Salman Khan has addressed talk of a biopic about his life. At a promotion event for his upcoming film Maatrubhumi, he said it draws on the Galwan clash, not his own story.
Asked about a film on his life, Khan said nothing in it would guarantee a hit, but plenty could hurt many people's reputations. The film was first titled Galwan and takes its cue from the 2020 Indian-Chinese clash in Galwan Valley, which caused casualties on both sides, 20 of them Indian soldiers.
He also dismissed rumours of government pressure to alter the script, standing by the film's narrative.
A follow-up to Bandit Queen, the 1994 film Shekhar Kapur directed, is in the works 30 years on. Honey Trehan, who made Satluj, has signed on to helm it.
It will pick up Phoolan Devi's story from her 1983 surrender to police and run until her assassination in 2001. Producer Bobby Bedi says the focus is on her life after leaving jail, including her romance with Umed Singh, whom she later married, and her two terms as a Member of Parliament.
The cast will be finalised once Trehan completes the script.
Rajat Bedi has posted a birthday message for Aryan Khan, Shah Rukh Khan's son, who turned 29 on November 12.
Sharing a photo of the two on Instagram, Bedi wished him plenty of happiness and continued success. Bedi played Jaraj Saxena in Aryan's directorial debut, a Netflix series. He told SCREEN that Aryan's school friends finished next-day work overnight on iPhones, and that Jaraj is the director's favourite character.
Bedi's next release is Bandhu, a Marathi film with Upendra Limaye and Jitendra Joshi, due in cinemas on November 20.
Govinda and Komal Rani Swarnkar were photographed together while promoting Roopa, a Hindi film that marks Govinda's comeback to cinemas after seven years away.
Komal shared the photos on Instagram, and fans have been praising the duo's chemistry. Rumours about their relationship surfaced earlier this year, but both maintain that their bond is professional.
Govinda is also producing the film, which was announced in July and is expected to mix suspense, drama and comedy.
Anushka Sharma has recalled a family story from the period before her acting career took off, told in an older interview with Simi Garewal. Her mother had used a Feng Shui turtle to make a wish for her daughter.
Anushka was working as a model and hoping for films when she was chosen for Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi opposite Shah Rukh Khan. She cried so hard after hearing the news on her drive back from Yash Raj Studios that she could not keep driving. Calling her mother, she learned about the wish, a note hoping her daughter would star in a Yash Raj film, which had been placed inside the turtle.
Upcoming Hindi films are lining up some fresh star pairings. Salman Khan and Nayanthara are teaming up for the action drama Monster, which has the working title SVC63.
Allu Arjun and Deepika Padukone are teaming up for Atlee's sci-fi action film Raaka, while Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela star together in the romantic musical Tu Meri Zindagi Hai.
Prabhas and Triptii Dimri are also pairing up in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Spirit, and Ranveer Singh is working with Kalyani Priyadarshan on the survival thriller Pralay.
