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5 days ago
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KING: Shah Rukh Khan's action film to feature a song by Ed Sheeran? Singer's viral comment sparks rumours
Sheeran's song Sapphire has a cameo by SRK and here's the video that has gone viral: read more Shah Rukh Khan collaborated with singer Akon for his 2011 superhero film 15 years later, the superstar could bring another singer on board for his mega-ambitious King. This time, it's none other than Ed Sheeran. Sheeran's song Sapphire has a cameo by SRK and here's the video that has gone viral: A fan club shared that clip on Instagram and wrote, 'Can't wait for the full Punjabi version.' And this is what Sheeran wrote- 'The Hindi song was for a Bollywood movie SRK is doing, this is the Punjabi version of Sapphire with Arijit. I'm just doing all languages at this point.' STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Shah Rukh Khan starrer King has just got bigger and grander. The stylish action-thriller already has the ensemble cast of Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Jackie Shroff, Suhana Khan, Arshad Warsi, Jaideep Ahlawat and Abhay Verma and the latest one to join the bandwagon is versatile star Rani Mukerji. As per reports, Rani will play a crucial extended cameo in King. 'Rani Mukerji and Shah Rukh Khan have worked together on films lik_e Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham_, and Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna among others, and are now all set for a reunion. Rani Mukerji has been cast to play the part of Suhana Khan's mother, and it's a role which acts as a catalyst for the entire action-thriller in the film,' a source told PinkVilla. 'It was a no-brainer for Rani to say yes to Shah Rukh Khan and Siddharth Anand's offer for King. She heard the part, and instantly agreed to on board the film. Rani's track is the heart of King, leading to the emotional depth,' added the source. The Siddharth Anand directorial will reportedly go on floors on May 20 with its Mumbai schedule. In the movie, SRK will portray the character of an assassin and will take against the character of Abhishek Bachchan.
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'We need to focus more on the art': Arjun Rampal calls out Bollywood's OTT franchise obsession
Arjun Rampal has never been one to chase the herd. From his National Award-winning performance in Rock On!! (2008) to acclaimed roles in Om Shanti Om (2007), (2011), and Daddy (2017), he has consistently gravitated towards complex, often morally grey characters. But despite the recognition and reinvention, the actor now finds himself questioning the industry's creative compass. In a recent interview The Indian Express Screen , Rampal expressed concern over the OTT boom 's shift from experimentation to exploitation. 'There's a lack of purity in our work nowadays. It's all about creating one franchise after another,' he said, calling out the assembly-line approach that seems to be stifling originality. Rampal, who was among the first mainstream actors to embrace OTT content, says the initial excitement has dulled. 'About 7–8 years ago, there was great writing. But maintaining that consistency is tough now. We need to focus more on the art, not just the product.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 잇몸이 내려앉고 이빨까지 흔들렸던 ''악성 치주염''을 개선한 단 1가지 유일한 관리법.. 메디컬사이언스 더 알아보기 Undo The Franchise Trap and 'Rana Naidu' While promoting Season 2 of Rana Naidu , Rampal acknowledged that sequels aren't inherently problematic—provided they don't compromise narrative integrity. 'I appreciated how the team stayed true to Season 1 but created a new story altogether. That's the kind of continuation that works.' He warned, however, against overextending concepts for the sake of marketability. 'If you force something that shouldn't be a franchise, you're bound to land in trouble,' he said, advocating for artistic intention over algorithmic demands. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) A Career Built on Bold Choices Rampal's filmography is rich with genre-bending choices—from the world tour stages of Temptation and Heartthrob , to his villainous turns in Don and . His portrayal of Arun Gawli in Daddy , which he also produced, remains one of his most intense and well-received performances. Over the years, the actor has worked with top filmmakers, from Prakash Jha in Raajneeti to J.P. Dutta in Paltan , and continues to push his boundaries in projects like the much-delayed Panjab 95 . Based on a real-life story, the film has been stuck with the censor board. 'It's a beautiful story,' Rampal said. 'We've put our heart and soul into it. I just hope it finds its way to the audience.' A Glimpse Into What's Next Rampal also teased his upcoming ensemble thriller Dhurandhar , alongside Ranveer Singh, Sanjay Dutt, R. Madhavan, and Akshaye Khanna. He called director Aditya Datt a visionary and said the film promises to be 'a ride worth waiting for.' In an industry often driven by trends, Arjun Rampal's steady voice offers a rare reflection. For an actor who once ruled the ramp and now navigates the streaming space, his message is clear: it's time to return to storytelling with soul.
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11-06-2025
- Entertainment
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Netflix's 'Rana Naidu 2' actor Arjun Rampal: 'Have finished 9-10 projects post the pandemic, some have got stuck with the censor board and...'
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Arjun Rampal spoke about his entrance into this world of darkness and dazzle, playing an antagonist again, and what has changed about the industry post the pandemic read more Arjun Rampal has displayed shades of black and grey in films like Om Shanti Om, Crakk, and Dhaakad. The actor with a man-mountain aura is now gearing up for the web-series Rana Naidu Season 2 that streams on Netflix this Friday. And in an exclusive interview with Firstpost, the actor spoke about his entrance into this world of darkness and dazzle, playing an antagonist again, and what has changed about the industry post the pandemic. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Edited excerpts from the interview Rana Naidu is already a dark and stylish show. But with your entry, how much darker, how much more stylish are you making things? I hope it gets more stylish and more, I don't know, darker or not, but, I think there's a lot more drama. The conflict is quite amazing. I haven't played a character like this, you know, who is so brutal and has been given the liberty and flexibility of being so wild. I don't think I as an actor have been able to explore it. So, I think that's what makes it quite unique for this character. When Karan and I had discussed this part, for me, it was very important that, even if you're playing the antagonist or whatever, everybody according to me is a human. And nobody, if you're playing somebody who is the antagonist, doesn't believe he's a bad guy. For that, he needs to have a very strong belief system. And, that belief system, I think, was incorporated with a sense of levity, which was important. Otherwise, it gets too serious and dark. So it's quite funny as well. How, you see in a Scorsese film, all of them, even if they're killing somebody, sometimes you end up, like, laughing or smiling. So, we've tried to achieve that. So let's see, how that pans out. I think Rauf comes with quite a strong enough belief system. He really is there for his community, for his people. And, when Rana comes and disturbs that, then he's really, you know, going into the hornets nest. Also, this is not the time that you have played a grey character. So what is the joy of playing such deliciously twisted characters as an actor? They're just not boring (Laughs). I don't know how to explain it. A lot of people ask me the same question, but it's the same thing. It's just a little bit more exciting. When you're playing the protagonist in most films, if the protagonist is not flawed in the case of Rana Naidu, that's not the case, and that's why we like the series. Right? Everybody's kind of flawed. But in general, when you play a protagonist, you're mister goody good shoes, which none of those people are in real life. When you're playing a bad guy, okay, you're, like, really, really bad, which none of us are exact in, real life. So to play characters, which go beyond your thing, you then choose which one is more exciting to do. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD And I think what happens when you play characters like this is, you pull so far away from your comfort zone. You know, there is a risk about how audiences will take it and how they will react to you. You are kind of breaking away from the stereotypical thing of creating an image, you know, which is something which I never wanted to be stuck or weighed down by. So, when you take a risk, when you do something which is totally out of the box, you know, which people don't expect you to play, then I think you're being true to your work. Because at the end of the day, the reason why we have careers which go over twenty five years, thirty years, going to forty years, which some of the good actors have, is because there's always an element of surprise, which this profession allows you to have. And, you should never give that up for anything or trade that or compensate for anything. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD You have done such a variety of films in your career, right from to Raajneeti to D-Day to Inkaar. What I feel is that after the pandemic, filmmakers and actors have become slightly scared to take risks. So as an actor, do you miss those days when filmmakers and actors actually told different stories and they actually took risks Well, I'm glad you've noticed my body of work, but the thing is that, I don't think people are not taking risks. People are definitely taking risks. Through this period, from the pandemic to now, I have actually finished about eight to 10 films. And all of them are very different kinds of movies. I'm just waiting for them to be released. Some have got into trouble with the censor board. Some are waiting for the right time to release it. There's Aparna Sen's The Rapist, again, a very different kind of a subject, with Konkona. Beautiful story. Very, very, emotional. I think one of Aparna's best films, that's ready. It's waiting for release. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Punjab 95, we don't know what's happening with that yet. There's, two films with Abbas-Mustan that I've done. And, you know, Dhurandhar that I'm shooting for. So they're all very, very different kinds of films. Sangeet Sivan's last film Blind Game. So all of that is ready. It's good to go. I don't know when they will come out, what's going to happen. I think the problem that's happened is that there was a kind of a backlog that was created during the pandemic period. These people did shoot. There were a lot of things. And a lot of people are not very certain about releasing it in theatres. Some were definitely made perfectly only for OTT release. So it really lies with those platforms now, how they bring it out. Also, every time Arjun Rampal has had a face off, it has always been iconic. Be it Ravan, be it household. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD You have worked with so many filmmakers who have been in the industry, but in different capacities. Like Farah Khan has been a prominent choreographer before she became a director. Sajid Khan was a very popular face on television. Karan Anshuman has been in the industry for long as a film critic as well. When they come to with a script, what makes you say 'Okay. I trust him. I trust her, and it's good to go.' So you just answered the question within the question. It's all about trust. You know, 90% of your battle is about how much you're going to trust this person. And that really, becomes the barometer of your decision making. Once the trust level is there, then obviously, you need to go and you're going to discuss the character and bring a lot of things and actors see his character very, very differently sometimes from what even the director is seeing and can bring a lot more to that character. To have that open mindedness is very important in any creative job. It's very difficult to work with people who have very, very fixed and rigid ideas for me because this is a creative space. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Of course, the last call will always be with the director, and you must respect that because it is his vision that you are coming into. So, I think with Karan, and Suparn, my few discussions were all about this. That I don't want to play anything stereotypical. I don't want to. I really love your show, and I would love to be a part of it. But, really, I don't want to play the typical bad guy. It'll be such a waste. And he just listened to me, and, he said, wait. I'll come back to you. And then he came back and came back, and we kept going through these scenes. And they just got better and better and better and better. And then he said, 'I think I am ready now,' and we did a reading. And, I just got up and hugged him, and I was like, bro, thank you. Because, you know, now I know I can sink my teeth into this character. And, of course, Karan, Suparn, Abhay, you got three different directors directing the same show, and I've never been in a situation like that. But the level of clarity and uniqueness that each one brought again to the table was really, really cool. And I think that's what keeps the whole franchise and keeps the show so amazingly, fresh because each one's got their own way of seeing things. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
Hindustan Times
31-05-2025
- Health
- Hindustan Times
World No Tobacco Day: Director Anubhav Sinha marks 5 years as a non-smoker; says youth shouldn't take to it ever
On World No Tobacco Day today, we get filmmaker Anubhav Sinha to pen down his journey as a non-smoker, celebrating five years of quitting smoking. He writes the following: Smoking, when I was growing up, generally started at boyhood, when you are struggling to become a man. Cigarette advertising back then used to be associated with 'manhood'. Then starts a struggle to quit. But you are deeply addicted to it. Also, you are still at an age where you give an adult damn. You think you are Iron Man. But no one is. What I personally learnt was that cigarette will never forgive you. Never. It will hit back sooner or later. In some form or the other. There are phases of quitting. Some last three days, some seven. Then you run into months of not smoking. Then creeps in a feeling that now I don't need it. But you are wrong. You light one, and you go back to where you were in two days. Then you quit quitting. Then three years later, you start trying again. Ninety-nine per cent of smokers I know want to quit. They are struggling. So, I always tell youngsters never to start. In my opinion it is way rarer to turn into an alcoholic than to turn into a deeply addicted smoker. I have known smokers smoking after a heart attack, after a heart procedure. It is so addictive. I got lucky. Five years back, one day I said, Enough. I had tried no less than 20 times during my thirty-plus years of smoking; one day I quit. I just quit. I tried some alternate addictions, but now I am clean. My pillow doesn't stink anymore. It is a great feeling to ask for non-smoking public spaces. Now I wonder why I smoked ever because after a point cigarettes do nothing to you. You smoke because you smoke. It is a chemical that keeps you hooked. Cross that line, and you see the futility – actually, the damage. Thankfully there was enough support around me, like my younger brother Anupam, who quit a month before me, and my son Shlok, who hates the idea of smoking. So here is a final word to youngsters on the verge of starting for whatever reason. Not starting is way easier than quitting because once you start, you will want to quit, and then it will be way tougher. And if you don't quit, it will hit you hard. Very hard. So, don't start. (Anubhav Sinha is the director of films such as Mulk, Article 15 and Thappad)
Time of India
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When Shah Rukh Khan told Kareena Kapoor their kids AbRam and Taimur should work together in films: ‘They're both very good looking'
In the world of Bollywood, star kids are often treated like little celebrities in their own right. Whether it's a public appearance or a candid photo, they easily steal the spotlight. Among the most popular names are AbRam Khan and Taimur Ali Khan, sons of Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan. They're young, adorable, and always in the public eye. So, it's no surprise that even their parents have joked about them joining the film industry one day. In fact, Shah Rukh Khan once spoke about the idea of AbRam and Taimur working together in films! Shah Rukh and Kareena's special bond SRK and Kareena have shared screen space in films like 'Asoka' and ' Their on-screen chemistry and off-screen friendship have always been loved by fans. In 2017, Kareena was a guest on show hosted by Shah Rukh, during which Bebo mentioned, 'I haven't worked much with the Kapoor men.' This started a fun conversation about their children. The big plan for AbRam and Taimur Shah Rukh replied, 'Tumne jaise bola hai ki 'Maine Kapoor mardon ke saath zyada kaam nahi kiya hai', toh yeh Kapoor aur Khan ko hum zaroor kaam karayenge.' by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The Killer New Toyota 4Runner Is Utter Perfection (Take A Look) MorninJoy Undo This means, 'Since you have said that 'I haven't worked much with the Kapoor men', we will make this Kapoor (Taimur) and Khan (AbRam) work.' Kareena happily added, 'We have to! And they're both very very good looking.' AbRam and Taimur AbRam Khan, the youngest son of Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan , was born in 2013 through surrogacy. He's known for his sweet nature and charming looks. Taimur Ali Khan, born to Kareena and Saif Ali Khan in 2016, is another fan-favourite. Since the day he was born, the media has been following his every move. From his cute baby photos to his little waves at the paparazzi, Taimur has won hearts of all Bollywood fans. Kareena Kapoor Khan Wishes Her Brother-In-Law Kunal A Happy Birthday In Style Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
