And it was in August 2021, that Farhan officially declared the film titled Pukar which was to be produced under his banner Excel entertainment.

There were also reports of actress Rakul Preet Singh and south actor Jagapathy Babu have been roped in for integral roles and that the shooting of the film would be commencing in November 2021.

However, according to a Peepingmoon report, the film has not gone on floors yet and on the contrary has been postponed indefinitely.

According to a peeping moon source, the film has been put on hold because of script issues. “”The script of this film went through many reworks in the last one year but it wasn’t going anywhere. The makers couldn’t crack the final draft, and hence they collectively agreed to shelve this film for the time being,” the source told the publication.

The report further states that the pre-production of the film has also been halted after the last-minute decision.

The film was supposed to bring to the forefront the issue of forest preservation, Farahan Akhtar was to play a forest ranger while Rakul Preet was to be his love interest in the film. Jagapathy Babu was to be the antagonist character in the film. The film was supposed to mark Javed Akhtar’s return to screenwriting after a massive gap of 15 years. His last film was Shah Rukh Khan’s Don.

As the film is put on the back burner, Ashutosh and Farhan have already moved their focus on their other projects. Ashutosh is still trying to figure out what his next film will be and Farhan is busy with the pre-production of his directorial venture Jee Le Zaraa, which is a road trip movie starring Priyanka Chopra, Katrina Kaif and Alia Bhatt. Jee Le Zaraa is scheduled to go on floors in mid 2022.

For more such updates from the filmdom keep a close tab on Indiachron.com

In the clip John can be seen going from a broken man after an attack into a super-soldier who has nothing on his mind other than curbing terrorism. Moreover, the actor is seen as a killing machine in the teaser. Jacqueline is also seen in the teaser in an unique avatar. Where Rakul Preet looks perfect in a scientist avatar in the teaser.

Sharing the teaser, John quoted, “Get ready to witness the making of India’s first super-soldier! Teaser out now.#Attack releasing in cinemas worldwide on Jan 28.” As soon as John shared the teaser, fans began showering it with compliments. Many were blown away by John’s super-soldier avatar.

On the other hand, Jacqueline wrote, The super-soldier who pledged to serve the country is finally here to save the nation 🇮🇳
Teaser out now.
#Attack releasing in cinemas worldwide on Jan 28.

Meanwhile, the film also stars Prakash Raj, Ratna Pathak Shah in pivotal roles. It is helmed by Lakshya Raj Anand and is backed by Dr.Jayantilal Gada (Pen Studios), John Abraham (JA Entertainment), and Ajay Kapoor Productions.

Rumours were now rife that Pen Studio’s upcoming three big stints: Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, South biggie ‘RRR’ and John Abraham’s action entertainer ‘Attack’ will release on digital streaming platforms. However, the producer has denied all such claims with an official statement. Read here :

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and is one of the most anticipated films being shot extensively during the pandemic. Announcing the film’s wrap in June this year, Alia had shared on Instagram, “This film and set has been through two lockdowns.. two cyclones.. director and actor getting covid during the making!!! The troubles the set has faced is another film all together! But through all that and more.. what I take away is the gigantic life changing experience!”

Speaking about SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus ‘RRR’, the film features megastars Jr NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Olivia Morris, Ray Stevenson, and Alison Doody. Produced by DVV Danayya under the DVV Entertainments banner, the much-awaited Pan-India film is a fictional tale of the younger days of freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharamaraju and will release on October 13 this year.

On the other hand, ‘Attack’ is an action-thriller film starring John Abraham, Jacqueline Fernandez, and Rakul Preet Singh in lead roles. The film is the Hindi remake of the Malayalam action thriller ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ that originally featured actors Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon in lead roles.

As per the latest reports, A Delhi-based lawyer Gaurav Gulati has filed a case against 38 Indian celebrities both from Tollywood and Bollywood, including Anupam Kher, Farhan Akhtar, Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Salman Khan, Maharaja Ravi Teja, Rakul Preet Singh, Allu Sirish, Charmme Kaur, and others for revealing the victim’s identity on social media. 

As per the law, it is unethical to use the real name of rape victims in media or any public platform. Reportedly, Gaurav filed a complaint regarding the same in Sabzi Mandi Police Station under IPC section 228 A and also filed a petition in Tees Hazari Court. In his complaint, the Delhi-based lawyer said that instead of setting an example for others, Indian celebrities of such big stature forgot their moral ethics and mentioned the real name of the victim without any social responsibility.

Gaurav has now reportedly sought an immediate arrest of all the above celebrities, alleging that they have shown no social responsibility with regard to maintaining the privacy of the victim. For more such updates, stay glued to ‘The India Chron’.

According to news reports, Ajay Devgn and his team are expected to stay at Moscow for a week or more and finalize their locations, prepare for the new film and then head to their destination Russia for for an eight days shoot.

Ajay Devgn, Rakul Preet Singh and Boman Irani will reportedly shoot for several crucial airport scenes which can get difficult with people frequently coming in and going out of the airport, admist the covid hassel airport and railway platform shoots are the toughest yet the team is expected to try their best to work for the film and help the makers bring it out well keeping the safety of everyone in mind.

With Amitabh Bachchan and Ajay Devgn as the protaganists of the film, many parts of it are already shot in Mumbai and Hyderabad. After filming ‘Major Sahab’, ‘Khakee’ and ‘Satyagraha’ together, Bachchan and Devgn are reunited in this film are seven years for the screen.

In the film, Ajay and Rakul essaying the role of pilots. Mayday is an aviation thriller, scheduled to hit the screens on April 29, 2022.

Legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan took it to his Twitter and shared a picture of Lord Krishna with a caption: “T 4013 – जन्माष्टमी की अनेक अनेक शुभकामनाएँ,” which translates to, “Best wishes for Janmashtami.” Check it out below.

‘Uma’ actress Kajal Aggarwal posted a picture of the Krishna with a caption:”श्री कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ। 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻”.

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Kunal Kemmu also posted a throwback picture and captioned it: “Janmashtami brings back old memories of ‘Pot Breaking’ by forming a human pyramid! This picture takes me back to those days… I wish for Lord Krishna’s joy and innocence to give you faith and strength to brave every obstacle in life 🙏🏻✨”

Check out Neetu Singh and Suniel Shetty’s stories down below:

Actor Arjun Rampal tweeted, “May Lord Krishna steal all your worries and give you peace and happiness on this holy occasion of Krishna Janmashtami. Happy #KrishnaJanmashtami.”

Arjun also wished his fans on Instagram with a gorgeous picture of Lord Krishna with the caption:  

In a news tweeted by Pooja Entertainment was quoted, “With your blessings and good wishes we start our new project #ProductionNo41 #PoojaEntertainment”. The tweet had a photo featuring Akshay Kumar along with Jackky Bhagnani, Chandrachur Singh, Sargun Mehta, Vanshu Bhagnani, Ranjit M Tewari, Deepshikha Deshmukh, and Honey Bhagnani.

The film supposedly also stars Rakul Preet Singh who will start shooting her portion in London next month. According to Spotboye, “Rakul will come to London on September 14 or 15, the entire schedule is for two months. They will wrap the first schedule in London.” 

This will be for the first time that actor Rakul Preet Singh is paired opposite the senior actor. This film will mark Akshay’s second collaboration with Pooja Films after BellBottom which also starred Lara Dutta, Huma Qureshi, Vaani Kapoor, and Adil Hussain.