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Jonas Blue set for maiden India showcase

British DJ, songwriter and record producer Jonas Blue will be hosted for his debut India showcase by the Sunburn Arena here on December 13.

English Vinglish: Pankaj Tripathi's language battle at IFFI

Pankaj Tripathi gave it back with spunk and a punchline like few can when an audience member at IFFI remarked how the actor can wear jeans but can't speak English.

Our grandparents' generation prefers to watch films on TV: Mithila Palkar

Actress Mithila Palkar who is making her space in the business of entertainment with the film "Karwaan", web shows like "Official Chukiyagiri" and "Little Things", says that the older generation prefers to watch cinema on TV rather than going to movie theatres.

John, Nikkhil Advani, Bhushan Kumar collaborate for six films

Three production houses -- John Abraham's JA Entertainment, Bhushan Kumar's T-Series and Nikkhil Advani's Emmay Entertainment -- have joined hands to produce six films together. The three production houses first came together for "Satyameva Jayate", which featured John in the lead and was co-produced by Advani and T-Series. The trio has decided to develop "more present, meaningful and commercially relevant cinema", a press release issued here said. John believes the coming together of this tripartite gives an enhanced and solid platform to showcase talent and technicians, which is a critical way forward to expand the industry. "Market forces today demand that smart alliances are formed to fulfill audience expectations. Our association thus far has been excellent test bed from which we have all learnt a lot," the actor-producer said. Sharing similar views, Advani said the collaboration will enable them to push the envelope with new stories and formats. Bhushan Kumar said John and ...

English DJ, songwriter Jonas Blue to visit India

Popular English DJ and songwriter Jonas Blue is all set to make Indian audiences dance to his tunes in December this year. Jonas, whose real name is Guy James Robin, will make his debut in India at Universal Square in High Street Phoenix, Mumbai on December 13. The performance will be presented by Sunburn Arena. Jonas has been on constant tours around the world since the release of his tropical house take on Tracy Chapman's classic song "Fast Car" and has made numerous festival appearances, the release said. "Jonas Blue enjoys a robust following in India and has always wished to tour the sub continent. We are extremely delighted to curate his first ever India tour and bring his wide spanning hits to the local audiences. The tour is our endeavour to reach out to a more diverse audience and offer a world class music experience," Karan Singh, CEO, Sunburn, said in a statement. Jonas has established himself as one of the most talented and well-rounded artists to come out of the UK in ...

Diane Kruger shares sweet Thanksgiving message for Norman Reedus

Actor Diane Kruger has shared a heartfelt tribute to her partner Norman Reedus on Thanksgiving. The couple, who have been dating since 2016, welcomed a baby last month. "Favourite time of the year. Happy Thanksgiving everyone," the 42-year-old actor captioned an Instagram picture of herself. I have a lot to be thankful for this year and I count my lucky stars to have met you @bigbaldhead and for sharing life's many blessings with you," Kruger added while tagging Reedus' Instagram account. Kruger and 49-year-old Reedus met on the sets of 2015 film "Sky". Their newborn is the first child for Kruger and second for Reedus, who is father to 19-year-old Mingus from his five-year-relationship with supermodel Helena Christensen.

Would like to work with Omung Kumar in a film: Tiger Shroff

Actor Tiger Shroff says he would like to work with the National-Award winning filmmaker Omung Kumar in a film.

6th Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival to begin from November 28

The sixth edition of the Brahmaputra Valley Film Festival aiming to promote cinema of the Northeastern region will begin here on November 28. The four-day festival will showcase films from the region and a few from the rest of the country this time besides bringing great story tellers under one roof. A short film contest has been organised as part of the festival and will be open to filmmakers from the Northeast, films shot in the region or those featuring stories from the region, festival director Tanushree Hazarika told reporters Thursday. Over 300 short films have been received for the contest out of which the top 15 will be screened at the film festival. Renowned film personalities such as actor Boman Irani, filmmaker Shakun Batra, writer, director and producer Rajesh Mapuskar are scheduled to attend the film festival, she said. The festival will also include interactive sessions, film quiz-cinemascope, panel discussions and the award ceremony. 'Spring Thunder', ...

Poker is my guilty pleasure: Rannvijay Singh

Actor-host Rannvijay Singh has revealed that poker is his guilty pleasure and he is proud of it as the game has "taught him a lot of patience and reading game."

'I Am Banni...' to release in January 2019

Director Nitin Chaudhary's upcoming film "I Am Banni - Daughter of Kutch" is slated to release on January 4, 2019.

Bhai is Bhai: Ranveer shares heartwarming video for Rohit Shetty

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who recently married Deepika Padukone, shared a heartfelt video for his 'Simmba' director and mentor Rohit Shetty, and thanked him for a great experience.Taking to his Twitter, the 'Bajirao Mastani' star posted a video thanking Rohit Shetty and captioned it as, 'Bhai is Bhai love you @itsrohitshetty #Simmba."In the video, a rather emotional Ranveer narrates his experience, in what looks like the last shoot day of Rohit Shetty's 'Simmba.'"I hate making speeches, especially on occasions like wrap up. I am Rohit Sir's biggest fan and I always thought when will I get a chance to work with him. I finally got that golden chance and my experience has been thousand times more than what I had expected," Ranveer said.The newly-wed thanked Rohit for his warmth and admitted that 'Simmba' is going to be one of the best films of his career. "The things I learned are the things that I will carry forward for the rest of my life and its being cultivated and it is being .

Playing for India was more important than acting in films: Rahul Bose

Actor-filmmaker Rahul Bose says when he actively played rugby for India internationally, he chose films according to his sports calendar.

Nathalie Emmanuel to star in Mindy Kaling's 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' series

"Game of Thrones" star Nathalie Emmanuel has boarded Mindy Kaling's upcoming "Four Weddings and a Funeral" series on Hulu. Kaling is developing an anthology series remake of the 1994 romantic comedy "Four Weddings and a Funeral". Similar to the film, the series will follow a group of friends as their lives intersect through the five events. Each season will centre on a different story arc, reported Deadline. Andie MacDowell, who starred alongside Hugh Grant in the hit 1994 film, will be making a guest appearance on the show. Emmanuel, 29, who plays Missandei on the hit HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones, replaces Jessica Williams, who was originally cast in the show. The series will also feature Brandon Mychal Smith, Zoe Boyle, Jennie Jacques, Guz Khan, Nikesh Patel, Rebecca Rittenhouse and John Reynolds. Actor Harish Patel, who has featured in "Zubeidaa", "Gupt: The Hidden Truth", "Mohra" and others, will also star in the series. Written and executive produced by Kaling and Matt ...

CPI(M) constitutes internal committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment: WCD

The CPI(M) has constituted an internal committee to look into complaints of sexual harassment, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Thursday, noting it is the only political party to have responded to its official communication in the matter so far. In the backdrop of the 'Metoo' movement, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi on October 18 urged all recognised political parties to form internal committees immediately to look into complaints of sexual harassment . Gandhi said she has written to six national parties and 59 regional parties to form internal complaints committee against sexual harassment and post information on it on their websites. A senior WCD official said CPI(M) was the only political party to have responded to its official communication in the matter In a letter to Gandhi, the Central Committee of the CPI(M) said it has constituted the internal complaints committee soon after the gazette notification of the sexual harassment at work place ...

Will never produce a film without a recognisable face: Rahul Bose on 'Poorna' failure

Rahul Bose on Thursday said that after the box office debacle of his last film, sports biopic, "Poorna: Courage Has No Limit", he will never produce a movie that does not have a star headliner. Poorna is based on a true story of Malavath Poorna, a tribal girl from Telangana who created history on May 25, 2014 by becoming the youngest girl in the world to scale the Mount Everest at the age of 13. Aditi Inamdar, a Telangana girl, portrayed Poorna on screen. The abysmal performance of the film at the ticket window especially in tier-II towns, "really broke my heart", Bose, who also directed the film, said. "Everybody thinks it was really gutsy to make a Rs 10 crore film on a 13-year-old girl climbing Mt Everest. I just thought it was a fantastic mainstream film. 'Little girl climbs Everest, holds Indian flag' what can get more mainstream than this? I wondered. "The biggest reality check that I got after making 'Poorna', which also defines the Hindi film industry, this would be the last ..

Divya Dutta thought it was 'blasphemous' to play supporting role in 'Veer Zaara'

She charmed the critics with her portrayal of Shabbo in Shah Rukh Khan and Preity Zinta's "Veer Zaara" but actor Divya Dutta was initially not sure of taking up the part. During the panel discussion 'Redefining Stories' at the International Film Festival of India 2018 here, the actor, who recently won the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for role in the film "Irada", revealed that Yash Chopra-directed film came her way after a couple of multi-starrer projects which she was not proud of. "Everyone in the industry says yes to you. Nobody says no. They are all very nice to you. I called up home and told them that I have signed 22 films... I waited like for an year and half before I started doing multi-starrer and I wasn't happy doing that. "I wasn't happy dancing around trees because I wanted to do more. Then my mother just sat me down and said 'What are you waiting for?' I told her something will come my way. She said what if it comes after 25 odd years. she said why don't you

I'm a big fan of Rohit Shetty, says Ranveer Singh

After working with filmmaker Rohit Shetty in the forthcoming film "Simmba", actor Ranveer Singh seems to be in awe of him.

IFFI's grand golden jubilee edition to trace its evolution

The grand golden jubilee celebrations of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) next year will look back at the glorious journey of the gala, and will focus on the business of cinema, according to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting officials.

Have had my share of relationships, broken hearts: Vikrant Massey

Actor Vikrant Massey, who will be seen in ALT Balaji's upcoming series "Broken But Beautiful", says he has had his share of relationships and broken hearts.

Tahira Kashyap returns to work after mastectomy

Writer-director and Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana's wife Tahira Kashyap has returned to work after being diagnosed with breast cancer and going through preventive mastectomy.