1. Scary One Man Thinks He Knows the Right Thing to Do: Anurag on 370
Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has strong words in response to the Modi government’s decision to revoke Article 370 – which confers special status to Jammu & Kashmir – through a Presidential Order.
“You know what is scary, that one man thinks that he knows exactly what’s the right thing to do for the benefit of 1,200,000,000 people and has the access to the power to execute it,” he tweeted, calling out PM Modi on the controversial decision.
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2. Sartaj Singh Has a Chilling Question in ‘Sacred Games 2’ Teaser
In the run up to the release of season 2 of Sacred Games, Netflix has released a teaser featuring Saif Ali Khan as his character Sartaj Singh. The 30-second clip sees Sartaj bandaging his hand after having had his thumb cut off by Malcolm Murad, one of the show’s villains, played by Luke Kenny.
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3. Kirti Kulhari Joins Parineeti in ‘The Girl on the Train’ Remake
Pink actor Kirti Kulhari has been roped in for the Hindi remake of the Hollywood film The Girl on the Train. She will be seen essaying the role of a police officer in the Ribhu Dasgupta directorial, which stars Parineeti Chopra.
"It's a great feeling being directed by Ribhu and it's my second outing with him after Bard of Blood. We share a great equation and I am looking forward to collaborating on this one now,” Kirti said in a statement. "It's my fourth project with an all female ensemble cast after Pink, Four More Shots Please and Mission Mangal and I am really enjoying being in this space," she added.
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4. Guess Whose Biopic Is Akshay Working on Next?
As we gear up for Akshay Kumar’s upcoming release Mission Mangal, it seems that there’s already another thrilling project in the pipeline. Akshay’s next film will be based on the life of Ajit Doval, India’s fifth and current National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India. Akshay Kumar will be reuniting with director Neeraj Pandey for that. Neeraj Pandey has previously directed several Akshay Kumar-starrers like Special 26, Baby and Rustom.
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5. John Abraham’s ‘Batla House’ Release Could Be Delayed, Here’s Why
John Abraham’s upcoming Batla House was all set to release on Independence Day, clashing with Akshay Kumar’s Mission Mangal. However, according to a new report, legal complications could delay the release of John’s film.
Batla House is based on the true incidents surrounding the Batla House encounter case of 2008 which involved alleged Indian Mujahideen terrorists. John plays the role of IPS Sanjeev Kumar who leads the team which carried out the encounter.
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