Anurag Basu drops exciting update on Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela starrer untitled romantic musical

Director Anurag Basu has finally shared a much-awaited update on his upcoming untitled film starring Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela. While promoting his recently released film Metro In Dino, Basu spoke about the progress of his next project, which has already sparked curiosity among fans. Speaking to News18 Showsha, Basu said, “Half of it is done, half is remaining. The shooting will begin very soon, and the film will be completed within a month. We’ll announce the title and release date soon. I’m just focused on wrapping it up well." The film, which is reportedly a romantic musical in the style of the iconic Aashiqui films, marks the first collaboration between Kartik Aaryan and Sreeleela, with the latter making her much-anticipated Hindi film debut. The pairing of these two young stars has already generated excitement among fans, especially after the film’s announcement video dropped earlier this year. The video was backed by the hauntingly beautiful melody of the 90s chartbuster...

From Twister to Titanic: writers on their favourite disaster movies

As the tornado-chasing sequel Twisters arrives, Guardian writers pick the films that have stuck with them the longest

While sadness is never too far from the frame in the disaster genre – the majority of films, after all, do involve the mass erasure of life – it’s rarely felt quite as heavy as it did in 1998’s other comet movie Deep Impact. It unfolds with the frightening urgency of a serious-minded political thriller, as Téa Leoni’s ambitious journalist realises her big scoop is far bigger than she had initially thought, a misunderstood acronym leading her to realise the world might be coming to an end. What always struck, and scared, me as a teenager was just how hopeless things then felt – an aborted mission to throw it off course, a limited and unjust lottery for some to stay safe in shelters, a host of horrible choices to be made – with so much of the film then haunted by the thoughts and fears of people truly facing their own mortality (James Horner’s crushing score is an added killer). It’s most painfully felt in Leoni’s fractured family, her parents played by the Julia co-stars Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell with far more punch and complexity than one expects in this territory. While the world might not ultimately end, it’s hit by devastation of an unfathomable scale, a reminder of how powerless and unprepared the world would be if such a day were to ever come. It still gives me a chill. Benjamin Lee

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