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Sara Ali Khan & Kartik Aaryan Reunion In Anurag Basu’s Next Film ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Ex-flames Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan might be seen together on the screen again! After Triptii Dimri’s exit from Aashiqui 3 and the film’s indefinite postponement, director Anurag Basu is working on a new romantic film starring Kartik.

As per sources, Sara Ali Khan has been eyed to play the female lead in the movie. Sara and Kartik previously starred together in Imtiaz Ali’s Love Aaj Kal in 2020, which sparked romance on the film sets.

Sara Ali Khan is Being Considered for the Female Lead Role in Kartik Aaryan’s Next

According to a report by Midday, Sara Ali Khan is the second choice for the female lead in Anurag Basu’s next romantic film starring Kartik Aaryan, which is going ahead instead of Aashiqui 3. The first choice is Imanvi,...

Auteur Anurag Kashyap, who is known for cult-classics like ‘Black Friday’, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Ugly’ and others, seems to have been hurt by a close friend.

On Wednesday, the filmmaker took to the Stories section of his Instagram as he re-shared a text from an Instagram page. The post talks about setting boundaries in friendship.

The post read, “The only people who get upset when you set the boundaries are the ones who benefited from you having none.”

Earlier, Kashyap had shared a similar post talking about “low-maintenance” friendships.

Taking to his Instagram Story, the director shared a video with the text that read: “As you get older, you realise only low-maintenance friendships will survive. The ones who are not worried about rain check or immediate response. The ones who understand that we all have busy lives and own battles to fight. The ones who understand that friendship requires zero...

Television show ‘Udaariyaan’ takes a leap of six years and there is a turn in the lives of Aasmaa (Aditi Bhagat) and Armaan (Anurag Chahal). The protagonist Aasmaa gives birth to twins Meher and Qudrat, setting the stage for a tumultuous series of circumstances. In a dramatic twist, Meher has been kidnapped and submerged in a river by Alia (Alisha Parveen).

However, Armaan emerges as the hero of the moment, bravely rescuing Meher from the clutches of danger and becoming her adoptive father.

Following the six-year leap, Meher and Qudrat, find themselves enrolled in the same school where destiny intertwines their paths, leading to an unlikely friendship. As the story unfolds, the dynamics between Aasmaa, Armaan, and their daughters take centre stage, promising a tapestry of emotions and revelations.

Talking about the leap, Anurag said: “As we embark on this new journey post-leap, I am genuinely excited for our fans to witness the unfolding storyline.

Former ‘Bigg Boss 17’ contestant Aishwarya Sharma has reacted after Isha Malviya shared her reason for not evicting Anurag Dobhal during the former’s captaincy.

Isha chose to evict Aishwarya instead of Anurag Dhobal, citing personal reasons rather than rule violations. She revealed the real reason to eliminate Aishwarya.

In a recent episode, Isha confided in a fellow contestant, shedding light on the real reason behind her choice. In the conversation, she mentioned Anurag Dhobal’s notable fan following as a factor in her decision-making process.

Aishwarya, who found herself ousted from the Bigg Boss house, took to Instagram stories and posted a video clip of Isha’s conversation.

Calling Isha dumb, Aishwarya wrote: “Dumb, Isha Malviya..Aankhir sach nikal he gaya..to get Anurag’s fans’ support she removed me yet she did not get the support. Ye Tumhare overconfidence cha graph.”

During the family week, Isha’s father too...

‘Bigg Boss 17’ evictee Anurag Dobhal talked about his journey in the controversial reality show and called Samarth Jurel as the the most toxic person in the house who should be “kicked out”.

Talking about Ankita-Vicky and Samarth, Anurag said: “Bigg Boss was very biased towards Ankita. Ankita used to sleep until 12 o’clock, and they never played any wake-up calls for her. They only played it for me. All my issues were muted.”

“Vicky bhai is very double-faced. He is very game-minded. He should support Ankita as a husband, but he doesn’t. Nowadays, he is only seen with Mannara. He has stuck to the mantra of ‘I will stay with her, eat with her’.”

Anurag added: “Similarly, Samarth is the most toxic person in the house. Everyone can see his toxicity; he just pokes others in the house. He should be kicked out of the house. He is...

Mumbai, Aug 7 (Ians) Indian auteur Anurag Kashyap, whose films like ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Ugly’, ‘Dev.D’, ‘Black Friday’ and others have strengthened the parallel cinema in India and have cultivated an enormous fan base, is set to visit the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (Iffm) as his upcoming film ‘Kennedy’ has been selected as the closing film at the festival.

Kashyap, who is often credited as the poster boy of the present day indie cinema in India, shared that he had the idea of ‘Kennedy’ brewing inside him for 20 years but it only got materialised when the pandemic hit the world. In a way, the pandemic became the perfect physical setting for Kashyap’s story as he wanted to give it a very “comic book” kind of a spin to the story.

Talking about how the came together, the director told Ians: “I have had the idea for ‘Kennedy’ for close to 20 years,...

Mumbai, July 8 (Ians) Actor Vipin Sharma, who was recently seen in the streaming film ‘Tiku Weds Sheru’ and has essayed the role of Ehsan Qureshi in Anurag Kashyap’s magnum opus ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, has shared that an actor would never know that a film would become a big hit during the course of filming.

‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ is one of the biggest films of Hindi parallel cinema and has over the years gained a cult status owing to its storytelling, the way in which it was shot in a shoestring budget and of course the music which stands the test of time.

Talking to Ians, Vipin said: “As a film artiste you can never tell if a film will turn out to be a cult classic. It’s like cooking a delicacy, you know about the dish being made but until it’s made you will never be able...

The audience may love Anurag Kashyap’s two-part magnum opus ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ but Anurag, the poster boy of independent films, “hates” it.

The auteur recently graced the Cannes premiere of his film ‘Kennedy’ where it received an 8-minute standing ovation.

Talking about the experience of having ‘Kennedy’ screened at Grand Theatre Lumiere in the midnight screening section, Kashyap made a self-deprecating joke mentioning his last film ‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’.

He told Brut India: “It was really overwhelming, it’s my first film at Theatre Lumiere with 2,500 people appreciating the film. The numbers were more than the entire audience that saw my last film ‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’. I broke that entire record in one screening.”

He further spoke about ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ which is perhaps his most successful film.

He said: “‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ is the bane of my life. I hate ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ because...

EntertainmentKennedy received a seven-minute standing ovation at The Grand Lumiere Theatre where it was screened under the midnight screening section on May 25.Instagram/Sunny LeoneFilmmaker Anurag Kashyap is back at the Cannes Film Festival with his film Kennedy and has once again registered a resounding response like all his earlier films such as Raman Raghav 2.0, Ugly, Bombay Talkies and the two-part gangster drama Gangs of Wasseypur that made it to the festival. Kennedy received a seven-minute standing ovation at The Grand Lumiere Theatre where it was screened under the midnight screening section at 12.15 am on Thursday, May 25 (France local time). Kennedy follows the story of an insomniac cop who dwells in different circumstances while looking for redemption. Kashyap was joined at the festival by his friend and frequent collaborator Vikramaditya Motwane. The lead actors of Kennedy Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone, along with Shariq Patel, Ranjan Singh, Kabir Ahuja,...

Mumbai, May 25 (Ians) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is back at the Cannes Film Festival with his film ‘Kennedy’ and has once again registered a resounding response like all his earlier films such as ‘Raman Raghav 2.0’, ‘Ugly’, ‘Bombay Talkies’ and the two-part gangster drama ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ that made it to the festival.

‘Kennedy’, which is a police noir film, received a 7-minute standing ovation at The Grand Lumiere Theatre where it was screened under the midnight screening section at 12:15 a.m. on Thursday (France local time).

‘Kennedy’ follows the story of an insomniac cop who dwells in different circumstances while looking for redemption. Kashyap was joined at the festival by his friend and frequent collaborator Vikramaditya Motwane and his actors Rahul Bhatt and Sunny Leone along with Shariq Patel, Ranjan Singh, Kabir Ahuja, Bhumika Tewari, Neeraj Joshi, Ashima Awasthi have joined the filmmaker at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival.

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Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is a regular at Cannes Film Festival as many of his films have been screened there, the latest being ‘Kennedy’, which has been selected for the Midnight Screening section at the festival this year.

The filmmaker is making the most of his time at the festival as he reminisced about old times with his filmmaker friend Vikramaditya Motwane, who has been receiving a lot of positive response for his streaming series ‘Jubilee’.

In a video, shared by Ranjan Singh, the producer of ‘Kennedy’, Anurag and Vikram can be seen engaging in a fun banter as Anurag asks the ‘Udaan’ helmer if the drinks will be on him.

In the video, Anurag can be seen saying: “2010 mein ‘Udaan’ aayi thi tabhi ye bechara bahut gareeb tha. Aaj ‘Kennedy’ hai to main bahut gareeb hoon, isne to fir bhi ‘Jubilee’ bana kar paise kama liye hain”.

He then turned...

ControversyActor Vikram has responded to speculation over Anurag Kashyap’s recent remark that his film ‘Kennedy’ was written for Vikram but the actor did not respond to his texts and emails.A day after Anurag Kashyap revealed that he had written his film Kennedy with actor Chiyaan Vikram in mind, but had not received a response from the actor when he tried to contact him, Vikram took to Twitter to address the controversy over the remark. Vikram said that Anurag had reached out to him through his defunct email ID and phone number, but on hearing about it from another actor, he had reached out to the filmmaker and explained the reason for not responding to his messages. Kennedy, a Hindi film starring Rahul Bhat and Sunny Leone, is set to screen at the prestigious Cannes film festival in France on Wednesday, May 24, under the Midnight Screenings section. In an...

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has cryptically talked about the ban on the recently released film ‘The Kerala Story’ in a thread about the “propaganda” film.

Cryptically reacting to the ban of ‘The Kerala Story’ in West Bengal, Kashyap tweeted on Wednesday: “You agree with the film or not, be it propaganda, counter propaganda, offensive or not, to ban it is just wrong.”

He also shared a quote by French philosopher Voltaire, which read: “I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.”

‘The Kerala Story’ is currently in controversy after the film’s trailer claimed that 32,000 girls from Kerala went missing and joined the terrorist group, Isis. Later, the film’s makers had changed it to three women.

Anurag tweeted it is “just wrong” to ban a film, even if it is “propaganda” and asked people to watch...

Filmmaker Anurag Basu treated veteran actor Anupam Kher to an egg ‘dosa’ that he made on the sets of their upcoming film ‘Metro In Dino’. Anupam took to Instagram, where he shared a clip of Basu making the dish while the actor stood next to him and watched.

In the clip, Anupam asked everyone to be quiet. As Basu made the dish, Anupam explained the process. People on the set stood around them watching the director cook.

The director added the other ingredients, and the actor asked him to add some oil. Anurag then added some butter to the dosa.

When Basu presented the egg dosa to Anupam, the actor asked everyone to give the filmmaker a round of applause.

Anupam teased Basu: “Cast me in every film of yours,” making him laugh.

Anurag said: “In every film, you will eat the dish prepared by me,” and Anupam replied: “100 per cent.

OTTStating that the government is serious about complaints of obscene content on Ott platforms, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said the I&b Ministry would consider making any changes to the relevant rules.File Photo/PTIUnion Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday, March 19, indicated that the government has taken a serious note of rising complaints about increasing abusive and obscene content shown on over the top (Ott) platforms and if need arises, it may change rules governing them. Addressing a press conference in Nagpur, Anurag said: "Abusive language in the name of creativity will not be tolerated. The government is serious about the complaints of increasing abusive and obscene content on Ott platforms. If there is a need to make any changes in the rules regarding this, the ministry is willing to consider that." He further said that "these platforms were given freedom for creativity, not obscenity". "Whatever...

Divya Agarwal took to Instagram and shared a post in which she asked filmmaker Anurag Kashyap for an opportunity to audition for him. She revealed that while she had a lot of offers for all kinds of work, she wanted to work in a project by Anurag. The actor shared on Instagram that she was using her platform on social media to try and connect with him.

Sharing the Reel on Instagram, Divya wrote, “This is an open letter to @anuragkashyap10 (red heart emoji) Call me stupid I’m going to say it anyway ! Kaam Mangungi sabke saamne mujhe koi sharam nahi ! #hopeful #grateful.” The actor wore a long white printed floral dress in the video.

Divya says in the Reel, “Hi Anurag sir, this is an open letter to you. Dekho 15 saal se hun industry mein, bahut kaam kiya hai. Abhi bhi bahut kaam mil raha hai. Mujhe aise offers aa rahe hai,...

Actor Pankaj Tripathi has talked about the challenges he faced while playing the role of Sultan in the film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’.

He said: “Sultan Qureshi was a very challenging role to play as I am a pure vegetarian, and the shoot took place at a real location in Allahabad. The smell was unbearable and it was one of the most difficult experience for me. Anurag (Kashyap) used to sit outside with the monitor while we were inside struggling. When the people over there found out about the shoot, they started overacting as they were a part of the frame.”

The ‘Mirzapur’ actor recalled about the time he got emotional after receiving a call from Anurag Kashyap post the release of the film.

Pankaj shared: “On the day of the film release that is almost 1 and a half years after we completed the shoot, I got a call from Anurag.

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee spilled some beans about the ‘cloth-washing’ scene in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’. He shared: “Actually the whole scene was improvised during Reema Sen’s auditions. One day I was called by Anurag ji (Kashyap) to accompany him for the audition. For the same, he had asked me to stand in the same frame as Reema where only he (Anurag) could see me.”

Manoj, who is known for his works in films such as ‘Satya’, ‘Kaun?’, ‘Shool’, ‘Raajneeti’, ‘Aligarh’ is appearing on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ with the entire cast of ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’.

He further recalled shooting for a sequence and added how the director instructed the entire sequence: “So while Reema was washing the clothes in the scene, Anurag suddenly instructed me to enter the sequence and I was a little surprised but followed whatever he said. Later on, after watching the film, we realised that...

Bollywood star Vicky Kaushal (“Uri: The Surgical Strike”) has been revealed as the titular DJ in influential Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s “Almost Love” (“Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat”).

The film had its world premiere at the 2022 Marrakech Film Festival and Asian premiere at the Hainan Island International Film Festival. It is an India-u.K. co-production set across both countries and follows two love stories in parallel universes that face challenges of social status, caste, religion and inequality. It also marks the “Gangs of Wasseypur” filmmaker’s return to the romantic musical genre with composer Amit Trivedi, with whom he memorably teamed on “Dev.D” (2009).

Despite its festival outings, Kaushal’s star presence in the film has been a closely guarded secret so far. The two storylines in the film are interconnected by a podcast called Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat. The DJ talks about the need for love in times of hate.

Actor, playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter Piyush Mishra talked about the bond he shared with Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpayee and director Anurag Kashyap in the 2012 film ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’.

He shared: “Manoj and I have been friends since a long time and both of us used to do theatre in Delhi since the 80s. And, I have known Anurag since 1986 from Delhi and we connected again when we started working together in 1989.”

‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ was released in 2012 and it was all about politics, and power struggle between three families. It featured Manoj Bajpai, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Pankaj Tripathi, Richa Chadda, Huma Qureshi and Tigmanshu Dhulia in the major roles. The film was directed by Anurag Kashyap.

As the movie completes its 10 years, Piyush, who is known for his acting skills in ‘Maqbool’ and ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, appeared on ‘The Kapil Sharma Show’ along with Manoj Bajpayee, Pankaj Tripathi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Huma Qureshi,...

Mumbai, Jan 27 (Ians) Filmmaker Anurag Basu hosted a Saraswati puja and it was attended by a string of Bollywood personalities including Rajkummar Rao and wife Patralekhaa, Kartik Aaryan and Abhishek Bachchan among many others.

Others who were seen attending the celebration on Thursday were Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aditya Roy Kapur, music composer Pritam etc. The filmmaker organised a puja and bhog for the occasion.

Anurag took to Instagram, where he shared a gamut of pictures from the puja and captioned it: “Our 29th Saraswati Pujo! New friends, old friends, same fun.”

A picture shows Patralekhaa in a beige saree, Rajkummar in a purple shirt worn over a black tee, Bhushan Kumar in orange and Kartik Aaryan in a white kurta pyjama. Abhishek is also seen in a pink kurta pyjama and Fatima wore a white saree.

Celebrities were seen enjoying the bhog that included khichdi, papad and sabji.

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Filmmaker Anurag Basu hosted a Saraswati puja and it was attended by a string of Bollywood personalities including Rajkummar Rao and wife Patralekhaa, Kartik Aaryan and Abhishek Bachchan among many others.

Others who were seen attending the celebration on Thursday were Fatima Sana Shaikh, Aditya Roy Kapur, music composer Pritam etc. The filmmaker organised a puja and bhog for the occasion.

Anurag took to Instagram, where he shared a gamut of pictures from the puja and captioned it: “Our 29th Saraswati Pujo! New friends, old friends, same fun.”

A picture shows Patralekhaa in a beige saree, Rajkummar in a purple shirt worn over a black tee, Bhushan Kumar in orange and Kartik Aaryan in a white kurta pyjama. Abhishek is also seen in a pink kurta pyjama and Fatima wore a white saree.

Celebrities were seen enjoying the bhog that included khichdi, papad and sabji.

Actors Alaya F and Karan Mehta have shared their experience of shooting for Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ in extremely cold conditions in Gulmarg. Talking about shooting in sub-zero conditions, Alaya said: “The weather was extremely erratic. It was snowing one day, then the next day was bright and sunny, then there was heavy rainfall the following day.”

But the harsh weather did not stop the film’s crew from being creative.

Alaya recalled: “It was a wonderful learning experience seeing Anurag sir adapt to every weather condition and not let it hinder the making of the film.”

She added: “It was a one-of-a-kind experience because one day we were freezing, and the next day we were drenched. There were also times when we could barely see where we were going due to dense fog. It was always a distinct experience and an amazing adventure which made for the most incredible memories.

Mumbai, Jan 26 (Ians) As the movie ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ completes its 10 years, lyricist, musician, and stand-up comedian, Varun Grover shared how he convinced director Anurag Kashyap to give him a chance to write the songs for the film.

He said: “I don’t know if Anurag remembers, but I have written the lyrics of a song for one of his films ‘That Girl in Yellow Boots’. Only four lines of the song were played in the background of the film, and only those who know about the song could notice it.”

“After that film, I asked Anurag if he was planning on his next film as my wish to write for his movie was still unfulfilled. So, he mentioned that his upcoming film won’t have any songs and falls more into a mafia and action genre.”

Varun further said the film might have one or two folk songs in...

As the movie ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ completes its 10 years, lyricist, musician, and stand-up comedian, Varun Grover shared how he convinced director Anurag Kashyap to give him a chance to write the songs for the film.

He said: “I don’t know if Anurag remembers, but I have written the lyrics of a song for one of his films ‘That Girl in Yellow Boots’. Only four lines of the song were played in the background of the film, and only those who know about the song could notice it.”

“After that film, I asked Anurag if he was planning on his next film as my wish to write for his movie was still unfulfilled. So, he mentioned that his upcoming film won’t have any songs and falls more into a mafia and action genre.”

Varun further said the film might have one or two folk songs in Bhojpuri dialect but...

Musician Amit Trivedi says he took almost four years to work on Anurag Kashyap’s directorial ‘Almost Pyaar with DJ Mohabbat’ music album.

Amit Trivedi and lyricist Shellee worked on the music album for four long years, finally produced tracks for every mood and presents a quirky take on modern romances and young love.

The team did not want to compromise on any aspect of the music-making process and utilised the lockdown to experiment with different ideas and versions until they finally cracked a fresh, new sound. In fact lyricist Shellee, had to let go of the poet in him and he invested time with his son and Kashyap’s daughter to understand the lingo used by today’s generation.

Anurag Kashyap said: “I and Amit go a long way, it has been a friendship of 15 years and every time we have collaborated, he has given me some of the...

Anurag Kashyap has turned into a great admirer of Amit Trivedi’s music, which he composed for his upcoming film ‘Almost Pyaar With DJ Mohabbat!’. He appreciated the hard work put by Amita and Amit Trivedi and lyricist Shellee who worked on the music album for four long years and finally produced the tracks.

Anurag, best known for movies such as ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, said: “I and Amit go a long way, it has been a friendship of 15 years and everytime we have collaborated he has given me some of the unforgettable melodies and this one is no exception. Amit has put his heart and soul for the album of this movie and his extreme patience with me in every situation is what I adore the most.”

He added: “Amit and Shellee spent four years working on the music because it’s a very different world to belong to lyrically.