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fter five months, the young rebel star Prabhas has stepped out of his home. Recently Prabhas was spotted at the Khairatabad RTA office for the renewal of his international driving license. The office employees and fans present there approached Baahubali star Prabhas at the RTA office in Hyderabad for a selfie and the actor happily obliged. Prabhas clicked with fans at Khairatabad Regional

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Transport Authority office have gone viral on social media. He was spotted wearing a simple blue shirt, paired with grey trousers, sunglasses and masks, Prabhas clicked pictures with police personnel also who were present on duty. On the work front, Prabhas is expected to resume the shoot of his upcoming film Radhe Shyam in September under the direction of Radha Krishna Kumar of Jil fame.

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hojpuri actress Anupama Pathak ended her life by committing suicide at her Mumbai apartment on 2nd August.

According to reports, the 40-year-old actress Anupama Pathak was allegedly found hanging at her home in Dahisar. Just before she passed away, she went live on Facebook and talked her heart out about how she was feeling. In her video, she urged people to not trust anyone and shared her pain of being cheated upon. The police has recovered a suicide note where she had mentioned financial issues as one of the reasons of this

drastic step taken by her. The actress also mentioned in her suicide letter about a man named Manish Jha who apparently took her two-wheeler during the lockdown in the month of May and later refused to return it to her. In the video, Anupama Pathak also said, “I had invested Rs 10,000 in some Wisdom Producer Company in Malad on friend’s request. The company supposed to return my investment after maturity in the month of December 2019. However, the investment company is doing doldrums in returning my money.”

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eh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke fame actor Sameer Sharma ended his life by commiting suicide. He allegedly died by suicide at his Malad home. According to the latest report, the body of Sameer Sharma was found hanging from his kitchen ceiling at his apartment in Malad West on 5th August night. The police has registered the accidental Death Report and the actor’ body has been sent for autopsy. A report further suggested that Sameer had recently rented

the Malad apartment in Mumbai, and his body was found by his building's watchman.

Sameer Sharma was 44 years old. He is popular for working TV serials 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi', 'Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki' and 'Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyar Ke'. No suicide note was found at the spot.This incident came to light when the building's watchman peeped through the kitchen window and saw the actor hanging. Later the watchman alerted the other society members.

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he young film maker Ajay Bhupati’s second film after RX 100, titled Mahasamudram, has been in the works for a while now. The film sees the young actor Shawanand in the lead role. While it was announced earlier that Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja’ next will be the action entertainer Maha Samudram, it now appears that Sharwanand will be taking up the role. According to the

latest report, Sharwanand is quite strict and is eager to feature in Maha Samudram. He will be donning a role in Mahasamudram which has negative shades in it. Also, the film has an interesting love story and Aditi Rao Hydari is on the board to play the female lead role. Sharawanand’ previous offering was Jaanu, which was the remake of the hit Tamil movie 96.

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arkaru Vaari Paata is an upcoming movie starring Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babu which is directed by Parasuram of Geetha Govindam fame. Touted to be a family action drama, the film was produced by Mythri Movie Makers and 14 Reels Entertainments in association with GMB Entertainments. On the occasion of Superstar Krishna’ birthday, the makers unveiled the first look poster that featured Mahesh Babu' back pose with the tattoo of 1 Rupee coin on his neck. Sarkaru Vaari Paata is set against the backdrop

of a bank scam. It is known news that the National award winning actress Keerthy Suresh is on the board to play the female lead role. Now according to the latest buzz, Parasuram is considering Ananya Pandey to play the second female lead in Mahesh Babu starrer Sarkaru Vaari Paata. Meanwhile Ananya Pandey is making her debut in Telugu film industry with the movie Fighter in which the young and happening actor Vijay Deverakonda is playing the lead role.

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he movie lovers are waiting with bated breath to see the first look of Young Tiger Jr NTR in the much anticipated ‘RRR’, which is being helmed by SS Rajamouli of Baahubali series, Magadheera and Eega fame. It is know news that in RRR, Jr NTR will be seen playing the role of a Telangana's great rebel Komuram Bheem. RRR is SS Rajamouli’ first film after the twopart epic fantasy ‘Baahubali’. Apart from Jr NTR, ‘RRR’ also stars Mega Power Star Ram Charan. Alia Bhatt and Ajay

Devgn will also make their Telugu debut with the film. In RRR, Jr NTR will be seen in 6 getups. Irish beauty Olivia Morris is on the board to play the love interest of Jr NTR but there is a room for another heroine for Tarak in the movie. The sources say that the heroine appears in a tribal lady makeover and woos Jr NTR. Rajamouli’ magnum opus RRR stands for ‘Roudram Ranam Rudhiram’ in Telugu, ‘Raththam Ranam Rowthiram’ in Tamil and ‘Rise Roar Revolt’ in Hindi- which is a fictional story set in the pre-independence era. .

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t is known news that the young actor Nithiin will play the lead role in Telugu remake of Ayushmann Khurrana starrer Andhadhun.

The production company Sreshth Movies will bankroll this remake. Bheeshma actor Nithiin will step into the shoes of Ayushmann Khurrana in the film. It is still not known who will play Tabu and Radhika Apte's roles in the remake of the film. Andhadhun is directed

by Sriram Raghavan and its remake will be helmed by Merlapaka Gandhi. Nithiin's father Sudhakar Reddy and sister Nikitha Reddy will be producing the film, under the banner of Sreshth Movies. Now according to the

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Nayantara is one of the actress who gives importance to the weight of the role. But the main problem lies with her remuneration for Andhadhun remake. She used to take Rs two crores to act in star hero films and if it is a heroine-oriented film, she charges around Rs 4 crores. It is being heard that Nayantara is demanding Rs 4 Cr for Andhadhun remake to play Tabu’ part.

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the same film though she hasn’t done any explicit scenes. But the other filmmakers are said to be now thinking to replace these beauties- Ruhani Sharma and Simrat Kaur in their movies as they are carrying adult film heroine tag now. The reports are coming that some filmmakers have already replaced them from their movies.

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here is a strong rumor doing the rounds in the Telugu film industry, that Young Tiger Jr NTR and Telugu Superstar Mahesh Babhu are going to collaborate for an upcoming multistarrer. The producer who is venturing into this huge multi-starrer is none other than Mega producer Allu Aravind. Now the reports are coming that the producer Allu

irty Hari is an upcoming Telugu film in which Simrat Kaur and Ruhan Sharma are playing the female lead roles. Now according to the latest buzz in the film industry, no any filmmaker are ready to offer the roles in their movies to these actresses. It is known news that Simrat Kaur is doing very b*ld role in Dirty Hari, which is loaded with adult content. Ruhani Sharma is also part of

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Aravind is chasing many top Telugu writers to prepare a story that suits this powerful combination which itself is a tough task. It is also being heard that Allu Aravind has also got a nod from both the lead stars- Mahesh Babu and Jr NTR for the upcoming drama.

There is no update as to what the backdrop of this upcoming film will be like.

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ight people have died after a huge fire broke out at a private hospital for coronavirus patients in Gujarat's Ahmedabad. This incident took place on 6th August early morning. About 45 patients were admitted to the 50 bed hospital at the time of accident. Rest of them have been rescued and shifted to the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, a civic hospital in the city. Firefighters have

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managed to control the fire which broke out at the ICU of the hospital. India’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and said, "Saddened by the tragic hospital fire in Ahmedabad. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon. Spoke to CM regarding the situation.�

According to the latest report, the blaze broke out due to a short circuit.

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ll eyes are waiting for Bigg Boss 4 Telugu, which will be hosted by Akkineni Nagarjuna once again. Nagarjuna shot for the Bigg Boss promo in Annapurna Studios following the new shooting norms. Recently the Officer actor also shared a few pictures on his Twitter handle and his excitement to be back on the sets after nearly 3 months.

This year too, things are going to be super special. The talk is that the Bigg Boss 4 Telugu set will have new features and many

secret rooms for doctors to operate and also for secret tasks. It is also being heard that this time Bigg Boss 4 Telugu set is being built with a budget of Rs 3 Cr. This is the kind of budget that is being spent on the controversial reality show by Star Maa this year. As per the latest reports, host Nagarjuna is charging nearly Rs 8 crore for the upcoming season. However, an official confirmation is still awaited regarding the remuneration of Nagarjuna.

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here are many celebrities apart from the ordinary citizens who got contracted with the Coronavirus. Now according to the latest update, director Teja tested positive for Coronavirus. The reports are coming that the director Teja was busy in shooting for a web-series few weeks ago. Now he has been tested positive for the virus, whereas none of his crew members tested positive for

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Covid-19. Teja is in the home quarantine.

On the work front, Teja is getting ready to helm two movies including Gopichand starrer Alamelu Manga Venkata Ramana and Rana Daggubati starrer Rakshasa Rajyamlo Ravanasurudu. The director is also planning to make Chitram 2, a sequel to Chitram which was released in 1988.

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t is known news that Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide on 14th June. The actor's best friend Kushal Zaveri has now taken to Instagram to talk about an incident which left Sushant Singh Rajput most vulnerable - the #MeToo movement. The mystery behind Sushant Singh Rajput's death seems to deepen the puzzle with each passing day. Now CBI has taken charge of the case. Kushal Zaveri the director of TV serial Pavitra Rishta has now revealed that Sushant Singh Rajput was totally disturbed after MeToo charges claiming that he had misbehaved with his Dil Bechara actress Sanjana Sanghi. Kushal Zaveri said that Sushant Singh Rajput

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aveena Tandon who is playing the crucial role in upcoming much hyped movie KGF: Chapter 2 starring Yash and Sanjay Dutt, ly attended an interview and opened up about how she was thrown out of a movie hours before its launch, toxic star culture and favoritism in Bollywood. Mohra girl Raveena Tandon made a shocking revelation about certain Bollywood heroes

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who considered her 'arrogant' for refusing to sleep with them. She continued, "I didn't have godfathers in the film industry. I didn't have heroes promoting me. I was not sleeping with the heroes for the roles. In a lot of cases, I was considered arrogant because I was not pandering to what the heroes wanted me to do.”

was the most vulnerable in October 2018, when there was #MeToo allegation against him. Sushant could not sleep for four nights due to the allegation and kept waiting for Sanjana Sanghi to clear it. Kaushal added, “The electronic media was targeting Sushant without any solid proof. We tried our best to contact Sanjana Sanghi but it seems she was in the USA and was not available for any comment. Sushant Singh Rajput knew who was targeting him but didn't have proof to call them out. He could not sleep for 4 nights waiting for Sanjana Sanghi to clear the allegations . Finally Sanjana cleared his name on the 5th day .”

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artik Aryan is going to play the lead role in Hindi remake of Telugu blockbuster movie Ala Vaikumthapurramloo and he will be seen reprising the role of Stylish Star Allu Arjun. With Bollywood debating about pay cuts and slashing remuneration due to the losses incurred because of the Coronavirus pandemic, here’s a Bollywood actor who is all set to change the rules. According to the latest buzz, Kartik Aaryan will be paid more than Rs 10 crore for his next film, which is remake of Ala Vaikumthapurramloo and it will be directed by Varun Dhawan’s brother Rohit Dhawan whereas will be produced by Ekta Kapoor. On the otherside, Kartik Aaryan was last seen in romantic movie ‘Love Aaj Kal’, wherein he romanced Kedarnath fame Sara Ali Khan. He will be next seen playing the lead role in ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’, which is directed by Anees Bazmee.

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The film has an ensemble cast comprising Kollywood Superstar Rajinikanth, Meena, Kushboo Sundar, National award winning actress Keerthy Suresh, lady superstar Nayantara, Prakash Raj, Soori, Sathish and Vela Ramamoorthy. We have already reproted that the story of Annaatthe has been leaked and as per the leaked story, Keerthy Suresh will essay the role of Nayantara’

daughter in Rajinikanth starrer film. Now the fans of Keerthy Suresh and Nayantara are shocked after hearing this. Though there is no any official confirmation but it has come out that Nayanatra is playing the mother of Keerthy Suresh. The makers of Annaatthe have already wrapped up the first shooting schedule at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad but later the shoot was halted due to coronavirus outbreak and lockdown, which was imposed

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ashika Aannand is one of the popular actresses of Tamil film industry and she has also worked with the young and happening actor Vijay Deverakonda in political drama NOTA, under the direction of Anand Shankar, which was a dud at the box office. She made her acting debut in the adult comedy ‘Iruttu Araiyil Murattu Kuthhu’ later on gained fame by participating as a contestant in ‘Bigg Boss 2’ which was hosted by Kamal Haasan. Earlier there

was strong buzz in the film industry that the young actress is dating a businessman.

Meanwhile, a photo of Yashikaa Aannand draped in silk saree and wearing a bindhi that married women wear went viral on the internet sparking rumors that a secret wedding had taken place. However, the actress Yashika cleared the air, taking to Instagram, and revealed that she's not married, and the bindi was meant for the shoot. She said, “I’m not married guys !

Just for the shoot”.

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f the industry sources are anything to go by, reports have emerged that Raghava Lawrance is going to act the lead role in Mega Power Star Ram Charan starrer Rangasthalam remake.

However, an official confirmation regarding Rangasthalam remake could be made anytime soon by the makers of the film. Now this film is getting remade in Tamil and sources say that Raghava Lawrence will be playing Ram Charan' role. Raghava is popular for playing the lead roles in horror movies

such as Kanchan, Ganga and Munni. Now we have to wait and see how Raghava Lawrence carries the role of a deaf guy in 'Rangasthalam' remake. Apparently, Nikki Galrani will be seen essaying Samantha Akkineni’ role. Meanwhile Raghava Lawrence is helming a Bollywood movie Titled Laxmmi Bomb, the Hindi remake of his 2011 blockbuster hit Kanchana the second film in the horror franchise that started in 2007 with Muni. The film has Akshay Kumar reprising the role done by Raghava Lawrence in the original.

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S Rajamouli, who is popular for making Eega, Sye, Vikramarkudu, Chhatrapati, Magadheera and Baahubali series- Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali 2: The Conclusion, tested positive for Coronavirus. This news is confirmed by Rajamouli himself on Twitter, The filmmaker shared his Coronavirus diagnosis in a tweet and revealed that he and his family

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are isolating at home. Baahubali helmer Rajamouli said, "My family members and I developed a slight fever. The result has shown a mild Coronavirus positive. We have home quarantined. He also confirmed that he and his family members showed no symptoms of the coronavirus but they are following the precautions and instructions to get well soon.

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ew days ago several unidentified miscreants created ruckus at veteran Telugu actor Mohan Babu’ residence in Jallapalli on the outskirts of Hyderabad yesterday evening. Later Mohan Babu and Manchu Vishnu approached police and filed a complaint with the Rachakonda Commissionarate and the Pahadi Sharif Police Station. Later the police started the investigation of this case and traced the culprits with the help of the CCTV footage and the car registration number. The accused have been identified as the youths from

Durga Nagar, Mylardevpally. Cops are probing the case if they were sent by any other person.

The sources say that police are conducting the investigation to track the persons behind them. According to the police official, a group of four men came in a Toyota Innova car and barged into the Manchu house immediately after the watchman opened the gate as one of the persons from inside the house was going out on a bike. The watchman was not cautious during the time of incident. After entering the house, the men threatened Mohan Babu by shouting 'we won't spare you'.

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t is known news that the Young filmmaker Sujeeth got engaged to dentist Dr Pravallika Reddy on 10th June, which was a close-knit affair with only a few family members in attendance. During the engagement, it was revealed that his marriage with Pravallika Reddy will take place in the month of August.

Now, according to the latest update Sujeeth has tied the knot with Pravallika at an

intimate ceremony at Golconda Resorts in Hyderabad. At just 23 years of age, Sujeeth made his directorial debut with the movie ‘Run Raja Run’, which was a blockbuster at the box office, in which Sharwanand, Seerat Kapoor and Adivi Sesh played the lead role.

Though his second film ‘Saaho’ starring Young Rebel Star Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor, fell flat at the ticket counters.

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