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Celina Jaitly Returns to Bollywood
Actress, LGBTQI activist and former beauty queen Celina Jaitly is set to return to Bollywood after seven years with Ram Kamal Mukherjee's Hindi film A Tribute to Rituparno Ghosh: Season's Greetings.
The film is based on a mother-daughter relationship, Celina will be playing the role of the daughter, opposite veteran actor Lillette Dubey who plays the role of her mother.
The film will also star debutant Azhar Khan as male protagonist.
"I am extremely happy to be a part of Ram Kamal's film 'Sea son's Greetings', because I have always considered him as a creative person and when he narrated me this story in Dubai, I had goosebumps. knew that this film will be worth my time, as post marriage and motherhood I was looking for a subject that would excite me as a performer. Considering the fact that I have been associated with LGTBQIA movement since past 18 years, and Rituda (Rituparno Ghosh) being an inspiration for all of us, I feel that finally I will be acting in a film that deals with this issue," Celina said in a statement.
The film has music by Shailendra Sayanti, while Kumar Sanu's son Ja an makes his Bollywood debut as a singer.
(Source: IANS)
Rishi and Ranbir Kapoor's Wow Moment
The father-son duo met Robert De Niro in NY and Rishi shared his fanboy moment! Read the story here.
SRK & Gauri Khan's Adorable Instagram Exchange
“When are you designing my office!!!,” Shah Rukh commented on the picture that Gauri uploaded of one of her interior design projects. Gauri politely declined saying, “As soon as I have some free time,” and supplemented her reply with an emoji. Romance gets better with time just like old wine. So we learn that, it’s the couple’s wedding anniversary. They tied the knot on 25 October 1991.
'Creed II' With Sylvester Stallone Gets Date for India Release
Creed II, starring Sylvester Stallone, will release in India on 30 November. It is the sequel to Creed and the eighth instalment in the Rocky film series. The film follows Adonis Creed training in order to defeat the son of Ivan Drago, the powerful athlete who killed his father in the ring more than 30 years prior.
The film has been directed by Steven Caple Jr, produced by Warner Bros Pictures, and stars Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Dolph Lundgren, Florian Munteanu, Phylicia Rashad, Andre Ward, Wood Harris, Brigitte Nielsen and Milo Ventimiglia, reports IANS.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui Announces Motichoor Chaknachoor
Nawazuddin Siddiqui took to Instagram to announce a new project, Motichoor Chaknachoor, a romantic wedding comedy for “all the lovable kids & their family”.
Check out the first look here:
Watch: Sunny Deol, Preity Share Great Chemistry in 'Bhaiaji Superhit' Trailer
The trailer of Bhaiaji Superhit, starring Sunny Deol, Arshad Warsi and Preity Zinta, has just been released. The comedy has been directed by Neerraj Pathak.
Watch it here:
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MAMI Adds Rana Daggubati, Bejoy Nambiar as Trustees
The 20th edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai Festival has added southern star Rana Daggubati and filmmaker Bejoy Nambiar to its board of trustees, reports PTI. Their induction comes days after filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has been accused of shielding director Vikas Bahl in an alleged sexual harassment case, stepped down as the board member.
Daggubati said his aim will be to bridge the gap between the national and regional language cinema. "Be it Malayalam cinema, Telugu cinema or Tamil cinema, some of the best independent films are made in these languages and it will be my focus to make such work be noticed on a national platform," Rana said. Nambiar will curate the best of South Indian Cinema for the MAMI Year-Round Programme. "Despite the number of screens escalating every year, the access to films from down south remains limited... I hope with this responsibility I am able to showcase some of the best regional cinema from down south," he said.
'Total Dhamaal', 'De De Pyaar De' Release Postponed
Actor Ajay Devgn's films "Total Dhamaal" and "De De Pyaar De" have been pushed to February 22, 2019 and April 26, 2019 respectively due to extensive work around visual effects, he announced on Thursday.
"Total Dhamaal", the third film in the comedy entertainer franchise "Dhamaal", was earlier slated to release on December 7.
Ajay tweeted: "December date with you looks challenging, but still keeping my February date! Due to extensive VFX work, 'Total Dhamaal' will now release on February 22 and 'De De Pyaar De' moves to April 26," he wrote.
"Total Dhamaal" stars Madhuri Dixit-Nene, Ajay Devgn, Riteish Deshmukh and Jaaved Jaaferi. The film will be jointly produced by Inder Kumar along with Ashok Thakeria and Ajay Devgn. The second film was "Double Dhamaal". It is directed by Inder Kumar.
"De De Pyaar De" is a romantic comedy co-produced by Luv Ranjan and directed by Akiv Ali. It also features Rakul Preet Singh.
(With inputs from IANS)
'Badhaai Ho' Not an Endorsement of Late Pregnancy: Director
Intimacy and not pregnancy regarding women beyond a certain age, is what concerned director Amit Sharma enough to make "Badhaai Ho", a film about a matriarch in a Delhi middle class family with two grown up sons who suddenly discovers she is pregnant.
The film is being lapped up by the audience.
"I am amazed at the response. I am getting calls from everywhere. A friend called from London while watching 'Badhaai Ho'. He said he felt he was watching it in Lucknow. The response of the audience is so intense and deep, it almost feels as though every Indian has adopted the film," Sharma said.
A debate has opened up on late pregnancy, and Sharma is quick to clarify: "It isn't as if I'm counselling couples to have children after the age of 50. As it is, there is a huge population surplus in our country. Why add to it? What we wanted to say in 'Badhaai Ho' had more to with intimacy among couples beyond the socially permissible age.
Amjad Ali Khan's Concert on 'Peace, Non-Violence' Tribute to Gandhi: Guterres
With his vision of music transcending nations and religions, sarod virtuoso Amjad Ali Khan lifted the General Assembly chamber from a venue of confrontations to an arena of peace and non-violence as he performed at the UN Day Concert.
Speaking before the concert on Wednesday, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recalled his visit to Raj Ghat earlier this month and said the concert's theme of peace and non-violence was a tribute to the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi.
"Amjad Ali Khan and the Refugee Orchestra Project have crossed boundaries and cultures to enrich the societies where they perform. They remind us - as our (UN) Charter reminds us -- that our diverse backgrounds are a cause for celebration rather than division," Guterres said.
Asin Celebrates Her Daughter Arin’s First Birthday
Asin is celebrating her daughter Arin’s first birthday. The actor’s husband, Rahul Sharma took to Twitter to share a few photos and wrote, “A year ago we welcomed a Gorgeous, bright eyed, little angel into this world. She just turned ONE!!! Where does time fly? Happy Birthday ARIN, my daughter! Why do u have to grow up so fast? Happy 1st Birthday”.
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