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    BOLLYWOOD GUP-SHUP                                                     MARCH 27, 2026      |  The Indian Eye 38

                       Bollywood Gup-Shup

              AR RAHMAN                                                         NORA FATEHI

              Legend to compose music for Mani Ratnam’s upcoming film           Fatwa  against actor over ‘Sarke Chunar Teri Sarke’  song

                 n a major announcement, acclaimed                                                                  A
                                                                                                                            fatwa has been is-
                 filmmaker Mani Ratnam has un-                                                                              sued   against  ac-
              Iveiled his next project, an unti-                                                                            tor-performer Nora
              tled romantic drama starring Vi-                                                                      Fatehi over  the  controver-
              jay Sethupathi and Sai Pallavi.                                                                       sial song ‘Sarke Chunar Teri
                  The film will feature music                                                                        Sarke.’ The track, which also
              by  Oscar-winning  composer                                                                            features Sanjay Dutt, is part
              AR Rahman.                                                                                             of the upcoming Kannada
                                                                                                                      film ‘KD: The Devil.’ The
                  The announcement was                                                                                religious body, the Mus-
              made on Friday via a joint Ins-                                                                         lim Personal Darul Ifta in
              tagram  post  by  Mani  Ratnam’s                                                                       Aligarh, issued the fatwa
              production house Madras Talkies                                                               against Nora after the song began
              and Lyca Productions, along with the                               receiving backlash online for its lyrics. According to the religious
              lead actors.                                                      body, the track contains content that they consider objectionable
                  The project, currently referred to as “Production No. 23,” will   and against Islamic teachings. Meanwhile, the Union government,
              mark Sai Pallavi’s first collaboration with the veteran director, while   on Wednesday, confirmed that the song has been banned following
              Sethupathi reunites with him after their 2018 film ‘Chekka Chivan-  widespread criticism over its lyrics and visuals. Union Minister for
              tha Vaanam.’                                                      Information  and  Broadcasting  Ashwini  Vaishnaw  announced  the
                  The makers confirmed that Sony Music South has come on board   decision in the Lok Sabha while responding to a question raised by
              as the audio partner. The announcement post described the film as   Samajwadi Party MP Anand Bhadouria.
              “A Mani Ratnam Film” and “An AR Rahman Musical,” reinforcing          The song has been facing backlash since its release earlier this
              the celebrated director-composer partnership that has delivered sev-  week. Some organisations also demanded action against the people
              eral iconic soundtracks over the years.                           involved with the track. Critics alleged that the track contained “vul-
                                                                                gar” lyrics and visuals that objectified women.

              HRITHIK ROSHAN

              Star turns producer with ‘Storm’
                      rithik Roshan has expressed excitement as he steps into a new
                      phase of his career as a producer, collaborating with his brother
              HEshaan Roshan for the upcoming Prime Video projects ‘Storm’
              and ‘Mess’. The actor unveiled the first look of both projects at the Prime
              Video 2026 Release Slate event held in Mumbai on Thursday. Speaking
              about his transition into production, Hrithik shared that the journey initially
              seemed daunting to him. “I became an actor out of fear. Fear of failure.
              Every instinct of my body said that it’s going to be impossible, and I pushed
              through that impossibility and from that, HRX was born. It was born out of
              hopelessness to transformation,” the actor said.
                  At the event, Hrithik also introduced the first look of the comedy film ‘Mess’,
              which features Pratik Gandhi in the lead role.

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