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Aditya Roy Kapur on audience appreciation
 for Ludo

 Actor Aditya Roy Kapur is happy with the audience response to his role in
 Ludo. He plays a stand-up comic and voice artiste in the Anurag Basu film.
 “Every day on set was like a surprise. We used to go on set and dada
 (Anurag Basu) would put us in the crazy situations, though he knew exactly
 what he wanted from every scene. I usually like to prepare and think about
 each scene but here I just went with the flow, and it’s amazing to see and
 feel all the love and appreciation. This is the first time I’ve tried comedy in   REVISITING 2020
 my career and it feels great to learn that people are enjoying it so much,”
 said Aditya.
 Ludo also stars Pankaj Tripathi, Abhishek Bachchan, Sanya Malhotra,
 Rajkummar Rao, Fatima Sana Shaikh and Rohit Saraf.



 Ranveer Singh starts shooting

 for Rohit Shetty’s CIRKUS

 While Rohit Shetty awaits the release of his
 Sooryavanshi in theatres - and that’s at least 3-4
 months away, reports say that Rohit has called
 ‘Lights, Camera, Action’ on his  next venture
 Cirkus starring Ranveer Singh, Pooja Hegde,   The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial   changes. We quickly introduced a major step up of
 Varun Sharma and Murli Sharma in pivotal roles.   impact on the film industry in 2020,  of course   cleaning processes to follow the CDC Guidelines
 In fact, all four of them were recently seen at   affecting the entire human race in one way or the   and decreased the seating capacity.
 Mumbai’s Mehboob Studios (Bandra) extremely   other. But the movies have been affected across   The Drive-In theater was a well thought out plan
 busy shooting their scenes.  the world and to varying degrees, cinemas and   by the Mr. Sam Thakkar, CEO of Perfect group of
    movie theaters have been closed, festivals have      Companies and it has given a good opportunity for
 A source says that Rohit and Ranveer kicked it off
 very quietly, without calling for too much attention.   been cancelled or postponed, and film releases   people to get out of their homes and have some
 Rohit wants to complete Cirkus by February end.   have been moved to future dates or delayed   good fun and entertainment. We also introduced
 A few portions of the film are supposed to be shot   indefinitely. Due to cinemas and movie theaters   renting of Drive-In Theater for the public events to
 in Goa and Ooty at a later date. Cirkus is being   closing, the global box office has dropped by   watch their favorite movies with family and friends
 targeted for a 2021 winter release.  billions of dollars. Cinemas are operating at half   or watch a concert live or watch pictures and
    capacity,   leaving   strategic                                            videos of their family within
 This implies that Rohit will have two big films in   seats unavailable to reduce   the safety of their cars.
 2021- the Akshay Kumar-led Sooryavanshi and   proximity in the screens.       The  best  thing movie
 the Ranveer-led Cirkus.
    Theaters are in the situation                                              theaters have going for
 Ranveer has a double role in this film. Cirkus was   that they need to be in person   them are their atmospheres.
 earlier rumored to be a remake of the unforgettable   to function effectively, but   There is something truly
 Sanjeev Kumar-Moushumi Chatterjee-Deven   aren’t an essential business        unique about the cinema
 Varma 1982 comedy caper Angoor. However, the   like the food service industry so   going experience.
 Simmba director has categorically denied that.  they haven’t been able to open   And we hope we will be
    back up in earlier reopening                                               able to give the same
 Cirkus will also feature actors such as Siddhartha
 BOLLYWOOD  Jadhav,  Johnny Lever,  Sanjay Mishra, Vrajesh   “phases”. Some movie theaters   experience through the
    have been given the option to
                                                                                            though
                                                                                                      with
                                                                               pandemic
 Hirjee, Vijay Patkar, Sulbha Arya, Mukesh Tiwari,
 Anil Charanjeett, and Ashwini Kalsekar. Bhushan   open back up with limited capacity. This however   lower  capacity  and more stringent measures of
                                                         safety.We are pushing forward with all our might
    has proven to be an ineffective strategy, especially
 BONANAZA  Kumar and Reliance Entertainment will reportedly   for smaller chains.  with the intent of serving the best and hope of
 present the film, while Rohit is not only directing
    Fun Movie Grill, like all other theaters has been
 the movie but also producing it.
    affected and has evolved and adapted to the          changes in the near future. We are hopeful that in
                                                         2021 things will change.
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