Mumbai : Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has quashed the rumours about the Government of India pressurising him to change the script of his upcoming war-drama ‘Maatrubhumi’. On Friday, Salman attended a special event for the film along with his co-actors in the Andheri West area of Mumbai. He told the media, “So, this narrative that we are going against China, and our government has put pressure on us to change its script, and rewrite it, all this is nonsense. It’s not true at all. We have made a film on soldiers, their families, and what they go through, what the soldiers from both sides go through. So, there are no negative forces in this”.

“These are just circumstances. Circumstances are negative. And how these soldiers, their nation comes first. They like each other, but then when a situation comes, the nation comes first. And both the sides are trying to solve this”, he added.

The film, which was earlier titled ‘Galwan’, is based on the Galwan stand-off between India and its expansionist neighbour, China on June 15, 2020 during the thick of the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in India. The Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the Galwan Valley, eastern Ladakh. It was part of a larger border standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The clash turned violent when both sides attempted to patrol disputed areas. The fighting resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian soldiers, while China also suffered casualties. This was the deadliest India–China face-off in over four decades, escalating tensions and prompting both nations to increase troop deployments and engage in diplomatic talks to avoid further conflict. Currently, India and China have mended their relationship, and have opened multiple channels as a part of diplomacy.

Actor Shah Rukh Khan expressed his wish to reunite with the ‘Jawan’ director Atlee in his latest Tweet on Thursday.

Reacting to Atlee’s birthday wish on November 2, SRK wrote on his timeline, “Thank you my Jawan captain. Missing the madness of our sets. Let’s create some more soon. Love you. (sic)”

Commemorating King Khan’s birthday on Monday, Atlee had shared on the micro-blogging site, “Happy, happy, happy Birthday King Khan, SRK sir! The song ‘Tu Mil Jaaye’ is lovely. Can’t wait to see you on a big screen sir, looking forward for ‘KING’. (sic)”

The filmmaker called Shah Rukh Khan his biggest inspiration in a post that further read, “Thank you for being my mentor, my guide, my well-wisher and my biggest inspiration in this incredible journey. The time spent with you has taught me so much -not just about cinema but about life, people and staying truly humble. Grateful, always”.

‘Jawan’ which also featured Deepika Padukone, marked the first professional association between Atlee and Shah Rukh. Aside from being a massive success at the ticket counters, the movie also bagged SRK his first National Award as ‘Best Actor’.

Congratulating the ‘Devdas’ actor, Atlee had written on his official handle, “Shah Rukh sir being near you itself is a great blessing, sir. As a fanboy, working with you and making a film and presenting it in a mass mode of SRK, sir, is a pure, pure blessing from God, and finally, God is so kind to give us back the greatest moment in our life. Can’t ask for more, sir. This is more than enough for me; I’m the best fanboy of yours, sir. Love you. Love you. Love you. Lots of love sir.”

Produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment, ‘Jawan’ also starred Vijay Sethupathi, Nayanthara, Priyamani, Sanya Malhotra, and Sunil Grover in prominent roles.

Actress Alia Bhatt treated the netizens to some precious BTS moments of Ranbir Kapoor with their daughter Raha during the shoot of ‘Ramayana’, which reached the cinema halls on Thursday.

The primary picture in the post showed Ranbir posing as Ram, with what seemed to be a jungle in the background. The ‘Animal’ actor is kissing little Raha on the forehead in the sweet pic. This is followed by another photo of Raha lovingly holding on to dad Ranbir. Raha’s face was covered with a white heart emoji in both the photographs.

Expressing her pride for Ranbir, Alia wrote on her official Instagram handle, “You poured everything into this one and somehow still had all of it left for her (Red heart emoji) so proud of you Ranbir and of every single person who brought their heart and soul to this incredible experience at the movies (Sparkles emoji) (sic).”

“some stories are bigger than all of us & Ramayana is one of them (Folded Hands, red heart, Sun and Dizzy emoticon),” she went on to add.

Talking about Alia and Ranbir’s love journey, after dating for a few years, the couple finally tied the knot in an intimate ceremony at their Mumbai home in April 2022. These two welcomed their daughter, Raha, on 6 November 2022.

Many from the film fraternity used social media to congratulate team ‘Ramayana’ on the release.

Filmmaker Karan Johar shared on the photo-sharing app, “RAMAYANA ….. a story immersed in our cultural veins… a story generations have grown up on… a story that is an embodiment of Values, traditions and pure humanity….You have read it, seen it, told it… and YET to be BLOWN away by its cinematic adaptation is no short of a Miracle! I salute, I applaud and I have the deepest respect for each and every team member of Ramayana…. All of us can dream it… they actually went out and achieved it!!!! (sic)”