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Get back to studies, Rahul Khanna tells distracted Instagram fan
Actor Rahul Khanna's shirtless photo on Instagram left his fans swooning - and a few distracted - and he responded wittily to many of them.
'The Odds' to close Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles
Megha Ramaswamy's "The Odds", starring Abhay Deol and Priyanka Bose, will close the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) on April 14. The film is a coming-of-age story about two teenagers who skip school on important exam day and go on a fantastical journey through Mumbai. The film also stars Yashaswini Dayama and Monica Dogra. Anand Patwardhan's acclaimed documentary "Vivek" (Reason), which examines India's slide away from secular democracy, will also be screened at IFFLA. "Vivek" premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won the grand jury prize at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, and recently had its US premiere at the True/False Film Festival. "Andhadhun" is the opening film of the festival. IFFLA will also host a panel featuring successful South Asian professionals working across various fields in the television industry. The lineup of the panel includes names such as actor/comedian Nik Dodani, director Meera Menon (The Walking Dead, ...
Nusrat, Mimi the social media rage after LS nominations
They might have won many a heart through their acting skills and well-choreographed dance moves for years, but Bengali actress-duo Mimi Chakraborty and Nusrat Jahan have created a virtual storm in the social media after their nomination as candidates of West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress for the coming Lok Sabha polls.
Filmmakers must work on good stories, ideas: Sharma
Director Amit Sharma says filmmakers should work on good story and ideas instead of thinking too much about how big or small the idea is.
Second S. Korean star quits as K-pop sex scandal spreads
A burgeoning K-pop sex scandal claimed a second scalp as a singer who rose to fame after coming second in one of South Korea's top talent shows admitted secretly filming himself having sex and sharing the footage. Jung Joon-young, 30, announced his immediate retirement from showbusiness amid allegations he shot and shared sexual imagery without his partners' consent. "I admit to all my crimes," he said. "I filmed women without their consent and shared it in a chatroom, and while I was doing so I didn't feel a great sense of guilt," he added in a statement released late Tuesday. Jung was one of three male artists in a group chat room where some members shared secretly filmed footage of a sexual nature of at least 10 women, according to local broadcaster SBS. K-pop singer Seungri, a hugely successful member of boy band BIGBANG who announced his retirement from show business on Monday amid a sex-for-investment criminal investigation, was also a member of the chatroom, the broadcaster ...
Haven't pitched script to Shah Rukh Khan: Amit Sharma
Filmmaker Amit Sharma says it will be an honour to work with Shah Rukh Khan but contrary to rumours, he hasn't pitched a script to the superstar. Post "Zero", there were reports that Shah Rukh was reading several scripts, one of which was that of Amit's, who is fresh of the success of his mega hit "Badhaai Ho". When asked if he had pitched a film to Shah Rukh, Amit said, "I have not pitched any script to him as of now. But I would love to work with him, and I want to say this on record. He is a legend." The director was speaking at FICCI Frames 2019, here. He was part of the panel discussion 'Badhaai Ho industry! : The 'not so big'0 film can also be the Big Film'. Amit is currently gearing up to start his next, a biopic on legendary football coach Syed Abdul Rahim featuring Ajay Devgn. The film goes on floors by June end. "Success has happened and now I'm concentrating more on the script. Not thinking about how it's going to be to work Ajay. I've had two three meetings with him and ...
I go where the scripts are: Daniel Radcliffe on his diverse filmography
His post "Harry Potter" career is filled with indie outings but Daniel Radcliffe says it is not a deliberate choice to stay away from big studio productions. The British actor says indie films have more to offer on the script level than big tentpole movies. "It's not a deliberate decision. I go where the scripts are. It's hard to get anyone to spend money on too big of a risk. A lot of the big studios, I find the scripts are not as challenging or weird or interesting as the stuff they make in the indie world or even in the TV world," he said in an interview with StarLifestyle. "So the things that I gravitate to, so far they just happen to be in the indie world. But if there's something happening in the studios and I love the script, I would love to be a part of some crazy big movie. It's just about waiting for the right script," he said. The 29-year-old actor, who is currently shooting for biographical drama "Escape from Pretoria" and most recently starred in TV show "Miracle ...
Lupita Nyong'o learned to play ukulele for 'Little Monsters'
Actor Lupita Nyong'o learned to play the ukulele for her role of a school teacher in horror-comedy "Little Monsters". The 36-year-old actor plays a preschool teacher who fights to keep her students alive in the middle of a zombie outbreak. She tries to keep the spirits high with ukulele sing-alongs of hit songs such as Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off". The actor said she was happy that she had a musically-gifted character but she did ask whether she was getting a "ukulele double" for the role. "I love Fraulein Maria in 'The Sound of Music' and she's [Miss Caroline is] my Fraulein. I even asked [Abe], 'Are you gonna have a ukulele double?," she said at the SXSW Conference. Director Abe Forsythe, who also attended the event with Nyong'o, replied, "I told her, 'No, you can win an Oscar, you can learn to play the ukulele.' " The actor wrote to Swift to help get the rights of the song. "It meant a lot to me that this film had that (song). And so when I heard that they were having a hard time .
BookMyShow Sells Over 1 Million Tickets for Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel in Opening Weekend
/ -- Contributes 48% to the film's overall India collections BookMyShow, India's leading entertainment destination, has sold over a staggering 1 million tickets for the recently released Marvel Studios' Captain Marvel in its opening weekend. BookMyShow's net contribution to the film's overall box office collection stands at an impressive 48%. (Logo: https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/693585/BookMyShow_Logo.jpg ) One of the most anticipated films of this year, Captain Marvel, has been talk of the town since the end-credit scene of Avengers: Infinity War which released last year. The first solo female Superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; fans have been eagerly waiting to catch the origin story of the mightiest and powerful Captain Marvel and discover the all-important bridge to the upcoming finale in the series, Avengers: Endgame. Speaking about the response that the film has received, Ashish Saksena, COO - Cinemas, BookMyShow said, "BookMyShow saw a phenomenal response for ..
How Guneet Monga raised money for films: posting online to selling her house
The Oscar win for Guneet Monga is nothing but a validation of her years of hard work gone into backing films she believed in by raising money through social media to selling her only house. Though she received the Academy Award for her documentary short "Period. End of sentence", Guneet has also been associated with critically-acclaimed films like "The Lunchbox", "Masaan" and "Haraamkhor". "For every film, we have raised money individually. Our process is almost like 'kar guzarne wala' (passionate). We raised money on Facebook and made 'Peddlers' and 'Haraamkhor' under Rs 1.5 crore because one could not get money by raising in traditional manner here. "One raised money from France for 'The Lunchbox' and ended up raising some equity here. For 'Monsoon Shootout', I sold my house, the only house I had. It's a bit crazy story," Guneet said. The producer was speaking at the ongoing FICCI Frames 2019 on 'Unapologetically Indian: The new breed of Swadeshi storyteller of the industry'. Guneet
'Kesari': Parineeti Chopra posts throwback photo with Akshay Kumar
Parineeti Chopra recently posted a throwback picture from the sets of Kesari, in which she can be seen posing with her co-star Akshay Kumar and it is safe to say that the two characters look happily in love with each other. The 'Ishqzaade' actress has been quite active on Instagram and uploaded the teaser of the much-awaited film as well as shared some candid moments with Akshay.The actress took to her Instagram account where she posted the picture of her sitting on a wall in a gorgeous blue and pink salwar kameez looking amused whereas the actor is standing next to her looking like the handsome hunk he is in a lavender kurta and turban which she captioned, "#Kesari", adding a leaf emoji.(POST)'Kesari', based on the 1897 Battle of Saragarhi, where an army of 21 Sikhs fought against 10,000 Afghans, will see Akshay essaying the role of Havildar Ishar Singh.The film, which is directed by Anurag Singh, is all set to hit theatres on March 21, giving fans a perfect Holi gift.Apart from ...
Play by Manipuri theatre group wins best play at META festival
With four awards each in their kitty, Hindi adaptation of Dharamvir Bharati's 1954 play "Andha Yug", and "Agarbatti" swept this year's Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) on Tuesday. While "Andha Yug" (Hindi adaptation) by TAMM Manipur won in the best play, best stage design, best costume and best innovative sound design categories, Jabalpur Samagam Rangmandal's "Agarbatti" bagged the award for best director, best original script, best light design and best female actor. The two plays were among the 10 productions that battled it out during the week-long festival for one of the most coveted awards in Indian theatre. "From unique interpretations of stories from the 'Mahabharata', to the realities of living in an urban neighbourhood basti (slum) told through the narratives of four young spirited girls, to scathing narratives of the widows of the Behmai massacre ... this year's selection of plays have been diverse in themes, styles and languages," Jay Shah, head, cultural ...
Lady Gaga shuts down pregnancy rumours with album news
Lady Gaga has rubbished rumours that she is pregnant by announcing she is working on her next album. The Oscar winning singer, who broke up with Christian Carino last month, four months after they announced their engagement, took to Twitter to shut down the grapevine. Gaga revealed she is "pregnant" with her sixth record, a follow-up to her 2016's 'Joanne'. "Rumors I'm pregnant? Yeah, I'm pregnant with #LG6 (sic)" Gaga tweeted. The "Shallow" hitmaker also recently quashed reports claiming that she and her "A Star Is Born" co-actor-director were dating. Her break-up and chemistry with her co-star after their "Shallow" performance at the Oscars 2019 may have added fuel to the fire though Cooper is in a relationship with supermodel Irina Shayk, with whom he has a daughter, Lea.
Not star-struck about Bollywood: Shraddha Srinath
Shraddha Srinath will be making her Bollywood debut with "Milan Talkies", but she is not "star-struck" about the glitz and glamour of the Hindi film industry. The actress says she has good work in the southern film industry, and would tread the path in Bollywood very cautiously.
Film stars, sports personalities light up election firmament (Dangal 2019)
It's election time and can the stars - from the film world and the sports field, be far behind? Some names have been declared from Kerala and West Bengal and the coming days will make it clear who will hit the campaign trail and who will be left behind.
Mahindra theatre awards presented in 14 categories
The theatre fraternity came together here for the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) red carpet where awards were given in 14 categories.
Akshay, Ayushmann urge people to vote on Modi's behest
Actors Akshay Kumar and Ayushmann Khurrana, on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's behest, have urged people to cast their vote in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2019.
Ranbir's choice of films makes me envy him: Kartik
Enjoying every bit of success he has scored after 'Luka Chuppi' this year, actor Kartik Aaryan is aware that he needs to be more careful about his choices in the film industry now. He says Ranbir Kapoor is one actor whose filmography he is envious of.
Cultural festival to celebrate Indo-Thai relations
The Royal Thai Embassy is organising a cultural fest - 'Namaste Thailand Festival' - from Friday to Sunday here, to commemorate 72 years of Indo-Thai diplomatic relations.
PM calls on cinema personalities to create voting awareness
A vote is a great way to make the people's voice heard, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as he urged film personalities such as Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone and the three Khans of Bollywood to use their influence to create voter awareness. He tagged personalities from a cross-section of society, including politics, industry, media, films, sports and social work, to drive home his point. Often quoting dialogues from their films, the PM reached out to Bollywood actors on Twitter to send across his message ahead of Lok Sabha elections beginning April 11. "Urging @SrBachchan, @iamsrk and @karanjohar to creatively ensure high voter awareness and participation in the coming elections. Because... its all about loving your democracy (and strengthening it)," Modi wrote, refashioning the tagline of their 2001 family drama "Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham..." In a nod to the cult comedy "Andaz Apna Apna", the prime minister wrote, "Dear @BeingSalmanKhan and @aamir_khan, It is time to