Have you heard? 'Pushpa 2' stars to close IFFI; Big B slams biased commentary

Itrsquos a wrap for IFFIThe 55th edition of the International Film Festival of India IFFI is set for a starstudded closing The eightday festival that is underway in Goa will have its closing ceremony later this evening Stars of the upcoming Telugu action drama Pushpa 2 The Rule including Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna will be seen promoting their December release at the ceremony Rumours are rife that Alia Bhatt and filmmaker Karan Johar will also attend the event however therersquos no confirmation on their attendance Pratik Gandhi and Vikrant Massey will be among the other Bollywood attendees Artistes associated with the Prime Video show Bandish Bandits including Ritwik Bhowmik Shreya Chaudhary Mame Khan Nikita Gandhi and Digvijay Singh will also performBig B underlines biased commentaryWhile celebrating Indiarsquos victory over Australia in the first test match Amitabh Bachchan highlighted the ldquobiased commentaryrdquo that was part of the game ldquoDespite the biased commentary India thrashed Australia in cricketrdquo he wrote on his blog after India secured 295 runs over Australia in the first of the fivematch series which is taking place in Perth The cine icon also went on to congratulate his son Abhishek for the win registered by his team Jaipur Pink Panthers at the Pro Kabaddi LeagueA bit too muchThe feud between Nayanthara and Dhanush has taken a turn for the worse with the latter having filed a civil suit against the former Accusing her of using visuals from his production Naanum Rowdy Dhaan 2015 in her Netflix documentary without his approval Dhanush approached the Madras High Court naming Nayanthara her husband Vignesh Shivan and their production company as defendants Additionally Dhanushrsquos production company filed an application requesting the courtrsquos permission to sue the Mumbaibased entity through which Netflix manages its content investments in IndiaWar of words continuesRupali Ganguly may have hoped that filing a R50 crore defamation case would deter her husbandrsquos daughter Esha Verma from further criticising her publicly however the latter continues to use her social media to direct her anger at the Anupamaa actor Stating that the decision to share the story about her parentsrsquo separation was hard Verma wrote on social media ldquoSpeaking up brought clarity peace and liberation from years of silence My intention was never to cause harm but to shed light on experiences that shaped me Their response to my statement was disturbing and cruel and displayed their true characterrdquo Referring to her previous claim that Ganguly had conceived her son with Vermarsquos father out of wedlock Verma said ldquoI learnt of a marriage that took place on February 6 2013 and later discovered on August 25 that they had a child Any additional interpretations published in the media were made without my inputrdquoNot a film for yesterdayEarlier in August R Madhavanrsquos 25yearold film Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein rereleased in theatres owing to the appreciation it has earned from fans over the years However at the time of its release the love saga earned little attention from cinegoers Recalling how the filmrsquos boxoffice debacle affected him Madhavan said at a Goa film festival ldquoWhen it first released it was a flop I remember being heartbroken Little did I realise that fate had other plans It rereleased after 25 years and made more money than it did originallyrdquo RHTDM as it was fondly referred to also starred Dia Mirza and Saif Ali KhanThe millionaire returnsAccording to The Hollywood Reporter a newly launched production banner has acquired the film sequel and TV rights to the Academy Awardwinning Best Picture winner Slumdog Millionaire 2008 the Danny Boyledirected venture that starred Dev Patel in his breakout role Also starring Freida Pinto it earned eight Oscar titles including Best Director and Best Picture ldquoThe filmrsquos narrative is universal cutting across cultural and geographical lines and it embodies the kind of stories we lovemdashones that bridge entertainment with profound human experiencesrdquo the labelrsquos owners said in a statement The original also starred Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan