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Nandita Das to protest against gender inequality at TIFF

Actress-turned-director Nandita Das has been invited to participate in a movement called 'Share her journey' by Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2018 where she will speak about gender inequality in the film industry.

Here's a new peppy number from 'Manmarziyaan'

Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu unveiled a new peppy track from her upcoming movie 'Manmarziyaan' titled 'Dhayaan Chand'.The quirky song is all about Tapsee's character Rumi being angry with boyfriend Vicky, played by Vicky Kaushal. The 'Sanju' actor has perfomed some energetic desi dance moves in the song.Sung by Vijay Kamla and Nikita Gandhi, the track has been composed by Amit Trivedi and penned by Shelle.Also starring Abhishek Bachchan, 'Manmarziyaan' will see him return to the big screen after a gap of two years as he was last seen in the 2016 rom-com 'Housefull 3'.Directed by Anurag Kashyap, the flick will hit the big screens on September 14.

Chadwick Boseman wants Best Picture Oscar for 'Black Panther', not Popular Film

Actor Chadwick Boseman says he wants "Black Panther" to win the Best Picture Oscar, not the Popular Film award. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has added the "outstanding achievement in popular film" category this year, but have yet to announce the criteria. "We don't know what it (the new prize) is, so I don't know whether to be happy about it or not. What I can say is that there's no campaign for popular film; like, if there's a campaign, it's for best picture, and that's all there is to it," Boseman told The Hollywood Reporter's Scott Feinberg during a recent episode of the publication's Awards Chatter podcast. Disney has enlisted veteran strategist Cynthia Swartz, who previously handled awards bids for films like "The Social Network", "Boyhood", and "The Grand Budapest Hotel", to mount the Marvel film's Oscar campaign. "A good movie is a good movie. And clearly it doesn't matter how much money a movie makes in order for it to be 'a good movie' (in the minds of ...

With biopics stakes are high, says Harshvardhan Kapoor

Harshvardhan Kapoor, who will be playing the role of Olympic gold medalist Abhinav Bindra, feels the responsibility is more while doing a biopic. In the Bindra biopic, directed by Kanan Iyer, Harshvardhan will share screen space with his father Anil Kapoor. "With biopic you have to make sure you're doing justice to the person's life story... there is responsibility. When you're portraying someone's life, there is so much more at stake because there are actual people and real feelings involved," Harshvardhan told PTI. The actor says he is inspired by the passion and commitment of Bindra. Meanwhile, he is happy with the positive response to his last released film "Bhavesh Joshi" on Netflix. With newer formats of entertainment available now, the actor said audiences are divided. "I think every film has its audience. In an age of fragmented media platforms, it is only natural for the audience to be fragmented too. As long as the film is being enjoyed and loved, I don't think there is ...

Eminem remembers Mahatma Gandhi in 'Venom' rap

Rapper Eminem has put in references to India and the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi in the theme song of the forthcoming film "Venom".

'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan' clocks a year, actors nostalgic

Actors Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar became nostalgic as their film "Shubh Mangal Saavdhan", directed by R.S. Prasanna, completed a year of release on Saturday.

Making it all about male chauvinism is ridiculous: Sonu's response to Kangana

Actor Sonu Sood has slammed actress Kangana Ranaut for playing the "woman card" and making his exit from "Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi" an issue about "male chauvinism".

Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy welcome baby boy

Actors Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy have welcomed their second child, a baby boy. The baby was born on Monday, August 27 in New York, reported People magazine. Danes, 39, and Dancy, 43, who wed in 2009, are already parents to five-year-old son Cyrus Michael Christopher. The "Homeland" star announced her pregnancy in April during an appearance on "The Howard Stern Show". The Golden Globe winner had said in June that she was looking forward to taking a break from work after she gave birth to her latest bundle of joy.

Neil Armstrong's sons defend absence of flag-planting scene in 'First Man'

Neil Armstrongs sons and director Damien Chazelle have defended the absence of a flag-planting scene in the movie "First Man," which details the 1969 moon landing.

'Cats' lands December release date

Universal Pictures and Working Title will release "Cats", the big-screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webbers musical, on December 20.

Bhumi Pednekar is 'missing' her 'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan' fam

Celebrating one year of 'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan', Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar said she misses the team of the 2017 hit.Reminiscing her character of Sugandha in the Ayushmann Khurrana starrer, the 29-year-old thanked director RS Prasanna, producer Aanand L Rai and screenwriter Hitesh Kewalya for the experience.The 'Dum Laga Ke Haisha' star took to social media to share a poster of the comedy-drama.Ayushmann, too, posted a quirky video on Twitter, writing how the film will always be special.'Shubh Mangal Saavdhan' is a remake of Tamil film 'Kalyana Samayal Saadham'. The comedy-drama got five nominations at the 63rd Filmfare Awards, including Best Actor for Ayushmann Khurrana, best actress for Pednekar and best-supporting actress for Seema Pahwa.On the work front, Bhumi is currently busy with her upcoming film 'Son Chiraiya' alongside actor Sushant Singh Rajput . The crime thriller which is being directed by Abhishek Chaubey also stars Manoj Bajpayee, Ranvir Shorey, and Ashutosh Rana.

Lana Del Rey cancels Israel performance

Singer Lana Del Rey has cancelled her Israel Meteor Festival concert just a week before the scheduled performance. The singer said she was delaying her show "until a time when I can schedule visits for both my Israeli and Palestinian fans." In a statement posted on social media, Del Rey said, "It's important to me to perform in both Palestine and Israel and treat all my fans equally. Therefore, I'm postponing my appearance at the Meteor Festival." The singer was to headline the inaugural Meteor Festival, set to take place at Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan, outside of Tiberias in the upper Galilee region of Israel, from September 6 through 8. Del Rey received backlash from advocates of a cultural boycott of Israel for her decision to perform at the Israeli festival. According to Variety, in a statement in Hebrew posted on the Meteor website the organisers said, "Just got the word that Lana will be a no-show at Meteor. We do appreciate her for choosing Meteor to help her score some press ...

Akshay Kumar not part of Arjun N. Kapoor's new ventures

Newly launched Studio Five Elements's producer Arjun N. Kapoor, who is gearing up to produce five films, has confirmed that actor Akshay Kumar is not a part of any of them.

Gender of the director is not the issue, competence is: Sonu Sood

Sonu Sood is not a part of Kangana Ranaut-starrer "Manikarnika - The Queen of Jhansi" anymore and the actor said he decided to leave the project because of scheduling conflicts and not due to the "gender of the director". On Friday, after the 45-year-old actor announced his exit from the historical drama, Kangana had said that he decided to quit the project because she was directing the reshoots and patchwork. "He vehemently denied to work under a woman director, which is kind of amusing because Sonu is a dear friend..." Kangana had said. In his response on Saturday, Sonu said even though Kangana is a good friend, making the entire issue about male chauvinism is "ridiculous". "Kangana is a dear friend and she will always remain one but this constant playing the woman card , the victim card and making this entire issue about male chauvinism is ridiculous. "The gender of the director is not the issue, competence is. Let's not confuse the two. I've worked with Farah Khan who's a ...

One should be a good actor to last long on screen: Nishant Malkani

Actor Nishant Malkani, who has carved a niche for himself in showbiz with Indian TV shows and Bollywood films, believes good acting is the most important element for an actor for survival in showbiz.

26-year-old Hyderabad-born filmmaker is the latest worldwide sensation (Column: Bollywood Spotlight)

Just when we thought it couldn't get any better for Asians in Hollywood after the fluke, tempestuous (and not-entirely-deserved, I might add) success of the seasons's big blockbuster, "Crazy Rich Asians" -- a film that features only actors of Asian origin -- yet another Asian filmmaker has taken the global boxoffice by storm.

Word to Screen: Mutually sustaining bond between literature, cinema (Cinema Feature)

The relationship between literature and cinema is mutually sustaining, say authors and filmmakers, who are sure the search for new and good content will lead to books.

Retro Mumbai underworld to come alive in 'Rise and Fall of Bambai'

Filmmaker Ahmed Khan has said that his forthcoming venture "The Rise and Fall of Bambai" will be based on the "retro Mumbai underworld" and it will be in collaboration with Studio Five Elements.

Grande's first kiss with fiance

Singer Ariana Grande reminisced about her first kiss with fiance Pete Davidson.

Lana Del Rey cancels Israeli tour

Lana Del Rey has cancelled her gig in Israel' Meteor festival as she believes in treating her fans equally. She was expected to perform at the event on September 07.On Friday, she took to social media to confirm the news. This comes after her fans in Palestine demanded her to perform for them too, as per The Hollywood Reporter.She tweeted that she cancelled her show because it is important for her to "perform in both Palestine and Israel" and to treat her "fans equally".She also cited that one of the primary reasons for the cancellation was that she was unable to set up two simultaneous performances on such a short notice.Reportedly, she was already paid a fee of 700,000 USD for her performance.Had she not cancelled the gig, it would have been Del Rey's first appearance in Israel since 2014, when she had to cancel her tour to the country owing to similar reasons.