Taapsee Pannu is back with the sequel to the 2021 romantic thriller film, Haseen Dillruba. Helmed by Jayprad Desai, Phir Aayi Hasseen Dillruba is all set to release on August 9, 2024. But before the audience can finally enjoy the movie in theatres, the team hosted a star-studded screening of it in Mumbai.

The lead actress of the movie, Taapsee Pannu made a head-turning at the event. For the special night, she went in a black floor-length dress. Her attire also featured a red cloth attached to her dress with a huge red rose. Keeping her makeup dewy with kohl-rimmed eyes and nude lips, she tied her hair in a high ponytail.  

She was joined by her co-star, Vikrant Massey, and Sunny Kaushal. While the 12th Fail actor decided to go with a beige suit with a white shirt and brown striped tie, the Shiddat actor looked dapper in an all-black outfit. While Pannu will be reprising her role as Rani Saxena, Massey portrays Rishabh Saxena. Sunny, on the other hand, is seen in the role of Abhimanyu.

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Ridley Scott, best known for directing 2012’s Prometheus and 2017’s Alien: Covenant, has taken a break from the director’s chair on his upcoming project Alien: Romulus. The sci-fi horror is now helmed by Don’t Breathe and Evil Dead director Fede Alvarez. Although Scott gave the reins to Alvarez as a producer, he was deeply involved in the development stage of the film. 

In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Scott revealed that Alvarez’s initial screenplay was long, and the two worked together to finesse it. “The danger of all franchises is they do die unless somebody suddenly decides to pick up the mat and run down the field with a ball,” he told the outlet. 

He also added that Fede had a “blueprint” in his mind, and he had to step back and let him take over. “It was also long, but the screenplay is always long. And so we got into that a little bit,” he added.

However, when it comes to directing, the Gladiator II director prefers to neither give nor take advice. Scott claims that advice is the last thing a creative person—carrying a project on their back—would like to hear. 

Although Alvarez pinged Scott every time a milestone was hit, the latter was adamant not to meddle with his work or approach. “I do not need advice. If I fall on my own sword and therefore lie bleeding, I say, ‘It was my fault,’” he added. Moreover, he has great hopes for Alvarez and his “streak of brilliance!”