Expresso Bollywood News Update at 11:30 am on 17 January 2024 – The Indian Express

Let’s start with our high story: India’s batting talisman Virat Kohli and his spouse actor Anushka Sharma on Tuesday, January sixteenth, obtained an invite to attend the Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony on January 22 in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Kohli is the newest cricketer to obtain an invite to the ceremony. Alongside him, former India captain MS Dhoni and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar had been additionally invited to the ceremony in Ayodhya. Notably, a bunch of Bollywood celebrities, together with Akshay Kumar, Kangana Ranaut, Tiger Shroff, Amitabh Bachchan, Ranbir Kapoor, and Alia Bhatt have additionally been prolonged invites. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has began an 11-day particular ritual within the run-up to the Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ramlala on the temple at Ayodhya.

Boman Irani, not too long ago seen in Shah Rukh Khan’s “Dunki,” has an illustrious two-decade-long profession, having labored with a myriad of in style Bollywood actors. In a latest interview with Join FM, Boman was requested concerning the questions he would wish to ask film stars and he got here up with a number of fascinating questions. For Shah Rukh Khan, Boman stated “What number of hours do you sleep? It’s received to do together with his vitality and the truth that he desires to get up and begin the day with a bang. He’s very into his tandoori hen and he’s content material. I’ve spent the entire night time sitting and chatting with him. I’m a large number the subsequent morning, he isn’t. It’s wonderful.”

Subsequent up: The makers of the extremely anticipated biopic Predominant Atal Hoon, portraying the lifetime of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, unveiled its second trailer on Tuesday, January sixteenth. In a concise 2-minute and 35-second clip, Vajpayee’s impactful political journey is encapsulated, with Pankaj Tripathi endeavor the numerous process of portraying the beloved politician on the massive display screen. Opening with the nation in upheaval after Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination, the trailer follows Vajpayee navigating by way of ideological conflicts. It presents glimpses of the late politician talking towards Prime Minister Indira Gandhi throughout the Emergency interval, highlighting poignant moments between Vajpayee and former President APJ Abdul Kalam Azad. Skillfully coated are occasions such because the Babri Masjid demolition, the Lahore Bus Yatra, and the Kargil Warfare.

Dhanush, who was not too long ago seen in Captain Miller, made his debut in Hindi motion pictures means earlier than the idea of pan-Indian movies turned massive in India. In 2013, Dhanush assumed a major position in Aanand L Rai’s “Raanjhanaa.” In a latest interview with Mashable, the filmmaker informed Mashable India, “We now have a picture for a hero which is altering now. However at the moment, in 2012-23… within the north, a 6 foot tall, honest boy was seen as a hero. That was the picture. In such a world, Dhanush, who was a star in south, however right here, individuals noticed him as odd. However whenever you see him within the movie and when he performs, there isn’t a another interesting.”

When Shah Rukh Khan and director Aanand L Rai launched into the journey of constructing Zero, it seemed like a near-impossible costly challenge. Whereas the film didn’t work on the field workplace, Aanand L Rai nonetheless remembers the time he spent with SRK fondly. In a latest chat with Mashable India, when requested concerning the excessive funds of the movie, Rai stated that he “would struggle on this” after which shared with amusing, “He’s a king and I might assume a lot cash… why?” In Zero, SRK performed a vertically challenged man and the BTS footage of the movie defined that the makers needed to shoot every scene 5 instances to satisfy the calls for of the visible results studio.

Transferring on, Forward of the 69th version of the Filmfare Awards, the organisers unveiled the record of nominations. Host Karan Johar and actors Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor had been current throughout the press convention held on Monday, January fifteenth. Notable contenders within the Greatest Movie class embody Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s twelfth Fail, Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s Animal, Atlee Kumar’s Jawan and Karan’s Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Competing for the Greatest Actor In A Main Function (Male) embody Shah Rukh Khan (Dunki and Jawan), Ranbir Kapoor (Animal) and Ranveer Singh (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani), whereas the race for Greatest Actor In A Main Function (Feminine) embody contenders like Alia Bhatt (Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani), Deepika Padukone (Pathaan).

Suresh Oberoi, a well-known face from Nineteen Eighties and Nineties Hindi cinema, not too long ago starred in “Animal.” His son, Vivek Oberoi, talked about in an interview with Bollywood Bubble that Suresh joined the movie upon Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s insistence. Vivek additional recalled Sandeep’s phrases,“‘I gained’t take no for a solution. You must do that for me,” He then spoke concerning the success celebration and shared, “He actually loved doing Animal and I actually loved strolling with him to that success celebration. It was so beautiful to see everyone there.” He additionally recommended Ranbir Kapoor for his respectful manner in the direction of Suresh, emphasizing the mutual admiration between them.

Lastly: Bollywood heartthrob Sidharth Malhotra marked his thirty ninth birthday on Tuesday, January sixteenth, with an intimate celebration alongside his spouse, Kiara Advani, and shut associates, together with filmmakers Karan Johar and Shakun Batra. On Instagram, Kiara shared glimpses of the cosy celebration, that includes footage of the couple with balloons and a passionate kiss. The Kabir Singh star additionally supplied a sneak peek of Sidharth’s elaborate birthday cake. On the skilled entrance, Sidharth Malhotra is gearing up for the eagerly awaited internet sequence “Indian Police Pressure,” a major instalment in Rohit Shetty’s cop universe, premiering on January 19, 2024. He additionally has Karan Johar’s movie “Yodha” within the pipeline, the place he’ll tackle the position of an Military officer.

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