Category: ENTERTAINMENT

The Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” premiered in London in grand style on Tuesday, reflecting the enduring appeal of Queen and their legendary frontman 27 years on from his death.Fans watched the film in the 12,500-capacity Wembley Arena — opposite the stadium where the iconic British rock band gave a famous performance at the 1985 Live Aid concert.Appreciation of the group’s legacy and Mercury’s unique talent has only grown since his death in 1991 of bronchial pneumonia, brought on by AIDS.Among the world’s best-selling artists ever, most of the band’s…

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Some of Bollywood’s popular names, such as Nana Patekar and Sajid Khan, are facing fire in the #MeToo movement and Jackie Shroff says it is unfortunate that his colleagues have been named.    The actor says while no woman should be harassed, people should also not enjoy watching others fall.  “It’s so unfortunate that all my colleagues are fighting. They are my co-actors… Washing their dirty linen in public and people are watching and enjoying it, trying to be (holy). Look into your own eyes. Look what you have been through. …

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Music maestro AR Rahman believes India’s #MeToo movement has the power to make the entertainment industry cleaner and respectful of women.The 51-year-old Oscar-winning composer, who shared his views on the movement Monday night via social media, said his aim has always been to create a safe working environment for everyone. “Been observing the #MeToo movement… Some of the names have shocked me… both the victims and their perpetrators… I would love to see our industry become cleaner and respectful of women… More power to all the victims coming forward!! “In all…

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Woody Allen is unfazed by the resurfacing of the sexual assault allegations levelled against him by Dylan Farrow and the filmmaker says he would go about doing his business irrespective of the industry’s criticism.    Dylan, Allen’s adopted daughter with former wife Mia Farrow, accused the director of sexually abusing her in the early 1990s while she was a child.  Asked if bad publicity would drive Hollywood stars to not work with, Allen told Page Six, “I’m a writer. It’s what I am. What I do. What I always will be.…

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Supporting India’s #MeToo movement, Raveena Tandon says even though she has not been a victim of sexual harassment, the countless stories of ill-treatment of women anger her.   The 43-year-old actor said she has been through “professional harassment” in the film industry and hence understands the trauma.   “I was never sexually harassed as I was not the one to just take it. I would give it back. But I can imagine the trauma that the young girls go through. It is so sad and disheartening to hear these stories. It angers…

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Six years and nearly a dozen films later, Ayushmann Khurrana says his aim is to be consistent with his choices by retaining his innocence towards the craft.Ayushmann, who made his debut with “Vicky Donor” in 2012, has featured in several slice-of-life films, including “Dum Laga Ke Haisha” and “Shubh Mangal Savdhan”. His first thriller “Andhadhun”, directed by Sriram Raghavan, is the best reviewed film of the year. He has followed it up with “Badhaai Ho”, which is garnering positive response. “I approach all my films as my first. If you carry…

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Javier Bardem says he does not approve of Woody Allen’s “public lynching” in the child sexual assault allegations that have resurfaced over the past years against the filmmaker. The 49-year-old actor, who worked with Allen in 2007’s “Vicky Christina Barcelona”, said he collaborate with the director in a heartbeat if he called him.”At the time I did ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’, the allegations were already well known for more than 10 years, and two states in the US deemed he was not guilty.”If the legal situation ever changes, then I’d change…

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Actor Idris Elba is in negotiations to join the voice cast of “Cats”, the film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s beloved musical.Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper will helm the project which is expected to start shooting in England next month, reported Deadline. If the deal gets finalised, the 46-year-old actor will join Taylor Swift, Jennifer Hudson, James Corden and Ian McKellen in the cast.Lee Hall will adapt the screenplay for the musical, which Lloyd Webber based on T S Eliot’s children’s poems. The film will follow the story of a tribe…

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He came, he performed and left crooning and swaying fans asking for more; Canadian rock legend Bryan Adams wound up his five-city India tour with a concert in the Delhi-NCR region Sunday night.Beginning his nearly two-hour gig at the Leisure Valley Park here with the 2017 hit Ultimate Love’, which seamlessly segued into the one-two punch of Can’t Stop This Thing We Started’, he went on to belt 24 more numbers from his rich repertoire of songs before going solo on being persisted by the 15,000-strong crowd. Taking the stage…

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Kriti Sanon Sunday praised women for sharing their stories of sexual harassment in the wake of the #MeToo movement and said the fear which is being instilled in the offenders, courtesy the campaign, is a welcome change. The actor said she hopes the movement is here to stay “but we need to make sure this does not get diluted.” “It takes a lot of courage for a girl to come out in the open and talk about her #MeToo story and hats off to the ones who have spoken up. Thanks to…

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