Jisshu Sengupta to romance Deepika Padukone on screen

Shoojit Sircar’s next film “Piku”, which already has a formidable cast of Amitabh Bachchan, Irrfan Khan and Deepika Padukone, just got more interesting. It now stars Bengali star Jisshu Sengupta in the romantic lead opposite Deepika.
Jisshu, who made his Bollywood debut opposite Ileana D’Cruz in a guest appearance in Anurag Basu’s “Barfi!” would next be seen in Pradeep Sarkar’s Hindi film “Mardaani”, in which he plays husband to Rani Mukerji’s character.
Sircar is said to have been keen to cast Jisshu opposite Deepika as the role suited him to perfection. However, the fact that Jisshu was being launched as a leading man by Yash Raj Films (YRF) put a question mark on Jisshu’s presence in “Piku”.
Jisshu showed Shoojit his Bengali film “Jaatishwar”. Only then was Sircar convinced.
The excited actor said: “It’s a big break with a director I really admire and with actors I really love. It has been my dream to work with Mr. Bachchan from the time I decided I wanted to be an actor.”
“Irrfan-ji is another actor I truly admire. As for Deepika, isn’t she everyone’s favourite dream girl these days?”
“Piku” would take Jisshu to Mumbai in August.

Akshay Kumar’s Next With Neeraj Pandey Is Titled ‘Baby’

Neeraj Pandey has been on a creative siesta after Special 26. The film that earned rave reviews from the critics, catapulted Akshay Kumar into a league above being a mere Khiladi actor. Kumar was earlier known mostly for his wonderful stunts and fabulous fitness but after Special 26, people began noticing him for his acting as well. With the recent association between Neeraj and Akshay, it seems another sparkling film is at vicinity. The duo have earlier proved their prowess by delivering a memorable and intelligent film, and are all set to strike fortune again it seems.
Recently many news reports informed that Akshay was spotted shooting in Kathmandu, Nepal for an extensive schedule for Pandey’s next film which is a thriller. Though the details of it were reserved carefully, a leading daily reported that the film has been titled ‘Baby’.
The film is expected to release in the Republic Day weekend of 2015. Akshay has been shooting relentlessly for the film. With Gabbar in hand, Akshay has been running on packed schedule. The actor will not take a break and fly down to Istanbul to finish shooting Baby’s second schedule as well.
Well, the Khiladi Kumar’s energy is mesmeric. Keep checking out this space to learn more about the film.

Singham 2 now ‘Singham Returns’

The second instalment of the 2011 Bollywood blockbuster “Singham” has now been titled “Singham Returns” instead of “Singham 2″.
The movie, currently being shot, is coming from the makers of “Golmaal” series. It is another franchise from the actor and director duo Ajay Devgn and Rohit Shetty.
The pair, known to offer superhit entertainers, is currently shooting for the film in Mumbai and much excited about the way it’s turning out.
But it is also the ‘return’ of Kareena Kapoor with the macho men after “Golmaal Returns”.
The Ajay-Kareena pairing and chemistry has been appreciated in both serious and comedy genre. With “Singham Returns”, they are likely to recreate their magic on the big screen.
Together, Ajay and Rohit have delivered comedy and action-packed entertainers like “Golmaal” series, “All The Best” and “Bol Bachchan”.
Their new offering “Singham Returns” is scheduled to release in August.

Konkona Sen Sharma, happy birthday!

The dusky beauty turns 34 today

Born on December 3, 1979, Konkona Sen Sharma – daughter of legendary actor and filmmaker Aparna Sen made her silver screen debut as a child artist in Indira in 1983. Though the actor has focused a lot on art films, the actor managed to create a niche for herself in mainstream cinema too.
In 2000, Konkona debuted as an adult in a Bengali thriller titled Ek Je Aachhe Kanya. Though this wasn’t noticed, Aparna Sen’s Mr and Mrs Iyer alongside Rahul Bose received a lot of critical acclaim. The actor also won a National Award for her performance in this film. Madhur Bhandarkar’s Page 3 was a game changer for Konkona. Following the success of this film in 2005, Koko starred in a number of commercial films like Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota, Omkara, Life In a…Metro, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag, Luck By Chance, Aja Nachle, Wake Up Sid and Ek Thi Daayan amongst others. Though the actor hasn’t been seen on the silver screen too often, she will soon be seen in films like Sunglass, Amavas and Gulel.
We wish the beautiful actor a very happy birthday. Do send your wishes here!