Weekend roundup: Tollywood's top newsmakers of the week

If you have missed the exciting news, gossip or latest developments that made headlines in Tollywood this week, here is a weekly roundup for you. Take a look:

Like many celeb moms in Showbiz, Nusrat Jahan too had to go through the challenges of bouncing back physically as well as mentally after pregnancy. Nusrat revealed that she was concerned about how she would return to shape as her doctor had strictly advised not to workout at least for three months after giving birth to her first child and Nusrat followed the doctor’s advice religiously. She further said that although heavy workout was not permitted her doctor did ask her to walk and do light exercises. Also there were no such restrictions when it came to food and she got along with things slowly.

When will he make his debut in Bollywood? Dev has faced this question so many times over the past few years and he has never given a concrete answer. Now, the Bengali superstar has finally responded saying that he’s right now more than happy to handle his Tollywood commitments as a producer and actor. Of late a number of actor from Bengal are juggling between Mumbai and Kolkata and some of them such as Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Jisshu Sengupta, Saswata Chatterjee, Paoli Dam, Swastika Mukherjee, Tota Roy Chowdhury have cemented their place in Bollywood. But, Dev remains an exception. He has given so many hits in Bengal. Then why not try his luck in Hindi? Didn’t get any offer from Bollywood? Dev gives a prompt answer with his trademark smile, “Why won’t they call me? Yes, there have been quite a few offers but not a single one attracted me. So, I didn’t accept those roles.”

The frenzy surrounding his film ‘Hawa’ had already become talk of the town but Chanchal Chowdhury didn’t expect that the response will be so overwhelming as his film was screened at the 4th Bangladesh Film Festival in Kolkata. His superlative acting and humble personae brought in a huge queue at Nandan where the film was lauded by cinephiles who rushed to see the critically acclaimed film which was being screened for the first time in India. "I can’t express the feelings. Such warm welcome has filled my heart with gratitude and love. It is a surreal experience, and also an unforgettable one," shared an excited Chanchal Chowdhury adding that the overwhelming response to ‘Hawa’ is a great achievement for the entire team.

The trailer of Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza’s next film ‘Mister Mummy' is out and it has already created quite a lot of buzz. However, amid all the appreciation the upcoming rib-tickling comedy flick has landed in hot waters. Akash Chatterjee, a young producer from Kolkata has alleged that ‘Mister Mummy' makers stole the film’s story and concept from him. Akash who is also director Agnidev Chatterjee’s son took to his social media handle to raise the plagiarism allegation against the producers of the Bollywood film.Akash shared a series of screenshots on his Facebook handle and alleged that the story of Shad Ali-directed ‘Mister Mummy’ has been copied from the script he shared with the producers of the film in 2019.

The next year is going to be memorable for all those Eken Babu fans as the quick-witted, sharp-tongued quintessential Bangali sleuth will once again rule our hearts and minds in the new detective film ‘The Eken, Ruddhaswas Rajasthan'. The official logo of the film was released on October 31 and it has already sent fans into frenzy. Anirban Chakrabarti along with Suhotro Mukhopadhyay, Somak Ghosh will be back again in the new Rajasthan adventure and Joydeep Mukherjee will be returning to don the director’s hat. Rajatava Dutta and Sandipta Sen will be joining the team this time in pivotal roles.

After ‘Abby Sen’, ‘Mayurakshi’, and ‘Binisutoy’, Atanu Ghosh tried to explore the drama, mystery, and multilingual genres through a completely different form, treatment, and perspective in his film ‘Aaro Ek Prithibi’. The film, featuring Tasnia Farin, Kaushik Ganguly, Anindita Bose, and Shaheb Bhattacherjee among others, has been shot in London. The film is set to hit the big screens on December 2. The official poster of ‘Aaro Ek Prithibi’ is already out and it looks every bit intriguing. It’s story of four Indians, Bengalis to be precise, embark on a unique journey of deadly secrets and burning desire. The film also has a host of foreign actors from Britain, Syria, Africa and Korea.

Rituparna Sengupta has always preferred characters that celebrate the spirit and strength in women and the silent struggles and pathos a woman has to face against patriarchy. The seasoned actor is once again ready to play one such character in Ranjan Ghosh’s next film ‘Mahishasur Marddini’.

“Mahishasur Marddini is an important film that needs to be made. In fact we need these kinds of films that reflect our society. Our film is about battling the demons rooted deep inside our patriarchal society and the plot shows how little steps can make the change, speaking for the women who suffer at the hands of patriarchy every day. In order to spread the strong message of protecting women’s rights films like Mahishasur Marddini needs to be made more and more,” explained the seasoned actor.