The DayAfter NOVEMBER 16-30, 2016 ISSUE | Page 60

bollywood entertainment Rajinikanth May Portray Triple Role in Robot 2 TV Star Siddharth Nigam to Make Full Fledged Bollywood Debut halaivar fans have all the reasons to rejoice as the superstar will be donning three characters in the sequel to 2010 blockbuster, Enthiran (Robot). Reportedly, Rajinikanth will be seen as scientist Dr Vaseegaran and two different robots in the film including the popular character, Chitti. Directed by Shankar and produced by Subaskaran Allirajah, 2.0 will be one of the most expensive Indian films ever as its Rs 350 crore project. Robot 2 stars Amy Jackson as the female lead and superstar Akshay Kumar as the main antagonist. The music has been composed by Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman. The first look of the film is slated to be revealed on 20 November in Mumbai. The makers also roped in renowned Hollywood action director Kenny Bates, who choreographed actions in films like Die Hard, Pearl Harbor, and Transformers. elevision star Siddharth Nigam is all set to make his Bollywood debut as a full-fledged actor. The actor will be seen playing the role of actor Sunny Deol’s son in a forthcoming film. The film is about father-son relationship. The makers are busy scouting other actors in the film, according to sources. “Siddharth was approached to play Sunny Deol’s son in a film. It is a nice role and Siddharth is quite excited about this film. We are figuring out the dates for the film,” sources said adding, “This film will be in a way a full-fledged debut of Siddharth in Bollywood as an actor.” Siddharth is known for his role as Ashoka on television show Chakravartin Samrat Ashoka. He also played the younger version of Aamir Khan’s character in Dhoom 3. T T Deol Brothers Sunny-Bobby Back Together for Poshter Boyz S hreyas Talpade has donned the director’s hat for the Hindi remake of his Marathi production, Poshter Boyz. Besides the actor himself, the film stars the Deol brothers, Sunny and Bobby, and is inspired by a real-life case of three men finding themselves on a poster promoting vasectomy accidently. The flick would back Deol brothers together on the silver screen once again. Speaking about the casting coup, Shreyas told, “I’m looking forward to work with Paaji (Sunny Deol) and Bobby. I wanted a guy who is a He-man, the symbol of masculinity. Someone like him finding himself on a poster promoting vasectomy was amusing and when I narrated the character to paaji, he loved it. Then, I thought casting Bobby would be an out-of-the-box idea because he’s been a style icon and a chocolate hero. Yes, it’s a casting coup!” 60 The Dayafter November 16-30, 2016