There are actors who become synonymous with action, actors who build their identity around romance, and stars whose names immediately evoke spectacle. And then there is Ayushmann Khurrana, who over the years has almost created a genre of his own: films built around ideas that sound outrageous when reduced to a single sentence, but somehow become warm, funny, relatable mainstream entertainers once he steps into them. That is precisely why Udta Teer feels interesting even before its release. Ayushmann plays a Pakistani spy who loses his memory and finds himself caught in a situation where his identity, loyalties and understanding of who he really is are thrown into complete chaos. On paper, it is a premise that could easily have become a dark espionage thriller or an intense geopolitical drama. Instead, Udta Teer turns the situation into a patriotic comedy-filled caper, combining action, confusion and absurdity. And suddenly, you find yourself thinking: isn't this exactly the kind of film Ayushmann Khurrana was born to headline? In fact, there was a period when describing an upcoming Ayushmann film to somebody almost became an entertaining exercise in itself. A young man is a sperm donor, but the film is actually a love story. A soon-to-be-married man suffers from erectile dysfunction, but the film is a family comedy. A young man's middle-aged parents unexpectedly become pregnant, but their embarrassment becomes one of Hindi cinema's most endearing family entertainers. A prematurely balding man desperately tries to hold on to his confidence and his idea of attractiveness. A small-town performer discovers that his ability to speak in a woman's voice can become a profession, and eventually, a recipe for complete chaos. Now add another sentence to that list: A Pakistani spy loses his memory and begins navigating an entirely different sense of identity. That one line has vintage Ayushmann Khurrana written all over it. What made films such as Vicky Donor, Shubh Mangal Saavdhan, Badhaai Ho, Bala and Dream Girl connect was not merely that their concepts were unusual. Hindi cinema has never suffered from a shortage of unusual ideas. The more difficult achievement was making those ideas accessible to audiences that might otherwise have kept their distance from the subjects. Ayushmann became one of the industry's most reliable bridges between the unconventional and the mainstream. His characters rarely enter the screen as superheroes. More often, they are men with insecurities, embarrassments and problems that they would rather nobody knew about. He has repeatedly allowed circumstances to overwhelm his characters, and that vulnerability has been crucial to his appeal. Instead of asking audiences to admire his characters from a distance, his films usually invite viewers to laugh with them, laugh at them and eventually root for them. Udta Teer appears to tap into exactly that quality. More significantly, Ayushmann himself recently described Udta Teer as a return to the kind of content-driven cinema associated with the phase that first brought him widespread popularity. Speaking at FICCI Frames 2026, the actor argued for films that connect strongly with audiences without necessarily depending on inflated budgets or scale. In that context, his excitement about Udta Teer acquires greater significance. Because perhaps what audiences have missed was never simply Ayushmann doing comedy. It was Ayushmann taking a concept that another actor might consider too strange, too awkward or too difficult to categorise, and turning precisely that strangeness into the film's biggest selling point. That distinction is important. At his best, Ayushmann does not appear to choose movies according to conventional genre definitions. He appears attracted to the question at the centre of them. What happens if the hero is a sperm donor? What happens when a son discovers his parents are expecting another child? What happens when society's obsession with physical appearance collides with a young man's rapidly disappearing hairline? And now: what happens when a spy forgets the very identity on which his mission depends? The answer could make Udta Teer much more than another comedy arriving in cinemas. It could mark the return of the particular brand of Hindi entertainer that Ayushmann helped popularise: the high concept film whose poster makes you curious, whose trailer makes you wonder how anybody came up with the idea, but whose emotions remain recognisably Indian and mainstream. There is another advantage Ayushmann brings to such material: he rarely appears embarrassed by the absurdity of the premise. He commits to it. That conviction is why the phrase Ayushmann Khurrana film came to mean something beyond merely a movie featuring Ayushmann Khurrana. For a while, it described a particular kind of theatrical experience: a provocative idea without the heaviness normally associated with a provocative idea; a social observation without turning the film into a lecture; an imperfect hero without sacrificing star appeal; and comedy emerging from circumstances rather than being bolted onto them. With Udta Teer, those ingredients appear to be coming together again, only this time against the colourful backdrop of spies, borders, mistaken identity, action and madness. And perhaps that is the most exciting thing about the film. Udta Teer does not seem to be asking Ayushmann Khurrana to transform himself into somebody else's idea of a Hindi-film hero. It appears to be doing something far more promising. It is allowing Ayushmann Khurrana to be completely, unmistakably Ayushmann Khurrana again. Also Read: Ayushmann Khurrana explains chanting Pakistan Zindabad in Udta Teer; says, Whatever the script demands from me, I do
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Actress Shivaleeka Oberoi took to social media on Thursday, October 1, to cheer for her husband and filmmaker Abhishek Pathak as his much-awaited directorial Drishyam The Conclusion arrived in cinemas on October 2. A day before the films release, Shivaleeka shared a heartfelt note along with behind-the-scenes glimpses from the making of the third instalment of the popular thriller franchise. Sharing photos featuring the iconic Salgaonkar house as well as other sets from Drishyam The Conclusion, Shivaleeka reflected on witnessing the filmmakers journey up close. Her post offered a personal glimpse into the hard work and preparation that went into bringing the latest chapter of the story to the big screen. Ive seen the dream, the hard work, the sleepless nights and the heart behind it all. Tomorrow, the world gets to see what Ive been lucky enough to witness, she wrote. Shivaleeka also drew attention to the central theme that has remained at the heart of the Drishyam franchise family. Sharing her confidence in Abhishek Pathaks approach to the story, she added, And if youve watched Drishyam, you already know..when it comes to family, my husband doesnt play around. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Shivaleeka Oberoi Pathak (@shivaleekaoberoi) Drishyam The Conclusion brings the long-running story of Vijay Salgaonkar to its latest chapter. Played by Ajay Devgn, Vijay is a middle-class businessman from Goa who has remained at the centre of the police investigation following the disappearance of IG Meera Deshmukhs son. The third instalment comes after the success of Drishyam and Drishyam 2 and is expected to bring the story to its conclusion. While the Malayalam version of the franchise also released its third chapter earlier this year, the Hindi Drishyam The Conclusion is expected to chart a different narrative from its Malayalam counterpart. The film brings back several key members of the cast, including Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Shriya Saran, Ishita Dutta and Rajat Kapoor. The upcoming instalment also expands the ensemble with actors including Jaideep Ahlawat and Prakash Raj. With Drishyam The Conclusion now in theatres, Shivaleekas BTS post gives audiences a glimpse of the world that Abhishek Pathak and his team created before the films release. Also Read: Drishyam The Conclusion mania EXPLODES! Theatres add post-midnight shows BEFORE release; exhibitors asked to match Spider-Man, Dhurandhar The Revenge pricing
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Digital Desk | Bengaluru, Oct 2 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Friday challenged Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to prove his allegation that the BJP had conspired to delete the names of around 50 lakh voters from the electoral rolls, and demanded that he resign if he failed to substantiate the charge. Speaking to the media, Vijayendra said CM Shivakumars allegations against the BJP over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process and Form-7 applications were serious, particularly his claim that the BJP was conspiring to remove the votes of Ahinda communities, Dalits, backward classes and minorities. As the Chief Minister himself has made such a serious allegation, he should prove it with documentary evidence. Otherwise, he should resign from the post of Chief Minister, Vijayendra said. Shivakumar has alleged that there was a conspiracy to remove the names of around 50 lakh voters. However, Vijayendra said the Chief Minister had not publicly produced any specific documents or evidence to support the allegation. Vijayendra said Form-7 was not a special instrument available only to the BJP. Under Election Commission rules, it is a legal provision through which objections can be filed against names in the electoral rolls in cases involving ineligible, deceased, shifted or duplicate voters. He said if the BJP or any other political party or eligible individual submitted Form-7 applications with the intention of helping clean up the electoral rolls, the final decision would rest with the election authorities. Submission of Form-7 does not automatically result in the deletion of anyones name from the electoral roll, he said, adding that portraying the right to file Form-7 objections as illegal was incorrect. Vijayendra said Shivakumar should place before the people the documents and evidence on which he had based his allegation that the BJP was conspiring to delete 50 lakh voters. According to the information available to the BJP, he said, the number of Form-7 applications filed across the state was much lower than the figure alleged by the Chief Minister. He also said Form-7 applications had not been filed only by BJP workers. Representatives of various political parties, Booth Level Officers and members of the public had also submitted objections. Vijayendra said different figures regarding the number of Form-7 applications had been reported recently and that the Election Commission should clarify the final official figure. He said the power to add or delete names from electoral rolls or decide on objections rested with the competent election authorities. The BJP has no authority to directly delete anyones name from the electoral roll. A name does not get deleted merely because a Form-7 application is submitted. A decision is taken only after the prescribed process, including verification, objections and inquiry, he said. He said the Chief Ministers direct allegation that the BJP was deleting voters names was contrary to these facts. Vijayendra said verification of electoral rolls was an essential part of the democratic electoral process to find names of deceased persons, duplicate registrations, voters who had shifted residence or people who were otherwise ineligible. If there are irregular names, they should be identified and verified. At the same time, not a single eligible voter should be unfairly removed. The Election Commission should transparently ensure both these aspects, he said. Vijayendra also sought verification of the increase in the number of voters in the Narasimharaja Assembly constituency in Mysuru. He said the BJP had raised the issue of an increase of around 1.30 lakh voters in the constituency over the last two elections. He also said information had come to the partys attention about questions being raised locally regarding some people who had approached authorities during the SIR process to get their names added to the electoral roll. There are questions about some people who are residing in other constituencies but are coming here to register their names, he said. Vijayendra said that if such cases existed, the Election Commission should conduct a comprehensive verification without considering which political party the individuals were associated with. CM Shivakumar on Thursday staged a dharna at the Chief Electoral Officers office in Bengaluru, demanding the registration of a criminal case and a probe into the alleged conspiracy to delete eligible voters' names through Form 7 applications. After the protest, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer V. Anbukumar has directed Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) across the state to take action against applicants found to have knowingly made false declarations while filing claims and objections related to electoral rolls.
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