Icon Star Allu Arjun recently shared updates about his upcoming sci-fi project with director Atlee, tentatively titled AA22xA6. At the WAVES 2025 summit, Arjun expressed his excitement about the project, highlighting Atlee\'s ambitious concept and their similar creative thinking. He emphasized that the film would offer a unique visual experience for Indian audiences, blending international presentation with deep Indian sensibilities.\r\nArjun praised Atlee\'s idea and aspirations, stating that they share like-minded views on many levels. He said, \"I really liked the idea that he told me, and I like his aspirations. I felt we were like-minded on many levels.\" The actor expects their collaboration to bring a new visual spectacle to Indian cinema, with an international presentation and total Indian sensibilities. With Atlee\'s experience in making blockbuster films like Jawan, fans are eagerly awaiting the outcome of this collaboration.\r\nAllu Arjun also spoke about the influence of his family on his career, thanking his stars for being part of a film family. He credited his grandfather Allu Ramalingaiah\'s legacy and his father Allu Aravind\'s successful career for his success. Arjun\'s uncle, Megastar Chiranjeevi, is one of his biggest inspirations.\r\nThe sci-fi project with Atlee is expected to be a groundbreaking film in Indian cinema, with its unique visual experience and blend of international and Indian elements. Sun Pictures is producing this film on a global scale with one of the highest budgets in Indian Cinema.

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Allu Arjun About His Next Project

Allu Arjun Shares Details About His Next with Atlee

Bollywood of late is facing testing times with the films failing at the box office.
In the midst of all this, speaking at WAVES 2025, Aamir Khan shared his thought on Bollywood's current situation. He said &ldquo;I have always believed that we have very few theatres for the size of our country and the number of people living in India. In India, we have around 10,000 screens, and in the US, which is one-third of our population, they have 40,000 screens and China has 90,000 screens. And even in this 10,000, half are in the South (South India) and the other half in the rest of the country,"
He went on to add&nbsp; &ldquo;For a Hindi film, typically we have 5,000 screens. Our biggest hits over the years have had a theatrical footfall of 3 crore people, which is roughly 2 per cent of our population. In a country recognised as a film-loving nation, only 2 per cent watches our biggest hits in a theatre. So where is the remaining 98 per cent watching the film?&rdquo;
Dissecting the problem, he shared &ldquo;My belief has always been that we need to have a lot more theatres in India. There are so many vast districts in India that don&rsquo;t have a single theatre for people to watch films. So I feel that one of the biggest issues that we have faced over decades is that we just don&rsquo;t have enough screens.&rdquo;

Aamir blames lack of theatres

AK stunning dissection of B-wood woes

\r\nPrabhas to romance Deepika again. Prabhas and Deepika Padukone romanced each other in the sci fi thriller Kalki 2898AD. The film directed by Nag Ashwin captured the imagination of all as it featured legends like Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan. Apart from it, Disha Patani also starred in the film.\r\nEven, as movie lovers are waiting eagerly for the film\'s second part Kalki 2898AD now it is coming out that Prabhas will be romancing Deepika Padukone once again.\r\nIt is known that Prabhas is starring in a high octane action entertainer Spirit. The film directed by Sandeep Reddy will be going to sets in few months from now and Sandeep will be showing Prabhas in the role of the most violent police officer.\r\nNow, reports have it that Sandeep Vanga is planning to rope in Deepika Padukone as the female lead. Buzz is Deepika already gave the dates for the project and her role will be extremely powerful. The film is up for release in 2027.\r\n

Prabhas to romance Dazzling Beauty

Prabhas to romance Deepika again

\r\nTrivikram Srinivas to choose between Venkatesh and Sivakarthikeyan? Wizard of Words Trivikram Srinivas is set to direct Icon Star Allu Arjun for a pan India mythological entertainer. The film highlights the journey of Lord Karthikeya and it will show it in an interesting and exciting manner and Allu Arjun will be seen in the role of Lord Karthikeya.\r\nThe project was supposed to go to sets in October 2025 and plans are on to release it in 2026. But Allu Arjun lined up another exciting and sensational project with Atlee and this is delaying the project.\r\nIn the midst of all this, reports came that Trivikram is planning a project with either Venkatesh or Siva Karthikeyan. His project with Venkatesh is long overdue but inside talk is he is keen to direct Sivakarthikeyan as he scored a blockbuster with Amaran.\r\nHowever Sivakarthikeyan got a huge shock demanding a whopping remuneration. Now reports are coming that Trivikram may take his project with Venkatesh forward. Fans say long time back Trivikram planned a multi starrer with Venkatesh and Nani and they say, he can take it forward.\r\nPlans are on that Bunny Vas will be producing Trivikram - Venkatesh project on his Haarika Haassini Creations and it will be released during summer 2026. The music for the film will be scored by Thaman and entire film will be wrapped by December.\r\n

 Wizard of Words in Dilemma

Trivikram Srinivas to choose between Venkatesh and Sivakarthikeyan

\r\nNTR helps his friend to acquire War2 Telugu rights. All eyes are on NTR\'s first straight Bollywood project War2. The film directed by Ayan Mukherjee is progressing at a brisk pace. The film stars Hrithik Roshan in the other lead role and excitement is on as the film is the sequel to the hit project War.\r\nThe makers are planning to release the film on 14 Aug 2025. In the meantime, reports are coming that NTR sugged his friend Sitara Naga Vamsi\'s name for the film\'s Telugu theatrical rights.\r\nInside talk is NTR loved the way he ensured the smooth release of his film Devara through his distribution channel and suggested his name to the makers.\r\nNaga Vamsi revealed that the deal is not yet closed. It is known that NTR will also star in the direction of Nelson Dilip Kumar and the project is bankrolled by Naga Vamsi of Sitara Entertainments. War 2 stars killer beauty Kiara Advani as the female lead.\r\n

NTR key role in War 2 Telugu rights

NTR helps his friend to acquire War2 Telugu rights

\r\nVishwak Sen next to be bankrolled by son of a former minister. Vishwak Sen is known for his mass mannerisms and different genre entertainers. Vishwak Sen recently starred in a film titled interestingly as Laila. Vishwak Sen surprised all by playing the female role under the direction of Ram Narayan.\r\nVishwak Sen is currently busy with Funky under the direction of&nbsp; KV.Anudeep of Jathi Ratnalu fame. Apart from it, he is also starring in the direction of Sreedhar Ganta. In this film, Vishwak Sen is playing the role of a honest police officer.\r\nReports are coming that Vishwak Sen who has been listening to various stories, locked another film. Reports are coming that the makers registered the title Cult.\r\nBuzz is the film will be bankrolled by former cinematography minister Talasani Srinivasa Yadav\'s son Sai. Sai has been planning to enter into the film industry and produce films for long. More details as to who will helm the project will be revealed later.\r\n

Politician son Debut with Vishwak

Vishwak Sen next to be bankrolled by son of a former minister

\r\nProducer shares exciting update on Spirit. Prabhas is currently busy with multiple projects like The Raja Saab, Fauji, Spirit and sequels for Kalki 2898AD and Salaar.\r\nAll eyes are on his project Spirit as it is helmed by Sandeep Vanga. Couple of days back reports came that Spirit may take backseat as Sandeep put lot of conditions to Prabhas, and Prabhas decided to complete other projects before powering Spirit.\r\nIn the midst of all this, Bhushan Kumar, producer of Spirit, speaking to scribes shared an update on the project. He said the project will go to sets in the next 2-3 months and added that Sandeep Reddy and Ranbir Kapoor\'s Animal Park, sequel to his hit film Animal will go to sets after the completion of Spirit.\r\nAnimal Park\'s production will start from 2027 and the film will release in 2028. Apart from this, the teaser of Raja Saab is ready and it will be released once Prabhas completes the dubbing.\r\n

Sensational update on Prabhas Spirit

Producer shares exciting update on Spirit

\r\nRamayana teaser to be unveiled at WAVES. PM Modi took on the initiative to form WAVES (World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit) and the first summit is currently underway in Mumbai.\r\nNow, exciting reports are coming that the makers of Bollywood film Ramayana are planning to release the teaser either today or tomorrow. The film stars Ranbir Kapoor, Sai Pallavi and Yash in the roles of Lord Ram, Goddess Sita and Ravan.\r\nEven as the fans are speculating and getting excited, the leaked look of Yash as Ravan is going viral on social media. But, later it came out that it was just a previs (previsualisation) and motion capture (mo-cap) of the character and not Yash the actor in the film.\r\nThe makers described Ramayana as \"Experience the divine journey of Lord Rama through an immersive lens of eternal love, celestial valour and cosmic destiny.\"\r\nThe film directed by Nitesh Tiwari will be releasing in two parts,first part on Diwali 2026 and second part on Diwali 2027.&nbsp; The film also stars Sunny Deol,Rakul Preet Singh and Lara Dutta in important roles.\r\n

Ramayana teaser at WAVES

Ramayana teaser to be unveiled at WAVES

Oscar winner Rahman speaking to scribes, shared his thoughts as to why he is not doing concerts in India.\r\nOf late international performers Coldplay, Sting, Ed Sheeran, Maroon 5, Bryan Adams, Dua Lipa, and the Jonas Brothers got tremendous response for their concerts in India. Rahman is set to perform a live concert in Mumbai as part of the Wonderment Tour, starting on May 3 at DY Patil Stadium.\r\nRahman shared&nbsp; &ldquo;It&rsquo;s amazing to see this. It shows India is thriving. People can afford tickets and want these experiences.&rdquo; He said &ldquo;Are we giving them the best?&rdquo; and added &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve always been a musical country, and we should have the right setup to support that. I hope this energy spreads to every city. India is lit &ndash; and the fire&rsquo;s not going out,&rdquo;\r\nHe revealed &ldquo;For a long time, India didn&rsquo;t have the setup needed &ndash; bad sound systems and safety issues. That&rsquo;s why I avoided live shows here,&rdquo; and continued &ldquo;But I realised, if you don&rsquo;t step into the fire, you won&rsquo;t feel the heat. It takes courage. People asked me why I performed everywhere else &ndash; and that was the reason. But now things are changing. India is proving it can host world-class shows. Ed Sheeran just performed in Chennai!&rdquo;

Why Rahman avoids concerts in India

Oscar winner against concerts in India

Shah Rukh Khan is renowned as Bollywood Badshah and now speaking at the WAVES summit inaugurated by PM Modi, shared what his children think about him.

It is known that Shah Rukh is blessed with Suhana Khan, AbRam Khan and Aryan Khan. He said &ldquo;You know you&rsquo;re asked if it&rsquo;s lonely at the top. I would just like to tell everyone here, those who are young and have kids, even those who are my age and have kids. You will never be lonely if you can make your children laugh, and those who don&rsquo;t have children, if you can make your parents laugh, will never be lonely.&rdquo;

He added &ldquo;Main itna funny hoon mere bacchon ke liye (My kids think I&rsquo;m so funny), that even when I scold or try to discipline them&hellip;I also scolded Deepika while shooting Om Shanti Om. When I say something, like listen, you have to sleep by 10 o&rsquo;clock or something. What do they do? Oh my god, S R K. So, I am a joke in my house.&rdquo;

SRK on his equation with his Kids

Shah Rukh Khan on what his children thinks about him

Allu Arjun, turned Icon Star with Pushpa and he attained national and international stardom with the film. The film broke all records at the box office.\r\nNow, speaking at WAVES summit, Allu Arun said people started recognising him after Pushpa. He said &ldquo;We have such a big film industry and we&rsquo;ve been there for so many decades. But we never had a serious impact on the global box office. I feel it&rsquo;s just about time&hellip; India is getting there. We, as a country, are growing and in the coming years, Indian film industry will make a global mark.\"\r\nHe added . &ldquo;At least everybody knows my face now&hellip; I used to work in Telugu films with quite a popularity in other states in the South but now, because of &lsquo;Pushpa&rsquo; and the grace of the entire Indian audience, I&rsquo;ve become more familiar. So it&rsquo;s a long journey, and I&rsquo;m glad to have started this journey,\"&nbsp;

Icon Star face unknown

Allu Arjun talks about his face

\r\nChiranjeevi to romance two hot beauties. Mega Star Chiranjeevi is currently starring in a socio fantasy entertainer Vishwambhara. The film directed by Mallidi Vassishta of Bimbisara fame is progressing at a brisk pace. Excitement is on as Chiraneevji is starring in this genre after a long time and it is bringing back the memories of his classic Jagadeka Veerudu Atiloka Sundari.\r\nApart from it, he is also starring in the direction of Anil Ravipudi. Expectations are high on the project as Anil Ravipudi is on the success run with films like F2,F3, Sarileru Neekevvaru, Bhagavanth Kesari and Sankrantiki Vasthunnam.\r\nNow reports are coming that Anil Ravipudi is eyeing two hot beauties for Chiranjeevi. Already reports came that Nayanthara is one of the female lead. Now inside talk is Anil is also planning to rope in Jyothika opposite Chiranjeevi. Inside talk is Jyothika gave her green signal.\r\nWhile Nayanthara starred in Chiranjeevi\'s Sye Raa and Godfather, Jyothika starred in Tagore. Plans are on to release the film during Sankranti 2026. Bheems Ceciroleo is the music director and the film is bankrolled by Sahu Garapati on Shine Screens banner.\r\n

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