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Bollywood Gup-Shup

EMRAAN HASHMI RASHMIKA MANDANNA

Star to headline new series ‘Showtime’ Police tracks down four suspects in deepfake case

fter enthralling the audience our suspects involved in up-
with his performance in loading a deepfake video of
A‘Tiger 3’, actor Emraan Factor Rashmika Mandana
Hashmi is all set to headline a online have been tracked and the
digital series titled ‘Showtime’. hunt is on to nab the main con-
Directed by Mihir Desai and spirator, police said on Wednes-
Archit Kumar, ‘Showtime’ is day. However, the four suspects
touted to be an “epic saga of turned out to be uploaders, not
legacy and ambition in the world creators, the police said, adding
of cinema”, which will give the that they were looking for the
audience a sneak peek into what key conspirator in the case.
goes behind the multi-million dol- Out of the four suspects,
lar industry of Bollywood, nepotism three have been tracked based
and the power struggles at the top. on the details provided by Meta,

Excited about ‘Showtime’, Emraan said in a state- the company that owns and op-
ment, “Being in the industry for so long, I have seen erates social media platforms
both the good and bad side of it, so when this show like Facebook, Instagram and
came to me, I grabbed the opportunity of being a part of it and WhatsApp. The investigation
could resonate with it on various levels. Disney+ Hotstar and encountered an obstacle since the accused had
Dharmatic Entertainment have been known to be some of the reportedly removed and deleted information from their accounts,
most quality storytellers in the industry and collaborating with making it difficult for authorities to locate them. The Delhi Po-
them has been an incredible experience. We have always seen the lice’s cyber experts are currently searching for the key conspirator
audience longing to know more about what goes on behind the behind the post.
closed doors of Bollywood and let me just say - we have heard you
all! Get ready to dive deep into the tales of Bollywood!”

TAAPSEE & VIKRANT

Actors celebrate wrap of ‘Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba’
he team of ‘Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba’ on Tuesday night celebrated
the wrap of the film. The party was hosted by producer Aanand L Rai.
TWriter Kanika Dhillon shared several images from the bash featuring
the film’s cast Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey, Sunny Kaushal. Seems like
Jimmy Sheirgill is also a part of the film as he also attended the party. Take a
look at the pictures from the wrap-up party.
Kanika also penned a heartfelt note on her Instagram, expressing gratitude
to ‘Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba’ team. “And it’s time to celebrate wrap of this
beautiful film with all these beautiful people! #phiraayihasseendillruba ! As a
writer and Co producer my heart is full- thank u @aanandlrai #bhushankumar
for being great collaborators! Big love to my haseendilruba @taapsee - it’s a
special year for both of us,” she wrote.

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