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Mumbai
ollywood superstar Salman
Khan will be resuming the
Bshoot of his upcoming film ‘Ti-
ger 3’ soon. The ‘Sultan’ actor will re-
sume filming for the upcoming movie
in Mumbai this Saturday. The news
was revealed by a source, who also di-
vulged that Salman and his film’s co-
lead Katrina Kaif will wrap the last big
outdoor schedule of the movie in New Alia Bhatt in Gangubhai Kathiawadi
Delhi from February 14 onwards.
The lead stars “will most proba-
bly be travelling to Delhi on the morn- Zaidi’s book, ‘Mafia Queens of Mum-
ing of February 12 or 13,” the source bai’ and features Alia in the lead role
further informed. The source added, of Gangubai, one of the most pow-
“There they will be filming for around erful, loved and respected madams
10-12 days.” from Kamathipura during the 1960s.
This outdoor schedule has been ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ also stars
possible as the Omicron wave seems Vijay Raaz, Indira Tiwari, and Seema
to be subsiding across the country. Pahwa. The film is produced by Bhan-
However, strict protocols will still be sali and Jayantilal Gada (Pen Stu-
followed by the makers. Earlier, the dios). ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ which
Delhi schedule was expected to com- will have its much-awaited world pre-
mence on January 12 but it was later Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in Tiger 3 miere at the 72nd Berlin International
postponed, given the surge of COVID Film Festival, will be released in the-
cases across India, including the na- atres on February 25, 2022.
tional capital. In another development that
The upcoming action thriller shows the film industry is getting
has been majorly shot across several ready for the new phase, it has been
countries including Turkey, Russia announced that Anubhav Sinha’s po-
and Austria. Helmed by Maneesh litical thriller ‘Anek’, jointly produced
Sharma, the movie also stars Emraan with Bhushan Kumar, starring Ayush-
Hashmi. ‘Tiger 3’ will have Salman re- mann Khurrana in the lead is all set to
prise his role of R&AW (Research & hit theatres on May 13, 2022.
Analysis Wing) agent Avinash Singh Sinha reunites with his ‘Article
Rathore aka Tiger, while Katrina will 15’ actor Ayushmann Khurrana and
be seen playing the female lead, Zoya. ‘Thappad’ producer Bhushan Ku-
The first film of the popular fran- mar to shoot a sharp, hard-hitting
chise called ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ came out socio-political drama in ‘Anek’. The
in 2012 and was directed by Kabir film’s earlier release date was in late
Khan. The film received an over- March but with the third wave hitting
whelming response and was a massive the country, the makers decided to
success at the box office. shift the release to May.
The second movie, ‘Tiger Zinda Shot in exquisite locations of the
Hai’, had released in 2017 and was North East, the filmmaker calls this
directed by Ali Abbas Zafar. Salman Ayushmann Khurana in Anek his most ambitious project to date.
and Katrina have featured in both in- “Anek is based on a subject that con-
stalments of the franchise. magnum opus. Bhatt exuded major multaneously host the trailer launch cerns our country at a deep-rooted
Also, keeping fans on their toes boss lady vibes in the new poster and of the film on 4 Feb. These multiplex level. The film is set in a certain social
after the announcement of the film, revealed that the movie’s much-await- chains will launch ‘Gangubai Kathi- context and aims to celebrate the di-
the makers of ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ ed trailer will be released on February awadi’ trailer across their screens versity of our nation. It was an incredi-
have now levelled up the excitement 4, 2022, Friday. PAN-India. bly difficult film to make. We shot it in
after revealing that the Alia Bhatt Now, giving the latest update to Directed by Sanjay Leela Bhan- locales hard to navigate and in times
starrer will have a grand trailer launch their fans, the makers have now an- sali, the upcoming film also stars Ajay that were the most difficult. But the
on February 4. On Thursday, Bhatt nounced that for the first time ever Devgn in a pivotal role. The period film feels like a triumph of our spirit
shared the new poster of her upcom- the major multiplexes-- PVR, INOX, drama has been adapted from one of and I am so proud of what we’ve cre-
ing Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial Cinepolis, Carnival and Miraj will si- the chapters of noted author Hussain ated,” Sinha said.

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