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Gangubai Kathiawadi, starring Alia Bhatt in the titular character, plus Ajay Devgn in an extended cameo, and helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali will be releasing on 25th February. Word is that the movie was met with a grand ovation, receiving praise for myriad quarters post its gala premiere at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival on 16th February. For the uninitiated, Gangubai Kathiawadi documents the rise of its eponymous sex worker to one of the most powerful madams of infamous Mumbai red-light district, Kamathipura.

Gangubai Kathiawadi has been making headlines ever since its announcement, and post the trailer, the anticipation for the Alia Bhatt starrer has augmented manifold. The three songs release so far, Dholida, Jab Saiyaan and Meri Jaan, have also struck the right chords with the audience, plus the period setting, which is Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali's forte will always find its takers. However, buzz being created for a movie one thing and that translating into box office returns is a whole different prospect, which is where the economics of a movie are paramount, and that where Gangubai Kathiawadi might be on a slippery slope.

Actress Preeti Jhangiani sneaked into everyone's hearts with the song, 'Chhuimui si tum lagti ho...' and went on to cement her place there with her stint in the film 'Mohabbatein'. 

However, she has been away from the limelight for some years now, leaving her fans wondering about her whereabouts and what is she doing currently. Let us tell you despite staying away from the silver screen, Preeti is quite active on social media, where she also interacts with her fans. The actress, who is a mother of two kids has completely transformed now. She is married to actor Parvin Dabas. She has become more fit and stylish than before. But, her magical smile that once ruled the heart of her fans is still intact and hasn't changed over the years. She still looks every bit the beauty that she is. 

It was on February 10 when Rajinikanth announced his 169th film with director Nelson titled Thalaivar 169. Soon after, reports started doing the rounds that Rajinikanth's 170th film will be directed by Arunraja Kamaraj and produced by Boney Kapoor. After the rumours started floating around the Internet, Boney Kapoor has clarified the same.

Recently, the grapevine has been abuzz with rumours of Boney Kapoor teaming up with Thalaiva Rajinikanth for the latter's 170th film. While fans have been rooting for an official confirmation on the same, Boney Kapoor took to Twitter to confirm that he will be the first one to announce if Thalaiva and he decided to team up in the future. He shared, "Rajni Garu has been a friend for years. We meet regularly and keep exchanging ideas. Whenever we finalise a film to work together on, I shall be the first person to announce it. You will not have to get such 'leaked ideas' (sic)."

Baahubali actress Anushka Shetty has completed 16 years in the film industry. The gorgeous beauty has been ruling millions of hearts with her acting chops and infectious smile. Well, the diva once spoke about the casting couch in the Telugu industry. During Nishabdham promotions in 2020, Anushka revealed that the casting couch does exist in the industry. She further even added saying that she never had to face it due to her straightforward attitude. "I admit that it exists in the Telugu film industry but I never had to face it because I was straight forward I was never exploited (sic)," Anushka was quoted by Telugu Filmnagar.

Superhit movie 'Bangarraju', which had hit the screens in January, is all set to start streaming on the OTT platform soon.

Starring Nagarjuna-Naga Chaitanya, the father-son duo, 'Bangarraju' had entertained the audience quite well at the theatres.

Reports suggest that the Kalyan Krishna Kusarala directorial 'Bangarraju' will start streaming on Zee5 from February 18.

'Bangarraju', the sequel of Nagarjuna's super hit movie 'Soggade Chinni Nayana', marked the second collaboration of Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya after the Telugu classic movie 'Manam'.