Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Hollywood star Charlize Theron believes the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have brought about a positive change in the society and have made things better for women. The two movements were aimed at bring an end to sexual harassment and gender inequality and Theron said she is thrilled ‘as a woman’ to witness the shift, reported Contactmusic. “I feel like everything that’s happened in the last year or so has created change that is going to be sustained. Things are happening right now where doors can’t be closed on what’s been opened…

Read More

Superstar Prabhas on Sunday said working on “Baahubali” franchise was one of the most cherishable moments of his life. The 39-year-old south actor, who attained pan-India star status after the release of the two “Baahubali” films, said even after two years he still misses being part of the beautiful universe created by filmmaker SS Rajamouli. “I miss every set up from ‘Baahubali’. From shooting for the film, the sets, the war sequences. It is a journey of five years which is a really long time to have an emotional connect with.…

Read More

National Award-winning filmmaker Nagesh Kukunoor says he is excited about venturing into the Telugu film industry with his upcoming movie but is also “terrified.”Nagesh, known for directing critically-acclaimed Hindi films like “Hyderabad Blues”, “Iqbal”, “Dor”, has already started shooting for the untitled Telugu film, featuring Keerthy Suresh. “I’ve started directing it and the first schedule is over. The official launch will happen soon. I’m terrified doing a Telugu film. It’s my mother tongue but I never learned to read and write in Telugu,” Nagesh told DIN. “It’s one of my biggest regret.…

Read More

Arbaaz Khan says having a superstar brother like Salman Khan does not guarantee roles for him and he has worked hard to create a space for himself in the industry. “I have done 70 films till now. There are people who do not get to act after two films. I have been in the industry for over two decades… No one is going to keep giving me work because I am Salman Khan’s brother,” Arbaaz told DIN. “People may give me one or two films because of Salman but no one…

Read More

Alia Bhatt, touted as one of the most sought-after young actors in Bollywood, says she was “never confident” of being part of two eminent filmmakers Sanjay Leela Bhansali and S S Rajamouli’s films. Alia feels overwhelmed to be directed by two renowned directors Bhansali and Rajamouli in “Inshallah” and “RRR” respectively. She finds both of them similar, when it comes to their passion for cinema. “For me the bigness, the high is to be working with these two directors. There is a similarity between them, I think they are both obsessed with…

Read More

Fox Studios has decided to not renew its sophomore drama series “The Gifted” for a third season. According to Variety, the family adventure series, set in Marvel’s X-Men universe, was produced by 20th Century Fox TV, which now is part of Disney, in association with Marvel Television. The show revolved around a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their teenage children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family seeks help from an underground network of mutants and must…

Read More

Varun Dhawan has deftly balanced his career between commercial and small scale projects, but the actor says a mega-budget multi-starrer like “Kalank” comes with a lot of pressure.His last two releases — “October” and “Sui Dhaaga” — had small budgets but a lot is on stake with “Kalank”, which he says is his most expensive film till date. “My last two films had really small budgets and the reach was bigger… There was no pressure of them doing well that much in monetary terms. In this film there is commercial…

Read More

Seven hits in 10 years is a testimony of her passion towards acting, but Alia Bhatt says her life does not revolve around the fate of a film. The 26-year-old star says with age she has realised it is important to be detached from both success and failure and give priority to relationships in her life.”I’m very passionate about acting, filmmaking and this whole world. But it is still a part of my life, it is not my life. I have realised this now that at the end of the day…

Read More

Urmila Matondkar, the star of 90s hit Hindi films like “Rangeela”, “Daud” and “Judaai”, is contesting the Lok Sabha election but says she isn’t approaching politics as a star and would rather be known as people’s representative.”I am not approaching this whole thing as a star with my star image. I am trying to get to grassroot and connect to people. I know it is going to be difficult.”I want to generate confidence in them about me as their representative more than just another star coming in, waving and asking…

Read More

Robert Pattinson believes there is a dearth of leading parts if an actor chooses to go against the tide but he is nonetheless committed towards taking on “interesting” projects. The 32-year-old actor broke out on the Hollywood scene with “Twilight” series but has since shifted gears towards unconventional cinema with films such as “Cosmopolis”, “The Childhood of a Leader”, “The Lost City of Z” and most recently “Damsel”.In an interview with IndieWire, Pattinson, who currently stars in Claire Denis’ psychological space drama “High Life”, explained that there was no ulterior…

Read More