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PVR launches smog-free auditorium
With the aim to combat indoor air pollution, cinema exhibition company PVR Ltd on Monday rolled out its "clean air theatre" concept by launching the "Audit-Air-Ium" theatre here.
Docaviv fest to focus on women at the 20th edition
Docaviv, Israels only festival devoted exclusively to documentary filmmaking, will celebrate its 20th edition in May with the focus on women empowerment, refugees and the politics of globalisation.
Shania Twain apologises after Trump comment
Grammy award-winning Canadian singer Shania Twain apologised after saying she would have voted for US President Donald Trump.
Sexual harassment everywhere in show business: Kit Harington
"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harington says sexual harassment has been a problem for many years in the show business but it is only that people have started speaking out. The actor, who plays Jon Snow on the fantasy drama, says such revelations are not surprising as one hears stories in the industry. "Yeah, the Weinstein scandal kicked it off over the pond as well. Kevin Spacey was the head of the Old Vic for many years we're discovering the allegations made against him. Within British theatre, there's been a problem for many years. This is something that has been going on forever, and not just in the States. It's everywhere," Harington told the Sydney Morning Herald in an interview. "It's upsetting and disturbing, but it's not shocking. I think most actors hear stories, and people in the industry hear stories. It's just very hard for people to come out and talk about it. But the doors have been blown open a bit, and we can only be thankful for that," the actor said. Harington is ...
Akhtar distributes Rs 13 crore royalty to composers, authors
Veteran film writer and lyricist Javed Akhtar, who is chairman of the Indian Performing Rights Society (IPRS), today distributed Rs 13 crore among its members as part of the royalty given by music companies. The Akhtar-headed 48-year-old copyright royalty collection body is an officially registered copyright society for musical works and associated literary works in India. As many as 2,800 members of the IPRS will be paid 'synchronisation royalty' by Phonographic Performance Ltd PPL) on behalf of music companies like Saregama, Sony Music, Tips, Universal Music, Venus and Aditya Music. "I'm glad this has happened. So far so good but we have a long way to go. It's not as if this is the end. People with whom we had differences of opinion, we have now reached an understanding with them and have smoothened out all the differences," Akhtar told PTI. The 73-year-old writer has long been championing the cause of getting royalties for writers and music composers but says it would be unfair to
'Sachin...' makers to adapt 'Brewster's Millions'
200 Not Out Cinemas Pvt. Ltd., the makers of "Sachin: A Billion dreams", are set to make a film on the book "Brewster's Millions" by George Barr McCutcheon.
Kevin Feige elated over James Cameron's 'Avenger fatigue' remarks
It's "Infinity War" time and one would expect a heated debate over veteran filmmaker James Cameron's remarks that superhero genre has been done to death. But his observation that people will soon get "Avengers fatigue" does not worry Marvel Studios head, Kevin Feige, who is on cloud nine after knowing that the veteran filmmaker loves superhero films. When a reporter for Vulture questioned Feige about Cameron's comments, he claimed he was hearing about it for the first time. The scribe, who was attending an "Avengers: Infinity War" press conference here, brought the Marvel boss up to speed, reading Cameron's quotes. "'There are other stories to tell besides, you know, hypogonadal males...'" the reporter said and Feige interjected, "Hypogonadal!" The reporter continued, "'Hypogonadal males without families doing death-defying things for two hours and wrecking cities in the process'. He also mentioned that Cameron had this rider to his criticism: "not that I don't love the movies".
Sudhir Mishra remembers 'master' Satyajit Ray on death anniversary
Director Sudhir Mishra on Monday remembered Satyajit Ray on his 26th death anniversary. The "Yeh Saali Zindagi" helmer says that the legendary filmmaker was a master.
Utpal Das keen to work in Bollywood
Assamese actor Utpal Das says he would like to work in Bollywood but only with challenging roles.
'Total Dhamaal' makers recreate iconic song 'Paisa Yeh Paisa'
Upping the fans' excitement even further, the highly-anticipated film 'Total Dhamaal' is all set to recreate a classic number from the 80's.The star-studded cast - Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Jaaved Jaaferi, Sanjay Mishra and Pitobash - will be seen shaking their legs to 'Paisa Yeh Paisa' from Subhash Ghai's 'Karz'.Film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to make the announcement as he wrote, "Indra Kumar recreates the iconic song from #Karz - #PaisaYehPaisa - for #TotalDhamaal... The song features Jaaved Jaaferi, Arshad Warsi, Riteish Deshmukh, Ajay Devgn, Indra Kumar, Madhuri Dixit, Anil Kapoor, Sanjay Mishra and Pitobash."One of the most popular silver screen pair of the 90s, Madhuri Dixit and Anil Kapoor have reunited after 19 years for Indra Kumar's adventure comedy.'Total Dhamaal' is slated to release on December 7, 2018.
Indra Kumar recreates 'Paisa yeh paisa' for 'Total Dhamaal'
Director Indra Kumar has recreated the number "Paisa yeh paisa" from the 1980 film "Karz" for his upcoming film "Total Dhamaal".
Kimmel celebrates son's first birthday after heart surgery
TV show host Jimmy Kimmel celebrated his son Billys first birthday by paying him a tribute on social media.
SC stays proceedings against Salman over caste remarks
The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold the proceedings pending against Bollywood superstar Salman Khan before several courts across the country in cases registered under the SC/ST Act for alleged derogatory remarks against a community.
CIMA Art Mela travels to Delhi
The CIMA Art Mela 2018 will travel to the national capital this week where collectors will get an opportunity to buy works donated by artists of the likes Jogen Choudhury, Ganesh Pyne, Manu Parekh and Arpita Singh among many others. Billed as the country's most affordable art fair where the prices of the works start from Rs 3,000 and go up to Rs 75,000, the mela will be held from April 26-30 at The Visual Art Gallery in the India Habitat Centre. "In the past 10 years since the art mela was introduced, Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA) has successfully created a new generation collector base in Kolkata and other Indian metropolitan cities, says Rakhi Sarkar, who heads CIMA. The art mela project has been primarily designed to encourage new collectorship while providing talented emerging artists with a platform to showcase their works, she says, adding the upcoming fair will essentially target the "young upward mobile generation" of Delhi region. All the art works are sourced ...
New York Indian Film Fest to screen docu on Rituparno Ghosh
A documentary film by director Sangeeta Datta on the life and works of National Award-winning auteur Rituparno Ghosh has been selected for screening at the New York Indian Film Festival. Ghosh, an avant garde director of Bengali films, passed away in 2013 at the age of 49, following a cardiac arrest. 'Bird of Dusk' features Ghosh's interviews, conversations and texts from personal narratives in 'First Person', published serially in a regional newspaper's Sunday magazine, Dutta said, adding that she had assisted the filmmaker in his award-winning venture 'Chokher Bali'. The 18th edition of New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF), presented by the Indo-American Arts Council, has been scheduled between May 7 and 12. A Bengali film with English sub-titles, 'Bird of Dusk' was shot over the course of a year, Dutta said while talking to the media recently during a discussion on the multi-faceted roles of Ghosh - as a filmmaker, music composer-lyricist, adman and magazine ...
I support Claire Foy: Matt Smith
Actor Matt Smith has opened up about the news that he was paid more than his "The Crown" counterpart Claire Foy, saying he supports her.
Monday blues? Here are some apps to explore
Monday blues is a common symptom that working professionals experience on a weekly basis. However, technological innovation has advanced to a stage where such experiences can be overcome.A number of app developers are now looking at producing lighter content for their consumer base for greater engagement that moves beyond just gaming.In this regard, here are four such apps for users to explore:Musical.lyThis app is for users to create lip-sync videos; record dance moves or replicate famous movie dialogues. One can also use various filters and effects to enhance the videos, select music tracks or add their own as background music.QuizUpIt is a trivia app that lets users compete with players from around the world. Each time users complete a round, they will receive experience points. For the more invested users, the QuizUp website allows them to submit their own questions. One can take multiple quizzes or go for a multi-player game.Bubble WrapAs the name suggests, the game allows users
World Book Day: Ali Fazal, Richa on their favourite books
If "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn made actor Ali Fazal realise how "unimportant" the human species is, actress Richa Chadha likes to refer to the "Autobiography of a Yogi" several times in a year. On the occasion of World Book Day on April 23, these actors have spoken up on the book that changed their perspective on life.
JK Rowling 'not interested' in 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' stage sequel
After seven books, eight films and one Broadway play, author JK Rowling says she is content with the way the story of "Harry Potter" has turned out and she would not want to stretch the plot any further. The 52-year-old writer, who co-created "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" along with director John Tiffany and playwright Jack Thorne, said the audience should not expect a sequel to the play as everything related to 'The Boy Who Lived' has been said and done, Variety reported. "I think we really have now told, in terms of moving the story forward, the story that I, in the back of my mind, wanted to tell," Rowling said before the day-long, multi-part "Cursed Child" opened. The plot focuses on the relationship Harry shares with his son, Albus Severus Potter. The bestselling novelist added, "I think it's quite obvious, in the seventh book, in the epilogue, that Albus is the character I'm more interested in. And I think we've done the story justice. "So I think pushing it on to Harry's .
Beyonce and Solange fall during Coachella set
Pop diva Beyonce and sister Solange ran into a bit of trouble during a dance routine at Coachella festival. Beyonce, while trying to pick up her younger sister Solange for a repeat of last weekend's dance off to "Get Me Bodied," accidentally dropped her and fell over herself. The two ended up rolling on the stage laughing, before getting up and continuing with the set. Beyonce told concertgoers, "Give it up for my sister!" The singer's fans posted on Twitter about the episode, expressing shock, amusement, and unwavering support for their favourite star. During the set, Beyonce also included several wardrobe changes from last weekend's performance, such as pink instead of yellow sweatshirts. She also reunited with Destiny's Child who wore glittery white numbers rather than the camouflage they donned last weekend. Colombian singer J Balvin joined Beyonce on stage for "Mi Gente", a song they played without him last week. Howver, Beyonce did not repeat her being the first black woman to ..