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Sooraj's 'Satellite Shankar' profits for army camps

Actor Sooraj Pancholi will be donating the earnings of his upcoming film "Satellite Shankar" to army camps.

Indian silent movies being screened in Paris

A slew of Indian silent films are being screened at the Fondation Jerôme Seydoux Pathe here.

Nicole Richie boards comedy pilot 'Richard Lovely' as series regular

Actor Nicole Richie has joined the cast of Fox comedy pilot "Richard Lovely" as series regular. The story revolves around Richard Lovely (Thomas Lennon), the disgruntled author of the best-selling children's book series, "Mr Mouse". He does not hate children, but rather just everything about them. After a publicity fiasco involving an unexpectedly savvy nine-year-old kid, Mr Mouse appears in Richard's real life as he is forced into an unlikely father/son relationship that will change his life forever. According to Variety, Richie will play Kelli, Richard's publicist. Her role was initially a recurring character but after a table read, the producers decided to make Richie a regular. The show, penned by Billy Finnegan, also features Wendie Malick, Nicole Sun, Mason Shneiderman, and Asif Ali.

Emily Blunt in talks to star in 'Not Fade Away'

Actress Emily Blunt is in talks to star in "Not Fade Away" to be jointly produced by David O. Russell and John Krasinski.

Laura Linney joins Viggo Mortensen's 'Falling'

Actor Laura Linney, Hannah Gross, and Terry Chen have joined the cast of Viggo Mortensen's family drama "Falling". The film, which marks Mortensen's directorial debut, is a story about a son's relationship with his aging father. Mortensen has penned the screenplay and is also producing the project, reported Variety. The Oscar-nominated actor will portray a man who lives with his male partner, played by Chen, and their adopted daughter in Southern California. Linney will play his sister and Gross will portray his mother. Lance Henriksen will play the father, a farmer whose attitudes and behaviour belong to a far more traditional era and family model. He goes to Los Angeles for an indefinite stay with his family as he deals with memory loss. "Falling" is produced by Daniel Bekerman of Scythia Films and Chris Curling of Zephyr Films together with Mortensen.

Bill Nighy, Callum Turner join 'Emma' adaptation

Veteran actor Bill Nighy and "Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald" star Callum Turner have boarded the cast of Focus Features' new adaptation of "Emma". The two actors join "Split" star Anya Taylor-Joy, who is taking on the titular role of Jane Austen's classic novel, the studio said in a statement. Austen's 1815 novel is a comedy of manners that follows young Emma Woodhouse meddling in others' romantic affairs in an attempt to play matchmaker. Nighy, 69, will portray Mr Woodhouse, Emma's father, in the project while Turner, 29, will play Frank Churchill. The film, to be directed by Autumn de Wilde, will also feature Mia Goth, Gemma Whelan, Miranda Hart, Josh O'Connor, Rupert Graves, Amber Anderson, and Tanya Reynolds. Eleanor Catton adapted the script from Austen's novel. Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner as well as Blueprint Pictures' Graham Broadbent and Pete Czernin are producing the project.

'Delhi Crime' shot with non-judgemental eye, says director Richie Mehta

"Delhi Crime", based on Nirbhaya case files, explores the 2012 heinous gangrape and murder from the viewpoint of the Delhi Police team that probed the incident, but Netflix's new web series was shot with a non-judgemental eye, says director Richie Mehta. The seven-part series, which starts streaming Friday, directed by the Indian-Canadian filmmaker follows the investigation to nab the six males who raped the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern on a cold December night in a moving bus in the national capital. She died of her grievous injuries 13 days later in a Singapore hospital. Mehta said it was a family friend serving in Delhi Police who suggested him to make a film on the subject. He started the research in 2013 after a trial court convicted and gave death sentence to the four adult defendants. After four years of research and writing, the director said he came up with a 170-page bible followed by 430-page script, wherein he has explored the perspective of "the people who were in the

Google honours Bach with first AI-powered Doodle

Want to create your own music? Try Google's first ever Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Doodle, dedicated to celebrate the birth anniversary of renowned German musician and composer Johann Sebastian Bach.

Macon Blair to direct and write 'Toxic Avenger' reboot

Filmmaker Macon Blair has been roped in to write and direct Legendary Pictures' "Toxic Avenger" reboot. The studio acquired the feature film rights to the 1984 original in December, reported Variety. The original comedy was set in the fictional town of Tromaville and centred on a mild-mannered janitor at a health club who's chased out a second story window by bullies and lands in a drum of toxic waste. The chemicals cause him to transform into the Toxic Avenger, who has superhuman size and strength and stands up to bullies and corruption. Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz of Troma Entertainment will serve as producers with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter overseeing for Legendary.

Emilia Clarke says she survived two life-threatening brain aneurysms in early 'GOT' days

Actor Emilia Clarke has revealed that in the early years of "Game of Thrones" she suffered from two brain aneurysms that nearly took her life. In an essay for The New Yorker, published online on Thursday, Clarke said the health scares began soon after the success of the first season of the HBO epic-fantasy drama. Clarke said just before she assumed her role as Daenerys Targaryen in 2011, she started feelng a "shooting, stabbing, constricting pain" in her head during a workout with her trainer. "I immediately felt as though an elastic band were squeezing my brain. I tried to ignore the pain and push through it, but I just couldn't. Somehow, almost crawling, I made it to the locker room. I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill. Meanwhile, the pain shooting, stabbing, constricting pain was getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged." The actor was rushed to the hospital where she had an MRI scan that ...

Emily Blunt in talks to join Annapurna's 'Not Fade Away'

Hollywood singer Emily Blunt is in talks to join Annapurna Pictures' upcoming project titled 'Not Fade Away'.Based on Rebecca Alexander's life and book 'Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found', the film is about a young woman who is slowly losing her sight and hearing abilities and yet wants to make every day count by living to the fullest.According to The Hollywood Reporter, production of the film is being helmed by Blunt's husband John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger through their company Sunday Night.Blunt's past credits include, Mary 'Poppins Returns', 'A Quiet Place', 'The Girl on the Train' and 'The Huntsman: Winter's War'. The actor will be next star in 'A Quiet Place 2,' the sequel to the 2018 horror sensation, which will be directed by Krasinski.

Nicki Minaj forced to put Bangkok show on hold

Rapper Nicki Minaj's upcoming show here in Thailand has been postponed due to unspecified "complications."

Emily Blunt in talks to lead 'Not Fade Away'

Hollywood star Emily Blunt is in negotiations to star in Annapurna Pictures' upcoming project "Not Fade Away". David O Russell and Blunt's husband, actor-director John Krasinski, are producing the film, reported Variety. The inspirational drama is based on Rebecca Alexander's 2015 memoir "Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found". Alexander was born with a rare genetic mutation called Usher syndrome type III and has been simultaneously losing both her sight and hearing since she was a child. A fall from a window left her body completely shattered at the age of 18, but over the next two decades, she became a psychotherapist with two masters' degrees and an athlete who teaches spin classes, despite her limited sight and hearing. Lindsey Ferrentino is adapting the screenplay.

Pawan Kalyan declares assets worth Rs 52 crore

Telugu actor and Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan, who is making his electoral debut in next month's Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls, has declared assets worth over Rs 52 crore.

Google celebrates musician Johann Christian Bach with AI-powered doodle

In a first, Google celebrated renowned German musician Johann Christian Bach with an AI-powered doodle.Made in partnership with the Google Magenta and Google PAIR teams, the doodle, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), is an interactive experience encouraging netizens to compose a two-measure melody of their choice.With the press of a button that is located at the bottom right corner, the doodle uses machine learning to harmonise the custom melody into Bach's signature music style.Bach was born and raised in the German town of Eisenach in a large musical family. His father played multiple instruments and worked as director of the town's musicians, while his eldest brother was also a musician.Primarily known as an exceptional organist during his lifetime, Bach also understood how to build and repair the complex inner mechanisms of pipe organs, a feature that has been incorporated into the interactive doodle.Bach's reputation soared following the 19th century "Bach revival," as the .

Kesari is the best war film India has produced

Film: "Kesari"; Cast: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra; Director: Anurag Singh; Rating: *****(5 stars)

Turkey's Erdogan again shows mosque attack video despite NZ outrage

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday showed again a gruesome video shot by the Christchurch mosque gunman as an election campaign prop despite criticism from New Zealand authorities. On election trail for a March 31 local vote, Erdogan has projected the video and repeatedly referenced the attack that killed 50 people, saying it targeted Islam and Turkey. The gunman's so-called "manifesto" mentions Turkey and the minarets of Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia, now a museum, that was once a church before becoming a mosque during the Ottoman empire. New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters protested on Monday that politicisation of the massacre "imperils the future and safety of the New Zealand people and our people abroad, and it's totally unfair". At a rally in the northwestern city of Eskisehir, Erdogan again showed both the video and the so-called manifesto in order to attack the main opposition party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu who had warned against "terrorism ..

'Dora and the Lost City of Gold' gets release date

Eva Longoria's "Dora and the Lost City of Gold" will release on August 2.

German Wikipedia blacked out in protest of EU copyright plan

Wikipedia's German-language page has been blacked out in protest of a proposal to change European Union copyright rules. Visitors to the online encyclopedia's German section were greeted Thursday with a statement from Wikipedia authors urging them to contact EU lawmakers to try to stop the bill. The most controversial section would require companies such as YouTube and Facebook to take responsibility for copyrighted material that's uploaded to their platforms. Proponents say the new rules will help ensure that authors, artists and journalists are paid for their work. Opponents claim they could restrict freedom of speech, hamper online creativity and force websites to install filters that prevent uploading of copyrighted work. The European Parliament is due to vote on the bill March 26.

"Delhi Crime" may help revive talk on public safety

Actor Sanjay Bishnoi who is playing a pivotal role in the Netflix original series "Delhi Crime", based on the Nirbhaya gang-rape case that shook the nation in 2012, says the importance of retelling the story is to continue the conversation on the safety of civilians that the authorities are responsible for.