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After Bombay Talkies, Anurag to team up with Big B again

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, whose next directorial Mukkabaaz is set to release on 12th January 2018, will next helm the much-delayed project Manmarziyan. To be produced by Aanand L Rai, the romcom features Abhishek Bachchan as one of the male leads.

The latest we hear that the Bombay Velvet director is keen to work with Amitabh Bachchan once again. He has directed the veteran actor in one of the short films of Bollywood anthology film, Bombay Talkies. Reportedly, Kashyap has a script with him, which she wants to make with Senior Bachchan.


“Anurag has an interesting script in place. He is keen to direct Big B for that project. Currently, he is tied up with Manmarziyan but soon after that, he wants to rope in Amitabh for his next,” reveals a source.

Meanwhile, Amitabh Bachchan is busy with many of his upcoming films, including Thugs Of Hindostan, Brahmastra, Aankhen 2, and 102 Not Out.

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  • UK artists achieved 210.3 million album equivalent sales in 2025, marking the 11th consecutive year of growth.
  • Vinyl sales surged 13.3 per cent in their 18th year of growth, with Taylor Swift's latest album selling a record-breaking 147,000 copies.
  • Oasis reunion tour sparked massive streaming resurgence, pushing their compilation album to number four for the year.

The UK music industry has hit a triumphant high note in 2025, with British artists achieving 210.3 m album equivalent sales, a robust 4.9 per cent increase from the previous year, according to the British Phonographic Industry's annual report.

The remarkable growth story centres on the resurgence of physical formats, particularly vinyl, which grew by an impressive 13.3 per cent to reach 7.6 m albums sold.

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