Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is set to adapt renowned British mystery writer Agatha Christie’s works into a film franchise for Indian audiences. Christie’s crime stories centred on fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, but Bhardwaj will be introducing a new pair of lead investigators taking inspiration from one of the Queen of Crime’s famous stories. According to a press release issued by the makers, the script is currently in development, but details of which Christie novel is being adapted for the first film have not been revealed yet. The filmmaker-composer,…

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Actor Sarah Shahi, best known for TV series “City On A Hill”, has joined Dwayne Johnson’s “Black Adam”. The movie, which will feature Johnson as the titular antihero, is a spin-off of Warner Bros and New Line Cinema’s “Shazam!”, which starred Zachary Levi. According to Deadline, although plot details are being kept under wraps, Shahi is billed to play a university professor and freedom fighter leading the resistance in Kahndaq. Noah Centineo is attached to play Atom Smasher, with Aldis Hodge as Hawkman. Jaume Collet-Serra, who also directed Johnson alongside…

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Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will serve as an executive producer on Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou’s “Apples”. The movie was recently screened at Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti section and later toured the Telluride and Toronto International Film Festivals. Blanchett boarded the project along with Andrew Upton, and Coco Francini of her banner Dirty Films, reported Deadline. The Greek-language movie, which is a strong contender for Greece’s official selection for the Oscars 2020, takes place amidst an unpredictable, sweeping pandemic that causes people to develop sudden amnesia. According to the official logline,…

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Actor Mrunal Thakur is set to bring down the curtain at the Lakme Fashion Week’s (LFW) upcoming first season-fluid edition, the fashion gala organisers announced on Tuesday. According to a press release, Rimzim Dadu, and duo Saaksha Bhat and Kinnari Kamat have been named the grand finale designers for this season. To be telecast on October 25 at LFW’s first ever digital edition, the gala draws inspiration from the beauty brand’s theme ‘Spotlight’. Thakur, known for TV soap opera “Kumkum Bhagya”, and films like “Super 30” and “Love Sonia”, said…

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Superstar Akshay Kumar has started shooting for Yash Raj Film’s (YRF) biopic on Samrat Prithiviraj Chauhan. Titled “Prithviraj”, the movie will be directed by critically-acclaimed writer-director Chandraparaksh Dwivedi. YRF is producing the project. Dwivedi is best known for directing and starring in television epic “Chanakya” (1991). He also directed movie adaptation of Amrita Pritam’s Partition-set novel “Pinjar” (2003). The director said the team is excited to return to the sets after over six months long production shutdown due to coronavirus pandemic. Yes, we have resumed Prithviraj’ shoot at YRF studios…

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With Broadway staying dark till May next year, the opening of Hugh Jackman-starrer revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man has been postponed to February 2022. The show will begin previews at the Winter Garden Theatre on December 20, 2021, with opening night slated for February 10, 2022. The news follows the announcement that Broadway, which has been shut since March this year due to COVID-19, will remain closed until May 30, 2021. According to Deadline, ticket holders are advised to go to their point of purchase for additional information…

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Actor Edgar Ramirez is set to star opposite Jessica Chastain in the comedy-drama “Losing Clementine”, based on Ashley Ream’s acclaimed novel of the same name. The plot revolves around world famous artist Clementine Pritchard (Chastain) who, after flushing away her medicines, gives herself 31 days to tie up loose ends before committing suicide. While checking off her bucket list, she uncovers secrets about her family and the tragedy that befell her mother and sister. According to Deadline, Ramirez will play the former husband and one true love of Pritchard. Award-winning…

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Actor Ayushmann Khurrana on Monday said he is fortunate to have worked with some of the most “visionary filmmakers” of Bollywood, including director Sriram Raghavan, with whom he collaborated for the National Award-winning “Andhadhun”. Released on October 5, 2018, the black comedy thriller earned critical acclaim and went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year. “Andhadhun” earned Khurrana his maiden National Award for his performance, while also bagging top honours in the best Hindi film and screenplay category at the 66th National Awards. On the film’s…

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Bobby Deol’s journey in Bollywood is not the one without ups and downs, but the actor, who completes 25 years in Hindi cinema on Monday, says he is grateful to his fans for being a constant support through thick and thin. Son of Bollywood veteran Dharmendra, the actor made a promising lead debut with Rajkumar Santoshi’s “Barsaat” opposite another star child Twinkle Khanna in 1995. As a child actor, he played the younger version of his father’s character Dharam in Manmohan Desai’s 1977 hit “Dharam-Veer”. Post “Barsaat”, Deol went on…

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