Chennai, Jan 24: Telugu actor Gopichand’s next directorial venture, ‘Jaat’, featuring Bollywood star Sunny Deol in the lead, will hit screens worldwide on April 10 this year, its makers announced on Friday.

Director Gopichand, who released the poster announcing the release date of the film on his X handle, wrote, “He is coming! Everyone’s favourite action superstar @iamsunnydeol is set to dominate the big screen with his unmatched aura this summer. #JAAT grand release worldwide on April 10th in Hindi, Telugu, and Tamil. Mass feast guaranteed.”

The producers of the film, Mythri Movie Makers, for its part said, “Action Superstar @iamsunnydeol is coming to the big screens with unrestricted action and unfathomable aura. #JAAT grand release worldwide on April 10th in Hindi, Telugu & Tamil. Mass feast guaranteed.”

Apart from Sunny Deol, the explosive action entertainer will feature a host of stars including Randeep Hooda, Vineet Kumar Singh, Regina Cassandra, Saiyami Kher and Swarupa Ghosh among others.

The film has raised huge expectations as this will be one of the few occasions when a leading south Indian actor has directed a film featuring a popular Bollywood star in the lead.

The film has music by one of Telugu film industry’s most loved music directors, Thaman, and cinematography by Rishi Punjabi.

Dance choreography for the film is by Shobi Paulraj. A team of five writers have penned the story. The story has been written by M Vivek Anand, Nimmagadda Srikanth, Srinivas Gavireddy, Mayukh Adithya and Krushna Hari.

Editing for the film is being handled by Navin Nooli. The film boasts of some explosive action sequences. In fact, the unit seems to have left no stone unturned for the action sequences, hiring four of the top stunt choreographers in the country. Stunts have been choreographed by Ram-Laxman, V Venkat, Peter Hein and Anal Arasu. What is impressive is that each of these choreographers has an impressive body of work in the department of action stunts.

Mumbai, Jan 24: Actor Saif Ali Khan has recorded his statement with the Mumbai Police following the January 16 attack at his home.

The actor suffered stab injuries after an intruder entered his home for an apparent burglary.

Khan recorded his statement with the Bandra police on Thursday.

Sources said that Khan recalled the incident, mentioning that he and his actress wife, Kareena Kapoor Khan, were in their bedroom on the 11th floor of the Satguru Sharan building when they heard their younger son Jehangir’s (Jeh) nanny scream.

Awakened by her screams, Khan and Kareena rushed to their son’s room where they saw the alleged attacker. While the nanny, Eliyama Philips, was scared and screaming, Jeh was crying, Khan told the police, according to the sources.

Upon entering Jeh’s room, Khan found his son crying and the nanny said that the attacker had demanded Rs one crore. The actor tried to stop the accused, but he stabbed him (Khan) several times on his back, neck, and hands, police sources said.

Despite being injured, the actor pushed the intruder inside the room as the nanny ran away with Jeh and locked him in, the sources added.

Sources further mentioned that Khan said everyone was scared after seeing the stranger, and he tried to overpower him.

Khan and his family members — wife and actor Kareena Kapoor, and their two sons Jeh and Taimur — were in the house when the attacker entered the apartment for an apparent burglary. The alleged attacker, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, who had illegally entered India from Bangladesh last year, was arrested from Thane near Mumbai on January 19 after a three-day manhunt involving at least 20 teams from the Mumbai Police.

Police had earlier said the man who had entered the actor’s flat had broken in with the intention of stealing. Fingerprints collected from Saif Ali Khan’s Bandra flat have been confirmed to match Sehzad’s. The prints were discovered on the duct pipe the accused allegedly used to climb to the floor of the building. Additional prints were found on the door handle of Jeh’s room.

However, Shariful’s father, Md Ruhul Amin Fakir, told IANS that the person captured in the CCTV footage from Saif Ali Khan’s home does not resemble his son.

According to Fakir, the images from CCTV footage showing a suspect with long hair do not match his son’s usual appearance. “From what is shown in the CCTV… my son never keeps his hair long. I believe my son is being framed,” Fakir asserted, denying any connection between his son’s typical appearance and the person seen in the footage.

Mumbai, Jan 23: After tickling our funny bones with his YouTube channel, digital star Ashish Chanchlani is gearing up for his primary project as a director. Blessed by multifaceted talent, Ashish Chanchlani will not only be directing the series but will also be acting in it.

Additionally, he has written the script for the drama, along with producing it. Sharing a major update on the project, he revealed that he has finally wrapped up the shooting schedule for the series.

Spilling beans on his project, Ashish Chanchlani revealed, “That’s a wrap on our biggest project, and trust me, it’s scarier than your electricity bill and funnier than my life decisions! We’ve put our heart, soul, and a lot of screams (and laughs) into this one. Can’t wait to spook you and crack you up at the same time coming soon on YouTube!”

In the meantime, Ashish Chanchlani previously unveiled the captivating first-look poster for his upcoming horror-comedy series. The poster featured shadowy figures holding lanterns with a huge house in the backdrop. This hints towards a supernatural storyline with a massive cast.

Dropping the first look poster on his Instagram account, Ashish Chanchlani wrote as caption, “Comedy of errors or comedy of horrors…You decide #Acv159 can you guess the star cast? Coincidently, Today on my birthday I complete 10 years in the youtube industry. And as my new phase begins as a creator as well as ashu myself, I am proud to tell you all we are launching our own production house @AcvStudios_With this new beginning we are elated to tell you exciting fresh stories from our heartland filled not just with comedy, but horror, thrills and yes emotions as well…This project is my love letter to every ACVIAN…Thank you for being there.”

The series will be released exclusively on the ACV Studios YouTube Channel.