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BollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Act one for Boney Kapoor

Eminent producer Boney Kapoor’s next venture, Vakeel Saab, is all set to release on April 9 2021. Directed by Venu Sriram, the film is produced by Boney Kapoor’s Bay View Productions and Dil Raju and stars Nivetha Thomas, Anjali, Ananya Nagalla and Pawan Kalyan in lead roles, alongside Shruti Hassan in a special role. Vakeel Saab is the Telugu remake of the 2016 hit, Pink, which starred Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu and tackled the subject of consent. In a Twitter post, Boney Kapoor tweeted: "The POWER is set to unleash on the BIG SCREEN. Get ready for Power Star @PawanKalyan’s #Va
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BollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Former Bigg Boss contestant Swami Om passes away

Swami Om, known for his controversial stint on television reality show Bigg Boss 10, passed away on February 3 in Delhi after suffering a paralysis attack. He was 63. The self-proclaimed godman was undergoing treatment at AIIMS hospital and had been keeping ill for a while. He had earlier tested positive for coronavirus and even after recovering from it, he had become quite weak.Arjun Jain, son of Swami Om's friend Mukesh Jain, confirmed the news. In the season 10 of Bigg Boss, the self-proclaimed godman, Swami Om threw his urine on contestants Bani J. and Rohan Mehra, and was immediately elim
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BollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Gangubai Kathiawadi’s digital rights sold!

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt’s much-talked about film Gangubai Kathiawadi’s digital rights have been sold for Rs 70 crore. With no release date announcement in place yet, this biographical drama film's right post-release has been sold to a streaming giant. The film is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and it is a biographical drama based on a chapter from Hussain Zaidi’s book Mafia Queens of Mumbai. It tells the tale of Gangubai Kothewali, the madam of a brothel in Kamathipura. Apart from Alia, the film stars Shantanu Maheshwari, Vijay Raaz and Seema Pahwa in supporting roles, with special
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BollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Bollywood reacts to MEA's statement

International pop singer Rihanna recently stirred up a social media storm when she tweeted asking why no one is talking about the farmers protest in India. The Ministry of External Affairs’ (MEA)soon issued a statement slamming foreign individuals commenting on the ongoing protests. And now, several Bollywood celebrities have reacted to the MEA’s statement.Actor Akashy Kumar wrote, "Farmers constitute an extremely important part of our country. And the efforts being undertaken to resolve their issues are evident. Let’s support an amicable resolution, rather than paying attention to anyon
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PollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Diljit vows not to reply to Kangana on Twitter

After Punjabi singer and actor Diljit Dosanjh released his song RiRi (Rihana) in praise of the international artist Rihana, who recently tweeted about the farmer’s protest, the Twitter war between him and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut got reignited. However, Diljit no longer wishes to engage in this spat. This he made clear in his latest tweet, which read - "No more be replying to Kangana, as she enjoys playing the tweet game." His exact tweet reads- "@KanganaTeam - Aj Ton Baad Mai Tera Koi Jawab Ni Dena.. Kion Ke Tainu Pey Geya Sawad Tweet Tweet Khedan Da.. Bande nu 100 Kam Hunde aa. Vais
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BollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Sooryavanshi gets a release date

As per a report, the much-awaited Akshay Kumar starrer film Sooryavanshi, is all set to release on April 2, 2021. The film is directed by Rohit Shetty. Besides Akshay Kumar, Sooryavanshi also stars Katrina Kaif, Jackie Shroff, Jaaved Jaaferi and Sikandar Kher. The film is a part of the cop universe, comprising Singham (essayed by Ajay Devgn) and Simmba (essayed by Ranveer Singh). Both these actors also have special appearances in the film as well. Sooryavanshi was originally scheduled to release on March 24, 2020 but was then postponed due to the pandemic.
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BollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Now Mia Khalifa, after RiRi and Greta, tweets in support of farmers

The ongoing agitation led by farmers from the states of Punjab and Haryana found some support from international celebrities too. After American pop superstar Rihanna and Swedish teen eco warrior Greta Thunberg, it was the turn of Mia Khalifa to voice her opinion. Mia, a former adult star, in a Twitter post questioned the internet ban around New Delhi. "What in the human rights violations is going on?!," she wrote. Earlier on Tuesday night pop diva Rihanna set Indian Twitter on fire after she shared a CNN.Within hours of Rihanna's tweet, the movement had gathered more international support in
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BollywoodFeb 03, 2021

Why aren't we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest: Tweeted Rihanna

International pop star Rihanna on Tuesday extended her support to the farmers protesting on the outskirts of Delhi against the centre's agricultural laws, condemning the internet shutdown aimed at crippling the movement."Why aren't we talking about this?! #FarmersProtest," tweeted the 'Don't Stop The Music' singer, who happens to be the fourth most-followed user on Twitter with more than 100 million followers. She also shared a news story by CNN on the internet shutdown in several districts of Delhi's neighbouring state Haryana after protests broke barricades to enter New Delhi and clashed wit
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PollywoodFeb 02, 2021

B Praak gets son's name tattooed

Punjabi music producer and singer recently got his son’s name Adabb inked on the nape of his neck. Sharing the picture of the same, B Praak wrote- "My Sunshine#Adabb Daddy Loves You The MostThankuu @immortal.rishabh For The Beautiful Tattoo"This is not the first tattoo that B Praak got. He has almost six others too. There’s a tattoo that reads "B lyk Praak", then he has a piano, mic, and kalam (pen), dedicated to B Praak himself, Harrdy Sandhu, and Jaani respectively. Meanwhile, on the work front, the audience is waiting for B Praak’s ‘Filhall 2.

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