Taapsee’s Epic Moment

Devashish Makhija makes edgy movies that make viewers uncomfortable, whether it is Bhonsle (2018) or Joram (2023). Now he is collaborating with Taapsee Pannu to make ‘Gandhari’, a modern-day adaptation based on the epic character and mother of the Kauravas. Pannu says with Gandhari, she is “venturing into new emotional depths”. ‘Gandhari’, with its powerful story of a mother driven by revenge, felt like the perfect fit, she says. The film, where she co-stars with Ishwak Singh, will be released on Netflix.

Massey in Goa

When Vikrant Massey announced his retirement from cinema, what he actually meant was that he was going to devote much of his time to shooting in Goa for a Rajkumar Hirani series for Disney+Hotstar, tentatively called ‘Trojan’. The series also stars Arshad Warsi and deals with two police officers.

That’s the Right Answer

Did the boss of the firm in The Mehta Boys seem familiar? He was played by quiz master Siddhartha Basu, whom The Mehta Boys director Boman Irani cast for his stature. “One day while driving home I thought of him, my Bengali babu, and I told him he would make it work. He’s like Solomon, sitting there,” says Irani, alluding to how Basu is wise like the Biblical king.

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