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After Gangubai Kathiawadi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali to direct Baiju Bawra

Sanjay Leela Bhansali is one director who takes his own time to announce his projects. He is never in a hurry to make a film and always delivers something magnificent on the big screen. He was supposed to direct Inshallah starring Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt. But Salman opted out of the film and the movie was shelved.

A few days ago, it was announced that Sanjay Leela Bhansali will team up with Alia Bhatt for a movie titled Gangubai Kathiawadi and the film will hit the screens on 11th September 2020. The official Twitter handle of Bhansali Productions had tweeted, “A name you've heard, a story you haven't. Directed by #SanjayLeelaBhansali starring @aliaa08 in and as #GangubaiKathiawadi Bhansali Productions and @PenMovies bring you this powerful story on 11th Sept, 2020! All India distribution by #PenMarudhar @prerna982 @jayantilalgada.”


Now, today on the day of Diwali, the filmmaker has announced his project that he will direct after Gangubai Kathiawadi. Bhansali Productions tweeted, “On this auspicious day, we are delighted to make your Diwali happier by announcing our next endeavour♥️?? #SanjayLeelaBhansali #BaijuBawra @prerna982 #HappyDiwali.”

While the film has been announced, the lead actor’s name is not yet officially revealed. However, some reports suggest that it will be Ranveer Singh and some reports state that it will be Ajay Devgn. We now surely wait to know which actor will star in Baiju Bawra.

In 1952, a movie titled Baiju Bawra had hit the screens. It starred Bharat Bhushan and Meena Kumari in the lead roles. It was the story of a singer named Baiju who is on a mission to defeat Tansen in a musical duel to avenge the death of his father.

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Government considers £100 weekly payments to move asylum seekers out of hotels

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  • Asylum seekers could receive £100 per week on top of existing £49.18 support to leave hotels.
  • Currently over 32,000 migrants housed in 200 hotels costing £145 per night or £5.5 m daily.
  • Separate scheme offers up to £3,000 to asylum seekers willing to return to home countries.
The government is considering paying asylum seekers £100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels and live with family or friends in the UK. Home Office officials have proposed the scheme as part of prime minister Keir Starmer's drive to accelerate the closure of asylum hotels. The weekly payment would come on top of the existing £49.18 support for living costs that migrants in hotels currently receive. The plan, set to be trialled in 2026, could reduce accommodation costs to a seventh of current spending. More than 32,000 migrants are currently housed in 200 hotels at an average cost of £145 per night or £1,015 a week. This compares with £23.25 a night for other dispersal accommodation in communities. The total bill for asylum hotels stands at £5.5 m a day, or £2.1 bn a year. Labour has pledged to stop their use by the end of this term in 2029, though suggestions indicate Starmer has privately set a one-year target.


The government has earmarked two former military barracks in Inverness, Scotland, and Crowborough, East Sussex, to house 900 migrants from the end of November as part of the hotel closure plan.


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