Sidharth Malhotra, Rashmika Mandanna's spy thriller 'Mission Majnu' teaser out now

Mumbai (Maharashtra), December 16: Makers of the upcoming spy thriller film 'Mission Majnu' on Friday, unveiled the official teaser.

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Taking to Instagram, Sidharth shared the teaser, which he captioned, "Iss Majnu ke kaam karne ka tarika alag hai. Presenting the Official Teaser for MISSION MAJNU . Only on Netflix, 20th Jan, 2023."

Set in the 1970s, Mission Majnu is a patriotic thriller with a love story at its core, showcasing one of India's most covert operations of taking down Pakistan's efforts of a nuclear attack. The teaser showcases Sidharth as an undercover RAW agent in an intense avatar, with his life hanging on the line for the love of his life- India. Directed by Shantanu Bagchi and produced by RSVP and GBA, 'Mission Majnu' also stars Rashmika Mandanna in the lead role and is all set to premiere exclusively on the OTT platform Netflix from January 20, 2023.

The makers unveiled the teaser of its much-anticipated espionage thriller, Mission Majnu, at the iconic India Gate in the National Capital. Commenting on the teaser launch, Sidharth said, "It has been an absolute honour and pleasure to have launched the teaser of my film Mission Majnu at India Gate, with the real heroes of our country who sacrifice their lives everyday for the love towards their country. To be able to play a part and showcase one such Indian Agent's story has truly been a very fulfilling and heart wrenching experience. I am so grateful for Shantanu to have given me this opportunity and for this stirring film to be my first association with Netflix. I cannot wait for you to see the story unfold on the 20th of January, on a Netflix." Rashmika said, "I am so excited as I finally launch the teaser of Mission Majnu and cannot wait for the audiences to watch our movie filled with love, drama, sacrifice and action. As an actor, nothing gives me more joy than to be able to play a part in the story of those unsung heroes that are the real Majnus of our country. I am also super excited to join the Netflix family with this film.''

Meanwhile, Sidharth will also be seen in the upcoming action thriller film 'Yodha' opposite Disha Patani which is all set to hit the theatres on July 7, 2023. Apart from that, he also has an upcoming web series 'Indian Police Force' which will stream on the OTT platform Amazon Prime Video.

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‘Ayushmaan’ – A real life story on the greatest journey of hope

“Through ‘Ayushmaan’ I wanted to address the social stigma and discrimination associated with HIV patients”: Director Jacob Varghese. “Ayushmaan is a stirring take on the journey of two 14 year old HIV positive under privileged boys from rural India, who takes up a liking towards running marathons to steer through all the social stigma and discrimination that exists in the society against HIV patients and there by spread positive change and hope around them”, said Director of the film Jacob Varghese.

Sharing about the inspiration behind making the documentary the director said, “ the boys and their sheer motivation to never give up in life has in turn motivated and inspired me as well. They stopped complaining about the agony they are in, instead took up a challenge and won hearts.”

Throwing light on the journey which took almost 6 years to finish, Jacob Varghese said he came across the boys, Babu and Manik, who were 12 years old then at an orphanage designated for HIV positive children. “One among them was abandoned at birth and other was fighting to overcome his fears in connection with his family and of the future .When I met them, who are born as HIV positive with no fault of theirs, the first thought that struck me was how will they lead their life, how will they survive and how long they will be alive,” he said adding, “We don’t have answers to this questions.”

But to his great surprise these boys had shown great courage and resolve to fight for themselves by doing what they like the most, i.e., running, said the director. According to him, the boys who took baby steps in their pursuit to excel in the larger goal, opted for 10 kilometre running first and later on graduated to doing half marathon, which is of 21 km of distance.

Sharing the nuances of canvassing their journey, Varghese said they started on a small scale. “As we set on sail with the flow, I started growing with them too and their mission took them to 5 continents and 12 countries. I simply followed them and documented their life,” he said.

When asked about the physical health of the boys which plays a critical role in their goal, the director has this to say: “Taking up sports acted as medium in building confidence and stamina for them. But above all it is acting as a catalyst in helping them to overcome the stigmas associated with the disease. It is also helping them in a very positive way in terms of right nutrition and work out as well. ”

Asserting that the psychological aspects of the stigma causes far larger consequences than the physical ones posed by the disease, Varghese said the psychological side is highly demanding since they are growing with the fact that their families have abandoned them for no fault of theirs.

Specifying how the societal stigma and discrimination associated with the disease is taking away even the little joys of life from them and how misinformation plays an imperative role in doing so, Varghese said there is lack of right information about diseases like HIV, leprosy which raises a wall in front of these people to experience life in its full form and even deprive them of them the rightful things. “

Detailing the transformation of the boys whose story became the greatest journey of hope, Varghese said the boys are a role model for other kids of similar stature in their orphanage and exuded confidence that the boys will keep on running till their last breath as the greatest inspiration to many.

Director Jacob Varghese is an award-winning Indian film director, producer, and writer known for his sensible, commercially successful and high value cinematic entertainment in the Kannada film industry. Varghese who is often inclined towards making movies on subjects that leave a lasting impression on him by touching his heart, said the subject and the personality you are following are the only motivations for him to make such films.

“You can’t even recover the money you have spent on such films and there are no avenues to showcase them as well except festivals,” he asserted and said the story of Babu and Manik is real, so I wanted to give real facts. Thus I made it as a documentary.”

Ayushmaan was screened under Indian Panorama Non-feature category at the 53rd International Film Festival of India in Goa.

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Rajkummar Rao, Alaya F begin shooting for Srikant Bholla's biopic 'Sri'

Mumbai [India], November 22: Bollywood actors Rajkummar Rao and Alaya F, on Sunday began the shooting for their next film, a biopic on Srikant Bholla.

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Taking to Instagram, production house T-series shared some pictures from the muhurat and captioned it, "Srikanth Bholla biopic, titled #SRI goes on floors today! As the first Mahurat shot was taken in presence of producer #BhushanKumar producer #NidhiParmarHiranandani lead actors #RajkummarRao #AlayaFurniturewala , director #TusharHiranandani and the man himself #SrikanthBholla. Produced by #TSeries and #ChalkNCheeseFilmsProductionsLLP the film also stars #Jyothika and #SharadKelkar."

Helmed by Tushar Hiranandani, the biopic stars Rajkumar Rao, Alaya F, Sharad Kelkar and south actor Jyothika in the lead roles and is based on the life of industrialist Srikant Bholla, who didn't let his visual impairment come in the way of his vision and founded Bollant Industries.

The official release date of the film is still awaited. Meanwhile, Rajkummar Rao was recently seen in a murder mystery film 'Monica O My Darling' alongside Huma Qureshi, and Radhika Apte. The film streamed exclusively on the OTT platform Netflix and received positive responses from the audience. He will be next seen in Karan Johar's next sports drama film 'Mr and Mrs Mahi' alongside Janhvi Kapoor.

Alaya, on the other hand, will soon begin the promotions of her upcoming romantic thriller film 'Freddy' which is all set to stream exclusively on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar from December 2, 2022. Helmed by Shashanka Ghosh and produced by Ekta Kapoor 'Freddy' also stars Kartik Aaryan in the lead role and the makers will be soon unveiling the official trailer.

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