Tag: Hansal Mehta

Rajkummar Rao shares picture from Turram Khan, his next film with Hansal Mehta

Turram Khan is produced by Ajay Devgn and Luv Ranjan and its release date is not known yet.

May 9, 2019

Director owns the failure, actors own the success: Hansal Mehta

Hansal Mehta says it is his observation that when a movie fails its ownership falls on the director, and when it's a success the actor walks away with the accolades.

October 31, 2018

Hansal Mehta trolled for condemning Vikas Bahl, quits Twitter

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who recently shared a tweet condemning Vikas Bahl's inappropriate behaviour, deleted his Twitter account after facing a backlash.

October 7, 2018

Hansal celebrates ‘bittersweet experience’ of ‘Simran’

"Simran" starring Kangana Ranaut, is about a girl named Praful, a divorcee, who loses her savings in a gambling bout.

September 16, 2018

Rajkummar Rao, Nushrat Bharucha reunite for Hansal Mehta’s Turram Khan

Rajkummar and Mehta have worked together in Omerta, and Nushrat will be collaborating with him for the first time.

September 10, 2018

Anupam Kher wraps up shooting of The Accidental Prime Minister

Hansal Mehta’s directorial The Accidental Prime Minister starring Anupam Kher as former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Akshaye Khanna as Sanjaya Baru has wrapped up shooting of the film. Actor Anupam Kher took to his Twitter handle and shared an emotional post. His post reads: “The Delhi schedule of our film The Accidental Prime Minister comes to an...

July 5, 2018

Meet The Accidental Prime Minister’s characters — Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi

A few days ago, Anupam Kher shared the looks of onscreen former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh’s wife Gursharan Kaur who will feature in his upcoming film The Accidental Prime Minister. On Wednesday (June 27) night, Anupam Kher took to his social media handles to introduce two more characters — Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul...

June 28, 2018

Anupam Kher introduces characters from The Accidental Prime Minister

Hansal Mehta’s directorial The Accidental Prime Minister has an ensemble star cast including Anupam Kher and Akshaye Khanna. The biographical political film will have Akshaye Khanna playing Sanjaya Baru and Anupam Kher as Manmohan Singh. Anupam Kher introduced two characters on his Instagram handle on Thursday — actress Divya Seth and Ram Avatar Bhardawaj. While Divya will play the role of...

June 22, 2018

Rajkummar Rao, Patralekha to star in Hansal Mehta’s next?

Real life love couple Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha were featured on the silver screen together in Hansal Mehta’s Citylights in 2014. The Newton actor last appeared in Omerta which was helmed by Hansal Mehta itself. According to a report in The Asian Age, Hansal Mehta has roped in the Rajkummar and Patralekha for his next....

May 15, 2018

Religious segregation has happened to me: Hansal Mehta

There is a harrowing sequence in Hansal Mehta’s Omerta where the leading man Rajkummar Rao’s car was stopped at a check-post and he was called to step out by a burly policeman who wanted to know if he was a Muslim or married to a Muslim. Mehta said he too had faced such cultural discrimination...

May 6, 2018

‘Omerta’ star Rajkummar Rao on savage intimate scene and nudity

Bollywood actor Rajkummar Rao has succeeded to send chills down our spine with the intriguing and terrorising trailer of his upcoming venture Omerta. In the process of portraying the evil of the character, terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh, Rajkummar Rao has pushed his limits. Reportedly, the actor has given in for full frontal nudity for a...

May 3, 2018

There’s deadly silence about state sponsored terrorism: Hansal Mehta

Hansal Mehta’s Omerta tracks the story of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and the director says through this film he wants to provoke a thought among people about state-sponsored terrorism. Sheikh, a British terrorist of Pakistan descent, was involved in the 9/11 terror attacks and killing of American journalist Daniel Pearl. He is currently in prison...

April 30, 2018

Knew ‘Omerta’ wouldn’t be cakewalk with censor board: Hansal Mehta

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, whose Omerta will now release on May 4, says he knew getting through the censor board would not have been a cakewalk with the film which is inspired by the life of a real-life terrorist. Shot in London and India, the Rajkummar Rao-starrer is woven around some terror attacks in recent history, including...

April 19, 2018

Rajkummar Rao’s ‘Omertà’ gets new release date, Hansal Mehta waits to avoid cuts

The release of Rajkummar Rao’s upcoming thriller Omertà, slated for 20 April, was recently postponed. The makers kept everyone guessing but finally disclosed the reason for the new release date on Thursday. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to announce the new release date of the film, that is 4 May. #Omertà will not release tomorrow [20 April...

April 19, 2018

Kapil Sharma’s language sad reflection of his mind: Hansal Mehta

National Award winning director Hansal Mehta says the “offensive and abusive” language used by comedian-actor Kapil Sharma on Twitter was “despicable” but also a “sad reflection of his possible state of mind”. “Kapil Sharma’s language with the journalist was despicable but also a sad reflection of his possible state of mind. The journalist in question...

April 7, 2018

Wanted to explore villain inside me with ‘Omerta’: Rajkummar

Actor Rajkummar Rao, who is busy promoting his upcoming film Omerta, says that he wanted to explore his villainous side with this film. Rajkummar interacted with media during the promotion of the film on Friday. Asked that what prompted him to play the dark character of terrorist Omar Saeed Sheikh, he said: “As an actor,...

April 7, 2018

Glimpses from the sets of Anupam Kher’s ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’

Anupam Kher will be seen playing the role of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Akshay Khanna as author Sanjaya Baru.

April 5, 2018