Backed by Rajshri Productions in association with Mahaveer Jain Films, the project also marks a key addition to Sharvari’s growing film slate, which includes multiple large-scale theatrical releases.

Sharing her thoughts on IG, she wrote, “The journey of ‘Yeh Prem Mol Liya’ – a very very special film has been filled with gratitude, blessings, positivity and all things amazing!!

To be directed by Sooraj sir is my biggest dream come true!

And sharing this journey alongside Ayushmann makes it even more special.
Can’t wait for you all to experience this on 27th November 2026, in theatres! ”

Check out her IG story: Instagram

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By Keerti Kadam 

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During a candid conversation, Badshah recalls a recent episode where renowned filmmaker #SoorajBarjatya revealed that Neelam was initially considered for the lead role in Maine Pyaar Kiya — the film that went on to define an era of romance and made Bhagyashree a household name alongside Salman Khan. He said, “The last time Sooraj Sir was here, he told us that he had reached out to you for Maine Pyaar Kiya, but for some reason, it didn’t work out.” Neelam confirms the story, saying, “Yes, unfortunately, I didn’t have the dates at the time.” The revelation leaves everyone on set stunned!

Keeping the nostalgia alive, Badshah then brings up another unforgettable moment from Neelam’s career—her iconic song Aap Ke Aa Jane Se, which remains a party anthem to this day. Before the discussion, contestants Myscmee and Biswaroop take centre stage, delivering an amazing rendition of the iconic song. After the performance, Badshah turns to Neelam asking how she felt when the song recently went viral again. Neelam, still amazed by its timeless popularity, responds, “It was unbelievable! We shot the entire song in just one and a half to two days, that too in the snow. I never imagined that even after 37 years, people would still love it so much!”

Bollywood actors #ArjunKapoor, #BhumiPednekar, and #RakulPreetSingh also join the show to promote their upcoming comedy, #MereHusbandKiBiwi. The episode promises a perfect blend of nostalgia, fun, and never-before-heard stories.

Get ready for a night of jaw-dropping revelations and electrifying performances! Don’t miss Indian Idol 15, this Saturday and Sunday at 8:30 PM, only on Sony Entertainment Television and Sony LIV.

By Keerti Kadam

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Salman Khan has seen ups and downs in his career. Salman Khan was part of films like ‘#KaranArjun’ for which he won Filmfare’s Best Actor Award. ‘#Judwaa’, ‘#PyarKiyaToDarnaKya’, ‘#HumDilDeChukeSanam’, ‘#ChoriChoriChupkeChupke’, ‘#TereNaam’, ‘#MujhseShadiKarogi’, ‘#NoEntry’ are few of his films. After a lull in a career he got a new lease of life with ‘#Wanted’, directed by #Prabhudeva. Salman also starred in ‘#Ready’, #Dabangg’s three instalments, ‘#Tubelight’, ‘#Radhe’, ‘#Antim’, ‘#BajrangiBhaijaan’, ‘#PremRatanDhanPayo’ etc. Salman’s Tiger franchise is one of the most successful franchises and so far it consists of ‘#EkThaTiger’, ‘#TigerZindaHai’ and ‘#Tiger3’. ‘Tiger 3’ was released this Diwali and has become the biggest grosser of Diwali. Our Sr Editor Keerti Kadam met Salman Khan during the success meet and greet of ‘Tiger 3’.

You have tasted success and failures too but have remained grounded throughout. How do you deal with success or failure?
I don’t deal with it. After a film is complete, my job gets over. Then it’s the viewers job to watch the film and decide whether to make it a hit or a flop. If the movie runs successfully, it feels good and it definitely hurts if it doesn’t do well at the box office. But a flop doesn’t crack me. I don’t think much about it because it’s a part of the game. I’ll say that everyone should taste failure so that they can enjoy the taste of success. But if the film doesn’t do well I take the entire responsibility. If a film is a hit then the credit should go to the entire team.

There is a lot of hard work that goes into making a film. Everybody toils to make a good product. Sometimes it may fail. I, as a star, can bring the audiences to the theatre on the first Friday, Saturday and Sunday. But if the movie holds it’s grounds on Monday then the credit goes to others including the director, script writer, cinematographer etc. But I take flops seriously, in the sense that it teaches me to work doubly hard for the next project. Of course success and failure, both come with a responsibility. In both the cases you need to work harder next time so as not to disappoint your fans and the viewers. Indeed, no one can guarantee success but putting in hard work is in your hands. Retrospection is necessary. When your heart is not in the script or a film then you should not do the film, whatever the reason.

Success should not go to your head. For that matter nothing should go to your head. Everything has it’s expiry date. Even success and failure have it. Hard work is the solution. If your film is successful then you should work hard to offer another good product. If your film flops then, you must put in extra efforts to bounce back. Fans want to enjoy your hard work put in a film.

Some say some of my films were flops. But in actuality, some of my films did not give the expected result. For my fans, I have reduced the ticket prices, i.e. Popular prices and thus the collection numbers were not high. Had I continued with the multiplex’s rates i.e. Blockbuster prices, then there could have been higher numbers. But many are not appreciative enough and want to declare those films as flops. But all my films are at break even points. There are no losses to the producers. If you want I can go only for Blockbuster prices, then you’ll see the blockbuster numbers.

Now, talking of the Tiger franchise’s success, it lies in the vision of the director. ‘Tiger 3’ is written and presented well and it has translated into a good product. ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ was conceptualised and directed by Kabir Khan and it was a huge success. In the second part ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’, Ali Abbas Zafar took it to a higher level. Kabir Khan paved the way for the sequel and TZH’s success culminated in ‘Tiger 3’ which is directed by Maneesh Sharma. There could be Tiger’s fourth instalment but nothing is in the pipeline at present. Also there should be a good gap between the two franchise films. ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ was released in 2012 and after 5 years came ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’. ‘Tiger 3’ has recently been released, so it’s 4th part should not be made immediately. Of course, good script is the prime prerequisite. While making ‘Ek Tha Tiger’, we knew that it had the potential to become a successful film. But when it was a super hit then the thought of a sequel popped up.

I am more than happy that ‘Farrey’ which is produced by Salman Khan Films and my niece Alizeh is debuting with it has received good response from the viewers and the critics too. There was or is a perception that only action films are doing well in theatres. But that is not true. Good films are being appreciated by the viewers and I am happy that we produced ‘Farrey’. This film talks about today’s youth’s present rather than their past and future. The problems they are facing while growing up are supposed to be addressed and Farrey does exactly that which is why the youth will relate to this film. It’s a clean film without any action or romance but still it’s a well made film. All the four new actors, including Alizeh, have given super fine performances. More than Tiger’s success I am happy for Alizeh’s film getting good response. I am happy for Alizeh’s parents, my sister Alvira (Khan Agnihotri) and her husband Atul (Agnihotri) too.

I personally like to watch family films. I am fond of Sooraj Barjatya’s films which could be watched with the entire family sitting together. My family is big, around 60-70 people in it. And most of us watch films together. I may have done action, romance on screen but I prefer watching the genre which makes no one cringe while watching it with family.

Shah Rukh Khan and you have been featuring in each other’s films and it’s been the high point of the respective films too.
Frankly Shah Rukh and I are great friends. Our bonding and chemistry off screen is tremendous and that translates on screen too. That’s the reason people say that we have a great chemistry on screen. A lot of people have communicated that our eyes talk while performing on screen. That’s true in the sense that we know each other so well that we do not need words to express ourselves. ‘Isharo Isahron me kaam ho jata hai’. I have a similar connect with Sanju (Sanjay Dutt) too. Even if we are at the far end of a room, the eye contact conveys a lot more to each one of us. And when you have a great bonding with someone, it is bound to be noticed on screen too.

A lot of people ask me about the interactions we do on screen, especially in ‘Pathaan’. Of course the dialogues are written in advance and we do a little bit of improvisation. There were reports that Karan Arjun are back. Of course they are back, with a bang. I have been doing two hero, three hero films throughout my career. I think my generation of actors are secure enough to do multi starrer. But the same can not be said about today’s actors. They seem to be averse to doing two hero films. If there is a two hero film, then the fans watching the movie doubles which benefits the movie’s collections. If the younger lot doesn’t understand this, let us do the multi-starrers.

You have played Prem, Chulbul Pandey, Tiger etc in your films multiple times. Which character is your own favourite?
Prem. Mainly because with Prem my career commenced and it was well appreciated by people. I have successfully portrayed different people in other franchise films. Chulbul Pandey and Tiger are my favourites too. Each character has it’s special qualities and I have enjoyed playing all of them. Tiger series is YRF’s spy universe. It all started with ‘Ek Tha Tiger’ and am happy that I am kind of a pioneer of this spy universe. Given a choice, I’ll like to start my own universe. I would like to take my other characters from other films further, viz. Devil from Kick, Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Sultan, Radhe and of course Chulbul Pandey and Prem. I am fortunate to have played those characters. But ‘Maine Pyar Kiya’ being my first film, Prem is closet to my heart. Your first film is always special. Your first role is very close to your heart.

You produced ‘Farrey’. Was it a launch pad for Alizeh?
No. Absolutely not. The script came to us first and after narration we decided to produce it. Then the process started to hunt four young actors. After a while we thought of casting Alizeh but she was reluctant as she wanted to debut with some other film. We somehow convinced her to do the role and that’s how she became a part of this movie. Alizeh is an extremely hard working kid and it shows on screen. She is a team player and has a special quality of taking everybody along.

We had planned a photo shoot for Alizeh, but she insisted that the other three lead actors from the film, Prasanna Bisht, Sahil Mehta and Zeyn Shaw, should also be there. In poster too, she wanted all four actors to be in the forefront. She visited the Bigg Boss set along with the other three. On the India TV show too she tagged everyone along. So, she is a supremely secure actor and even I was not that secure during my first film (Laughs).

There was an incident of burning crackers inside the theatres during Tiger 3 show…
I am totally against it. I do not respect these kind of people. Even if it was Diwali time, bursting crackers inside theatres is a big No No. Viewers, fans should show some restraint. They should not go overboard and put people’s lives in danger. Bursting crackers can start a fire and it’ll jeopardise the property and harm human lives. It’s not cool. Moreover it scares the family crowd to enter theatres. Moreover, do not, I repeat, do not pour milk on my cutouts. It’s a wastage of money. Instead use that money to feed poor people. Their blessings will come in handy for the future.

Your walk has been liked by many. They say it’s a superstar’s walk…
I am not a superstar. The way I dress, the way I interact, I don’t think I am a superstar. Superstar is a person who thinks he is a superstar in his mind. But I don’t have that misconception. I am a normal, average Bandra Boy. I know only about this field and want to utilise that knowledge to make the product better. But I never become complacent and work twice harder always. Importantly I do not compete with others. I compete with myself.

Talking about the walk, I have the same walking style since childhood. I have been walking the same, only now, there is an addition of about 25-30 kilos of muscles on my body. I can’t help it as it’s my normal gait. Yes, some people think that this has developed after my films started doing Rs 400-500 Cr business. But that is not true. But the truth is that quite a few people think that there’s an arrogance in my walk. Again, it’s not true. I have always admired the walks of Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Jackie Shroff, Shatrughan Sinha etc. And maybe my walk is collectively inspired from all these superstars.

In ‘Tiger 3’, Emraan Hashmi played the antagonist. How was it working with him?
I have always liked him, as an actor and as a person too. But I was happy that he did not get to kiss in this movie (Laughs). He was amazing in ‘Tiger 3’. It’s difficult to match up to Tiger, but Emraan was equally good. He has given his best. And the best part was we were not competing with but complimenting each other’s roles.

…And Katrina?
Katrina is one of the most hard working actors I have come across. From not knowing the Hindi language to now talking fluently in it, is an achievement. And it wouldn’t have happened if she had not put in hard work. She was not a great dancer. Again she worked so hard that now she is one of the finest dancers Bollywood has. In the Tiger franchise, what is more appreciated is the family life of Tiger and Zoya. Both are passionate about their jobs and still lead a peaceful and romantic married life. Viewers have loved the Tiger-Zoya chemistry. In fact the Tiger-Zoya jodi is an ideal couple for quite a few married couples.

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Dev Saraf (Rajveer Deol) runs a start-up in Bengaluru but is running in loss, just like his personal life. Since childhood he has fancied a girl Alina (Kanikka Kapur) but now she is getting married. It’s a destination wedding at
Hua Hin, Thailand. Initially undecided he ultimately reaches there and shares wedding duties with Meghana Doshi (Palomi) who is the groom, Nikhil’s (Rohan Khurana) friend and has just come out of a relationship with
Gaurav (Aditya Nanda) who also groom’s best friend. Circumstances keep bringing them, Dev and Meghana, together but both are nursing broken heart and advice each other on how to get over a breakup. What transpires later and in between forms the crux of the story.

Debutant director Avnish Barjatya, like Rajshri tradition, has not included baddies or bad characters in the story. He has successfully played with human emotions, especially today’s young generation where being in and out of relationships is not taboo. Though the film
keeps reminding you Hum Aapke Hain Kaun,
he has captured the big fat wedding essence adeptly but in old school style. Something new, novel in the storytelling was expected from him. He has done a decent job though. Rajshri is known for lilting music in their films but this time around Shankar Ehsaan Loy’s music is just passable. Technical sides are excellent, including cinematography. Rajveer looks handsome, reminding one of Dharmendra (his grand father) in his younger days. He dances well and emotes well too. But he needs more polishing. Paloma, who is Poonam Dhilon’s daughter) lacks the beautiful personality her mother had but scores in acting department. A surprise package is Kanikka Kapur who looks beautiful and has delivered a sensible performance. Other newcomers Rohan Khurana and Aditya Nanda do not disappoint.

Dono is a clean family one time watch film, though a couple of kisses are thrown in.

Rating : ***

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Despite having famous parents, i.e. #PankajKapoor and #NeelimaAzeem, #ShahidKapoor started his career as a background dancer. He trained at the #ShiamakDavar’s academy and later started teaching there in his teens. Shahid got his break in a romantic comedy ‘#IshqVishk’ which was a sleeper hit and fetched him the Filmfare Award for Best Debut. Getting success at a young age, sometimes makes the person wander in different directions. Shahid Kapoor did quite a few films but he could not taste success as his debut film. But after grappling with failures he was given an opportunity by #SoorajBarjatya to play a social hero in ‘#Vivaah’. Then came #ImtiazAli’s #JabWeMet and then onwards there was no looking back for Shahid Kapoor. He featured in many successful films like ‘#Kaminey’, ‘#RRajkumar’, ‘#Haider’, ‘#UdtaPunjab’, ‘#Padmavat’ to name a few. Shahid Kapoor starrer ‘#KabirSingh’ was the biggest hit of his career. Now he is diversifying his focus and has acted in a web show ‘#Farzi’. This show is receiving huge response from the audience. So this Raj and DK directorial, definitely, will have ‘#Farzi2’. Shahid Kapoor interacted with our Sr Editor Keerti Kadam.

You opted for OTT. Was it a conscious decision?
After the humongous success of ‘Kabir Singh’, director duo Raj and DK had approached me for a film, Farzi. It was a pre Covid period. I had liked their work and I was impressed with their ‘Family Man’. Mind you season 2 of it was yet come. So I categorically asked them whether they have any web show? They were surprised because my Kabir Singh was declared a blockbuster and despite that I was asking them for an OTT show, was too much for them. Frankly, I watch a lot of foreign shows on OTT. I felt that this platform allows your relationship with audience to grow wider. Also it allows an actor to work meticulously and in detail on the character. Because some subjects can not be told effectively in two or two and half hours. We thought that Farzi’s script will not get full justice if we make a film, so we decided to convert it into a web show. We thought that counterfeiting, which is world’s second largest profession after prostitution, could be shown in detail. Because a common man doesn’t know much about forged notes.

Usually web shows demand more time. Were there any date issues?
What date issues? I never have date issues. I have two kids (laughs). Frankly I do not commit much in the future. I take limited work and work on it meticulously. If you have 4-5 films on hand then this issue surfaces. Also the changing scenario too could be detrimental to your future projects. The shoot days differ from project to project and as per the requirement of the project. I completed Haider in 50 days, Padmavat took 250 days, Jab We Met was shot in 70 days. So I have no qualms for allotting the required dates for a particular project. Yes, I know, web shows require more time than films. My work in Farzi was completed in 100 days and the entire series was shot in 130 days. But in a web show one can go into finer points of the subjects. I was unaware of so many things about counterfeit notes before I started doing this show. Similarly a common man too is heedless to these things. But I never have dates problem (smiles).

I like to do fresh things. ‘Pipeline’ thing is dangerous sometimes. Covid has taught us many things. A film takes around one or one and a quarter year to complete. And if you have 4-5 films on hand then it’s difficult to backtrack. There is a possibility of change of scenario by the time you start shooting other films. Relevance you thought while signing might get vanished. Many films got stuck in Covid and now all of them are releasing and the film industry is paying the price for it as movies are not running as expected. Maybe retrenching will help. As far as I am concerned, I choose to work at my own speed.

You do not seem to be affected by success or failure. How do you look at it?
See, being a sorted actor or a balanced person comes with experience. I have learnt everything through my experience. I am a self made person. No one has given me a platform nor I had a mentor. Though my father was an actor, I had my share of struggle. My decisions have been my own and I have learnt from my mistakes that’s why I choose to work in a certain manner. I started working from the age of 16 and that’s why my decisions have been independent. I have been in the industry for 20 years now and I have seen both success and failure. I see a lot of young actors getting burnt out after a couple of flops. In one month I have experienced my three film being tanked, and all of them had big female stars. Success or a failure of a movie is not in my hands. What is in my hands is hard work and to make better choices. But our job is extremely unpredictable. I should be able to enjoy my work because for success and failure a lot of other things are involved in it.

In Farzi, there are stalwarts like Vijay Sethupathi and Kay Kay Menon. How was it working with them?
Farzi has a great cast. I always wanted to work with Kay Kay (Menon) sir. Haider gave me that opportunity and I had a great time working alongside him. I used to be happy in a scene with him even if I did not have a dialogue. Because acting is reacting. And if you are a secure actor then you are okay with lesser lines too in a scene. He is such a master craftsman. When we approached him for Farzi, Kay Kay sir did not have the dates. But we waited for 3-4 months as everyone thought that only Kay Kay can do justice to that role. We are lucky because he was available after a while. With Vijay (Sethupathi) sir, I do not have many scenes. Because both our tracks run parallel. I have seen his films and I feel that he is a pure artist and both of us want to work together again. He is a very spontaneous actor and that adds extra to the scene and your performance. I really enjoyed working with him. How can you forget Amol Palekar sir? He is a legend! He plays my Nanu and his character is the soul of the story, integrity of the show. Working around him was a huge lesson. I worked with Rashi Khanna for the first time and she has done a good job. Then there’s Bhuvan who plays Firoze, too, has done a fabulous job and I think he’ll rule viewer’s hearts.

Hindi film industry is going through a bad patch. Not many films have done well. What could be the reason?
Dynamics after Covid have changed. People’s expectations have gone up. Maybe they were exposed to a lot of stuff other than Bollywood and that they expect better work from all of us. In our industry about 10-15 faces represent the fraternity. So those people should pull up their socks. Films are not doing well in recent times so obviously better work is needed. The newer lot need to take the responsibility of doing better work. Even my generation should take the onus to offer better work by making quality choices. There’s no dearth of talent and collectively all should bring the film industry back on track. Frankly, a best player, too goes through a bad patch. So it’s a matter of time and we’ll bounce back.

All of you should talk of qualitative work and not only the success. You improve when you go through failure. I did not learn much from the success of ‘Kabir Singh’ but I learnt a lot from the failure of ‘Jersey’. It is good to keep asking questions. Maybe multiple delays hampered Jersey’s performance. Nevertheless that film is very close to my heart. In fact it is receiving a lot of praise after it was released on OTT. But everyone should be able to receive criticism better. Absorb it and try to improve. Earlier there was no platform for people to vent out their thoughts, now it’s available. So it is important to take things in your stride and be responsible about what you put out on social media. I take my friend’s views very seriously. One of my friends told me that earlier I used to be uptight but, I am a relaxed actor now. I’m okay with criticism. I do not swell by panegyrics and avoid sulking. Again Mira, my wife, and my brother Ishaan Khattar are my biggest critics. They give me an honest reaction. So be open to criticism without getting affected by it.

What is your fitness mantra?
I am a vegetarian, I do not ‘drink’ and I sleep on time. I mediate too. I avoid Bohemia. I dissociate from vices. Though it may sound boring I am proud of my life style. Your relationship with work is as long as it is with your people. You can’t be dispassionate with your work. You ought to give 100% all the time. You should be a better version of yourself. It’s a young people’s profession. So after, say 30-33, you are swimming against a tide. You can look young and being young at heart helps while performing. Use your experience in a manner in which it doesn’t sound heavy to others.

How do you keep yourself relatable and bring newness to your work?
I will quote ‘Leo DiCaprio’ here. He once said, “When I hear a script and I know how to play that character then I don’t take it up. But when while reading a script if I do not know how to play it and get scared whether I am able to do it or not, then I take it up.” So eventually when you are confident of doing a character at a reading stage it may look formulaic. But when you try something which is unknown it challenges you as a performer. Whether you are successful or a failure at it doesn’t matter. What matters is to avoid doing what you already know. It helps you to grow as a person.

You have done many south-remakes. Any offer from South?
Good question. But the answer is No, I haven’t received any offer to do a South film. I and Vijay Sethupathi discussed an important aspect here. North Indian audiences have accepted South actors and the process should reverse now. South Indian audiences too should shower love on North actors. See, in a bad phase, South films did better in North regions but not vice versa. So the things should change now and everybody for every place should be accepted by every audience. It will be for the betterment of the film industry on the whole.

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Rajshri Productions is one of the most respectful legacy of Indian cinema. In celebrating their 75th year, Sooraj Barjatya brings their 60th film, Uunchai, a story that honours the importance of friendship.

They have a unique distinction of producing awe-inspiring, value-based family entertainers.

On this accomplishment, the PM appreciated and encouraged the Rajshri family for their contribution to the nation in character building through their all-embracing films.

Producer Mahaveer Jain said, “I have always been inspired by their virtue-based stories that have so effortlessly influenced us. Their films have never failed to spread joy and happiness. The entire Industry is proud of them and on behalf of all of us I would like to thank them for their extraordinary cinema. You know, our country’s independence & Rajshri’s incorporation happened in the same year, 1947 – what an amazing journey it has been for them.”

Motilal Oswal said, “I am a big fan of Rajshri Productions and Sooraj Barjatya ji and of course, their zara hat ke movies. My family and me compliment them for their glorious journey of 75 years and wish them the best for even greater success in the next 75 years. Also, I am happy to see my daughter-in-law, Natasha, partnering with them for their next movie Uunchai starring Amitabh Bachchan ji.”

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