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Sonakshi Sinha plays lead in her brother Kussh S Sinha's directorial debut

Updated: Jan 8, 2023

Mumbai [India], July 27: Actor Sonakshi Sinha will be seen headlining her brother Kussh S Sinha's directorial debut 'Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness'.


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"Kussh and I wanted to collaborate on the right kind of project. Finally, we found something that we both liked and were excited about," she said. Sonakshi also dropped her first look from the film in which she is seen donning a scary look.

Opening about his directorial debut, Kussh said, "Sonakshi is a talented actor. I have always admired her for doing films that she entirely believed in. I have seen her grow as an actor and her journey in cinema. Now, I am going to be a part of it, too. When I found this script, I asked Sonakshi to take a look at it. We both felt drawn to the subject and that's when we decided to take the plunge and work together. I am looking forward to working with talented artistes such as Paresh Rawal ji, Sonakshi and Suhail Nayyar. It's also a fabulous opportunity for my team at Kratos Entertainment to collaborate with Nicky Bhagnani and Vicky Bhagnani. They've been our friends for years and this project is a natural extension of that relationship. It's a complete win-win for all of us."

'Nikita Roy and The Book of Darkness' is produced by NVB Films, Kratos Entertainment and Nikita Pai Films. The film also stars Paresh Rawal and Suhail Nayyar in pivotal roles.


Christopher Nolan unveils first poster of upcoming thriller 'Oppenheimer'

Updated: Jan 8, 2023

Washington [U.S], July 20: Hollywood ace director, Christopher Nolan, on Thursday, unveiled the first poster of his upcoming film 'Oppenheimer' starring Cillian Murphy, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh in the lead roles.


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In the fiery poster, the 'Peaky Blinders' actor Cillian Murphy could be seen as J. Robert Oppenheimer, taking a walk in the cloud of fire and smoke. According to Variety, Christopher Nolan will team up with VFX studio DNEG for his upcoming film "Oppenheimer."

This marks the eighth collaboration between Nolan and the studio. The upcoming Universal project is a biopic of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist who is remembered as one of the fathers of the atom bomb. Previously, makers unveiled the first look poster of Cillian Murphy from the film.

The upcoming project is touted as an "epic thriller that thrusts audiences into the pulse-pounding paradox of the enigmatic man who must risk destroying the world in order to save it." The film is all set to hit the theatres on July 21, 2023. 'Oppenheimer' marks the first on-screen collaboration of Robert Downey Jr and Cillian Murphy.

Nolan's story is based on Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography "American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer." Published in 2006, the 721-page book took Bird and Sherwin 25 years to research and write. Both authors are credited as writers of the film, with Nolan himself penning the screenplay, Variety reported.


'Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2': Makers issue apology for hurting religious sentiments

Mumbai [India], July 5: Makers of the upcoming action-drama film 'Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha' has issued an official apology for the fact that "elements of the song 'Haq Hussain' have unintentionally hurt the sentiments" of a particular community.


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Panorama Studios, on their Instagram, shared the statement which reads, "We the makers of Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2 Agni Pariksha take cognizance of the concerns expressed by a few people of the Shia community and sincerely apologise for the fact that elements of the song 'Haq Hussain' have unintentionally hurt their sentiments. Objections were raised by a few people of the community for the word 'Hussain' and the use of the matam zanjeer."

The song 'Haq Hussain', sung by Saaj Bhatt and Brijesh Shandaliya and written by Shabbir Ahmed, has allegedly hurt the sentiments of a particular community.

The makers of the film have also said that they have changed the lyrics of the song and also some visuals have been replaced. "We have unilaterally decided to make changes to the song. In consultation with the Censor Board, we have removed zanjeer blades from the song and we've changed the lyrics of the song 'Haq Hussain' to 'Junoon Hai,'" the statement further reads.

The makers then clarified that hurting sentiments was never their intention and their film "doesn't show any person of the Shia Community attacking anyone." "The song was created with the most pious intent to celebrate the glory of Imam Hussain and the intention was never to hurt religious sentiments. Nonetheless, voluntarily, keeping the sentiments of the Shia sect in mind, we have made the aforementioned changes," Panorama Studios added to their statement. Written and directed by Faruk Kabir, 'Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha' casts Vidyut Jammwal and Shivaleeka Oberoi in the lead roles and is slated to hit the theatres on July 8, 2022.


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