Entertainment

K-Jo blames paid PR, herd mentality for B’wood’s downfall


The North vs South debate has been going on a for while now. Many celebrities from Bollywood as well as from the Southern industries have given their takes on the same. The debate had started after movies such as 'Pushpa: The Rise', 'RRR', and 'KGF: Chapter 2' did humungous business in the Hindu circuits, whereas...

‘Lagaan’ likely to be adapted as West End show in UK


'Lagaan: Once Upon A Time' recently completed 21 years of its release in Hindi cinema, and now the Aamir Khan-starrer is set to be adapted as a Broadway show in the UK, reports say. According to a source: "Several leading producers from the UK have requested the rights from Aamir Khan Productions and a final...

A R Rahman named ambassador of India-UK cultural platform


Music composer A R Rahman has been named the ambassador of the British Council's 'India-UK Together Season of Culture', which aims to boost collaboration among emerging artists from the two nations. The 'Season of Culture', which marks the 75th anniversary of India's independence, was officially launched in New Delhi recently by the director (India) of...

‘Samrat Prithviraj’: Second consecutive flop for Akshay


Akshay Kumar's period drama 'Samrat Prithviraj' has turned out to be a commercial disaster as the film has earned a measly total of Rs 55 crore at the domestic box office against its massive reported budget of Rs 200 crore, something which is a part and parcel of a period film given the heavy...

Freida Pinto joins cast of ‘My Mother’s Wedding’


Freida Pinto has joined Scarlett Johansson’s 'My Mother’s Wedding', along with Sienna Miller and Emily Beecham, Deadline has reported. The film, Kristin Scott Thomas’ feature directorial debut, is co-written by her and John Micklethwait, and is produced by Finola Dwyer and Steven Rales, the Deadline report added. Pinto will next be seen in 'Mr Malcolm’s...

‘I am scared of auditions’: Ranbir on Hollywood dreams


Alia Bhatt is currently in London, shooting her maiden international project 'Heart of Stone'. However, her husband and fellow actor Ranbir Kapoor is in no mood to join this list soon. In a recent interview, Ranbir admitted he was reluctant to move to the West for work. Ranbir was last seen on screen in 2018...

Raja Kumari calls ‘Ms Marvel’ a cultural landmark


Hip Hop artist Raja Kumari, whose track 'Goddess' in collaboration with Krewella and NERVO features in the newly released superhero miniseries 'Ms Marvel', has called the show a cultural landmark as it presents brown or desi culture in its full glory. Elaborating on the same, she said, "I have been a fan of the Marvel...

Coming up! Netflix’s reality show with Ranveer Singh, Bear Grylls


Netflix has announced a new interactive adventure reality special ‘Ranveer vs Wild with Bear Grylls’ to be launched on July 8. Touted as 'India’s first interactive adventure reality special', Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh will team up with Bear Grylls for the special produced by Banijay Asia in association with The Natural Studios. As described by...

Mila Kunis, Sharad Devarajan launch entertainment co


'Black Swan' star Mila Kunis has joined forces with the superhero creator Sharad Devarajan of Graphic India. The two have launched a new entertainment franchise called Armored Kingdom Media Inc. which will span a Web3 trading card game, digital comics, animation, and film. It will be built on the carbon-neutral, community-driven blockchain, NEAR, reports 'Deadline'. Armored...