Category: ENTERTAINMENT

A year after being accused of sexual misconduct, comedian Aziz Ansari has opened up about the incident during one of his pop up comedy shows in the city.Ansari appeared at New York City’s Village Underground and joked how a fan confused him for ‘Patriot Act’ host Hasan Minhaj on the street.Once the fan realised his mistake, he told Ansari, “You had the whole thing come out last year – sexual misconduct?” to which the comedian jokingly responded ‘No, no no, that’s Hasan’.But after the punchline, Ansari sat down to explain…

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Shraddha Kapoor is coming back to the “Baaghi” franchise. The actor has been cast as the female lead opposite Tiger Shroff in the series’ third film.The film marks the actor’s return who starred in the first installment “Baaghi” in 2016. Shraddha said she is looking forward to the film. “I’m super excited to be back with the ‘Baaghi’ family. I had such a memorable time being a part of ‘Baaghi’ and this is my third film with Sajid sir, second with Tiger and first with Ahmed sir. The script is…

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Drake made a surprise appearance at the 2019 Grammys to accept his best rap song trophy for “God’s Plan” and used his time on stage to throw shade at the Recording Academy’s apparent lack of diversity, but was cut off mid-speech.Big names in the industry such as Childish Gambino, Kendrick Lamar, Ariana Grande, Jay Z and Kanye West were absent from the this year’s ceremony, which honours the best of the music world. Critics have interpreted it as the artistes’ tacit call out to the Grammy’s as the organisers struggle to…

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Ajay Devgn says he was shocked by the #MeToo allegations against some of the prominent names in the Indian film industry but he believes a due course of law should be followed in such cases. Several Bollywood personalities such as directors Rajkumar Hirani, Subhash Ghai, Sajid Khan, Vikas Bahl and Rajat Kapoor, actor Alok Nath, singer Kailash Kher and music composer Anu Malik were called out for sexually harassing women over the years. “A couple of things came out and some people are like this but everybody is not like that. I…

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Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar will topline the biographical drama “Saand Ki Aankh”. The film, a collaboration between Reliance Entertainment, Anurag Kashyap, Nidhi Parmar and Chalk n Cheese Films, will tell the story of world’s oldest sharpshooters Chandro and Prakashi Tomar.It will directed by debutante filmmaker Tushar Hiranandani. He has earlier worked in the film industry as a screenwriter.The film is set in the hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh and will go on floors next week in Meerut. Pednekar and Pannu have started prepping for their roles with intensive workshops and…

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Actor Shahid Kapoor says he has constantly gone out of his comfort zone–despite being advised to play “safe” and found success in choices that were unconventional and brave. The actor, who has featured in films like “Kaminey”, “Haider”, “Udta Punjab”, believes in trying new things, even if one is swimming against the tide. “Everybody always wants you to make a safe choice because the profession in itself is so unpredictable. But I’ve always found success in choices that weren’t safe. Answers came to me. You have to try with full conviction, no…

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Ranveer Singh, who will be playing Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan’s “83”, will soon begin training with the cricket legend for the sports drama.The film will chronicle India’s win under Kapil’s captainship, when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. “I am looking forward to spending time with Kapil Sir. I feel like that time spent would be integral to my process of transforming myself into him,” Ranveer said in a statement. “I want to absorb as much as…

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Actor Liam Neeson has revealed that he once wanted to kill a black man with a cosh after a friend of his was raped but he feels ashamed of the thought now.Neeson, whose most recent filmography can be defined by a number of revenge thrillers, most notably the “Taken” series, is currently promoting his latest from the same genre, “Cold Pursuit”. In the new film, the 66-year-old actor yet again plays a revenge seeking man.Neeson recounted the disturbing incident and its immediate aftermath in an interview with The Independent.”There’s something…

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Anil Kapoor became a part of history when the Indian cast-led “Slumdog Millionaire” swept the Oscars in 2009 but the actor remembers the eve of the ceremony for being scolded by his wife.Directed by Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire” received 10 nominations at the 81st Academy Awards, out of which the film bagged eight trophies. Anil played the role of a slimy game show host in the movie.”For family, Oscar doesn’t matter. My wife and I were discussing Sonam (daughter) the night before Oscar! I said ‘let me sleep now’ and she…

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Nargis Fakhri had no qualms about taking a break from films but she says there were people around her who tried to drill the notion into her head that the audience will forget her in her absence. he model-turned-actor made her debut in 2011 with “Rockstar”. Her last outing was 2018’s “5 Weddings” with Rajkummar Rao.Since then, she reduced her on-screen appearances as well. “When I said I’m going to take a break for six months, there were people who freaked out. I was told I’ll lose everything, people will get ahead…

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