GoanTimes May, 31 2019

08 Cinema
Friday, May 31, 2019 | www.goantimes.titosgoa.com | 12 Pages
Salman Khan REACTS to Bharat co-star
Disha Patani’s age difference comment
Salman Khan and Disha Patani will be
soon seen together in Bharat. The actor
will be sporting five different looks for
Sunny Leone turns
producer; launches
Suncity Media And
Entertainment
After Anushka Sharma and Priyanka
Chopra, it’s the turn of Sunny Leone
to turn producer. The actress along
with her hubby Daniel Weber, has
ventured into production with Suncity
Media And Entertainment. The newlylaunched
production house shot for a
television commercial featuring Sunny
Leone, for an app-based company.
Sunny Leone was initially approached
to just be the face of the brand. The
actress agreed to do so and she also
offered to produce the commercial.
Sunny Leone revealed that getting
into production was something that she
and Daniel Weber were considering
since quite sometime. Hence, she felt
that producing the ad was the perfect
opportunity to launch her production
house. She enjoyed shooting for the ad
and admitted that she brainstormed with
director Sunny Rajani before shooting it.
Sunny Leone will juggle her acting
and studio commitments and it will
be Daniel Weber who will oversee the
day-to-day affairs of Suncity Media And
Entertainment.
different eras whereas Disha will be
seen in the early era in which she plays
the role of a trapeze artist. Disha and
Smriti Irani and Ekta
Kapoor walk 14 km to
Siddhivinayak Temple;
former goes barefoot
after election win
Last night television and film producer
Ekta Kapoor along with Smriti Irani
travelled to the Siddhi Vinayak Temple
situated in Mumbai on foot. The
Another biopic!
Shailendra Singh
and Priya Gupta join
forces for a film on
M S Bitta, former All
India Anti-Terrorist
Front chairman and
politician
With biopics garnering immense interest
from filmmakers across Bollywood, there
has been an announcement on another
biopic. This one yet again celebrates the
valor, courage and strength of a man
who not only was the chairman of the
All India Anti-Terrorist Front but also
Salman also have a song together in the
film called ‘Slow Motion’.
Recently, Disha Patani said that
she might not get to work with
Salman Khan again owing to their
age difference. She said that his
character in his 20s and 30s in one of
the eras, so it was an immediate yes
for her. She said that he was wonderful
and hardworking human being and
working with him, she got to learn a lot.
When Salman Khan was asked about
Disha’s age difference statement, he
seems to have no qualms working with a
younger actress. He asked why and what
age difference. He said that he is doing
a film with a 17-year-old now. It seems
like Salman Khan was referring to his
Inshallah co-star Alia Bhatt who might
be playing his love interest in Sanjay
Leela Bhansali directorial. Reportedly,
their age difference will be addressed in
the film as Alia herself is 28 years junior.
Meanwhile, Bharat, directed by Ali
Abbas Zafar, is set for Eid 2019 release.
latter, who recently emerged as a Lok
Sabha seat winner from Amethi, chose
to be barefoot throughout her holy
expedition. Ekta's four-month-old son
Ravie was also a part of the pilgrimage.
Taking to social media, the Mental
Hai Kya producer announced, "So we're
walking to Siddhi Vinayak and she's
walking without shoes. Oh man, I can't
believe 14 kms without shoes, Smriti.
That's how God willed it, let's go."
Incidentally, Smriti Irani had shot
to fame in the early 2000s after her
portrayal of the lead character Tulsi
Virani in Ekta Kapoor's production
Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi
under her Balaji Telefilms banner.
Their friendship purportedly dates
back to then and has come all this way
to Smriti becoming Ekta's son's maasi
(maternal aunt).
Ekta also shared a photograph of the
two in which they can be seen flaunting
their facial glow after walking all the
way down. In an emoji-studded caption,
the Balaji Motion Pictures head honcho
said, "14 kms to SIDDHI VINAYAK ke
baaad ka glow." To this Smriti Irani
replied in a comment, "God willed it,
God is kind" alongside a heart and
gratitude emoji.
a renowned politician. We are talking
about M S Bitta aka Maninderjeet Singh
Bitta, who was appointed as the president
of Indian Youth Congress by P.V.
Narasimha Rao himself. His story will be
presented on the celluloid by Shailendra
Singh and Priya Gupta in Zinda Shaheed!
Akshay Kumar
TOPS the celebrity
endorsement lists,
Ranveer Singh –
Deepika Padukone next
in line OVERTHROW
Shah Rukh Khan,
Salman Khan
Akshay Kumar has proved time and
again that he is the most consistent
and saleable actor at the box office.
Long gone is the monopoly of the three
mighty Khans with Akshay and new
age actors like Ranveer Singh, Varun
Dhawan, Deepika Padukone and Alia
Bhatt here to give all the A-Listers
a run for the their money. Latest
survey shows that Akshay has bagged
endorsements worth Rs 100 crore in
the advertisement space which is more
than all the Khans made.
Also, what is interesting to note is
that lot of brands are open to investing
in young actors like Ranveer, Varun,
Vicky Kaushal and not to mention Alia
Bhatt and Deepika Padukone. After
Akki, brand DeepVeer has proven
to be most profitable. Ranveer and
Deepika’s individual equity is Rs 84
crores and Rs 75 crores respectively.
Shah Rukh is at Rs 56 crores while
Salman has endorsements worth Rs
40 crores. Alia Bhatt has equity worth
Rs 68 crores which is more than the
Khans. Amitabh Bachchan is worth Rs
72 crore, Varun Dhawan has ads worth
Rs 48 in his kitty. Kareena Kapoor
Khan at Rs 32 crore and Katrina Kaif
at Rs 30 crore are amongst the Top 10
celebs in the list.
Brand endorsements of a celebrity is
a clear indicator of their commercial
success in the industry and therefore
it is not surprising that the list of the
names has Akshay, Deepika, Ranveer,
Alia in the top bracket. It is touted
that more new age actors will set new
trends in the year 2019.
In a recent announcement, it has
been revealed that Shailendra Singh
and Priya Gupta will be jointly
producing the biopic on M S Bitta
in the film titled Zinda Shaheed.
In a recent post that was shared on
social media by Taran Adarsh, it was
confirmed that the two of them have
acquired the rights of the story of
M S Bitta for their next. In the same
statement, it was also revealed that the
film is in its initial stages and hence
the logistic details and others are yet to
be finalized. An announcement on the
director and the cast is expected to be
made soon.
On the other hand, it is being
said that the makers are keen on
commencing the shoot of Zinda
Shaheed in the first half of 2020.