Showing posts with label Shaad Randhawa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shaad Randhawa. Show all posts
The script that I am writing isn’t for Aditya Roy Kapur-Mohit Suri
11:09 PM
Mohit Suri clears the air about Aditya opting out of his next film
Onkar Kulkarni (BOMBAY TIMES; January 6, 2026)
Following the success of Saiyaara, starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, anticipation has been high around director Mohit Suri’s next project. Over the past month, speculation has been rife that the filmmaker would reunite with his Aashiqui 2 (2013) star Aditya Roy Kapur. However, there was buzz doing the rounds suggesting that the actor opted out of the film after multiple discussions and script readings, prompting the makers to search for a new male lead.
Putting an end to the rumours, Mohit addressed the casting speculation exclusively with Bombay Times. Clarifying the situation surrounding his upcoming YRF-backed project, the director said, “I meet Aditya Roy Kapoor and Shaad Randhawa to play cricket. We hang out together.”
Mohit said, “Aditya is a close friend of mine, but we haven’t met for work at all. The script that I am working on is not even ready, and no discussions have happened on the same. The script that I am writing isn’t for Aditya Roy Kapur. I will reveal everything once my script and cast is in place.”
The only place Mohit & I have been meeting is on the cricket field: Aditya
When we reached out to Aditya, he laughed and said, “The only place Mohit and I have been meeting is on the cricket field where I’ve been getting him clean bowled! So, no role is going to be coming my way from there. The news of me opting out of his film is totally false.”
I weighed around 130kg then. I couldn’t even play with my son without getting exhausted-Milap Zaveri
8:03 AM
The filmmaker shares what got him started on his fitness journey, hopes to maintain his healthy lifestyle
Naina Arora (HINDUSTAN TIMES; March 3, 2022)
Determination can move mountains, and that’s precisely what filmmaker Milap Zaveri had in oodles. Proving this is the fact that he has shed over 30 kilos in less than a year. He shared his achievement with a tweet: “Under 100kg after almost four years! Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.”
Revealing how his fitness journey started in July last year, the Marjaavaan (2019) and Satyameva Jayate 2 (2021)director tells us, “I weighed around 130kg then and found myself lethargic. I couldn’t even play with my six-year-old son Mehaan without getting exhausted. It got me thinking that I need to be fit so that I can be there for him and my wife, Gouri... And a few weeks back I finally beat him in a race.”
Zaveri, 42, focussed on a low-carb high-protein diet, with three-day cardio and three-day weight training routine. Moderation and discipline were important, he adds, sharing: “You can tell someone a hundred times (to lose weight), but they won’t do it until they decide themselves.”
He also mentions being encouraged by his friends, such as actors Riteish Deshmukh, Genelia Deshmukh and Shaad Randhawa. “I joke with them that I’ll lose more and launch myself (as an actor),” he concludes.
John Abraham and Divya Khosla Kumar to flag off Satyameva Jayate 2 from tomorrow
7:59 AM
After a six-month delay because of the pandemic, the Satyameva Jayate sequel kicks off in Lucknow
Himesh Mankad (MUMBAI MIRROR; October 20, 2020)
On Wednesday, John Abraham and Divya Khosla Kumar will flag off Satyameva Jayate 2. The filming of the Bhushan Kumar and Nikkhil Advani production will continue in Lucknow till January 2021.
“On the first day, we will shoot only with the lead pair, but subsequently, other actors like Harsh Chhaya, Gautami Kapoor, Shaad Randhawa, Anup Soni, and Sahil Vaid will join in. We will be shooting across Lucknow, including at heritage structures like palaces and colleges,” informs director Milap Zaveri, all praise for the Uttar Pradesh government. “Some of the live locations will be completely sealed off, so crowd gazers cannot sneak in. Only our cast and crew will be present on the spot.”
He shares that even action scenes will be shot on the streets of Lucknow and he has taken his leading man through all the locations virtually. He lauds John for agreeing to shoot in these tough times. His producer acknowledges the challenge, but is confident stringent SoPs will create a safe shooting environment. “It will be scary for the crew at live locations, but it is important to give our audience some entertainment during this pandemic,” asserts Bhushan, promising that Part 2 will be bigger and better than the 2018 original. “When we decide to take a franchise forward, we have to be ready with larger-than-life stories and characters. This script is a notch higher and Milap has worked rigorously on the action scenes with John during the lockdown.”
His production partner, Nikkhil, who was with Milap in Lucknow, asserts that since Milap has developed the subject, he realised that Lucknow would be an apt setting and relocated the story there. Before Coronavirus struck, SMJ 2 was based in Mumbai. His director confides that John’s roots in the film are in Varanasi and believes that the transition will give the film a pan-India feel, appealing even to viewers in the interiors. They will also be shooting for a few days at a Mumbai studio early next year before calling it a wrap.
Nikkhil, whose production house has completed three films in the last few months, including Kiara Advani’s Indoo Ki Jawani, Kaashvie Nair’s cross-border love story and Akshay Kumar’s espionage thriller, Bellbottom, in Scotland, is confident that this one, too, will be a smooth ride. “Our teams will ensure and take all precautionary measures for the safety of the entire crew,” Nikkhil avers.
The film will open on Eid 2021. “It’s a franchise that celebrates the victory of good over evil and that’s a perfect recipe for Eid. Plus, there’s lots of action, drama and dialoguebaazi,” Milap signs off.
Main abhi zinda hoon, says Mumtaz on repeated rumours of her death
7:56 AM
Rachana Dubey (BOMBAY TIMES; May 22, 2020)
“I am hale and hearty. Main abhi zinda hoon. I am glad someone called to check officially,” said yesteryear actress Mumtaz, when we called her, following the rumours of her demise. The actress has been at the receiving end of repeated death hoaxes since May 2019.
Talking to BT from her home in London, she said, “Is it some kind of a joke? Last year, it shook my family and everyone called in, worried sick. This is the third time this has happened, with the most recent being in March this year! I am very upset, and so are my family members, who are here in London with me. The Coronavirus lockdown has kept us all at home, together and safe. However, I have relatives around the world who got worried after reading what made the rounds recently. Mujhe kyun maarna chahte hain log?”
She added, “Jab marungi, toh meri family officially bata degi sabko. It won’t be a secret, but I can’t wrap my head around these death hoaxes. My nephew, Shaad Randhawa, lives in Mumbai. The least anyone can do is ask him or my sister about me. In times like these, when the world is fighting a pandemic, I wonder who thought of this insensitive hoax. I am not even stepping out of my house. My husband, Mayur (Madhvani), and I will be celebrating our 47th wedding anniversary on May 29. I hope this silences all these uncalled-for rumours.”
Not a single scene from Mastizaade trailer has been cut
8:24 AM
Hiren Kotwani (BOMBAY TIMES; January 28, 2016)
The writer and director of
Mastizaade, Milap Milan Zaveri promises that every scene shown in his
film's trailer is retained in the final print. “From Sunny Leone's sexy
pusky gag and her take on milk to Vir Das streaking on Worli Seaface,
Suresh Menon romancing Tusshar and Shaad Randhawa's tribute to Salman
Khan, it's all laugh-out-loud funny,“ he reiterates.
Maintaining that theirs is a '100 per cent paisa vasool comedy', he adds, “We're not here to cheat the audience who, for the past year, have supported our struggle with the Censors, loved our promos, made our songs popular, made us trend on social media and turned up in big numbers to root for us at every event. We owe our loyal supporters a naughty, sexy and mad comedy, and that's what they will get tomorrow. Asli masti, asli comedy Hum shikayat ka mauka nahin denge.“
The entertainer, which has been shot on a big scale, is said to be a great date film and exhibitors across India have reportedly received inquiries for bulk bookings as Mastizaade is also being tagged as a film to watch with buddies. It's also the first time that Sunny dabbles with adult comedy, playing twins - Laila Lele and Lily Lele. Besides Tusshar and Vir, the film also sees Riteish Deshmukh play a special role as the boys' love guru who runs Aurgasm Ashram.
Mastizaade releases January 29.
Maintaining that theirs is a '100 per cent paisa vasool comedy', he adds, “We're not here to cheat the audience who, for the past year, have supported our struggle with the Censors, loved our promos, made our songs popular, made us trend on social media and turned up in big numbers to root for us at every event. We owe our loyal supporters a naughty, sexy and mad comedy, and that's what they will get tomorrow. Asli masti, asli comedy Hum shikayat ka mauka nahin denge.“
The entertainer, which has been shot on a big scale, is said to be a great date film and exhibitors across India have reportedly received inquiries for bulk bookings as Mastizaade is also being tagged as a film to watch with buddies. It's also the first time that Sunny dabbles with adult comedy, playing twins - Laila Lele and Lily Lele. Besides Tusshar and Vir, the film also sees Riteish Deshmukh play a special role as the boys' love guru who runs Aurgasm Ashram.
Mastizaade releases January 29.
Shaad Randhawa is my emotional anchor when I am shooting a film-Mohit Suri
7:35 AM
What actor Shaad Randhawa actually means to director Mohit Suri
Upala KBR (DNA; October 8, 2015)
Directors have their muses and lucky charms. Mohit
Suri has always considered Shaad Randhawa his lucky charm. The duo have
worked in four films together — Woh Lamhe, Awarapan, Aashiqui 2 and Ek
Villain (all hits) but not in Mohit’s last release, Hamari Adhuri Kahani
(a certified flop). Is that why the film didn’t do well?
Mohit says, “I really don’t know why HAK didn’t do well. I guess I can only blame myself for what went wrong.” Does he consider Shaad his lucky mascot? The director laughs, “It’s an inside joke amongst us. I love love working with Shaad because not only does he contribute while acting but he’s also my emotional anchor when I am shooting a film.”
He explains the bond, “A director gets isolated and lonely while shooting for his film. Shaad is someone who always watches your back. He’s a rich guy whose got a bungalow on Carter Road. He’s not in films for the money, so you know he’s not connected to anyone for any motive. My son calls him chacha so Shaad is that close to me and my family. Our relationship is an honest and caring one which is without any ulterior motives. We have known each other for more than a decade. In fact, while prepping for Aashiqui 2 (Shaad plays Aditya Roy Kapur’s best friend) we would discuss everything in Shaad’s home. He is a great guy. We met on the sets of Tumsa Nahi Dekha where he told me that he wanted to become an actor and then he made his debut in Woh Lamhe.”
Did he miss him in HAK? “I miss him all the time when I’m not shooting. As they say one gets lonelier with success... I remember while shooting for HAK in South Africa, I was messaging him continuously as I was missing him when it struck me. He comes from a film family — Mumtaz is his aunt and Dara Singh his uncle (Shaad’s father actor Randhawa’s brother). A strange coincidence is that my grandfather Nanabhai Bhatt and Shaad’s father Randhawa have worked together.”
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