Entertainment: Raabta girl Kirti defends Sushant’s temper

Kriti Sanon says her Raabta co-star Sushant Singh Rajput, who had a face-off with media during recent press interactions, is not short-tempered.

Sushant was caught in a verbal spat with a journalist at the trailer launch of his upcoming film Raabta when asked about Pakistan's decision to execute Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav on charges of spying.

He again reportedly lost his cool when journalists asked about plagiarism charges against Raabta by producers of Telugu film Magadheera.

“It is strange. I have known him during the filming of Raabta and that time MS Dhoni: The Untold Story had not released. I have seen him before and after the release of MS Dhoni.., he has been the same.”

“It's unfortunate that things have been taken in a wrong way. I have known him as a person and he is not short tempered at all,” Kriti said. The actress further added that in both the incidents involving Sushant, things were taken in a different way. Their film Raabta will be released on June 9.

Sanjay Dutt signs Bhushan Kumar’s Malang

Sanjay Dutt who is making his comeback to the silver screen with Bhoomi has signed a romantic-thriller movie Malang. It is a debut project of the director Aarambh Singh.

The movie will be produced by T-Series' Bhushan Kumar as well as Sandeep Singh and Omung's Legend Studios.

According to Sanjay, he gave his nod to Malang immediately after Aarambh narrated to him the story. Aarambhh was working as an assistant director in Bhoomi. He is very excited about his layered character and the plot that’s based in Varanasi.

Aarambh Singh is elated that he has got an opportunity to direct an ace actor like Sanjay Dutt. “It is a huge opportunity to direct Sanjay Sir and have him as the hero of my film. I am very grateful to him for letting me direct a great star like him. It's a dream come true.” The shooting of Malang is slated to start in December this year.

Judi Dench upset over missing trailer launch in India

The trailer of Victoria and Abdul starring Veteran Hollywood actress Judi Dench and Bollywood actor Ali Fazal launched on Tuesday. The 82-year-old was upset as she could not come to India for the trailer launch.

Victoria and Abdul is a British-American biographical drama film directed by Stephen Frears. Dench plays the role of Queen Victoria who forms an unconventional alliance with an Indian servant, Abdul, played by Fazal.

“She was a little heartbroken that she couldn't come to India... I really hope we can make her come. She is really gunning for it, we all are. We also have a busy schedule ahead so we don't know what's going to happen in the next few months,” Ali told reporters.

Dench is best known for playing M in several James Bond films apart from her critically acclaimed performances in movies like Shakespeare in Love, Mrs Brown, Notes on a Scandal and Philomena.

Written by Lee Hall, Victoria and Abdul is based on a book of the same name by Shrabani Basu. The film is scheduled to release on September 22.

With inputs from NH Features