QuickE: SRK-AbRam’s Fashion; Tubelight’s Pakistan Woes & More
PeeCee leads Top Actors Chart; Allegation of Bob Dylan plagiarising Nobel speech; Karan Mehra-Nisha Rawal’s newborn.
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1. Shah Rukh Khan Takes a Fashion Tip From Gauri, See the Result
Shah Rukh Khan is a star and a fashion icon, but that doesn’t mean that the man himself doesn’t need fashion tips. On Thursday morning, the actor took a fashion tip from wife Gauri Khan and posted the results online too.
SRK responded to Gauri’s post with a picture of AbRam and him in denims with the message, “Thx for the tip ma’m we r all set for 2017 too then.”
Well, AbRam’s actually wearing a button down shirt and not a tee, but who cares, when SRK tweets, you just play along.
2. ‘Tubelight’ Switched Off In Pak, No Distributors For Salman Film
In a surprising development, Salman Khan’s Tubelight is apparently not being released in Pakistan. According to a report in Deccan Chronicle, no local distributor has come forward to release the film and the reason for this is Salman’s huge popularity in Pakistan.
Here’s the explainer: there are two big Pakistani films releasing for Eid across the border and so local distributors are apprehensive about releasing Salman’s Tubelight and creating competition for their own films.
The report quotes the President of the Indian Film Exporters Association, Hirachand Dand, saying that Pakistani distributors are determined to protect the interest of their own films.
The two big Pakistani releases are Yalghaar and Shor Sharaba, of which the former is being projected as Pakistan’s first ever international fillm and is a tribute to its fight against terrorism.
3. PeeCee Replaces Dwayne Johnson to Rank No. 1 on Top Actors Chart
Priyanka Chopra is the word’s best actor. No, we did not make this up. The Baywatch star has been ranked no.1 on the Top Actors Chart - a new social media-driven chart.
According to a report by Hollywood Reporter, the chart is a ranking of the most popular actors on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and Google Plus, with global data provided by social media analytics company MVPindex.
The methodology is a mix of social engagement on the platforms along with weekly additions of followers/ subscribers. The last tracking week ended June 6.
Priyanka replaced her Baywatch co-star Dwayne Johnson on the chart to become the no. ,1 while he and fellow star Zac Efron rank at nos. 2 and 9 respectively.
4. Bob Dylan Accused of Plagiarising Nobel Lecture From SparkNotes
Bob Dylan has been accused of borrowing heavily for part of the Nobel Literature Prize lecture he finally delivered to the Swedish Academy last week.
The singer-songwriter's remarks on how the book Moby Dick influenced him bear a close similarity to the SparkNotes summaries of the Herman Melville classic novel, according to an analysis on Slate.com.
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5. TV Stars Karan Mehra and Nisha Rawal Share Pic of First Born
Karan Mehra of Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai fame and his wife, TV actor Nisha Rawal, have been blessed with a baby boy. The couple also posted a picture of their baby’s feet on social media on Wednesday after Karan shared the news with fans on his Instagram.
The message on Karan’s post reads: “The littlest feet make the biggest footprints in our hearts, this is something that cannot be expressed in just words. We are ready for this new journey with our little blessing that has arrived in the form of a beautiful baby boy.”
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