Vaani deletes Abir Gulaal posts from social media; Bobby Deol joins Oppam

Priyadarshan picks his faveWe wrote about Bobby Deol playing the antagonist in Priyadarshanrsquos adaptation of his 2016 Malayalam movie Mohanlal starrer Oppam Round two of blind manrsquos buff May 3 Now we know that it is Akshay Kumar who is playing the ruthless antagonist in the movie An insider tells midday ldquoBobby was not replaced by Akshay Both were among the three options that the makers had while casting for the project There were three actors that were being considered and along with Bobby and Akshay Akshaye Khanna was the other choice But after working with Akshay in Bhooth Bangla Priyan locked the star for the role as he felt the superstar best suited the character Akshay will play Vasudevan the serial killer played by Samuthirakani in OppamrdquoMarriage felt isolatingShahid Kapoor and Mira KapoorMira Kapoor Shahid Kapoorrsquos wife recently reflected on their arranged marriage in 2015 when she was 20 She admitted that it was ldquoinitially isolatingrdquo as her friends were in different phases in life Mira in a chat with Naina Bhan shared that when her friends were studying she felt she was lagging behind However despite the challenges their friendships sustained over time as he friends eventually understood her new life phase having children and building a family Mira and Shahid have two children Misha and ZainCinema can reunite the countryFrom left Karan Johar and Vijay DeverakondaAt the recently concluded World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit WAVES in Mumbai Vijay Deverakonda participated in a session moderated by filmmaker Karan Johar discussing the South versus Bollywood debate Karan said ldquoWe truly have to believe that it is Indian cinema We are not North we are not South we are collectively making cinema in India as a wholerdquo Vijay agreed stating ldquoSouthNorth debate can be interesting for headlines but not very productive for cinema If we have to take on the giants of the world we need to collaboraterdquo He suggested collaborations between stars like Shah Rukh Khan and Allu Arjun could unite the country and expand their reach adding ldquoThe only ambition of any human is to get eyeballs and expand their reachrdquoSorry not sorrySaif Ali Khan right Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh in AdipurushSaif Ali Khan has clarified a recent controversy surrounding his film Adipurush 2023 A video clip that has gone viral on the internet suggested that he apologised to his son Taimur for making him watch the film but Saif set the record straight saying ldquoI apologised to Tim for being the evil villain in the film I was growling and smashing everyone in sight He said next time you should play the herordquo The actor added that he stands by all his films including Adipurush where he played LankeshPolitical thriller for ManojManoj BajpayeeManoj Bajpayee is reportedly set to star in a new political thriller titled Governor directed by Chinmay Mandlekar and produced by Vipul Shah under Sunshine Pictures We have learnt that the actor will play the titular role of a governor in this intense drama The film has been in development for two years and was apparently to be helmed by Apoorv Singh Karki with whom Manoj worked on Sirf Ek Bandaa Kaafi Hai 2023 After things didnrsquot work out with Apoorv for Governor the actor recommended Chinmay for the project after developing a creative rapport with him on his upcoming film Inspector Zende The film is expected to go on floors in July He also has Masoom The New Generation and the third season of The Family Man in his kittyNo traces of Abir GulaalFrom left Vaani Kapoor and Fawad Khan PicsPTI InstagramVaani Kapoorrsquos promotional posts for her film Abir Gulaal costarring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan have disappeared from her Instagram account According to reports the filmrsquos production team deleted the collaborative posts which were automatically removed from Vaanirsquos profile The move comes after the Pahalgam terror attack and government sources told PTI ldquoThe movie Abir Gulaal starring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan will not be allowed to release in Indiardquo The film was scheduled for release on May 9 Several Pakistani artistesrsquo Instagram accounts including Fawadrsquos have been restricted in India following the attack Blocked in India May 2 Vaani will next be seen in Badtameez Gill with Paresh RawalatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params