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Thank you from the bottom of my heart: Irrfan Khan confirms comeback
Almost one year after Irrfan Khan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour, the actor on Wednesday confirmed his recovery and expressed his gratitude towards his fans for standing by him during his health crisis. The actor, who was photographed at Mumbai airport a day ago after a long absence owing to his health scare, announced his return on Twitter in a statement. "Maybe somewhere in the pursuit of winning, we forget how much it means to be loved. In our vulnerability, we are reminded. "As I leave my footprints onto these steps of my life, I want to pause to be grateful for receiving your immense love and support, it soothed me in my process of healing. So I travel back to you, thanking you from the bottom of my heart," Irrfan wrote. The National Award-winning actor first spoke of his health on March 5, 2018, when he revealed that he was suffering from a "rare disease" but was yet to get a conclusive diagnosis. He later revealed he was diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour, a rare ...
'Joker': Makers treat CinemaCon crowd with First Trailer
DC Extended Universe took over Las Vegas on Tuesday, as Warner Bros. treated the crowd at CinemaCon with the trailer of their upcoming film 'Joker', a day early.While the much-awaited trailer is scheduled to drop today, the lucky DC fans at the Vegas CinemaCon have already experienced the magic.The American crime film will feature Joaquin Phoenix as the classic bad boy of DC universe.According to The Hollywood Reporter, director Todd Phillips took the CinemaCon stage, and after giving a brief introduction of the film, Phillips showed off the trailer.The trailer opens with Phoenix's Arthur aka joker in therapy."My mother always tells me to smile and put on a happy face. She told me I had a purpose, to bring laughter and joy to the world," the character can be heard saying in voiceover as the video features him helping bathe his mother, played by actor Frances Conroy.In the following scene, Arthur can be seen getting attacked in the street, an incident that changes his life forever and .
Kohl-rimmed eyes take over Hindi silver screen
Traditional kohl-rimmed eyes are back in vogue, and men aren't afraid to sport the look or pack some kohl in their vanity case.
Ashley Judd's lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein paused
One thing at a time. A California federal judge ruled, on Tuesday, that Harvey Weinstein doesn't have to continue fighting the defamation lawsuit filed against him by American actor and political activist Ashley Judd, until after his criminal sexual assault trial.In April 2018, the actor filed a lawsuit against the producer claiming he sexually harassed her and alleged that he had ruined her career by asking director Peter Jackson not to cast her in 'The Lord of the Rings' in 1998.However, U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez, in September, dismissed Judd's sexual harassment accusation against the producer, finding that it would be unprecedented to apply the law or ruling to a prospective employer. However, he allowed her defamation claim to move forward.According to The Hollywood Reporter, in January, Weinstein asked Gutierrez to stay the suit, arguing that he needed to preserve his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination in the criminal matter and as a result couldn't ...
Michelle Williams felt 'paralysed' after finding out about pay gap with Mark Wahlberg
Actor Michelle Williams has opened up about being paid significantly less than her "All the Money in the World" co-star Mark Wahlberg for the film's reshoots. The 38-year-old actor, who joined Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and other members of the Democratic Women's Caucus to mark Equal Pay Day on Tuesday, credited Jessica Chastain for spreading awareness about her case. Williams said she was "paralysed in feelings of futility" when she learned that Walhberg was paid USD 1.5 million compared to her paycheck of less than USD 1,000 for reshoots after Kevin Spacey's firing from the project, according to Entertainment Weekly. "Guess what, no one cared. This came as no surprise to me, it simply reinforced my life-learned belief that equality is not an inalienable right and that women would always be working just as hard for less money while shouldering more responsibility at home," she said. Williams said Chastain asked for permission to share her case with her .
'Bad Moms' Moms' in works at STX Films
STX Films has announced a third movie in the "Bad Moms" universe. The 2016 original featured Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn as three overworked mothers who embark on a wild adventure. A sequel, "A Bad Moms Christmas", was released in 2017. During the 2019 CinemaCon, the studio shared that it is developing a spin-off, titled "Bad Moms' Moms". The film will focus on the grandmother characters who were first introduced in "A Bad Moms Christmas". Veteran actors Christine Baranski, Susan Sarandon and Cheryl Hines will be reprising their roles of grandmothers in the film. According to Variety, the studio was previously planning a "Bad Dads" film but it appears that the project has been shelved.
The Umbrella Academy renewed for second season by Netflix
Netflix has renewed its superhero series "The Umbrella Academy" for a second season. The show, an adaptation of a comic book series of the same name from Dark Horse Comics, is about a dysfunctional family of adopted sibling superheroes who reunite to solve the mystery of their father's death, and the threat of an impending apocalypse. Steve Blackman, best known for writing episodes of "Fargo" and "Altered Carbon", will return as the showrunner of "The Umbrella Academy", the streaming giant said in a statement. Actors Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castaneda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, and Justin Min will reprise their respective roles in the show's sophomore run. The streaming giant said it will be roping in more actors in the coming days. Jeff F King, Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba will also return as executive producers of the show alongside Blackman. The season two, to be produced by Universal Content Productions for Netflix, ...
Vivek Agnihotri on 'The Tashkent Files': People should know the truth
As "The Tashkent Files", a film on the mysterious death of former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, is all set to hit the theatres, director Vivek Agnihotri said people need to know the truth behind Shastri's unexplained story."There hasn't been a more honest prime minister, such a humble gentleman yet a strong leader, and it is necessary that we know the truth," Agnihotri told ANI.Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, passed away on January 11, 1966 in Tashkent, hours after signing the 'Tashkent Declaration', a peace agreement between India and Pakistan after the 1965 war that took place between the two countries.When asked if by the end of the movie people will know what exactly happened with Shastri in Tashkent, the director said, "I am not a judge or police, I can only make them (the audience) stand in front of truth and then it is up to the citizens to decide."Stating that this film is his homage to Shastri, the director said, "If this film manages to bring ..
F*** Netflix: slams Mirren, talks up cinema
Legendary actress Helen Mirren has lambasted streaming website Netflix at a CinemaCon, for killing the "cinema" experience.
Kangana exits Anurag Basu's 'Imali'
Actor Kangana Ranaut has opted out of filmmaker Anurag Basu's next "Imali" as she wants to focus more on her directorial venture. The project, which will also feature Rajkummar Rao, would have marked her third collaboration with Basu after her debut "Gangster" and "Life in a Metro". The actor said "Imali" was supposed to go on floors in November 2018 but she had to direct and reshoot "Manikarnika", so the film was pushed. "Anurag and I have spoken about it. I feel extremely bad because 'Imali' was giving me an opportunity to work with my mentor again, but I'm on the verge of announcing my own film in a few weeks from now. That has taken a lot of my time and I have conveyed it to Anurag, who understood my situation," she said in a statement. The actor said her focus right now is on her next directorial. "We will work together at some point. 'Imali' is a beautiful love story and we can do that later. But right now, my focus is on my next directorial venture." Kangana is currently ...
Evan Peters says he will not appear in season 9 of 'American Horror Story'
Actor Evan Peters has ruled out his return for the next season of anthology show "American Horror Story". The 32-year-old actor has been with the FX show since its inception, making appearances in all of the eight previous seasons. During the WonderCon event, the actor was asked whether he will be involved with the show's yet-untitled ninth season. "No, I'm gonna sit a season out," Peters replied. The actor is currently gearing up for "X-Men: Dark Phoenix" where he reprises his role of mutant Quicksilver.
Regret how Dark Phoenix story was handled in 'X-Men: The Last Stand': Simon Kinberg
Filmmaker Simon Kinberg says "X-Men: The Last Stand" could have given a more wholesome treatment to the story of telepathic and telekinetic mutant, Jean Grey/Dark Phoenix. Kinberg, who served as the writer for the 2006 film, said they were unable to go "cosmic" with the subplot. "I really felt that one of the mistakes we made with 'X-Men 3', which told, in a way, the Dark Phoenix story but it was the subplot of that film, one of the mistakes we made was that we didn't go cosmic with it, like the comics," the director told DigitalSpy on the sidelines of WonderCon. Famke Janssen has starred as Jean Grey in four "X-Men" films and Sophie Turner took over the role in 2016's "X-Men: Apocalypse" as the mutant's younger version. The "Game of Thrones" star reprises the role in the upcoming "X-Men: Dark Phoenix", which marks Kinberg's directorial debut. He added the new film is an "opportunity" to redo the story at a time when the comic book superhero genre is undergoing evolution. "I think ...
I'd have loved to stay on 'GOT' longer: Diana Rigg
Veteran actor Diana Rigg has said she would have loved to stay on "Game of Thrones" a little longer. The actor played House Tyrell matriarch Olenna Tyrell from season three onwards. The character was killed off in the third episode of the seventh installment, after she willingly drinks a cup of poisoned wine. Rigg said it was not her decision to leave the show and wished she did not have to bid adieu to Olenna that early. "It wasn't my decision to have Lady Olenna killed off in 'Game of Thrones'. I'd love to have stayed on," the 80-year-old actor told The Guardian. Rigg then referred to Tywin Lannister, played by Charles Dance, who gets killed by his son Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) in the fourth installment of the series. "Thank God I didn't die on a toilet like Charles Dance's character," she added. "GOT" returns with its eighth and final season on April 14.
'Perspectives change after becoming parents'
Filmaker-choreographer Farah Khan has said people's perspective towards certain things start changing for the good once they become parents.
No malice among actors of 'Criminal Justice': Shroff
Noted actor Jackie Shroff, who is making his digital debut with upcoming web series titled 'Criminal Justice', has said that there is an absence of malice in the actors of his crime-drama web series and that will be one of the key reasons that audience will be able to see a good show onscreen.
'Shotgun' fires fresh salvo at Modi
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha fired a fresh salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, charging him with "wasting" money on hiring a "choreographed crowd" that chanted his name "before, during and after" speeches which lacked "content and depth". In a series of stinging tweets, Sinha, who is all set to quit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and seek re-election from Patna Sahib on a Congress ticket, also accused Modi of "arrogance" and "EVM misuse" and advised him to "go for a real press conference" and take questions from journalists "who cannot be bought and can question you in the larger interest of the nation". "Honourable outgoing Sirji. Why are you wasting so much money on different channels and on the paid and choreographed crowd who chant your name at any given time - during, before and after your speeches on the signal of the conductors. Your speeches lack content and depth these days and have gone to the extent of becoming highly repetitive and ...
Modi good actor, magician who performs many tricks: Abdullah
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a good actor who had surpassed several established actors and a magician who performed many tricks. He also alleged that the BJP-led central government had failed on all fronts and was "milking" the situation in the aftermath of the February 14 Pulwama terror attack to hide its "failures". "The incumbent Modi government failed on all fronts. However, they saw a way out in hiding behind the Pulwama attack. When many CRPF jawans were killed in Chhattisgarh, Modi did not go there. The sacrifice of the CRPF men in Chhattisgarh did not move him, he remained unfazed. "Not just that, when the bodies of the slain CRPF men (in the Pulwama attack) were brought to Delhi, Modi was busy in a shooting. The bodies of the slain CRPF men were kept waiting for the tributes, which were to be paid by him," Abdullah told a rally in Ganderbal. The former Union minister alleged that the Centre took no time ...
LS polls: BJP announces 3 candidates for Gujarat, Kerala
The BJP on Tuesday released its 15th list of candidates for the impending polls, including two from Gujarat and one from Kerala.The party has fielded actor Suresh Gopi from Kerala's Thrissur while Sharda Ben Patel and Darshana Jardosh will be contesting from Gujarat's Mahesana and Surat, respectively.Polling for 26 Lok Sabha seats at stake in Gujarat will be held in a single phase on April 23.Kerala, which has 20 Lok Sabha seats, will also go to polls in a single phase on April 23.The counting of votes will take place on May 23..
Graham Norton to host BAFTA TV Awards after 15 years
Comedian and talk show host Graham Norton will return to anchor the BAFTA Television Awards 15 years after hosting the event.
Actor Mohan Babu sentenced to 1-yr jail term in cheque bounce case
A local court Tuesday sentenced well-known Telugu actor-producer M Mohan Babu to one-year imprisonment in a 2010 cheque bounce case. The 23rd Special Magistrate Court here also directed him to pay a fine of Rs 41.75 lakh in connection with the case filed by Telugu director Y V S Chowdary. Mohan Babu's film production company, Sri Lakshmi Prasanna Pictures, which was also named in the case, was directed to pay a fine of Rs 10,000 to the complainant, Chowdary's advocate K Satya Saibaba said. 'Devadasu' fame Chowdary had filed the complaint after he received Rs 1.10 crore out of Rs 1.60 crore remuneration that was offered by the film company for directing Telugu film 'Saleem', starring Manchu Vishnu, Ileana DCruz, among others. The movie was released in December 2009. For the remaining amount, Mohan Babu had given a cheque of Rs 40.50 lakh, which got returned for "insufficient" funds, the counsel said. The court sentenced Mohan Babu to one year in jail besides directing him to pay the ...