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Ponniyin Selvan: ED searches offices of LYCA Productions in Chennai in connection with money laundering case

Reports said the searches started in eight places including T Nagar, Adyar, and Karapakkam.

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday searched offices of LYCA Productions, which bankrolled Mani Ratnam’s blockbuster hit, Ponniyin Selvan, in Chennai in connection with a money laundering case.

Reports said the searches started in eight places including T Nagar, Adyar, and Karapakkam. The ED officials did not disclose the reason behind the searches yet. However, a few reports said the raid was conducted based on a money laundering case.

A subgroup of Lycamobile, the production house was established by Subaskaran Allirajah in 2014. LYCA Productions bankrolled PS1 and PS2 starring Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead roles.

The Mani Rantam’s magnum opus earned Rs 480 crore and Rs 100 crore respectively at the box office.

Ponniyin Selvan is not the first film whose makers came under the radar for money laundering. Earlier, the makers of the pan-Indian action film Liger starring Vijay Devarakonda and Ananya Panday were also booked for violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act.

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Devarakonda was summoned by the ED in Hyderabad for the investigation.

The ED also grilled filmmaker Puri Jagannadh and actor-producer Charmee Kaur on November 17, 2022. The raid was conducted after Congress leader Bakka Judson filed a complaint in connection with the funding of the film. Judson alleged that politicians also invested money in Liger and investors found it a way to turn their black money into white.

Reports said multiple companies invested in the film and the ED asked the makers to provide details of those who bankrolled the film and the mode of their payment to Mike Tyson and the technical crew.

In August 2022, the income tax department conducted raids at some of the leading film production houses in Tamil Nadu. Reports said an income of a whopping Rs 200 crore was detected apart from cash and gold jewellery worth Rs 29 crore.

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Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu meets SRH captain Pat Cummins, says it is an absolute honour

Mahesh Babu took to his Instagram handle and shared a couple of pictures from the photoshoot. In the 1st photo Mahesh Babu is seen posing with Pat Cummins, the 2nd picture is a group picture with all the players including Nitish Reddy, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma.

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Ahead of their upcoming IPL matches, Sunrisers Hyderabad team received a delightful surprise in the form of a meeting with Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu. The actor had a special photoshoot with the SRH players in Hyderabad, pictures of which are now going viral across social media platforms. Mahesh Babu after rubbing shoulders with SRH captain Pat Cummins also shared a pose with other key players.

Mahesh Babu’s latest photos have got the attention of Mahesh Babu and Sun Risers Hyderabad fans. Mahesh Babu took to his Instagram handle and shared a couple of pictures from the photoshoot. In the 1st photo Mahesh Babu is seen posing with Pat Cummins, the 2nd picture is a group picture with all the players including Nitish Reddy, Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Tripathi and Abhishek Sharma.

Pat Cummins commented on the post and wrote that it was great to meet him (Mahesh Babu) and he needed to get him out on a game soon. Mahesh Babu’s wife Namrata Shirodkar also expressed her excitement on seeing the viral post of her husband with the SRH captain. One SRH fan said this is one collaboration which he did not expect. One Mahesh Babu fan was stunned on seeing the viral post.

Mahesh Babu expressed his excitement on having the opportunity to meet SunRisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins, and posted that it is an absolute honour to meet him @patcummins30!  He said he is a big fan. Mahesh Babu wished him and the SRH team all the best for the future.

Later the pictures were also shared by the official Instagram handle of Sunrisers Hyderabad. The post showed the Tollywood superstar posing individually with all the players. The post was captioned SunRisers, Superstar of Telugu cinema, Mahesh Babu. Pat Cummins also shared the picture on his Instagram handle calling Mahesh Babu the Prince of Tollywood.

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Aamir Khan to begin shooting in Delhi for Sitaare Zameen Par next month

Aamir Khan is gearing for the shooting of his next film, Sitaare Zameen Par

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Aamir Khan is getting ready for Sitaare Zameen Par, his upcoming film. The actor took a break following Lal Singh Chaddha‘s failure on the box office. The shooting of Sitare Zameen Par is reportedly set to start in Delhi the next month, in May.

Aamir Khan will be traveling to the national capital to shoot his upcoming film, according per a report. Aamir Khan will fly down to Delhi next month for Sitare Zameen Par‘s shoot, a source was quoted as saying. For the shooting of his film, he will travel to the capital with about 11 child actors. Other notable cast members will also be there; their specifics are still pending.

The schedule is set for one month, between May and June, the same source continued. For the shoot, the children will take part in a variety of Paralympic Games. Several locations in Delhi, such as Lal Qila, Purani Dilli, Lodhi Garden, and Thayagraj stadium, will be used for filming. They are filming it in several parts of Delhi since they don’t want all the youngsters to go to the NCR.

This film will make you laugh, it will entertain you, Aamir Khan said when he unveiled Sitare Zameen Par at an event following the box office failure of Laal Singh Chaddha. However, the topic remains the same (as Taare Zameen Par), which is why they have carefully considered their options for a similar name. They are carrying on this theme since although they all have shortcomings and flaws, they also all have something unique to offer. Those nine boys, who have their own problems, assisted him in Sitare Zameen Par, he added.

Darsheel Safary portrayed the dyslexic character Ishaan Awasthi in the film Taare Zameen Par, while Aamir Khan played the role of art teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh, in the film. Taare Zameen Par was release in 2007 in December 21. With a global earnings of Rs 1.35 billion. The film was a commercial success.

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Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rekha, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari attend Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Heeramandi premiere

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is scheduled to be released on 1st May, only on Netflix!

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Netflix India hosted the premiere of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar in Mumbai on Wednesday. The premiere was attended by Bollywood stars Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Rekha, Sonakshi Sinha, Manisha Koirala, Shekhar Suman, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, Sharmin Segal, Aditi Rao Hydari and director Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

Netflix India took to his instragram handle and posted unseen pictures from the premiere. The caption said a royal night of glitz, glamour, and grandeur (black heart emoji). Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar is scheduled to be released on 1st May, only on Netflix!

Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Salman Khan were seen in black as the two posed together for the camera. Salman Khan rubbished rumours of his tiff with Sanjay Leela Bhansali when he turned up for the premiere of his debut show amid high security concerns, due to the recent incident when 2 men opened fire at his Mumbai residence. The rumours of a feud cropped up when Salman Khan walked out of Bhansali’s ambitious project Inshallah, which cast him opposite Bhansali’s new muse, Alia Bhatt.

Alia Bhatt also attended the Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar premiere as she wore a shimmery white gown. She last worked with Sanjay Leela Bhansali in Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022). Alia will soon reunite with the filmmaker for Love & War in 2025, which will also star her husband Ranbir Kapoor and Vicky Kaushal. While Alia Bhatt was seen at the premiere along with mother Soni Razdan and mother-in-law Neetu Kapoor.

In other black-and-white pictures shared by the Netflix India, Sanjay Leela Bhansali was seen in candid moments with legendary actor Rekha, cast members of Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar including Aditi Rao Hydari and Sonakshi Sinha, along with her mother, Poonam Sinha.

For the special night, Aditi Rao Hydari wore a gorgeous, traditional anarkali, keeping her character in mind. She was seen with her fiance, actor Siddharth, on the red carpet.

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