Malamaal Weekly 2 EXCLUSIVE: Riteish Deshmukh, Elvish Yadav, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav locked in leads, shoot begins in November

In February, Bollywood Hungama exclusively revealed that Priyadarshan’s 2006 comedy Malamaal Weekly is getting a sequel. Since then, we have been regularly updating about the film and we recently also unveiled the leading female cast, which includes Parineeti Chopra, Raveena Tandon and Shilpa Shirodkar. Now, we can reveal the male leads of the project. Bollywood Hungama has exclusively learned that Riteish Deshmukh, Elvish Yadav, Paresh Rawal and Rajpal Yadav have been locked for Malamaal Weekly 2. Though Riteish is leading the film, sources close to the production have said that he is still reading the script and is yet to sign on the dotted line. The sequel is moving ahead with the original trio of Riteish, Paresh and Rajpal returning for the leads, along with Elvish Yadav joining as a new casting addition to the principal cast. Yadav is a popular YouTube content creator and the winner of Big Boss OTT Season 2 (2023), and this film will mark his second Bollywood outing following his...

EXCLUSIVE: Tamannaah Bhatia signs Siddhant Chaturvedi-starrer Chitrapati V Shantaram

Bollywood Hungama was among the first ones to inform the viewers that the biopic of the legendary film personality V Shantaram is in the making and that Siddhant Chaturvedi will play the lead role in this film, which has been titled Chitrapati V Shantaram. We now bring to you another exciting news from this upcoming film. We have now learned that Tamannaah Bhatia has also come on board.

A source told Bollywood Hungama, “Tamannaah Bhatia is on a high at present and has proved that she can essay varied kinds of roles. Just like Siddhant Chaturvedi, Tamannaah also essays a real-life character and moreover, it's a crucial role to the narrative. Tamannaah is excited as the role is challenging and viewers would get to see her in a new light.”

The source also revealed, “Chitrapati V Shantaram will be directed by Abhijeet Deshpande, who made the successful Marathi biopic, Ani... Dr. Kashinath Ghanekar (2018), and also wrote the memorable Marathi film Natsamrat (2016) and Hindi titles like Table No 21 (2013), Wazir (2016), Breathe (2018), etc.”

Earlier, Bollywood Hungama had quoted a source who said, “V Shantaram’s contribution to the Indian film industry is immense and with this film, the younger generation will learn about it. Chitrapati V Shantaram will throw light on how this man, born in abject poverty in Kolhapur, learned filmmaking under Baburao Painter in Pune, and then left an unforgettable mark in the Hindi film industry with movies like Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957), etc. This film will also educate viewers that he was a trendsetter. Hence, the biopic will not just be enlightening but also entertaining and dramatic.”

Also Read: MEGA EXCLUSIVE: Siddhant Chaturvedi to step into the shoes of iconic filmmaker V Shantaram



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