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'Ee Maya Peremito' in trouble for hurting religious sentiments
Telugu movie 'Ee Maya Peremito' landed in trouble on the day of its release as Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Chairperson Prasoon Joshi received a letter from Telangana MLA T. Raja Singh stating that one of the songs in the film, Arihanthanam, hurts religious sentiments.Singh, in his letter to Joshi, wrote that the lyrics of the track, which was released over two months ago, are taken from a sacred Jain song, which has hurt the sentiments of the Jain community. The MLA, therefore, requested the makers to remove the words from the song.Several members from the Jain community also took to Twitter to request the film unit to remove the song.'Ee Maya Peremito', which released on September 21, has five songs, and Arihanthanam is one among them. Mani Sharma has composed the music for this soundtrack, while Shree Mani wrote the lyrics for it. Anurag Kulkarni and Sahithi Chaganti rendered their voices for the track, which was released online in July.
Ralph Ineson, Susan Lynch to reunite for 'Here are the Young Men'
Hollywood stars Ralph Ineson and Susan Lynch are all set to reunite in less than a year for Irish drama 'Here are the Young Men'.Also starring 'The Witch' star Anya Taylor-Joy, the film is an adaption of Rob Doyle's acclaimed Irish novel of the same name, confirmed The Hollywood Reporter.Set in 2003, an aimless teenager named Matthew is pulled into a world of nihilistic toxic masculinity by his charismatic friend Kearney. Matthew then yearns after his childhood sweetheart Jen, an independent girl, while their precocious friend Rez starts to succumb to paranoia.The film, produced by Richard Bolger and Noah C. Haeussner, also stars Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole, Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lola Petticrew and Conleth Hill..
First look of Joaquin Phoenix as 'Joker' out!
American director Todd Phillips unveiled the first look of actor Joaquin Phoenix in his upcoming untitled film about the Joker.In a short screen test video shared on Instagram, Phoenix can be seen staring blankly into the camera before cracking a slight smile until his face is interspersed with images of him as the Joker.The camera then flashes to Phoenix, whose character is named Arthur, wearing clown makeup instead of the traditional white face and green hair.Scheduled to release on October 4, the film will also star Robert De Niro, Deadpool 2 breakout Zazie Beetz and GLOW actor Marc Maron.
Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt to star in sci-fi movie
Hollywood stars Jamie Foxx and Joseph Gordon-Levitt are all set to join an untitled sci-fi movie.The movie which will be premiered in streaming giant Netflix is being directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman, reported Deadline. The storyline as of yet is not known.Oscar winner Foxx is currently shooting a drama film 'Just Mercy' opposite Michael B. Jordan of 'Creed' fame and Brie Larson. Foxx will be next seen in 'Robin Hood' scheduled to be released on November 21.Gordon-Levitt, on the other hand, will be next seen in the thriller film '7500'. Gordon-Levitt also got nominated for the Golden Globe Awards twice for '50/50' and '500 Days of Summer'.
Season 3 of 'Daredevil' to be grittier!
The Season 3 teaser of the popular superhero web series 'Daredevil' is now out, and it looks grittier than the other two seasons.The teaser was released on September 20.As evident from the teaser, Charlie Cox is all set to reprise his titular role. The character of 'Daredevil' was last seen in another series 'The Defenders'.In the teaser, Cox is seen drenched in blood which is significant because it is indicative of the fact that the titular character will be portrayed more violently.This is evident as Cox's character in the teaser says, "There's only one true way to end evil. To finish it for good. Let the devil out."The latest season will have its Netflix premiere on October 19.
Farhan unveils music video of his new single 'Rearview Mirror'
Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar unveiled the video of his first English single 'Rearview Mirror'.He took to Instagram to unveil it. He wrote, "Everyone has a story to tell.. Happy to share the official video of #RearviewMirror .. hope you like it.. lots of love ??"Farhan is the singer, producer and the lyricist of this new single.On September 08 he launched an audio clip of the soft rock song which is a part of his new 11-song album titled 'Echoes'.The song comes three days after the multi-talented star put out a teaser video about the new single, which is a part of his new 11-song album titled 'Echoes'.Farhan had earlier crooned for his debut film 'Rock On'.
Cast for Maradona biopic announced
The cast for the biopic series based on legendary Argentinean Football player Diego Maradona has been announced.In the biopic 'Maradona: Blessed Dream', actor Nicolas Goldschmidt will play the icon during his early formative years, Nazareno Casero will play the star while he rose to fame with clubs like Barcelona and going on to be lead his national team; and Juan Palomino will portray as Maradona from his darker times, reported Deadline.The series will track Maradona's life from infancy to his present life. The first season will be filmed at Argentina, Uruguay, Spain, Italy, and Mexico.The series which will premiere on Amazon Prime Video biopic will be available in more than 200 territories.
Chris Hemsworth gives a sneak peek from the sets of MIB spinoff
Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth took to social media to give his fans a sneak peek into the sets of the 'Men in Black' (MIB) spinoff.He took to Instagram to post a selfie of him and his 'Thor: Ragnarok' co-star Tessa Thompson, and wrote, " #MIB #PIB #HIB #MWIB #legendsinblack #revengers4life @tessamaethompson".According to Deadline, Hemsworth and Thompson are going to play Agents H and M, respectively in the upcoming movie.In the sci-fi comedy also stars Liam Neeson of 'Taken' fame, Emma Thompson, Rafe Spall and Kumail Nanjani of 'The Big Sick' fame. It is set to premiere on June 14 next year.The earlier 'Men in Black' movies starred Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones in the primary roles.
Smaller films need more marketing: Dinesh Vijan
Celebrated film producer Dinesh Vijan who is riding high on the success of his latest film 'Stree' says a smaller budget film needs much more marketing for its theatrical release since the film has no star power to bring the audience to the theatre.
FIR against Salman, others associated with 'Loveratri' on Bihar court order
An FIR was lodged here Friday against Bollywood actor Salman Khan and others associated with his upcoming home production "Loveratri", the title of which was changed to "Loveyatri" a few days ago. The case was lodged at the Mithanpura police station here in pursuance of an order passed by Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate (East) Shailendra Rai on September 12. The court had passed the order on the complaint of an advocate Sudhir Kumar Ojha who had alleged that the title of the movie made fun of the holy festival of Navaratri. He had also alleged that the promos of the movie suggested that it contained vulgarity and could hurt sentiments. Khan - who is producing the movie slated for release on October 5 - had announced on Twitter a few days ago that the movie's title has been changed from "Loveratri" to "Loveyatri". Besides Salman, those named in the FIR are lead pair Ayush Sharma and Vareena Hussain, director Abhiram Minawala and character artistes Ram Kapoor and Ronit Roy, ...
Announcing retirement from movies was a mistake: Robert Redford
Hollywood veteran Robert Redford who recently retired from acting, said it was a mistake.It was in August that the 82-year old informed his fans he was finally retiring from the movie business.Speaking to Variety on Thursday on the sidelines of the premiere of his upcoming film 'The Old Man & the Gun' he said that he should "never have said that".He added that if he is going to retire then he should have slipped "away from acting" rather than "talking about it" since it attracts some unwanted attention.But it is not clear whether this film will be his last or not.Robert Redford is well known for movies like 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier' and 'Spy Game'.
Academicians, researchers urged to join 'Open Access' movement
With the "Global Open Access Week" scheduled to be celebrated next month, Hyderabad-based Omics International has invited the academic and research communities to join the Open Access movement.
'Manmarziyaan' scenes deletion not a big deal: Abhishek Bachchan
"Manmarziyaan" actor Abhishek Bachchan, who features in a smoking scene which is among the three deleted scenes from the film, says there's no harm in excluding some content if it hurts people's sentiments.
'Simmba', 'Zero' clash would've affected box office numbers: Rohit Shetty
Shah Rukh Khan's "Zero" and Ranveer Singh's "Simmba" are both much-awaited big ticket movies, which were earlier set for a clash during the Christmas season. Now they will release a week apart to avoid the box office collections getting affected, says "Simmba" director Rohit Shetty.
No big deal: Abhishek on cuts in 'Manmarziyaan'
Actor Abhishek Bachchan has defended the decision of the makers to delete three scenes from his latest "Manmarziyaan" and said the sequences did not impact the story anyway. The scenes in questionfeaturing Abhishek and Taapsee Pannu smoking had upset a certain section of the Sikh community, following which they were omitted from the film. When asked about the issue, Abhishek said, "Each individual is allowed to react the way they have, and they want to. It's their personal opinion. For me, it's not a big deal. My film isn't about anyone smoking, I have no problem cutting that out if someone has taken objection to it." The actor stressed that the intention of the makers was not to hurt anyone. "The intention of the makers is upset any community or ruffle any feathers. We just wanted to make a nice love story and that's what the film is about. If by cutting out one or two shots if it's going to placate someone and make them feel better, I've no problem doing that." Abhishek was in ...
Indian singer wins music competition in Seoul
Indian singer Hanita Bhambri beat artistes from Australia, Thailand, South Korea and Taiwan to win 'Project: Aloft Star Asia Pacific' - a competition spearheaded by Aloft Hotels in partnership with Universal.
'Love Sonia' to be screened at UN
"Love Sonia", a film about sex trafficking, will be showcased at the UN, marking its first screening in the US.
Ishita Dutta's first attempt at action
Actress Ishita Dutta says she will soon be seen doing action for the first time on screen.
Rima Das' 'deja vu moment' with 'Bulbul Can Sing'
Filmmaker Rima Das, whose "Bulbul Can Sing" is part of the India Gold section -- the competition category -- at the upcoming Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival with Star, says it's a deja vu moment as the platform gave her acclaimed film "Village Rockstars" a great start.
Nepal joins Oscars race with 'Panchayat'
Nepal has officially chosen 'Panchayat' to be submitted under the 'foreign language film' category at the 91st Oscars set to be held next year.The film which is written and directed by Shivam Adhikari is the story of a girl from the 1970s who faces social taboos associated with menstruation, reported the Hollywood Reporter.The film portrays the Chhaupadi tradition in Nepal which prohibits Hindu women and girls from taking part in normal family activities while menstruating since it is considered "impure".The movie was a hit with the critics in Nepal after its release in March.Till date, Nepal received only one nomination at the Oscars back in 1999 for its film 'Caravan' under the said category.