While the cinemas have reopened just last month, they’re still running on a 50% capacity considering the rise in COVID-19 cases. The filmmakers, despite the cinemas reopening have been opting for OTT releases to avoid losses. After Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan’s Coolie No. 1 opting for an OTT release, it’s Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh starrer Sardar & Grandson next in the queue. The film has recently attained its title and the shoot wrapped up a couple of months ago, now the makers are looking to release it on Netflix.

Considering the financial aspects, the makers do not want to risk a theatrical release when they are running only on a 50% capacity rate. The budget of Sardar & Grandson is of Rs. 30 crores, costing more than Kiara Advani starrer Indoo Ki Jawani. The makers of the film have apparently finalized the deal with Netflix as it gives a better chance at the return of investment to the producers, Nikkhil Advani, John Abraham, and Bhushan Kumar. The trio have joined hands together for the film and have already received a fixed amount that eliminates the losses they might incur in theatres.

Sardar & Grandson also stars Aditi Rao Hydari and John Abraham in special appearances and is directed by debutant director Kaashvie Nair. The movie is said to be revolving around the love and the bond between two different eras.

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Hema Malini and Dharmendra are one of the most coveted couples in Bollywood. The duo has been married to each other for years now and their on-screen chemistry is just as lit as the off-screen one. Being the iconic Veeru-Basanti from Sholay to date, they have always managed to give us major couple goals.

Hema Malini and Dharmendra have now become grandparents to twin daughters, all thanks to their daughter Ahana Deol Vohra. She was taken to Hinduja Hospital in Khar and on November 26, they welcomed two girls, and the details regarding their names are yet disclosed.

Congratulations to the Deols!

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Only recently it was announced that Prabhas will be collaborating with Bhushan Kumar once again after Saaho for Om Raut’s directorial, Adipurush. The film revolves around the triumph of good over bad and it will feature Saif Ali Khan as Lankesh and Prabhas as Ram marking their first on-screen collaboration. Saif Ali Khan’s portrayal of the antagonist, King of Lanka, was confirmed a few days ago and the film will involve a lot of ancient forms of sword fighting and archery.

While there were a lot of speculations regarding the female lead roped in to play Sita, the likes of Anushka Shetty, Kiara Advani, Anushka Sharma, Keerthy Suresh were expected to be a part of the film. But, the makers have reportedly now got Kriti Sanon on board who seems to be on a roll with signing films, Adipurush being her sixth film scheduled to be shot between November 2020 and August 2021. Currently, she is shooting for Hum Do Humaare Do with Rajkummar Rao, post which, she will be working on Bachchan Pandey with Akshay Kumar, then moving on to Bhediya with Varun Dhawan, Kriti is said to have two more films lined up followed by Adipurush.

The film is being said to be shot in a studio against a chroma screen and director Om Raut has been in talks with the VFX artists that have worked on films like Avatar and War. Slated to release on August 11, 2022, Adipurush is going to be another mammoth-sized mythological film in Prabhas’ kitty after the Baahubali franchise.

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Both Akshay Kumar and Arshad Warsi are known for their impeccable comic timings and happen to be two of the finest in the genre. However, as shocking as it sounds, they have never shared the screen space together. Even though Arshad Warsi and Akshay Kumar have been a part of the Jolly L. L. B franchise, they starred in parts one and two respectively, leaving no chance of sharing the frame.

Now, Sajid Nadiadwala is about the change that with his upcoming film Bachchan Pandey. Akshay Kumar had announced the film earlier this year and the look had gone viral in no time. With Kriti Sanon as his leading lady, Akshay Kumar will also be seen sharing the frame with Arshad Warsi for the first time in their career. Akshay has recently wrapped shooting for BellBottom and is scheduled to begin the shoot for Bachchan Pandey in January 2021 in Jaisalmer.

With Farhad Samji as the director, Bachchan Pandey will mark another collaboration with the director-producer-actor trio.

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