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Rathna Kumar’s ’29 The Film’ to hit screens on May 8

Chennai, April 21 (IANS) The makers of director Rathna Kumar’s eagerly awaited upcoming romantic entertainer ’29 The Film’, featuring actors Vidhu and Preethi Asrani in the lead, have now announced that the film would hit screens on May 8 this year.

G Squad, the production house producing the film, took to its X timeline to make the announcement. It wrote, “Social Media is INJURIOUS to @MrRathna. #29TheFilm in theatres worldwide from MAY 8!” and shared a hilarious release date announcement video that showed the director Rathna Kumar and the producers of the film, Lokesh Kanakaraj and Kaarthekeyan S in conversation.

In the hilarious conversation that follows, Rathna Kumar demands that a release date for his film be announced. Both director Lokesh Kanakaraj and Kaarthekeyans pull his leg for sometime before finally agreeing on a release date. However, they impose a hilarious condition. They say they will release the film on the condition that he does not enter Twitter (the former name of platform X) or on any other social media platforms. Finally, the trio announce May 8 as the release date of the film.

It may be recalled that the unit of 29 had wrapped up shooting on January 30 this year.

Director Rathna Kumar had then taken to his X timeline to make the announcement. He posted a picture of a cake with the words ‘Shoot Wrap’ written on it and a video that showed the team crushing a ceremonial pumpkin to mark the completion of shooting and wrote, “Poosinikaaaa Day (Pumpkin Day).”

The film caught the attention of fans and film buffs when the makers released a title teaser. The title teaser had men, who were 29 years old, being asked who they were. While some stated their names in response, others stated their professions or their passions. Finally, the same question is posed to the hero, who says he does not know. As he looks out of a bus window, while being lost in thought, the film’s heroine, Preethi Asrani, boards the vehicle and sits next to him…

The film is being produced by the production houses of two of Tamil cinema’s top directors. The film is being produced by the production house G Squad, which is owned by director Lokesh Kanakaraj, and Stone Bench Productions, which is owned by Karthik Subbaraj.

Speaking at the title teaser launch event, which happened a few days ago, director Rathna Kumar had said, “The first time I got suicidal thoughts was when I was 29. It was from that point my outlook about life turned positive and from then, people look at me as a person full of positivity.”

Talking about the film, Rathna Kumar had said that he had shot the film in 35 to 40 days. “If my earlier rom-com film, ‘Meyaadha Maan’, had a capital C, this film ’29’ will have a ‘R’,” he said to drive home the point that his earlier film had a comedy component higher than the romantic component, while this upcoming film would have more of romance than comedy.

Written and directed by Rathna Kumar, the film, apart from featuring Vidhu and Preethi Asrani in the lead, will also feature Master Mahendran, Avinash, Shenaz Fathima and Premkumar among others. Mathankumar has co-directed this film, the music of which has been composed by Sean Roldan.

Cinematography for the film is by Madhesh Manickam and editing is by R S Sathish Kumar while Shanmugaraja is in charge of the film’s art direction. Costumes for the film are by Praveen Raja, while stunts in the film have been choreographed by Don Ashok.

The film has two lyricists in Uma Devi and Bakkiyam Shankar and two dance choreographers in Sherif M and Leelavathi.

–IANS

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How Kareena Kapoor made up for missing the Guns N’ Roses concert with her own band

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Kareena Kapoor may have missed the much-anticipated Guns N’ Roses concert in Mumbai, but that didn’t stop her from soaking in some rock ’n’ roll vibes.

The Bollywood diva found a unique way to make up for it—by turning to her own band for a private jam session. Kareena had her own private gig—courtesy of her “in-house” band featuring none other than her husband, Saif Ali Khan and their son, Taimur. On Monday, the ‘Udta Punjab’ actress took to her Instagram stories and shared photos featuring Saif and Taimur holding a guitar. Bebo captioned the post, “Might have missed Guns N Roses…but I got my own band people.”

The photo captures Saif striking a pose with his guitar as young Taimur sits nearby, headphones on and tiny guitar in hand—ready to rock alongside his dad.

On May 17, iconic American rockers Guns N’ Roses lit up Mumbai with a high-voltage performance that reignited the city’s music scene. Taking the stage at the historic Mahalaxmi Race Course as part of their Asia tour, the band marked a triumphant return to India after 13 years.

The band’s lineup featured its legendary core members—Axl Rose on vocals and piano, Slash on lead guitar, and Duff McKagan on bass—bringing their signature sound to life. They were joined by touring musicians Richard Fortus on guitar, Dizzy Reed and Melissa Reese on keyboards, and drummer Isaac Carpenter.

Meanwhile, speaking of Kareena’s work front, the actress was last seen in Rohit Shetty’s cop drama Singham Again, which featured a stellar cast including Ajay Devgn, Deepika Padukone, Tiger Shroff, Arjun Kapoor, Ranveer Singh, Akshay Kumar, and Jackie Shroff.

According to reports, Kareena is expected to star in director Meghna Gulzar’s upcoming project, tentatively titled Daayra. However, an official confirmation is yet to be made. The film is also said to feature Mollywood star Prithviraj Sukumaran in a prominent role.

–IANS

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Akshay Kumar reveals Mithila Palkar portrays his sister in ‘Bhoot Bangla’

Mumbai, Feb 19 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar and actress Mithila Palkar, who are set to share the screen in the upcoming film ‘Bhoot Bangla’, reunited on the sets of the reality game show, ‘Wheel of Fortune’.

During the episode, the Bollywood superstar revealed that the actress will be seen essaying the role of his sister in the upcoming film. Akshay Kumar gave a warm welcome to Mithila Palkar on the set, as he introduced her to the audience.

He said, “Mithila started her journey from the internet and is working in many films now. And soon, she will be seen with an actor who is very well known to me, guess who, me”.

Officially speaking about their collaboration, Akshay shared, “In ‘Bhoot Bangla’, Mithila will be seen playing the role not of the ‘bhoot’, but of my sister”.

While Akshay shared details about Mithila’s onscreen character, the young actress was also quick to share fun behind-the-scenes moments from the set. She said, “I’ve come on the show to recover and repay all the money I lost to you (Akshay) during the course of shooting for ‘Bhoot Bangla’”.

Continuing their fun banter, Akshay quipped, “You better win and repay me for all the games you lost on set, otherwise this time we will play Judo, not Ludo”.

Both Akshay and Mithila were seen in high spirits as they reminisced about shooting together for ‘Bhoot Bangla’ and playing brother-sister onscreen for the first time.

Akshay was last seen onscreen in 2025 in the comedy drama, ‘Jolly LLB 3’, while Mithila’s last release was Aamir Khan Productions’ ‘Happy Patel’ alongside Vir Das.

‘Bhoot Bangla’ is set to release on April 10, 2026 in cinemas.

–IANS

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