Bollywood Hungama has been at the forefront of giving exclusive news on Baby John. We were the first ones to report that this Varun Dhawan-starrer, which was referred to as ‘VD18’ has been named Baby John. In September, we revealed that the teaser will be out on Diwali and earlier this month, we exclusively reported on the 5.30-minute extended trailer of the film that was shown at the Big Cine Expo 2024, Mumbai. And now, we bring you another exclusive news item on Baby John.

A source told Bollywood Hungama, “Baby John’s teaser will be attached not just with Singham Again but also with the other Diwali release, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. Both films are expected to draw a huge crowd and hence, this will be the ideal opportunity to present the teaser and let a large chunk of the audience know that Varun Dhawan is all set to showcase his massy avatar this Christmas.”

The source continued, “One of the producers of Baby John is Murad Khetani, who is also involved with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3. And just like Baby John, Singham Again is also backed by Jio Studios. This is probably why the teaser of Varun Dhawan’s next will be presented with both films this Diwali.”

Sharing more details, the source said, “The teaser of Baby John is 2 minutes long. In a unique initiative, it’ll be available only in cinemas on November 1. It’ll be unveiled on digital the next day, that is, Saturday, November 2.”

Baby John, directed by Kalees, arrives in cinemas on December 25. Besides Varun Dhawan, it also stars Keerthy Suresh and Wamiqa Gabbi. Along with Murad Khetani’s Cine1 Studios and Atlee’s A For Apple Productions, it is also backed by Jyoti Deshpande of Jio Studios.

At the Big Cine Expo 2024, an exhibitor asked whether it was a remake of any film. Atlee confessed, “It’s a pure adaptation from Theri, which is a blockbuster film I made in 2016. Even after that film was released, incidents (against women) are still happening all around the world. So, we have given a new touch to it and the film is in sync with the current scenario. We have also adapted a few real incidents.”

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A few days are left for the epic Diwali clash and the excitement is tremendous. A few days ago, we reported about the censor cuts of Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 and now we bring to you the exclusive censor report of the other big release this Friday, Singham Again, starring Ajay Devgn, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Deepika Padukone, Akshay Kumar, Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor, Tiger Shroff and Jackie Shroff.

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has granted a U/A certificate to Singham Again. However, the film had to go through several modifications. At two places, the Examining Committee asked the makers to suitably modify the 23-second-long ‘match cut’ visuals depictions of Lord Rama, Sita Mata and Lord Hanuman with that of Singham, Avni and Simmba respectively. Similarly, a 23-second-long visual of ‘Singham with Shri Ram, touching feet’ was ‘suitably modified’.

The makers were then asked to delete the 16-second visual of Raavan grabbing, pulling and pushing Sita in the drama scene. A 29-second scene of ‘Hanuman burning and dialogue of Simmba flirting’ was deleted.

At 4 places, the dialogue of the character of Zubair were deleted and suitably modified and at other places, the dialogue between Zubair and Simmba were modified. The visuals of the Constitutional head were deleted and his dialogues were suitably modified in 2 places. Presumably in one of these scenes, the visual of Avni was also suitably modified.

A 26-second dialogue and visuals were deleted and suitably modified as it “affected international diplomatic relations of India with neighbouring state”. Then, a scene of the beheading inside the police station was blurred. The colour of the religious flag was suitably modified and in the same sequence, the use of the ‘Shiv Strota’ in the background score was removed. Finally, a dialogue of Zubair, ‘Teri kahaani ka Raavan main hoon, tere chahite ko bhej’, was suitably modified. In the same scene, the colour of the flag was also modified.

Finally, the CBFC asked the makers to redraft the disclaimer stating that “This film is purely a work of fiction…Although the film is inspired by the story of Lord Ram, neither its narrative nor the characters should be viewed as revered deities…The story features contemporary characters of today…or societies, and their cultures, customs, practices, and traditions.” This disclaimer lasts 1 minute and 19 seconds while the total length of the cuts is 7 minutes and 12 seconds.

Once these changes were made, the CBFC passed the film on October 28. The final length of Singham Again is now 144.12 minutes. In other words, it is 2 hours 24 minutes and 12 seconds long. It releases on Friday, November 1.

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“Once he got to the middle, he took off his mask for the big reveal as shrieks quickly erupted across the park,” Variety reported.

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“this encapsulates men being ignorant of male privilege in a nutshell.”

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Siddhant Chaturvedi got into the limelight with his smashing performance in Gully Boy (2019). It was no surprise that he soon bagged films from prominent production houses like Excel Entertainment, Yash Raj Films (YRF), Dharma Productions, etc. And now, we hear that he has bagged yet another significant project, in which he’ll be seen with not one but two heroines.

A source told Bollywood Hungama, “Siddhant Chaturvedi has come on board for a comic entertainer made by Mahaveer Jain Films. It is a high concept, hilarious comedy in which Siddhant will be seen in an interesting and never-before-seen role.”

The source further said, “The film will have two heroines and the makers hope to soon lock the cast. While Nora Fatehi is in talks for one character, the producers are also in touch with popular South actress Sreeleela for another pivotal part. The actresses have liked the parts offered to them as they are quite strong and performance driven. Also, both female characters are different from each other.”

The source also added, “The film will be directed by renowned advertising creator Ambar Chakravarty and will be produced by Mahaveer Jain and Mrigdeep Singh Lamba. They hope to take the film on floors in the first quarter of 2025.”

Siddhant Chaturvedi began his career by working in shows like Life Sahi Hai and Inside Edge. After Gully Boy made him a household name, he was seen in YRF’s Bunty Aur Babli (2021), Dharma’s Gehraiyaan (2022) and Excel Entertainment’s Phone Bhoot (2022), Kho Gaye Hum Kahan (2023) and Yudhra (2024). Besides the aforementioned comedy, he also has Dhadak 2 in his kitty.

Nora Fatehi, meanwhile, is in a different league after the success of the song ‘Dilbar’ in Satyameva Jayate (2018) and went on to do many more dance numbers. She was also seen in non-dancing roles in films like Bhuj: The Pride of India (2021), Crakk (2024), Madgaon Express (2014), etc.

Finally, Sreeleela is having a great run in the Kannada and Telugu cinema and has worked with some of the biggest actors down South. Earlier this year, she played the lead opposite Mahesh Babu in Guntur Kaaram (2024). There were also reports that she was approached to play a role in Varun Dhawan’s next, directed by David Dhawan.

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“Harris’s slogan of ‘not going back’ really resonates with me as someone who wasn’t old enough to vote during the last presidential election and instead had to watch to see if other people would vote to preserve my rights or take them away.”

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1. Apple launches iPhone into AI era with free software update  The Economic Times
2. Apple unveils the new iMac with M4, supercharged by Apple Intelligence and available in fresh colors  Apple
3. Apple Intelligence: AI features start to roll out to some iPhones  BBC.com
4. iOS 18.1 Release Date Today: Apple Intelligence Features To Rollout For Eligible iPhones  Jagran English
5. Apple releases Apple Intelligence. Here’s how to get it on your iPhone  CNBC

“I was really lucky to not be dealing with the eye of the storm.”

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1. Expected mobile launches in November 2024: Realme GT 7 Pro, iQoo 13 and more  Mint
2. realme GT 7 Pro with 6.78″ 1.5K 8T LTPO OLED display, Snapdragon 8 Elite gets certified, surfaces in benchmarks  FoneArena
3. Realme GT 7 Pro key specifications leak ahead of India launch  India Today
4. Upcoming phones in November 2024: ROG Phone 9, Oppo Find X8, Realme GT 7 Pro  Digit
5. Realme GT7 Pro to debut with Android 15, AI-enhanced imaging: Know more  Business Standard