Will Raghav Chadha make his acting debut? Parineeti Chopra answers
'Raghav always wins because we watch the news every day, and now I can't sleep without watching the news. He actually always tells me that 'Listen, I don't have the time to watch so much, so you have got to recommend the good stuff to me'. And actually, I'm the same. I don't watch a lot of content. And I don't sit and watch a film every day. So even for me, I always tell people, listen, 'recommend me the good stuff, and I will only watch that'. So we're a bit choosy watchers,' she added.India Today's review of 'Heads of State' reads, 'As a straight-up action-comedy, 'Heads of State' punches above its weight. It's not perfect, but it's perfectly entertaining, and sometimes, that's more than enough. The only real let-down is that this one's headed straight to streaming. With a cast this magnetic and set pieces this extravagant, it truly deserved the theatrical treatment.''Heads of State' is streaming on Prime Video.- EndsMust Watch
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