Expresso Bollywood News Update at 11:30 am on 23rd August 2022

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“Let’s begin with news from Aryan Khan, who, in a surprise move yesterday, shared new pictures with siblings on Instagram. In the photos, Aryan holds his younger sister Suhana Khan and brother AbRam closely as they pose together. While fans dropped heartfelt messages for the trio, it was father Shah Rukh Khan’s comment that broke the internet. He wrote: “Why I don’t have these pictures!!!!!! Give them to me NOW.”” Aryan replied, “I’ll send them to you the next time I post…so probably in a few years haha.”

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“Actor John Abraham has announced his upcoming production Tara Vs Bilal will be released in theatres on October 14.

Directed by Samar Iqbal, the slice-of-life film features Harshvardhan Rane and Sonia Rathee in the title roles.

John Abraham, who is producing the movie under his banner JA Entertainment alongside T-Series and TVB Films, took to Instagram to share the release date of the movie.

The caption read, “#TaraVsBilal a slice of life film starring Harshvardhan Rane and Sonia Rathee to hit the big screens on 14th October 2022! Directed by Samar Iqbal and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and John Abraham, the film showcases the clash of two opposites Tara and Bilal.”””
“In other news, Alia Bhatt is riding a wave of success. After dominating the box office with her film Gangubai Kathiawadi, the actor is being appreciated for her latest role as Badrunissa in Netflix movie Darlings. In a recent chat, the Bollywood star opened up about her personal life and decisions.

Speaking about the concept of live-in relationships, Alia told Filmfare, “If you can, why not? I think it’s great. You get used to each other, you get comfortable, and you build so many memories without the pressure and that baggage or the thought of ‘we want to get married’. To each his own.”

Alia Bhatt will soon be seen sharing screen space with her husband Ranbir Kapoor in Brahmastra. ”
“Meanwhile,

Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha continued its lacklustre performance in its second weekend at the box office. The film, which had been in production for over 10 years and took 3 years to make, will barely be able to cross Rs 60 crore at the box office and is emerging as Aamir’s worst debacle in a decade. The film raked in around Rs 4.65 crore in its second weekend, taking its total collection to Rs 55 crore, according to Box Office India. The film has performed worse than Aamir’s previous film Thugs of Hindostan, which at least opened with Rs 55 crore.”
“Actor Manoj Bajpayee believes that Bollywood’s current slump is just a ‘bad phase’ and that the film industry will recover soon. In the past year, only a few films have emerged as successes.

Speaking to Bollywood Bubble, Bajpayee said, “Sometimes, we make too much out of a bad phase. Cinema cannot die. Hindi cinema will not die. It will course-correct and come back to its normal self. The pre-pandemic phase won’t be there. Some new exciting phases of Hindi cinema will be there.” Asked if Bollywood is lacking anything, he answered, “No, we don’t lack anything. We have been entertaining for so many decades. Just course correction is needed. People are intelligent enough. Some new directions and fine actors are coming.””
“In other news,

Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan and his girlfriend, actor Saba Azad were spotted leaving a movie theatre on Sunday. The stylish couple were holding hands as they walked out of the theatre wearing masks and matching baseball caps. In the video shared by a paparazzi account, the two were seen twinning with each other in black outfits.

It was reported that they watched the trailer of Hrithik Roshan’s upcoming movie, Vikram Vedha. The film, a remake of a Tamil hit by the same name, also stars Saif Ali Khan. The original starred R Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi.

Hrithik’s Vikram Vedha is all set to hit the theatres on September 30. The film also stars Saif Ali Khan.”
“Tiger Shroff and Rashmika Mandana’s ‘Screw Dheela’ is one of the most anticipated films. However, much to fans’ dismay, the Shashank Khaitan-helmed movie was reported to have been shelved. But, sources close to Dharma Productions on Monday confirmed that the film has only been delayed. They also stated that the production company shares an incredible bond with Tiger, and will soon kick-start another project.

Besides Screw Dheela, Tiger Shroff has Ganpath and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan in the pipeline.”
“We end the bulletin with some unfortunate news,

Producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala, also known as Gaffarbhai, passed away on Monday morning. He is the father of Firoz Nadiadwala, and uncle of Sajid Nadiadwala, also producers. As per reports, the filmmaker died due to cardiac arrest while he was being treated at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai. He was in his early nineties and was admitted to the hospital for some time owing to age-related health issues including diabetes and asthma.

Ajay Devgn wrote, “Deepest condolences on the passing of Shri Gaffarbhai Nadiadwala. My father & he were associates during the golden era of our cinema. Shanti AG Nadiadwala saab. My condolences to the Nadiadwala family.

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