George Miller's dystopian thriller "Mad Max: Fury Road", which won six Oscar trophies at the Academy Awards, is all set to re-release in India on March 11.
 	Warner Bros has decided to release the film in 3D & IMAX 3D.
	"Fury Road", one of the most reviewed films of 2015, won maximum trophies at the Oscars on Sunday where it was honoured for Costume Design, Film Editing, Makeup and Hairstyling, Production Design, Sound Editing and Sound Mixing.
	Set in the post-apocalypse world, the film revolves around a female warrior (Charlize Theron) who decides to rebel against the warlord to rescue his five wives.
	She is helped in her mission by film's titular hero, Max Rockatansky, played by Tom Hardy.

"Mad Max: Fury Road" to re-release in India

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Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has tied the knot with her American boyfriend Gene Goodenough in a private ceremony in Los Angeles.
	While the 41-year-old "Kal Ho Na Ho" star kept mum about her wedding, veteran actor and Preity's friend Kabir Bedi confirmed the news by congratulating her on Twitter.
	"HUGE CONGRATS my friend @realpreityzinta on your marriage to Gene in Los Angeles, City of Angels. Blessings!" he posted.
	Celebrity jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali, sister of Suzanne Khan, who is close friends with Preity and is in LA for her wedding, also congratulated the actress.
	"Congratulations sweets on your wedding @realpreityzinta. Lots of love and blessings all the way from India," Farah said.
	The news comes after Preity repeatedly quashed reports of her marriage.

Preity Zinta marries boyfriend Gene Goodenough in LA

Mark Rylance won his first Oscar for Steven Spielberg's "Bridge of Spies", but the actor revealed they had earlier discussed about working together on the director's 1987 movie "Empire of Sun".
	Rylance turned down the role first for he found the role very small. When the director went to the actor after "bettering" the part, Rylance let it go for a play.
	"It was 'Empire of the Sun'... He offered me a small part. I turned that down, and then he came back and offered me a better part, and I accepted it, but then a theatre director who I very much wanted to work with, had wanted to work with for a number of years, also offered me a part.
	"And Steven very nicely said I could step away from the film if I wanted to but I had to tell him in four hours, and I did decide after those four hours to step away and do the season of plays. And though the season of plays didn't go that well, I met my wife on the first day and now I've been able to work with Steven again. So, it turned out to be an 

Mark Rylance rejected Spielberg's 'Empire of Sun' twice

China's monthly box office has surpassed North America's for the first time in February, which included the peak movie-going period of Lunar New Year.
	The official Xinhua News Agency said Chinese cinemas took a record 6.87 billion yuan ($1.05 billion) in ticket sales in February, about USD 250 million more than the North American market.
	The report today cited the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.
	China's box office continues to grow at spectacular rates as the country builds more cinemas and screens. Its February total was nearly 70 per cent higher than that of February two years ago, Xinhua said.
	China is expected to surpass North America as the world's largest movie market as soon as next year.

China's box office tally last month outpaced North America's

Nimrat Kaur is all excited about her second international TV project, the second season of M Night Shyamalan's "Wayward Pines", where the Indian actress will play an architect.
	The 33-year-old "Airlift" star, who was last seen in a pivotal role in "Homeland 4", said she has never worked in a psychological thriller before.
	"I am super excited because this is a genre that I have never worked in before and also found this premise very very exciting.
	"I have to say that I haven't watched the season one yet. I have just had my hands full so haven't gotten down to watching it but I have heard incredible things about it. I have heard that it's really really cool and it had people hooked right up till the end," Numrat said in a statement.
	Directed by Indo-American screenwriter M Night Shyamalan, the series is based on the Wayward Pines novels by Blake Crouch.
	"I actually skyped with M Night Shyamalan about a week ago and we had a really lovely chat about what Season two is going to be ...

Nimrat Kaur plays mysterious architect in Shyamalan's next

His Oscar speech gave considerable importance to the current crisis of climate change as actor Leonardo DiCaprio felt it was imperative to use the stage to speak about the issue.
	DiCaprio finally broke the Oscar curse with his best actor win at the 88th Academy Awards, and what was noticeable was his passion for the cause of climate change as he called upon everyone to take action about it.
	When asked about his emotions regarding the win, the 41-year-old star said he felt grateful not only for the award but also for getting a chance to share his thoughts on the current environmental crisis.
	"It's been amazing for me to be able to sit there and not only talk about the film, but to talk about something that I've been duly as obsessed with besides cinema, our environment and climate change. To be able to speak about that in a platform of, I don't know, hundreds of millions of people that are watching this...
	"To me, this is the most existential crisis our civiization has ever known ..

Oscars perfect platform to talk about climate change: DiCaprio

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan says he is a fan of his friend and contemporary Shah Rukh Khan.
	The 50-year-old actor made the revelation on Twitter while sharing the trailer of SRK's much-awaited film "Fan".
	"@beingsalmankhan being a fan of @iamsrk," Salman wrote.
	This is not the first time the "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" star has promoted Shah Rukh's film. Before the release of "Diwale," Salman posted a series of promtional tweets and Dubsmash videos.
	Returning the favour, the "Chennai Express" actor also made videos on "Prem Ratan Dhan Payo" title track.
	Directed by Maneesh Sharma and produced by Yash Raj Films, "Fan" features Shah Rukh in double avatars, one as a superstar and the other his young lookalike admirer, Gaurav.
	The movie is due to hit theaters on April 15.

Salman Khan calls himself SRK's fan

Filmmaker James Gunn has expressed his displeasure over the best picture win of journalism drama "Spotlight" at the 88th Academy Awards.
	Shortly after the winner of the coveted prize was announced at the ceremony, the "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" filmmaker took to Twitter to express his feeling about the results of the awards show.
	"I hate when Best Picture goes to a different film than Best Director," he lashed out, apparently thinking that "The Revenant" should've taken the honor instead.
	"Does our own industry not understand what a director does?"
	His post prompted responses from other users.
	Sela Shiloni commented, "The Revenant was an incredible achievement in directing. After it got through editing, though, not the greatest movie...."
	Gunn wrote back, "The director also directs the editor. That is what a director does. And THAT is the misunderstanding.

James Gunn unhappy with 'Spotlight' best picture win at Oscars

Mexican director Alejandro Inarritu says while he is all for inclusion in Hollywood, he also feels people do not understand the complexity of the diversity issue and have "polarised and politicised" it.
	The debate on diversity began after the Academy left out black actors in the main categories of 88th Oscar Awards nominations.
	Inarritu, who won his second best directing Oscar for "The Revenant" yesterday, in a backstage interview said the discussion should be much more than just blacks and whites as diversity includes other races and communities too.
	"I want to say, which is something that is absurd. I think the debate is not only about black and white people. I think diversity really includes -- you know, what's that mean? That now is Oscar so brown or what? I think we are yellow and Native Americans and Latin Americans.
	"So the complexity of the society of the world is much more than one or the other. I think it's becoming a little bit very  polarized, very politicized, without 

Debate on diversity polarised: Alejandro G Inarritu

Amitabh Bachchan congratulated his "The Great Gatsby" co-star Leonardo DiCaprio on his first Oscar win for his role in "The Revenant", calling the honour a "much deserved" one.
	The 41-year-old superstar's cold streak at the Oscars finally came to an end after 23 years as he won the best actor trophy for his role of a revenge seeking fur trapper in "The Revenant".
	"FINALLY..! Leonardo gets Best Actor at Oscars .. ! A considerate co star and a thorough gentleman! Congratulations Leonardo for Oscars...
	"A much deserved recognition...," Bachchan posted on Twitter.
	The "Wazir" star, 73, also posted few pictures of him and DiCaprio during the time of "The Great Gatsby". Bachchan made his Hollywood debut with a cameo in the Baz Luhrmann-directed romantic drama in 2013.

Big B congratulates DiCaprio for his debut Oscar win

Comedian Krushna Abhishek admits there is rivalry between him and Kapil Sharma but says there should be healthy competition.
	"There is no respect left as cold war was going on between us (Krushna and Kapil Sharma) since 'Comedy Circus'. We are not friends... There is rivalry (between us)," Krushna told PTI.
	Kapil, 34, became a household name with his show "Comedy Nights with Kapil". Due to reported differences between Kapil and the channel 'Colours', the two decided to part ways.
	"I did not want him (Kapil) to leave the show (Comedy Nights with Kapil). It would have been a healthy fight between us with 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' and 'Comedy Nights Bachao'," Krushna said.
	Now that Kapil is coming up with his new comedy show on another channel Krushna is up for a competition.
	"Now there will be healthy competition between us as he has a new show on different channel," the 32-year-old comedian-actor added.
	It was Krushna who stepped in Kapil's shoes as a host and "Comedy Nights ...

There is rivalry between me and Kapil: Krushna Abhishek

Singer Sam Smith says performing at Oscars was the "worst moment" of his life.
	The 23-year-old English singer, who took home the best original song award for "Writing's on the Wall" from "Spectre" also performed the same track during the ceremony.
	Smith said he hated every single minute of singing on the Oscar stage, reported Us magazine.
	"It was the worst moment of my life. Singing was horrible. I hated every minute," he said after the show.
	Few Twitter users also felt his performance was not upto the mark.
	"I'm sorry but Sam smith sounded terrible," one user wrote. "It's already a terrible song, but being pitchy is definitely making it special," another added.

Sam Smith calls Oscar performance 'worst moment' of his life

Action star Sylvester Stallone's brother Frank, who slammed the Academy for awarding Mark Rylance with the best supporting actor Oscar, has apologized for his remarks on "Bridge of Spies" actor.
	Rylance took home the best supporting actor Oscar beating the frontrunner Sylvester Stallone and like his fans, "Creed" star's brother Frank was visibly upset by the Academy's decision.
	Sylvester, 69, appeared to be in fine spirits and thanked his fans for all the support captioning his Oscar red carpet photo "NEVER GIVE IN , NEVER GIVE OUT , NEVER GIVE UP! Thanks for the support." But Frank could not stop himself from slamming the Academy and calling Rylance's win a "Hollywood bullshit".
	"The Academy should be ashamed of themselves. It's as clear as the nose on your face that Sly won. Mark who? It's total Hollywood bullshit," he tweeted.
	The "Rocky" star later reacted to his sibling's comments.
	"Sorry, didn't mean for this picture to go up before saying that I'm very happy and please ...

Stallone's brother slams Academy, later apologises

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has begun shooting for her debut Hollywood film "Baywatch" in Miami.
	The 33-year-old actress, who made her international debut last year with thriller TV series "Quantico," took to Twitter to share a picture of a beach bucket filled with Baywatch goodies.
	"Everything you need on a beach... And day 1 on set! Amazing! Everyone is so great! Yay team #Baywatch," she captioned the picture.
	Priyanka made a stunning Oscar debut yesterday, where she also presented the best editing award to "Mad Max: Fury Road".
	She attended the awards after party wearing a silver gown and immediately left for the airport to catch a flight to Miami.
	"Baywatch" revolves around the leader of an elite group of lifeguards (Dwayne Johnson), who is forced to team up with a young, hotshot former Olympian (Zac Efron) to save their beloved bay.
	Priyanka plays villainous Victoria Deeds. The film is scheduled to release on May 19, 2017.

Priyanka Chopra begins shooting for 'Baywatch'

First look of Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur starrer "Ok Jaanu" was revealed on Twitter by filmmaker Karan Johar.
	To be directed by Shaad Ali, the film is a remake of Mani Ratnam's Tamil movie "Ok Kanmani," and reunites the hit "Aashiqui 2" pair.
	"Aditya Roy Kapur, Shraddha Kapoor, Mani Ratnam, Gulzar, A R Rahman, directed by Shaad Ali... And it's #OKJaanu," Johar wrote.
	Shraddha is seen embracing Aditya in the still. The 26-year-old actress, who recently wrapped up the shooting of "Rock On 2" and the "Fitoor" actor will start filming the project this month.
	The story revolves around the lives of two young lovers and deals with the issues like live-in relationships.
	The 2015 Tamil romantic drama originally starred Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen, who portrayed a young couple in a live-in relationship in Mumbai. Rahman also composed the music for the Tamil version.

Sharddha embraces Aditya in 'Ok Jaanu' first look

Manoj Bajpayee and Rajkummar Rao are two of the most competent actors in the industry today but the "Special 26" star says there was no insecurity between the two during the shoot of "Aligarh".
	Manoj, who has been part of Hindi cinema for more than  a decade now, said he and Rajkummar have immense respect for each other.
	The "Satya" actor, who has worked with Rajkummar for the first time in "Aligarh", said he admires the young star a lot.
	"The chemistry between us has come out good in 'Aligarh' because of the mutual respect. There is no insecurity. We are improved people. We are not jealous of each other's lines, presence. He respects me and I give that respect back. We are each other's admirers and well wishers," Manoj told PTI.
	In "Aligarh", the actor plays Aligarh Muslim University professor S R Siras, who was suspended due to his alleged sexual orientation.
	Manoj said he jumped at the opportunity to play Siras when director Hansal Mehta approached him because he was looking ..

No insecurity between me and Rajkummar: Manoj Bajpayee

Filmmaker Prakash Jha says he is open to directing a Hollywood film rooted in India.
	Jha, who has helmed socio-political films like "Gangaajal", "Apaharan" and "Raajneeti", feels it is difficult to direct a movie which is based in a territory he is not familiar with.
	"My films are rooted here. So, somebody has to give me a script which I feel comfortable with. It's difficult for me to write a script which is rooted elsewhere. Like, if there is a Hollywood kind of script rooted in India, I would definitely like to do it," Jha told PTI.
	The director says if the characters are sub-continental, then it becomes easier for him to guide his script, unlike if they are entirely set in America.
	"If there's an Indian story... Like the Hollywood film 'Gandhi', I could've done it. I did 'Rajneeti', which was as big as 'Gandhi' in terms of its scale. But to set a story in America? I don't know that society," he said.
	"Even if I am living there, it's difficult for me to suddenly guide my ...

Would love to direct Hollywood film based in India:Prakash Jha

It came as a surprise when Mark Rylance took home the best supporting actor Oscar beating the frontrunner Sylvester Stallone and like his fans, "Creed" star's brother Frank was visibly upset by the Academy's decision.
	Sylvester, 69, appeared to be in fine spirits and thanked his fans for all the support captioning his Oscar red carpet photo "NEVER GIVE IN , NEVER GIVE OUT , NEVER GIVE UP! Thanks for the support." But Frank could not stop himself from slamming the Academy and calling Rylance's win a "Hollywood bullshit".
	"The Academy should be ashamed of themselves. It's as clear as the nose on your face that Sly won. Mark who? It's total Hollywood bullshit," he tweeted.
	The "Rocky" star later reacted to his sibling's comments.
	"Sorry, didn't mean for this picture to go up before saying that I'm very happy and please understand my brother is so emotional because he is just very protective and only wants the best for me. Life is good!," he wrote on Instagram.
	Sylvester was ...

Sylvester Stallone's brother slams Academy over Oscar upset

Academy Award winning actor George Kennedy has died of old age in Boise, Idaho. He was 91.
	The news of Kennedy's demise was confirmed by his grandson Cory Schenkel on Facebook.
	"For 14 years I took care of my grandparents. I have travelled on many business trips and movie shoots with my grandpa... I have created so many great memories and I will enjoy them for life.
	"While I am extremely sad that they are both gone (my grandma in September 14 and my grandpa this morning) I am grateful for the life, memories, and knowledge they shared with me. They both lived amazing lives and I know they are resting in peace," Schenkel posted.
	Kennedy won Oscar for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic "Cool Hand Luke," starring Paul Newman in the lead role.
	Following the critical and commercial success of the film, Kennedy carved out a niche as one of Hollywood's most recognizable supporting actors and played important parts in several action movies in the 1970s.
	One 

Oscar-winning actor George Kennedy dies at 91

Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez finds her ex-fiance Ben Affleck's phoenix back tattoo "awful".
	The 46-year-old "Feel The Light" hitmaker feels the fact that the body art has too many colours in it makes it a way less cooler, reported People magazine.
	"It's awful! What are you doing?" His tattoos always have too many colors, they shouldn't be so colorful. They should be cooler," Lopez said on Andy Cohen's "Watch What Happens Live"
	Affleck, 43, debuted his large-scale ink featuring a huge Phoenix taking flight, in December.
	The "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" star also has a dolphin on his right hip covering up the name of his high school sweetheart.
	Affleck met Lopez on the set of "Gigli" in 2002. The pair got engaged that same year, but called of the wedding in 2003 due to "excessive media attention.

Jennifer Lopez calls Ben Affleck's pheonix tattoo 'awful'

Actress Jamie King has has opened up about suffering from child abuse.
	The 36-year-old "Sin City" star took to Twitter and Instagram revealing she is a "survivor" as well, following Lady Gaga's Oscar performance.
	"SURVIVOR - Thank you @kyle_newman for loving me wholeMy children @lenadunham for her relentless bravery that always leads my Spirit to stand up," she wrote on Instagram.
	"@ladygaga #DianeWarren for breaking me whole last night and tonight TS I love you for being there no matter what Thank you to the only people I have told," King continued.
	Apart from expressing gratitude to her loved ones, the mother of two also acknowledged her own strength.
	"Thank you to myself to not choosing to not make this a cover story though that was what was suggested to me but to express from my heart to you all personally which felt the most honest way for me to speak.
	"Thank you to my Soul, body, mind, emotions, my inner child, my younger self, I love you," she wrote.
	King reflected on ...

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