Filmmaker Dinesh Vijan said the plot of "Go Goa Gone 2" will centre around aliens, unlike its predecessor which was a comedy about zombies.
Eros international and Maddock Films recently announced the sequel to the 2013 film, which featured an ensemble cast of Saif Ali Khan, Kunal Kemmu, Vir Das, Anand Tiwari and Puja Gupta.
The movie followed three men whose holiday to Goa turns out to be a zombie nightmare. Saif played the role of Boris, a Russian mobster-turned-zombie hunter, in the Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK-directed film.
"The team of 'Roohi Afzana' is writing the sequel. The writer came up with the idea and I loved it and then we developed it. Eros said let's announce it and we did. We just need to give every actor, who was there in the first part, a little more like a 2.0 version and bring something new.
"Zombie element won't be there, we are doing it with aliens. The world will be similar like same emotion, same comic timing, like stoner comedy, but a new journey," Dinesh told 

'Go Goa Gone 2' will have aliens, says Dinesh Vijan

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Abhimanyu Dassani, who made his acting debut with Vasan Bala's "Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota", has a variety of films in the pipeline and the newcomer says his aim is to explore his range as a performer.
This year, Abhimanyu will feature in two movies -- action entertainer "Nikamma" with Shirley Setia and Shilpa Shetty; and ensemble family comedy "Aankh Micholi", alongside Paresh Rawal, Sharman Joshi and Mrunal Thakur.
The actor said the two projects are completely different.
"I didn't take a film till 'Mard Ko...' released and so there was a delay in the next film. I have been choosy in selecting films. I don't want to be blocked or be put in any box. 'Nikamma' is a commercial-action thriller, while 'Aankh Micholi' is a family comedy," Abhimanyu told PTI in an interview.
The actor revealed that he is also working on a yet-to-be-titled romantic drama film.
"I don't want to do same kind of films again and again. It is important to do different films as that's the enrichment and growth an ...

I want to explore my capacity as an actor: Abhimanyu Dassani

Filmmaker Homi Adajania says his digital debut series "Saas Bahu Aur Cocaine", about women running cocaine cartel, is going to be a funny, gritty and extremely bold show.
The director has lined up the Hotstar Original as his follow-up project to his upcoming release, Irrfan Khan-starrer "Angrezi Medium".
Homi, who has penned the show, said he always wanted to tell a story about women working in the drug business.
"I wanted to make a story about a bunch of women, who are living in a downtrodden family and they are so more evolved than anything around them. Even the men in the family, who are working abroad, don't know what they are doing as they would only visit during Holi and Diwali.
"The women are running a small embroidery business but it is actually a front for their cocaine business which is the biggest in the entire South Asia. They are living in crumbling haveli in Kutch and they have everything at their disposal as they have a loads of cash. The series is going to be funny, ...

'Saas Bahu Aur Cocaine' will be funny, gritty and bold: Homi Adajania

Hrithik Roshan's next stop can be Hollywood as the Bollywood superstar has been signed by US-based Gersh Agency.
According to Deadline, the agency will represent Hrithik along with celebrity management firm, KWAN, in India and manager Amrita Sen.
"Hrithik has always been an envelope pusher. For the last 20 years, Hrithik has been helping to drive Indian cinema into new genres, new narrative concepts and ever-more sophisticated storytelling. He is excited about the fact that the market for global content, which features characters and stories from other parts of the world, couldn't be stronger than it is today.
"With Hrithik's leadership, our goal is to continue to put India in a front and centre position on the path towards globalisation and diversity and help integrate creators into new markets that were previously not available to them. In partnership with Gersh, we will now be taking Hrithik's ambitious vision around the world," Amrita said.
The Gresh Agency aims is to introduce ...

Hrithik Roshan signs with US-based Gersh Agency

Oscar-winning singer Lady Gaga has dropped her first pop single in three years.
The 33-year-old singer shared the new track, titled "Stupid Love", on social media on Friday.
The song's music video showcases Gaga as an alien princess who's determined to bring love and light to her conflicted world. The track, booming with Pink, is classic Gaga with eighties-style electronic production and an anthemic chorus.
The singer, who won her first best original song Oscar for "Shallow" from her debut movie "A Star Is Born" in 2019, had announced the track recently on Twitter.
According to Vulture, Gaga discussed the track with Zane Lowe on his New Music Daily podcast shortly after dropping it.
"I want people to dance and feel happy. I put all my heart, all my pain, all my messages from the other realm that I hear... into music that I believe to be so fun and energetically really pure," Gaga said.
The singer's last solo LP was 2016's "Joanne". She had supported the studio set with a world tour ...

Lady Gaga unveils new track, 'Stupid Love'

Actor Shruti Haasan has defended her decision to go under the knife, saying it's her life and she has the right to choose the way she looks.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, the actor said she doesn't promote plastic surgery, but at the same time she believes people should not be criticised for changing their looks.
"No one famous or not is in a position to judge another person. Ever. That's just not cool. I'm happy to say this is my life my face and yes I've had plastic surgery which I'm not ashamed to admit.
"Do I promote it ? No. Am I against it ? No. It's just how I choose to live. The biggest favour we can do for ourselves and others is just be and learn to accept the changes and the movement of our bodies and minds. Spread love and be chill. I'm learning everyday to love me for me just a little more because the greatest love story of my life is with myself and I hope yours is too," Shruti wrote on Thursday along side a picture of herself.
The actor, daughter of south superstar ...

It's my life my face: Shruti Haasan on undergoing plastic surgery

The Habitat International Film Festival (HIFF) is back with its third edition, which is set to be held from March 13 to 22 and showcase some of the most celebrated films and documentaries from the last one year.
The annual film gala will screen an impressive line-up of award-winning and festival favourite films.
"About Endlessness", Swedish filmmaker Roy Andersson's Silver Lion winner at the Venice International Film Festival, is among the movies that will be showcased at the festival.
Levan Akin's "And Then We Danced", TIFF Platform Prize winner "Martin Eden", "Bangla" and "Perdrix or The Bare Necessity" will also be screened at the festival.
The festival will hold a retrospective on Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar during which it will showcase some of his most critically-acclaimed works such as "Dark Habits" (1983), "What Have I Done To Deserve This?" (1984), "Law of Desire" (1987), "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" (1988), "Volver" (2006) and his most recent film "Pain .

Third edition of Habitat Film Festival to be held from March 13-22

Dave Wilson, director of Vin Diesel-starrer "Bloodshot" says the film is a "grounded" take on superhero stories.
Diesel plays the titular character in the film, which first appeared in comic books published by the American publisher Valiant Comics.
Bloodshot is a superhero augmented and evolved through technology and science and Wilson said the story gave him an opportunity to explore the intersection of technology with daily lives of humans.
"Bloodshot is certainly a superhero, but his powers come from technology. In that way, it's very grounded; we are all affected by  even controlled by  the tech around us. Or, I should say, technology gives us an illusion of control over our lives. There's a great parallel there to the way Bloodshot is manipulated," the director said in a statement.
Wilson said the film questions the dependency of humans on technology which is increasing day-by-day.
"We're already seeing people with advanced prosthetics. Right now, those prosthetics are still ...

'Bloodshot' is a grounded superhero film: Director Dave Wilson

Actor Sonu Sood on Friday revealed that he has joined the cast of south superstar Chiranjeevi's next Telugu film.
The project marks Chiranjeevi's 152nd film and is helmed by Koratala Siva.
"It makes me very proud to be associated with the project and sharing the screen space with Chiranjeevi Sir. The south Indian film industry has been very embracing of me and I hope with this film I am able to give them back the same amount of love through my work," Sonu said in a statement.
In the film, the Bollywood actor will be playing one of the prime characters.
Sonu will also be seen in Tamil film "Thamilarasan", an action drama directed by Babu Yogeswaran, while in Bollywood, his next release will be Akshay Kumar-led period drama "Prithviraj".

Sonu Sood to be part of Chiranjeevi's 152nd film

"Ray Donovan" star Liev Schreiber is boarding the cast of Will Smith-starrer "King Richard".
The film, to be directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green from a script by Zach Baylin, is a biopic on tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams' father Richard Williams, who guided his prodigal tennis playing daughters from the Compton courts to preeminence in the sport.
Schreiber, 52, will portray real-life tennis coach Paul Cohen, who has worked with legends John McEnroe, Pete Sampras and others.
The movie will also feature actor Susie Abromeit as New York Times reporter Robin Finn, reported Deadline.
Actors Saniyya Sidney and Demi Singleton were recently cast in the roles of Venus and Serena.
The film will also star Aunjanue Ellis as Venus and Serena's mother Brandi, and Jon Bernthal as their coach Rick Macci.
The Williams sisters have remained dominating figures on the tennis court over the years and have collectively won a total of 30 Grand Slam singles titles and four Olympic gold medals.
"King ...

Will Smith's 'King Richard' movie adds Leiv  Schreiber

The fans of Oscar-winning South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho or simply 'Bonghive' rejoice.
The filmmaker's latest movie "Parasite", which recently went home with four Academy Awards, is set to be presented in the form of a graphic novel which will contain illustrations from the film's storyboards.
Grand Central Publishing will be releasing "Parasite" storyboards, drawn by Bong himself, as a graphic novel, which is made up of 304 pages. It will come out in the US on May 19.
"The dialogue, stage, and camera directions will be translated into English from Korean. The book will include a foreword written by director Bong about the making of the film and his creative process," the company said in a statement, obtained by IndieWire.
The graphic novel is already out in South Korea.
"Director Bong's illustrations share the illuminating power of his writing and directing, making the Parasite graphic novel a gorgeous, riveting read and fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpse at the making of one 

'Parasite' to get a English graphic novel adaptation

Superstar Ajay Devgn on Friday confirmed that he will be starring in the Hindi remake of 2019's Tamil hit "Kaithi".
The actor said the film will release on February 12 next year.
"Yes, I'm doing the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Kaithi. Releases on February 12, 2021," Ajay posted on Twitter.
Actor Karthi played the lead role in the original film, which revolves around an ex-convict who decides to meet his daughter for the first time after being released from prison but get caught in a face-off between police and drug mafia.
Lokesh Kanagaraj wrote and directed the Tamil film, the director of the Hindi remake is yet to be announced.
Film producer SR Prabhu also confirmed the news.
Ajay will next be seen in director Amit Sharma's sports drama "Maidaan", in which he will play football coach Syed Abdul Rahim.

Ajay Devgn to star in 'Kaithi' Hindi remake

Wading into the ongoing tussle over the reboot of cult classic "Mr India", veteran lyricist-writer Javed Akhtar on Friday said director Shekhar Kapur can't ignore his work as the writer by solely taking the credit for the film.
The announcement that "Mr India" will be remade in the form of a trilogy, to be directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, hasn't gone down well with the makers of the original.
Last week, actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja had said it was "disrespectful" that the architects of the the 1987 blockbuster -- director Kapur and her father, actor Anil Kapoor -- hadn't been consulted for the remake. Kapur had also expressed his displeasure over the project.
The film, written by Salim Khan and Akhtar, featured Anil Kapoor as Mr India and late Sridevi as a journalist, with veteran actor Amrish Puri playing the iconic villain Mogambo.
Further criticising the new trilogy, Kapur on Thursday wondered how can a director's creative rights over his film be overlooked.
"The argument on a remake of ...

How can your claim on 'Mr India' be more than mine: Javed Akhtar to Shekhar Kapur

Fashion designer Gaurav Jai Gupta will be opening the upcoming Lotus Make-up India Fashion Week (LMIFW) Autumn/Winter 2020 organised by the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) .
Gupta, known for his intellectual take on fashion, will pay tribute to French artist, Yves Klein through a collection inspired by iconic hue Klein Blue, created by the master artist.
The theme for the season is #FashionWearsArt and each day at the LMIFW AW'20  will have an art-inspired show.
FDCI is also working with 12 Italian artists along-with Pearl Academy, where designing students will translate their artworks into a textile in collaboration with artisans. The creations will be presented at an installation at the venue.
"This year, the theme is fashion and its inextricable soulmate art, and their endearing relationship that has only ripened over the years, with Elsa Schiaparelli being one of the frontrunners with Salvador Dali and the memorable lobster dress.
"We hope to create many such pieces that ...

Gaurav Jai Gupta to open LMIFW Autumn/Winter 2020

Actor Shanola Hampton is set to play a pivotal role in NBC's multi-camera comedy "Night School".
The series is based on the 2018 movie of the same name starring Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish.
Hart is attached to executive produce the Universal TV project, reported Deadline.
The show follows a mix of adults at a night school GED prep class who unexpectedly bond over their shared experience and find themselves helping each other both inside and outside of the classroom.
Hampton will star as Carrie Dawes, a high school teacher. In the film, Carrie was played by Haddish.
Chris Moynihan will write and executive produce the pilot.
The film's producer Will Packer and director Malcolm D Lee will also produce the upcoming TV adaptation.

Shanola Hampton to star in comedy 'Night School'

Popular stand-up comedian Hasan Minhaj's "Patriot Act" has been extended by streaming giant Netflix for seven more episodes.
The Peabody-winning series' initial supersized order was for 32 episodes that wrapped in December.
According to Deadline, the new episodes will premiere beginning March 29, with installments dropping weekly into May.
"The Peabody-winning comedy show explores the modern cultural and political landscape with depth and sincerity. Each week, Minhaj brings his unique comedic voice and storytelling skill to investigate the larger trends shaping our fragmented world," the show's logline read.
"Patriot Act" premiered in October 2018.

Netflix extends Hasan Minhaj's 'Patriot Act' for 7 more episodes

Filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala's production company on Friday announced that the banner is turning "Heropanti" into a franchise and the star of the first film, Tiger Shroff, will return for the new movie.
The film will be helmed by director-choreographer Ahmed Khan.
The production house made the announcement on Twitter.
"From the house of Nadiadwala Grandson, here comes another franchise Collision symbol. Presenting #SajidNadiadwala's #Heropanti2. Top hat starring @iTIGERSHROFF  directed by @khan_ahmedasas releasing on 16th July 2021," the post read.
The makers also shared Tiger's first look from the film.
"Heropanti", which released in 2014, marked the Bollywood debut of Tiger and Kriti Sanon. Sabbir Khan directed the movie.

Sajid Nadiadwala, Tiger Shroff to reunite for 'Heropanti 2'

Filmmaker Roman Polanski is skipping the awards ceremony for France's equivalent of the Oscars  where his latest movie leads this year's nominations  because of protests prompted by a new rape accusation against him.
Women's rights activists have called for a boycott of Friday's Cesars ceremony in Paris, and plastered anti-Polanski banners and graffiti at the event venue and the Cesar academy headquarters.
The entire male-dominated leadership of the Cesars stepped down recently amid a spat over its byzantine decision-making structure and over how to deal with the Polanski problem.
In a statement Thursday provided to The Associated Press, the Paris-based Polanski said the ceremony was turning into a "public lynching." Addressing the new accusation against him and other allegations over the years, he said: Fantasies of unhealthy minds are now treated as proven facts."
"We know ahead of time how this evening will play out, Polanski wrote in his statement.
Polanski is still wanted in the .

Top nominee Polanski to skip French Oscars after rape claim

NBC's "America's Got Talent" (AGT) has roped in "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara and supermodel Heidi Klum to judge the upcoming 15th season.
Vergara and Klum, who was a judge on AGT for six seasons, from 2013-2018, are being joined by returning judges Simon Cowell, the show's creator and executive producer, and Howie Mandel, as well as host Terry Crews.
"I'm so happy to join my new family on AGT. This is a new and exciting next chapter for me and I'm extremely proud to be the first Latin judge on the show. I can't wait to watch all the talent and have fun with all you guys," Vergara, who will be judging the show for the first time, said in a statement to Variety.
Vergara and Klum replace Gabrielle Union and Julianne Hough who were let go in November after one season on AGT.
"I'm so excited to be back at AGT with Simon, Howie and Terry. The fact that Sofia Vergara is joining us is the icing on an already delicious cake," Klum said.
The new season will premiere around June this year.

Sofia Vergara, Heidi Klum join 'America's Got Talent' season 15 as judges

Actor Katheryn Winnick is set to star in David E Kelly's  ABC procedural series "Big Sky".
The news comes ahead of the finale of "Vikings", in which Winnick plays Lagertha, a legendary figure in Viking history.
She joins previously announced cast members John Carroll Lynch, Dedee Pfeiffer, and Ryan Phillippe, reported Deadline.
The thriller follows private detective Cassie Dewell (not yet cast) who partners with ex-cop Jenny Hoyt (Winnick) on a search for two sisters who have been kidnapped by a truck driver on a remote highway in Montana. But when they discover the girls are not the only ones to have disappeared in the area, they race against time to stop the killer before another woman is taken.
"Big Sky" is based on CJ Box's book "The Highway". Kelley is attached as writer and executive produce on the show.

'Vikings' star Katheryn Winnick to play lead role in 'Big Sky' series

Disney's beloved animated series "The Proud Family" is getting a revival.
Titled "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder", the new series is currently in production and will premiere on the industry giant's streaming service Disney Plus.
Bruce W Smith and Ralph Farquhar, who worked on the original Disney Channel series, will be returning for the revival, reported Deadline.
"In our minds, the show never really went away, as we still had tons of stories left to tell. It's the perfect time to bring back this show, and we can't wait to take fans, old and new alike, on this journey with us," the duo said in a joint statement, issued by Disney.
The returning cast members are -- Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud, Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud, Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Proud, Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama, Karen Malina White as Dijonay Jones, Soleil Moon Frye as Zoey Howzer, and Alisa Reyes as LaCienega Boulevarde. Cedric the Entertainer's Uncle Bobby Proud will also feature.
"The show's humour and ...

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