The much awaited third installment of the hit SAHEB BIWI AUR GANGSTER series – SAHEB BIWI AUR GANGSTER 3 has wrapped up its shoot in Mumbai and Bollywood lovable Munnabhai aka Sanjay Dutt is in party mood.

Recently the unit winded up the last day of the movie’s shoot and happy with the proceedings, Sanjay Dutt hosted a party at his Pali Hill home for the makers of the film -Raju Chadha & Rahul Mittra.

It was a gathering to be remembered where ‘baba’ played out his favourite numbers whilst wife Manyata ensured a steady supply of mouth watering delicacies prepared by her chef. The party went on till the wee hours of the morning.

A few months back the makers announced the third installment of the popular SAHEB BIWI AUR GANGSTER series & the makers have finished the film in record time. Directed by National award winning director Tigmanshu Dhulia & produced by Rahul Mittra and Tigmanshu Dhulia, SAHEB BIWI AUR GANGSTER 3 is presented by Raju Chadha.

The film boost a stellar cast comprising of Sanjay Dutt, Chitrangda Singh, Jimmy Sheirgill, Mahie Gill, Kabir Bedi, Deepak Tijori, Nafisa Ali & Deepraj Rana and is slated to release this year.

The new releases of the week, KAALAKAANDI, MUKKABAAZ and 1921, have all failed to create much of a ripple at the box office.

Comparatively it is Saif Ali Khan’s KAALAKAANDI which has fared the best netting nearly 1.75 crore followed by MUKKABAZ and 1921, both below a crore. All the newbies face a tough battle at the ticket window.

Meanwhile, YRF’s Ali Abbas Zafar directed Salman-Katrina starrer, TIGER ZINDA HAI, continues to appeal to the audience and has now crossed BAJRANGI BHAIJAAN’s 323 crore (on Friday), thus becoming Salman’s biggest netter.

The film, already a blockbuster, is also on a dream run in the overseas, as it approaches the $20m mark.

Actor Akshay Oberoi feels he has had a long and hard journey in Bollywood, but is glad that he is creating his own path without any 'star image' attached to his work.

"It has been a long struggle and it has been a hard journey. I am glad that I am surviving till date. I think the reason for that is that finally people have realised to separate actors from the film they do," Akshay told IANS in a recorded response from Mumbai.

Akshay has worked in movies like ISI LIFE MEIN, PIKU, LAAL RANG and KAALAKAANDI, which released on Friday.

"When I was starting out, I was very keen to impress the media, the industry's directors and producers and letting them know that I am a good actor and I can act… That was my priority. I was not thinking so much about whether the film will work or not. It was more about, 'Is it a challenging part so that I can display my talent?"

"I think KAALAKAANDI is the first character that I have played on-screen that is similar to me in terms of his upbringing, exposure and his journey."

Akshay is glad that he has been able to do these kinds of work away from limelight.

"There are some trappings of being a star. Stars have images. I have just been working as an actor. I have been able to do all sort of all kind of things and that is the reason why the journey has been interesting for me."

Akshay is in a happy zone as an actor.

"I am super happy with the way things have gone. I am a working actor and I think that to be one, is a very difficult thing. The hardest part of acting is to get a job.

"So I am super thrilled that I am here and doing interesting work. That is one thing I am super proud of and the subjects that have come across and caught my eye…I am raising my own path and not doing something that somebody has tried to do before."

The actor says he is glad he got a chance to be a part of KAALAKAANDI.

Directed by debutant Akshat Verma, who wrote DELHI BELLY, KAALAKAANDI is the story of six characters from different worlds — urban, ambitious Mumbai and its dark, neglected underbelly.

It stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, Isha Talwar, Shivam Patil, Amyra Dastur and Neil Bhoopalam.

"The experience of shooting the film was super fun… And working with Saif was an absolute dream experience. Acting is like tennis. If your opponent is good, then you will also be better."

Actor Akshay Oberoi feels he has had a long and hard journey in Bollywood, but is glad that he is creating his own path without any 'star image' attached to his work.

"It has been a long struggle and it has been a hard journey. I am glad that I am surviving till date. I think the reason for that is that finally people have realised to separate actors from the film they do," Akshay told IANS in a recorded response from Mumbai.

Akshay has worked in movies like ISI LIFE MEIN, PIKU, LAAL RANG and KAALAKAANDI, which released on Friday.

"When I was starting out, I was very keen to impress the media, the industry's directors and producers and letting them know that I am a good actor and I can act… That was my priority. I was not thinking so much about whether the film will work or not. It was more about, 'Is it a challenging part so that I can display my talent?"

"I think KAALAKAANDI is the first character that I have played on-screen that is similar to me in terms of his upbringing, exposure and his journey."

Akshay is glad that he has been able to do these kinds of work away from limelight.

"There are some trappings of being a star. Stars have images. I have just been working as an actor. I have been able to do all sort of all kind of things and that is the reason why the journey has been interesting for me."

Akshay is in a happy zone as an actor.

"I am super happy with the way things have gone. I am a working actor and I think that to be one, is a very difficult thing. The hardest part of acting is to get a job.

"So I am super thrilled that I am here and doing interesting work. That is one thing I am super proud of and the subjects that have come across and caught my eye…I am raising my own path and not doing something that somebody has tried to do before."

The actor says he is glad he got a chance to be a part of KAALAKAANDI.

Directed by debutant Akshat Verma, who wrote DELHI BELLY, KAALAKAANDI is the story of six characters from different worlds — urban, ambitious Mumbai and its dark, neglected underbelly.

It stars Saif Ali Khan, Deepak Dobriyal, Vijay Raaz, Kunal Roy Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, Isha Talwar, Shivam Patil, Amyra Dastur and Neil Bhoopalam.

"The experience of shooting the film was super fun… And working with Saif was an absolute dream experience. Acting is like tennis. If your opponent is good, then you will also be better."

Actor Mark Wahlberg refused to approve the casting of Christopher Plummer as a replacement for disgraced actor Kevin Spacey in ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD until he was paid over $1 million.

Wahlberg's lawyer vetoed Plummer's casting in a letter to the film's financiers, saying the actor would only agree if he were paid the extra money.

"What he said was, ‘I will not approve Christopher Plummer unless you pay me'," usatoday.com quoted a source as saying.

Earlier this week, there were reports that Wahlberg made $1.5 million for extensive reshoots on the film, while his co-star Michelle Williams received only $80 a day.

Actor Mark Wahlberg refused to approve the casting of Christopher Plummer as a replacement for disgraced actor Kevin Spacey in ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD until he was paid over $1 million.

Wahlberg's lawyer vetoed Plummer's casting in a letter to the film's financiers, saying the actor would only agree if he were paid the extra money.

"What he said was, ‘I will not approve Christopher Plummer unless you pay me'," usatoday.com quoted a source as saying.

Earlier this week, there were reports that Wahlberg made $1.5 million for extensive reshoots on the film, while his co-star Michelle Williams received only $80 a day.

Choreographer-actor Salman Yusuff Khan says he is enjoying the entire process of choreographing the acts for 'Bigg Boss 11' finale.

"'Bigg Boss' is a huge platform and I am enjoying the entire process of choreographing the act for Season 11 finale. I have worked really hard in the ideation part and, with the help of all the contestants in the house, we are surely going to entertain the audience," Salman said in a statement.

"I have followed the entire season to incorporate the mannerism of each contestant and their characteristics and equation with each other. It's a great feeling that people are looking forward to it," he added.

Hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, the show 'Bigg Boss 11' is aired on Colors TV. The top four include Hina Khan, Vikas Gupta, Puneesh Sharma and Shilpa Shinde. The finale will air on Sunday.

Evicted contestants like Arshi Khan, Hiten Tejwani, Luv Tyagi and Priyank Sharma will be coming back to perform in the finale episode.

Choreographer-actor Salman Yusuff Khan says he is enjoying the entire process of choreographing the acts for 'Bigg Boss 11' finale.

"'Bigg Boss' is a huge platform and I am enjoying the entire process of choreographing the act for Season 11 finale. I have worked really hard in the ideation part and, with the help of all the contestants in the house, we are surely going to entertain the audience," Salman said in a statement.

"I have followed the entire season to incorporate the mannerism of each contestant and their characteristics and equation with each other. It's a great feeling that people are looking forward to it," he added.

Hosted by Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, the show 'Bigg Boss 11' is aired on Colors TV. The top four include Hina Khan, Vikas Gupta, Puneesh Sharma and Shilpa Shinde. The finale will air on Sunday.

Evicted contestants like Arshi Khan, Hiten Tejwani, Luv Tyagi and Priyank Sharma will be coming back to perform in the finale episode.

Director Ken Ghosh, who has helmed web series 'Haq Se' which has Kashmir as the backdrop, says that he chose the place because they wanted a cold place and one which had "constant tension".

At an event here on Thursday to promote the show, Ghosh was asked why he chose Kashmir as the backdrop.

He said: "In this project, I came in when scripting and most of the casting was already done. It was set in Kashmir and I agreed to it because we have adapted this show from Louisa May Alcott's novel 'Little Women', which was set in a cold place.

"It is because when an external environment is cold, then the family comes together to create warmth. So, that was a very layered thing and the second thing is that 'Little Women' is set against the civil war of America, so we needed a place which had constant tension and Kashmir had that."

Has he attempted to show the socio-political scenario of Kashmir though his web series?

"This is more of a story of four sisters. It's an emotional family story and the politics of Kashmir is only the backdrop of the show. We are not commenting that this is right or that is wrong. Our journey is about the people of Kashmir and what they go through, the people who want to live a full and proper life and it's about a family of four girls and their mother and what they do."

Ghosh's directorial debut was ISHQ VISHK.

Talking about the difference in shooting a web series and a film, as well as about the emergence of the digital medium, Ghosh said: "The major difference is in writing, because in films, you have one interval but in a web series, after each episode, there is one interval.

"But even for a web series, our approach towards it was that of a film. I feel both are fun. You can have fun shooting a film as much as in a web series. I feel you don't have control over fate of your final product but at least the process should be fun. I feel digital medium is not future, it's the present. Digital is here to stay."

'Haq Se' stars Rajeev Khandelwal, Simone Singh, Rukhsar, Surveen Chawla, Pavail Gulati, Aanchal Sharma and Nikeesha Rangwal. It will air on the ALT Balaji platform from mid-February.