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Took help of doctor to stop being an emotional wreck post Satyamev Jayate: Aamir

Superstar Aamir Khan has revealed that filming his talk show "Satyamev Jayate" was such a "traumatic" experience for him he had to consult a doctor by the end of the first season. The show focuses on sensitive social issues prevalent in the country, from female foeticide, child sexual abuse to honour killings. "Going through that entire journey of the first season was very traumatic for me. To the extent, I had become emotionally very brittle, I was in very bad shape. At the end of the one year, I could not go out. For absolutely no reason at all, I would just break down," Aamir said. The actor said it troubled him more as he isn't trained in distancing himself while listening to people's emotional turmoil. "I was an emotional wreck. I also got some help from a doctor. It was just very... (tough) because I am not trained to listen to emotional issues of people and keep a distance. I am not able to do that." He speaking at a session 'Giving Matters' at NASSCOM Technology and Leadership

Single-screen Priya re-opens 6 months after fire incident

Priya cinema, which remained closed for six months after a fire broke out in the theatre on August 5 last year, resumed public screening from Friday. The theatre reopened with the special screening of the original print of Satyajit Ray's 'Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne' in the 35 mm format Thursday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declared it open from a function held nearby on the International Mother Language Day by pressing a remote control button. "The CM has taken an initiative to open the theatre after friends in the film industry approached her," Priya owner Arijit Dutta told PTI on Friday. He said, Banerjee has expressed interest to visit the theatre and watch a film whenever she finds out time. Dutta said a sum of Rs one crore was spent to install fire fighting equipment such as water sprinkler and fire beam detector in the hall and making the building structurally stronger. Dutta screened the original black and white 35 mm version of Ray's timeless children's .

Mercury Laboratories gets reaffirmation in credit ratings from CRISIL

Long Term Rating - CRISIL BB+/Stable (Reafiirmed)

Veteran Telugu filmmaker Kodi Ramakrishna dead

Well-known Telugu filmmaker Kodi Ramakrishna, best known for directing memorable films such as "Ankusam","Ammoru" and "Arundhati" among others, died here on Friday.

Kumar Sanu's daughter dedicates song to people with broken heart

Singer-songwriter Shannon K, daughter of singer Kumar Sanu, has dedicated her latest single "Always" to people experiencing heartbreak.

Raja Kumari unveils 'battle anthems'

Grammy-nominated songwriter Raja Kumari, also a rapper, has released "Bloodline", which has "battle anthems".

'Total Dhamaal': Funny and entertaining despite a staid story (IANS Review, Rating: ***)

Film: "Total Dhamaal"; Director: Indra Kumar; Cast: Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh, Arshad Warsi, Javed Jaaferi, Anil Kapoor, Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Esha Gupta, Boman Irani, Sanjay Mishra, Pitobash Tripathy, Mahesh Manjrekar; Rating: ***

Glad I didn't get caught up in archetype of Bollywood heroine: Pallavi Sharda

Actress Pallavi Sharda says she is glad that she did not get caught up in the archetype of the 'Bollywood heroine.

Srijit adamant on making film on Bose despite criticism

After being criticized by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose's grand nephew Chandra Kumar Bose over his upcoming film "Gumnami", filmmaker Srijit Mukherjee said he will make the movie even if he is sent to jail.

Captain Marvel' gives a nod to action sequences from The Matrix', Terminator 2': Ryan Fleck

Filmmaker Ryan Fleck says "Captain Marvel" features some action nuggets from Hollywood sci-fi hits such as "The Matrix" and "Terminator 2". The co-director of the Brie Larson-fronted first female Marvel superhero standalone says he and partner Anna Boden have pulled some references from films, including 1972 Best Picture Oscar winner "French Connection", that have had an everlasting impact on them. "Every action sequence is different. There is one in the film's trailer where you see Captain Marvel on the train and Nick Fury is in the car chasing. "So we call that the 'French Connection' sequence, which is a movie from the '70s. That was a huge inspiration for us. There are some sequences which we have pulled from other movies - 'The Matrix' and 'Terminator 2', Fleck said at the Directors' Session, held at Marina Bay Sands hotel here. Last week, he and Boden interacted with around 237 students, who came from city-based institutions such as Temasek Polytechnic, Singapore Polytechnic, ...

Mercury Laboratories gets reaffirmation in ratings from CRISIL

Long term rating - CRISIL BB+/Stable (Reaffirmed) Short term rating - CRISIL A4+ (Reaffirmed)

'Now You See Me' writer to develop 'The Wizard of Oz' new series

A new TV series set in the land of "The Wizard of Oz" is in development.

Cardi B stands by Khloe Kardashian amidst trolls

Rapper Cardi B has come out in support of reality TV star Khloe Kardashian, who is being trolled by social media users after getting allegedly cheated by her beau Triston Tompson.

Captain Marvel: Breaking away from Marvel tradition

A female superhero, a woman director, an origin story in reverse and Nick Fury in a younger avatar, multiple firsts set the forthcoming "Captain Marvel", the first movie to release after the death of Marvel creator Stan Lee - apart from the traditional Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) entertainers fans have grown up on.

American-Bangladeshi rapper considers Rahman 'the Quincy Jones of India'

Dhaka-born and New York-based rapper Anik Khan says A.R. Rahman has been one of his biggest influences and considers the Indian singer-composer the "Quincy Jones of India".

Milo Ventimiglia calls Mandy Moore inspiring

Actor Milo Ventimiglia is proud of his "This Is Us" co-star Mandy Moore for opening up about the emotional abuse she endured during her marriage to former husband Ryan Adams.

My experience of working as an AD helped me a lot in 'Notebook': Zaheer Iqbal

Zaheer Iqbal, who is making his acting debut with Salman Khan's production venture "Notebook", says his experience of working as an assistant director has helped him a lot as an actor. Zaheer, who assisted Sohail Khan on "Jai Ho" (2014), believes it is important for newcomers to understand the process of filmmaking. "It has just sunk in that I am doing a film. Earlier, I was used to being on the sets as an assistant director. So, while shooting for 'Notebook' I felt I am like rehearsing with co-actors. It feels great to see myself on the screen," Zaheer said at the trailer preview of his film "Notebook" here Thursday. "I have spend lot of time on the sets and it has helped me immensely. My advice to anyone who wants to be an actor is that they must go and assist for sometime as it does make things little easy. It makes a difference as technically you know certain things like the lens of the camera and you act accordingly. If you know these things it does speeds up the process. It is ..

Never told anyone I am granddaughter of Nutan while auditioning for films, says Pranutan Bahl

From giving auditions for several films for two years to being launched by Salman Khan in "Notebook", actor Pranutan says she has consciously refrained from introducing herself as granddaughter of legendary actor Nutan or daughter of Mohnish Bahl. The debutante, who will be starting her journey with "Notebook", directed by National Award-winning filmmaker Nitin Kakkar and produced by Salman's banner SKF, said the makers chose her for the part after an intense audition process. "I did gave lot of auditions for two and half years or so for lot of films. I never used to say I am from a film family. For this film they knew that I was Mohnish's daughter. "I gave a five hour long audition for this film. But they called some other girls also as they were like if they take me then it will be like 'I am from film family'. So they auditioned some 80 to 100 girls but Nitin sir (director Nitin Kakkar) felt I was the right choice," Pranutan said while interacting with media at the trailer preview .

Aaliya Siddiqui's next film titled 'Holy Cow'

Aaliya Siddiqui, actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife, is set to produce a film titled "Holy Cow", with a cow playing the central character.

Musician Peter Tork dead at 77

Veteran musician Peter Tork, better known as a member of the pop group The Monkees, is dead. He was 77.