King, and his princess on set
Siddharth Anand
The shoot of Shah Rukh Khan’s King, directed by Siddharth Anand, is lastly underway. The staff began capturing the action-packed entertainer at Mehboob Studios in Mumbai on May 21 (Princess takes cost, King but to reach, May 21). According to insiders, the primary day of filming featured a scene with SRK, Suhana Khan, and Saurabh Shukla, with a packed schedule from 9 am to 9 pm. The staff is ready to shoot by way of the week. While the shoot has solely just lately begun, newest stories recommend that the staff has already finalised the discharge date of the actioner. It is seemingly being scheduled to reach in cinemas on October 2, 2026, on the event of Gandhi Jayanti. Trade specialists are excited with the selection of date, given its alignment with a nationwide vacation. According to commerce sources, following the celebrity’s record-breaking 2023, business insiders predict that the celebrity will ship one more box-office blockbuster. The movie options an ensemble forged, together with Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, and Rani Mukerji.
Reliving historical past in Cannes
Simi Garewal and Sharmila Tagore
Veteran actors Sharmila Tagore and Simi Garewal joined filmmaker Wes Anderson on the Cannes Film Festival for a screening of Satyajit Ray’s 1970 basic, Aranyer Din Ratri (Days and Nights within the Forest). The 4K restored model was showcased below the Cannes Classics part. Anderson, a long-time admirer of Ray, led the six-year restoration of this 1970 Bengali basic and launched the movie on the competition. Talking in regards to the basic, he shared that he thinks Ray’s movie is a particular gem amongst his works, cherishing it as an almost forgotten but impactful movie. Anderson, a self-proclaimed admirer of Ray, . He appreciated Ray’s life like portrayal of people and a focus to element, usually incorporating related themes in his personal movies.
It’s a Hollywood remake?
Sunny Deol
mid-day reported that Sunny Deol is ready to make his OTT debut with an motion thriller movie, which might be directed by Siddharth P Malhotra (Never too late to experiment, May 16). We have learnt that it’s an adaptation of the Hollywood film, Death Sentence (2007), and can go on flooring this July, and drop on OTT within the second half of 2026. Reports recommend that Sunny has dedicated to a prolonged shoot and can reportedly obtain a considerable price for his position.
Maharashtra Day particular
Riteish Deshmukh within the poster of Raja Shivaji
Historical motion drama Raja Shivaji, directed by Riteish Deshmukh, is ready to reach in cinemas globally on May 1, 2026. It might be launched in in six languages — Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. Abhishek Bachchan, on May 21, took to social media to announce that he’s additionally part of the movie. Taking to Instagram, he wrote, “Privileged and honoured to present a cinematic tribute to India’s legendary warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj!” The movie options an ensemble forged together with Sanjay Dutt, Mahesh Majjrekar, and Genelia Deshmukh, amongst different. The film’s music is scored by Ajay–Atul, whereas the cinematography is dealt with by the famend lensman Santosh Sivan.
