Alia to sing 'Samjhawan Unplugged' live (Movie Snippets)

Young actress Alia Bhatt, whose singing talent was first showcased through "Highway", has now used her vocal skills for a new song, "Samjhawan Unplugged". She will sing it live here Wednesday.

"Samjhawan Unplugged" is a melodious rendition of Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal's "Samjhawan" from Alia and Varun Dhawan's forthcoming movie "Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania".

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has produced "Humpty Sharma...", pushed Alia to take her singing a step further with "Samjhawan Unplugged". Now her song is ready to be released Wednesday on select online portals followed by an exclusive video Friday.

She will also stage a special live performance Wednesday in front of a select audience and media. The event will be presented by Varun, to whom Alia has dedicated this song.

"Humpty Sharma...", directed by Shashank Khaitan, is releasing July 11.

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Onir to roll cameras for 'Shab' in Delhi

Filmmaker Onir has landed in Delhi with his team to roll the camera for his new movie "Shab".

"In Delhi :) to start shooting for my next film @ShabTheFilm," Onir posted on his Twitter page Wednesday.

The film is set in the South Delhi milieu, and it explores human relationships. It features actors like Ashish Bisht, Arpita Pal, Raveena Tandon and French actor Simon Frenay.

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Sidharth spies on his 'Ek Villain' audience

Actor Sidharth Malhotra seems to be keen to take a first-hand account of the reactions of the audience to his latest Bollywood release "Ek Villain". He has been visiting cinema halls here to do so.

The film, which released June 26, also features Shraddha Kapoor and Riteish Deshmukh.

Sidharth's idea is to gather unbiased reactions and he is liking the experience.

"I have been visiting theatres to catch first-hand audience reaction. It was wonderful and a one of a kind experience," he said.

The "Student Of The Year" actor was nervous before the film's release especially because in "Ek Villain", he is not seen as the loverboy that the audience is used to seeing him as. He is instead seen doing hardcore action and stunts.