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13 Jul

Kangana Ranaut says no release date has been finalised for Thalaivi: ‘Please refrain from rumours’

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Actor Kangana Ranaut, on Monday, urged everyone not to pay heed to rumours related to her upcoming film 'Thalaivi'. Thalaivi is a biopic of late former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa. The film also features Arvind Swami, Prakash Raj, Madhoo, and Bhagyashree in key roles. Earlier, new stills from the sets were leaked online and were going viral on social media. The pictures featured Kangana Ranaut, Arvind Swami and other casts. Thalaivi, presented by Vibri Motion pictures, Karma Media Entertainment, and Zee Studios in association with Gothic Entertainment and Sprint films has been produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri…

12 Jul

Bhuj: The pride of India trailer out: Ajay Devgn and Sanjay Dutt’s upcoming film will awaken your patriotism

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Following an exciting teaser, Ajay Devgn released an interesting trailer for his upcoming action film, Bhuj: The Pride of India, on Monday. Ajay Devgn released an interesting trailer for his next action film Bhuj: The Pride of India on Monday, after tempting fans with an enticing teaser. The Indo-Pak conflict of 1971 is the subject of the film. The film is based on the 1971 Indo-Pak war. It follows the journey of IAF Squadron Vijay Karnik, who was in charge of the Bhuj airport, and how, with the support of 300 women from a nearby village in Madhapar, he rebuilt…

12 Jul

Riddance, Mr Minister (Column: B-Town)

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Films were made to entertain mainly. Of course, some films catered to religious sentiments and some others to patriotic fervor. A rare few were also made to provide edge-of-the-seat thrills, the horror kind. Filmmaking was never and is still not a social service. Big money is at stake in every film and, hence, the watchword for the maker is to provide universal appeal. The phrase meant that a film should appeal to all strata of society. In that, the main objective was to cater to not just the family and ladies audience, described as gentry, or, to use another word,…

12 Jul

Lorde says quitting social media has been ‘divine’

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Singer Lorde says quitting social media has been a “divine” experience. “It has been divine, I really enjoy it. I’m a shy and sensitive person. It has a lot of information, I realise how I was just pummelling myself with headlines and thoughts from other people all day and it did not give me much room to have ideas or brainstorm things. I am very grateful for that now,” she said on Australian radio show “Ash London Live”. Lorde, whose real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor, however notes quitting social media has a drawback, too. It becomes tough staying in touch…

12 Jul

বিরতির পর আবারও বিনোদনের জগতে ফিরছেন অভিনেত্রী

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দীর্ঘ দিনের বিরতি নিয়েছিলেন অভিনেত্রী। এবার এই দীর্ঘ বিরতির পর আবার রুপোলি পর্দায় ফিরতে চলেছেন অভিনেত্রী। আসন্ন বাংলা ধারাবাহিক 'মন জানে না'-তে দেখা যাবে টেলিভিশনের পর্দার জনপ্রিয় অভিনেত্রী অঞ্জনা বসুকে। এর আগে ‘বধূবরণ’, ‘বিজয়িনী’র মতো সিরিয়ালে শাশুড়ি মায়ের চরিত্রে নজর কেড়েছেন অঞ্জনা। চলতি বছর বিধানসভা নির্বাচনে বিজেপির অন্যতম তুরুপের তাস ছিলেন এই টলিউড অভিনেত্রী। কিন্তু সোনারপুর দক্ষিণ বিধানসভা কেন্দ্র থেকে তৃণমূলের তারকা প্রার্থী লাভলি মৈত্রর কাছে পরাজিত হন তিনি। তবে এবার পর্দায় ফেরার পালা। রাজনীতির সঙ্গে অভিনয়টাও ব্যালেন্স করে ঠিক সামলে নেবেন বিশ্বাসী অভিনেত্রী। প্রেমেন্দু বিকাশ চাকীর পরিচালনায় তৈরি হচ্ছে 'মন জানে না'। সিরিয়ালে ফুটে উঠবে এক শিক্ষিত মেয়ের সঙ্গে গ্রাম্য…

12 Jul

Had thought of Irrfan bhai for Manoj Bajpayee’s role in ‘Ray’: Writer Niren Bhatt

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Writer Niren Bhatt wrote two stories — “Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa” and “Spotlight” — in the anthology “Ray”, which was based on short stories of iconic filmmaker Satyajit Ray. Bhatt says he had initially visualised late actor Irrfan Khan in the role of Musafir in “Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa”. Eventually, Manoj Bajpayee played the character. The segment “Hungama Hai Kyon Barpa” is based on the short story “Barin Bhowmik-er Byaram”, and it features Gajraj Rao, Raghubir Yadav and Manoj Phawa along with Bajpayee. “It is a little sensitive thing and I am opening my heart here. I want to be…

12 Jul

Ankita Lokhande begins shooting for ‘Pavitra Rishta’

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Ankita Lokhande is back to the sets of the show, which had made her and Sushant Singh Rajput a household name 12 years ago. Yes, the popular daily soap “Pavitra Rishta” is returning to the screen! Ankita reprises her role as Archana while actor Shaheer Sheikh is set to essay Manav, the character originally played by late Sushant, and later Hiten Tejwani. Taking to Instagram on Sunday evening, Ankita shared a boomerang video playing with the show’s clapboard. “Pavitra rishta,” Ankita wrote along with a red heart emoji. The actress also reposted a post originally shared by the official page…

12 Jul

Suriya’s ‘Soorarai Pottru’ to be remade in Hindi

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Tamil star Suriya’s 2020 blockbuster film “Soorarai Pottru” will be remade in Hindi and will be directed by Sudha Kongara, who helmed the Tamil original. “Soorarai Pottru” is the story of Nedumaaran Rajangam or Maara, played by Suriya, who sets out to make the common man fly and in the process takes on the world’s most capital intensive industry with the help of his family, friends and sheer will power. The film was partly inspired by events from the life of Air Deccan founder Captain GR Gopinath.

12 Jul

Mumbai building where actor Suniel Shetty lives sealed

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The BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has sealed several floors of a posh building in south Mumbai where Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty lives with his family due to rising Covid-19 cases reported from there, civic officials said here on Monday. The 30-storied building with 120 flats is Prithvi Apartments, on Altamount Road, where many new Covid-19 cases have been detected in the past few days, where some of the affected floors have been sealed. As per BMC’s Covid-19 protocols, if there are more than five active cases in any particular building, it is eligible for sealing to prevent further spread of…

12 Jul

টালিপাড়ার নায়িকা হলেন সৃজিত পত্নী

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অবশেষে শিলমোহর পড়লো গুঞ্জনে। এবার টলিউডের জগতে পা বাড়াতে চলছেন অভিনেত্রী। বাংলাদেশের জনপ্রিয় অভিনেত্রী তার আরও একটি পরিচয় আছে। তিনি বাংলার বিখ্যাত পরিচালক সৃজিত মুখোপাধ্যায়ের স্ত্রী মিথিলা। এবার সৃজিতের স্ত্রী এবার পা রাখতে চলেছেন টলিউডে। ইদেই আসছে তাঁর নতুন সিনেমা। শেক্সপিয়ারের ‘ম‌্যাকবেথ’ অবলম্বনে ‘মায়া’ নির্মাণ করছেন পরিচালক রাজর্ষি দে। সেখানেই কাজ করবেন মিথিলা। মিথিলা ছাড়াও অভিনয় করবেন কমলেশ্বর মুখোপাধ্যায়, রাহুল, গৌরব চট্টোপাধ্যায়, কনিকা বন্দ্যোপাধ্যায়, তনুশ্রী চক্রবর্তী, সৌরভ দাস, অনিন্দ্য চট্টোপাধ্যায়, দেবলীনা কুমার, সুদীপ্তা চক্রবর্তী প্রমুখ। আজ থেকে কলকাতা ও তার আশপাশে শ্যুটিংয়ের কাজ শুরু হচ্ছে। এরই মধ্যে অভিনেতাদের লুক টেস্ট সম্পন্ন হয়েছে।