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Sunny Deol to team up with Rajkumar Santoshi after 22 years

Buzz has it that action star Sunny Deol is joining hands with award-winning filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi for an untitled film. The duo, who has given us mega blockbusters like Ghayal (1990), Damini (1993) and Ghatak (1996), will be teaming up together after a massive gap of 22 years.

According to sources, the untitled film will be bankrolled by ace filmmaker Aanand L Rai under his production banner, Colour Yellow. Plot details are being kept secret, but insiders reveal that it might be a period film.


A film critic writes in his Twitter post, “Breaking News!! After delivering three blockbusters #Ghayal, #Damini and #Ghatak, Sunny Deol and Rajkumar Santoshi are gearing up to collaborate once again after 22 years long hiatus. Sunny will star in Santoshi's next directorial under the banner of Aanand L Rai.”

As per sources, Sunny Deol met Santoshi at his office to inquire about any film they could work on. The director has, reportedly, narrated a subject to him, but things have not been signed on the dotted line as yet.

An official announcement is awaited to confirm the news.

Meanwhile, Sunny Deol is gearing up for the release of his next film Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se, which also stars his father, Dharmendra, and younger brother, Bobby Deol, along with Kriti Kharbanda. The trailer of the film is expected to be attached with the prints of Salman Khan’s Race 3.

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  • Entertainment workers report 50-60 per cent pay cuts compared to earlier years.
  • Behind-the-scenes staff most affected by industry slowdown.
  • Many workers leave Mumbai or take side jobs to cover expenses.
India's entertainment industry is facing growing money problems as workers across Bollywood and television production report major pay cuts and less work.
A survey by Top India, involving more than 1,000 people linked to the entertainment sector, shows many workers are either getting limited work or seeing their salaries drop sharply.

Many people in the survey said payments for available projects have fallen by nearly 50 to 60 percent compared to previous years. The money troubles come as the world deals with tensions and economic uncertainty.

Recent moves for energy savings and tighter spending across sectors have added pressure, with clear effects now showing in Bollywood and television production.

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