Have you heard? Seeking southern directors

Thanks to the unprecedented success of Atleersquos Jawan with Shah Rukh Khan and Sandeep Reddy Vangarsquos Animal with Ranbir Kapoor last year Ranveer Singh is looking to team up with south directors He had signed on for S Shankarrsquos Hindi adaptation of his 2005 thriller Anniyan However controversy over its legal rights jeopardised the Jayantilal Gada production While Ranveer is waiting for the director to come up with another subject he has reportedly met Atlee for a possible collaboration Ghajini and Holiday director AR Murugadoss is also said to have narrated an action thriller to the actor Ranveer has met Rajinikanthrsquos Jailer director Nelson Dilipkumar too hoping to work with him The actor is apparently is looking to accommodate a project with a south director in his datediary after Sanjay Leela Bhansalirsquos Baiju Bawra fell through due to its high cost In the coming days Ranveer is also expected meet HanuMan director Prasanth Varma who recently announced his next Jai HanumanWar drama nextVikramaditya Motwane is set to retell the story of Indian Navyrsquos Operation Trident during the 1971 IndiaPakistan war Nikhil Dwivedi who is producing the film titled Trident is in talks with IMAX to come on board as a partner and ensure a grand cinematic experience to do justice to the magnitude of this epic saga Two superstars have reportedly given their consent to portray Commander Babrubhan Yadav and Admiral Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda who led the operation that changed the course of the war However the makers are planning to reveal the casting only after the paperwork is complete with a proper announcementMythological movesIt is known that Suriya is teaming up with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for his twopart film on Karna the glorious character from the Mahabharata Now rumours are rife that Janhvi Kapoor is being roped in to play the leading lady in the movie Mehra has begun preproduction on the magnum opus that is slated to go on floors later this year By then Janhvi will wrap up her work on Junior NTRrsquos twopart film Devara which also marks her Telugu debut Suriya who is gearing up for the release of Kanguva will complete his next with his Soorarai Pottru director Sundha KongaraPowerful playOver 30 years ago Sunny Deolrsquos film titled Bajrang was shelved due to unforeseen circumstances Now the actor is set to play Bajrangbali as Hanuman is also known in Nitesh Tiwarirsquos Ramayan trilogy After a series of discussions with the makers the actor has reportedly committed to the epic adaptation Apparently the makers felt that Sunny is the perfect embodiment of strength and perseverance that is synonymous with the monkey god Wersquore curious to see the equation the Gadar actor will share with Ranbir Kapoor who plays Lord Ram in the trilogy Moreso after witnessing Ranbirrsquos camaraderie with Sunnyrsquos younger brother Bobby Deol during the promotions of Animal in which the latter played the antagonistCaring for his teamConsidering that their entourage is at their beck and call stars are known to help their staff in their time of need Recently Kartik Aaryan went the extra mile for his bodyguard who had suffered injuries in a road accident Besides helping him get the best treatment in one of the reputed hospitals in Mumbai Kartik visited him regularly to spend time with and cheer him up The security personnel who got discharged from the hospital recently is thankful to Kartik for ensuring he was taken good care of and also being such a strong pillar of supportAnguishedOn Saturday night during a jagrata at the Kalkaji temple in Delhi the stage gave away Consequently one woman died and about 15 others suffered injuries B Praak who was also performing at the venue expressed anguish at the turn of events In a social media post the singer said ldquoGoing forward we have to be very careful and take utmost care of the kids the elderly and everyone elserdquo Stating that he was extremely saddened by the loss of life and people suffering injuries Praak added ldquoI wish all those injured a speedy recovery The management will have to be very careful in the futurerdquo Reportedly the police has registered an FIR against the organisers and investigation is underwaySmile pleaseRashmika Mandanna recently completed shooting her portions of Yesubai wife of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj in Laxman Utekarrsquos Chhaava starring Vicky Kaushal as the protagonist Praising her costar on social media she wrote ldquoI will always wish the best for you man It was such a pleasure Mom has told me to convey regards to yourdquo Vicky reshared her post saying ldquoThe whole set is missing your warmth and energy immensely People donrsquot know that the smile you have on your worst days is bigger and better than the smile most have on their best days Major inspiration Thank you for being our Yesubai and my regards to aunty as wellrdquo