Have you heard? Cinema is cinema

Cinema is cinemaRohit Shetty is known for his mainstream entertainers and has no intention of breaking away from his style of filmmaking Asked if he would veer towards making artdriven cinema Shetty known for the Ajay Devgnstarrers Singham and Golmaal franchises said ldquoIrsquom happy with the kind of space Irsquom working in I really enjoy putting together the kind of films that I work on These demarcations of commercial cinema or arthouse cinema are given by the audience and the critics Itrsquos not our job as filmmakers to make these demarcations You make the kind of cinema that you identify with Cinema is more than 100 years old now and therersquos a space for every kind of filmmaker to tell their storyrdquoAll the loveHina Khan who is known for her work in television has been documenting her journey after she was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer The actor recently took to social media to share a selfie with her partner Rocky Jaiswal The two have been dating since 2014 ldquoYou are the best May Allah bless you always My strengthrdquo wrote Khan acknowledging Jaiswal for his support amid her battle Earlier the actor shared a video showing her visit to the hospital for her first chemotherapy session after attending an awards show Khan who hails from Jammu and Kashmir rose to prominence with her role of Akshara in the television show Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai She has also worked in Khatron Ke Khiladi Bigg Boss 11 and Kasautii Zindagii KayAll dramaUsually always happy to share her opinion on matters Jaya Bachchan said she has none when asked about the 2024 budget which was presented on July 23 ldquoI have no reaction ye koi budget hai reaction karne wala It is just drama Promises that are kept on paper will never be implementedrdquo said the Member of Parliament when asked about the matter Meanwhile BJP MP and actor Manoj Tiwari called the budget ldquobalancedrdquo and one that ldquobrought something special for every communityrdquoAnother filmSingerturnedactor Himesh Reshammiya announced a new film on his birthday yesterday Titled Jaanam Terii Kasam the film will release in October 2025 Coproduced by Reshammiya the film is touted to be a melodic offering He will collaborate with directors Radhika Rao and Vinay Sapru for it ldquoJis dard mein aaraam hai ISHK usi ka naam hairdquo he wrote online while announcing the newsLakshmi Ganapati or SRKThe Grevin Museum in the French capital has honoured Shah Rukh Khan with its set of customised gold coins A paparazzo shared the update on Instagram with a photo of the coin featuring Khanrsquos likeness This makes the actor the first Bollywood star to have gold coins in his name at the Paris wax museum Khan has previously been earlier immortalised in wax statues in the US the UK Germany France Czech Republic Thailand India Singapore and Australia On the work front Khanrsquos next is King in which he shares the screen with his daughter SuhanaMama coolSuhana Khan and Agastya Nanda who have been rumoured to be dating ever since they shared screen space in their debut movie The Archies were spotted together in Mumbai The duo was accompanied by Agastyarsquos uncle Abhishek Bachchan and sister Navya Naveli NandaAgastya and Suhana made their acting debut with Zoya Akhtarrsquos directorial film which also starred Boney Kapoorrsquos daughter Khushi Kapoor Meanwhile on the work front Agastya is set to feature in Ikkis also starring Dharmendra and Jaideep Ahlawat Ikkis is touted to be a war drama based on the life of Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal He was awarded Param Vir Chakra posthumously and lived an exemplary life Helmed by Sriram Raghavan the film will release on January 10 2025KIFF back for a new editionWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced yesterday that the 30th edition of the Kolkata International Film Festival KIFF will be held from December 4 to 11 Appointing acclaimed filmmaker Goutam Ghose as KIFF chairman and Bengali film icon Prosenjit Chatterjee as vice chairman Banerjee asserted that like in previous years the best work in the world and Indian cinema would be showcased during the festival Speaking at the 44th death anniversary of Bengali matinee idol Uttam Kumar Banerjee said he epitomised the culture and heritage of West Bengal and his legacy continues