Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Director Michael Bay is collaborating with producer Adam Goodman to back “Songbird”, a thriller with pandemic as backdrop.   The low-budget film will be directed by Adam Mason of “Into The Dark” fame, who wrote the script with Simon Boyes, reported Deadline. The makers plan to begin production within five weeks, and it might be the first film to shoot in the city. Casting is underway and remote training is being provided to the actors. But none of the participants can pinpoint how they plan to shoot a movie at…

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Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has chosen legendary Sachin Tendulkar over current skipper Virat Kohli as a better batsman in the ODI format, considering the changed rules of the game and the Mumbaikar’s longevity of career.   Tendulkar, who retired in 2013, played 463 ODIs and amassed 18, 426 runs with 49 hundreds at an average of 44.83. Kohli, on the other hand, has played 248 ODIs and scored 11, 867 runs with 43 tons at an average of 59.33. “Sachin Tendulkar, because probably with one white ball and four…

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Actor Megan Fox and her husband Brian Austin Green have called it quits after close to 10 years of marriage.   Green, who married Fox in 2010 after dating for six years, shared the news during the latest episode of his podcast,”… With Brian Austin Green”. Talking about the photos of Fox, 34, with rapper Machine Gun Kelly that appeared over the weekend, Green said they have been “really been trying to sort of be apart” since the end of 2019. “I will always love her. And I know she…

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At a time when the trauma of migrant workers are coming to the fore amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown, Union minister Nitin Gadkari has said “decentralisation of cities” and development of far-flung areas are solutions to address the crisis faced by them. Migrants’ tragedy is “too unfortunate”, Gadkari said and emphasised that it was high time that employment avenues through development is created in villages, rural, backward and far-flung areas shorn of development. With the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, economic activities have been disrupted. After being rendered jobless, thousands…

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Adam Sandler has revealed that he was so much impressed by fellow actor Jim Carrey’s performance in “Sonic the Hedgehog” that he called him during the screening of the film.   The film, which released in February to overwhelming response from the fans, is an adaptation of Sega’s classic video game. It features a hedgehog named Sonic (Ben Schwartz) on a quest to defeat Doctor Robotnik (Carrey), a scientist who has imprisoned animals in robots and stolen magical Chaos Emeralds. During an interview on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, Sandler said “Sonic”…

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In order to ensure the safety of her children against the “invisible killer” coronavirus, actor Sunny Leone revealed that she has travelled to Los Angeles with her family amid the pandemic.   Leone, who has been residing in Mumbai since late 2000s, shared a picture with her daughter Nisha and sons, Noah and Asher from her LA house on Sunday on Instagram. Sending Mother’s Day wishes to the mothers around the world, the actor said, “In life when you have children, your own priorities and well being takes the back…

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Azaan is an integral part of the faith, not the gadget, says veteran writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar, asking that the Islamic call to prayer on loudspeakers should be stopped as it causes “discomfort” to others.   In a tweet on Saturday, Akhtar wondered why the practice was ‘halaal’ (allowed) when it was, for nearly half a century in the country, considered ‘haraam’ or forbidden. “In India for almost 50 years Azaan on the loud speak was Haraam. Then it became Halaal and so halaal that there is no end to it,…

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Hollywood star Jake Gyllenhaal says he is ready to focus on his personal life and that includes having kids some day.   The 39-year-old actor said he has neglected his family a lot due to his commitment to his work but now he has “lightened up”. “I’m interested in my life, even more so than my work. I’ve reached a point in my career where I feel hungry in a different way. I’ve seen how much of my life I’ve neglected as a result of being committed to that work…

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The Multiplex Association of India (MAI) has appealed to studio partners, producers, artistes and content creators to support the cinema exhibition sector by holding their films and releasing them in theatres once they’re opened again.   India is currently under the lockdown with around 1.3 billion people asked to stay home in view of the coronavirus outbreak. There were rumours that several films are looking at a direct-to-digital release amid the lockdown, including Akshay Kumar starrer “Laxmmi Bomb”. In a statement, MAI requested producers to “respect the exclusive theatrical window.”…

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Much before Irrfan Khan wowed the world with his acting talent, the actor was a shy, passionate and sincere person, who was meant to be all things great, say friends and colleagues from his early days. Irrfan passed away on Wednesday after losing his battle with a rare form of cancer at the age of 54. The industry dubbed the actor’s untimely demise as an emotional void, which will be hard to fill. Much of Irrfan’s journey to become the actor he eventually did, began when he got into the…

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