DYK Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra offered Rang De Basanti to Farhan Akhtar first?
Celebrities | April 15, 2024 16:32 ISTDid you know that it was filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra who offered Farhan Akhtar the first-ever role for his film Rang De Basanti?
Did you know that it was filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra who offered Farhan Akhtar the first-ever role for his film Rang De Basanti?
'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra shared an unheard anecdote about megastar Amitabh Bachchan from his debut book 'The Stranger In The Mirror' on Thursday.
Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has revealed that how superstar Aamir Khan helped him complete the movie, Rang De Basanti.
'The Stranger In The Mirror' will hit the stands across India on July 27 this year. The book has been co-authored by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta and features first-person accounts of some of the most prolific names of Indian cinema and the advertising world- Waheeda Rahman, AR Rahman, Manoj Bajpayee, Abhishek Bachchan, Farhan Akhtar, Sonam Kapoor, Raveena Tandon, Ronnie Screwvala, Atul Kulkarni, R. Madhavan, Divya Dutta and Prahlad Kakar.
The stars of the film Toofan Farhan Akhtar, Mrunal Thakur and director Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra had a special conversation with IndiaTV.
Farhan Akhtar said that everyone makes judgements about others based on religion, caste, skin colour, and even level of education, but his new film, Toofan, attempts to break these notions. Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, the film also stars Paresh Rawal, Supriya Pathak Kapur, Hussain Dalal, Mohan Agashe, and Darshan Kumaar. The movie is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on July 16.
Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra has settled for an OTT release for his new film, "Toofaan", starring Farhan Akhtar. While the filmmaker agrees that the experience of watching a film in a theatre is different, he also feels fortunate that it will cross borders to a larger audience on same day thanks to the digital premiere.
'Toofan,' which will release on Amazon Prime Video on July 16, reunites Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra with Farhan Akhtar, the star of his 2013 movie 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag.' Billed as an inspirational sports drama of a goon called Aziz Ali aka Ajju Bhai (Akhtar), from the streets of Dongri, it is set against the backdrop of boxing and charts the fall and triumphant comeback of its lead.
Farhan Akhtar, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and Arbaaz Khan received their dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. The trio took to social media to share the update.
Farhan Akhtar is all set to release his upcoming project Toofaan on Amazon Prime Video. Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra feels his upcoming boxing film is an underdog tale about "spreading love."
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra dedicated several Instagram posts to the 15th anniversary of the Aamir Khan starrer 'Rang De Basanti' on the occasion of the 72nd Republic Day. In one of the posts, he shared two pictures of the entire cast of the film including Khan, Kunal Kapoor, Siddharth, R Madhavan, Soha Ali Khan, Sharman Joshi, among others.
Toofan is Farhan Akhtar's second collaboration with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra after the hit sports biopic, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (2013). The film is co-produced by Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and it also features Paresh Rawal in a pivotal role.
Farhan and Rakeysh to team up after six years for Toofan, the last film which they did together 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' was a blockbuster!
Is Kriti Sanon in talks with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for Toofan starring Farhan Akhtar?
The film has its focus on the issue of open defecation and sanitation problems in the country, told through the story of a slum boy who wants to build a toilet for his mother.
Farhan Akhtar is teaming up with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra for another sports drama which is based on boxing.
Mere Pyare Prime Minister will now release on March 8 in 2019 on the occasion of International Women's Day.
Mehra was earlier excited about the October 2 date as it was Gandhi Jayanti, observed in memory of Mahatma Gandhi who has inspired the movie.
Producers Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Bhushan Kumar and director Atul Manjrekar talk exclusively to indiatvnews.com about Fanney Khan
Mehra's last directorial to release was "Mirzya", which didn't resonate well with the mass audience. He admits he has evolved when it comes to being able to accept failures.
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