Have you heard? Alia Bhatt to produce a young-adult film

YA! Please

Actor Alia Bhatt has finalised her next production venture where she will be teaming with Amazon Prime Video and Chalkboard Entertainment, which has produced acclaimed titles Gulmohar (2023), Jaadugar (2024) and The Mehta Boys. Under her banner, Eternal Sunshine Pictures, the untitled film will be a high-concept young adult film, which will be helmed by débutante filmmaker Sreeti Mukerji. She previously worked as an assistant director on films like Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani (2013) and Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva (2022). The buzz is that the coming-of-age drama will be set in a college campus and the story will be in the vein of Wake Up Sid (2009) but from a female perspective. It will feature a predominantly fresh cast and will roll in October. This is Alia’s first feature-film tie-up with the streaming giant, following her executive producer credit on Poacher (2024).

Is it marriage or murder?

(L-R) Divya Khosla and Neil Nitin Mukesh in ‘Ek Chatur Naar’

Actors Divya Khossla and Neil Nitin Mukesh are set to share the screen in Ek Chatur Naar, releasing in cinemas on September 12. T-Series, the film’s banner, unveiled the first look posters on X, and wrote, “Chaturai ki pehli jhalak. Aage aage dekho hota hai kya.” The movie is directed and co-produced by Umesh Shukla of Oh My God (2012) and 101 Not Out (2018) fame. The movie’s posters hint at a comedy laced with thrilling twists. On the work front, Divya was last seen in Savi (2024), a remake of the French film Anything For Her (2008), while Neil’s recent outing was Hisaab Barabar (2024) alongside R Madhavan, where he portrayed Micky Mehta.

Living an unimaginable love story

(L-R) Harssh Limbachiyaa and Bharti Singh

Screenwriter and TV anchor Harssh Limbachiyaa has revealed that few believed his relationship with comedian Bharti Singh would lead to marriage. “No one thought we were serious. Even we wondered why,” he shared on a YouTube podcast. Speaking about their early days of knowing each other, he said, “We used to wake up at 5 am and visit Siddhivinayak, Mahalaxmi and Haji Ali two to three times a week, this was our dating.” The couple tied the knot in December 2017, and have a son, Laksh Singh Limbaachiya.