Superstar Rajinikanth became the second Indian after PM Narendra Modi to feature in an episode of Bear Grylls popular TV series Into The Wild. In the episode, Rajinikanth will be seen exploring Indian jungle and wildlife in this adventurous episode with Bear Grylls. The two-shot for the episode at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve located in Karnataka. Now, Discovery Channel has dropped a fresh teaser of the episode.
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Bollywood filmmaker Anubhav Sinha is all set to bounce back on the big screen with his social drama Thappad starring Taapsee Pannu and Pavail Gulati. The film will hit the theaters on February 28th but it has been ruling trends soon after the trailer dropped on the internet. In the film, Taapsee’s character Amrita filed for divorce from her husband (played by Pavail) after he raises his and on her during a house party. The trailer left an everlasting impact on eth viewers and the same is expected from the film as well.
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Veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg has vacated the director’s chair of “Indiana Jones 5” for the first time in the franchise’s history. According to Variety, Disney is now in early negotiations with director James Mangold, best known for delivering hits like “Ford vs Ferrari” and Hugh Jackman’s last superhero movie “Logan”, to helm the long-awaited film.
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Ahead of August 2020, when the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne will walk into its eleventh year with a grand opening, the team organized a prelude event in Mumbai before their main event in Melbourne. The multi-award-winning, much-loved film festival, considered amongst the largest Indian film festivals in the world has year on year attracted the presence of Bollywood’s creme de le crème, including Shah Rukh Khan as the chief guest last year.
While it’s been 10 wonderful years, festival director Mitu Bhowmik Lange is gearing up to make the 2020 celebrations just as grand. Their ten-year celebrations included names like Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Rima Das, Arjun Kapoor, Malaika Arora, Tabu and filmmaker Sriram Raghavan, Super Deluxe star Vijay Sethupathi and director Thiagarajan Kumararaja amongst others. Taking forward her relentless focus on inclusivity and diversity, she continues her passion to promote content and content creators who have pushed the envelope.
Last year, the festival screened over 60 films from all over India and the subcontinent in nearly 22 languages. Amongst the other highlights was the 20-year celebration of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar, who was in discussion with cinephiles and fans, a discussion with filmmakers Zoya Akhtar and Rima Das – two firebrand directors who are changing the narrative, Andhadhun sweeping major awards at the awards night with the luminous Tabu and Sriram Raghavan whisking away top gongs. Multiple regional films, especially Super Deluxe emerged as a big winner with Vjay earning praises from King Khan, who called him the most wonderful actor he has ever seen.
The festival’s association with La Trobe University culminated with the launch of the Shah Rukh Khan La Trobe University PhD Scholarship, announced at the 2019 festival. It has been dedicated to a female researcher – Gopika Kottantharayil Bhasi from Thrissur (Kerala), working on farming practices through animal science, ecology and molecular studies. She was chosen from over 800 Indian women for the honour. She was awarded the four-year scholarship at a ceremony in Mumbai on February 26.
In a statement, Mitu says, “It has been an overwhelming journey that has gathered strength from all quarters in the past 10 years. The content landscape has changed and it’s heartening to see lines between commercial and independent cinema blurring. It’s the celebration of great stories now. IFFM continues its dedicated work towards supporting diverse voices and cinema. I am ecstatic about the initiatives we have taken, especially our association with La Trobe University, which takes us beyond what is covered under the purview of a standard film festival. We are looking at the growth of a community and taking the spirit of cinema to the masses. Having Mr Khan support a young researcher’s dream is a step towards us collectively furthering our social responsibilities. I and all of us at IFFM wish Gopika the very best. We hope to continue our work towards cinema and society unequivocally. We are also really excited to launch our Inclusive Film making workshops that further advocates true inclusive film making both behind and in front of camera.”
Khan, in a statement, said, “I would like personally thank Mitu. I take myself as the first-hand ambassador of Melbourne and I attended the Indian film festival of Melbourne last year and it was such a warm and hospitable experience. I’m a staunch believer in education and I would like to congratulate Gopika. The way forward for everyone is to gain education and there’s never an end to learning. The key to empower women world over is only by providing them with education. I think education in India or anywhere else in the world is a step forward. Gopika is fortunate that she’s soon going to be studying at La Trobe which is a fantastic university and I’m glad she’s getting this opportunity to do a Ph.D. on her research. I admire Gopika’s dedication and determination. This scholarship will enable her to travel to La Trobe in Melbourne, Australia where she will pursue her dreams of helping to improve India’s agriculture sector. I wish her well.”
Meanwhile, on the work front, Shah Rukh Khan is yet to announce his next project after his last release Zero in 2018.
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The much delayed and highly awaited film Brahmastra is currently on its last schedule. Earlier this week, Amitabh Bachchan and Ranbir Kapoor kicked off the final schedule in Mumbai. Alia Bhatt is expected to join them soon.
If the reports are anything to go by, the makers have recreated parts of Himachal Pradesh in Mumbai. The duo was shooting with a huge setup and a green screen. Ranbir’s character Shiva and his mentor played by Mr. Bachchan were shooting pivotal scenes that will be worked on with visual effects. On February 25, the team of Brahmastra completed 170 days of shooting. In another 20 days, they’ll wrap up the project.
A day ago, Big B shared a couple of photos with Ranbir Kapoor as they kicked off the schedule as early as 6am. “work starts early .. like 6 am .. rehearsing, blocking and then shooting it .. with one of my favourites ❤️????..I need 4 of those????s to keep up with his enormous talent,” he wrote on Instagram.
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Brahmastra, directed by Ayan Mukerji, stars Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna among others. It is slated to release on December 4, 2020.
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Bollywood actor Ranvir Shorey and his wife Konkana Sen Sharma have decided to officially part ways after ten years of marriage. The duo announced their separation in 2015 and at the trailer of the film Title, the actress confirmed the separation. Konkana announced it Twitter and said that they have mutually decided to part ways. Now, according to the latest reports in Spotboye, they have filed for a divorce.
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There have been cases when an actor has had two releases, both of which released on the same day. But what happened last week is the mother of all co-incidences and nothing short of history. The two films that released on February 21 – the scarefest BHOOT: Part One – The Haunted Ship and the gay comedy Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan – each had a cameo by talented actress Bhumi Pednekar. Interestingly, in her entry scene in both these films, she was seen at the balcony, about to elope and get married! That’s not all. In both the films, it was the lead hero, Vicky Kaushal and Ayushmann Khurrana, who had come to help you run away!
As expected, this was noticed by few viewers who ventured out to see both BHOOT: Part One – The Haunted Ship and Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, and couldn’t believe that something like this actually happened. We asked Bhumi Pednekar exclusively to react on this never-before-seen phenomenon. She says, “I did realise that both my cameos had a scene where I was eloping, one was with the man I was going to get married to, one was with the man who I could have been married to if his sexual preference allowed. But I didn’t ever think that both these films would be out on the same day. Both these films were helmed by my friends and I did them out of love for the people attached to the films and of course the scripts. It was actually nice to see people send love to my cameos. It was great fun doing them!”
Besides BHOOT: Part One – The Haunted Ship and Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan, Bhumi Pednekar will be seen in 2 more films this year, both featuring her in prominent roles and not special appearances. The first will probably be Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare, directed by Alankrita Shrivastava of Lipstick Under My Burkha fame. This will be followed by Durgavati, which she’s currently shooting in Madhya Pradesh. It is a remake of the 2018 successful Tamil horror film Bhaagamathie and is co-produced by Akshay Kumar. She’ll open her account in 2021 on the first day of the year itself with the release of Mr Lele. Directed by Shashank Khaitan, it stars Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor. Janhvi and Bhumi will then be seen in one of the biggest films of Bollywood, Karan Johar’s period drama Takht. Co-starring Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anil Kapoor, Vicky Kaushal and Akshay Oberoi, it will hit screens on December 24.
Also Read: SCOOP: Bhumi Pednekar’s next to be produced by Sanjay Leela Bhansali
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Actor Robert Pattinson, who rose to fame as Edward Cullen in the popular vampire franchise “Twilight”, may have fond memories from it, but they don’t include the paparazzi. The 33-year-old actor was a favourite of photographers for many years amid the release of the franchise’s five films. The first, “Twilight”, released in 2008. Looking back on the media frenzy now, the private star admits that he will often wear certain clothes as a shield to protect himself, reports eonline.com.
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Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra raised many eyebrows when she announced that she is getting married to 10-year younger American singer Nick Jonas. The age difference between them became the topic of discussion and trolls many times after the duo got hitched in 2018. While netizens have often trolled PeeCee for the same, the couple has always been unaffected by any of it. Recently, during a show, Nick Jonas even claimed that he finds it very cool.
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Jacqueline Fernandez, who was last seen in Drive, is gearing up for a new project. Last featured in ‘GF BF’ for which she lent her voice too, the actress is now prepping for a music video. She will be paired up with Bigg Boss 13 runner up Asim Riaz.
A day ago, the two of them were seen rehearsing for the same. Jacqueline Fernandez was dressed in athleisure outfit whereas Asim wore an oversized jersey with shorts as both of them worked on their dance rehearsals.
The T-Series music video will be filmed next month in Mumbai. It will be directed by Radhika Rao and Vipul Sapru. It is an old folk song recreated by Tanishq Bagchi. It is currently being choreographed by Shabina Khan.
On the work front, Jacqueline Fernandez was last seen in the Netflix film Drive along with Sushant Singh Rajput. She is currently shooting for John Abraham starrer film Attack directed by Lakshya Raj Anand and also stars Rakul Preet Singh. The film is scheduled for theatrical release on August 14, 2020.
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