Have you heard? Crowded ID weekend

Reports of Allu Arjunrsquos Pushpa 2 The Rule vacating the Independence Day weekend have got filmmakers replanning their releases Recently the makers of Khel Khel Mein announced that the Akshay Kumarstarrer will now release on August 15 Initially slated to arrive on August 9 director Mudassar Azizrsquos romcom will now face off with filmmaker Nikkhil Advani and John Abrahamrsquos action thriller Vedaa Now producer Dinesh Vijan has decided to jump into the fray with his horror comedy Stree 2 Earlier scheduled to open on August 30 the Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoorstarrer will now vie for the box office pie with Khel Khel Mein and Vedaa While the two films arriving simultaneously have attracted audiences their response to this threeway clash Itrsquos not for nothing that they say lsquoThreersquos a crowdrsquoSue youThreats against Raveena Tandon continue to loom In a video posted earlier this month a social media user claiming to be a freelance journalist accused the actor of being drunk and assaulting a senior citizen While the Mumbai Police clarified that the allegations were baseless Raveena has decided to press defamation charges for the false accusations On her behalf lawyer Sana Raees Khan sent a defamation notice to the accuser stating ldquoThis dissemination of false news appears to be a deliberate attempt to tarnish Raveenarsquos reputation The intent behind spreading these falsehoods seems to be rooted in extortion and a desire to gain cheap publicity at the expense of the actorrsquos dignity We are taking all the necessary legal steps to address this issuerdquo Meanwhile a human rights organisation has invited Raveena to Delhi on August 31 to honour her efforts in protecting her driver when faced with a violencethreatening mobJibraan is Big BstruckAs Jibraan Khan gears up for the release of Ishq Vishk Rebound he recalls his days as an assistant director on Ayan Mukerjirsquos Brahmstra Part OnemdashShiva The experience was a dream come true as the fantasy adventure gave him the opportunity to work with Amitabh Bachchan who played a pivotal role in it ldquoI had to ask him to record a voice note for a special scene and had his number but I didnrsquot have the guts to call himrdquo Jibraan reminisces adding that it was finally Bachchan who called him The young actor reportedly shared ldquoWhen Amitabh Bachchan introduced himself I was shocked for five seconds I couldnrsquot believe it It was an awestruck moment for me that the great Amitabh Bachchan knows my name and recognises merdquo Now no one an deny thatManaging release datesLast week NTR Juniorrsquos Devara Part 1 advanced its release from October 10 to September 27 On the other hand Alia Bhattrsquos Jigra was moved from September 27 to October 11 The two actors have previously worked together on SS Rajamoulirsquos RRR 2022 Interestingly Karan Johar is involved with both movies On one hand the filmmaker is distributing actorfriend NTR Jrrsquos action drama with Anil Thadani in the Hindi territories On the other hand he is producing Jigra with his proteacutegeacute Alia Devara helmed by Koratala Siva also marks the Telugu debut of KJorsquos other favourite Janhvi Kapoor and stars buddy Saif Ali Khan as the antagonistWriting in progressEarlier this year we heard that directorduo AbbasMustan were contemplating a sequel to their 2002 hit Humraaz Starring Bobby Deol Akshaye Khanna and Ameesha Patel the thriller also featured some chartbusters which cinegoers lapped up as much as the plot twists and turns Ameesha who recently met the director duo reportedly said ldquoThey not only believe in cracking the script but also taking it a few notches higher The makers are finetuning the screenplay and will make the announcement when they are readyrdquo She also enthused that after the stupendous success of Sunny Deolrsquos Gadar 2 The Katha Continues director Anil Sharma is keen on taking the franchise ahead with a new narrativeRainy dilemmaThe reports of Sonakshi Sinharsquos upcoming wedding with Zaheer Iqbal have taken the producer of their film Tu Hai Meri Kiran by surprise Sarvesh Goel who is backing the film revealed that the two actors wanted to wrap up the film fast However the rains threw a spanner in their plans While only a few daysrsquo of shoot is left there is no update on the duorsquos combined datesJoining the legal dramaVivan Bhatena is the newest addition to the cast of the series Raisinghani vs Raisinghani He plays the role of Ishaan Talvar a legal whizz known to win the toughest cases with unmatched flair His introduction to the narrative will see more twists and turns in the legal drama also starring Jennifer Winget Karan Wahi and Reem Sheikh Admitting that he couldnrsquot resist the offer considering his relationship with the cast and creators Vivan says ldquoThe storyline and Ishaanrsquos character intrigued me To capture the nuances of playing an alcoholic character a specific kind of performance was requiredrdquo He points out that as an actor he feels each medium be it television film or OTT demands a slightly different approach specifically for the type of audience they cater to ldquoIrsquove tried to keep the character real and relatable So Irsquom excited for the audience to witness my work and I hope they find it enjoyablerdquo he adds