Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Ask a 1990s kid about Jaaved Jaaferi and such is his impact on the now grown-up generation that not one person will come up with the same answer about the multi-hyphenate personality. More than a household name, Jaaferi, is a part of childhood nostalgia of many. “I was really lucky and blessed to be in projects which actually worked across time,” he told PTI in an interview. As an actor, Jaaferi made his feature film debut in 1985’s “Meri Jung”, starring Anil Kapoor and Meenakshi Sheshadri. It was probably the…

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The coronavirus led shutdown is going to change the way films are made or consumed, believes filmmaker Shoojit Sircar. The country is currently under the lockdown, which has been extended till May 3 to contain the spread of the virus that has affected many countries across the globe. When a change of mindset happens, there is a change. I expect it around the world. It is definitely going to change the narrative of filmmaking style and also the narrative of story-telling. It will have an effect but what kind is…

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The romance between Vijay Varma and the screen – silver or not – is peaking, but the concept of love stories are not one-dimensional for the actor. Although he is yet to feature in a romance drama, Varma said relationships are more about the “not-so-good sides” of people. “I don’t see romance as candy floss or white as we show in a lot of films. Relationships are about self-discovery. There is a give and take, constant exchange of power and emotions… I I get drawn to stories that represent life.…

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Actor Ajay Devgn on Sunday said he is “disgusted” over reports of healthcare workers being attacked by people at a time when the country is fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The “Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior” star’s reaction comes weeks after several Bollywood stars condemned gruesome incidents of physical assault and stone pelting at doctors and other frontliners who are managing the COVID-19 outbreak in different parts of the country. “Disgusted and angry to read reports of ‘educated’ persons attacking doctors in their neighbourhood on baseless assumptions. Such insensitive people are the…

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Dwayne Johnson has revealed that he had auditioned for the part of popular character Jack Reacher but lost out to Hollywood star Tom Cruise. During a Q&A session on Instagram, Johnson said he was confident about bagging the part as he believed his physical attributes are perfect for the character, created by author Lee Child. “In Hollywood, actors are kind of like in-a-box. There are actors that can vie for a particular role because it allows for them to have a certain look, skin colour, size, etc. “Fortunately, for me,…

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Thursday said he has undertaken the distribution of 2,000 food packets for lunch and dinner at various locations across the city for those hit by the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The 77-year-old actor said along with these packets, the efforts of providing around 3,000 bags of monthly provisions are also on. “On the personal front, 2,000 packets of food are being given each day for lunch and dinner at various locations over the city and the larger bags of a monthly provision, about 3,000…

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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has started the process of transferring funds into the accounts of daily wage workers of the film industry, the Federation of Western Indian Cine Employees (FWICE) said on Wednesday. The actor had recently pledged to financially support 25,000 daily wage workers who have been badly hit by the 21-day lockdown to contain the coronavirus spread in the country. According to B N Tiwari, FWICE, President, Salman has made an initial payment of Rs 3,000 each to the daily wage workers of the film industry, starting Tuesday.…

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has unveiled a short film, “Family”, which talks about the importance of staying at home, maintaining hygiene and social distancing in the times of the coronavirus pandemic. “Family”, which has been conceptualised and virtually directed by Prasoon Pandey, also features Rajinikanth, Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Alia Bhatt, Diljit Dosanjh, Chiranjeevi, Mohanlal, Mammootty, Sonali Kulkarni, Shiv Raj Kumar and Prosenjit Chatterjee. Bachchan posted the film on his official Twitter handle, saying, When you see that the cause is greater than the idea you dreamt of, there is…

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Hollywood superstar Chris Hemsworth on Monday said he was looking forward to celebrate “Extraction”, a part of which he shot in India, with his fans here but that could not be possible amid the coronavirus spread. The actor said he had an unforgettable time in the country while shooting for the film with the local talent and would like his fans to enjoy the trailer, which drops Tuesday. Netflix is set to release the film on April 24. “Namaste India, Chris Hemsworth coming to you all the way from Australia.…

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Days after Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan announced several initiatives to help the central and state government in their fight against the coronavirus pandemic, the superstar has now opened his office for treating Covid-19 patients. The local municipal body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), took to social media on Saturday to thank Shah Rukh and Gauri for the help. We thank @iamsrk & @gaurikhan for offering their 4-storey personal office space to help expand our Quarantine capacity equipped with essentials for quarantined children, women & elderly. Indeed a…

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