What was supposed to be a guest appearance, then an 'extended cameo' for Salman, has now become a full-fledged role.
'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Director Sukumar has asked young promising writers, from not only the Telugu cinema, but also other film industries in India, to contribute scenes, episodes, and even shots and frames to the screenplay of Pushpa 2.
Satyanweshi will release on August 30.
Arjun's fee for the Pushpa sequel is around Rs 85 crores.
It was a lull period for Bollywood in August as none of the new releases could work at the box office, hope that it turns around in September.
'The magic of Roja can never be replicated because how can you recapture the carefree innocence of childhood?'
She was in Singapore to accept the TIME 100 Award, which 'recognises global leaders who have gone above and beyond to move their industries -- and the world -- forward'.
S S Rajamouli's period action film RRR has scooped nominations in two categories at the Golden Globe Awards: Best Picture, Non-English, and Best Original Song, Motion Picture.
'In two years, if films continue to perform like Baahubali, RRR and Pushpa...'
'I consider everyone my competition.'
'The idea is to chart your own path, live your life authentically, not be scared to ask questions and not be scared to demand to sit at the table.' 'They may not let you sit today, but they will, if you keep demanding it.'
Post the record-breaking success of Pushpa: The Rise, its leading man Allu Arjun has hiked his remuneration by three times.
There is the Dussehra holiday coming up, and that should add numbers.
'If Kantara has reached out to such a wide audience, it is God's hand guiding me through my work.' 'Why should I allow myself to feel proud about it?'
Protests were held in many cities across the country. So far, no one has been arrested for the attack on students and teachers at JNU even as clamour for resignation of the V-C grew.
All eyes are on the June theatre releases.
Quite a few big movies are coming your way in theatres this November.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
N T Rama Rao Jr, Ram Charan, Alia Bhatt and Director S S Rajamouli promote RRR in Delhi.
Director Sukumar Bandreddi will reportedly make alterations in the script for the sequel, titled Pushpa The Rule.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's newsmakers and events.
How many of these films will actually go on to have the next installment? Let's check out.
The world's most popular source for movie content, IMDB, has released its list of the Top 10 Most Popular Indian Stars of 2022.
'I don't think @RRRMovie is a gay love story as you say, but even if it was, is 'gay love story' a bad thing? How can you justify using this? Extremely disappointed that someone of your accomplishments can stoop so low!'
The advance bookings of Brahmastra are looking very good.
'I felt insulted, very hurt, that Indian cinema meant only Hindi cinema.'
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'A well made masala film will never go out of fashion. Pushpa proved it yet again.'
Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi has set the stage for many more cop movies.
'Some people believe that guys with muscles don't have a sense of humour.' 'We wanted to prove them wrong.'
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Watch Jubilee's concluding episodes. Radhika Apte is a housewife turned spy. Mithunda makes his OTT debut. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Its worldwide gross is already a staggering Rs 1,250 crores.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the actors who have scored the biggest openers in 2022 so far.
As many as six major films are set to arrive in theatres even as OTT continues to thrill us with new content.
Approximately Rs 18 crore-Rs 20 crore has been spent on promoting S S Rajamouli's RRR for its January 7 release, which now stands postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 resurgence.
'Why does it happen that our films don't work there, their films work here?'
'We are wondering if this will ever get over, if there will be a light at the end of the tunnel.'
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