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Big B to star with Chiranjeevi in a multilingual film?

Amitabh Bachchan is unstoppable even at the age of 74. The megastar, who delivered a power-packed performance in Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury's courtroom drama Pink last year, currently has three incomparably different projects in his hand - Thugs Of Hindostan, 102 Not Out and Jhund.

Besides these three films, the superstar is also all set to host the upcoming season of his popular reality game show, Kaun Banega Crorepati. But, according to some media reports, Big B has agreed to be a part of one more project which also features southern superstar Chiranjeevi along with Nayanthara.


Titled Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy, the film is said to be a period drama based on the life of freedom fighter Kurnool. Chiranjeevi will play the legendary freedom fighter in the movie. There are no further details about the role senior Bachchan will essay in the movie, but reliable sources have confirmed that the thespian is indeed a part of the big-budgeted film.

To be directed by Surender Reddy, Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy is produced by Ram Charan. The movie will be officially announced on the occasion of Chiranjeevi's birthday on August 22. It will release in Telugu, Hindi and Tamil.

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How Lee Cronin’s 'The Mummy' turns a classic adventure into a domestic horror

Highlights

  • Moves away from the adventure tone of The Mummy (1999) into possession-led horror
  • Shifts the setting from desert tombs to a family home in Albuquerque
  • Focuses on parental fear and a “returned” child rather than treasure hunting
  • Relies on body horror, sound design and shock value over spectacle
  • Critics call it bold and unsettling, but uneven in storytelling

From desert spectacle to domestic dread

For decades, The Mummy has been tied to adventure, romance and spectacle, most famously in The Mummy (1999). That version thrived on sweeping desert landscapes, archaeological intrigue and a sense of escapism.

Lee Cronin takes a sharply different route. His reworking strips away the sense of adventure and relocates the horror into the home. The story still begins in Egypt, anchored by an ancient sarcophagus, but quickly shifts to the United States, where the real tension unfolds inside a family house.

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