Have you heard? Kapil Sharma charges Rs 5 crore per episode; Anil Kapoor, Vijay

Laughing his way to the bankSince the humongous success of his comedy TV show The Kapil Sharma Show Kapil has been on a roll We have learned that the comedian is reportedly charging a whopping Rs 5 crore per episode for the upcoming season of The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show which will stream on Netflix In contrast his costars are apparently earning significantly less with Sunil Grover receiving Rs 25 lakh Archana Puran Singh and Krishna Abhishek getting Rs 10 lakh each and Kiku Sharda earning Rs 7 lakh per episodeNew show on the cardsAnil Kapoor and Vijay VarmaAnil Kapoor and Vijay Varma have reportedly joined forces for a highstakes business drama web series to be directed by Hansal Mehta The bigbudget drama will see Anil and Vijay play fierce business rivals in the cutthroat financial world We have learned that the series written by Niren Bhatt Nikhil Nair and Ankur Pathak is set to commence production in May and will be filmed across Mumbai London and DubaiBox office numbers donrsquot matterKhushi Kapoor and Junaid Khan in Loveyapa inset Sneha DesaiLoveyapa starring Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor released earlier this month and failed to create a buzz among moviegoers Despite its unique take on modern relationships and digitalera love the film grossed only R69 crore in 10 days The writer of the film Sneha Desai attributed the poor performance to the filmrsquos unconventional style saying ldquoIt may take time for a wider audience to fully connect with itrdquo She also noted that ldquobox numbers donrsquot always tell the full story of a filmrsquos impactrdquoSidelined by the biggiesAmitabh Bachchan Kirti Kulhari Taapsee Pannu and Andrea Tariang in PinkKirti Kulhari recently spoke out about feeling ldquosidelinedrdquo during the promotions of Pink 2016 She said that she felt overshadowed by Taapsee Pannu who became ldquothe Pink girlrdquo in the eyes of the public She recalled having a meltdown due to the experience The actor stated that the filmrsquos trailer focused mainly on Taapsee and Amitabh Bachchan and the promotions further solidified Taapseersquos position as the lead Kirti felt that this hierarchy was unfair as she saw the film as a story of three girls including herself and Andrea TariangAbhishek goes to PrayagrajAbhishek BanerjeeAfter the massive success of Stree 2 2024 actor Abhishek Banerjee is currently shooting for a new film in Prayagraj amidst the Maha Kumbh festivities The project is shrouded in secrecy but industry insiders suggest it could be one of Abhishekrsquos most ldquoambitious venturesrdquo to date The actor is shooting with Shahana Goswami and soaking in the spiritual energy of the city Excited about the project Abhishek said he is ldquoimmersed in his performancerdquo On the work front he has Mirzapur The Film and Amitabh Bachchanrsquos Section 84Celebrating Shyam BabuShyam BenegalShyam Benegalrsquos legacy is being honoured at the National Indian Film Festival of Australia NIFFA with a retrospective of his influential work with the support of National Film Development Corporation The retrospective features some of his most celebrated films including Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda 1992 Mammo 1994 The Making of the Mahatma 1996 and his last directorial project Mujib making of a Nation 2023 Running until March 2 the festival will showcase Benegalrsquos films which delve into themes of identity history and human emotions The legendary filmmaker passed away on December 23 last year at the age of 90