Kareena Kapoor-starrer ‘The Buckingham Murders’ to debut in cinemas on Sept 13
Mumbai– The upcoming Kareena Kapoor Khan-starrer movie ‘The Buckingham Murders’ has booked its release. The film will debut in theatres on September 13, 2024.
The film, which also stars Ash Tandon, Ranveer Brar, and Keith Allen, is directed by Hansal Mehta, who is known for ‘Aligarh’, ‘Shahid’, ‘Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story’.
The film also introduces Kareena as a co-producer, and marks her reunion with Ektaa R Kapoor after ‘Veere Di Wedding’ and ‘Crew’.
Taking to their social media, the makers shared an intriguing poster, announcing the release date of the film. They jotted down the caption:
“We’re thrilled to announce that #TheBuckinghamMurders is coming to theatres on 13th September 2024. Directed by @hansalmehta and starring @kareenakapoorkhan.”
Earlier, the film was screened at the BFI London Film Festival 2023 and opened the Jio MAMI Film Festival 2023. The film is touted to be an intense thriller, anticipating agendas and relations that unravel the thrill of a hidden murder that unleashes a whodunit.
‘The Buckingham Murders’ is written by Aseem Arrora, Kashyap Kapoor, and Raghav Raj Kakker. It is produced by Balaji Telefilms and TBM Films alongside Shobha Kapoor, Ektaa R Kapoor, and Kareena Kapoor Khan.
Nia Sharma: TRPs have gone down majorly and it’s not a good sign for television
New Delhi– Actress Nia Sharma agrees that with the digital booming, the small screen has faced the brunt. She said that Target Rating Points (TRP) have gone down by leaps and bounds, which is not a good sign for television.
With a growing love for the digital space, the small screen is paying the price, does she agree?
“Of course, I agree, the TRPs are the major factor determining the fate of television today and literally no show is kind of working. TRPs have gone down majorly with leaps and bounds and it is not a good sign for television,” Nia told IANS.
“I am sure the makers and producers are trying their best to put their best foot forward to bring the audience’s love back,” she added.
Nia is currently seen playing a “witch” in a supernatural show, a genre which is not new to her as she has previously worked in the show “Naagin.”
What attracts you to the supernatural genre, pat came the reply: “It’s not for me to choose my work. It just so happened that after four years I stumbled upon a fantasy thriller show again. It was not a conscious choice that I immediately said yes to a show like this but going forward and knowing the character more I realised that this was a tailor-made role for me.
“More than me, the makers wanted me to do it. They showed their immense faith in me. It was respectful.”
The actress took a hiatus from the small screen for a few years before saying yes to “Suhagan Chudail”, which airs on Colors.
“I take pride in telling everyone that I have done enough work on television. Anything that came in the last three years, was really not my cup of tea and really did not see myself associating with those shows.”
She revealed the reason behind why she chose to stay away from the small screen, despite a lot of work coming her way.
Nia said: “Not that I wasn’t being a lot of show, yes I was but it didn’t kind of interest me and I didn’t want to take it up. I wanted to experiment with web shows more and few were on the radar but they did not take off…”
“That process took three years and I also kept away from the fiction genre but this show, like the makers, said it was made for me.”
When Chunky Panday was a part-time car dealer: ‘Not easy, but it was fun’
Mumbai– Actor Chunky Panday has reminisced about his struggling days in Bollywood, recalling how he had to wait in long queues in front of producers’ offices. He also revealed that he was a part-time car dealer at that time.
Chunky, who plays the role of Rakesh Raman in the recently released slice-of-life drama series ‘Industry’, shared: “My struggling days were very different, there were no casting directors or digital media, so we had to wait in long queues in front of producers’ offices. Getting to meet them and show them albums with photographs, we also had to dance in front of them and enact scenes from popular films.”
“It was not easy, but it was fun. Well, those were my struggling days. I was a part-time hustler and part-time car dealer, so I used to get the chance to drive those cars around. Every day, I was in a different car, visiting producers’ offices,” said Chunky, who started his acting career with the 1987 multi-starrer film ‘Aag Hi Aag’.
Chunky further shared his experience working with his co-actors in ‘Industry’: “It was a pleasure working with this new generation of actors. I now understand that less is more– their performances are so nuanced and organic. I believe that working with them motivated me to evolve. I gained a great deal of knowledge from this experience. I look forward to many, many seasons of Industry.”
Produced by The Viral Fever (TVF), the series revolves around the life of Aayush Verma (Gagan Arora), a young and ambitious screenwriter, as he tries to make his mark in the ever-changing film industry.
It also stars Guneet Monga, Ankita Goraya, Kunal Kapoor, Abhishek Banerjee, Amit Masurkar, Suparn Verma, Sunit Roy, Sumit Arora and Prosit Roy in pivotal roles.
‘Industry’ is streaming on Amazon miniTV.
On the work front, Chunky was last seen in the 2022 sports action film ‘Liger – Saala Crossbreed’, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday in the lead.
Big B enjoys ‘Sunday of Sundays’, goes to watch ‘Kalki 2898AD’ on big screen for ‘first time’
Mumbai– Megastar Amitabh Bachchan had a great Sunday as first, he met his “well-wishers” at the gate of his home and then went to watch his latest release ‘Kalki: 2898 AD’ on the big screen.
Amitabh took to his blog, where he wrote: “A Sunday of Sundays .. the well wishers at GOJ and then to Kalki with some friends to see on big screen .. seeing film for first time.”
The cine icon shared that he was impressed with the “elegance and aesthetics” in the theatre.
“And the experience of an IMAX, and the facilities and environ at the theatre .. so impressive, the elegance and aesthetics in the facility .. had not been out for years .. but so satisfying to be out to witness all the progress,” he wrote.
The 81-year-old thespian plays the role of Ashwatthama, a strong figure from the epic Mahabharata, in the Nag Ashwin-directed film which released on June 27.
The film, which is receiving a lot of love from the audiences and members from the fraternity, also stars Kamal Haasan, Prabhas, Deepika Padukone, and Disha Patani. It tells the story set in the post-apocalyptic world in 2898 AD.
In his daily blog, Amitabh also shared pictures of some hoardings featuring him and his actor-son Abhishek Bachchan for an advertisement they did together.
“Gatsby .. and son fooling around .. and the IDFC bank ad., that Abhishek and I did ..so much to say…,” he wrote. (IANS)
