Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, actors Akshay Kumar, Anushka Sharma and others have expressed their deep pain and sadness over the killing of Indian Army personnel during a violent clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh. Twenty Indian Army personnel, including a colonel, were killed in the clash with Chinese troops in Galwan Valley on Monday night, the biggest military confrontation in over five decades that has significantly escalated the already volatile border standoff in the region. Taking to Twitter, Bachchan quoted the iconic lines from “Aye Mere Watan…

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In the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, veteran actor Deepti Naval has opened up about her struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts in the early 90s. Naval shared a poem that she wrote during her struggle with depression on her Facebook page after paying tributes to Rajput, who was found hanging in his Bandra apartment on Sunday at the age of 34. According to a police official, Mumbai Police found out during the probe that the actor was under medication for depression “Dark days these… So much has been…

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Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found hanging at his Bandra apartment on Sunday, police said. He was 34. His last screen appearance was “Chhichhore”, directed by Nitesh Tiwari. He has committed suicide at his residence in Bandra. He was found hanging today. We are investigating,” Manoj Sharma, additional commissioner of police, Western Region, told PTI. Sources from the Bandra Police said on the basis of primary information, a case of accidental death report will be registered. No suicide note was found from the spot, they said. Rajput’s former manager,…

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Actor Viggo Mortensen is set to collaborate with his Green Book director Peter Farrelly on a movie adaptation of the book The Greatest Beer Run Ever: A True Story of Friendship Stronger Than War. According to Variety, Mortensen will be playing a supporting role in the yet untitled film. The book, written by Joanna Molloy and John Chickie Donohue, is based on the true story of Donohue, who left New York in 1967 to find out and share a few drinks with his childhood friends in the Army, while they…

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Harry Potter” creator J.K. Rowling said she refuses to bow down” to criticism about her recent comments on transgender people.   Rowling published a lengthy post on her blog website Wednesday in response to the backlash and her concerns over new trans activism.” She has been under hefty scrutiny about her thoughts on transgender identity from the LGBTQ community along with Eddie Redmayne and Daniel Radcliffe, who starred in the Harry Potter film franchise. I refuse to bow down to a movement that I believe is doing demonstrable harm in…

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Catapulted to the national spotlight for his work in helping migrants reach their homes, actor Sonu Sood brushes off allegations that he is interested in politics and says he is doing what he is purely out of love . The actor, viewed as a messiah of sorts for migrants and also the unlikely centre of debates over his motivations and possible political leanings, has been arranging for transport for thousands of migrants desperate to return to their home states. I have nothing to do with politics. I am doing this…

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Hollywood star Keanu Reeves says it was director-writer Lana Wachowski’s “beautiful script” for “Matrix 4” that compelled him to come back to the world of cyberpunk.   The actor, who will reprise his role as Neo in the upcoming fourth installment of the cult sci-fi franchise, said the new film has some “meaningful things” to convey and he didn’t want to let go of the opportunity. “Lana Wachowski wrote a beautiful script and a wonderful story that resonated with me. That’s the only reason to do it. “To work with…

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Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg has been slammed by many on social media for his past convictions for hate crimes against people of colour after he shared a message supporting the Black Lives Matters movement.   The 49-year-old actor paid tributes to George Floyd, an African-American man whose death in police custody triggered nationwide protest against systemic racism and police brutality, saying people need to come together to eradicate discrimination from the world. The murder of George Floyd is heartbreaking. We must all work together to fix this problem. I’m praying…

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A reinvigorated Sushmita Sen returns to acting with Hotstar Specials “Aarya” and the actor says she wants to let all the filmmakers know that she is ready to work with them. But her availability comes with a rider that she would say yes to only those projects that will help her grow as an artiste. “I put out a word everywhere that I am ready to work and I will give my everything. But I need something that will help me grow as an actor. If you give me that…

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After “Sacred Games”, filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane is set to bring the unheard stories of Tihar jail on screen with the series adaptation of “Black Warrant”, publisher Roli Books announced on Friday. Written by Tihar jail’s longest serving superintendent Sunil Gupta and journalist Sunetra Choudhury, “Black Warrant” is a memoir by the law officer during his three decade long stint at the New Delhi prison. The book looks back at some of the most famous criminals behind the bars including Ranga-Billa, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassin Satwant Singh and conspirator Kehar…

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