Holly to bolly: Jackie Chan to fly to India to film Kung Fu Yoga

Also, pic of baby Leo goes viral; first look of MS Dhoni biopic released; Jagga Jasoos resumes shooting; Hrithik to play Rambo in Hindi remake of Hollywood classic.

Jackie Chan is headed to Jodhpur, India, to film what is believed to be the most expensive leg in the Kung Fu Yoga production schedule. AFP PHOTO / JOHANNES EISELE
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International action star Jackie Chan is all set to fly to Jodhpur, India for the last schedule of his upcoming action-mystery-adventure drama Kung Fu Yoga. Chan will be shooting a Bollywood style dance number in a bright red kurta, green mojris and a dhol slung around his neck with his Indian co-stars Disha Patani and Amyra Dastur, reported The Mumbai Mirror. Kung Fu Yoga is the story of an archaeology professor whose search for a lost Indian treasure takes him around the world, before concluding in India. Actor Sonu Sood will play Randall, one of the many interesting characters the professor meets, who has a claim to the treasure. A portion of the movie will be shot in one more location in India, which is being kept a secret. The multilingual, Indo-Chinese production, directed by Stanley Tong, has been shot across Beijing, Dubai and Iceland, but the Indian schedule is expected to be the most expensive.

Pic of baby Leo goes viral

A 1976 baby photo of actor Leonardo DiCaprio with his parents, shared by the Facebook page of History in Pictures to celebrate the actor’s Oscar win, has gone viral and garnered a lot of attention for a very strange reason – the visible hair growth on his mother’s underarm. The photo, in which toddler Leo is seen sitting on his parents’ shoulders, has been shared almost 14,000 times, generated 8,000 comments and garnered over a 100,000 reactions on Facebook, since it was posted on March 1.

First look of MS Dhoni: The Untold Story

Fox Star Studios, the producers of M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story, have released the first look and poster of the biopic on the Indian cricket captain's life. The poster shows Sushant Singh Rajput, who portrays Dhoni's character in the film, on a bench at a platform in a train station, staring moodily at passenger train. A fitting location, considering Dhoni worked as a railway ticket collector in West Bengal before his cricketing career took off. The film, directed by Neeraj Pandey, also stars Kiara Advani and Disha Patani in leading roles as Dhoni's wife and a love interest, respectively, and will be released on September 1 in the UAE.

Katrina and Ranbir ‘reunite’ for Jagga Jasoos filming

The future of Anurag Basu's Jagga Jasoos has been uncertain ever since news of lead pair and real-life couple, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor's break-up became public. Shooting is finally back on track now:the Indian Express published a photo in which the two are seen on set with director Ayan Mukherjee. According to an earlier report in Mumbai Mirror, Ranbir Kapoor had gone back to work solo on February 8, while Katrina Kaif resumed shooting on February 12, with two bouncers posted at the gates to keep prying cameras at bay. Jagga Jasoos is due out in the UAE on June 2.

Hrithik Roshan takes on title role in Bollywood’s Rambo remake

Hrithik Roshan will be playing Sylvester Stallone's iconic character as a Vietnam War hero in the Hindi remake of cult classic Rambo, according to a report on NDTV.com yesterday. Siddharth Anand, who directed Roshan in Bang Bang!, the 2014 Hindi remake of Tom Cruise-starrer Knight and Day, bought the rights to Rambo a couple of years ago. The Rambo franchise consists of four movies and is based on David Morrell's novel First Blood.

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