Akhil might be scion of actors Nagarjuna Akkineni and Amala Akkineni. Yet his determination, commitment for his first film itself is being received appreciation from all corners. During the shoot of a song in Akhil, Akhil was fainted on the sets. Apparently Akhil was doing rehearsals for the song without eating anything and drinking water.

Akhil is all set to release on the auspicious day of Diwali. Akkineni fans are eagerly waiting to see their Prince Charming on the big screen.Trade is expecting Akhil to take a flying start at the box office. The expectations on the film are soaring high and Akhil is releasing on a public holiday to cash in on the craze. Akhil is sure to get a kick start at the domestic box office but the overseas buyers are worried about the Wednesday release.

Releasing on Wednesday means premieres will be screened on Tuesday and the movie should sustain until weekend because it is when the audiences come in big numbers. Akhil should hold the interest of audience for three days to see big numbers on Friday and Saturday. Akhil should get glowing reviews and the mouth talk must be ultra positive for that to happen. Another biggest headache is the piracy.

Pirated copies will be all over the internet by the first weekend. So Akhil should get superb talk to get good collections in overseas. It is good to have a holiday release in the domestic circuit but overseas buyers always pray for a Friday release. Sadly AKhil overseas buyers didn’t get what they hoped for. Now a lot will depend on the talk and reviews for Akhil to do well in overseas.

New Delhi: Actress Nargis Fakhri, who works hard to maintain her fit frame, says she won’t gain weight even if a character requires it.“Gaining or losing weight is more to do with guys and not girls. I would like to be more fit, but I don’t think I will put on fat or gain weight for movie roles. I am not going to do that,” the actress told IANS on the sidelines of the opening of Reebok’s new store in the capital.

The actress not only entertained the audience at the store with some combat training routine here on Wednesday, but also tore through a Reebok backdrop and revealed the new store to fans and fellow fitness enthusiasts gathered around. The “Rockstar” fame actress, who was also part of films like “Madras Cafe”, “Phata Poster Nikhla Hero” and Hollywood film “Spy”, is currently busy shooting for the biopic on former cricketer Mohammad Azharuddin titled “Azhar”.

Nargis is playing the role of Sangeeta Bijlani, the second wife of Azharuddin. Asked if she has taken some tips from the former actress, Nargis said: “I’m just working on myself and shooting outdoors. I’m not sure about the tips.”

Film industry is a vicious circle and thousands gullible aspirants fall prey to notorious sharks in the guise of career helpers. In such tragic incident, a 21-year-old young Telugu actress from Eluru, West Godavari who stepped into Hyderabad a year ago with dreams of becoming a heroine ended up becoming a prostitute.

Recently, Hyderabad police raided a 7-star hotel in town and arrested a young girl who first claimed innocence but agreed to doing prostitution when the cops provided all the proofs. The girl revealed that she is from a well-off family and that her father works as an advocate in Eluru. The girl also revealed that a car driver of a Tollywood producer trapped her into prostitution by promising her film offers.

The driver then placed the girl’s profile on the internet for a rate of 50,000 to 1 lakh per day. Whenever the girl used to resist, he threatened her by posting her naked images online. Apparently, a city-based contractor has been supplying the girl to clients. The cops have informed the girl’s parents and sent her to rescue home. A hunt is on to nab the culprits behind this high profile sex racket.

In October, legendary Pakistani cricketer turned politician Imran Khan and his British-Pak journalist wife Reham Khan announced their decision to file divorce. While the couple has been mum over the reason behind their split, a Pakistani journalist named Arif Nizami shocked everyone by stating that the reason behind the breakdown of their marriage was Reham’s plot to murder Imran by poisoning his food.

Arif claimed that Reham has been slow poisoning Imran’s food to eventually kill him and take over the reins of his political empire. Imran heads the Pakistan Tehreek-i-insaf. Arif, who was the first person to break the news of Imran-Reham marriage in December, 2014 and also their separation in October this year, is known for his sensational and yet reliable revelations. This gave more worth to his latest scoop about Imran Khan’s murder plot.

Arif supports his arguments and add that Reham faked her jorunalism degree and even lied to Imran about te domestic violence she had experienced in her first marriage. “Imran’s marriage to Reham was full of lies and fraud. After realizing Reham’s conspiracies, Imran sent her to London on the pretext of attending a conference and later mailed her about divorcing her,” said the journalist.

Imran Khan was the captain of the world cup winning team in 1992. He was first married to Jemima Khan but later divorced her in 2004.

Even before wrapping up of his 99th film, the talks for Nandamuri Balakrishna’s 100th film are going on at blitzkrieg speed. The latest buzz is that Eros International, which is co-producing  Dictator, will also join the production of Balayya’s 100th film. Sources in the know revealed that Eros is very keen on co-producing the film and looking for a tie-up with the local production houses. However, nothing has been confirmed so far.

It’s also buzzed that producers of Legend (Vaarahi Chalana Chitram, 14 Reels Entertainment) will also be part of this ambitious project. The director, cast and other crew aren’t finalised yet. Apparently, director Boyapati Sreenu would be directing the film.

Meanwhile, Dictator is slated for Jan 14 release and makers are planning to launch its audio grandly in Amaravati. As soon as Dictator is released, Balayya will be free and will start working on his 100th film. Hence, discussions are going on now.

After stating that he would make a film with Mahesh Babu for a budget of Rs 100 Crore, ask Vinayak when will he do? “I’ll make a film with Mahesh garu certainly. I’m looking for a right script for him. If I get it, I’ll direct him,” said Vinayak who met Mahesh Babu recently.

Mahesh Babu earlier stated that Vinayak will show heroes stylishly. Ask what’s Vinayak’s take on it? Pat comes reply. “Mahesh garu coming for the audio launch itself was big, happy news for me. And he said very nice things about me at audio launch which made me more happy. I don’t know what to say,” said Vinayak.

To the starters, Superstar Mahesh Babu wasn’t invited to the audio launch of Akhil. In fact, Mahesh himself came voluntarily for the event. This was corroborated by none other than director VV Vinayak himself. ”

Actually, we wanted a byte from Mahesh Babu for the audio launch of Akhil and we sent people. But Mahesh garu gently turned down giving byte saying ‘why byte, I’ll come for the audio launch’.  He was such a nice man,” shared Vinayak.

Couple of days ago, several working stills of Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and his Gabbar Singh team splashed on the internet and created a huge buzz. The photographs showcased a joyful Pawan Kalyan, much to the surprise of his fans. While many are wondering about this sudden change in an otherwise reclusive Pawan, here’s one of the major reasons.

As per the inside buzz, Pawan Kalyan has both his daughters Aadya, his daughter from ex-wife Renu Desai and Polena, daughter from present wife Anna Lezhnava, for company on Sardaar sets. Apparently, Aadya and Polena are bonding with each other big time by playing games. Even the doting dad Pawan Kalyan has been joining them whenever he is not shooting for his scenes.

This is Polena’s first ever visit to her father’s shooting sets, while Aadya had already visited Pawan on his shooting floors in the past. Sources say that both the little girls have been the center of attraction during the shoot. Meanwhile, Renu Desai has been on a blissful vacation enjoying her time in Paris.

Prince Mahesh’s blockbuster film ‘Srimanthudu’ is going to be premiered on ZEE Telugu this Sunday, on 8th of November. It’s going to be a litmus test for the movie to generate record number of TRPs. Recently, Rajamouli’s ‘Baahubali’ was telecasted in MAA TV. The movie failed to create an all time record in TRPs leaving a shocker to everyone.

‘Baahubali’ has got 21.84 TRPs rating while ‘Magadheera’ still holds the record with 22.70 TRP. ‘Srimanthudu’ needs to cross this record of ‘Magadheera’ now. However, official media sources are likely to release genuine TRPs of ‘Srimanthudu’ very soon after the movie is telecasted by the channel.

‘Srimanthudu’ was directed by Koratala Siva on Mythri Movie Makers. Shruthi Haasa has done opposite to Mahesh in the film. The movie’s music was provided by Devi Sri Prasad. Mahesh is currently busy working for his upcoming film ‘Brahmotsavam’.

It is still unclear which project is to be taken up by ace director SS Rajamouli next to ‘Baahubali 2’. Although speculations were rife Rajamouli plans to work on ‘Baahubali 3’, the director, himself, made it clear there will be no continuation of ‘Baahubali’ series movies.

On the other hand, an interesting gossip blown out in media a couple of days ago that Rajamouli would helm a mytho-fantasy entertainer ‘Garuda’ next to ‘Baahubali 2’. Buzz is also doing rounds that a teaser filled with great VFX work with the cost of Rs.25 crores would also be released by Rajamouli to invite the investors for this magnificent project.

However, there is one biggest doubt that pierces the minds of many. As per mythologies ‘Garuda, a bird like creature should possess a long beak instead of nose. But then, which hero comes forward to play such an interesting but de-glamorous role? Is the movie really a mythological entertainer or any socio-fantasy entertainer? Earlier Prince Mahesh was supposed to work with Rajamouili’s next. Is it ‘Garuda’ or any other film? Rajamouli needs to answer all these questions in near future.

After delivering two back-to-back blockbusters with Mirchi and Srimanthudu, writer-director Koratala Siva is currently the most sought after director in Tollywood. With Srimanthudu make a huge splash across south, even top Bollywood production houses have been trying to get his nod to direct a film for them.

It is already known that Srimanthdu will be remade in Hindi and handsome hunk Hrithik Roshan and young hero Varun Dhawan are said to be the front-runners to grab the offer. As per the latest reports, a top Bollywood banner is in talks with Koratala Siva to helm the Hindi remake. If the project materializes, Siva will join the league of south directors making a cut in Bollywood.

However, there is still enough time for the director to take a final call as he is currently busy with Janatha Garage with NTR. If everything goes well, Siva’s Bollywood debut will be in the second half of 2016. Apparently, Siva holds a decent share of Srimanthudu’s remake rights, while the Mythri Movie Makers hold 25% rights.