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Deets on Shraddha's next
Last week we told you how Shraddha Kapoor was upset as her next film has been postponed indefinitely, but now we finally have some good news about Shraddha. Even though her biopic on Sania Nehwal is yet to take off, the Aashiqui 2 actress has signed a biggie with Sushant Singh Rajput in a Nitesh Tiwary directorial. The director who gave us the iconic Dangal will make this college drama which is about dreams, illusions and coping with failures. It is being reported that the title of the movie has been locked in as Chichore. Prateik Babbar will play the second lead in the film. Shraddha's next film Stree with Rajkummar Rao will release in the UAE this weekend.  We haven't really seen the actors go out and about talking up the movie, which is the trend and requirement of any film promotion these days before D-Day. We wish well for Shraddha's next. 
 
 
John and Abhishek are back
All thanks to Dostana, John Abraham and Abhishek Bachchan are one of our favourite jodis from B-town. We were so happy when they came down to the UAE to shoot for the third installment of Hera Pheri series a few years back. But unfortunately, the shooting of the movie was stalled midway and the movie got shelved eventually. But we now hear that they are coming together for director Anees Bazmee's next film Pagalpanti. Producer Kumar Mangat will finance the film and the shooting of the film will begin very soon. John and Abhishek were first seen together in Dhoom in 2004 and they displayed their crackling chemistry in Dostana in 2008. John is on a high these days, as his latest film Satyamev Jayate is doing exceptionally well at the box office and also the movie has entered the 100 crore club. Abhishek is busy promoting Manmarziyaan as he gears up for a big comeback after taking a break for a really long time. 
 
Big names to join Netflix soon
Saif Ali Khan became the first major Bollywood star to join Netflix with Sacred Games. The web series became a major phenomenon worldwide. Radhika Apte has also appeared in three major Netflix projects so far - Lust Stories, Sacred Games, and Ghoul. There are rumours that Huma Qureshi might soon join the bandwagon with a Deepa Mehta directorial. It is being reported that this show will deal with an extremely daring subject. We are also hearing the whispers that Aamir Khan and Alia Bhatt might join hands for a Shakun Batra project for Netflix. Though it is not confirmed, we hear that the talks are on.
 
Sibling love overflows.
We are loving the bonding between Boney Kapoor's kids these days. Boney Kapoor's kids from his first wife Mona Kapoor, Arjun and Anshula Kapoor have become very loving towards Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor, who are his kids from his second wife, Sridevi. Post the demise of Sridevi, Arjun and Anshula stood by Janhvi and Khushi and gave them all the love and support being their elder siblings. In fact, last week when Janhvi made her ramp debut, Khushi and Anshula became her biggest cheerleaders. Arjun even posted the pics of Anshula and Khushi at the fashion week and called them the best showstoppers. The entire family had a gala time commenting on the post.
 
 
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