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Kevin Feige opens up about the whitewashing controversy that followed MCU movie Doctor Strange

Kevin Feige opens up about the whitewashing controversy that followed MCU movie Doctor Strange

Doctor Strange starred Tilda Swinton as the Ancient One, Doctor Strange’s mentor and a Celtic mystic who resided in Kamar-Taj, a location in the Himalayas. In the comics, Ancient One is a Tibetan man, and thus the film’s production and release were surrounded by accusations of whitewashing. https://youtu.be/01z_BcgFepw While speaking to Men’s Health in a cover story for Shang-Chi, Feige said, “We thought we were being so smart, and so cutting-edge. We’re not going to do the cliché of the wizened, old, wise Asian man.” He added, “But it was a wake-up call to say, ‘Well, wait a minute, is…
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Anupam Kher shares details about Kirron Kher’s fight against Cancer

Anupam Kher shares details about Kirron Kher’s fight against Cancer

Kirron Kher is currently being treated for multiple myeloma, a type of blood cancer. Anupam Kher updates his and Kirron's fans about her health. Anupam recently shared that Kirron is getting better but the cancer treatment is difficult. The actor shared, “Kirron’s health is improving. It’s a tough treatment. She often says that the lockdown and COVID situation have made things difficult. Patients going through this treatment need something to distract themselves. She can’t go out or meet people, but the good part is that Kirron is on her way to better health.” He added, “She is holding up fine. There are…
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Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan’s daughter Suhana turns 21

Shah Rukh and Gauri Khan’s daughter Suhana turns 21

Sharing a beautiful picture of Suhana donning a black and white polka dress, Gauri Khan wrote on Instagram, “Happy birthday…. you are loved today, tomorrow and always ❤.” The star kid, who is followed by millions on Instagram was quick to respond to her mother’s post with “I love you” and a generous number of heart emoticons. Last month, Suhana had expressed concerns over India’s catastrophic rise in the number of Covid-19 cases as the country was hit by a raging second wave of the pandemic. She had shared on Instagram a guidebook on ‘Covid-19 resources’ and then posted a screenshot of a graph that…
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Music composer Raam Laxman, passes away due to Heart attack

Music composer Raam Laxman, passes away due to Heart attack

Raam Laxman composed the music for hit films like Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun, Hum Saath Saath Hain, 100 Days among many others. His Son Amar said, “My father passed away at 2:00 am on Saturday. He died due to a heart attack. He got the second jab of Covid-19 vaccine a few days ago, following which he was feeling very weak and fatigued, and a doctor was treating him for that.” Lata Mangeshkar expressed her condolences on the veteran composer’s demise and shared on Twitter, “I just learned that the extremely talented and popular music composer Raam Laxman ji…
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Huma Qureshi portrays the role of a powerful woman in the political drama ‘Maharani’

Huma Qureshi portrays the role of a powerful woman in the political drama ‘Maharani’

In the 1.24-minute trailer, the audience gets a glimpse of the political system in Bihar, and as a senior leader rightly mentions, it is ‘not a state but state of mind’. Huma Qureshi, a simple woman from a village who has spent her life doing household chores, will now rule the state from the CM’s chair. Rani takes her time to understand the nuances of her new job. “Why have you made me the chief minister of this male-dominated government,” she asks the bureaucrat forcing her to do her job. She says she would rather milk cows all day or…
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New Batgirl movie reportedly in works for HBO Max

New Batgirl movie reportedly in works for HBO Max

Directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are set to direct the Batgirl movie for Warner Bros. The movie will revolve around Barbra Gordon, the daughter of Gotham City police commissioner James Gordon. Christina Hodson, who wrote Bumblebee and Warner Bros’ Birds of Prey and The Flash, has penned the script for what is being planned as a movie for HBO Max, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Barbra Gordon is the most established version of the Batgirl character, who was initially introduced in 1961 as Betty Kane. But the character, played by Yuonne Craig, was revamped in 1967 when television executives wanted…
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Leaked images from The Batman movie leaves fans in awe

Leaked images from The Batman movie leaves fans in awe

Images from much-anticipated DC movie The Batman have surfaced online. The images have revealed, the look of Riddler who is one of Batman’s iconic adversaries who is fond of playing deadly games of riddles to confound the superhero and law enforcement. https://twitter.com/nightwaynes/status/1394793192969621507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1394793192969621507%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Findianexpress.com%2Farticle%2Fentertainment%2Fhollywood%2Fthe-batman-photos-leaked-menacing-new-look-of-the-riddler-shocks-fans-7322460%2F In the Robert Pattinson-led movie, Paul Dano plays the role of Riddler. The character has earlier been played by Frank Gorshin and Jim Carrey in classic live-action Batman series and Batman Forever, respectively. The images promise a take on the character that is unique and interesting. There is no domino mask or green unitard with question marks printed…
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Radhika Apte recalls her early experiences in Bollywood and how she worked for free in a film

Radhika Apte recalls her early experiences in Bollywood and how she worked for free in a film

Radhika spoke about working with Ram Gopal Varma on Rakht Charitra and shared that she “felt very exploited because I wasn’t getting paid much.” “They told me I’d be doing one film but then they made me shoot in Tamil and Telugu as well,” she added. The Sacred Games actor recalled working with director Mahesh Manjrekar on Vaah! Life Ho Toh Aisi, which was her first-ever film experience. “They said they couldn’t afford to pay me and asked me to do it for free. When on set, I realised that even the child artists were being paid,” she shared. She…
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Aditya Chopra turns 50: Here are his best works as a Filmmaker

Aditya Chopra turns 50: Here are his best works as a Filmmaker

One of the most successful directors and producers of Bollywood, Aditya Chopra turned 50 today. Despite having enormous popularity, the Yash Raj Films chairman and managing director prefers to stay away from the limelight. His flair to choose exciting scripts, his impeccable music instinct, and his unerring sense of entertainment have delivered some of the evergreen films over the years. Aditya was 18-year-old when he started his career as an assistant director with his father Yash Chopra in films like Chandni (1989), Lamhe (1991), and Darr (1993). He wrote his first screenplay for his father’s Parampara in 1992. Aditya’s first…
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Vineet Kumar Singh shares his experience with Covid-19

Vineet Kumar Singh shares his experience with Covid-19

Actor Vineet Kumar Singh says one needs to face the problem personally to understand its intensity and connect with other person’s agony. After testing positive for Covid-19, he failed to get due medical attention on time given the immense pressure on the limited facilities as Covid-19 cases surged in India. Vineet was shooting for Manish Mundra’s debut directorial Siya when it all started. Post the wrap of its first schedule, Vineet was to meet his family in Varanasi before kicking off its second schedule. But in the midst, he got diagnosed with the coronavirus, bringing his life to a halt in his home town,…
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