Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra has said the aim behind his upcoming movie “Shikara”, about the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir, is not to make anyone feel sorry for the community but to present how these people stood tall in the face of tragedy. At the special 30-minute screening of the movie on Wednesday, the filmmaker said the film showcases how Kashmiri Pandits rebuild their lives in the aftermath of the tragic event. “All of our homes were snatched. It’s quite something that we stood strong on our feet… it…

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Quite like music, legendary Classical music vocalist Pandit Jasraj is in sync with time.The Padma Vibhushan recipient, who turned 90 on Tuesday, is not the one to look back on the years gone-by and even uses the Internet to impart his extensive knowledge on music to the young generation.”I teach through Skype. I suggest everyone to do it. I am walking with time and that’s what one should do. I don’t like when people say ‘Woh zamaana achha tha’ (Those were the good times).”I believe the current phase is good.…

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It is not a “perfect world” as the Academy Awards are still “rigged” in the favour of white folks, says horror master Stephen King in his response to the criticism he faced over his tweet about not considering diversity when nominating films and writers for Oscars.The bestselling author recently courted controversy over his tweet that, “For me, the diversity issue as it applies to individual actors and directors, anyway did not come up. That said I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality. It seems to me…

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Pop star Madonna has cancelled a London concert of her Madame X Tour because of an injury. The singer was scheduled to perform the first of 15 shows on Monday at the London Palladium. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Madonna said she has been “plagued” by injuries since the tour started and has been advised by doctors to take rest. “I am deeply sorry that I have to cancel my concert scheduled for Monday, January 27th in London. Under doctors guidance I have been told to rest for a…

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Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana believes scriptwriting is an underrated art in the film industry but a good script makes all the difference in an actor’s performance. “Film writing is different. Writing a script is so difficult… (It’s) the most under-rated. Actors are puppets as (whatever they do) it is all in the script,” he said during an interaction with the audience at Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet here on Thursday evening. Ayushmann, who has established himself with content-backed movies such as “Vicky Donor”, “Shubh Mangal Saavdhan”, “Dum Laga Ke Haisha”,…

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Attention, folks! There has been an addition of two big stars to Kabir Khan’s forthcoming sports drama ’83, which features Ranveer Singh in the lead role. The makers of the film shared the big news on Thursday. Superstars Kamal Haasan and Akkineni Nagarjuna will be presenting the Tamil and Telugu versions of the film, respectively. On Thursday, the makers announced Kamal Haasan’s association with the project on social media and wrote: “’83 is set to reach far and wide, as the blockbuster king Padma Bhushan Kamal Kamal Haasan will be…

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Actor Varun Dhawan says at a time when the audience is exposed to different kinds of cinema at the click of a button, the onus is on the filmmakers and artistes to up their game by more than a margin.The actor, who is the son of filmmaker David Dhawan, said even during the 1990s, his father had to be “careful” about making the right choices.”Audience has always been smarter than the makers. Even during my dad’s time he had to be careful while making films and even now we have…

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Director Imtiaz Ali on Friday teased that he could turn his upcoming film “Love Aaj Kal” into a franchise if he finds a new story to tell in the future.The film is a follow-up to Imtiaz’s 2009 movie, featuring Saif Ali Khan. The new film with Kartik Aaryan and Saif’s daughter Sara Ali Khan also explores two stories set in different time periods.At the trailer launch of the film, Imtiaz explained the rationale behind keeping the title of the new film same as its predecessor.”I feel this is franchisable idea.…

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Spike Lee was on Tuesday announced as the jury head of the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first African-American to lead the distinguished panel at the annual film extravaganza.Lee succeeds two-time Oscar winner Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who had also created history after becoming the first Mexican to serve as jury president.The 62-year-old filmmaker has been a regular at the film gala ever since his first film “She’s Gotta Have It” premiered at the 1986 edition where it won the youth prize at Directors’ Fortnight. He later returned…

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Veteran actor Ian McKellen has shared his diary entries from the time he worked on Peter Jackson’s fan favourite “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, giving a closer look to the fans at the making of the film series.Based on JRR Tolkein’s books, the movie franchise spawned into “The Fellowship of the Ring” (2001), “The Two Towers” (2002) and “The Return of the King” (2003), and a trilogy of prequels based on the author’s children book “The Hobbit”.McKellen, who played Gandalf the Grey in the films, tweeted a link to his…

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