Entertainment

06 Jul

Actress Janhvi Kapoor poses with Varun Dhawan, his wife Natasha Dalal, calls herself ‘number 1 third wheel’

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Actor Janhvi Kapoor is currently shooting for her upcoming film Bawal in Poland with actor Varun Dhawan. On Wednesday, Janhvi shared a bunch of pictures and in one of them she considered posing with Varun and his wife Natasha Dalal. On Tuesday Janhvi and Varun wrapped up the film's Amsterdam schedule. Posting the picture, Janhvi wrote, "Your #1 third wheel." In the first few photos, Janhvi poses for the camera from a scenic location and in another snap she captures the scenic views of Amsterdam. In one picture, she is seen sitting with Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha with…

06 Jul

Twitter removes ‘Kaali’ poster tweet by filmproducer Leena Manimekalai

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Social media platform Twitter has retracted filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's tweet about her documentary "Kali", which is currently at the center of a controversy, in response to "an incriminating claim". In the tweet, posted on July 2, the Toronto-based director shared the poster of "Kali," which depicts the goddess smoking and holding an LGBTQ flag. "This tweet by @LeenaManimekali is being held in India in response to prison claims," check a message at the unique post location. It is unknown when the tweet was removed by the microblogging site. On Tuesday, Delhi Police and Uttar Pradesh Police filed separate FIRs against…

05 Jul

TMC condemns party MP Mahua Moitra’s ‘Kaali’ remarks

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Trinamool Congress (TMC) condemned party MP Mahua Maitra's comments on Goddess Kali in which she referred to the Hindu deity as a "meat-eating, wine-drinking goddess". “The comments made by @MahuaMoitra at #IndiaTodayConclaveEast2022 and his views on Goddess Kali are made in his personal capacity and not endorsed by the party in any way or shape. All India Trinamool Congress strongly condemns such comments,” read the tweet, which is in a respectful agreement with TMC. Speaking at the India Today Conclave East 2022 on Tuesday, Mahua Maitra responded to a controversy over a film poster showing Goddess Kali smoking a cigarette.…

04 Jul

Goddess Kaali smoking cigarette on film poster sparks massive uproar on Internet

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A controversial poster of Goddess Kali smoking a cigarette has created a stir on the internet. Netizens have called out the makers and accused them of hurting their religious sentiments. Filmmaker Ashok Pandit was also one of them. He drew parallels between the poster and Nupur Sharma's statement. He also said about the arrest of Leena Manimeklai, the director of the film. A lawyer from Delhi on Monday filed a police complaint against director Leena Manimekalai over a controversial poster of her new documentary. The said the controversial poster was once shared on social media by Manimekalai on July 2.…

04 Jul

Famous Bengali film director Tarun Majumdar passes away in Kolkata

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Famous Bengali movie director Tarun Majumdar died at a state-run clinic in Kolkata on Monday morning. He died at the age of 91. The nonagenarian director was critically suffering from kidney ailments for a long time and was admitted to the medical on June 14. His situation deteriorated late on Saturday night time and he had to be put on ventilator support. He died around 11.15am today. The director was conferred with the Padma Shri in 1990. He has received 4 National Awards and five Filmfare Awards, such as a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2021. His household members donated his…

03 Jul

Jug Jugg Jeeyo Box Office Day 9: Varun Dhawan-Kiara Advani, Anil-Neetu’s film crosses 100 crore nationwide

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Jug Jug Jio Box Office Collection Day 9: It was once the second Saturday of Raj Mehta's movie went on the day and remarkably many shows were housefull in theatres. Starring Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani, Neetu Kapoor and Anil Kapoor, the movie was released on 24 June. Whenever it was released, the film won not only fans but also critics The star-studded family drama has already grossed Rs 50 crore and is already in the race to enter the 100 crore club. On its second Friday, the film grossed ₹ 3.03 crore and reached a total of ₹ 56.69 crore.…

03 Jul

Actor Dhanush announces title of his next, says thrilled about ‘Captain Miller’

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Dhanush on Saturday announced that his upcoming characteristic with filmmaker Arun Matheswaran has been titled “Captain Miller”. The title announcement comes months after the 38-year-old actor confirmed his collaboration with the director, regarded for Tamil hits "Rocky" (2021) and "Saani Kaayidham" (2022). Dhanush unveiled the film's title in a teaser video, in which he is seen riding a bike with his face blanketed with a scarf. The movie will show off the actor in a dacoit avatar. Taking to Instagram, the 'Raanjhana' actor shared a action poster of his new movie and captioned it, "This is going to be very…

03 Jul

When Actor Ranbir Kapoor said Sanjay Leela Bhansali ‘tortured’ and beat him on set

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Actor Ranbir Kapoor made his film debut with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Saawariya in 2006. Earlier, he assisted the filmmaker in his 2004 film Black. In a historical interview, she said that working with the director was like torture. The actor revealed that Sanjay used to beat him up. Apart from Sanjay Sawaria, Anil Kapoor's daughter Sonam Kapoor made her debut. The film was once entirely based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's 1848 novel White Nights. It had cameos by Rani Mukerji and Salman Khan. On Neha Dhupia's podcast No Filter Neha in 2016, Ranveer said, “He (Bhansali) used to be a challenging…

02 Jul

Director Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Dobaaraa’ only Indian film to be screened at Fantasia Film Festival

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Directed by Anurag Kashyap, and starring Taapsee Pannu, 'Dobara' has been making headlines for every bit of it. The film is all set to screen at Fantasia Film Festival among the major attractions. The new age thriller drama is the only Indian film to be screened at the world's largest genre film festival among various Korean, Spanish and Japanese films that will be screened at the world's largest genre film festival. The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its twenty-sixth Anniversary in Montreal this summer, taking location from July 14 – August 3, with its Frontières International Co-Production Market…

02 Jul

Actor Ranbir Kapoor wants to play villain that has people saying ‘So ja beta nahi toh…’

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Bollywood superstar Ranbir Kapoor, who is all set to return to the silver screen 4 years after his penultimate day trip 'Sanju' with upcoming period actioner 'Shamshera', harbors dreams of essaying a badass character. The actor expressed his desire to do so and talks about his love for the scary boys of Hindi cinema, the massive villains who make the hero big, in the third episode of 'RK Tapes', a standalone promotional video series. The actor listed some of his favorite on-screen villains - the iconic Amjad Khan as Gabbar Singh in 'Sholay', Amrish Puri as Mogambo in 'Mr.' India',…