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Deepika 'happy, proud' with success of 'Padmaavat'
Actress Deepika Padukone, who was threatened with beheading over her latest film "Padmaavat", is happy and proud as the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial has raked in Rs 56 crore (nearly $9 million) net in India in three days.
'Padmaavat' crosses Rs 50 crore-mark in two days
Looks like, the hard work of Sanjay Leela Bhansali and the team of 'Padmaavat' has paid off.After facing so many controversies and death threats, the period drama has taken the Box Office by storm and raked in Rs 56 crore in three days of its release.The movie had collected Rs 5 crore on January 24 (paid reviews), Rs 19 crore on Day 1 of the release and managed to earn Rs 32 crore on Friday bringing the total collection of the film to Rs 56 crore.Trade analyst Taran Adarsh confirmed the figures on his Twitter.Despite 'Padmaavat' not releasing in some parts of the country, the film has opened to a phenomenal response at the Box Office.The movie is also performing well in the overseas markets as the movie earned Rs 4.65 crore in Australia, Rs 2.34 crore in the UK, Rs 76.10 lakh in New Zealand and Rs 52.45 lakh in Germany.The movie stars Deepika Padukone in the lead role of Rani Padmini. Shahid Kapoor essays the role of Maharawal Ratan Singh and Ranveer Singh portrays Alauddin Khilji, ...
Casey Affleck withdraws from Oscar ceremony
Actor Casey Affleck has dropped out of the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Affleck, who won the Best Actor Oscar last year for his film "Manchester By The Sea", will not present the Oscar for best actress at this year's ceremony. Sources close to the actor said he does want to become distraction from the focus that should be on the performances of the actresses in the category given previous allegations against him for sexual harassment. A spokesperson of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also confirmed the news. "We appreciate the decision to keep the focus on the show and the great work of this year," the spokesperson said in a statement. The 42-year-old actor was accused of sexual harassment by two female co-workers while making the 2010 mockumentary "Im Still Here", which he directed. In an interview with the Boston Globe last year, the actor had acknowledged the controversy that had dogged his awards-season ...
Milano aims to counter Trump's State of the Union address
Actress and activist Alyssa Milano will host "a hopeful, public alternative" to US President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.
Showbiz denizens welcome Ilaiyaraja's Padma Bhushan
Film personalities like Lata Mangeshkar, Prasoon Joshi and R. Balki have congratulated music composer Ilaiyaraja for being named for the Padma Bhushan in the Republic Day honours list.
Natalie Portman replaces Rooney Mara in 'Vox Lux'
Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has now officially joined Jude Law in upcoming movie 'Vox Lux'.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 36-year-old actor replaced Rooney Mara, who was earlier attached to play a pop star in the movie.The musical odyssey, directed by Brady Corbet, follows Celeste as she rises to fame.Sia will provide original music for the film, which will begin filming in February.Portman is also negotiations to star in 'Pale Blue Dot', an astronaut drama that Noah Hawley, the man behind the Fargo and Legion TV series, is directing for Fox Searchlight.Meanwhile, she will be next seen in Alex Garland's 'Annihilation' alongside Tessa Thompson, Oscar Isaac and Gina Rodriguez.The flick is slated to release on February 23 in the US.
'Beyond The Clouds' trailer to come out on Jan 29
The first glimpse of Majid Majidi's 'Beyond The Clouds' will be unveiled to the Indian audiences on January 29, 2018.The announcement came with a new poster showcasing a normal regular scene on an Indian cityscape. The Iranian filmmaker's first Indian feature film, 'Beyond The clouds', dwells on the nuances and intricacies of human relationships.It stars Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan in the lead roles. The music has been given by AR Rahman.The flick revolves around a pair of brother and sister who, in a bid to help each other, ends up in jail. Surrounded with despair, they find a new meaning of life from 'beyond the clouds'.The film will be released worldwide in three languages - Hindi, English, and Tamil.
Angela Sarafyan joins 'Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, And
Actor Angela Sarafyan has joined the cast of serial killer Ted Bundy biopic "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile". The "Westworld" star joins Zac Efron and Lily Collins in the project, reported Deadline. Collins will play Elizabeth Kloepfer, former girlfriend to Efron's Bundy in the Joe Berlinger-directed film. The movie explores Kloepfer's perspective during the long time that Bundy hid his murder spree from her when they were living together. Shortly before his execution in 1989, Bundy confessed to committing 30 homicides in seven states between 1974-1978. The original screenplay was written by Michael Werwie, which won the Nicholl Fellowship first prize and was featured on the Black List.
Craig Gillespie to direct 'The Seven Five'
Director Craig Gillespie will helm the police corruption drama "The Seven Five". The "I, Tonya" director will helm the movie, based on a 2014 documentary produced Eli Hozlman and directed by Tiller Russell, reported Variety. The film's story is about police corruption in New York Citys 75th Precinct during the 1980s when the precinct was one of the most violent in the nation. Holzman, John Lesher, and Annapurna Pictures are on board as the producers of the project.
Charlie Kaufman to adapt 'I'm Thinking Of Ending Things'
Director Charlie Kaufman is all set to write and helm the film adaptation of Iain Reid's bestseller "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" for Netflix. Anthony Bregman and Stefanie Azpiazu are producing the project along with Kaufman. Reid will serve as co-producer, reported Variety. The film's story follows Jake on a road trip to meet his parents on their secluded farm with his girlfriend who is thinking of ending things. When Jake makes an unexpected detour, leaving her stranded, a twisted mix of palpable tension, psychological frailty, and sheer terror ensues. Reid's novel has published in 17 territories and was named an NPR Best Book of the Year in 2016.
As 'Padmaavat' is targeted, recalling other films under fire (Column: Bollywood Spotlight)
When he directed "Dharmaputra", his first film, in 1961, little did Yash Chopra know what he was getting himself into. The film, about Hindu-Muslim relations, touched on the raw history pertaining to events that were just over a dozen years old. The re-construction in "Dharamputra" of the carnage during the post-Partition riots opened up raw wounds in the audience, and sparked off riot-like situations in theatres screening the film. Yash Chopra vowed never to touch the thorny communal issue again.
Michael Shannon to star in 'The Little Drummer Girl'
Actor Michael Shannon has joined the cast of drama series "The Little Drummer Girl". The "Nocturnal Animals" actor joins Florence Pugh and Alexander Skarsgard in the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The six-part series is based on the spy novel by the same name from author John le Carre, and Pugh will play one of the lead characters. Pugh stars as young actress Charlie who finds herself involved with a stranger while holidaying in Greece in the 1970s. She ends up embroiled in a high-stakes plot with the man called Becker, who turns out to be an Israeli intelligence officer. The project will be developed by The Ink Factory, BBC One and AMC, which also developed "The Night Manager" series, based on Carre's another novel. Park Chan-Wook will direct the series with Amanda Coe penning the script.
Hans Zimmer to give score for 'X-Men: Dark Phoenix'
Hans Zimmer is making a comeback to superhero genre as the ace composer will be providing background score to "X-Men: Dark Phoenix". Actor Evan Peters, who will reprise his role of Quicksilver in the film, shared the news with 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast. "The film is going to be incredible, Hans Zimmer is scoring it," Peters said. "I don't know if I was supposed to say that or not?" he added. "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" is being directed by Simon Kinberg and will also feature James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Sophie Turner, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, and Jessica Chastain. "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" was the last superhero movie whose score Zimmer had composed.
Royalty always intrigued me: Tamannaah
Actress Tamannaah Bhatia, who will be seen as a South Indian royal in a campaign, says royalty is something that always intrigued her.
Dane Cook dating 19-year-old singer
American stand-up comedian and film actor Dane Cook has been dating 19-year-old singer Kelsi Taylor for the past year.
Relatable quality makes a web series work: R. Madhavan
R. Madhavan is back, this time in a web series entitled "Breathe" for Amazon, and the actor, who completes 22 years of film acting in 2018, says that relatable qualities makes such platforms work. Excerpts from an interview:
Karni Sena welcomes censor board chief's decision to skip JLF
The Shree Rajput Karni Sena on Saturday welcomed censor board chief Prasoon Joshi's decision not to attend the Jaipur Literature Festival, saying that possibly the CBFC chief was "repenting for his mistake at how he had hurt the sentiments of Rajputs" over the film "Padmaavat".
Chloe Moretz on Louis C.K. allegations
Actress Chloe Grace Moretz, who worked alongside Louis C.K. on his film "I Love You, Daddy" before accusations of sexual misconduct from five women surfaced against the comedian, says she is one of hundreds of thousands of women who has a story, but would like to focus on "the entire movement".
Disney star Adam Hicks arrested for armed robberies
Disney star Adam Hicks has been arrested on the suspicion of committing multiple armed robberies, according to a statement issued by the Burbank Police Department.According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 25-year-old actor and Danni Tamburro, a 23-year-old actress, were detained at 2 p.m. in Burbank, north of Los Angeles.On Wednesday, a 52-year-old man was walking in the area of Burbank Boulevard and Griffith Park Drive when he was approached by a man with a handgun, who, police said, was Hicks.The suspect demanded the man's wallet, the police further said. The victim was unharmed.A police spokesperson said that officers arrested the two for allegedly carrying out several armed robberies in the city. No injuries of victims were reported. Bail was set at USD 350,000 for each.Police said that as officers were investigating the incident, three additional armed street robberies of pedestrians occurred within minutes of each other in Burbank.The victims all provided similar descriptions of .
Concept of censoring films is faulty: Nandita Das
The concept of censoring films by a board is "faulty", says noted actor-filmmaker Nandita Das, asserting that a handful of people cannot decide what an entire nation wants to see. The 48-year-old film personality said it was very "dangerous" that some self-proclaimed custodians of culture were telling people what was right and wrong. "Larger censorship issues are coming up now. If art has to flourish, it needs freedom. The whole concept of a censor board and to censor films in itself is faulty. How can a handful of people decide what all of us as a nation want to see?," she said at the Jaipur Literature festival here yesterday. "They are actually undermining the audience. They are belittling you (audience) by saying that we know what you should watch and should not watch. If we are not going to fight for our freedom, who will?" she asked. Speaking from the packed Front Lawns of the iconic Diggi Palace, the award-winning artist spoke at length about her upcoming film on .