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5 massive roadblocks Dev Patel faced while making Monkey Man: ‘I begged my financier not to shut us down’ | Hollywood

Dev Patel is all set to make his directorial debut with the action flick Monkey Man. While the film is set in Mumbai, it wasn’t filmed on location. In a recent Ask Me Anything session on Reddit, the actor-turned-filmmaker revealed that it was only one of the massive roadblocks he encountered while making the movie during the pandemic. (Also Read: Dev Patel says Shah Rukh Khan films are his favourite, shares why he cast Sobhita Dhulipala in Monkey Man) Dev Patel says making his directorial debut Monkey Man was full of challenges Financial crunch Dev Patel revealed that thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, his crew faced financial challenges weeks before they went on floors. “I begged our financier not to shut us down a few weeks before principal photography. We were meant to shoot in India then COVID hit. I lost my initial production designer and cinematographer, and the film was basically dead,” wrote Dev. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. He added that one of the producers had to …

When Dharmendra Had Begged Hema Malini To Not Marry Jeetendra

Image was shared on X. (Courtesy: Enterta91384771) Hema Malini and Dharmendra — the icons of Indian cinema — kept fans glued to the screens with their impeccable chemistry. They have co-starred in some memorable films, including  Sholay, Seeta Aur Geeta, Dillagi, The Burning Train and Dream Girl. Fans got super excited when Dharmendra, the heartthrob of the nation back then, got married to everyone’s “Dream Girl” Hema Malini in 1980. While their love story may seem like an ultimate Bollywood fairytale romance, that wasn’t the case. Dharmendra was already married and had four children. Dharmendra’s marital status was a huge roadblock to their happily ever after. Hema Malini’s parents were not in favour of her relationship with the actor.  A now-viral excerpt from the actress’ biography, Hema Malini: Beyond the Dream Girl, has shed light on this part of her life. As per the excerpt, Hema Malini’s father V.S. Ramanujam Chakravarthy yelled at Dharmendra after he showed up at their doorstep, reported The Indian Express. “Why don’t you get out of my daughter’s life? You …

“Begged Me… Said He’s A Family Man”

The woman has detailed her “appalling experience” in her letter to Air India, which is part of the FIR. New Delhi: After a drunk passenger urinated on a woman flyer in the business class of an Air India flight last year, the crew brought the man to her seat and forced her to face him as he apologised and begged to be spared arrest, documents reveal. The woman wrote to the Air India group chairman, N Chandrasekharan, on November 27, the day after the incident on the New York-Delhi flight. But Air India filed a police complaint only on January 4 at 12 noon, reveals the FIR (First Information Report) against the offender, Mumbai businessman Shankar Mishra. Air India said it didn’t go to the police all this time because the woman had withdrawn her demand for his arrest. The police are looking for Shankar Mishra, who is missing. An airport alert has been put out for him. On November 26, Shankar Mishra, allegedly drunk, unzipped and urinated on the woman. He remained at the …