Mouni Roy will soon be stepping into the silver screen with Bejoy Nambiar's next

Here's news to rejoice for Mouni Roy fans. She's all set to step into the silver screen.

According to Pinkvilla reports, the telly ville's Naagin will soon be starring as the female lead in Bejoy Nambiar's Tamil remake of Mani Ratnam's 1988 blockbuster Agni Nachathiram.

Reportedly, the yet-untitled remake stars Sanam Teri Kasam famed Harshvardhan Rane and Masaan famed Vicky Kaushal.

Agni Nachathiram is an action thriller and revolves around the relationship of two step brothers.

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Actress Kirti Kulhari says the struggle for actors like her, who are outsiders in the film industry, is to get just one chance to showcase their talent, unlike stars kids. Kirti made her debut in "Khichdi: The Movie" and got her breakthrough role in Bejoy Nambiar's "Shaitan".

"It is one struggle to prove yourself and another to get an opportunity to do that (to prove oneself). The fight for outsiders is not about 'oh we are so good'. The fight is more about 'give me a chance to show you what I can do'," Kirti told PTI.

The 31-year-old actress says star kids have an edge over others as people are ready to work with them. "If you don't give me a film, a platform to showcase, I am lost like so many others. You would never know what I can or cannot do. This is where the so called 'star kids' benefit. It's like 'what do you want? You want (to work with) him, her? Okay let's do this (film) together.' There are people ready to take those chances on you, but for us we have to struggle for those chances," she said. Kirti, however, is humbled to have worked with megastar Amitabh Bachchan in "Pink".

"I felt a lot of humility and gratitude. When you're sitting in front of him and giving your first shot, there are a couple of scenes where it is only him and me, it is something I cannot put into words," Kirti said. "There are thoughts regarding how well you want to do in your work and the heights you want to achieve, but to actually do a whole film with him is exciting. He literally has 90 per cent of the scenes with us so I feel grateful to see him work and be in one frame," she said.

The actress will be next seen with Kay Kay Menon in her upcoming period-thriller "San Pachhatar 75". The Navneet Behal-directed film, set to release on July 1, revolves around a deal of the first mobile phone (prototype) brought in India with (imposition of) Emergency in the background. Kirti says she is trying hard to make the most of whatever she is offered and wants people to remember her performances.

"With the choices that I have, which are not too many, I am trying to do the best I can. Every time I meet someone, they talk about 'Shaitan'. That film was years ago. I want people to talk about my last release too," she said.

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In the year 2015, eight out of 10 most searched people in India were related to Bollywood.

Google has finally realised Indians love for Bollywood.

After finding that one in 10 Google searches on smartphone in India are about Bollywood cinema, the search giant has announced a few updates in its algorithm—to favour its Indian users. Instead of showing a list of links, the search engine will now offer direct answers to Bollywood-related searches—actors, movies and etc.

In a press release, Google confirmed the use of its Knowledge Graph System to enhance search about Bollywood-related query. Launched in 2012, the Knowledge Graph System provides actual answers to the searches, instead of listing the links based on the search, and navigating users to other websites.

In the year 2015, eight out of 10 most searched people in India were related to Bollywood with Sunny Loene as the top most searched actor followed by Salman Khan, APJ Abdul Kalam, Katrina Kaif, Deepika Padukone, Shah Rukh Khan, Yo Yo Honey Singh,  Kajal Aggarwal,  Alia Bhatt  and Narendra Modi.

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Well, stories of models foraying into mainstream cinema are not uncommon anymore. The latest to join the bandwagon is Shiva Dagar who has been bitten by the Bollywood bug. Dagar was one of the top 12 finalists at the Gladrags Man Hunt & Mega Model - which has given us stars like John Abraham & Dino Morea in the past. Having bagged his first Bollywood project “Missing on a Weekend”, Dagar will be directed by the super talented Abhishek Jawkar.

Dagar has been a known face on the fashion circuit, having walked the ramp for several reputed brands like Blackberry and Lambhorghini and has recently done a Lux commercial with superstar Shah Rukh Khan. “Bollywood was always on the horizon - it didn’t happen by chance”, he says. Dagar went through rigorous acting, action and dance training. He was noticed by the assistant director of the film on a social networking site and was later asked to audition for the role.

Abhishek Jawkar’s directorial debut, “Missing on a Weekend” is an investigation thriller and the plot surrounds a group of friends who are on a weekend getaway and then go missing. Dagar portrays the role of a stubborn and possessive lover “Rishabh Singh”, one of the key characters in the film.

“Rishabh and Shiva are totally opposite in nature. I am nowhere close to Rishabh and had to work very hard to get into the skin of this character”, says Dagar. He adds, “two months prior to the start of the shoot, I isolated myself. I stopped talking to everyone and would spend time with on my own to step into Rishabh’s shoes”.

Out of his sheer love for film making, Dagar would stay on the sets till the end of the shooting schedule.  He would often assist Abhishek during and after shots.

Missing on a Weekend is produced by The Red Bulb Studios and Adept Films and is slated for release on 1st July 2016.

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