22062024-LSTL-01.qxd 6/21/2024 9:41 PM Page 1 c m y b CIVIL WAR ON ITS WAY Prime Video has announced the premiere date of the action-packed war film Civil War. It will be available to stream from June 28. The film stars Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson and Nick Offerman in pivotal roles. TRIBUNE First look The makers of Sonakshi Sinha-starrer Kakuda, have announced the release date and also shared the first-look poster. The film is set to be released on July 12. LUDHIANA | SATURDAY | 22 JUNE 2024 PHOTOS: NITIN MITTAL Life’s good Yograj Singh has reason to celebrate. His Punjabi film Teriya Meriya Hera Pheriyan hits the screens today and a Hollywood project is already in his kitty Sheetal P UNJABI film Teriya Meriya Hera Pheriyan brings us a love story between a baniya boy (played by Pukhraj Bhalla) and a jatt girl (essayed by Aditi Ayra). An ensemble cast, comprising Rana Jung Bahadar, Jaswinder Bhalla, Yograj Singh, Anita Devgan and Harby Sangha, spices it up. Ricky MK, director of the film, shares, "It has been an exhilarating experience shooting for my debut project. The diverse talent in our star cast brought the script to life in ways I couldn't have imagined. We hope that as much as we enjoyed making this film, the audience also enjoys it with friends and family." Comedy maestro Jaswinder Bhalla's son Pukhraj Bhalla, who plays the lead character, shares his happiness at sharing screen space with his father in another project. Bhalla says, "I have never ANITA DEVGAN AND YOGRAJ SINGH been hard on myself or taken pressure of being stereotyped. Knowing that my father is hailed as one of the great comic actors of Punjab, it's natural for people to expect comedy from me, but it doesn't mean that I have to do it too. I am more inclined towards thriller genre." Mincing no words In the mood to spit fire, Yograj Singh doesn't think twice when he says Amitabh Bachchan and Ammy Virk are the same! "There's no A or B category in anything, be it media channels or actors. Everybody is here to work and should be treated equally," he says. Yograj, while criticising the jealousy factor in many directors, hailed the South Indian film industry for staying humble. Apparently, the actor who did Darbar with Rajinikanth, says he would forever remember the latter’s humble nature. "It's something ‘Actors are just RASIKA DUGAL ALI FAZAL VIJAY VARMA that cannot be taught and can only be acquired if one is willing. In Punjabi cinema, good films like Maurh and Rode College did not work because many directors and distributers could not see someone else climbing the stairs of success. It's worrisome and it moves me to tears sometimes." Yograj thanks the Almighty for getting everything that he has ever wished for. Soon to essay a role in a Hollywood film wherein Yograj will play an officer who had served in the Army deployed in Afghanistan and lives in Canada, he recalls, “I wanted to work in Bollywood and it came true with films like Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Singh Is Bliing and Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui. I have worked in Darbar with Rajinikanth sir. Now, with a Hollywood project offered to me when I was shooting for a web series, Outlaw, as the director liked my personality, I believe it would be the stepping stone towards my dream of winning an Oscar.” Asif on his documentary Federer: 12 Final Days Game puppets’ Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who is known for Singham Returns, Gangs of Wasseypur, Masaan and several other projects, has said actors are just puppets and do what writers or directors ask them to do. The actor attended the trailer launch of the third season of the fan-favourite show Mirzapur at a five-star property in the Bandra area of Mumbai on Thursday, along with Ali Fazal, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Rasika Dugal, Vijay Varma, Anjumm Shharma, PUKHRAJ BHALLA Academy Award-winning director Asif Kapadia, known for his gripping documentaries on the lives of Ayrton Senna and Amy Winehouse, takes a unique approach to the world of tennis in his latest project, Federer: Twelve Final Days, now streaming on Prime Video. What’s surprising, however, is Kapadia’s initial hesitation to helm the documentary. “I’d never been to a tennis match in my life. Never watched it,” he admits. But a chance encounter with unseen footage of Roger Federer’s final days, as a professional athlete, sparked an unexpected connection. Asif Kapadia shares, “I was contacted by one of my representatives in America who said, ‘There’s a project about Federer, would you be interested?’ I said, ‘I’m not sure’. They said that there was some material. Honestly, I went into it thinking it wasn’t for me. But as I’m watching it, I realise that I am actually watching it. I found myself being quite moved. I don’t know tennis, I’m not a Roger Federer fan, but something in this is affecting me and I think this is actually just about getting old. It’s not really about tennis. I’m middleaged now, right? I was once the youngest person on a film crew, and now I’m in my fifties and I’ve got teenage kids.” This shift in perspective is what makes Federer: Twelve Final Days so compelling. It transcends the realm of sports fandom, offering a poignant reflection on mortality and the bittersweet passage of time. “I’ve done lots of life stories,” he explains, referencing his past works. But here, the focus is condensed, capturing the essence of a legend’s farewell within a tightly woven narrative. “The idea of keeping the framing short — to 12 days — was what I found interesting,” Kapadia says. “Everyone would expect the ‘life story’ but I’ve done that, and everyone’s copying that now.” Federer: Twelve Final Days promises a riveting glimpse into the human side of Roger Federer, a man grappling with the end of an era, not just for himself, but for an entire generation that grew up idolising his grace and artistry on the court. on Priyanshu Painyuli, Harshita Shekhar Gaur and Sheeba Chadha. While the floor wasn’t opened to the media for the interaction, Pankaj told the emcee, “We actors are just puppets. The writers and directors are puppeteers, they run the show and streamline the story. As actors, we do what we are told or briefed about.” The actor then made a minor correction in the statement as he looked at the media inside the Ballroom and said, “Chaliye, theek hai, upar waala humse karwa raha hai aur hum kar rahe hain...” Produced by Excel Media & Entertainment, and directed by Gurmmeet Singh and Anand Iyer, the series is set to stream on Prime Video from July 5. — IANS PANKAJ TRIPATHI ASIF KAPADIA c m y b
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