Have you heard? A crowded Diwali 2024!

A crowded Diwali 2024Uh oh it appears that it is going to be a crowded Diwali next year As many as four films are being lined up to arrive in cinemas during the festival of lights in 2024 Earlier this month the makers of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 said that they will be releasing the horror comedy starring Kartik Aaryan on the occasionThen came the announcement that Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgnrsquos Singham Again will also release in the festive period The action drama also marks Deepika Padukonersquos entry into the filmmakerrsquos cop universe Moreover the makers of Akshay Kumar Suniel Shetty Paresh Rawal and Sanjay Duttrsquos comic caper Hera Pheri 3 are also reportedly eyeing the same window If thatrsquos not enough Salman Khan and Sooraj Barjatya are also considering the festive period for the release of Prem Ki Shaadi their fifth family entertainer together Filming for Singham Again begins in July while Prem Ki Shaadi is slated to roll in November The last time four films released simultaneously on Diwali was in 2004 mdash when Akkirsquos Aitraaz Shah Rukh Khanrsquos VeerZaara Abhishek Bachchanrsquos Naach and the allnew fullycoloured version of MughaleAzam vied for the boxoffice pie With over ayearandahalf to go for 2024rsquos festival period it remains to be seen how many eventually meet the dateComfortable is boring for PCJPriyanka Chopra Jonas is gearing up for the release of her web series Citadel and her film Love Again During a recent promotional interaction she was asked about moving to Hollywood when her Bollywood colleague Shah Rukh Khan was quoted as saying that he saw no reason to move to the west when he is comfortable in India Promptly responding with ldquocomfortable is boringrdquo the desi girl asserted that she doesnrsquot need the validation of executives to make her decision ldquoI am willing to take auditions I am willing to work I do not carry the baggage of my success in one country when I walk into another countryrdquo AttagirlChange in plansRumours are rife that Shah Rukh Khan and director Atlee may consider another release date for their film Jawan The makers will wrap up the shoot this month The actorproducer apparently feels that a movie of this scale requires enough time for postproduction and they shouldnrsquot hasten the process to meet the June 2 release date On the other hand the director is said to be confident of locking the final edit within their set deadline Sources claim that after completing the shoot SRK and Atlee will meet to discuss the progress and if need be consider moving the release date to October ldquoNeither SRK nor Atlee wants to compromise on the content and quality So they will analyse the situation after they wrap up the shootrdquo says the sourceFirst Telugu now MalluAfter the Telugu film Agent Dino Morea will make his Malayalam debut with Bandra Coincidentally the filmrsquos title is the same as the Mumbai suburb that has been home to Dino for all these years He plays a baddie in the tragic love story that stars Dileep and Tamannaah Bhatia in the lead ldquoIt is as challenging as it is exhilarating to play the antiherordquo the actor enthuses He adds ldquoI play a vicious and dark character that gives me a lot to work with in terms of performance I canrsquot wait to see how the audiences react to itrdquo