EXCLUSIVE: After OMG Oh My God and 102 Not Out, Umesh Shukla's acclaimed play Madhuri vs Dixit to be made into a film

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Umesh Shukla has been a popular name among Gujarati audiences for several years and since 2012, he has also enjoyed nationwide popularity. That was the year when OMG Oh My God, an adaptation of his cult Gujarati play Kanji Viruddh Kanji, was made as a Bollywood film. Starring Paresh Rawal and Akshay Kumar, the devotional courtroom drama emerged as a sleeper super-hit. Six years later, he made 102 Not Out (2018), an adaptation of the Gujarati play of the same name. The film adaptation, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor, was also a success. And now, Umesh Shukla is all set to adapt yet another of his acclaimed plays for the big screen – Madhuri vs Dixit. Madhuri vs Dixit is a Hindi play and its premiere took place on April 26 in Mumbai. Interestingly, it was earlier staged in Gujarati, with the title Madhuri Dixit. It stars Riddhi Shukla and Jaideep Shah in leading roles. Interestingly, the former is also the wife of Umesh Shukla. Unnati Gala and Harshad Patel feature in suppor...
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After Being Booed By Baz Luhrmann And Executives, Austin Butler Sobbed As He Returned Home

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After parting ways with Jacob Elordi, the star of the television series Euphoria, Kaia Gerber started dating Austin Butler, another burgeoning actor. Following his outstanding portrayal of Elvis Presley in a biography about the renowned musician, he gained notoriety. Indeed, the actor's perception of the shooting as simple was quite far from the truth. Austin recently shared his thoughts on one of the most challenging shooting days in a candid interview with the VMAN news staff. All the participants were invited to report to the recording studio, sit in front of Butler, and then begin interjecting. As the actor tried to sing, "so everyone laughed out loud and made jokes," he remembered. The actor decided to remain in Australia in March 2020 while the rest of the cast returned to the United States so he wouldn't "lose ground." The "Zoey 101" star showed he was committed to playing the King of Rock and Roll, even though it cost him something. He said to VMAN that there was a time when he went three months without receiving a hug and that to pass the time, he wallpapered the entire flat with photographs and a timeline of Elvis' life. Butler told the magazine, "I'm incredibly fortunate I had the movie and the, for lack of a better word, infatuation with Elvis to fill my days. I had the impression there was a good reason to rise because of it. Although the actor had spent five months preparing for the desired job, Luhrmann's antics were nothing new to him. The "Carrie Diaries" alum said last month that the director "changed everything" he had planned for his screen test without giving him any prior notice. He said this to Kelly Clarkson. According to the actor on "The Kelly Clarkson Show," "He started filming while I was learning everything." So he put me to the test. I now understand that he enjoys being very impromptu when filming, so he wanted to test if I would go crazy.  

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