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PARESH RAWAL KRITI SANON

Actor declares war against “intellectual terrorism” Star confirmed for ‘Cocktail 2’ of director Homi Adajania

ollywood veteran Paresh t’s official! Kriti Sanon is one of
Rawal has waged a war the lead actors of Homi Adaja-
Bagainst “slavery of intel- Inia’s directorial ‘Cocktail 2’.
lectual terrorism” in the teaser of On Thursday, Homi took to
his upcoming film, ‘The Taj Story.’ Instagram and shared a picture of
The official teaser for the film Kriti. However, he placed a stick-
was unveiled on Thursday, show- er of “work in progress” on Kriti’s
ing Rawal leading a strong argu- face. He also tagged Kriti, suggest-
ment inside the courtroom. ing that the prep has begun and it
“After 79 years of Indepen- will be shot in international locations,
dence, are we still a slave of In- including Italy.
tellectual Terrorism?” the makers “@kritisanon #Thescicilianchapter #Cocktail2,”
have strongly raised the question, co- Homi captioned the post.
inciding with Independence Day eve. If reports are to be believed, Shahid Kapoor and Rashmika
A social drama focused on India’s historical background, the Mandanna are also a part of the film. However, Homi has not dis-
film’s narrative sparks discussions on a topic that has hounded the closed the details of other cast members yet.
country for decades. Cocktail was directed by Homi Adajania and starred Saif Ali
“Who really built the Taj Mahal? Was it Shah Jahan, or does his- Khan, Deepika Padukone and Diana Penty in the lead roles. It was
tory hide another truth? The film dives into this contested narrative, released in 2012.
blending social commentary with a re-examination of historical facts, Meanwhile, Kriti has recently completed the shooting of ‘Tere
ensuring it will be as thought-provoking as it is dramatic,” the maker Ishk Mein’. It is directed by Anand L Rai and stars Dhanush in the
said, as per the release. lead role. The film, described as a spiritual successor to ‘Raanjha-
naa’, is scheduled to release in theatres on November 28, 2025.
BOBBY DEOL

Veteran to be seen in Alia Bhatt, Sharvari-starrer ‘Alpha’

ollywood star Bobby Deol has joined actresses Alia Bhatt and Sharvari in YRF’s spy thriller
‘Alpha’. The makers have shared this major update through post-credits scenes of Hrithik
BRoshan and NTR Jr-starrer ‘War 2’.

The post-credits scene offers the first glimpse of Bobby Deol’s character from Alpha. Many
netizens, who have watched War 2 in theatres on Thursday, have shared the clip on social media in
which Bobby’s character is seen stamping the logo of a covert agency onto the hand of a young girl.
The girl asks him what it is. To this, he explains the reason behind the ‘Alpha’.
Sharvari, who stars in YRF’s first female spy film Alpha, shared her excitement on so-
cial media, saying she’s “Feeling toooo tooo tooooo overwhelmed and proud to be a part
of this incredible cinematic universe! YRF Spy universe is jussssst AAAAAHHHHH!!!!”
She also praised Bobby Deol’s scene-stealing moment in the reveal, calling his screen presence
“Whoooaaaa @iambobbydeol sirrrr!!! Your screen presence is just What an introduction to you &
Alpha in War 2!! “.

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