Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Films loaded with social message may be the trend in the industry but Anurag Kashyap believes filmmakers should not be expected to deliver a message through their movies. The director, whose upcoming film “Mukkabaaz” promotes sports in its own way, said as a filmmaker his aim is never to address a social issue. “Films are not supposed to give a message. A film is not a charity or an NGO. We have been making love stories since forever but people still don’t know how to love. “Even if a film…

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The Economic Offences Wing of the Mumbai Police has registered a case of cheating against a builder for allegedly trying to grab the bungalow of veteran actor Dilip Kumar in suburban Bandra, an official said on Wednesday. The builder, Samir Bhojwani, falsely claimed ownership of the two plots on which the bungalow was built in the upscale Pali Hill area of Bandra, the official said. Police suspect that Bhojwani forged certain documents to grab the bungalow, he said. Dilip Kumar’s wife Saira Banu recently approached the police and lodged a…

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The third season of actor Priyanka Chopra’s TV show “Quantico” is all set to air on April 26. The 35-year-old actor will reprise her role as FBI agent Alex Parrish in the new installment of the ABC series. Priyanka took to Twitter to announce the news. “And she’s back… Can’t wait to share this with you! #April26 #QuanticoSeason3 #TheReturnOfAlexParrish,” the actor wrote. She also shared her first look from the action-drama in monochrome, sporting a beachy hairdo and shades. Besides “Quantico”, Priyanka has Hollywood projects such as “A Kid Like…

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Los Angeles, Jan 9 (DIN NEWS) Actor Chris Hemsworth has said that if given an opportunity, he would love to keep on playing superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 34-year-old actor will be next seen in “Avengers: Infinity War”, alongside other MCU veterans, such as Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner. “Avengers 4” will mark the final outing for Hemsworth as Thor. “If I had the opportunity to do it again, I think I’d love to. I also think there’s an appetite for…

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Christian Bale believes that he is “invincible” when it comes to his obsession of giving it all to his acting. “The Dark Knight” actor, who has gone to great lengths to get his physical appearance right for the characters he plays on screen, said it is his commitment to his work that allows him to give memorable performances. “I keep thinking I’m invincible. I like obsession. I hope that it stays as healthy obsession,” Bale told Metro newspaper. He famously lost approximately 28 kgs, reducing his body mass to around…

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Director Rohit Shetty says cop films such as “Dabangg” and “Singham” have set the bar so high with their box office success and popularity that it is obvious for any police-centric movie to be compared with them. The filmmaker, whose next project “Simmba” will see Ranveer Singh don the khakhi uniform as Sangram Bhalerao, said he is confident the film will be original in its character. “What usually happens is that Chulbul Pandey and Singham have become the iconic characters. When we were making ‘Singham’, a lot of people told…

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National Award-winning director Suman Ghosh today said the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has agreed to release his documentary on Nobel laureate Amartya Sen in its entirety, including the four words that the board’s regional office had objected to in July last year. The hour-long documentary had courted controversy last year when the director refused to abide by CBFC Kolkata diktat of beeping the four words — cow, Gujarat, Hindutva and Hindu. “CBFC chairman Prasoon Joshi watched ‘The Argumentative Indian’ in Mumbai yesterday along with other board members and…

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Actor Sonam Kapoor feels there is a need for more films that revolve around women. Her forthcoming film “Veere Di Wedding”, also starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania, is themed around a wedding. Kareena will play the part of a bride-to-be in the movie. “‘Veere Di Wedding’ looks so different. There should be more such films, this should be the norm,” Sonam told PTI. “In Hollywood there are many female-oriented films that are such big blockbusters and are entertaining. We don’t have such films in India.” The…

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan today said that acclaimed director Christopher Nolan will be visiting India by March this year. The 75-year-old actor said the “Dunkirk” director, who has stayed true to the art of filmmaking by creating masterpieces such as “Inception” and “The Dark Knight” trilogy, on film, will be coming to the country to lend his support to Kodak’s new facility here. “It is all about to change yet again… Kodak that largest name for film is coming back… Many in the world of direction and production are finding values…

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