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Ahead of Gulabo Sitabo, ranking all Shoojit Sircar films, from Vicky Donor to Piku and October
Devanshsharma •While Shoojit Sircar has perfected his signature eccentric lighthearted slice-of-life films, he has also ventured into hard-hitting political dramas.
With Bard of Blood, The Family Man and War up for release, tracing the evolution of the spy genre in India
Karishmaupadhyay •Amazon Prime gets its first desi spy drama this month (The Family Man, 20 September) and so does Netflix (Bard of Blood, 27 September). After binge watching these two shows over the next two weekends, you can then walk into a theatre the following Friday and catch some more spy action with Yashraj Films’ War releasing on 2 October.
John Abraham on Batla House: Start shooting from 1 November, will announce release date on 15 August, 2019
Ians •Batla House will be the second collaboration between director Nikkhil Advani and John Abraham after Salaam-E-Ishq.
Satyamev Jayate star John Abraham says he had to 'prove himself at every point' since he's an outsider
•John Abraham's next, Satyameva Jayate helmed by Milap Zaveri, will be releasing on Independence day
October writer Juhi Chaturvedi considers making films on original stories tougher than biopics; says the former needs 'patience'
Ians •Apart from October, Juhi Chaturvedi has earlier penned the stories of films like Vicky Donor, Madras Cafe and Piku.
Force 2 is a refreshing action film from John Abraham, despite its faux-patriotism
Menon •Credit for the success of Force 2 must also go to John Abraham, who is at the receiving end of enough jokes about his acting talent, but always manages to play his cards right.
Force 2 first look: John Abraham, Sonakshi Sinha starrer to have a RAW connection
Fp Staff •John Abraham will now be seen in the sequel of his 2011 action film Force. Force 2's first poster is out and John looks as intimidating as ever.
Shoojit Sircar: Have faith in Censor Board; they have never objected anything in my films
Fp Staff •Director Shoojit Sircar says he never had any face-off with the Censor Board as it has always "treated" his films nicely.
No boundaries: Nargis Fakhri wants to work in Pakistani entertainment industry
Ians •Nargis Fakhri, who plays the role of Sangeeta Bijlani in the upcoming Mohammad Azharuddin biopic Azhar, says she is open to doing films in Pakistan
I will go broke, but won't produce an adult comedy, says John Abraham
Fp Archives •John Abraham, who is known for producing content-driven films, says he would go broke but will not produce an adult comedy through his production house.