Ranbir Kapoor recently confirmed that his successful film “Brahmastra” is set to become a three-part franchise. In an interview at the Red Sea Film Festival, he provided an update on the sequel, “Brahmastra 2,” revealing that the team is currently in the scriptwriting phase. Kapoor expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “That’s something very exciting.” The first installment was titled “Shiva,” and the sequel will be called “Dev.” While the cast for “Dev” hasn’t been officially announced, Kapoor hinted at exciting developments on that front. The film is directed by Ayan Mukerji, a close friend with whom Kapoor previously collaborated on “Wake Up Sid,” “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani,” and the first “Brahmastra.” Kapoor highlighted the unique nature of the franchise within Indian cinema, noting its potential for further expansion in future parts. The film is produced by Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and also features Kapoor’s wife, Alia Bhatt, along with the legendary Amitabh Bachchan.

Recently, Kapoor wrapped up filming for another major project, “Ramayana,” directed by Nitesh Tiwari, where he stars opposite Sai Pallavi. Additionally, he has “Love and War” lined up, a film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, in which he will share the screen with Alia Bhatt and Vicky Kaushal.

In other exciting news, Kapoor confirmed that “Animal 2” is in the pipeline, with filming slated to begin in 2027. He teased the intriguing aspect of playing dual roles in this project, both as the antagonist and the protagonist, offering a fresh take for audiences.

‘Chhichore’ had won the National Award for the Best Film in the Hindi Film category. Nitesh Tiwari, who was shooting for a commercial was informed by his wife about the news. “It was only when my wife (Ashwiny Iyer) told me on the set that I came to know. It had happened at least an hour before that and we didn’t know as our shoot was going on.”

He added, “The first call I made was to the film’s producer Sajid Nadiadwala. He was elated. You can understand the feeling when one’s work gets this kind of recognition. We are very grateful to the jury. Seriously, it hadn’t even crossed my mind that ‘Chhichore’ would be under consideration for a National Award.

Tiwari also said that he had strongly made up his mind for the casting and he wanted only Shraddha Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput in lead roles for this movie. “Very little work of any artiste requires to be seen for a right director to get the right gut and instinct if a particular actor would be able to pull off a certain role or not. There is joy but there is sadness too; it’s a mixed feeling as Sushant is not here with us anymore to share this moment. I must thank my entire team effort as everyone did perfectly whatever they were assigned.”

Speaking to Times of India, Nadiadwala said, “On behalf of NGE, I dedicate this extremely prestigious award to Sushant Singh Rajput. We can’t get over his loss ever but I sincerely pray that this award gives a little bit of happiness to his family and fans which includes me. And I am tremendously grateful to Nitesh Tiwari for giving us all this very special movie.”

‘Chhichore’ was released on September 2019 which starred Sushant Singh Rajput and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead roles along with Varun Sharma, Tahir Raj Bhasin and Prateek Babbar among others.

Nitesh Tiwari is having a double celebration as his wife’s film ‘Panga’ actress Kangana Ranaut has also won a National Award for ‘Manikarnika’ and ‘Panga’ both.

Source: Times of India

The ‘Chhichhore’ actress took a walk down the memory lane and paid an emotional tribute to the late actor as the movie clocked one year. The clip posted on the Twitter has some behind the scene clips featuring the cast and crew of the film and some cherished moments with Sushant.

This emotional video starts with the song,’who Din’ from the movie playing in the backdrop, as the frame shows an album with the star cast of the film opening that read, “Who din bhi kya din the.” As the album opens up, it shows Sushant sitting in a taxi and later shows his bond with the team members featuring Shraddha, Varun Sharma and some candid moments with the other cast members.

The video also shows some clips from the movie promotion and some of the behind the scene memories cherished while shooting it. the short clip also shows some glimpse of the bonding scenes between the star cast and the film director and producer. The clip ends with a crowd shouting ‘Chhichhore’ as Sushant waves his hands in the air.

Along with the post, Shraddha wrote, “In loving memory…#1YearOfChhichhore.”

The college drama starred Sushant Singh Rajput, Shraddha Kapoor, Varun sharma, Tahir Raj Bhasin, Naveen Polishetty, Saharsh Kumar Shukla and Tushar Pandey in pivotal roles.

Co-star, Varun Sharma too paid an emotional tribute to Sushant as he shared a black post and remembered the late actor’s role in the film and wrote, ‘Kammo’ along with a heart and a star emoji.

The nostalgic film that themes around friendship is directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and had hit the screens on September 6 last year.