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Kalki Koechlin joins the cast of Gully Boy

Last seen in Rakhee Sandaliya’s Ribbon, actress Kalki Koechlin has been roped in to play an important role in Zoya Akhtar's upcoming directorial, Gully Boy. The film features Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh in lead roles.

Though nothing much is known about Koechlin's role in the movie, reports suggest that the actress might play a rapper just like Ranveer Singh in the film which is inspired by the real-life story of Mumbai street rappers Divine and Naezy.


Gully Boy will mark the second collaboration between Kalki Koechlin and Zoya Akhtar. They previously worked on Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011), which also starred Katrina Kaif, Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol.

The film, which is being bankrolled by Excel Entertainment, is expected to mount floors in February. It will be shot at various locations in Mumbai.

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Riz Ahmed’s 'Hamlet' trailer drops murder suspicion into a South Asian business dynasty

Highlights:

  • Hamlet trailer lands with Riz Ahmed in the lead role
  • Film sets Shakespeare inside a wealthy British South Asian family
  • Directed by Aneil Karia and in cinemas 6 February 2025
  • Cast includes Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chadha and Art Malik

Riz Ahmed has entered Hamlet in a way British cinema has not quite seen. The new Hamlet trailer has been released by Universal, giving the first proper look at Aneil Karia’s modern take on Shakespeare and placing the story inside a British South Asian business empire. It is due in cinemas on 6 February, and the footage shows a tense, controlled Ahmed moving through grief, suspicion and family power.

The film teams Ahmed and Karia again after The Long Goodbye, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short. That success informs this production. This is the first time a major UK studio release has grounded Hamlet within a South Asian household for a wide audience.

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