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Bollywood Gup-Shup

AR RAHMAN SALMAN KHAN

Maestro to be honoured Superstar poses with Johnny Depp at Red Sea Film Festival
with Lakshminarayana International Award
.R. Rahman is set to be honoured uperstar Salman Khan is cur-
with the Lakshminarayana rently in Saudi Arabia for the
AInternational Award on Sfifth edition of the ongoing Red
December 15, 2025, at the cur- Sea Film Festival. On Thursday, he
tain raiser of the Lakshmina- participated in an interactive ses-
rayana Global Music Festival sion, where he reflected on his cin-
2025. The Lakshminarayana ematic journey. The ‘Dabangg’ star
International Award honours also walked down the red carpet of
legendary artists for their contri- the Awards ceremony. And guess
butions in the field of arts, with what? He bumped into global star
the upcoming edition looking for- Johnny Depp.
ward to recognising the Oscar-win- A picture of Salman with the
ning music composer and singer. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star was
The award will be presented in a spe- posted on the official account of the
cial ceremony, which will be a curtain raiser to the 35th year of the Red Sea Film Festival.
Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival on Monday, December 15, In no time, the above-mentioned image of Salman with Depp
2025, at the Rasika Ranjani Sabha in Chennai, at 2 PM, as per a went viral on social media, courtesy of Bhaijaan’s fans. “We want
press release. this kind of multiverse on the silver screen,” a fan commented. “I’m
Two-time Academy Award winner and global music icon AR Rah- screaming...Salman Khan x Johnny Depp,” a netizen wrote.
man’s work is known for playing a key role in transforming the sound Salman also met Hollywood icons Idris Elba and Edgar Ramirez
of Indian cinema. With over 150 million records sold across more than at the festival, and these pictures also went viral quickly.
100 film soundtracks and albums, his landmark scores include Roja,
Bombay, Dil Se, Taal, Lagaan, Slumdog Millionaire and 127 Hours.

NAWAZUDDIN & CHITRANGDA

Actor Singh open up about their new film

awazuddin Siddiqui and Chitrangda Singh are gearing up for the
release of their film ‘Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders’. Re-
Ncently, in an interview, the duo, along with the director Honey
Trehan, shared their experiences working in the upcoming Netflix film.

“I enjoy the process because I’m genuinely interested in discovering
more about myself. I think that’s what drew me to this film. I want to ex-
plore, through the characters, who I truly am. I haven’t found the answer
yet, but I’m enjoying the journey. Honestly, it’s this process itself that I find
rewarding,” Nawazuddin said. Chitrangda shared why she said yes to the film. “I like slow burners and the
pace of the story. I liked the whole world. I had loved it. So when he (director) offered me, it was the same world, the same ac-
tors. Nawaz, Radhika, all these people. So of course, I knew the quality of work that was being offered. And Meera’s character is
so layered and intense. I am a sucker for such things. I like such grey, in-between type characters. So, it’s a big yes,” she recalled.
Honey Trehan said that this film serves as a bridge, connecting him to the audience.

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