Backlash hits Operation Sindoor / Urvashi Daughter debut OK / Priya Varrier to adjust to survive ?

 Operation Sindoor  title was most wanted by film makers. The first to get it and release the poster has after the backlash withdrawn. Jio Cinema denied that it was doing any film on this operation.  Vicky Bhagnani and Nicky Bhagnani reportedly announced a new film, Operation Sindoor, under the banner of Nicky Vicky Bhagnani Films. (via News 18) The announcement has stirred a wave of reactions online. Inspired by India’s recent military retaliation against the deadly terror strike in Pahalgam, the poster of the film has evoked divided opinions among netizens.

The shared poster shows a female soldier in combat uniform putting sindoor (vermilion) in her hair as she stands against the backdrop of a war-ravaged landscape, complete with fighter planes, tanks, and barbed wire. The powerful image is supported by the title of the film, Operation Sindoor, with a blob of sindoor having taken the place of the second “O.” The tricolour rendering of the well-known slogan “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” adds further to the nationalistic undertones of the film. user commented, “Sharam karo yaar war is on (Shame on You, War is on). Third netizen added, “Aise koi actor aake baat nahi kar raha hai… Par apna fayda dekh ke movie banane nikal pade sab (No actor is coming forward to speak up like this… But the moment they saw personal gain, everyone rushed to make movies).

In response to the backlash, the production house behind Operation Sindoor issued a heartfelt apology through their official Instagram account. They clarified that the film was made with the utmost respect for the Indian Armed Forces and was never intended to provoke or hurt anyone’s sentiments.

Actress Urvashi’s daughter Kunjatta has finally got the nod to act in films.  Urvashi said everybody except her was in favour of Kunjatta joining films and so she decided to give the green signal. Kunjatta will make her debut this year. The plan is to do a film together and as she says, it is not enough that it is a family entertainer. Asked whether she can direct a film, Urvashi said that direction nowadays involved road shows, theatre visits and promotions and for her it was not possible as she wants to come home after work.

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• Urvashi's daughter, Tejalakshmi (also known as Kunjatta), is gaining attention for her social media presence and potential career in cinema. While not yet an actress, she has garnered a following through videos and shares family updates, as reported by News18 and Mathrubhumi English. Kunjatta has expressed her desire to pursue a career in the film industry, with her mother Urvashi supporting her . Recently, a video shared by Kunjatta, edited by her "little one" (possibly her younger brother), went viral, sparking curiosity and speculation about the editing genius behind it, according to Mathrubhumi English. Kunjatta has two brothers: Amrit, her brother from Maoj K Jayan , her father's second marriage, and Ishan, her brother from her mom Urvashi’s second marriage to Director Sivaprasad.

Urvashi is currently acting in a Malayalam film directed by her husband Sivaprasad.

Priya Prakash Varrier who is an internet sensation after her recreation of the famous song Thottu Thottu Pesum Sulthana’ in Ajith Kumar’s ‘Good Bad Ugly’. Earlier her wink in from her Malayalam film, Adaar Love’, blew up like crazy. Now Priya is in a state of confusionl ; Some told her to not compromise and be independent and other said that to compromise and adjust to survive in film industry. She did NEEK with Dhanush and GBU with Ajith. She says that her applications are not even given an audition and rejected bby film makers. Now she has decided to put all the bad experiences and move forward.

 

Kamal Haasan egged Urvashi to commit suicide - Akshay flop film better than Kalki on OTT

Urvashi recently revealed her conversation with Kamal Haasan about her thinking about committing suicide. She told Kamal that what she thought was her dearest in life was no more her's and wanted to commit suicide. A cool Kamal lauded her and said that as she was a lady with lots of courage and guts, she could do it. He said that she should also think about her any committments that she has towards film producers. He also told her for two days people will talk about her death and after that she will be forgotten. Urvashi who expected a consoling talk was shocked. After that she changed her mind. This pep talk led to us seeing Urvashi win the Kerala State award forbest actress and that too for 7 time.

ur OTT trade source tells us that when it comes to South movies dubbed into Hindi and boast of a viewership that is more than that of a straight flop Hindi movie,on OTT the viewership is dismal. Take the case of Kalki Hindi. In North India it collected Rs 227 crores. In contrast Akshay kumar flop Chote Miyan Bade Miyan collected Rs 59 crores only and the budget was Rs 350 crores. We are told that Producer Bhagnani sold his office to repay the debut. Now let us how both performed on Netflix. Kalki Hindi got off to flying start with 4.5 million views and by third week the views were only 900 k. At same time the third week viewership was 1.6 million. Now going by yardstick that OTT pays as per box office figures, it paid Rs 175 crores to Kalki producer. Another reason is that films like Kalki that ae big screen experience get theatre audience and not others. A eight week window for OTT release asked by multiplex chain in North India is too not helping. But again films like Stree 2 run at box office is said to be because the film will not come on OTT for 2 months after theatre release and word of mouth positive talk helped. So on OTT platform, is Akshay a bigger draw than Prabhas ?. Aamir Khan says that a great chunk of audience wait out for the film to come on OTT and so he is not going to sell his film to OTT. Now yet another fallout is that TV channels are offering ery poor money for telecast for films that have already coming on OTT. The Tv viewership drops by halg when a film that is streaming on OTT is telecast. So now a Producer is caught in a fix. He has to clinch an OTT- TV deal in ne go. Those OTT that are part of TV channels sensing this drive a hard bargain with Producers. Tollywood films that have bombed in theatres are coming in a four week or in some cases in 2 week gap. In Mollywood many small budgeted films do not figure in major OTT platforms and find their way to other localized OTT platforms where it is screened on sharing of revenue got from pay per view. A uniform 8 week windown for all South films could be a better alternative, some feel. Now South films dubbed in Hindi and not adhering to 8 week window are not screened by national chains in North India.