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Gender diversity healthy for business of cinema: Priti
Heaping praise on female directors in Bollywood, Priti Rathi Gupta, one of the producers of the forthcoming film "Karwaan", says that gender diversity is healthy for the business of cinema.
Govt not planning law to regulate cinema, IPL cricket: Goyal
The government is not planning any law to regulate either cinema and television industries or IPL cricket, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal informed the Rajya Sabha today. He further said that the Revenue Intelligence authorities had not made any assessment regarding flow of unaccounted money into entertainment industry, including cinema production and distribution. However, Goyal said that investigation into the matters regarding tax evasion and unaccounted black money is an ongoing exercise and appropriate action are taken under the Income Tax Act. "There is no proposal as of now to bring out any new legislation to regulate cinema and television industries as well as IPL cricket," Goyal said. On a question on flow of unaccounted/black money into entertainment industry, the minister said "there is no such assessment that unaccounted/ blackmoney has been found to specifically flow into entertainment industries, including cinema production and distribution, television and IPL cricket by ..
Anil Kapoor respects the work he gets: Salman
Superstar Salman Khan says he has always looked up to Anil Kapoor and that the actor-producer respects the work he gets.
Veronica Falcon, Dani Rovira, Andy Nyman join 'Jungle Cruise'
Hollywood stars Veronica Falcon, Dani Rovira and Andy Nyman have joined the cast of Disney's upcoming flick 'Jungle Cruise'.Besides Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, and Paul Giamatti, the Disney feature will also star Jesse Plemons, Jack Whitehall and Edgar Ramirez, confirmed Variety.Based on the classic theme park attraction, the film will be helmed by the filmmaker Jaume Collet-Serra of 'The Shallows' fame.The film is going to be set in an Amazonian backdrop where the characters will be on a quest for the tree believed to possess healing powers.The film will be produced by John Davis, John Fox, Beau Flynn, Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Hiram Garcia..
Telugu singer, Italian musicians to perform in Hyderabad
Telugu rock singer-songwriter-composer Alluri and Italian musicians Paolo Raineri, Roberto Dragonetti, Davide Arzuffi and Pietro Ubaldi will perform here on August 18.
Dharmendra remembers late actor Mehmood (Lead, correcting headline)
On the 14th death anniversary of Bollywood's best known comedian Mehmood Ali, veteran actor Dharmendra became nostalgic and recalled his fondest memories that he shared with the late actor.
Millie Bobby Brown, Drake 'Talk All the Time'
'Stranger Things' star Millie Bobby Brown revealed about her surprising friendship with Drake.The stars first met backstage in Brisbane during a concert of the 31-year-old artist in November 2017."He invited me to his concert. And now we talk all the time. I ask for his advice," E!Online quoted her interview with W Magazine.Earlier, the duo also shared several pictures on Instagram. Drake posted a snap with Millie which he captioned as, "Hawkins Very Own." Meanwhile, Millie's post with a smiling picture read, "This guy."Meanwhile, Drake recently released his album 'Scorpion', which garnered huge success..
Rapper G-Eazy wants to be an actor
Rapper G-Eazy has moved here specifically for the purpose of breaking into acting.
R.Kelly responds to sexual misconduct allegations with song 'I admit'
"I believe I can fly" fame singer R. Kelly has denied all the allegations levelled against him through his latest song 'I admit'.
Chekov's 'The Marriage Proposal' adapted in Punjabi
A Punjabi adaptation of Russian playwright Anton Chekov's 19th century play "A Marriage Proposal" will be staged here. Adapted by Gurgaon-based theatre group Merry Go Round, the play "The Proposal", directed by Saurav Padhi, will be performed at the LTG Auditorium here on July 28. Organisers said the Punjabi version will recreate Chekov's dialogue-based action and situational humour, while bringing in new characters to introduce regional nuances. Written in 18881889, the original play was first performed in 1890, and since then has been adapted in different languages including English, Greek and Hindi. "Such an adaptation is being done for the first time. Apart from introducing new characters who bring in the regional nuances and humour, traditional folk entertainers, Bahandas, have also been integrated," organisers said. The introduction of Bahandas, traditional stand up artists whose performances are popular in rural Punjab, will "transform the one-act farce into a semi-musical ...
Paul McCartney recreates Abbey Road crossing on album's 49th anniversary
Beatles legend Paul McCartney literally walked down the memory lane to recreate one of the most famous moments in music history. Ahead of the 49th anniversary of the release of Abbey Road, the 76-year-old musician and his daughter Mary, 48, crossed the street outside of Abbey Road Studios here. As Beatles fans know, the Fab Four crossing the street made for one of the most iconic photographs and later became the cover of their album "The Abbey Road", which released in 1969. McCartney, dressed in a white shirt and burgundy pants, recreated the cover in front of hoards of fans in London on Monday. "Why did the Beatle cross the Abbey Road?" his daughter Mary captioned the videos of her famous father crossing the street. He also shared the historic moment on his Instagram Story, which turned into an impromptu Q&A session with fans, who have multiple theories about the photograph. Fans asked the musician about why he did not wear any shoes in the original pictures where John Lennon is .
'Shazam!' director says DC film will avoid 'Captain Marvel' name
Director David Sandberg has said the upcoming superhero film "Shazam!" will not have references to Captain Marvel name. Sandberg's film is based on the DC superhero Shazam, which was initially in the comics called Captain Marvel. However, the DC comics officially changed his name to Shazam after Marvel trademarked the title for its own superhero back in the 60s. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Sandberg said the film, featuring Zachary Levi as the title hero, will avoid using the DC hero's former name but the movie will "have a bit of fun" with the character's history. "Let's just say we're going to have a bit of fun with that in the movie. But he's basically known as Shazam, which makes sense because of the confusion," Sandberg said. Marvel's film based on its Captain Marvel character will be released next year in March. The film will stars Brie Larson as the title character.
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Regina King, Matthew Davis would like to reprise their roles in 'Legally Blonde 3'
Regina King and Matthew Davis have said they would love to reprise their roles in "Legally Blonde 3". Last month, actor Reese Witherspoon confirmed the third installment of the legal comedy series in which she will be reprising her role as the film's lead, the idealistic Elle Woods. Davis, who starred in the first "Legally Blonde" as Warner, Elle's ex-boyfriend who inspires her to apply to law school, was asked about the new film on the red carpet at EW's Comic-Con Bash this weekend. "I'm thrilled, and I don't know anything. I would love to see where the writers think Warner is at this point," he said. The actor even shared his ideas on his potential character arc. "I would love to see something where perhaps Warner is married to a politician, to a woman who's running for office, and he's sort of like a kept man. And her opponent is another candidate, and the person running the campaign is Elle Woods. So it's Elle Woods driving this campaign against the wife of Warner," he ...
'Rick and Morty' creator Dan Harmon apologises for 'distasteful' 2009 video, quits Twitter
"Rick and Morty" co-creator Dan Harmon has apologised for a "distasteful" video from a 2009 Harmon pilot called "Daryl", a spoof of Showtime's serial killer drama "Dexter", in which he appears to be raping a baby doll. The host of the "Harmontown" podcast also deleted his Twitter account after video surfaced on conservative/right-wing blogs, which is also responsible for unearthing decade-old offensive jokes by "Guardians of the Galaxy" writer-director James Gunn, reported Deadline. "In 2009, I made a 'pilot' which strove to parody the series 'Dexter' and only succeeded in offending. I quickly realised the content was way too distasteful and took the video down immediately. Nobody should ever have to see what you saw and for that, I sincerely apologise," Harmon said in a statement. In a statement, Adult Swim, the company which co-created the hit Netflix series with Harmon, distanced itself from the offensive content, saying that it "does not reflect the type of content we seek ...
One Direction celebrates 8-year anniversary
English-Irish Pop band 'One Direction' is celebrating its eighth anniversary.In a series of tweets using the hashtag #8yearsofOneDirection, the band's official Twitter account tweeted lyrics of their hit tracks.Band members Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan also took to Twitter to thank their fans.However, Band member Harry Styles and former member Zayn Malik did not post about the anniversary.The London-based band was formed in July 2010 after finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor. The band has since dropped five successful albums.
More Hollywood stars rally behind James Gunn after his shock firing
Micheal Rooker, Pom Klementieff and comedian Bobcat Goldthwait are the latest Hollywood stars to come forward in defence of James Gunn, who was fired from directing third "Guardians of the Galaxy" movie. The 51-year-old filmmaker was sacked from the third film in the Marvel franchise after a series of old offensive tweets made by him were shared by a right wing website over the weekend. Rooker, who played Yondu in Gunn's film, said he was quitting Twitter over the brouhaha. "This account will be inactive after today. We're very tired and upset over the ongoing BULLS**T neither I nor my rep will use Twitter again. Twitter sucks and I want nothing to do with it. Thank you to all who gave kind words and support. See you on Instagram," he wrote. Klementieff, who plays Mantis in the film, shared a video of a note penned by her, which reads, "We are Groot. We are a family. We stand together." In an lengthy Instagram post, Goldthwait asked Disney to remove his voice from its theme parks to ..
'Genius' trailer: It is all about love for country
The trailer of Nawazuddin Siddiqui's upcoming flick 'Genius' is out and it is all about an engineer's love for his country.The action-packed trailer chronicles the life of an engineering student, played by Utkarsh Sharma who ends up joining Special Forces. During a mission, he fights against Nawazuddin, the villain.The flick marks the Bollywood debut of Utkarsh Sharma and Ishita Chauhan, who will play the love interest of Utkarsh.Unveiling the trailer, film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh wrote, "From the director of #Gadar... Trailer of Anil Sharma's #Genius... Introducing Utkarsh and Ishita Chauhan... Costars Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Ayesha Julkaa and Mithun Chakraborty... 24 Aug 2018 release... #GeniusTrailer."The flick also stars Ayesha Julkaa and Mithun Chakraborty.Helmed by 'Gadar' director, Anil Sharma the movie will hit the theatres on August 24.
After Mumbai, Ukranian pianist brings 'Cinema-in Concert' to capital
After performing to a packed house in Mumbai, renowned Ukrainian pianist Dinara Klinton is all set to mesmerize Delhiites on July 28. The musician will perform live at the Kamani auditorium here, as part of her 'Cinema-in Concert' nation-wide tour. A unique concept, 'Cinema-in Concert' involves the screening of a film with every scene being synced with live music on stage. Klinton's performance, her first in Delhi, will recreate "Magic Piano & The Chopin Shorts", an animated film concert. "I am thrilled to have the wonderful opportunity of performing in Delhi. This is my first visit to India and I am very ecstatic to showcase 'Cinema in Concert'. "I felt elated to have received all the love and appreciation in Mumbai and look forward to expecting the same in Delhi," Klinton, a graduate from London-based Royal College of Music, said. 'Magic Piano', an internationally acclaimed animated film, tells the story of 10-year-old Anna's adventures aboard a magic, flying piano. Produced by .
I have always ensured I'm treated equally: 'MI - Fallout' star Rebecca Ferguson
Swedish actor Rebecca Ferguson, who has made her name in the "Mission: Impossible" films, says she has always ensured she is treated equally on movie sets, whether it's finding her own space in the action-driven blockbuster series fronted by Tom Cruise or doing jaw-dropping stunts. A lot has changed in Hollywood's gender politics this year and Ferguson is confident that change is here to stay. As Ilsa Faust, an MI6 agent, Ferguson has created a unique space for herself in the film series by bringing a certain emotional gravitas to the spy thriller while also matching steps with Cruise's Ethan Hunt when it comes to action sequences. "I think it is incredible... it is about time isn't it?" Ferguson said when asked whether it was important for women to be an equal participant in action films. "I'm incredibly lucky to be a part of this film, where I feel I'm one amongst everyone. It does not matter whether it is men or women on the set. I felt that in the last one ('Rogue Nation') too ...