ENTERTAINMENT

Maidaan, produced by Boney Kapoor and Zee Studios and directed by Amit Sharma, is something that will make the adrenalin flow. Based on the golden era of Indian football (1952–1962), it stars Ajay Devgn as football coach Syed Abdul Rahim, along with Priyamani, Rudranil Ghosh, and Gajraj Rao. As evident from the trailer, which we at Zoom were shown in Boney's office last night, Ajay is ageing like wine that gets better with the passing of each day.

You can sense the despair in his eyes when his team is not making favourable headway. You can sense the pride on his face when they are on a high. An actor who emotes with eyes and facial expressions is an asset and a trump card. And Priyamani looks like the perfect foil to Ajay, who is clearly a man on a mission.

ZEEL MD Punit Goenka on Monday wrote a letter to employees stating the merger of ZEE Entertainment and Sony has reached an advanced stage of completion, and the issues faced by promoters with Sebi should not become a problem for the company.

"The important point to be focused upon is not what is happening to me, but on what is happening, or should happen to our great Company; which we have together built over the last 30 years and more. The important point to be excited about is the fact that this Company is all set to merge with the most prestigious global media and entertainment brand - Sony," he said in the letter.

Barun Sobti's web series 'Kohrra' has taken the Internet by storm. The audience is singing praises of the Netflix show. Not just the audience but several Bollywood celebrities have lauded this project. Filmmaker Karan Johar also shared an appreciation post for the team of 'Kohrra' on social media. The director shared his review of the web show on his Instagram handle.

Filmmaker Karan Johar shared a hilarious video of his twins Yash and Roohi as they roasted him over the song What Jhumka from his upcoming film Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. While Karan expected them to speak about their love for the song, his kids, however, reveal they prefer the popular song Baby Shark. The video was shared as a part of the film promotion.

The video has been recorded by Karan at his house. It opens with Yash and Roohi in their casual outfits as they were seen resting on a couch. They ask Karan ‘What Jhumka Dada?" Karan replied, “What Jhumka? Even I don’t know. Should we ask Alia (Bhatt) didi?”

Director Honey Trehan’s film tentatively titled Ghallughara, about the human-rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra during the Khalistan campaign in in the 1990, finds itself in a deep crisis.

The Central Board Of Film Certification (CBFC) has ordered as many as 21 cuts amounting to almost the entire film!

A source informs, “If director Honey Trehan goes by the CBFC’s demand, ninety percent of the film will be gone. How can any filmmaker accept such a ruling?”