Shoojit Sircar to direct Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao in a mythological comedy; Filming begins 2026

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After delivering hard-hitting dramas and slice-of-life masterpieces, acclaimed filmmaker Shoojit Sircar is all set to return to the genre that made him a household name. Reports confirm that the director of Vicky Donor and Piku is developing a brand-new comedy film. However, in true Sircar style, this won't be a run-of-the-mill entertainer. The project is being touted as a mythological comedy,a sub-genre rarely explored in Indian cinema, promising a fresh and quirky cinematic experience. To bring this unique vision to life, Shoojit Sircar has reportedly pulled off a massive casting coup. The film will headline two of India's most versatile actors—Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao. Both actors are known for their impeccable comic timing and ability to slip into rooted characters effortlessly. While they have individually redefined acting standards, seeing them share the screen in a full-blown comedy under Sircar’s direction is a prospect that has already got the trade buzzing. Sources close to the development reveal that the film will feature a unique plot centered around a mythological twist. The narrative is said to reimagine a pivotal chapter from the epic Mahabharata but with a humorous and eccentric approach. The director aims to balance modern storytelling elements with the traditional ethos of the epic, creating a satire that is both witty and culturally rooted. This unconventional premise is expected to be a game-changer, blending social commentary with laugh-out-loud moments. Currently, the project is in the scripting and pre-production stage. With both lead actors occupied with their prior commitments, the film is scheduled to go on floors in 2026. Shoojit Sircar, whose last release I Want To Talk (starring Abhishek Bachchan) received critical acclaim for its emotional depth, is keen to switch gears and offer the audience a light-hearted yet meaningful entertainer. As the team finalizes the rest of the cast and crew, fans can look forward to one of the most exciting collaborations of the coming year. Shoojit Sircar has a proven track record of extracting the best performances from his actors, be it Amitabh Bachchan in Piku or Varun Dhawan in October. With powerhouses like Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao on board, this mythological comedy is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated announcements in Bollywood.

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Mumbai, September 12, 2021: Vicky Kaushal starrer long-awaited biographical film "Sardar Udham Singh" becomes the latest Bollywood biggie to take the direct-to-digital route. Directed by Shoojit Sircar, the movie has been ready for release for quite some time now. ## The producers of the film were reportedly not willing to hold the release of the film anymore and they have sold the movie to Amazon Prime Video. On Thursday, Amazon Prime Video officially announced the premiere of the film in October this year.## you know the man but not his story.bringing to you the story of India's freedom fighter, this october.watch #SardarUdhamOnPrime@vickykaushal09 #ShoojitSircar @ronnielahiri #SheelKumar @writish #ShubenduBhattacharya @filmsrisingsun @Kinoworksllp @veerakapur7 @BanitaSandhu pic.twitter.com/MB4xSWpiAx— amazon prime video IN (@PrimeVideoIN) September 23, 2021 ## It is said that director Shoojit Sircar and co. had sold Gulabo Sitabo to Amazon Prime Video in the early days of the pandemic only because they could hold on to Sardar Udham Singh for a theatrical release. However, with Maharashtra theaters are yet to open, the makers have taken this tough call to release the movie on Prime Video. ## Vicky Kaushal plays the role of Udham Singh, a revolutionary freedom fighter best known for assassinating Michael O'Dwyer in London to take revenge for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar. The movie also stars Banita Sandhu as the female lead. It is produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar. ## While the shoot of Sardar Udham Singh was wrapped up in December 2019, the team took almost a year and a half of the post-production. ## Stay tuned...

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Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer 'Gulabo Sitabo' has finally been dropped to entertain the viewers all over again after the months of gap. To begin the new trend, the film premiered on Amazon Prime Video on June 12 with a lot of hope and expectations. ## Gulabo Sitabo is getting mixed reviews. While Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana have impressed the viewers yet again, netizens feel that Juhi Chaturvedi has missed some points while penning the script. Shoojit Sircar has done a wonderful job as a director with an average script. ## Also read - Gulabo Sitabo set for massive release with subtitles in 15 languages ## Check out the Twitter reaction on the movie - ## Taran Adarsh, a renowned movie critic, however, has had a positive impact of the movie and hence, he gave 3.5 stars to this quirky comedy-drama film.## #OneWordReview...#GulaboSitabo: WONDERFUL.Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️½#ShoojitSircar gets it right yet again... Effective writing - garnished with wicked humour - is its USP... Unforeseeable finale a big plus... #BigB, #Ayushmann in super form... Worth watching! #GulaboSitaboReviewr pic.twitter.com/pEwealXN8H— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 11, 2020 ## #GulaboSitabo Rating- ⭐️🌟FIASCO - Weakest film of Ayushman & Shoojit Sircar careers. Film is immensely slow & boring. Junky script & ludicrous screenplay makes it a long humdrum watch. Amit ji Act is the only saving grace. CATASTROPHIC disappointment.#GulaboSitaboreview— Sumit kadel (@SumitkadeI) June 11, 2020 ## #GulaboSitabo 1*/5 Saridon Required, terrible writing, miserable execution, and slow pace makes it a boring film, foggy vision of director plays the biggest spoiler, it is Shoojit Sarkar weakest film ever, both Ayushman and Amit ji performance is just basic. #GulaboSitaboReview— Rohitt Jaiswal (@rohitjswl01) June 11, 2020 ## #GulaboSitabo #GulaboSitaboOnPrime #GulaboSitaboreview , a new normal for cinema viewing, a new approach , new strategy, perspective. @SrBachchan @ayushmannk a new narrative commences today . Perhaps a balance between the old & new under the new normal. Cinema viewing will change— Chaitanya Prasad (@Chatty111Prasad) June 12, 2020 ## #FinalVerdict: DELIGHTFULRating:⭐️⭐️⭐️#GulaboSitaboReview: #GulaboSitabo, deftly executed and brought to life by director @ShoojitSircar, is a splendidly original film that delivers an indelibly unique movie experience. This is the kind of entertainers #Bollywood must aim at. pic.twitter.com/Ft0zZKISsK— Somesh Sinha (@SinhaSomesh) June 11, 2020 ## Had big expectations from this movie.. started strong.. nuanced characters.. on point language , visuals and acting but the story failed us..2 hours felt too long.. was looking for more.. it got boring and repetitive.. #GulaboSitaboreview— Neha Gupta Srivastav (@andnehagupta) June 11, 2020 ## Very boring movie,#GulaboSitaboreview. Ayushman is looking dull in this movie. His energy level and awesomeness are missing. Thanks for releasing in ott and saving my money. It would be a disaster if released in theatres. The story itself weak and slow screenplay. #GulaboSitabo pic.twitter.com/8SHTLVjTtu— AnishKumar Agarwal (@AnIsH_261290) June 11, 2020 ## #GulaboSitabo slow and so boring that u wont be able to jhelo this even free. Only true movie lovers can bear this pain. Bakwaas#GulaboSitaboReview— Jatin Bhutani (@JatinRaja) June 11, 2020 ## #GulaboSitaboreviewShoojit Sircar's films like an ointment for a wound which results comes slowly As for Gulabo Sitabo it depends on the comedy situation which created by the mood of film and the darkness of the life that you will live with all credibility.3.5/5#GulaboSitabo pic.twitter.com/uuNDSpFG3T— hamad al reyami (@ReyamiHamad) June 11, 2020 ## A comedy drama that falls into ruins due to its pace, and lack of jokes, #GulaboSitabo comes alive in its final act...#GulaboSitaboreview— Snehith Kumbla (@moviesneh) June 12, 2020 ## Stay tuned...

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Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana starrer 'Gulabo Sitabo' is all set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video from June 12 worldwide. Being one of the most awaited movies of the year, Gulabo Sitabo was the first Hindi movie to be announced for the direct OTT release. ## The film is set for its massive premiere in as many as 200 countries with the subtitles in 15 different languages including Arabic, Russian, Polish, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Indonesian, Malay, Korean, Greek, Hebrew, Turkish and English. ## #Xclusiv: #GulaboSitabo will premiere in 200 countries, with *subtitles* in 15 languages: #Arabic, #Russian, #Polish, #German, #French, #Spanish, #Italian, #Portuguese, #Indonesian, #Malay, #Korean, #Greek, #Hebrew, #Turkish and #English... Premieres tomorrow on #Amazon. pic.twitter.com/rBB28cf1ar— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) June 11, 2020 ## Gulabo Sitabo is a comedy-drama film directed by Shoojit Sircar and produced by Ronnie Lahiri, and Sheel Kumar under the production banner Rising Sun Films, and Kino Works. Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana will be sharing the screen space for the first time together. ## Stay tuned...

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The coronavirus pandemic has forced the makers to take the OTT route as theaters are closed indefinitely due to the pandemic and the lockdown. However, makers' new approach of going for the digital release instead of the conventional theatrical release has sparked a controversy between the film producers and theater owners. ## Recently, when Shoojit Sircar's Gulabo Sitabo was announced for its digital premiere, the multiplex chain owners expressed their disappointment over the decision taken. Now, the director of the film Shoojit Sircar opened up about the issue and said that the theater owners are right in protesting but we have to move on as there is nothing personal.## In an interview with Firstpost, he said, “Their resentment is right, and that is why I never retaliated to what they felt. I just told them, ‘Yes, you have every right to protest. You have every right to feel uncomfortable because this film is releasing digitally. But there is nothing personal. You will find your way to run your business, and I will find a way to release my films.”## “The Producers’ Guild also sent a statement to theatre owners saying how will the producers move on. Unless they move on, and films get made, the films will not get projected in the theatre. But I will always say that both cinema halls and OTT are going to co-exist. Their resentment is absolutely right but this is not the end of the world. We have to move on,” he added. ## Gulabo Sitabo which stars Amitabh Bachchan and Ayushmann Khurrana for the first time together is not the only movie that announced for the OTT release. Vidya Balan and Sanya Malhotra starrer 'Shakuntala Devi' too will release worldwide digitally. Both films will be released on Amazon Prime Video. ## Now, one of the much talked about films, Janhvi Kapoor starrer Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl too has taken the digital route as its distribution rights have been acquired by the streaming giant Netflix and it will release worldwide very soon.## Stay tuned...

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After the resumption of the shootings of movies, teleserials, advertisements, OTT was allowed by the Cultural Affairs Ministry of Maharashtra a week ago, makers have started planning to resume work as soon as possible.## In the latest announcement, the director Shoojit Sircar announced on Sunday, June 7 that the post-production work of one of the most awaited movies 'Sardar Udham Singh' starring Vicky Kaushal to begin from Monday, June 8. ## Taking to his Twitter handle, Shoojit Sircar wrote, "When nature beckoned, We listened.. We switched gears, From fast forward to slow motion.. Now, there is a call again, An excitement, yet a caution And a hunger to reboot, With this feeling We begin, again.. #SardarUdhamSingh, Post production set to #BeginAgain, tomorrow –8th June."## @ronnielahiri @vickykaushal09 @ShoojitSircar @writish @filmsrisingsun @kinoworks @ShantanuMoitra , Shekhar Prajapati , Shubendu— Shoojit Sircar (@ShoojitSircar) June 7, 2020 ## Sardar Udham Singh is a biographical film which is based on the life of a revolutionary freedom fighter Sardar Udham Singh. The film is produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar under the banner Rising Sun Films and Kino Works. It also stars Banita Sandhu and is scheduled to release on January 15, 2021.## In a previous interview with PTI, Sircar had said they had barely started the post-production on 'Sardar Udham Singh' when a nationwide lockdown to contain the coronavirus pandemic was announced on March 24. ## "It's a difficult film and it needs a long post-production time," he had said.## To resume the pre-production and post-production work, makers will have to adhere to the guidelines issued by the government a week ago. The order stated that social distancing norms will have to be followed strictly with a focus on personal hygiene.## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, tourism within India will boom "like never before", feels Shoojit Sircar. The filmmaker took to Twitter to express the idea and also explain his prediction.## "After all this is over, possibly this year-end I have a feeling our own internal tourism will boom like never before... no one travels out of country and desi travel will skyrocket," he tweeted.## The filmmaker feels this way because people will refrain from traveling to other countries due to fear of contracting the virus, and they will opt to spend vacations in different tourist spots across the country, which will lead to a tourism boom in India.## Netizens agreed with the filmmaker and predicted that along with the tourism industry, the aviation industry, which is also experiencing a huge loss with fleets grounded, will bounce back.## Earlier in the day, Shoojit Sircar asked netizens if there is any country which has "escaped the virus" till now. While most users came up with names of several such nations, one user offered a witty reply.## The user replied: "North Korea. Everyone reporting a cough is executed."## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) Bollywood filmmaker Shoojit Sircar predicts that the production of children will get postponed as marriages are getting shelved due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. His prediction comes at a time when the entire nation is experiencing a lockdown owing to the pandemic. However, netizens disagree with the filmmaker and have offered him reasons why his prediction won't come true.## The filmmaker tweeted on Thursday: "Between Feb/Mar/Apr 2020 approx. 2.5 million (25 lakhs) Marriages will get postponed... That means the production of children will also get shelved or postponed."## Netizens commented on his tweet explaining to him why his prediction will not come true.## A user wrote: "The ones forced to stay at home will fill that production gap."## Another user commented: "Are you sure about that? Last year's married couples will not waste time."## Another user predicted: "Wait for population rise in December and January."## Meanwhile, in a hilarious tweet yesterday, Shoojit Sircar suggested that since the world has been hit by an economic crisis, we should head back to the barter system as a means for exchanging goods and services. He suggested that people can give him their unused items, clothes, ration, vegetables and other things in exchange for watching his movies!## Stay tuned...

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Mumbai, April 11 (IANS) What happens to hugs and kisses on the screen once the COVID-19 storm passes? Will actors be confident about intimate scenes, or cautious? Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar cannot help mulling over the matter, in the course of a weekend spent at home doing precious little, amid the ongoing lockdown that looks all set to be extended by two more weeks.## "How the cinema world conducts shooting intimate scenarios in the film to be seen and planned after all this is over. Especially the intimate kissing/hugging scenes. How close or how far.. or cheat storytelling in those intimate scenes for some time," the "Piku" director wrote on Instagram.## Actress Dia Mirza commented: "Guru, the entire process of making a film is intimate! So many people all coming together to create moment after moment in unity and synchronized effort. Aap intimate scene ki baath kar rahe ho, how will all that change? Will we be masked and gloved as a crew? Only time will tell."## A user had this witty quip: "Go back to the 60s/70s, show two flowers swaying."## Another pondered over the very future of film shoots, and not just intimate scenes. "How will the industry shoot at all, if they ban gatherings of 50 or more people?" the user wondered.## Another user suggested performing a health check-up for actors before shooting intimate scenes: "Probably all the actors involved would be asked to go through a medical test first."## "I think the time has come for virtual intimacy till we find the corona vaccine," opined another user.## Stay tuned...

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October is a romantic drama movie starring Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu in lead role and directed by Shoojit Sircar. This movie is written by Juhi Chaturvedi and produced by Ronnie Lahiri and Sheel Kumar. ## October is doing the decent collection at the box office. ## This movie received great reviews from critics and audience. ## This movie has a tagline, "this is not a love story, this is a story about love." ## Here is its day wise collection: ## Day 1 (1st Friday) ₹ 5.04 Cr ## Day 2 (1st Saturday) ₹ 7.47 Cr ## Day 3 (1st Sunday) ₹ 7.74 Cr ## Day 4 (1st Monday) ₹ 2.70 Cr ## Day 5 (1st Tuesday) ₹ 2.61 Cr ## Day 6 (1st Wednesday) ₹ 2.43 Cr ## Day 7 (1st Thursday) ₹ 2.25 Cr ## Week 1 Collection 30.24 Cr #### Day 8 (2nd Friday) ₹ 1.89 Cr ## Day 9 (2nd Saturday) ₹ 3.42 Cr ## Day 10 (2nd Sunday) ₹ 3.78 Cr ## Day 11 (2nd Monday) ₹ 0.80 Cr ## Day 12 (2nd Tuesday) ₹ 0.71 Cr ## Day 13 (2nd Wednesday) ₹ 0.64 Cr ## Day 14 (2nd Thursday) ₹ 0.60 Cr ## Week 2 Collection 11.84 Cr #### Day 15 (3rd Friday) ₹ 0.36 Cr ## Day 16 (3rd Saturday) ₹ 0.63 Cr ## Day 17 (3rd Sunday) ₹ 0.72 Cr ## Day 18 (3rd Monday) ₹ 0.36 Cr ## Day 19 (3rd Tuesday) ₹ 0.45 Cr ## Day 20 (3rd Wednesday) ₹ 0.27 Cr ## Day 21 (3rd Thursday) ₹ 0.18 Cr ## Week 3 Collection ₹ 2.97 Cr #### Week 4 Collection ₹ 0.42 Cr ## Week 5 Collection ₹ 0.11 Cr ## Week 6 Collection ₹ 0.02 Cr ## India Net Collection ₹ 45.60 Cr ## Worldwide Collection ₹ 67.50 Cr ## Overseas Collection ₹ 8.50 Cr ## India Gross Collection ₹ 59 Cr ## Movie Budget: 40 Cr ## Movie Verdict: Hit ## Release Date: 13th April 2018 ## For this movie, Varun Dhawan's favourite dialogue is "Where is Dan". ## For More and Latest News about Bollywood Box Office, Stay tuned to us. ## Thanks for Reading, Sacnilk!

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October is a romantic drama film and its trailer look amazing starring Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu in lead role and directed by Shoojit Sircar. This movie is written by Juhi Chaturvedi and produced by Ronnie Lahiri Sheel Kumar. ## By looking the trailer, Looks like Varun Dhawan will get another success in his career because this film looks beautiful. ## Watch the trailer below. ## Banita Sandhu is making her Bollywood debut in this movie and she is looking great in the trailer. ## This movie has a unique kind of love story, Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu playing as Dan and Shiuli. They both work in the same hotel and was also in the same college. They are just casual friends but Banita Sandhu had a major accident and she admitted to ICU where she asked: "Where is Dan". Because of the accident, Varun Dhawan takes too much stress and probably, left his work to be with Sandhu. Banita forgets everything, then the story turned and evolves around them. ## So this is not a love story, this is a story about love. ## This film was shot in 38 days. ## This year, October will come in April. ## Release Date: 13th April 2018 ## For more and latest news about Bollywood, Stay tuned to us. ## Thanks for reading, Sacnilk!!