Dream Girl 2 2023: Release date, trailer, plot, cast, budget, OTT platform and more

It's Dream Girl 2 week, and the film marks the first theatrical release of Ayushmann Khurrana this year. The film is the spiritual sequel to the hit 2019 film, which featured the actor playing the titular role of Pooja, where he makes a female voice and grabs the attention of men. Now, in the second instalment, the actor goes further and dresses up as a woman, and the film is filled with many errors.

All you need to know about Dream Girl 2

Ektaa R. Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor produced the comedy-drama film Dream Girl 2 under the auspices of Balaji Motion Pictures, and Raaj Shaandilya is the man behind the camera.

Cast:

Ayushmann Khurrana, Ananya Panday, Paresh Rawal, Annu Kapoor, Rajpal Yadav, Vijay Raaz, Asrani, Abhishek Banerjee, Manjot Singh, and Seema Pahwa are among the ensemble cast of Dream Girl 2.

Plot

Karam (Ayushmann Khurrana), a young man from a village in Mathura, is having trouble coming up with the money to pay off the debt that his father racked up by borrowing money from almost everyone on earth. On the other side, he is head over heels in love with Pari (Ananya Panday), whose father has a few requirements that must be met before they can get married. Karam impersonates Pooja in order to sustain his family financially, which results in anarchy and a comedy of mishaps.

Release date

After a long wait and a slight delay, Dream Girl 2 is set to hit the big screen on August 25, 2023.

Run time

Dream Girl 2's runtime is about two hours and 13 minutes.

Advance booking

The advance booking for Dream Girl 2 kicked off over the weekend, and as per reports in Sacnilk, the film raked in about Rs. 27 lakhs on Monday and sold about 8477 tickets.

First outing!

This is the first time Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday will be romancing each other on the big screen.

Masterpeace teaser: Sharafudheen, Nithya Menen's quirky Malayalam series promises a fun ride

Disney+ Hotstar has released the teaser of the web series, Masterpeace, starring Sharafudheen, Nithya Menen, Srikant Murali, Ashokan, Renji Panicker, and Shanthi Krishna. Going by the promo video, the series is touted to be a comedy entertainer which revolves around the disputes and altercations among a young married couple that gets worsened by their parents' intervention.  

The teaser offers a glimpse into the silly fights between the couple played by Sharafudheen and Nithya Menen. The replica of Da Vinci's painting Mona Lisa is seen in the teaser and it looks like the painting plays a crucial part in the story. The hilarious chemistry between Sharafudheen and Nithya Menen is one of the attractions of the teaser.

The teaser of Masterpeace reminds us of Hollywood director Wes Anderson's movies. The colour palette, deadpan humour, and quirky costumes in the promo resemble his style of making. Althaf Salim and 2018 director Jude Anthany Joseph are also part of its cast. Anand Manmadhan, who was recently seen in Kunchacko Boban's Padmini, too, plays a pivotal role in Masterpeace.

It is the second Malayalam series announced by Disney+ Hotstar after the recently acclaimed Kerala Crime Files starring Lal, Aju Varghese, and Navas Vallikkunnu. Directed by Oru Thekkan Thallu Case director Sreejith N, the series will be also streaming in Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Bangla, and Marathi.

The series which comes with the tagline, 'A Great Indian Family Drama meets Trauma!' is produced by Mathew George. Its technical team consists of Riyas K Bhabhar as the editor and Aslam K Purayil as the cinematographer. BijiBal handles the music department of Masterpeace.

Meanwhile, Nithin Renji Panicker's debut web series Madhuvidhu is also slated for a release on Disney+ Hotstar. The series starring Suraj Venjaramoodu, Kalabhavan Shajon, Kani Kusruti, and Shweta Menon is billed as a dark comedy. Its shooting was wrapped up in August and there were rumours about Suraj reprising his popular comedy character, Dashamoolam Damu once again for Madhuvidhu. Disney+ Hotstar has also announced Praveen Chandran's comedy series and Najeem Koya's 1000+ babies which are likely to be out soon.

Viral: Katrina Kaif’s Tiger 3 dance video leaked from sets – watch her iconic thumkas

A video of Katrina Kaif dancing on the sets of Tiger 3 has been going viral. The video sees her at a distance while the background dancers do the steps. Katrina’s iconic thumkas are a part of the track and the clip.

The track will remind you of the song Mashallah from the original film, Ek Tha Tiger (2012). Some who saw the viral video on Reddit also called it Mashallah 2.0.

See the clip here:

For the uninitiated, Katrina is seen closer to the camera. She wears a sequined crop top and lehenga.

The Tiger franchise sees Katrina in the role of former ISI agent. She is seen as the ladylove to Tiger, played by Salman Khan. Tiger is a former RAW agent.

Tiger and Zoya are currently on the run. They have started their family, as seen in Tiger Zinda Hai. Tiger 3 will see them on a new mission.

Tiger 3 has introduced a new character to the franchise. It comes in the form of Emraan Hashmi’s character. He plays the antagonist in the movie which is helmed by Maneesh Sharma.

Shah Rukh Khan also makes a cameo in the film in the form of Pathaan. The film released early this year and became a huge hit. It was a part of the YRF Spy Universe.

The other film apart from Pathaan and Tiger in the Spy Universe is War. The second installment of War 2, featuring Hrithik Roshan in the lead role, is also in the pipeline.

Guns and Gulaabs Twitter review: Netizens praise RJ & DK directorial, laud Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Gulshan Devaiah

Guns and Gulaabs is the latest outing on Netflix created by RJ & DK. Starring Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, and Gulshan Devaiah, the crime-comedy drama is garnering immense praise from the cinephiles and so all the pivotal cast. Fans seemed to pick out their favourites from the series and laud their favoured actor on social media.

A fan spoke about Dulquer and mentioned, "DQ's entry gives a different vibe, and this Kanchan song won't you believe guys Bcz of him, I searched this song on youtubeI don't know about others but I like this series.Very entertaining.. @dulQuer #DulquerSalmaan #GunsAndGulaabsOnNetflix (sic)."

Another one praised Rajkummar and said, "Till now watched 3 episode Whenever @RajkummarRao on screen it's amazing & 2 students #GunsAndGulaabsOnNetflix (Sic)."

A cinephile appreciated Gulshan and shared, "Moment of appreciation for @gulshandevaiah ! What a role he played in the series Guns and Gulaab! Slick and savage ! #netflixindia #GunsAndGulaabsOnNetflix (sic)."

Meanwhile, a lot of movie lovers praised Raj and DK as well as the show. One of the Twitter users penned, "Quite a refreshing experience to watch the first few episodes of #GunsAndGulaabsOnNetflix. The initial shots - the murder sequence of Babu Tiger and the intro credits bore an uncanny resemblance to an @anuragkashyap72 visual style. Later realized the creators were #RajAndDK. (Sic)."

Check out more reactions here:

Guns and Gulaabs is available to stream online only on Netflix.

Guns & Gulaabs: Raj & DK reveals Dulquer Salmaan was finalized a week before shoot of the Netflix show

The makers of The Family Man and Farzi, Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, have premiered their latest criminal comedy, Guns & Gulaabs. Netflix is currently streaming the show, which stars Rajkummar Rao, Dulquer Salmaan, Adarsh Gourav, and Gulshan Devaiah. Raj and DK.

The two directors recently discussed how they chose Dulquer Salmaan for the show. DK recalled how it was a "fun thing" to cast Dulquer Salmaan as Arjun Verma. The two recalled how the actor was roped in only one week before filming began on the show. The director duo was quoted as saying by indianexpress: “We got him a little late in the game. We hadn’t planned for it originally. We had a North Indian character written in and we had approached an actor as well who had some kind of dates issue and it didn’t get resolved until the last minute,” revealed DK.

Raj added, “We just had to do one phone call with him and explain his character to him. He didn’t even know the story, and he just jumped in. We were on the location, we were ready to shoot.” DK further added, “We called him on January 4 and we started shooting on January 9. Because he was gone for the Christmas and New Year vacation, we couldn’t reach him from December 20 till January 4. When we finally reached out to him, we told him we start shooting next week and you will have to join us in two weeks. He said, ‘It’s bit of a short notice, but I am in. Just tell me about my character’."

Guns & Gulaabs actor Adarsh Gourav remembers Satish Kaushik: Off camera, we will always be talking about life | Exclusive

Guns & Gulaabs is a comedy crime thriller with outlandish characters in Raj & DK's distinctively eccentric atmosphere. The show honors the history of Bollywood, the 90s Bollywood. It tells the story of a romantically infatuated mechanic named Paana Tipu played by Rajkummar Rao, an unwilling heir to a powerful gang carried by Adarsh Gourav, an upright cop who becomes a chaos agent played by Dulquer Salmaan, and a terrifying killer named 4-cut Atmaram played by Gulshan Devaiah.

Pyaar kiya toh darna kya: The Bollywood edit

Khullam khulla pyaar karenge seems to be the mood in Bollywood, with several ‘rumoured’ couples making their relationship in some way or the other. They might be tight-lipped when asked, but Bollywood’s new lovebirds are not hesitant to own their love. From going no dates and getaways to indulging in social media mushniess, these couples are doing it all. Check out:

Ibrahim Ali Khan and Palak Tiwari

Rumours of them dating have been doing the rounds since last year. But, the recent pap spottings seem to have added fuel to the fire. In July, a source told a portal, “Ibrahim and Palak have got the green signal from their respective parents to date.” Palak, daughter of actor Shweta Tiwari, and Ibrahim, son of actors Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, attended filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s daughter Aaliyanhs engagement bas two weeks ago. Prior to that, they also got papped arriving for Satya Prem Ki Katha, though in separate cars. What caught everyone’s eye was the fact that Ibrahim walked out of the theatre after the film holding the same jacket that Palak was wearing.

Bhumi Pednekar and Yash Kataria

Rumours of actor Bhumi Pednekar dating builder Yash Kataria began after a video of them, supposedly kissing, while exiting Kiara Advani and Sidharth Malhotra’s wedding reception in Mumbai in February this year, surfaced. Last month, they were clicked on a dinner date, and have been spotted at the airport together as well. To top it all, Bhumi posted a birthday wish to Yash on Thursday, August 17, calling him the “OG King”.

Siddhant Chaturvedi and Navya Naveli Nanda

The hints have been around since 2022, but actor Siddhant Chaturvedi and entrepreneur-podcaster Navya Naveli Nanda have been spotted together a lot in the last few months. In June, the two walked out of Mumbai airport together, twinning in white. They have also been photographed on movie and dinner dates in the city.

Aditya Roy Kapur and Ananya Panday

The actor-couple has not denied nor accepted their relationship, but pictures from their European escapade in July are enough to put rumours to rest. In one of the picture that surfaced online, Aditya Roy Kapur is seen hugging Ananya Panday, while in another, they are deeply engrossed in a conversation at a restaurant in Spain. They were also spotted on a movie date in Mumbai.

Sonakshi Sinha and Zaheer Iqbal

The actors, who starred in Double XL (2022), have reportedly been dating since 2019, but kept mum about it. However, their social media interactions are enough to confirm the romance. On Sonakshi Sinha’s 36th birthday in June, Zaheer Iqbal wrote in an Insta post: “May you always live the mermaid life. Always be happy. I love you.”

Janhvi Kapoor and Shikhar Pahariya

Rumours of actor Janhvi Kapoor dating Shikhar Pahariya, grandson of former Maharashtra CM Sushil Kumar Shinde, started in 2022. While they have not gone on record to confirm the relationship, pap spottings seem to do the job! Not only have they penned birthday posts for each other on Instagram, the two were papped at Tirupati Balaji Temple in Andhra Pradesh this April. The same month, Shikhar reacted to Janhvi’s photo with heart and heart-eye emojis, the actor shared a special birthday message for him, writing, “Happy Birthday Shikhu”.

Suhana Khan and Agastya Nanda

Several reports indicate that Suhana Khan and Agastya Nanda got close while shooting for web film, The Archies, last year. And their recent interactions in public highlight that. In fact, in a recent video, Agastya was seen blowing a kiss to Suhana while he escorted her to her car at Tania Shroff’s birthday bash in March this year.

Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth

The actors have been spotted together at many events and in public. They have even posted pictures of them together on their social media which has led the fans to believe that the rumours of them being together are true. However, they have never spoken about their relationship to the media. Rumours of their dating first surfaced last year due to their time spent together on the sets of their film, Maha Samudram.

Shraddha Kapoor and Rahul Mody

Actor Shraddha Kapoor was recently seen in Mumbai with her rumoured boyfriend, Rahul Mody, as they met for a dinner date . They were papped post a dinner rendezvous in Mumbai on July 3, making the fans go in frenzy about her new relationship. Rahul was the writer of Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar, and it is believed they got close while working on the film.

Tamannaah Bhatia's brown suit for Aakhri Sach promotions is winning the Intern

Tamannaah Bhatia is an absolute fashionista. The actor keeps slaying fashion goals like a pro with snippets from her fashion diaries on her Instagram profile on a regular basis. From acing casual ensembles to showing us how to deck up in ethnic attires, to her formal looks in power suits, Tamannaah's fashion diaries are inspo for us. The actor is currently awaiting the release of her upcoming web series Aakhri Sach. The thriller series is slated to start streaming on the OTT platform Disney+Hotstar from August 25. Tamannaah is currently busy with the promotions of the web series.

Tamannaah, a day back, shared a set of pictures of herself from the promotion diaries on Aakhri Sach on her Instagram profile and sent the internet into a meltdown. The actor, for the pictures, opted for a powersuit and aced the look to perfection. Playing muse to fashion designer house Helen Anthony, Tamannaah picked the brown suit from the shelves of the designer house. The brown blazer came with a plunging neckline, and checkered details at the collars. The golden buttons at the waist and at the torso added more oomph to her look. Tamannaah further teamed it with a pair of matching formal trousers. With the pictures, Tamannaah reminded her fans of the release date of her upcoming web series – August 25. Take a look at her ensemble here.

Tamannaah further accessorised her look for the day in golden ear cuffs from the shelves of Tuula Jewellery. In monochrome stilettos from the house of Jimmy Choo, Tamannaah completed her look for the day. Styled by fashion stylist Mohit Rai, Tamannaah wore her tresses open in wavy curls with a side part and a back brushed look as she posed for the pictures. Assisted by makeup artist Billy Manik, Tamannaah decked up in nude eyeshadow, black eyeliner, mascara-laden eyelashes, feathered eyebrows, contoured cheeks and a shade of nude lipstick.