Many costume dramas and VFX loaded mega budget films were launched after the gargantuan success of Baahubali movies. A few of them were released already, but none could repeat the magic of Baahubali yet.

Even Shankar and Rajanikanth couldn’t pull 2.0 to safety in spite of stunning VFX and impressive stunts.

Aamir Khan’s Thugs of Hindostan ended up as colossal flop. The film was an attempt to emulate the success of Baahubali, but it turned out to be a disaster.

Recently released Manikarnika has been receiving lukewarm response at the box office. People are expected to turn out in huge numbers for such epic dramas, but that is not happening. Manikarnika couldn’t even get a decent start in Southern states.

The response to the above movies have alerted team Sye Raa as it is also one of the most expensive Indian movies ever.

Team Sye Raa should not only make sure to offer grand visual experience but also take care of the pre release hype that is on par with the Baahubali movies.

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National award winning actress Sonam Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga’, has said she doesn’t believe in labels, which are associated with the actors in the film industry.

Sonam Kapoor was interacting with the media at the promotional press conference of ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga’ along with his co-actors Anil Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Juhi Chawla, director Shelly Chopra Dhar and producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra in Mumbai on Monday.

Sonam Kapoor is essaying an LGBTQ character in the forthcoming movie.

Same-sex relationships continue to be a taboo in India, despite the Supreme Court scrapping Section 377 that criminalised “unnatural intercourse”. And when it comes to lesbians, there is a further lack of acknowledgement or understanding.

However, ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga’ seems to be talking on a pertinent issue – marriages of middle class, queer and Indian women. The trailer of the film has received a positive response from the audience.

When asked whether she had second thoughts while playing a bold character in the film or not, Sonam said, “I don’t know about bold character but there is one thing that I don’t believe in and that’s ‘labels’. When I decide to do a film or a character, I get encouraged by the fact that nobody else would say yes to it except for me.”

When asked Sonam whether she thinks that she is pushing the envelope for Indian actresses by playing these kind of characters, she said, “I don’t think I am immodest enough to say something like that. I am humble enough to understand that I am certain kind of person and actor. I can’t do what other people do so, I can only do what I can do. I don’t think I am talented enough to do what other people do, So, I am very happy in my space. I am just trying my very best to do what I can do.”

Anil Kapoor is collaborating with his actress daughter Sonam Kapoor in ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha To Aisa Laga’ for the first time.

When asked about his first reaction when he heard script of the film, which revolved around a bold subject, Kapoor said, “When I hear a script, I don’t go into the knowledge of everything. If I love the story and the character and if I am in that character then, the rest follows.”

“I am not a political person. I am very liberal person. I believe in aLive and Let Live’ policy and that’s my way of thinking and that’s the way I am. I believe in a democratic society otherwise, when I listen to a story that time, I am an actor. If I love the story and I love my role then, I just do it. After that, whatever happens, it’s entirely up to the audience,” he added.

Produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and directed by debutant Shelly Chopra Dhar, ‘Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga’ is slated to release on February 1, 2019.

Sunny Leone looks red hot in Daboo Ratnani’s calendar.Sunny sets the temperatures soaring in a red open zipped leather jacket and a black bikini bottom.

The photo has gone viral across social media platforms already.

“Here it is everyone!! Love my shot in the 2019 #DabbooRatnaniCalendar” Sunny wrote. Who wouldn’t love this shot?

Vijay Deverakonda has become a superstar without working with star directors and he seems to be happy in that zone now.He is not waiting for star directors to come his way and is picking scripts that offer novelty and the potential to keep his momentum intact.

Vijay’s upcoming film Dear Comrade is being directed by a debut director named Bharath Kamma.

He will be doing a movie with Kranthi Madhav of Malli Malli Idi Rani Roju fame. Vijay has recently okayed another script from a youngster.

“I am ready to work with top directors. There are a few proposals too. But all of them are caught up with their prior commitments. I will definitely work with top directors when everything falls in place. Currently, I am looking for good scripts and picking the ones that impress me,” Vijay said when asked if he is not ready to work with big directors yet.

Makers of NTR biopic estimated that there would be huge craze for the second part as they believed first part will be a big hit. But everything turned upside down with NTR Kathanayakudu biting dust at the box office.

The original plan was to launch audio and trailer for both the versions at a time and maintain a gap of three weeks between the releases.

There is hardly any buzz around the upcoming second part of the biopic and the team is trying their best to build hype around it.

A few more emotional scenes have been added after the poor feedback for the first part.

A fresh trailer would be launched with best of the best scenes from the second part to create interest among filmgoers.

Trailer is expected to be launched in the first week of February and the film is likely to be released in Feb third week.

Can team NTR come up with fascinating promotions to overcome the disastrous performance of the first part?

Krish and co. have a Herculean task on hands.