Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Music composer Pritam, who recently collaborated with director Anurag Basu for ‘Metro… In Dino’, has shared that he is really kicked up about a new idea from the director. Pritam spoke with IANS following the success of the ‘Metro… In Dino’, and shared that Anurag has shared a new idea with him, and he is as excited for the yet-to-be-titled project as he was for ‘Life in a Metro’.Pritam told IANS, “He has two or three ideas like new ideas. There’s one id…

Hyderabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Director Harish Shankar, who is in the process of directing Ustaad Bhagat Singh, featuring actor Pawan Kalyan in the lead, on Sunday trashed all the rumours that were doing the rounds on his upcoming film, saying he would “personally share the details at the right time through an official announcement.” Taking to his X timeline to trash a number of claims being made about his next film on social media, Harish Shankar wrote, “The various news items about my next project a…

Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) Tamil actor and politician Sarath Kumar, who celebrated Raksha Bandhan, on Sunday disclosed that his rakhi sister from Hyderabad has never failed to greet him on the occasion every year, for the last 25 years. Taking to his X timeline, the actor posted pictures of his sister tying a rakhi to him.He wrote, “For the past 25 years, every year without fail, my Rakhi sister Pinky Singh from Hyderabad has wished me and sent me a rakhi by post — even if we couldn’t meet in pe…

Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS) The makers of director Althaf Salim’s eagerly-awaited Malayalam romantic comedy, ‘Odum Kuthira Chaadum Kuthira’ , featuring actors Fahadh Faasil and Kalyani Priyadarshan in the lead, on Sunday released the trailer of the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Taking to her social media timelines, actress Kalyani Priyadarshan, who plays the female lead in the film, shared the link to the trailer and wrote, “OUR TRAILER IS HERE! Hop on! In cinemas for Onam, …

Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Director Faruk Kabir, whose recently released streaming series ‘Salakaar’ has been getting a good response, has spoken about the common trait of all dictators. ‘Salakaar’ is a period spy drama-thriller, and alternates between two timelines, the 1970s and 2025. It follows the story of an Indian spy, who is tailing the nuclear weapon development in India’s arch-nemesis, Pakistan. Mukesh Rishi essays the role of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the Pakistani dictator, who escala…

Mumbai, Aug 10(IANS) Guru Dutt , one of the most enigmatic filmmaker and actor of film industry was extremely fond of spending time with his family at his Lonavla farmhouse amid nature and growing vegetables. In an exclusive interview with IANS on the occasion of the hundredth birth anniversary of Guru Dutt, the filmmaker and actor’s granddaughters, Gouri and Karuna Dutt, spoke about his films, life, hobbies, and more.When asked, “We have heard that Guru Dutt was a workaholic. So how frequentl…

Chennai, Aug 10 (IANS)Actress Anupama Parameswaran, who plays the lead in director Praveen Kandregula’s women-centric film, ‘Paradha’, has now said that the concept of the film was close to her heart and that it was one that she had poured her soul into. Taking to her Instagram page to share the trailer of the film, which was released on Saturday, Anupama Parameswaran wrote,” Paradha has been a dream in the making. A concept so close to my heart, and one I’ve poured my soul into.”Expressing gr…

Mumbai, Aug 10 (IANS) Director-producer Om Raut, whose production ‘Inspector Zende’ is set to release on OTT next month, has spoken up on the influence of Indian freedom activist Lokmanya Tilak on his childhood and family. Om Raut recently spoke with IANS at his office in Mumbai, and said, “I was told about Lokmanya Tilak’s story by my father. I mean, he was also a journalist and Lokmanya Tilak is considered to be one of the greatest journalists of India. So we’ve always looked at him as a…

Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Veteran actress Saira Banu is taking a stroll down the memory lane. On Saturday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared two throwback pictures of her late husband Dilip Kumar and the late singer Lata Mangeshkar. She penned a long note in the caption, as she talked about the sibling bond between the two legendary artists. The actress also spoke about the incident when Dilip Kumar persuaded the late singer to polish her Urdu language.She wrote, “Rakshabandhan, a threa…

Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Director-producer Om Raut, whose production ‘Inspector Zende’ is set to release on OTT next month, has spoken about his knack for showcasing historical characters from Maharashtra, and how he mounts them for the national or international audience. The director-producer spoke with IANS recently at his office in Mumbai, and shared that his aim is to tell grassroot stories.He told IANS, “I want to tell the grassroot stories. I want to tell the stories that are rooted deep…