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I needed to rehearse the most: Amitabh Bachchan on Prabhudheva's choreography

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says his task on "Thugs of Hindostan" was made more tough by ace choreographer Prabhudheva, who gave him "impossible" dance steps for the song "Vashmalle". Prabhudheva, who is known for his unique choreography, has directed Bachchan and his co-star Aamir Khan in the song. "Prabhudheva is an amazing personality. His dance movements and the way he performs is astonishing and then when he makes you dance to the kind of steps that he does it's impossible to create them. We went through several periods of rehearsals. I needed it most than the others," Bachchan said in a statement. "We had all been struggling, me in particular, so hard with the song and we said let's just play the song and freak out so we just played the song and everyone just did what they wanted to do. I don't know if it was filmed or not but if it was I would love to see it because we went mad," he added. The track has been sung by Sukhwinder Singh and Vishal Dadlani while celebrated lyricist ...

Neetu Kapoor shares picture of her 'strength'

Bollywood actor Neetu Kapoor, who is currently in New York for her husband Rishi Kapoor's treatment, has revealed what keeps her going.Neetu took to Instagram and shared a picture of son Ranbir Kapoor, calling him her 'strength'.In the photo, which has been clicked from behind, Ranbir is walking on a street, sporting a cap and carrying a backpack.The 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil' actor has been spending some quality time with family after Rishi announced that he was travelling to the US for medical treatment.Ranbir is expected to resume his shoot for the much-anticipated 'Brahmastra' soon. His rumoured girlfriend Alia Bhatt is also in New York.On the work front, Ranbir will be next seen in Ayan Mukherji's 'Brahmastra', which is being produced by Karan Johar and also stars Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Nagarjuna, and Mouni Roy.

Idris Elba in talks for 'Cats' movie

Actor Idris Elba is in negotiations to join the voice cast of "Cats", the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's beloved musical. Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper will helm the project which is expected to start shooting in England next month, reported Deadline. If the deal gets finalised, the 46-year-old actor will join Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden and Ian McKellen in the cast. Lee Hall will adapt the screenplay for the musical, which Lloyd Webber based on T S Eliot's children's poems. The film will follow the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. Hudson, who won an Oscar in 2007 for her role in "Dreamgirls", will take on the role of Grizabella, a former "glamour cat" ostracised by the Jellicles, while McKellan will play Old Deuteronomy, the elderly Jellicle Leader. Swift will portray Bombalurina, a flirtatious ..

Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga to star in 'Annabelle 3'

Actors Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are all set to reprise their roles from the "Conjuring" films in the next Annabelle installment. Wilson, 45, and Farmiga, 45, played Ed and Lorraine Warren, respectively, in "Conjuring" and "Conjuring 2". The two characters will be back in supporting capacity for the "Annabelle" threequel, which will be written and directed by Gary Dauberman, reported Deadline. The film will once again centre on the demonically possessed doll Annabelle, who has been placed by the Warrens in a location they believe she can no longer wreak havoc: their Artifacts Room. Soon the doll soon sets its sights on their 10-year-old daughter Judy (Mckenna Grace). James Wan will produce the project via his Atomic Monster banner alongside Peter Safran of The Safran Company.

Anna Burns wins 50th Man Booker Prize for 'Milkman'

Anna Burns from Northern Ireland has won the 2018 Man Booker Prize for her third novel "Milkman". She won the much coveted 50,000 pound award for her timely, troubles-set novel about a young woman being sexually harassed by a powerful man.

YouTube back after global outage

YouTube services were restored on Wednesday morning after various platforms of Google-owned video-sharing website experienced a global outage that reportedly lasted around 45 minutes."We're back! Thanks for all of your patience. If you continue to experience issues, please let us know," tweeted Team You Tube.Several users who were trying to access the video sharing platform on Wednesday complained of seeing '500 Internal Server Error' and '503 Network Error' messages popping up on their screens.Responding to the reports of error and outage, the Team Youtube took to micro-blogging website Twitter and said, "Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated."The global outage of YouTube came a day after Twitter users, particularly iOS users, went into a frenzy for about an hour, when the app began streaming ...

YouTube outage across the globe

Popular video-sharing website, Youtube is experiencing an outage across its various platforms.Several users who were trying to access the video sharing platform on Wednesday morning complained of seeing '500 Internal Server Error' messages and '503 Network Error' messages popping up on their screens.Responding to the reports of error and outage, the Team Youtube took to micro-blogging website Twitter and said that they are working towards resolving the issue."Thanks for your reports about YouTube, YouTube TV and YouTube Music access issues. We're working on resolving this and will let you know once fixed. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause and will keep you updated", Team Youtube posted on Twitter.The global outage of YouTube comes a day after Twitter users, particularly iOS users, went into a frenzy for about an hour, when the app began streaming notifications in a cryptic series of alphanumeric characters.Another prominent social media platform, Facebook also faced a .

Kim Kardashian slams 'mom shamers'

Reality TV star Kim Kardashian has slammed "mom shamers" for criticising her for a photograph in which her two-year-old son Saint appeared to be using a pacifier.

Knightley bans daughter from watching some Disney movies

Actress Keira Knightley says her daughter is banned from watching some of the Disney movies, including "Cinderella".

Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga to feature in 3rd 'Annabelle' film

Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga are all set to reprise their roles from the 'Conjuring' films in the upcoming installment of 'Annabelle'.Wilson and Farmiga will play the roles of paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren, respectively.Warren appeared in 2013's 'The Conjuring' and 2016's 'The Conjuring 2', which launched a universe of films that have grossed USD 1.56 billion globally. This year's 'The Nun' has become the highest grossing title in the franchise with USD 359 million globally, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Meanwhile, the untitled third Annabelle movie is being written and helmed by Gary Dauberman. The film will once again revolve around a demonically possessed doll, Annabelle, who has been placed by the Warrens in their Artifacts Room. The doll, however, is quick to set its sights on the couple's 10-year-old daughter, Judy, to be played by Mckenna Grace.Apart from Wilson and Farmiga, the film will also star Madison Iseman of 'Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle' ..

Wedding bells for Lady Gaga, Christian Carino?

Looks like Lady Gaga is all set to get hitched with beau Christian Carino.Gaga, while addressing Elle's 25th Annual Women in Hollywood Celebration in Los Angeles on Monday, was heard thanking her "fiance Christian", thus confirming reports of her engagement, E! Online reported.While it remains unclear when and how Carino popped the big question, the Mother Monster seems to have finally put an end to speculations raised by her fans ever since she was spotted with a ring on her left hand.Rumours of the musician's engagement with Carino first surfaced in November last year. The Grammy-winning and her beau reportedly got engaged secretly over the summer after the Hollywood talent agent asked the singer's father for his permission.Carino was previously linked to 'The Walking Dead' star Lauren Cohan, while the 'Judas' hitmaker was engaged to actor Taylor Kinney before they split after a five-year relationship in July 2016.

B-Town celebrates 20 years of 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai'

Ace filmmaker Karan Johar is celebrating 20 years of 'Kuch Kuch Hota Hai' in Mumbai with a special bash to mark the occasion.The gala event was attended by Bollywood's A-listers, including Shah Rukh Khan, Kajol, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Shweta Bachchan, Twinkle Khanna, Varun Dhawan, Siddharth Malhotra, Badshah, Janhvi Kapoor, and Ishaan Khatter, among others.Karan took to his official Instagram account and thanked the audience for the immense love that they gave the movie.His post read, "Can't believe it's been #20yearsofKKHH! A film that gave me love , acceptance and a career....will always be eternally grateful to @iamsrk @kajol #rani @beingsalmankhan for indulging a 25 year old boy with stars in his eyes!!! Thank you for all the love......."Dharma Productions took to their official Instagram account and posted stories covering the event where the stars looked their stylish best.Varun Dhawan was spotted at the event looking dapper in a red t-shirt with a ...

Northern Irish writer Anna Burns wins Booker Prize

Author Anna Burns has became the first Northern Irish writer, and the first woman since 2013, to win Britain's renowned Man Booker Prize for her novel "Milkman". Judges of the annual award praised the work, an exploration of Northern Ireland's three decades of sectarian violence told through the voice of a young woman, as "utterly distinctive".

I never understood the script but the script maker: Shah Rukh Khan

On the very special occasion of the 20th anniversary celebration "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" (KKHH), the lead actor of the film, Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan said on Tuesday that initially, director Karan Johar narrated a 'crap story' but he signed the film because of the conviction of the director.

I&B min seeks Sports Act amendment to ensure maximum viewers watch events of national importance

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed amending the 2007 Sports Act to ensure that the largest number of viewers have access to broadcast of sporting events of national importance, officials said Tuesday. As per the provisions of the Sports Act, the live feed received by Prasar Bharati from the content rights owners or holders is only for the purpose of re-transmission of the said signals on Doordarshan's own terrestrial and DTH network and not for cable operators or other networks, they said. As such the viewers, who do not have DD FreeDish or Doordarshan's terrestrial network, are either unable to watch these sporting events or are compelled to watch them on highly-priced sports channels, thus defeating the objective of the Sports Act, officials said. With a view to give the largest number of viewers access to broadcast of sporting events of national importance, the ministry proposes to amend section 3(1) of the Sports Act to ensure mandatory sharing of the ...

Women should take legal route, name and shame culprits: Gautam Rode

Actor Gautam Rode has come forward in support of sexual harassment survivors, saying they should take legal action against the culprits apart from naming and shaming them in public so that no one can doubt their intentions.

Tamil cinema's yet another #Metoo movement; film maker accuses

With the The #Metoo movement gaining momentum,Tamil poetess and filmmaker Leena Manimekalai Tuesday alleged that film director Susi Ganesan locked her up in his car about 13 years back and threatened her to accompany him to his apartment. However the director trashed the charges, terming them as "outright, false and libellous," adding he has filed a police complaint to prevent Manimekalai from spreading "slanderous" content in the social media. "I will be filing both civil and criminal defamation cases against her in court," he said. The accusation comes days after singer Chinmayi Sripaada accused lyricist Vairamuthu of misconduct days ago. The lyricist had denied the allegation. Leena in a tweet said, "I am gathering courage to write more of my experiences. Let me start with this. Film director who locked me up in the car when I started as a television anchor is Susi Ganesan. Hope more voices join me to be heard. #metoo." She also gave a link to her February 20, 2017 ...

Govt may consider giving grant for Bhojpuri films: Sushil Modi

Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Tuesday said the state government may consider giving grant for producing Bhojpuri films in Bihar. Bhojpuri film star Ravi Kishan met the deputy chief minister here and raised the issue of giving grant for producing Bhojpuri films on the lines of Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh governments. "The state government may consider giving grant for producing Bhojpuri films in Bihar," Sushil Modi told Kishan. Keeping in mind the requirement of film industry, the state government has identified 20 acres of land for construction of a film city at Rajgir, the DyCM said. Kishan informed Modi, who is also state's Finance minister, that Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh governments give 30 and 40 per cent as grant of the total cost involved in the production of Bhojpuri film if it has been entirely shot in the state. Among regional language films, around 80 to 90 films are produced in Bhojpuri language in a year and Bihar and UP constitute biggest ..

I don't get anything without fighting: Kangana

Actor Kangana Ranaut says she would not want her children and loved ones to lead a life full of struggles like hers. The 31-year-old actor, who plays Rani Laxmibai in "Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi", said Monday it has been a tough journey for her. "Rani Laxmibai had to fight so much. I would not wish that life for anyone I love. Also, I won't want my children to have the kind of life I have had. I don't know why but I have to fight for everything in my life," Kangana told reporters. "I don't get anything without fighting for it. I am neither proud, nor ashamed, I'm pretty fine with how my life is. But if you ask me if I want this for my children or my loved ones, then no," she added. The actor was speaking at the wrap party of the biopic, directed by Krish. Kangana took over the project as the original director was unavailable to reshoot the period drama. The actor said initially found the process difficult but later things fell into place. "Every film has its own journey and so ..

Meena Nathani in 'Main Maayke...'

Actress Meena Nathani has joined the cast of the show "Main Maayke Chali Jaungi Tum Dekhte Rahiyo", which also stars Neelu Vaghela.