Aadhi to lock horns with Allu Arjun in Boyapati's next

It is known that Boyapati Srinu is all set to direct Allu Arjun's next and the film is expected to go on floors in the second week of August. Rakul Preet Singh will play Allu Arjun's love interest in this untitled action entertainer. Now the latest update is that Aadhi has been roped for the role of the antagonist in the film. Aadi has reportedly signed up to turn grey after hearing the script completely.

"Aadi has been signed on as the baddie. Director Boyapati Srinu really liked his performance in his last film and felt he would be perfect for the role with grey shades. Aadhi’s muscular body and his fluency in the language will be added advantage to enact the role. The official announcement will be made soon," a source from the film’s unit told.

'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' goes tax free in Uttar Pradesh

Salman Khan, who is currently riding high on the success of his recent release 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan', has one more reason to smile. The news is that Bajrangi Bhaijaan has been declared tax free in the state of Uttar Pradesh which is just another feather on the film's hat. UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday announced tax free status for "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" which is smashing records at the box office. The movie was made tax free after director Kabir Khan met the chief minister with the request.

Produced by  Salman Khan and Rockline Venkatesh, "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" revolves around a young speech-impaired girl from Pakistan who finds herself lost in India with no way to head back over the border to her home.
An Indian man (Salman Khan) undertakes the task to get her back to her home and reunite her with her family. Kareena Kapoor Khan played female lead role, while Nawazuddin Siddiqui played the role of a Journalist.

Thulasi to play Kajal's mother in 'Brahmotsavam'

Kajal Agarwal is pairing up with Mahesh Babu for the second time in his upcoming movie 'Brahmotsavam'. Directed by Srikanth Addala, Brahmotsavam  will be a bi-lingual movie and will be shot in Tamil as well as in Telugu. The movie went on floors recently and the regular shoot will begin from July 24th. Now the latest news is that actress Thulasi has been roped to play the role of Kajal's mother in the movie. Golden leg girl Rakul Preet Singh will be seen as second heroine. Mickey J Meyer composes music. The movie will be produced on a large scale by PVP Cinema.

Saranya Mohan to enter wedlock with Aravind Krishnan

Actress Saranya Mohan, best known for her roles in movies like Vennila Kabbadi Kuzhu, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Eeram and Velayudham is now ready to enter wedlock with Dr Aravind Krishnan. The lovely couple got engaged yesterday, the 12th July in private ceremony. Saranya shared the news with her fans through her facebook page accompanying an engagement photo.

She posted "I am taking this opportunity to officially announce you all about the most important day of my life that is about to come... my marriage... I got engated today to Aravind Krishnan, Doctor by profession. Please do pray for me even after marriage. Thanking you all for the love and support".

Deepa Mehta's 'Beeba Boys' trailer released

The theatrical trailer of Deepa Mehta's latest directorial Beeba Boys has been released. Randeep Hooda, Waris Ahluwalia, Paul Gross, Sarah Allen and Ali Momen is playing lead roles. Randeep Hooda, who is the Beeba Boy in the film took to the micro b
logging site to share its trailer.

"Based on true events.. A labour of love.. North American gangster #BeebaBoysTrailer" Randeep wrote.

The film 'Beeba Boys' shows the life story of the late Indo-Canadian criminal Bindy Johal, who was gunned down brutally in 1998. The shooting schedules have been completed and the post-production works are progressing at a brisk pace. Based and inspired on true life stories it will release in Hindi, English and Punjabi on October 16 this year.

Dhanush's Maari censored with U certificate

Dhanush-Kajal Agarwal starrer 'Maari' has received a clean U certificate from the Censor Board and it has a runtime of about 132 minutes. It has already been announced to release on 17th July. The flick which is being helmed by Balaji Mohan also features Vijay Yesudoss, Robo Shankar in pivotal roles and the movie seems to be a wholesome entertainer. Anirudh has composed music and the audi album has been topping the charts ever since its release. Wishing the 'Maari' team all the very best!

'All is Well' trailer crosses two million views in 3 days

The theatrical trailer of Umesh Shukla's forthcoming rom-com "All is Well' has earned two million views in just three days of it release on YouTube. 'All is Well' starring Abhishek Bachchan, Asin, Rishi Kapoor, Supriya Pathak in lead roles is slated to release on August 21.  The 2 min 49 secs trailer sees Abhishek, Rishi Kapoor and Asin embarking on a road journey.

Abhishek Bachchan, who was last seen in "Happy New Year", took to twitter to thank his fans.

"And the trailer of #AllIisWell crosses 2million!! Wow! Thank you guys," Abhishek wrote.

Rishi Kapoor will be seen playing Abhishek's father in the movie. Asin is playing his love interest. Post 'Bol Bachchan', this will be second time that the actress Asin will share screen again with Jr. Bachchan. The shooting of the film was completed and the post production works have begun now with dubbing and mixing.

Hema Malini discharged from Fortis Hospital

Veteran actress and BJP MP from Mathura Hema Malini was discharged from Fortis hospital on Saturday at 9.30 am. The 66-year-old actress-turned politician sustained injuries when her Mercedes car collided with another vehicle on National Highway 11 near Dausa on Thursday night. Hema undergone a surgery for her wounds at the hospital yesterday. She was also treated for a minor fracture on her nose.

“She was discharged from the hospital at around 9.30 a.m.,” said Prateem Tamboli, facility director of Fortis Escorts Hospital.

A four-year-old girl was killed while five others were injured including the actress in the accident. Mahesh Chand Thakur, who was driving Hema’s car when it met with the accident, has been arrested at Kotwali Thana in Dausa. An FIR was lodged against the driver, who hails from Vrindavan, under various sections of IPC including 279 (rash driving) and 304 (A) (causing death by negligence not amounting to culpable homicide). Thakaur was on Friday produced before Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Pallavi Sharma who granted bail to the driver. 

Kalki Koechlin starts her own theatre company

Actress Kalki Koechlin, who received critical acclaim for her roles in movies like Dev D, Shaitan, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Shanghai, Ek Thi Daayan and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani has opened her own theatre company, "Little Productions" and will soon turn a play director too.

Kalki took to Twitter to make the announcement and shared the official Facebook page of Little Productions.

"So like, I'm all grown up, with my own theatre company and directing my first play. Here's our page https://www.facebook.com/littleproductionskalki...," the "Dev D" Kalki posted on her Twitter handle.

Kalki will be next seen in Soni Razdan's "Love Affair" alongside Gulshan Devaiah and  Ali Fazal.  "Love Affair' is based on the infamous Kawas Manekshaw Nanavati case of 1959. The story is about a naval commander who was tried for murdering his British wife’s lover.

'ABCD 2' crosses Rs. 100 crore mark with a bang

Choreographer turned Director Remo D'Souza directed dance drama "ABCD 2" has raked in Rs 100 crore worldwide in just one week. Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor played lead roles in ABCD 2 the sequel to 'ABCD- Any Body Can Dance' has been very much appreciated by dance lovers and also by the common audiences. The movie earned a whopping Rs 46 crore in the first weekend itself and now entered the Rs 100 crore club with a thunderous bang.

Trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the film's collection which has been breaking records ever since its release, on his Twitter handle.

He posted, "#ABCD2 crosses  100 *gross* in less than 1 week WORLDWIDE... India gross  92.85 cr + Overseas gross  1.8 mn [11.45 cr]. SUPERB!"(sic.).

What is more amazing  is that the first week's collection has left behind 'Tanu Weds Manu Returns' collection too as per Taran Adarsh.

"#ABCD2 records HIGHEST *Week 1* biz of 2015 [so far], overtaking *Week 1* biz of #TanuWedsManuReturns [₹ 70.02 cr]. India biz. Hindi films (sic.)".

Parineeti Chopra joins 5 million elite club

Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra has hit the 5 Million mark on her Facebook page and she thanked her fans for crossing this big milestone.

The 26-year-old actress, who was last seen in the 2014 film "Kill Dil" tweeted: "5million fans on facebook!!!! And soon on twitter too!! Yayy yayyy thank you soo much guys I love you".

Congratulating the actress Amitabh Bachchan wrote, “@ParineetiChopra Congratulations Parineeti .. !! Catching up …” To which Parineeti replied, “@SrBachchan thank you sir!! I hope we can all follow your footsteps :) ”.

Parineeti keeps her fans entertained by frequently sharing news on social media about her professional and personal lives. After Kill Dil, Parineeti didn’t sign any other project till now.

Mahesh Babu impressed with 'Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini'

Sudheer Babu, Nanditha starring "Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini" which got released last friday got positive response from audience. Despite rains the movie is running to packed theaters in both states. Directed by Chandru, the film is the Telugu remake of a Kannada film, 'Charminar'. Recently, Mahesh Babu saw the movie in a special screening. Mahesh took the social media platform twitter to express his happiness and congratulate the 'KKI' team.

“Saw Krishnamma kalipindi idharini.. Genuine honest love story ..enjoyed watching it ..Sudheer has really come of age as an actor .. Loved his performance :) congrats to the entire team ..” (sic), Mahesh Babu wrote on his twitter page.

Chandru was delighted with Mahesh Babu’s tweet and thanked the 'Dookudu'
star profusely.

Priyanka now has 10 million followers on Twitter

Actress Priyanka Chopra, who is riding high with the success of her recent release 'Dil Dhadakne Do' has now reached Ten million followers in twitter. With this, PC joins Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman who have more than 10 million followers.

"10 million reasons why I feel so loved!10 million reasons why I’m the luckiest! #10MillionPCmaniacs thank u so much!" Priyanka tweeted after hitting the cyber milestone.

Priyanka uses her Twitter account quite regularly to communicate with her fans.

Priyanka is currently busy shooting for Prakash Jah's "Gangaajal 2". She will don the lead role of a cop in the police-drama, which is a sequel to the hit 2003 Ajay Devgn-starer film of the same name.