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Sidharth Malhotra to headline a Telugu remake?

After a series of duds, Bollywood actor Sidharth Malhotra finally delivered a box-office hit in the form of Marjaavaan (2019). Also starring Tara Sutaria, Rakul Preet Singh and Riteish Deshmukh in important roles, the romantic drama hit the right chord with the single screen audience and turned out to be a good money spinner at the cash counter. After the success of Marjaavaan, Malhotra has been offered a couple of interesting projects.

The latest buzz has it that the actor has been signed on to topline the Hindi remake of a successful Telugu film. While the makers are still busy procuring the rights of the original, we hear that Sid is also in talks with T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar for an action entertainer. If the actor decides to come onboard, the project will reunite him with Marjaavaan director Milap Zaveri. Milap is currently busy scripting the untitled film.

“Recently, Bhushan approached Sidharth with a new action film which is being scripted by Milap. Sid has shown interest in the subject and the makers are working towards developing the script further,” a source close to the development informs a publication.

Meanwhile, Sidharth Malhotra will next be seen in Dharma Productions’ much-talked-about film Shershaah. Directed by debutant filmmaker Vishnuvardhan, the upcoming movie is based on the life of Captain Vikram Batra, an officer of the Indian Army who lost his life in the 1999 Kargil War. Besides Malhotra, the biographical drama also features Kiara Advani in the lead role. The makers are yet to announce the official release date of Shershaah.

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Netflix approves $25 billion buyback after scrapping Warner Bros bid

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  • Netflix board approved a $25bn share repurchase on 22 April, with no expiry date.
  • The move follows Netflix abandoning its $83bn bid for Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets.
  • Netflix stock has fallen more than 10 per cent since weak Q2 guidance, closing at $93.24 on 22 April.
Netflix has approved a $25 billion share buyback programme, using capital it had kept aside for its failed bid to buy Warner Bros.
The board gave the green light on 22 April, with the decision disclosed in an SEC filing the next day.
There is no expiry date on the programme. It comes on top of an existing December 2024 buyback that still had $6.8 billion left as of 31 March.

Earlier this year, Netflix pulled out of an $83 billion deal to acquire Warner Bros' streaming and studio assets after Paramount Skydance made a rival bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount then paid Netflix a $2.8 billion exit fee.

Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters had already said the company would restart share buybacks once the deal was off.

Netflix shares have had a rough ride. They hit an all-time high of $134.12 in June 2025, then fell more than 40 per cent when the Warner Bros deal was announced.

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