First look: Manoj Bajpayee, Big B in Sarkar 3

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Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma took to Twitter to announce the star cast of his upcoming film Sarkar 3.

He unveiled Manoj Bajpayee's look from the film and wrote, 'Manoj Bajpayee plays Govind Deshpande in Sarkar 3. Loosely based on a very cranky and sleightly violent version of Kejriwal.'

Varma shared another picture and tweeted, 'Amitabh Bachchan plays Subhash Nagre in Sarkar 3.'

The third installment of the Sarkar franchise will star Yami Gautam as the female lead.

RGV posted one more picture and wrote, 'Yami Gautam plays the role of Annu Karkare in Sarkar 3. She plays a character who wants to take revenge on Sarkar for killing her father.'

Apart from these three actors, Sarkar 3 also features Jackie Shroff, Amit Sadh, Bharat Dhabolkar, Rohini Hattangadi and Ronit Roy.

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B-town celebs mourn the death of musician Kersi Lord

Hindi cinema's unsung hero Kersi Lord, who was a multi-instrumentalist and a close friend of RD Burman, passed away on October 16 at the age of 81.

Several celebrities took to Twitter to mourn his death.

Rishi Kapoor: 'Adios Kersi Lord! You and Pancham regaled us with your innovative synthesizer in many films. Earlier your dad, Cawasji on bongos. Thanks.'

Sonu Nigam: 'Respected Kersi Lord, one of the greatest musician and arranger of this world, breathed his last. Prayers for you Sir. Say Hi to my Mother.'

Pankaj Udhas: 'We lost a great musician music director music arranger and a wonderful human being Kersi Lord. May his soul rest in eternal peace.'

Salim Merchant: We've lost one of finest musicians of our indian film industry Mr. Kersi Lord Ji. He was & will always be an inspiration.. RIP Kersi baba.'

Vishal Dadlani: 'What a loss! He was a genuine pioneer, and responsible for so much of the film music we all grew up to! Unsung hero Kersi Lord. RIP.'

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Parineeti to endorse a new brand!

Parineeti Chopra, who has been away from the big screen for a while now, has something in store for her fans.

The actress shared a cute picture, above, on Instagram and captioned it, 'There is nothing like too much hair.#NewBrand COMING SOON.'

On film front, Pari will next be seen in Meri Pyaari Bindu alongside Ayushmann Khurrana.

The film, directed by Maneesh Sharma, will hit the screens in first half of 2017.

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Akshay Kumar shoots for Naam Shabana

Tapsee Pannu, who is riding high on the success of her last film PINK, is currently shooting for her next Naam Shabana.

Akshay Kumar, who plays a small cameo in the film, joined the actress on the sets in Kuala Lumpur.

The B-town hunk shared a picture, above, on Instagram and captioned it, 'In order!! The MasterMind, The Hero and The Cameo... Team #NaamShabana workin it on the streets of #KualaLumpur.'

Written and directed by Shivam Nair, the action thriller will release sometime next year.

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Sonam, Rhea, Arjun chilling in Delhi

Sonam Kapoor, who will soon start work on her upcoming film Veerey Di Wedding, recently zoomed off to Delhi with her sister Rhea and cousin brother Arjun Kapoor to attend a lavish bash.

The Aisha director shared a picture, above, on Instagram and captioned it, 'About last night. Stealing Anamiks saris straight out of her closet. Kapoors for @akshaymarwah22 bash in @anamikakhanna.in.'

'Crew love,' she captioned another picture.

While Sonam has one film under her kitty, Arjun will next be seen in Half Girlfriend and Mubaarkaan.

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Kriti, Ayushmann shoot for Bareilly Ki Barfi

Kriti Sanon and Ayushmann Khurrana have started shooting for their first film together titled Bareilly Ki Barfi.

The Dilwale actress shared an on-location picture, above, on Instagram and captioned it, '#BareillykiBarfi #loveblackandwhite @ayushmannk.'

She posted one more picture and wrote, 'A family that eats together..well atleast on an Off day! #BareillykiBarfi @rajkummar_rao @ayushmannk.'

Director Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, the movie is being produced by Junglee Pictures and is likely to release next year.