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Pain gives birth to something stronger, deeper: Nandita Das
Actor and director Nandita Das on Sunday said that the beauty about art is that pain gives rise to something stronger and deeper. Das, whose 2018 film 'Manto' on famous Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto would be screened at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), said the writer had produced his best stories in his worst times. "It is true artistes, writers, filmmakers flourish most when they go through really bad times," the actor said. At the same time, she came up with the reference of Ritwik Ghatak and Satyajit Ray as a counter-point and exceptions to her initial argument. "I don't know if there is a direct connection. Because great filmmakers such as Ritwik Ghatak and Satyajit Ray, processed life differently and reacted to life differently. "However, the beauty about art remains that pain gives rise to something stronger, something deeper," she observed while delivering the Satyajit Ray Memorial Lecture at the 24th KIFF. Speaking on the present situation in
Gerard Butler shares photo of Malibu home destroyed in Woolsey fire
Actor Gerard Butler has shared some upsetting images of his Malibu home destroyed in the Woolsey Fire, which has been blazing through Southern California.The 48-year-old took to social media to post the picture of the devastation. "Returned to my house in Malibu after evacuating. Heartbreaking time across California," wrote the '300' actor. He also thanked the fire department saying, "Inspired as ever by the courage, spirit and sacrifice of firefighters. Thank you @LosAngelesFireDepartment."Butler also shared in his Instagram stories his "half-gone" house. "Welcome to my home in Malibu. Half gone," he can be heard saying in the clips.As many as 23 people have died so far in the catastrophic fires which have burned over 1, 70,000 acres of land. Nearly 300,000 people have been displaced, including Hollywood celebrities like Kim Kardashian West and Lady Gaga.The blaze had started on Thursday night (local time), and moved towards Malibu and the Pacific Ocean, prompting evacuations in ...
Priyanka Chopra shoots for 'The Sky is Pink' in New Delhi
Priyanka Chopra is shooting for her next Hindi film, "The Sky is Pink" in New Delhi. The 36-year-old actor took to Instagram to share the news Sunday. "The sun and I. Delhi here we go. #theskyispink," she wrote alongside her photo. Priyanka also shared an Instagram story with co-actor Zaira Wasim with a caption: "Delhi days". Shonali Bose, best known for the critically-acclaimed "Margarita, With A Straw", is directing and writing. "October" writer Juhi Chaturvedi has penned the dialogues. Also starring Farhan Akhtar, the film is a love story of the parents of motivational speaker Aisha Chaudhary, who was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis.
Arshad Warsi shoots for 'Asura'
Actor Arshad Warsi has started shooting for "Asura" and says it is thrilling and gripping.
Harry Shum Jr, Shelby Rabara expecting first child
Actors Harry Shum Jr and Shelby Rabara are pregnant with their first baby. The "Crazy Rich Asians" star shared the news on Instagram Sunday. Shum Jr, 36, shared a funny, captionless picture with him cradling the baby bump, with his wife giving an expression of surprise. Rabara, 35, also revealed the news on Instagram, where she posted a couple of pictures - one of her cradling her stomach, and another of her and Shum, which shows him embracing his wife. The couple recently celebrated their 12th anniversary of being together. They married in November 2015 after getting engaged in October 2013.
Priyanka shoots in Delhi for 'The Sky Is Pink'
Actress Priyanka Chopra is in the capital to shoot for "The Sky Is Pink" directed by Shonali Bose.
Aerosmith Joe Perry hospitalised, doing well
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was rushed to the hospital after his performance with Billy Joel at New York's Madison Square Garden Saturday night. The 68-year-old musician had experienced "shortness of breath" and collapsed after returning to his dressing room post the gig. According to his representative, Perry is currently "responsive" and stayed in the hospital Sunday. "Following a guest performance during Billy Joel's show last night at Madison Square Garden, Joe Perry experienced shortness of breath and was treated backstage by paramedics who gave the guitarist oxygen and used a tracheal tube to clear his airway before taking him to a hospital. "This morning Perry remains in the hospital where he is alert and responsive," the statement from the artiste's spokesperson read. The Aerosmith guitarist will be unable to appear at Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp in Florida Monday and has apologised to the attendees. Perry is expected to return to the road later this month.
It was time to talk about the end: Johnny Galecki on 'The Big Bang Theory'
"The Big Bang Theory" star Johnny Galecki says working on the show has been such a fun ride that nobody wanted to address its end which was due. The actor, who plays Leonard Hoffstader in the hit CBS series, says dealing with the finale is an "emotional" feeling but he believes it is the right time to wrap the show. "I'm getting emotional now talking about it. I don't think anyone was in disagreement about it but that doesn't mean that it was an easy conversation. There were a lot of tears and a lot of hugs. But even if we took the show to Season 35, that conversation is inevitable, and still would have been just as difficult and emotional. Nobody really wanted to say it out loud but it was time to talk about it. "I don't know if this will resonate at all but I keep thinking a good allegory for it is when you're on a long road trip, which I like to do a lot, and you think, 'I can keep going. I'm happy. I still have energy. I can go a couple of hundred more miles,' but it's not until ..
I'm excited about it: Bryan Cranston on 'Breaking Bad' movie
Bryan Cranston has said he is excited about the big-screen adaptation of "Breaking Bad" but is clueless about whether his character Walter White would appear in the film at all. Last week it was announced that a movie adaptation of the hit drama series is underway with creator Vince Gilligan. Cranston said Gilligan had reached out to him for the project and he would be up for reprising his role if asked. "Yes, there appears to be a movie version of 'Breaking Bad', but honestly I have not even read the script. I have not gotten the script, I have not read the script. And so, there's the question of whether or not we'll even see Walter White in this movie. Ohhhhh! Think about that one... "There's a lot of people who felt that they wanted to see some kind of completion to some of these storylines that were left on. And this idea, from what I'm told, gets into those at least a couple of the characters who were not completed as far as their journey," the actor said on "The Dan Patrick ...
Puneet Issar's 'Mahabharat' to be staged in Delhi
"Mahabharat", a play written and directed by film, television and theatre veteran Puneet Issar, will regale the Delhi audience on November 17 with its narrative focussed on the friendship and loyalty between Duryodhan and Karan.
Morricone denies slamming Tarantino, threatens to sue over 'false' interview
Veteran Italian music composer Ennio Morricone has rubbished the interview with Playboy Germany in which he was quoted calling director Quentin Tarantino "a cretin". In the interview, Morricone, who won the Oscar for his work on Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight", was quoted as criticising the filmmaker for his "trash" films. The music composer released a statement Sunday in which he dubbed the comments "totally false". Morricone denied giving any interview to the magazine and even threatened legal action against the publication. "I have not given an interview to 'Playboy Germany' and even more, I have never called Tarantino a cretin and certainly do not consider his films garbage. I have given a mandate to my lawyer in Italy to take civil and penal action," the 90-year-old composer said in a statement obtained by Variety. The composer said he considers Tarantino as "one of the greatest directors of this time" and owes his Academy Award to the filmmaker. "I am very fond of my ...
Want to marry Ranbir, date Kartik Aryan: Sara Ali Khan on KWK
Father-daughter duo Saif Ali Khan and Sara Ali Khan are the next set of guests to grace Karan Johar's 'Koffee' couch.The preview of the much-anticipated episode of 'Koffee With Karan' promises it to be a fun-filled one. In the teaser, Saif can be seen opening up about the qualities he definitely wants in Sara's boyfriend, while the latter says she would like to marry Ranbir Kapoor and date Kartik Aryan.When KJo asks Saif about his wife Kareena Kapoor Khan's famous gym look, the 'Sacred Games' star replies, "I get a close up look of her gym look in the bedroom before her departure." Karan asks him if he checks her out and Saif says, "Yes of course, coming and going."On the work front, Sara is all set to make her Bollywood debut with 'Kedarnath', which also stars Sushant Singh Rajput. She will also be seen in Rohit Shetty's 'Simmba' opposite Ranveer Singh. Saif, on the other hand, recently appeared in 'Bazaar.'Meanwhile, Bollywood stars Katrina Kaif and Varun Dhawan were the latest ...
'The Big Bang Theory' finale will be emotional, says Johnny
As popular sitcom "The Big Bang Theory" is about to end next year with its 12th season, actor Johnny Galecki, who plays Leonard Hoffstader in the show, says, finale episode will leave the cast and audience teary eyed.
Ajay Devgn wins big at film fest in China
Actor Ajay Devgn has won Best Foreign Actor award at the 27th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival in China for his role in film "Raid".
Book on Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha released
A book written on the life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha, Kerala's saint, is an outcome of the fundamental principle of 'guru-shishya parampara' and the spiritual 'saadhana' of the author, DMRC Principal Advisor E Sreedharan has said. The book 'A Great Association-Glimpses into the Life of Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha' authored by Swami Nirviseshananda Tirtha was released by Prasar Bharati's CEO Shashi Shekar Vempati and Sreedharan was the guest of honour at the book release function. Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha, the renowned saint of Narayanashrama Tapovanam, Kerala, is the spiritual Guru of Sreedharan. Addressing the gathering here after receiving the first copy of the book from Vempati, Sreedharan said, "This book is an outcome of the fundamental principle of Guru-shishya parampara. It is an outcome of the spiritual saadhana of the author". Vempati said, "It is very important that our spiritual knowledge, our culture, our history, has to be digitally preserved for the generations to come - .
Film posters of Australia, Bengal inaugurated at KIFF
Bengal and faraway Australia came together at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Sunday to exhibit poster of their iconic films made during the past 100 years. The first Bengali movie was made in 1919 and Australian cinema was 113-years-old, but the KIFF is celebrating 100 years of film making of both the lands. Australia is the focus country of this edition of the KIFF. Australia's High Commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu inaugurated a poster exhibition of major Australian films saying it is aimed at showcasing the incredible diversity, depth and originality of the films of her country. It was also equally befitting to "bring the historical perspectives of our film-making to Kolkata, given that the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) this year is also celebrating 100 years of Bengali cinema," she said. On display are the posters of 30 iconic Australian films - from the world's first feature length movie ever made in 1906 - 'The Story of the ..
'Your's Truly' explores loneliness, a sensitive topic: Alia
Sharing her experience of watching her mother Soni Razdan's film "Your's Truly", actress Alia Bhatt on Sunday said she was stunned to see the film dealing with 'loneliness'.
Unlike Bollywood, Iranian films are based on realities: Majidi
The big difference between Iranian and Bollywood films is while the former is based on realities and social subjects, Bollywood films attaches more importance on the commercial side, celebrated Iranian director Majid Majidi said on Sunday. Iranian cinema is based on realities, real locations, social subjects and human values, said Majidi, who had directed a Bollywood flick 'Beyond the Clouds' last year. "Bollywood cinema is also important from the commercial side," he told a press meet at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). There is a very well balanced, new generation in India and if they get the right kind of support, "that could be good for independent film makers in India... we can have new Satyajit Rays." Majidi, whose 2015 film 'Muhammad : The Messenger of God' was screened at the KIFF before the press meet, said, "In India you (also) have social subjects and interesting stories." Asked if language is a barrier in film making, the 59-year-old ...
Richa wraps up Shakeela biopic shoot
Actress Richa Chadha has wrapped up the shoot for a biopic on southern adult film actress Shakeela. She is now excited to see the final product.
Always wanted to direct Sridevi: Karan Johar
Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is known for working with several renowned celebrities and making career of aspiring actors, said it was his dream to direct late female superstar Sridevi, which remained unfulfilled.