One of the most awaited movies of our time, Prabhas and Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s ‘Spirit’ has got a new release date.

The makers revealed on Sunday that the forthcoming action entertainer will now be out in the cinema halls on October 29th 2027, during Diwali. ‘Spirit’ will now be locking horns with Ranbir Kapoor-starrer ‘Ramayana Part 2’ at the box office.

Directed by Nitesh Tiwari and produced by Namit Malhotra, ‘Ramayana Part 2’ is expected to reach the audience on November 5 next year. The mythological drama will be led by Ranbir Kapoor and Yash.

Earlier today, the filmmaker teased netizens that he would be announcing the new release date for ‘Spirit’, along with a new look of Prabhas.

The ‘Animal’ maker penned on his X (formerly known as Twitter) timeline, “Dear Prabhas Anna fans. I want to introduce a NEW POSTER, featuring the man behind the shades, with the NEW RELEASE date on it. Just few minutes…#Spirit #OneBadHabit #IndiasBiggestSuperStar. (sic)”

Some time after that, Sandeep Reddy Vanga dropped another post on the micro-blogging site, saying, “Check this out……..#Spirit #InSpiritMode @TSeries @VangaPictures #IndiasBiggestSuperStar 29TH OCTOBER DIWALI 2027. Worldwide RELEASE DATE (sic).”

The first look poster shows Prabhas in all-black attire with a black sports cap and a stylish pair of sunglasses.

Backed by Bhushan Kumar, Pranay Reddy Vanga, Krishan Kumar, and Prabhakar Reddy Vanga under the banners of T-Series Films and Bhadrakali Pictures, ‘Spirit’ was initially scheduled for release in March 2027, however, the makers have decided to push it for the reasons best known to them.

With Prabhas and Triptii Dimri as the lead pair, ‘Spirit’ also stars Vivek Oberoi, Kanchana, and Aishwarya Desai in significant roles, along with others.

While “Spirit” marks Sandeep Reddy Vanga’s first collaboration with Prabhas, the director has already worked with Triptii in the 2023 release ‘Animal’, co-starring Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor, and Rashmika Mandanna.

Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor added a musical touch to the Navratri celebrations as he recently visited the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai.

During his visit, the actor met his filmmaker friend Ayan Mukerji and also greeted the paparazzi present at the venue, posing for pictures with them. However, what caught everyone’s attention was Ranbir’s impromptu singing performance at the pandal. The ‘Rockstar’ actor took to the stage with singer Harshdeep Kaur and crooned the popular song ‘Kabira’ from his 2013 film “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.”

In a video that went viral on social media, Ranbir was seen sharing the stage with Harshdeep Kaur as she sang ‘Kabira’. Holding a microphone, the ‘Barfi’ actor joined her in singing the popular track and even turned the mic towards the audience, encouraging them to sing along.

Videos from the event showed Ranbir dressed in a red-and-gold kurta with white pyjamas as he arrived at the Durga Puja pandal. He offered prayers to Goddess Durga and later greeted the cameras with folded hands while posing for photographs.

This year marked the 80th year of the North Bombay Sarbojanin Durga Puja celebrations, continuing the Mukherjee family’s long-standing tradition of celebrating the festival with devotion and grandeur.

Other celebrities who attended the Durga Puja celebrations included actress Kajol, who arrived at the pandal with her children, Yug and Nysa Devgn. She wore a traditional yellow-orange saree and was seen taking pictures of the idol of Goddess Durga.

Tanishaa Mukerji, veteran actor Jaya Bachchan, and filmmaker Anurag Basu were also present at the celebrations. Jaya and Anurag visited the pandal to offer prayers, while Anurag was seen wearing a blue kurta. Kajol also posed for pictures with Tanishaa and Ayan Mukerji.

On the work front, Ranbir will next be seen in Nitesh Tiwari’s “Ramayana: Rise of a Legend,” in which he will play Lord Ram. The film also stars Sai Pallavi as Sita and Yash as Ravana. The first part is scheduled to release in theatres on November 5, coinciding with Diwali, while the second part is expected to arrive during Diwali 2027.

Mumbai, Oct 17: Actress Neha Sharma is the latest celebrity to raise her voice against the misuse of AI to created fake photos and videos.

She shared a post on her official handle on Saturday and warned those creating AI-generated content using her face.

Neha took to her official X (Formerly known as Twitter) timeline, and wrote, “Anyone using my face or likeness to create AI-generated videos or images without my consent is hereby warned to STOP IMMEDIATELY (sic).”

The ‘Crook’ actress made it clear that she has not permitted anyone to use her face or likeness to generate AI content. She further asked all to take down any such content and refrain from doing anything like that in the future.

“Take down all such content already posted and refrain from creating, editing, or circulating any further AI-generated videos or images using my identity. Using my face in this manner to misrepresent me or malign my reputation is completely unacceptable. I DO NOT CONSENT TO THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF MY FACE OR LIKENESS”, she further penned.

Neha also warned of legal action against anyone creating, posting, or circulating such content.

“Consider this a formal warning: I WILL TAKE LEGAL ACTION AGAINST EVERY INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING, POSTING, OR CIRCULATING SUCH CONTENT. No one should assume that hiding behind a fake account or the use of AI will protect them from accountability. TAKE IT DOWN NOW. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED,” concluded the post.

In the recent past, many members of the film fraternity have expressed their concern about how AI can be used to manipulate content.

As a protective measure, many of them, including Akshay Kumar, Varun Dhawan, Anil Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty, Preity Zinta, Kartik Aaryan, Mrunal Thakur, and Suniel Shetty, have even approached the court to protect their identity, image, and personality rights from AI-generated misuse.

Meanwhile, recently, a morphed video of actress Janhvi Kapoor from the ‘Devara’ song ‘Chuttamalle’ surfaced on social media, raising some new concerns.