{
  "id": 14446829,
  "title": "Banita Sandhu joins Akshay Kumar in upcoming sci-fi thriller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/banita-sandhu-joins-akshay-kumar-in-upcoming-sci-fi-thriller",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T12:01:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1567143/banita-sandhu-joins-akshay-kumar-in-upcoming-sci-fi-thriller/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Actress Banita Sandhu has reportedly joined the cast of Samuk, an upcoming science-fiction thriller starring Akshay Kumar. The film combines action, survival and science fiction, with production currently underway in London. However, the filmmakers have not officially confirmed Sandhu’s casting. According to reports, Sandhu will play a British-born Indian environmentalist drawn into an unexpected…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "Priyadarshan says Akshay Kumar’s Hera Pheri 3 may never be made: ‘Too many complications’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/priyadarshan-says-akshay-kumars-hera-pheri-3-may-never-be-made-too",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:00:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}