsquos Office in 2016 I did workshops with startups and sportspersons Not just this I had meetings with people belonging to the film fraternity I know the film fraternity is different in terms of its ideology but as a prime minister it is my job to talk to them and understand their problems If Bollywood proves to be beneficial to us in the global market if Tamil or Telugu films can prove to be profitable across the world then for me as a PM itrsquos important to capitalise on the power that cinema can lend to our countryrdquo he saidDhadak againFollowing his 2018 offering Dhadak Karan Johar has returned with the next edition of the film which will release in November Posting a video online Johar wrote ldquoThis story is a bit different Once there was a king and a queen both of whom belonged to different castes End of story Dhadak 2 starring Siddhant Chaturvedi and Triptii Dimri will release in cinemas on November 22rdquo The video highlights various texts pertaining to the lives of Dalits and the resistance against the practice of casteismA favourite placeAhead of the release of Mr amp Mrs Mahi Janhvi Kapoor visited the Muppathamman temple which she said was her ldquomummardquo late actor Sridevirsquos favourite place in Chennai Kapoor took to her Instagram account to share a gamut of pictures from her temple visit ldquoVisited Muppathamman temple for the first time Mummarsquos most favourite place to visit in Chennai sicrdquo she wrote in the caption In Mr amp Mrs Mahi Kapoor pairs up with Rajkummar RaoFirst loveSaif Ali Khan has officially reunited with his Ta Ra Rum Pum director Siddharth Anand after nearly 17 years The filmmaker delighted fans by sharing a couple of pictures apparently from film sets as he got back together with his lsquofirst herorsquo Posting a picture from Budapest Hungary with Khan he wrote ldquoBack on set with my first hero How can nothing change Love you Saifrdquo He did not share details relating to the venture but it is anticipated that they have collaborated on Jewel Thief which is touted to be a Robbie Grewaldirected venture Anand backs the production Meanwhile Khan was last seen in Adipurush 2023 costarring Prabhas and Kriti Sanon in key roles He will also be seen in Jr NTRrsquos upcoming Telugu film Devara also starring Janhvi KapoorFor the goodJohn Abraham Raveena Tandon Sunny Leone and Jacqueliene Fernandez have called for ldquostricter lawsrdquo to safeguard the lives of animals after a string of cases of abuse have been brought to peoplersquos attention Following a recent case of animal abuse reported from a society in Greater Noida where a stray dog was thrown from the 15th floor of a residential tower Abraham stated that the surge in ldquocruelty to animals deeply wounds our collective consciencerdquo ldquoGovernments must not falter they must implement stringent penalties to deter perpetrators and invest in comprehensive educational programmes to foster empathy and reverence for all life formsrdquo he said Tandon shared ldquoResearch shows that people who commit acts of cruelty to animals are often repeat offenders who move on to hurting others including humans Itrsquos imperative for the safety of all of societymdashhumans and other animals alikemdashthat perpetrators are caught and punishedrdquo