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PM Narendra Modi praised the team of Coolie No 1 for going plastic-free.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to praise the team of Coolie No 1 for going plastic-free and using steel bottles on sets. The makers of Sara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan film recently announced that they have went plastic-free on sets.

Prime Minister on Twitter wrote, "Superb gesture by the team of #CoolieNo1! Happy to see the film world contributing towards freeing India from single use plastic. (sic)."

Varun replied with a namaste and Indian flag emoji.

Varun Dhawan had earlier shared a photo of the Coolie No 1 team announcing that they are going plastic-free. H e wrote, "Being a plastic-free nation is the need of the hour and great intiative taken by our prime minister and we can all do this by making small changes. The sets of #CoolieNo1 will now only use steel bottles. @PMOIndia (sic)"

Varun Dhawan garnered a lot of praise for encouraging use of steel bottles on Coolie No 1 sets. Several fans congratulated the actor for his initiative. Replying to one such tweet, the actor said that they will now be installing water dispensers on sets and their offices so that people can refill their steel bottles.

He wrote, "Totally ma'am. It's a bad habit that we are trying to free ourselves from. Trying to get many water dispensers installed in studio canteen areas and offices will be the next step for the film industry."

Coolie No. 1 became the first Bollywood film to go plastic-free, producer of the movie Deepshikha DDeshmukh announced on September 1. She wrote, "Going #Plasticfree on #CoolieNo1. One sip at a time - hope we inspire many #BeatPlasticPollution #StayHydrated Thank u to the Coolie-est Team for making this happen. (sic)"

The decision to go plastic-free came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his Independence Day speech, urged people to shun single-use plastic. The PM, in his speech encouraged usage of jute and cloth bags to protect the environment.

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Salman Khan announces Inshallah with Alia Bhatt is delayed: I will still see you all on Eid 2020

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Inshallah, starring Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt, will no longer release on Eid 2020.

Fans will have to wait a little longer to watch Salman Khan romance Alia Bhatt on the big screen. The two are coming together for the first time in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Inshallah, which was all set to hit the theatres on Eid 2020.

Salman took to his Twitter account to announce that the release of Inshallah has been pushed. "But I will still see you all on Eid, 2020. Insha-Allah!" he reassured his fans. However, he did not reveal any details about which film of his will come out on Eid.

Inshallah will be Salman and Sanjay's first collaboration after two decades. Their last film together was the 1999 hit Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (not counting the actor's cameo in Saawariya).

Salman tweeted in March this year, "It's been 20 years but I am glad Sanjay and I are finally back in his next film, Inshallah. Looking forward to work with Alia and inshallah we will all be blessed on this journey."

Alia was elated to be a part of Inshallah and said that it has been a "long wait" to achieve her dream of working with Sanjay. She expressed her excitement in a series of tweets.

"Dream with your eyes wide open, they say, and I did. Sanjay sir and Salman Khan are magical together and I can't wait to join them on this beautiful journey called 'Inshallah,'" she wrote.

When she was nine, Alia went with her mother Soni Razdan to audition for Black (the role eventually went to Ayesha Kapur). "I was 9 when I first walked into Sanjay Leela Bhansali's office, all nervous and hoping and praying that I would be in his next film. It's been a long wait," Alia revealed in another tweet.

According to reports, Salman will play a 40-something US-based businessman in Inshallah, while Alia will be seen as an aspiring actress in her mid-20s. The film will be shot in parts of north India and the US, and Sanjay has already finished a recce with his team.

We cannot wait for the makers to announce the new release date of Inshallah.

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Superb gesture: PM Narendra Modi praises team of Coolie No 1 for going plastic-free

Salman Khan announces Inshallah with Alia Bhatt is delayed: I will still see you all on Eid 2020