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I was not very good at romantic scenes: Govinda

Actor Govinda, known for his comic skills, says there was a time when he was not good at doing romantic scenes in films.

Tencent Music, bound for U.S. IPO, profits from social savvy

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Tencent Music, which owns China's most popular music streaming apps, is often compared to Sweden's Spotify Technology but it offers more in the way of socially interactive services that is helping it hit bigger notes in money making.

Tom Hardy defends 'Venom' PG-13 rating

Tom Hardy opened up about his film "Venom" getting a PG-13 instead of an R-rating. The PG-13 rating had disappointed many fans who were expecting that the makers would be opting for an R-rating, as director Ruben Fleischer had claimed that "Venom" will be the "most violent" Marvel film ever made. In an interview with MTV, the 41-year-old actor said that the rating has not affected the film in any way and it will attract both young and adult audiences. "Is it going to be R-Rated? That's the big question and the answers been answered, isn't it? (It's a 15 in the UK) and it's a PG-13 in the states, but to be fair the thing can fulcrum into R-Rated and fulcrum into youth or children," Hardy said. "My littlest ones, they watch 'Spider-Man' and 'Venom' quite comfortably and Venom toys appear and LEGO appear. So it's not like they're scared by him, and at the same time there's a lot in the real estate that you can actually imbue with a complete sense of gratuitous ultra-violence if you ...

Aamir urged me to do Nagraj Manjule's 'Jhund': Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan Thursday said his "Thugs of Hindostan" co-star Aamir Khan asked him to take up Nagraj Manjule's next "Jhund". Bachchan will play the role of a professor who builds a soccer team with street kids in "Jhund", which is the "Sairat" helmer's first Hindi directorial. "I remember, when I discussed that with Aamir, he told me I must do this film. And you know what happens when Aamir endorses something... So I am doing that," Bachchan told reporters. "We will start working on the film from November. It is a real life story. It is about underprivileged children and those staying in slums, a sporting team is made with these bunch of actors," he added. The actor was speaking at the trailer launch of "Thugs of Hindostan". "Thugs of Hindostan" brings together two powerhouse performers - Bachchan and Khan on screen for the first time. The duo were earlier supposed to star in "Rishta" years ago, but the project never took off. Aamir said, "We had a film together that Indra Kumar was

'Thugs of Hindostan' not based on any book: Director

"Thugs of Hindostan" director Vijay Krishna Acharya on Thursday refuted that the movie is based on author Philip Meadows Taylor's 1839 novel "Confessions of a Thug".

Martial artist Tony Jaa to star in 'Monster Hunter'

Thai actor and martial artist Tony Jaa has joined actress Milla Jovovich in "Monster Hunter".

Aditya Chopra has fulfilled Yash Chopra's dreams: Amitabh

On Yash Chopra's 86th birth anniversary, megastar Amitabh Bachchan remembered him with fondness. He says the late filmmaker's son Aditya Chopra must get credit for fulfilling his father's dreams.

I am neither Tanushree nor Nana: Big B on Tanushree's harassment claims

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has refused to comment on actor Tanushree Dutta's recent allegations against Nana Patekar, saying that he is neither Tanushree nor Patekar."Neither am I Tanushree, nor am I Nana Patekar, so how can I comment on this?" said the 'Sholay' star during a press conference.While Bachchan steered away from the topic, his 'Thugs of Hindostan' co-star Amir Khan gave in a little and said, "Without knowing anything I cannot comment on this. But if something has happened, it is always sad and it is for people to investigate."Dutta on Thursday alleged that Bollywood veteran Nana Patekar misbehaved with her on the sets of the film Horn 'Ok' Pleassss in the year 2008."He was being aggressive and was pushing me around. I complained about him, but it was not heard. They (film crew) were forcing me to do an intimate step. My contract stated that it was a solo dance sequence, and it was not supposed to be a duet. It was a way to manipulate me. This was the whole ...

Here's how shooting for 'Thugs of Hindostan' landed Big B at the hospital!

Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is all set to enthrall the audience with his powerful character in 'Thugs of Hindostan'. However, the 75-year-old has revealed it was not easy for him to perform the stunts in the action-drama."This is not my age to perform stunts, but I had to do it because Viktor (producer Vijay Krishna Acharya also known as Viktor Acharya) told me to and I am still paying for it." The 'Sholay' star jokingly added that he suffered many injuries during the shoot because of which he is still meeting doctors!Speaking about his character of a ruthless warrior in the film, Big B further revealed that one of the major challenges during the shoot was the armor that he was required to wear. He also admitted that handling heavy weapons, along with long hair, was a really difficult task."At first, it was the iron armor which was chosen for me but I was lucky enough as they soon changed it to leather. But carrying the leather armor was also not easy as it weighed around ...

IGNCA festival to promote dramatised art form of 'Behrupia'

A multidisciplinary festival, featuring at least 70 performers from across the country, on the ancient art form of 'Behrupias' or impersonators is set to open here at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) next week.

JK Rowling defends casting Korean actor as snake Nagini

Author JK Rowling has defended the decision to cast Korean actor Claudia Kim as Voldemort's devoted pet, Nagini, in "Fantastic Beasts: Crimes of Grindelwald". In the final trailer of the film, starring Eddie Redmayne, Jude Law and Johnny Depp, Kim is shown transforming into Nagini, who is later revealed to be one of the Dark Lord's Horcruxes in Rowling's Harry Potter books. The casting drew the ire of many on social media for being racist, while some called it a classic case of Asian actors playing submissive characters on-screen. A user on Twitter called out Rowling: "Listen Joanne, we get it, you didn't include enough representation when you wrote the books. But suddenly making Nagini into a Korean woman is garbage." Rowling responded, saying Nagini is a Naga, which are "snake-like mythical creatures of Indonesian mythology". "They are sometimes depicted as winged, sometimes as half-human, half-snake. Indonesia comprises a few hundred ethnic groups, including Javanese, Chinese and ..

I'm neither Tanushree, nor Nana: Amitabh on Bollywood's #MeToo story

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday dodged a question about actress Tanushree Dutta's sexual harassment allegations against veteran actor Nana Patekar -- which is likely to kickstart Bollywood's own #MeToo movement.

'Hellboy' reboot postponed by 3 months

The release of "Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen" will now release three months later as opposed to its initial scheduled date January 11 next year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Summit Entertainment announced Wednesday that the premiere date has been shifted to April 12, 2019. "Hellboy" will now face off against "The Voyage of Doctor Dolittle", starring Robert Downey Jr, "Breakthrough" with Chrissy Metz and Topher Grace and the YA adaptation "After". The film hits the theatres barely a week after "Shazam!". The reboot features "Stranger Things" fame David Harbour in the title role. Milla Jovovich, Ian McShane and Daniel Dae Kim are also part of the cast. "Game of Thrones" helmer Neil Marshall is directing. Mike Mignola, the creator of the comic book character, has penned the script along with Andrew Cosby and Christopher Golden. The reboot follows two films from Oscar-winning director Guillermo Del Toro and star Ron Perlman.

Kailash teams up with Prasoon for surgical strikes song

Singer-composer Kailash Kher and lyricist Prasoon Joshi have joined hands for a song on India's cross-border surgical strikes of 2016.

Let's fix men: Jane Fonda

Hollywood veteran Jane Fonda says men are trained "not to be empathetic and emotional" and they need to be fixed. The 80-year-old actor, who was dating record producer Richard Perry from 2009 until last year, added she has not lost faith in the male species. "I haven't given up on men. Let's just fix them. They're trained not to be empathetic and emotional," Fonda told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six. Fonda has been married three times in the past - to Roger Vadim, Tom Hayden and Ted Turner. The "Book Club" actor also spoke up on the #MeToo movement, adding influential men who have abused their power must not get a chance to return. "Bad guys shouldn't come back. Let them work at Starbucks. F**k it!" she said. "Poor top executive lost his job? Let him sweep floors until he learns. He doesn't belong in the boardroom. Plenty of women belong there," she added.

Craig Gillespie to direct English remake of 'Thelma'

"I, Tonya" helmer Craig Gillespie has been roped in to direct the English remake of Norwegian film "Thelma". The supernatural horror drama film, directed by Joachim Trier, was released last year to critical acclaim and later chosen as the Norwegian entry for the best foreign language film Oscar but it did not make it to final five. The story follows a sheltered young woman who discovers she has an inexplicable power that materializes when she feels desire for a female student at her university. Christy Hall was recently hired to pen the screenplay for the remake, which will be financed and produced by FilmNation, reported Deadline. Gillespie, 51, is best known for directing Tonya Harding-biopic "I, Tonya" and Ryan Gosling-starrer "Lars and the Real Girl".

Working with Amitabh sir was a dream come true: Aamir Khan

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan's dream of working with megastar Amitabh Bachchan has come true with the film 'Thugs of Hindostan' as the duo will be sharing screen space for the first time in the film.The 53-year-old further also expressed how he felt for not having done a single film with the 'Sholay' star in his career of almost three decades."It has always been a dream for me to work with Amitabh Ji. I have been in the film industry for almost 30 years now and I used to feel bad for not having done a single film with him," said Aamir during a press conference.Talking about his experience of working with him in the much-anticipated action-drama, the 'Dhoom 3' star said spending time with Big B on the film's sets gave him pure happiness."I used to sit with him on the sets every day which gave me mere happiness. He's someone whom I've learned from, someone so gracious from the first time that I met him till today. It's been a wonderful working with him," he added.'Thugs of Hindostan' .

JK Simmons, Sienna Miller, Taylor Kitsch join thriller '17 Bridges'

Oscar winner JK Simmons, Sienna Miller and Taylor Kitsch have come aboard the cast of police thriller "17 Bridges". The three actors joins "Black Panther" star Chadwick Boseman in the project, which will be directed by Brian Kirk, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Boseman, 40, who is also producing the film, will be playing a disgraced NYPD detective, who gets a shot at redemption when he gets involved in a city-wide hunt for a cop killer. STXfilms will back the project alongside filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo, who most recently directed Boseman in this year's blockbuster "Avengers: Infinity War". Simmons, 63, won the 2015 Academy Award for best supporting actor for his performance in "Whiplash" and he is currently awaiting the release of Jason Reitman's upcoming political drama "The Front Runner". Miller, 36, starred in Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in the West End" last year, and will next be seen in the indie thriller "American Woman". Kitsch, 37, most recently ...

Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan react to Tanushree Dutta's allegations

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan Thursday evaded a direct answer when asked about actor Tanushree Dutta's claim that Nana Patekar harassed her on the sets of a film in 2008, an allegation that is being seen as Bollywood's #MeToo moment. "My name is not Tanushree and my name is not Nana Patekar," Bachchan said when asked to react to Dutta's recent TV interview. Khan said it would not be right for him to comment but "whenever something like this does happens it is really a sad thing". The two stars were present at the trailer launch of their upcoming film "Thugs of Hindostan". Khan said it would be unfair on his part to comment on the controversy without knowing the "veracity" or the "details" of the matter. "I don't think I can comment on it... But whenever something like this does happens it is really a sad thing. Now whether such thing has happened it is for people to investigate it," he said. In a recent TV interview, Dutta said Patekar misbehaved with her on the sets

Fox to sell 39% Sky stake to Comcast

Twenty-First Century Fox has agreed to sell its 39 per cent stake in Sky Television to Comcast, which won a bidding auction for the European pay-TV giant.