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Complete absence of any kind of documentation in Indian cinema: Big B

Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan believes that Indian cinema lacks behind when it comes to preserving materials related to filmmaking."It is the factor of documentation that attracts me... And I reiterate again and again... There is complete absence of any kind of documentation, existing in the largest film industry of the world," Amitabh wrote on his blog."And when effort is made, it needs to be encouraged - not because it is conditioned to my visuals, but should be there for the entire industry, their achievements and contribution to this immense work force; their ideas and thoughts and commendations," he added.Amitabh, who can currently be seen onscreen in '102 Not Out', hopes that "someday" there will be an effort made by somebody to preserve the history of Indian cinema.

There is still a fear of failure: Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan has seen the blockbuster success of many of his films in his nearly 50-year-old career, but the megastar says the prospect of a movie not working still worries him. The 75-year-old actor's latest outing "102 Not Out", co-starring Rishi Kapoor, has not only earned favourable reviews, but is also doing well commercially. When asked if there is still a fear of failure before the release of a movie, Bachchan told reporters, "It's always there. From the day we begin, much before the release, that's all we talk about - what is going to happen, how many theatres, how much do we expect, if people are going to like it or not..." "That's always a worry for us. Even now, backstage Chintu (Rishi) and I were talking, what is the collection, what is going to happen in the days to come." The actor was speaking at a special event to celebrate the film's success. Bachchan said he recently met his "Thugs of Hindostan" co-star Aamir Khan, who is known to strike gold at the box office ..

Ajay-Atul to compose music for 'Panipat'

Composers Ajay-Atul Gogavale will score the music for Ashutosh Gowariker's upcoming period film "Panipat". The brother duo have Marathi films such as "Natarang", "Sairaat" and Bollywood movies "Singham" and "Agneepath" to their credit, including "Jogwa" in Marathi for which they received National Award for best music direction in 2008. "It is a great honour for us to work with a great director like Ashu sir. He is not only an excellent filmmaker but also has very good musical sensibilities, and we have seen that through all his films. We are excited to be a part of his next magnum opus - Panipat," Ajay-Atul said in a statement. Gowariker said the music duo have the "musical sensibilities" required for the film. "Ajay-Atul's music alternates between the boisterous and the rugged, while being melodious and emotional too. They have musical sensibilities that this film demands and I am excitedly looking forward to collaborate with them," he said. Rohit Shelatkar, who is co-producing the ..

Adele enters 'Dirty 30' with Titanic-themed bash

Adele enters 'Dirty 30' with Titanic-themed bash

Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi get married

Actors Neha Dhupia and Angad Bedi today tied the knot in an low-key ceremony. Dhupia shared the news with a picture from the marriage ceremony on her Instagram and Twitter accounts. "Best decision of my life.. today, I married my best friend. Hello there, husband! @angadbedi," Dhupia wrote. Angad also shared a photo from the ceremony and wrote, "Best friend.. now Wife!!! Well hello there Mrs BEDI!!! @nehadhupia." The news of their marriage comes just days after the high profile wedding of Bollywood actor Sonam Kapoor and businessman Anand Ahuja. Filmmaker Karan Johar was among the first to congratulate Dhupia and Bedi on their marriage. "My darling and most special friend @NehaDhupia who l love and adore dearly is married to the gentleman and talented @Imangadbedi !! Here's wishing them decades of unconditional love!" Karan wrote on Twitter. "Many congratulations you crazy bunch! So happy for the two of you. Rab Rakha," tweeted Abhishek Bachchan. Actor Chitrangada Singh wrote, "That's

Bond's new book inspired by letter from Lankan kid

Ruskin Bond fans have something to cheer again a new book will be launched on his 84th birthday on May 19 which is inspired by a letter from one of his many fans in Sri Lanka. Lyrical and illustrated, "Ranji and the Music Maker" is a sunny story of forging bonds and simple joys. The legendary author will launch the book at one of his most frequented places, Cambridge Bookstores in Mussoorie. "It was set off, inspired you might say, by the photograph of a small boy playing his flute for a kitten sent to me by a reader in Sri Lanka. I imagined the little boy as Ranji," says Bond. The book by Puffin India is about young Ranji who once in the middle of his languid holiday, stumbles upon assorted musical instruments in the storeroom - first a shrill flute, then a blaring little trumpet and, finally, a too-big drum that may have once sounded a battle march. He stages impromptu concerts down the road, not sparing his neighbours, the cats around his porch, or the peace-loving inhabitants of .

'Outlander' renewed for seasons five, six

TV drama series "Outlander" has been renewed through season six. Starz and Sony Pictures Television announced yesterday that the show will continue for at least a few more years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The fourth season is currently being shot in Scotland, which will premier on Starz in November. "Fans can rest assured their beloved Claire and Jamie will be back facing new challenges, adversaries, and adventures in seasons five and six as we delve into American history and continue the story of the Frasers as they settle in the New World," said network president and CEO Chris Albrecht in a statement. The show is based on the historical time travel "Outlander" series of novels by Diana Gabaldon. The next chapters will continue to follow the outline of her novels. "Outlander" is the story of Claire Randall (Caitriona Balfe), a married World War II nurse who by the end of the war finds herself transported back to the Scotland of 1743, where she encounters the dashing ...

Cannes: Indian filmmaker hopes silent movie on rape resonates universally

Indian filmmaker Aneek Chaudhuri, whose "White" -- a silent film on rape --will be shown at the 71st Cannes Film Festival on Friday, hopes the platform helps the movie reach the right people globally.

Oscar-winning film editor Anne V. Coates dead

English-born film editor Anne V. Coates, who won an Academy Award for David Leans classic "Lawrence of Arabia", is dead. She was 92.

Nicolas Cage to feature in 'Kill Chain'

Nicolas Cage has been signed on to star in thriller "Kill Chain". The 54-year-old actor will feature in the project being described as a film in the vein of the "greatest detective noirs", according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is to be written and directed by Ken Sanzel, who produced "Numb3rs" and wrote "The Replacement Killers". A movie by Millennium studios, it follows three strangers and how they inevitably become entangled in a conflict none of them anticipated. Paul Hertzberg is attached to produce.

Sanju poster: Ranbir is spitting image of Sanjay Dutt

The uncanny resemblance of Ranbir Kapoor and Sanjay Dutt in the posters has got fans even more excited about 'Sanju'.Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who has been upping the fans excitement by regularly unveiling the posters of the film, on Thursday, shared another look of the 35-year-old.The poster showcases the 'Jagga Jasoos' star as Sanjay Dutt during his conviction days as he can be seen donning a white kurta pajama along with a white topi.Hirani shared the poster with the caption, "I met #Sanju in Jail in 2013. Recreation of how he looked then".Written and directed by Hirani, the film also stars Anushka Sharma, Paresh Rawal, Sonam Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Karishma Tanna, Manisha Koirala, Jim Sarbh, Vicky Kaushal, and Boman Irani in pivotal roles.The flick is set to release on June 29.

Surprise! Neha Dhupia, Angad Bedi are married

Actress Neha Dhupia has got married to her "best friend" and actor Angad Bedi.Neha, 37, took to Twitter on Thursday to share the news with her fans."Best decision of my life. Today, I married my best friend. Hello there, husband! Angad Bedi," she wrote alongside a photograph of them taking wedding vows.In the photograph, Neha can be seen wearing a pink lehenga accustomed with heavy gold jewellery. Meanwhile, Angad can be seen donning while bandhgala suit. He completed his look with a pink turban.Angad, 35, also shared his fans on Twitter and wrote: " Best friend... now wife! Well hello there Mrs Bedi! Neha Dhupia."Soon after the couple broke the news, filmmaker Karan Johar congratulated them for the new inning in their lives.He tweeted, "My darling and most special friend Neha Dhupia who l love and adore dearly is married to the gentleman and talented Angad Bedi! Here's wishing them decades of unconditional love!"A former Miss India title holder, Neha is best known for her roles in ...

Julianne Moore opens up about recent 'traumatic events'

Oscar winner Julianne Moore has praised the "brave individuals" as she talked about the "traumatic events" of the past one year in Hollywood. Speaking at L'Oreal's Worth It stage on the Croisette on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, Moore said the recent events of past have led to a positive change in the industry. "We were fortunate enough or unfortunate enough, depending on how you view it to have had several really traumatic events in our industry, events people were not disclosing and a lot of people were not aware of," Moore said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The sexual harassment allegations against disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein, which were first reported by The New Yorker and The New York Times, opened a pandora's box and saw multiple people coming forward to talk about their experience of sex abuse in Hollywood. The scandal also led to the birth of global movements such as #MeToo and Time's Up against the sexual harassment at workplace. They also ...

Third 'Bad Boys' film to release in January, 2020

The third chapter in the "Bad Boys" franchise will hit the screens on January 17, 2020, Sony Pictures has announced. The film, titled "Bad Boys for Life", will see actors Martin Lawrence and Will Smith reprising their roles of Miami Police Department detectives Marcus Burnett and Mike Lowrey, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo first featured in buddy cop action comedy "Bad Boys" in 1995 and returned with its sequel in 2003. Both the films, which collectively made over USD 414 million at the global box office, were directed by Michael Bay. The threequel will be helmed by Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, best known for the films "Black" and "Gangsta". The studio also announced that "You Are My Friend", inspired by the real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and award-winning journalist Tom Junod, will release on December 18, 2019. To be directed by Marielle Heller from a script by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, the film will veteran actor Tom Hanks portraying the role

Critics kept writing me off, but I bounced back every time: Rajinikanth

Reflecting on his failures in the last few years, superstar Rajinikanth said critics have tried to write him off over time but he has come back stronger every time. The 67-year-old actor said his films such as daughter Soundarya's motion-capture "Kochaidaiyaan" and KS Ravikumar's "Lingaa" did not work at the box office. Rajinikanth said he was wary of "Kochadaiyaan" failure after watching the film's final version. "Soundarya is a genius. Working with intelligent people is easy. But, we should be careful with geniuses. She listed out a post-production budget to enhance the film's final version. But, I was sure that this film wouldn't be successful. So, I insisted on releasing the film with the same version," he told reporters yesterday. The actor was speaking at the audio launch of his upcoming film "Kaala". Santhosh Narayanan has composed the music. About "Lingaa", Rajinikanth said that he agreed to do the film as the subplot of interlinking rivers was a dream come true on-screen. "I .

40 years of 'Don': A film Bollywood rejected, people accepted

"Don" was a Salim-Javed script that many big stars in the industry had passed on but Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman and director Chandra Barot decided to take on the "difficult" project to pull one of their friends out of debt. Released on May 12, 1978, "Don" featuring Bachchan in a double role, that of a mafioso and a simpleton went on to become a blockbuster with its racy music, iconic dialogues and pulsating action. In an interview with PTI, Chandra traces the birth of "Don", how several stars rejected the film and how he once made Bachchan eat 40 'paans' just to get a scene right. Chandra was the long-time assistant director of Manoj Kumar and became friends with Bachchan and Zeenat during the shooting of "Roti Kapda Aur Makaan". He also developed a close bond with the cinematographer of the film, Nariman Irani, whom they fondly called 'Bawa'. In 1972, Irani produced Sunil Dutt-Waheeda Rehman starrer "Zindagi Zindagi", but the film bombed and Irani found himself in debt. "Because

S.M. Zaheer rues lack of roles for senior actors on TV

Actor S.M. Zaheer, who has worked in theatre, television and cinema, is not in favour of the trend of young actors taking up the parts of elderly characters.

'The Shape of Water', 'Black Panther' lead Golden Trailer Award nods

The trailers for popular movies 'Black Panther', 'Stranger Things' and 'Westworld' are among the nominees for the 19th annual Golden Trailer Awards, which honour the best in film and TV marketing.'The Shape of Water' and 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' earned the most nominations of any film by title with eight each, followed by 'Black Panther', 'Thoroughbreds' and 'Westworld', each of which scored seven mentions, reports The Hollywood Reporter.Winners will be announced on May 31 with Michelle Buteau hosting the award ceremony.Here is a complete list of nominations:- Best Action'Kingsman: The Golden Circle''Black Panther''Tomb Raider''Avengers: Infinity War''Rampage'- Best Animation /Family'The Nutcracker and The Four Realms''Peter Rabbit''Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck It Ralph 2''Isle Of Dogs''Despicable Me 3'- Best Comedy'Game Night''Uncle Drew''Sorry to Bother You''Lady Bird''Gringo'- Best Documentary'The China Hustle''City of Ghosts''Icarus''Won't You Be My Neighbor''Three Identical ..

Mandana refuses web series offer for her pet (TV Snippets)

Actress Mandana Karimi has rejected a web series offer for her pet dog Elvis.

Making 'Star Wars' movie huge challenge: Ron Howard

Filmmaker Ron Howard says making "Solo: A Star Wars Story" was challenging yet exciting.