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BollywoodDec 06, 2022

Akshay Kumar as Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in his debut Marathi film

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has unveiled his first look as Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj! The actor took to his social platform to share the first look video from his upcoming period drama 'Vedat Marathe Veer Daudle Saat', which will also mark his debut in the Marathi film industry.Sharing the first look on his Instagram, Akshay wrote, "Jai Bhawani, Jai Shivaji."The actor's Marathi debut has built an immense amount of anticipation amongst moviegoers and has increased the excitement level to a new high.Shooting for the film also commenced recently. Sharing the news on Instagram, Akshay wrote, "St
BollywoodDec 05, 2022

Akshay Kumar to do film on sex education

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who is attending Saudi Arabia's Red Sea International Film Festival, has revealed details about two of his major upcoming projects.Talking to an online news website, Akshay discussed the projects while keeping major details under wraps.Speaking about his long-awaited series with Amazon, which will be his first foray into the OTT arena, he said that its script was finished and that the title, formally announced as 'The End', would change, with plans to commence shooting next year.The actor said, "It's more on the science fiction" side of things with "a lot of action
BollywoodDec 02, 2022

Elon Musk suspends Kanye West from Twitter

Elon Musk said Twitter will again lock rapper Kanye West, who goes by Rapper Ye handle on the platform, for violating rules against incitement.West went on an antisemitic tirade during an appearance on American far-right radio show host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' 'Infowars' talk show in which the controversial rapper praised Hitler."I tried my best. Despite that, he again violated our rule against incitement to violence. Account will be suspended," Musk responded to a Twitter follower who asked him to "fix" West.Musk clarified that his account is being suspended for incitement to viol
BollywoodNov 29, 2022

Will stop making films if Lapid can prove any event of ‘Kashmir Files’ not absolute truth: Vivek Agnihotri

“The Kashmir Files” director Vivek Agnihotri said he will quit filmmaking if intellectuals, including Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, are able to prove that events depicted in his film are false.A day after Lapid, who served as the chairperson of IFFI’s international jury termed “The Kashmir Files” “vulgar and propaganda”, Agnihotri challenged his detractors saying he will “keep fighting”.“I challenge the world’s intellectuals and ‘urban Naxals’ as well as the great filmmaker who came from Israel if they can prove that any shot, dialogue or event of ‘The Kashmir File
BollywoodNov 29, 2022

Raveena Tandon's vehicle goes near tiger in MP reserve, probe launched

The Satpura Tiger Reserve authorities have started an investigation after a video purportedly showed a vehicle, in which Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon was allegedly travelling, close to a tiger during a safari, an official shared. The video, which surfaced on social media platforms, showed the safari vehicle reaching close to a tiger. In the clip, camera shutters are heard making sounds and a tiger is seen roaring at them in the reserve located in Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram district.Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of Forest Dheeraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday said following the directives of sen
BollywoodNov 28, 2022

'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su charged sexual misconduct

'Squid Game' actor O Yeong-su has been charged with sexual misconduct, South Korean judicial officials say.The 78-year-old is accused of touching a woman inappropriately in 2017, officials said, reports bbc.com.O has denied the allegation, local media report.He became the first South Korean actor to win a Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in a series after his performance in the chart-topping Netflix thriller earlier this year.The alleged victim first filed a complaint with the police against O in December last year.
BollywoodNov 25, 2022

Richa Chadha posts apology, following social media backlash

Bollywood actress Richa Chadha, who kicked up a storm with her tweet in which she apparently referred to the deadly clash in Galwan Valley in 2020, issued an apology. In the now-deleted tweet, she had written ‘Galwan says hi’ in response to the Northern Army Commander, Lt General Upendra Dwivedi’s statement that the Indian Army is ‘waiting for orders from the government’to reclaim Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).This led to a severe backlash on Twitter with many criticising her for ‘mocking the sacrifice’ of Indian soldiers. Chadha, who never shies away from expressing her views
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BollywoodNov 23, 2022

Ready for RRR 2!

Director SS Rajamouli’s RRR is one of the biggest blockbusters of this year. The magnum opus starred Ram Charan and Jr NTR in the lead roles. It was written by Rajamouli’s father KV Vijayendra Prasad. RRR is getting a sequel and this has been confirmed by Prasad. Now, there is an interesting update for all the fans. Vijayendra Prasad in a recent interaction said the film’s team had finally ‘cracked the sequel’s premise’. That means fans are likely to get a major update on RRR sequel in a couple of months.Even though Ram Charan and Jr NTR are expected to make a comeback as Sitarama
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BollywoodNov 22, 2022

Taapsee Pannu turns producer

Bollywood actor Taapsee Pannu has turned producer with Blurr, a suspense thriller about twin sisters. The film, which has been adapted from director Guillem Morales’ Spanish movie Julia’s Eyes, will release on ZEE5 in December 2022. However, the date is yet to be decided.The movie revolves around the lead character, played by Taapsee, who goes blind. This is the first double role for Taapsee. But not her first Spanish remake. Taapsee played the lead in Sujoy Ghosh’s Badlaa, a remake of the Spanish film The Invisible Guest, directed by Oriol Paulo. Interestingly, Oriol Paulo had written J

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