Category: ENTERTAINMENT

London, Aug 5 (DINN) Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most celebrated Hollywood stars from his generation, but apart from his hardwork and choice of films the actor also credits his luck for success. The 44-year-old actor, who has starred in iconic films like “‘Titanic”, “The Revenant”, “Romeo + Juliet”, and “The Wolf of Wall Street”, believes if luck would have not favoured him he could not have made it to the top so smoothly. “I don’t know. I grew up in this industry, so many of my friends are…

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Mumbai, Aug 5 (DINN) Superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be felicitated with ‘Excellence in Cinema’ honour at the awards night of Indian Film Festival of Melbourne on August 8. The festival would pay tribute to the actor’s continuous contribution to cinema and popular culture in India with the award. Shah Rukh, who is also the chief guest at the festival, will be presented the award by Linda Dessau, who is the first female Governor of the State of Victoria. “I’m humbled and honoured for this recognition. It will be a…

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If Pankaj Tripathi isn’t scared of taking up a role, he can hear alarm bells ring: he is getting a bit too comfortable and needs a creative challenge to jolt him out. Tripathi confesses, one often falls in the comfort zone fully aware but a slight discomfort creeps in when an actor stays there for long. His role as the mysterious Guruji in the second season of “Sacred Games”, was the one which stirred him up. “If an actor has to be alive, then you need a creative challenge. This role…

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Superstar Akshay Kumar has seen both good and bad phases in his career and he believes it is important to learn from such experiences as nothing is permanent in life. The actor said he has seen people write an obituary of his career after a string of flops but he has always made a strong comeback.”I have been through this phase three times. So I wouldn’t be surprised if I go through it again. The best way is to keep working hard. When I had delivered 14-15 flop films, everyone…

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Filmmaker Vikramaditya Motwane says any political commentary made on the show “Sacred Games” comes from a responsible space and is never done to “poke” people. Last year when the show started streaming, a certain section took offence over alleged use of derogatory language while talking about politics and politicians. When asked if the team was cautious going forward with season two, Motwane, who is the showrunner for the Netflix Original series, told DIN that the intent is never to provoke anyone. “We haven’t gone out there to poke or unnecessarily needle anyone.…

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Veteran actor Alfred Molina is donning the director’s hat with “Lilian”, a big screen adaptation of the Jill Gascoine novel. Molina is also attached to executive produce the indie along with Kelly Kahl and Derek Beamer, reported Deadline. Amy Lowe Starbin is penning the script of the film, which will be backed by Cannonball Productions.The story follows cancer survivor Jessica who leaves her husband and children in England to visit a friend in the US hoping to rediscover the joy of life. Once she reaches America, she unexpectedly finds herself…

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Music legend Elton John is celebrating 29 years of abstinence from alcohol and drugs.The 72-year-old singer took to Instagram on Monday to share the news.”29 years ago today, I was a broken man. I finally summoned up the courage to say 3 words that would change my life: ‘I need help’. “Thank-you to all the selfless people who have helped me on my journey through sobriety. I am eternally grateful,” John wrote.The veteran musician shared the picture of a coin, which is given to Alcoholics Anonymous members when achieve a milestone…

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Actor Sara Ali Khan made a royal debut on the ramp as she turned showstopper for designer duo Falguni and Shane Peacock at the FDCI India Couture Week 2019 on Friday.The young actor looked elegant and flamboyant at the same time as she walked the ramp with ease for the designers, who were presenting their “Bonjour Amer” collection at the fashion gala.Incidentally, in Sara’s spectacular debut in an off-white lehenga, she got cheers from her “Love Aaj Kal 2” co-star Kartik Aaryan and brother Ibrahim, who were sitting next to…

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Singer-actor Jennifer Lopez will essay the role of real-life notorious Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco aka ‘The Godmother’ in a new film.Titled “The Godmother”, the movie will be produced by Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas, Benny Medina and Julie Yorn, reported Deadline.The project marks yet another collaboration between Lopez and STXfilms, which previously backed the actor’s movies — “Second Act” and “Hustlers”.Regina Corrado and Terence Winter have penned the screenplay for the new film, which might mark the directorial debut of Lopez. However, it is yet to be confirmed by the studio.The…

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After the curtains went down on the first chapter of Jagran Film Festival’s (JFF) 10th edition here, the movie gala will now make its way to Lucknow and Kanpur from Friday. The three-day festival, which would witness the who’s who of Bollywood including actors Parineeti Chopra, Siddharth Malhotra, Boman Irani and director Nikkhil Advani in attendance, also has a special category of ‘Retrospective Film’ in its schedule, a press release read. For this edition, according to the organisers, the retrospective film category will include box-office hits of actor Anil Kapoor like…

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