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Arthur's guitarist helped him become vegan
Singer James Arthur says that his guitarist helped him to turn vegan.
YouTube responds to controversial video of dead body
YouTube responded on Tuesday to a controversial graphic video of a dead body posted by one of its most popular stars over the weekend.
Foster sees films in old-fashioned way: Gunn
Filmmaker James Gunn has responded to actress Jodie Foster's comments about superhero movies, insisting that she looks at films in an "old-fashioned way".
Jake Gyllenhaal's Hollywood 'excuses'
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal says that he has spent a lot of his career making "excuses" for the "absurdity" of Hollywood.
Jack Black is amazing team player: Nick Jonas
Singer-actor Nick Jonas finds actor Jack Black an "amazing team player".
Egypt singer detained over racy music video: judiciary
Prosecutors in Egypt have detained a female singer for four days for "incitement to debauchery" after an online video clip sparked controversy, a judicial source said today. Leila Amer appeared at the end of December in a music video called "Boss Oumek" ("Look at your mother") which includes sensual oriental dance and suggestive gestures. Musicians' union president Hany Shaker, a male singer known for his conservative stance, last week announced on the private channel Dream TV that Amer had been expelled from the union. Her case comes less than a month after another female pop singer was sentenced to two years in prison for "inciting debauchery" over a racy video. Shyma appeared in a mock classroom licking an apple and appearing to mimic fellatio on a banana in front of a chalkboard scrawled with "Class #69". Yesterday her sentence was reduced on appeal to a year in jail.
Rajput outfit demands pan-India ban on 'Padmavati'
Unhappy over the censor board's green signal to Bollywood film "Padmavati" with certain changes, a Rajput outfit today demanded a total ban on the film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and threatened to "set ablaze" the cinema halls screening it. The Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena (RRKS) said the censor board's nod to the controversial film was "unfortunate". Talking to reporters here, the Gujarat president of the outfit, Raj Shekhawat, made an open threat, saying the RRKS members would take the law into their hands if the film was not banned across the country. The Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone-starrer has already been banned in Gujarat and some other states. The RRKS is a splinter group of the Rajasthan-based Rajput Karni Sena, which is also against the release of the film. "It is unfortunate that the censor board has decided to give the film a U/A certificate with only five changes. We will not accept this. "We want a total ban on the film, which glorifies the ...
Trump asks New York Times to get rid of 'phony' journalists
US President Donald Trump today congratulated the new publisher of The New York Times and suggested him to get rid of "phony" journalists and start treating him "fairly". Trump has been at loggerheads with many media houses since his election campaign in 2016. He had accused The Times of being a fake media house and criticised it for publishing an investigative report on how he treated women in his private life, alleging that the daily did not carry his version. A G Sulzberger, 37, recently became publisher of The New York Times after his father Arthur O Sulzberger stepped down. "The failing New York Times has a new publisher, A G Sulzberger, 37. Congratulations! Here is a last chance for the Times to fulfil the vision of its founder Adolph Ochs 'to give the news impartially, without fear or FAVOR, regardless of party, sect or interests involved'," Trump said in a tweet. "Get impartial journalists of a much higher standard, lose all of your phony and non-existent ...
Fans' love, appreciation more important for Salman Khan
'Tiger Zinda Hai' might have become the biggest film of 2017 in India after 'Baahubali 2The 52-year-old actor is "overwhelmed" with the response that his recently released movie has received from the fans.Ali Abbas Zafar's 'Tiger Zinda Hai' has earned Rs 272.79 crore in just 11 days.The 'Tubelight' star said, "For us, it is the audiences' love and reactions that matter the most, and we feel overwhelmed with the love that 'Tiger Zinda Hai' has garnered.""I am grateful to one and all for treating this film as their own; the response has been truly endearing. 'Tiger Zinda Hai' is my second film with Ali Abbas Zafar, and I am looking forward to working with him again," he added.YRF's 'Tiger Zinda Hai' is riding on incredibly positive audience reviews and has shattered several box office records so far.The film has been on a dream run at the box office right from the first day of its release and has created multiple box office histories.The movie revolves around RAW agent Avinash 'Tiger' ..
Will be a better actor in English: Saif
Saif Ali Khan, known for films like "Being Cyrus", "Omkara" and "Parineeta", says he will be a better actor in English as it is his primary language.
WBFJA award ceremony on Jan 14
The West Bengal Film Journalists Association will host an award ceremony on January 14 to honour the best in Bengali cinema under various categories. Of the 88 Bengali films released in 2017, 35 films were taken up for nomination selection, Secretary of the WBFJA, the apex body of film journalists in the state, Nirmal Dhar told a press meet here. There will be 17 award categories in the popular segment, eight categories in technical award segment and a lifestyle achievement section in the WBFJA Award function - titled 'Cinemar Samabarton' - to be held on January 14. The award categories would include Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Music, Best Playback Singers, Most Promising Director, Most Popular Film, Lifetime Achievement, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematographer, Best Editor and Best Lyricist. Dhar said the WBFJA award ceremony will also be streamed on web, as the first such film award ceremony to be broadcast live in eastern region. The award ceremony will ...
'The Greatest Showman' was a risk, says Hugh Jackman
Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman has admitted his upcoming movie 'The Greatest Showman' involved a great risk.Jackman revealed that bringing a musical to the big screen "is notoriously one of the hardest things to do in Hollywood. I think just the climate of Hollywood was like, 'There's just too many risks. There's too much to do,'" according to Contactmusic.comHe added, "I mean, there have been musicals, obviously- 'Les Miserables', 'Mamma Mia'. But an original movie musical is really hard."Jackman has had plenty of experience with musicals, both on screen and on stage."A bad musical stinks to high heaven. But when a musical works, people are screaming and cheering. Nothing I've found has matched it. By the end, as you take the curtain call, there's no sense you're in front of strangers. It's an intimacy you get that's more intense than you have with people you've known for many years. It's everyone coming together and opening their heart," explained Russo.The actor believed the time was
'Inifinty War' will shake up things for 'Thor', says Anthony Russo
Director Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, who will be helming Marvel's upcoming superhero movie 'AvengersAccording to Contactmusic.com, Russo brothers have announced that the story of 'Infinity War' picks up right where 'Ragnarok' left off, meaning the 'God of Thunder' would still be picking up the pieces of his shattered home world.In a recent interview with a leading entertainment website, Anthony said, "I'm going to pick Thor because Thor, we're picking up his story from the end of 'Ragnarok' and at the end of that film as any fan would know his home planet of Asgard is destroyed, and so the character is in new territory so to speak, because his past has been torn away from him to a degree."The filmmaker also compared Thor's storyline to that of fellow Marvel star 'Captain America', played by Chris Evans, in the Russo brothers' first movie for the franchise 'Captain America: Winter Soldier'."I think it's similar to Captain America's situation when we picked up his story in Winter ...
All haveright to launch parties in democracy: Pondy CM
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy today hailed top actor Rajinikanth's decision to enter politics, saying "all have the right to launch political parties in a democracy." However, he said Tamil Nadu is a big state where several actors had launched their respective parties. "Some have succeeded in their efforts and many have ended up in failure," he said at a press conference here. "I felicitate the superstar for his resolve to start a party," he said in response to a question on the actor's decision to enter politics. The chief minister said the Congress, DMK, left parties and other secular outfits are very strong in Tamil Nnadu and are a powerful front. He felt that Rajinikanth was apparently trying to capitalise on the current crisis in the AIADMK and hence might have taken the decision to plunge into politics. Narayanasamy said there was no clarity in what Rajinikanth meant when he said he would champion "spiritual politics." "Politics and spirituality have no ..
Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival to begin on Jan 4
Around 40 events, including a folk dance performance by artists from Kerala,will be staged at the 16th edition of the Mylapore Festival, organised by city based non banking finance company Sundaram Finance, from January 4. "It has been our endeavour to showcase the Flavour of Madras through events related to local heritage and lifestyle", Sundaram Finance Ltd., Managing Director, TT Srinivasaraghavan said in a press release. This year a special addition would be Villupattu concert to be presented by 'Bharathi' Thirumugam and T Kalaimagan and troupe, he said. Sundaram Finance Mylapore Festival, Director, Vincent D'Souza they had created children specials this year with a et story telling session as well as few art and craft workshops". Various events, including 'Pulli Kolam' contest (rangoli competition), a visit to old and popular food joints and heritage walk to ancient temples in and around Mylapore would also be conducted during the event.
'Swan Lake' returns to India with a multi-city tour
After its resounding success in 2017, the iconic ballet, 'Swan Lake', is all set to make a return to India with a multi-city tour in March this year. The co-production by the Royal Russian Ballet and Navrasa Duende will begin its tour on March 13 with 25 shows in Mumbai, followed by 5 shows each in Ahmedabad, Kolkata and New Delhi. Choreographed by Vladimir Troschenko and directed by Anatoly Kazatsky, the performances will see Matsak Natalia reprise her role as both the white swan and the black swan. Dinesh B Singh, founder and CEO of Navrasa Duende said it was the "delightful" response they received that made them bring "Swan Lake" back to the country, this time, with shows across different cities. "All we can say right now is that the shows will be as grand and splendid as the first time around, and we will leave no stone unturned to ensure that all of them are as big a success as 'Swan Lake' was in its maiden Indian staging in Delhi," he said. Held in September last ..
KJo pens love note for Janhvi, Ishaan
Filmmaker Karan Johar has penned a love note for Sridevis daughter Janhvi Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor's brother Ishaan Khatter as the two newcomers look forward to make their Bollywood debut with "Dhadak".
When Zoya Hussain wanted to direct Anurag Kashyap
Newcomer Zoya Hussain had harboured the dream of directing Anurag Kashyap in a film but the project took a backseat as the duo came together for her Bollywood debut, "Mukkabaaz". Zoya said she had known Anurag for a while and was looking for an opportunity to collaborate with the filmmaker. "I had done theatre, but not modelling. I had written a short play, based on Kamala Das' short story, that I wanted to adapt into a film. I actually wanted him (Anurag) to act in it. "I met Anurag through a friend for this. I had done a film called 'Three and Half Takes'. Anurag saw it and liked it. He wanted to work with me," Zoya told PTI. The debutante said the play never took off and later they started working on "Mukkabaaz". "I hope to revisit it. I write as well and at some point I want to develop my own scripts as well. I will direct it. I will not act in it," she added. But currently, she wants to focus on acting. Zoya said when Anurag offered the part of a mute girl in the ...
Noted ghazal singer Srinivas arrested for sexual harassment
Noted ghazal singer Kesiraju Srinivas was arrested here today following a complaint of sexual harassment by an employee of a private radio channel run by him, police said. The woman employee recently complained to the police against Srinivas, who sings ghazals in Telugu, about the alleged harassment. Based on the complaint, the singer was arrested and a case on charges of sexual harassment under IPC section 354(A) was registered against him, a police official said. Srinivas has denied the allegations against him. "I respect women...I treated the complainant like my daughter. It is untrue that I harassed her," the singer, popularly known as 'Ghazal Srinivas', told reporters before being arrested. The singer had actively participated in a campaign against the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh before Telangana was carved out as a separate state.
10 must-see Bollywood films of 2018
Like every year, a lot of films are ready to hit the screens in 2018. So, know where to put your money.