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Ranbir Kapoor and Rishi Kapoor have a fanboy moment!
Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor, who is in United States with wife Neetu Kapoor and son Ranbir Kapoor for medical treatment, had a "wow" moment at a chance meeting with Hollywood star Robert De Niro.The 'Mulk' actor took to his official Twitter handle to share a happy selfie with Ranbir and De Niro along with a message.The post read, "Wow moment. Impromptu meeting with Robert De Nero on 65th and 3rd. He knew Ranbir coz he had met him and Anupam and said come over with Kher for a drink! Simplicity and super stardom. I realized I have been such a bloody brat. Cannot get over his demeanor. Thank you Bob !"The three are all smiles as they pose for the camera.The senior actor had recently met his 'old friend', actor Anupam Kher, and his 'Agneepath' co-star Priyanka Chopra along with Sonali Bendre and her husband Goldie Behl. He had also met Javed Akhtar a few days back.In a cryptic tweet last month, Rishi announced that he was traveling to America for medical treatment. Before his ...
Music fixes everything, says Ariana Grande
Singer Ariana Grande, going through some of her worst life moments, has resorted to making music as she believes "it fixes everything". The 25-year-old actor is currently having a bad time after she called off her engagement to comedian Pete Davidson and the death of ex-boyfriend Mac Miller. Replying to a Twitter user, who praised her passion for music, Grande said, "It ain't work when you love it are you kidding! I'm the luckiest girl in the world to be able to do this s**t and express myself and heal this way.... My lifeline to be honest... Thank you for listening and allowing this to be my life." "It fixes everything," she wrote to another user. Grande recently released her album, 'Sweetener', in August. She teased a new LP in another tweet. "Yeah I'm very excited for this next one too," she wrote.
Malayali author Benyamin's "Jasmine Days" wins first JCB Prize for literature
Malayali author Benyamin has bagged the inaugural JCB Prize for literature for his book "Jasmine Days", which explores the lives of South Asians in the Middle East. Benyamin's book, originally written in Malayalam and translated by Shahnaz Habib, is a "brilliant and intense novel", jury chairperson Vivek Shanbag said Wednesday night while announcing the most expensive literary award in the country. Benyamin was awarded a cash prize of Rs 25 lakh, along with a magnificent trophy created by Delhi artist duo Thukral & Tagra, entitled "Mirror Melting". Habib received an additional prize of Rs 5 lakh. "Jasmine Days" beat four shortlisted works -- "Half the Night is Gone" (Amitabha Bagchi), "All the Lives We Never Lived" (Anuradha Roy), "Latitudes of Longing" (Shubhangi Swarup) and "Poonachi" (Perumal Murugan). Benyamin debuted with "Aadujeevitham" (Goat Days) that won him the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award. "Jasmine Days", his second book, tells the story of a young woman in a city ...
Alia Bhatt wishes mother Soni Razdan with throwback picture
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt wished her mother Soni Razdan as she turned 62 today. The actor shared an adorable throwback picture of her parents to wish her 'stunning mommy'.The 'Raazi' actor took to her official Instagram account and posted an old black and white picture of her parents Soni Razdan and Mahesh Bhatt, with a heartfelt message.The post read, "Happy Birthday my stunning stunning mommy thank you for being a classic example of beauty INSIDE OUT! No amount of words can express how fortunate I am to have a mother/friend/partner-in-trying-different-diets like you!! Even if I say it a million times a day it won't be enough.. But.. I love you."The mother-daughter duo shared screen space for the first time in the 2018 hit 'Raazi', which also marked Razdan's return to the silver screen.Razdan has given the audience some memorable movies including 'Mandi', 'Saaransh', 'Sadak', 'Monsoon Wedding', 'Page 3', and 'Shootout at Wadala'. The actor will now be seen in a lead role in 'Yours ...
Dwayne Bravo bids adieu to international cricket
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has announced his retirement from the international cricket.The 35-year-old, however, will remain available for the franchise T20 cricket leagues.Making the announcement, Bravo said that he tried to maintain the passion and enthusiasm, that he had while making his debut, throughout his career. He further stated that in order to give the younger generation a chance to grow, he must leave the international arena."Today I want to confirm to the cricket world that I have officially retired from international cricket in all formats of the game. After 14 years when I made my debut for the West Indies, I still remember that moment I received the maroon cap before walking onto the Lords Cricket Ground against England in July 2004. The enthusiasm and passion I felt then, I have kept with me throughout my career," ESPNcriconfo.com quoted Bravo, as saying."However, I must accept that for me to preserve my longevity as a professional cricketer, I must do as ...
Justin Timberlake reschedules NYC show due to bruised vocal cords
Justin Timberlake had to postpone his New York City (NYC) show on Wednesday due to "severely bruised" vocal cords.The 'Say Something' singer, who was set to perform at the Madison Square Garden, took to social media to make the announcement. The 37-year-old also informed his fans that he will make it up to them by performing for on his birthday on January 31."Hey guys, I'm sorry to announce I have to postpone the show at MSG tonight on doctor's orders. My vocal cords are severely bruised," the singer revealed on Instagram. "I'm gonna make this up to you and the new show will be on my birthday.""More info to come," he added. "Again, I'm so sorry to do this, but excited to see you soon. Love, J."Timberlake has been busy performing as part of his ongoing Man of the Woods Tour. Apart from that, the singer is gearing up for the release of his first book, 'Hindsight & All the Things I Can't See In Front of Me'.According to his website, the book will "give readers a peek into ...
Facebook now allows users to add songs to photos, videos
Offering its over two billion monthly users new ways to express themselves, Facebook has introduced new music features, including an option to add a song to photos and videos they share to Facebook Stories.
Rana Daggubati, Bejoy Nambiar join MAMI board of trustees
The 20th edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai Festival has added southern star Rana Daggubati and filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar to its board of trustees. Their induction comes days after filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has been accused of shielding director Vikas Bahl in an alleged sexual harassment case, stepped down as the board member. Rana said his aim will be to bridge the gap between the national and regional language cinema. "Be it Malayalam cinema, Telugu cinema or Tamil cinema, some of the best independent films are made in these languages and it will be my focus to make such work be noticed on a national platform," Rana said. Nambiar will curate the best of South Indian Cinema for the MAMI Year-Round Programme. "Despite the number of screens escalating every year, the access to films from down south remains limited... I hope with this responsibility I am able to showcase some of the best regional cinema from down south," he said. This year the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival will be ...
Justin Timberlake reschedules NYC concert due to severely bruised' vocal cords
Actor-singer Justin Timberlake has postponed his performance at New York City due to "severely bruised" vocal cords. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, the 37-year-old musician said his doctors advised him to reschedule his Madison Square Garden concert. "Hey guys, I'm sorry to announce I have to postpone the show at MSG tonight on doctor's orders. My vocal cords are severely bruised. "I'm gonna make this up to you and the new show will be on my birthday, January 31. More info to come. Again, I'm so sorry to do this, but excited to see you soon," he wrote. Timberlake announced the postponement just two hours after MSG tweeted about the singer's second gig at the venue. He had performed in Madison Square Garden on Monday. Following the release of his fifth album 'Man of the Woods' in February, Timberlake embarked on a North American tour in support of the LP in March. The second leg of the tour began last month, with dates currently extending into January.
Richard Linklater to write and direct biopic on comedian Bill Hicks
Director Richard Linklater has set up the biopic of comedian Bill Hicks as his next project. The 58-year-old filmmaker, best known for critically acclaimed films such as "Before" trilogy, "Dazed and Confused" and "Boyhood", will write and direct the new feature for Focus Features, reported Indiewire. Hicks was raised as a Southern Baptist and began performing comedy in the late 1970s in Texas. He toured extensively during the 1980s, achieving widespread success for his act, which used dark comedy to tackle social issues of the day. The comedian died from pancreatic cancer in 1994 at the age of 32. Linklater is an avowed fan of Hicks, and shares a similar Southern Baptist upbringing. He has regretted in the past that he never got the chance to work with the comedian who was a fan of the director's coming-of-age movie "Dazed and Confused". The filmmaker is currently working on "Where'd You Go, Bernadette", which features an ensemble cast of Cate Blanchett, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, ...
Chris Pratt in talks for Taylor Sheridan's new film
Actor Chris Pratt is in negotiations to star in Taylor Sheridan's next directorial. Sheridan, who last directed the 2017 thriller, "Wind River", will also pen the script for the new film, reported Deadline. His writing credits include films such as "Sicario" "Hell or High Water", "12 Strong" and "Sicario: Day of the Soldado", among others. The film, tentatively titled "Fast", follows a former special forces commando (to be played Pratt), who is recruited by the DEA to lead a black ops strike team targeting drug dealers who are protected by the CIA. David Heyman is producing the feature for Warner Bros.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Martin Scorsese to collaborate on 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio and veteran filmmaker Martin Scorsese are all set to reunite for their sixth project together. Scorsese, 75, has signed on to direct Imperative Entertainment's "Killers of the Flower Moon", the feature adaptation of New York Times best-selling book by David Grann, reported Variety. DiCaprio, 43, will play the lead in the film, which is expected to start production early next year. The film, written by Oscar winner Eric Roth, is set in 1920s Oklahoma and centres around the Osage Nation murders, in which members of the Native American tribe were murdered one by one after the group became rich off the oil found underneath their land. The murders attracted the attention of the newly created FBI, who set out to investigate the crimes. "When I read David Grann's book, I immediately started seeing it -- the people, the settings, the action -- and I knew that I had to make it into a movie," Scorsese said in a statement. "I'm so excited to be working with Eric Roth and .
Amjad Ali Khan's concert on 'peace, non-violence' tribute to Gandhi: Guterres
With his vision of music transcending nations and religions, sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan lifted the General Assembly chamber from a venue of confrontations to an arena of peace and non-violence as he performed at the UN Day Concert.
DiCaprio, Scorsese to reunite with new film
Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and filmmaker Martin Scorsese are reuniting for the film "Killers Of The Flower Moon".
'Halloween': High on horror, low on emotional quotient (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)
Film: "Halloween"; Director: David Gordon Green; Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Judy Greer, Andi Matichak, Will Patton, Virginia Gardner, Nick Castle, Mile Robbins; Rating: **1/2
I love 'Suraiyya' song: Aamir Khan
Superstar Aamir Khan, who is gearing up for the release of his "Thugs Of Hindostan", says he loves the lyrics of the song "Suraiyya" from the upcoming film which is picturised on actress Katrina Kaif.
Celina Jaitly returns to Bollywood
Actress, LGBTQI activist and former beauty queen Celina Jaitly is set to return to Bollywood after seven years with Ram Kamal Mukherjee's Hindi film "A Tribute to Rituparno Ghosh: Season's Greetings".
Scorsese, DiCaprio to work together for 'Killers of the Flower Moon'
Hollywood director Martin Scorsese and actor Leonardo DiCaprio have teamed up to work on feature adaptation 'Killers of the Flower Moon'.According to The Hollywood Reporter, Scorsese will direct the movie, based on a book by David Grann of the same name, featuring the 'Django Unchained' actor in the lead role.The film will be produced by Imperative Entertainment's Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Sikelia Productions' Emma Tillinger Koskoff and DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions. Eric Roth wrote the feature adaptation.The movie is a crime drama, set in 1920s Oklahoma, where the Osage Nation discover oil under their land, only to find themselves being murdered, one by one. The newly-found FBI gets involved as the death toll rises.In a statement, the 'Shutter Island' director said, "When I read David Grann's book, I immediately started seeing it - the people, the settings, the action - and I knew that I had to make it into a movie. I'm so excited to be working with Eric Roth and reuniting ...
Stallone's 'Creed II' to reach India in November
Sylvester Stallone's "Creed II" will release in India on November 30.
Johnny Depp to play photojournalist in 'Minamata'
Actor Johnny Depp is all set to play the famous photojournalist W. Eugene Smith in upcoming thriller movie 'Minamata'.The film is based on the novel of the same name authored by Aileen Mioko Smith, and is being helmed by Andrew Levitas of 'Lullaby' fame, Deadline reported.The plotline of the film follows the story of World War II photographer Eugene Smith on his way to Japan in the 1970s to document the Minamata disease scandal, wherein a chemical company was responsible in affecting a coastal community.Levitas, in a statement, said that it was a privilege to work on a project about someone like Smith. He added that this project is important as it is an attempt to give voice to those "who have been silently suffering".The production team has already spent time in Minamata, Japan, meeting some of the victims and their families. They said that the film can be made in association with the information gathered from them.