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After Farhan Akhtar as ace athlete Milkha Singh and Priyanka Chopra as boxing Olympic medallist Mary Kom, Bollywood's action star Akshay Kumar could well be on his way to essay late wrestler-actor Dara Singh. Dara Singh's son Vindoo says he has been approached by director Rohit Jugraj for the project. "Yes, Rohit Jugraj has approached me to make a film on my father's life. Akshay Kumar is the one chosen to play my father in this project. However, Akshay would need time to bulk up," he said. Vindoo, who had been in news after being accused in the Indian Premier League (IPL) spot-fixing scam and was even in jail for 13 days, added: "All these things happened and I didn't want to embarrass Akshay by connecting with him on this at a time when the media was hounding me." But now the project will take off. Interestingly, there is another Dara Singh biopic in the pipeline. This one is in Punjabi. "Yes I've been approached by the producers of 'Jatt & Juliet' with a Punjabi film where they want Sangram Singh to play my dad. Let's see which one materialises first," said Vindoo.
What is Darani doing?
All eyes are on director Darani now. The ace film-maker of Tamil cinema, who rendered several hits including 'Dhil', 'Dhool', 'Gilli' and 'Kuruvi', is keeping his lips tight about his forthcoming venture. When queried what is up his sleeve, he chooses to remain silent. 'It will be grand and big', comes the reply. Known for his brand of films - racy entertainers, the director admits that the genre has gained him an identity. 'I am just doing what I am best at. It has gone down well with the audience and I am happy about it,' he says. On his dream assignments, the director says, "I would love to direct Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan films".
29 killed, 25 hurt in MP twin train derailment
Twenty-nine people were killed as two express trains derailed within minutes of each other on flooded tracks while crossing a railway bridge in Harda district of Madhya Pradesh in the dead of night and plunged into the swollen Machak river. There were conflicting versions on the number of casualties in the twin derailment at around 1130 pm last night involving the Varanasi-bound Kamayani Express from Mumbai and the Mumbai-bound Janta express that originated from Patna. The accident occurred between Khirkiya and Bhirangi stations on Khandwa-Irasi sections, 160 km from Bhopal.