Rukmini Vasanth is gearing up to be seen in Geetu Mohandas's Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups . The film, which is releasing this Wednesday, August 26, will see the actor stepping into the role of Mellisa in the Yash-led action thriller. This marks another high-profile project for her after the success of Kantara: Chapter 1 . Rukmini Vasanth Lost Her Father In The 2007 Uri Mission Rukmini is the daughter of Colonel Vasanth Venugopal, who served as the Commanding Officer of the 9 Maratha Light Infantry. He was killed in action in Uri in 2007 while preventing armed infiltrators from crossing the India-Pakistan border. He was later posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra for his bravery and became Karnataka's first recipient of the country's highest peacetime military decoration. Rukmini was a child when her father died. Opening up about the loss and its impact on her life, she said, "It left a lasting impact on me because I was a child when we lost our father. At ...
Deepika Padukone will not be seen in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra 2. The actor's spokesperson has denied recent reports claiming that she was set to play a key role in the upcoming film. "All recent reports of Deepika Padukone being a part of Brahmastra 2 or associated with the project in any capacity are untrue," the spokesperson told NDTV. A recent report by Pinkvilla had claimed that Ayan and his team were keen to cast Deepika as Amruta in the next chapter of the Astraverse. However, her team has now clarified that she has no association with the project. Ranbir Kapoor is expected to return as Shiva in Brahmastra 2 . The actor is reportedly set to finish shooting for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana Part 2 by January 2027. He will then have a short preparation period before beginning work on Brahmastra 2 in 2027. Released in 2022, Brahmastra: Part One - Shiva introduced Ranbir Kapoor as Shiva, a young man who discovers his connection with the powerful Ast...