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Men must change mentality for women to feel safe: Farhan Akhtar

Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar on Sunday -- the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women -- launched a short film "She", which takes a look at the various forms of violence perpetrated against women. He says a safer environment for women will be possible when men change their mentality and behaviour.

No competition between us: Nivin on Dulquer, Fahadh

Nivin Pauly, Dulquer Salmaan and Fahadh Faasil are some of the most sought-after young Malayalam actors who have also made their presence felt in films in languages like Tamil and Hindi. But Nivin says there is no competition between him and his former "Bangalore Days" co-stars.

'The Lion King' trailer makes second biggest debut ever

After the trailer for the upcoming "The Lion King" remake made its debut earlier this week, Disney thanked its "entire pride" for making it their second most-viewed trailer debut from any studio in 24 hours.

Southern filmdom has made Hindi filmmakers feel inferior in a good way: KJo

Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar, who is gearing up for the release of Tamil entertainer "2.0" as a film distributor, says the southern film industry has made Hindi movie makers feel inferior in a good way.

Kerala CM condoles Ambareesh's death

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled Sunday the demise of Kannada actor-turned-politician Ambareesh. Ambareesh, a former Karnataka minister, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday. He was 66. "Saddened to hear of the passing of former Union Minister & veteran actor Ambareesh. My heartfelt sympathies go out to his family, friends, colleagues and fans," the chief minister said in a tweet. Ambareesh had acted in over 200 films, including a couple of Tamil flicks, and had also served as the Karnataka minister of housing in the Siddaramaiah-led cabinet. Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said the body will be kept at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here Sunday for people to pay their last respects.

Politicians, actors, frenzied fans pay tributes to Ambareesh

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, superstars of south Indian film industry and Bollywood, besides thousands of frenzied fans and political leaders from across India on Sunday paid their tributes to veteran Kannada actor-turned-politician M.H. Ambareesh who died here following a cardiac arrest.

Ben Mendelsohn hopes 'Captain Marvel' leads to more inclusion and diversity in Hollywood

Actor Ben Mendelsohn believes that the upcoming Marvel Studios film, "Captain Marvel", will bring a "sweeping change" in Hollywood. The 49-year-old actor is portraying Talos, the leader of shape-shifting alien race, in the film. Brie Larson is playing the title character in the feature. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Mendelsohn said he hopes that the Marvel tentpole will bring more inclusivity and diversity in the film industry. "I think we have something really special here, and that all comes from a finely crafted script, it's absolutely beautiful," the Australian actor said. "Obviously this is a big moment for Marvel, and hopefully a sweeping change for inclusion and diversity in the industry," he added. Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, the superhero film also features Jude Law and Samuel L Jackson. Mendelsohn also said that the films based comic books can make a big cultural and artistic impact. "If you look at the business of movie-making, as both a business ..

Al Pacino to star in new adaptation of Shakespeare's 'King Lear'

Veteran actor Al Pacino is all set to portray King Lear on the big screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's epic tragedy. The project will mark yet another collaboration between Pacino and director Michael Radford, reported The Observer. The two have earlier worked on "The Merchant of Venice", the 2004 film adapted from the Shakespeare play. In the feature, Pacino played the role of Jewish moneylender, Shylock. "King Lear" depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom by giving bequests to two of his three daughters egged on by their continual flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. "Lear is the one that everyone aims for. Al has been toying with the idea for a long time. There's a difference between Shylock, who's only in five scenes, and Lear, who is in every scene, pretty much, Radford said. "It's enormous. I think (Pacino) would like to have that kind of kudos because he's a terrific actor," he added. The shooting for ..

'The Man Who Fell To Earth' director dead at 90

British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg, known for "Don't Look Now", "The Man Who Fell to Earth" and "The Witches", is dead at 90.

Kamal Haasan condoles Ambareesh's death

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan Sunday condoled the demise of veteran Kannada star Ambareesh, saying the former minister had a 'child-like' heart. "Ambareesh was my friend for 42 years. Rugged looks,child-like heart. My heartfelt condolences to his family, fans and friends like me," he said in a tweet in Tamil. Ambareesh, a former Karnataka minister, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday. He was 66. Ambareesh had acted in over 200 films, including a couple of Tamil flicks, and had also served as the Karnataka minister of housing in the Siddaramaiah-led cabinet.

Crossover phenomenon needs to be encouraged, leveraged: Karan Johar

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who will presenting the upcoming "2.0" for the Hindi speaking audience, said the crossover in Indian cinema should happen internally. During a press conference on Saturday, Karan said he is happy to have collaborated on "2.0" and "Baahubali", which he had also presented, but he cannot claim the credit for vision, creativity and execution of these two movies. When asked if the success of "Baahubali" and 2.0 will pave way for more pan-India films, the filmmaker said, "Crossover in cinema should happen internally in India. We keep talking about crossover and that our films going out of the country but the true crossover is like 'Baahubali'. It's a film made in Telugu which worked very well in North, West and East, everywhere." "2.0' has that vision of working within the country. We have to encourage those crossover movements. Films in all languages, whether it's Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu or Malayalam, has to work all across (the country). That is the true ...

Big B buys machines for manual scavengers

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has fulfilled a promise he made to help manual scavengers by arranging machines.

Priyanka-Nick get pre-wedding bash from 'The Sky Is Pink' team

A pre-wedding party for actress Priyanka Chopra and her American singer beau Nick Jonas was organised here on the sets of her upcoming film "The Sky Is Pink", before they left for Mumbai.

Magician, actor Ricky Jay dies at 72

Magician Ricky Jay, who also acted in films and TV shows such as "Boogie Nights", "House of Games" and "Deadwood", is dead at 72.

Five of my films in poor shape: Buddhadeb Dasgupta

The negatives of five acclaimed celluloid works of eminent filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta are in very bad shape and need immediate restoration, the director said. "The master negatives of five of my works - Dooratwa (1978), Phera (1988), Bagh Bahadur (1989), Uttara (2000) and Ami Yasin aar amar Madhubala (2007) are in very poor shape," the 74-year old director told PTI. Dasgupta is upset that no initiative has been taken by different producers of the films to ensure proper upkeep of the negatives. 'Uttara' won Silver Lion for best director award at the Venice Film Festival (2000), 'Phera' got Golden Bear nomination at the Berlin International Film Festival (1988) and 'Dooratwa' received Critic's Award at the Locarno Film Festival. All these films were also nominated in other prestigious film festivals, he said. Dasgupta, who won national award multiple times, said he had on Wednesday (November 21) handed over the negatives of some of the five films to the Film Heritage ...

Last rites of Ambareesh to be performed in B'luru on Nov 26

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has announced that the last rites of the politician and actor Ambareesh will be held near Dr. Rajkumar Smaraka at Kanteerava Studio in Bengaluru, with state honours on November 26.Special buses have also been arranged from all Talukas of Mandya district to facilitate the public travel Kanteerava Stadium to pay homage to the late leader.The state government has declared an official mourning of three days as a mark of respect to the departed leader.This announcement comes after the Chief Minister consulted and discussed with Ambareesh's family members and the film industry over performing the last rites in Bengaluru.Ambareesh, a Kannada actor, who was popularly known as the 'rebel star' passed away last night after suffering cardiac arrest. The 66-year-old leader was admitted at Vikram Hospital in Bengaluru for multiple ailments.Superstar Rajinikanth mourned the death of the veteran actor on his official Twitter handle on Saturday calling him his

'Crossover in films has to happen internally in India'

Filmmaker-producer Karan Johar, who is gearing up for the release of his forthcoming film '2.0' as a distributor, feels that the true crossover in films has to happen internally in India.

'Captain Marvel' is a big moment for diversity, says Ben

Actor Ben Mendelsohn, who is featuring in an upcoming

Bono felt 'emasculated' when he lost his voice

Singer Bono admitted that he felt "emasculated" when he lost his voice during his September show in Berlin.

Ambareesh's body to be kept at Kanteerava stadium Sunday for people to pay homage

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Saturday said the body of veteran Kannada actor and Congress leader M H Ambareesh will be kept at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium here Sunday for people to pay their last respects. "The body of actor Ambareesh will be kept at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium from around 8 am tomorrow for people to pay their last respects," he told reporters here. Ambareesh passed away in Bengaluru. He was 66. The former Union minister was rushed to a private hospital after he complained of breathing problems, sources said. Kumaraswamy added that the family members of the actor had decided to hold the funeral in Bengaluru, instead of his native Mandya. Condoling the death of the actor and veteran Congress leader, Kumaraswamy called him a rebel who was loved by all. "Deeply shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely death of my beloved friend Ambareesh. In his death, an era of love and affection in the Kannada film industry has ended," he said. Kumaraswamy said he ...