Have you heard? Shah Rukh Khan to play an assassin in 'King'

Thriller aborted romcom onIt is known that Sidharth Malhotra and Janhvi Kapoor are teaming up for a film produced by Dinesh Vijan Not many know that the filmmaker was initially planning a thriller titled Spyder with the two actors and Dasvi 2022 director Tushar Jalota at the helm However it is now being said that over the past few months the makers and Sidharth felt that their scriptrsquos boxoffice potential could be limited as audiences increasingly prefer this genre in the OTT space After brainstorming on other subjects the trio narrowed down to a romantic comedy Thatrsquos when the makers offered the script to Janhvi who liked it and gave her nod to the film tentatively titled Param Sundari The title is inspired by the song from Dineshrsquos Mimi 2021 which also saw leading lady Kriti Sanon bag her first National Award for Best Actress Preproduction on Param Sundari is underway and the makers are planning to begin filming in December No Oscar plansWhen asked if she was hurt that her Cannes Grand Prix winner All We Imagine as Light wasnrsquot chosen as Indiarsquos entry for the Oscars director Payal Kapadia rooted for Kiran Raorsquos Laapataa Ladies instead Calling it a great film she said ldquoAll of us loved it I loved Kiran Raorsquos previous film too Irsquom just happy that it is going thererdquo Probed if she would attempt taking her film to the Academy Awards independently Payal shared ldquoIt releases in America on November 15 The distribution team will decide that once it releasesrdquo Starring Kani Kusruti Chhaya Kadam and Divyaprabha All We Imagine as Light opens in India on November 22 Praising Rana Daggubati and his distribution team for putting their might behind it Payal added ldquoThey had a planned distribution approach They were sensitive to the understanding that it is not a movie that can just be released nationwide without a thought to the kind of film it is I respected that outlook to distributionrdquoCertified at lastAfter a long battle including a legal one Kangana Ranautrsquos Emergency has finally cleared the censor hurdle The release of the period political drama helmed by the actorproducer previously slated for September 6 had to be deferred due to protests from various quarters including Shiromani Akali Dal SAD The makers were also embroiled in a court case with the Central Board of Film Certification CBFC and eventually agreed to the recommended modifications to facilitate the moviersquos theatrical release Kangana who plays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who declared Emergency in the country in June 1975 shared the update on social media saying ldquoWersquore glad to announce that wersquove received the censor certificate for our movie Emergency We will be announcing the release date soon Thank you for your patience and supportrdquo Sources claim that the political drama will open after the upcoming Punjab electionsAssassin gamesShah Rukh Khan who started the trend of playing antihero in the early 1990s with films like Darr Baazigar 1993 and Anjaam 1994 is said to return to the grey zone again Rumours are rife that the superstar plays an assassin in director Sujoy Ghoshrsquos King which also marks daughter Suhana Khanrsquos bigscreen debut The buzz about SRK playing an assassin has triggered a lot of curiosity among netizens who are now reminded of his remark at Locarno a few weeks ago Addressing a query about playing a negative role again SRK had said ldquoI think I have a new way of playing a bad guyrdquoTo shoot more or notWhile a lot has been said about Salman Khanrsquos cameo as Chulbul Pandey in Rohit Shettyrsquos Singham Again a source tells us that the superstar shot his portions for the Ajay Devgnstarrer about three months ago Given Salmanrsquos superstardom Rohit thought of enhancing his special role in the movie and hence met him on the set of Sikandar to discuss the possibility of shooting for a day to make his cameo extra special However in the wake of gangster Lawrence Bishnoirsquos threats to Salman it remains to be seen if the additional shoot will happen The Diwali release also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan Akshay Kumar Deepika Padukone Ranveer Singh and Tiger ShroffSomy batting for SalmanSomy Ali took to social media to write a direct message to Lawrence Bishnoi who has been threatening her ex Salman Khan Alongside a picture of the gangster she wrote ldquoNamaste Lawrence bhai Irsquove heard and seen about you doing Zoom calls from jail I want to talk to you so let me know how this can happenrdquo Stating that Rajasthan is their favourite place in the whole world Somy added ldquoWe want to come to your temple for worship but letrsquos have a Zoom call first and we can have some talks after the worship Then believe that these are the things for your benefitrdquo Asking for Lawrencersquos mobile number she concluded saying ldquoIt will be a great favour for you Thank yourdquoMotherhood beckonsRadhika Apte is set to welcome her bundle of joy with musicianhusband Benedict Taylor The actor flaunted her baby bump at the premiegravere of her genderbending comedy Sister Midnight at the BFI London Film Festival She also shared pictures from the grand event on her social media handle saying ldquoSister Midnight UK Premiere lff2024rdquo However she didnrsquot mention a word about her journey to motherhood OK Computer coactor Vijay Varma gave a shoutout to her Producer Guneet Monga Kapoor also dropped hearts and shared her best wishes for the Vikram Vedha 2022 actor