Category: ENTERTAINMENT

London, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) Stephen Broussard, a producer at Marvel Studios, has said that making “Captain America:The First Avenger” was a unique challenge. Broussard said the studio was conscious that the iconic character – who is played by actor Chris Evans – ‘stands for certain idealisms of the American ideal’, but also wanted to ensure the franchise had a universal appeal. ”Captain America’ was a unique challenge. We were very aware of how a film at that time – Bush era, jingoism – would be received and received globally.…

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Mumbai, Jul 30 (DIN NEWS) Actor Taapsee Pannu says she would love to do the biopic on Indian women’s cricket team captain Mithali Raj, but believes it is too early to talk about the project. Viacom18 Motion Pictures has acquired the rights for Mithali’s biopic, who is the highest run-scorer in women’s international cricket and the only woman cricketer to surpass the 6,000 run-mark in ODIs. It was reported that the makers were keen to get Taapsee on board for the project. “The script is not in place so it’s…

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Mumbai, Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) Television star Divyanka Tripathi believes the audience develops a sense of “belongingness” with TV actors as they enter their households every day through the small screen. The actor believes viewers find TV stars more approachable than film celebrities. “The audience thinks we are their own people, we are part of their family. When they meet us they don’t meet like strangers, they never hesitate in approaching us. They know Ishita (her character from serial ‘Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’) and they are connected to her. “While, film…

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Mumbai, Jul 29 (DIN NEWS) “Sacred Games” co-director Vikramaditya Motwane has said actor Saif Ali Khan was the first choice to essay the role of Mumbai Police cop Sartaj Singh in the Netflix Original Series. Motwane, who co-directed the series with Anurag Kashyap, and screenwriter Varun Grover engaged in an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit India in which the duo were asked a number of questions about the popular show. One of the Reddit users questioned the mediocrity of Sartaj’s character in the show, in response to which Motwane…

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Los Angeles, Jul 28 (DIN NEWS) Assamese film “Xhoihobote Dhemalite” (“Rainbow Fields”) today bagged three top awards at the 3rd Love International Film Festival here including best movie. Besides the best film, it also won the awards for best actress (Dipannita Sharma) and best music (Anurag Saikia) at the festival, where more than 150 films from 36 countries participated. The film, directed by Bidyut Kotoky, deals with the sensitive issue of children of Assam growing up in violent times and witnessing brutality around them. Receiving the award, Kotoky said, “In…

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Mumbai, Jul 28 (DIN NEWS) Emraan Hashmi says he is excited to make his Netflix debut with superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment’s production,”The Bard of Blood”. The 39-year-old actor, who will be playing the lead in the show based on a bestselling 2015 book of the same name by Bilal Siddiq, said the series will challenge him as a performer. “Three years after launching Bilal’s ‘The Bard Of Blood’, I will play the protagonist – Kabir Anand. That’s destiny. “I am really excited to be a part of…

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Los Angeles, Jul 27 (DIN NEWS) Rapper Cardi B, who recently gave birth to her daughter, has pulled out of Bruno Mars’ 24K Magic tour. The rapper was announced as a special guest for the last leg of Mars tour in February. Cardi took to Twitter and said that she thought she would be physically capable of returning to the stage but she underestimated the “whole mommy thing”. “I thought that after giving birth to my daughter that 6 weeks would be enough time for me to recover mentally and…

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Mumbai, Jul 27 (DIN NEWS) Actor Rajkummar Rao says he always feels like an actor and not a “hero”, a term he prefers should be reserved for Army people fighting at the border. Rao says he has never tried to be a hero nor does he understand what it means. “I don’t know how a hero feels, honestly. I feel like an actor, I wanted to be an actor. I always want to feel just like an actor. I don’t know this ‘hero’ term. If someone comes to me with…

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Mumbai, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) Actor Priyanka Chopra has thanked an online magazine for including her in its list of the 500 most influential people, saying it encourages her to tell important stories. Popular magazine Variety had recently unveiled its list of influential people and apart from Priyanka, it also featured the names of Indian celebrities such as Karan Johar, Salman Khan and Ekta Kapoor among others. The 36-year-old actor took to Instagram to express her happiness over being included in the list and shared the credit with her team.…

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Los Angeles, Jul 26 (DIN NEWS) US President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has been destroyed. According to Los Angeles Times, the police arrested Austin Clay, 24, in connection with the apparent act of vandalism. The police said that Clay strode up to Trump’s star off Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue and proceeded to destroy the majority of the star with a pick axe which he was carrying in a guitar case. Soon afterward, he surrendered to Los Angeles police and is being held on USD…

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