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Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra opens up about Sanjay Dutt starrer Munna Bhai 3

Fans of Sanjay Dutt have been eagerly waiting for the third instalment of the Munna Bhai series. The film has been in the news from the past few years but it is yet to go on the floors. It was last year when Arshad Warsi had stated that the film will go on the floors in 2019, but that didn’t happen.

Now, recently producer of the franchise Vidhu Vinod Chopra opened up about Munna Bhai 3. During a media interaction, he said, "I want to make Munnabhai..'. I want to make some fun films. Finally, we have something that I want to do.”


When asked if the original cast and director Rajkumar Hirani will return to the franchise, Chopra said, "It will definitely be with Sanjay. Hopefully, it will be made with all of them. I am going to work on it from 10 February. We have the correct idea but we have to work on it. I don't know by when it will be made.”

Sanjay Dutt is not going through a great phase in his career. After coming out from the prison, the actor has starred in five films and all of them turned out to be duds at the box office. This year, he will be seen in movies like Sadak 2, Shamshera, KGF 2, Bhuj: The Pride of India, Prithviraj, and Torbaaz.

Talking about Vidhu Vinod Chopra, the filmmaker is making his directorial comeback with the film Shikara. His last Hindi film as a director was 2007 release Eklavya: The Royal Guard. Shikara is slated to release on 7th February 2020.

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The total bill for asylum hotels stands at £5.5 m a day, or £2.1 bn a year

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

Highlights

  • 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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