Kriti Sanon roped to play Sita in for Saif Ali Khan and Prabhas starrer Adipurush?

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.

Kriti Sanon roped to play Sita in for Saif Ali Khan and Prabhas starrer Adipurush

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.

Also Read: Kriti Sanon to have a packed slate in 2021

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NCB arrests Armaan Kohli for illegal possession of cocaine

Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested actor Armaan Kohli for illegal possession of drugs, on August 29. On Saturday, August 28, the actor's residence was raided after which the same evening, he was taken to NCB office for questioning. According to the reports, on Saturday, a team of the anti-drugs agency had intercepted one major drug peddler, Ajay Raju Singh. He was in possession of illegal drugs. The same day, the agency launched a follow up operation after interrogation of Singh. Following his inputs, the agency headed to Armaan Kohli's house. As per reports, a small quantity of cocaine was recovered. Armaan Kohli was arrested in 2018 by the Excise department. He was caught possessing 41 bottles of scotch whiskey at his residence which was against the law. On the work front, Armaan Kohli has worked in films like Jaani Dushman and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo . Also Read: NCB raids residence of actor Armaan Kohli in drugs case, taken in for questioning

Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek starrer The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard to now release on June 16

Actors Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson are returning in the sequel of Hitman’s Bodyguard which released in 2017. This time, Salma Hayek joins the cast. Titled The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard , Lionsgate and Millennium have announced that the film will now release on June 16. The announcement was made on Monday along with the title logo reveal. only in theaters june 16, 2021. #hitmanswife pic.twitter.com/rAxSbZNvPq — Lionsgate (@Lionsgate) March 29, 2021 Along with Ryan and Samuel, Salma Hayek, and Richard E. Grant will reprise their roles. The new cast includes Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman, and Frank Grillo. The film is directed by Patrick Hughes and the script to be penned by Tom O'Connor. ALSO READ: Cruella, Free Guy, Death On The Nile and more new release dates announced by Disney

Nag Ashwin’s sci-fi thriller with Prabhas, Deepika Padukone and Amitabh Bachchan to go on floors around June-July

Telugu film director Nag Ashwin is best known for his National Award winning film Mahanati that starred Keerthy Suresh, Dulquer Salmaan, Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha Akkineni. Now, the filmmaker is getting ready for his next big pan-India project which will star Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan and Deepika Padukone. The film was announced last year and currently Nag is working on the pre-production of the film. The project, like many others, got delayed due to the pandemic. However, talking to a tabloid, Nag Ashwin said that he has been fine tuning the script and logistics. He also had his round of meetings with all three leads separately. He said that pre-production has been going on for a long time and that they will take the film on floors in June-July. Ashwin will once again be collaborating with Spanish cinematographer Dani Sanchez-Lopez and composer Mickey J Meyer after Mahanati for the upcoming film. Veteran filmmaker Singeetam Srinivasa Rao has been brought on board as a mentor...

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