Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, whose daughter Alia Bhatt has crooned a song in her second film Highway , says he had no idea she could sing as well. “It was a surprise for me! I had no idea that she also sings so well,” the 65-year-old said. Alia has crooned Sooha saha for the movie, which released last week. The 20-year-old is getting a good response for her performance in Highway , a road film directed by Imtiaz Ali.
‘Legend’ to be first big summer release
If all goes as planned, Nandamuri Balakrishna-starrer Telugu political drama Legend , scheduled to release March 28, will be the first big-budget release this summer in the language, says its director Boyapati Srinu. “In all probability, the film will release March 28 worldwide. It will be the first big release in Telugu this summer. We are almost done with the shoot except for some patch work. We recently completed shooting in Dubai and London,” Boyapati said. “If not on March 28, then it will come out April 4. We have locked these two dates and are planning to release the film on either of these days,” he added. The film also stars Jagapathi Babu, Radhika Apte and Sonal Chauhan.
‘Gulaab Gang’ set in matriarchal society
Soumik Sen says his forthcoming film Gulaab Gang is set in a matriarchal society. The filmmaker said the Madhuri Dixit-starrer Gulaab Gang is a story where both the protagonist and antagonist are women, while men are only playing supporting roles. “I wanted to reverse the trend where men are either hero or villain, or both,” Soumik said.
