Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Is Janhvi Kapoor locked for Simmba?

Jhanvi Kapoor, the daughter of seasoned Indian actress Sridevi, has reportedly given her nod to her second Bollywood project much before her debut film, Dhadak, which hits screens on 20th July 2018.

Reports are doing the rounds that the newbie has been roped in to play the female lead in Rohit Shetty's upcoming directorial, Simmba, which is the Hindi remake of NTR's Telugu blockbuster, Temper.


It was filmmaker Karan Johar, who is mentoring Jhanvi under his tutelage, who decided to take Janhvi onboard for the movie since he is co-producing it with Rohit Shetty. If the actress has really joined the cast of the remake, it will be her first movie with the popular Bollywood actor, Ranveer Singh.

Some reports claim that initially, Sridevi had some reservations about her daughter being part of the film as Kajal Aggarwal, who played the female lead in Temper, had limited screen space. However, when Karan Johar ensured that Janhvi will get a bigger part to play in the remake, the seasoned actress greenlit the project.

Jhanvi is currently shooting for her debut film, Dhadak, with newcomer Ishaan Khattar. The film is a remake of Marathi blockbuster, Sairat, and is scheduled to arrive in cinemas on 20th July.

More For You

Stranger Things

Strongest opening for an English-language series and the third-biggest debut overall

Getty Images

'Stranger Things' returns with a record haul as season 5 hits 59.6 million views in five days

Highlights

  • Season five reaches 59.6m views in five days
  • Becomes Netflix’s biggest English-language launch
  • Beats season four by a wide margin under updated metrics

Stranger Things’ final season breaks records on debut

Netflix’s flagship sci-fi series returns with a record-setting launch. The fifth season of Stranger Things reaches 59.6 million views in its first five days, giving the platform its strongest opening for an English-language series and the third-biggest debut overall, behind the second and third seasons of Squid Game.

This marks a major rise from the fourth season, which opened in 2022 with 287 million hours watched. Under Netflix’s updated “views” metric, that figure translates to around 22 million views. The latest season therefore, posts a 171% increase, though this year’s total covers five days of viewing compared with three for season four.

Keep ReadingShow less