Category: ENTERTAINMENT

It’s official. The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony will go without a host once again. The Oscars will broadcast on ABC as part of its long-term deal with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science (AMPAS). According to The Hollywood Reporter, ABC entertainment president Karey Burke made the announcement on Wednesday. “Let me confirm it now, together with the Academy, that there will be no traditional host this year,” Burke said, emphasising the ceremony would repeat what worked last year. The development comes three weeks after reports that the AMPAS…

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 It is heartening to see the audience is ready to accept a film like “Chhapaak”, actor Deepika Padukone on Tuesday said, adding she is proud to be associated with the film which is based on the life of acid attack survivor Laxmi Agarwal. Directed by Meghna Gulzar, the film features Deepika as a young woman Malti who struggles to rebuild and fight back her life after a man throws acid on her face on a street.The movie, also starring actor Vikrant Massey, showcases Laxmi’s journey in the time after her…

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Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix won the Golden Globes for the best actor in a motion picture – drama for his performance in “Joker” while Brad Pitt walked away with the best supporting actor trophy for his performance of a gruff stuntman in “Once Upon a Time In Hollywood” at the 77th Golden Globes Awards. The Golden Globes, which kickstart the awards season in Hollywood by recognising the best in both cinema and television, were hosted by Ricky Gervais. Besides Phoenix and Pitt, who have consolidated their Oscar campaign with the…

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Actor Deepika Padukone is set to reunite with frequent co-star and husband Ranveer Singh for sports drama “’83” and she says it was a “refreshing” change for the couple who have previously collaborated on Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s spectacle films. The 33-year-old star will play Romi Dev, wife to cricketing legend Kapil Dev, to be played by Ranveer. Directed by Kabir Khan, “’83” will chronicle India’s win under Kapil’s captainship, when the team defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. Deepika, in the…

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Hoping her cinematic voice can help bring about lasting change in how society perceives acid attack survivors, actor Deepika Padukone says her latest film “Chhapaak” should ideally be so impactful that there won’t be need for another story on acid violence.After all, cinema is in itself such a powerful medium, Deepika told DIN ahead of the release of the film based on the life of acid attack survivor-activist Laxmi Agarwal.The idea behind the social drama is to invoke empathy and understanding rather than paint women who have undergone the ordeal…

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Dadasaheb Phalke Award recipient, megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday said he is looking forward to doing more work in the future. The 77-year-old actor, who was bestowed with the honour by President Ram Nath Kovind here at Rashtrapati Bhawan, quipped that initially when he was announced as 2018’s honouree he was doubtful if it was an “indication” for him to sit at home. “When this award was announced, a doubt arose in my mind: if this is an indication for me to sit at home and relax after working for…

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 Actor Ajay Devgn says those who are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) should put their point across peacefully.The 50-year-old actor, who is the latest A-lister to react on the ongoing nationwide protests, said violence can never be a solution in a democracy.”My stand is, this is a democracy, the establishment is doing its job, is trying to bring out a rule. There is right of democracy. But the only thing I say is both have their rights, violence is not going to solve anything.”Violence is not a solution…

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If box office success is any yardstick, mainstream Hindi cinema continues to be overtly macho with four of 2019’s five top grossers dealing with themes of hyper masculinity leaving women as mere props or maybe a side note at best. While “War”, “Kabir Singh”, “Uri: The Surgical Strike” and “Bharat” demonstrated the skewed gender dynamic in Bollywood, the fifth in the list of the year’s biggest hits is “Mission Mangal”, which relegated women to the background even while celebrating their achievements. The film is about the women scientists that led…

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Director-choreographer Farah Khan has apologised a day after Amritsar police booked her, actor Raveena Tandon and comedian Bharti Singh for allegedly hurting the religious sentiments of a community in a TV show.Farah on Friday took to Twitter to apologise on behalf of entire team of Flipkart Video Original’s quiz show “Backbenchers”, on which she serves as the host.”I’m extremely saddened that some sentiments have been inadvertently hurt by a recent episode of my show. I respect all religions, and it would never be my intention to disrespect any.On behalf of…

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Actor Jimmy Shergill believes his unconventional film choices have worked in his favour as the audiences now associate him with good roles. The actor believes it has also led to a lot of interesting work coming his way. “When I was doing solo hero and two-hero films, they were doing well commercially but deep inside I felt that I should do something different. I grabbed opportunities like ‘Yahaan’, ‘Tanu Weds Manu’, ‘Munnabhai MBBS’. It was time for me to do some relevant characters and films, the idea was people should…

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