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Filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's magnum opus Gangubai Kathiawadi , starring Alia Bhatt, is set to be released in theatres on 6 January, 2022. The crime-drama, adapted from one of the chapters of noted author Hussain Zaidi's book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai , is backed by Bhansali Productions. The period film features Bhatt in the title role of Gangubai, one of the most powerful, loved and respected madams from Kamathipura during the 1960s. Check out the announcement here View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alia Bhatt (@aliaabhatt) The film was earlier scheduled to arrive in cinema halls on 11 September, 2020. In January 2021, the makers announced that the movie will be released sometime in 2021 but the release was delayed again due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gangubai Kathiawadi also stars Seema Pahwa and has cameo appearances by Ajay Devgn and Huma Qureshi. Bhansali is co-producing the film with producer Jayantilal Gada's Pen India Limited . (Wi

Language: Tamil Independent musician turned actor Hip Hop Aadhi’s first ticket to fame was his 2011 single ‘ Clubbula Mabbula ’. The rookie video -- a mobile recording of two youngsters rapping in a radio station -- became a viral hit, even before we knew what that meant. For the uninitiated, 'Clubbula Mabbula' is a song that trashed women who consumed alcohol and partied, branding them as harbingers of cultural doom. Ten years later, his latest directorial Sivakumarin Sabadham has a similar instance. Shruthi (Madhuri) is harassed at a club by rogue men, saying the same things ‘ Clubbula Mabbula ’ did. While a usual Tamil cinema hero would have patronised Shruthi, Sivakumar (Hip Hop Aadhi) speaks of the initial culture shock and the subsequent realisation of his erroneous understanding. “ Avano avalo ellam onnu dhana, adhu arivu varappo ungaluku thaana puriyum . (Whether it is a man or a woman, the rules are the same.)” And further consoled the sobbing heroine saying, “ Nee

Filmmaker Ridley Scott's historical drama The Last Duel will hit the Indian theatres on 22 October, the makers announced on Thursday. MATT DAMON - BEN AFFLECK: 'THE LAST DUEL' ON 22 OCT 2021... 20th Century Studios to release #TheLastDuel - directed by #RidleyScott - in #Indian *cinemas* on 22 Oct 2021... Stars #MattDamon and #BenAffleck . pic.twitter.com/TpXx7Os7G5 — taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) September 30, 2021 Directed by Scott, The Last Duel is headlined by Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer and Ben Affleck. The movie is described as "a gripping tale of betrayal and vengeance set against the brutality of 14th century France". It is backed by 20th Century Studios and Scott. "Based on actual events, the historical epic unravels long-held assumptions about France's last sanctioned duel between Jean de Carrouges (Damon) and Jacques Le Gris (Driver), two friends turned bitter rivals," the synopsis read. Damon and Affleck, who had

Language: English Cary Joji Fukunaga’s No Time To Die is heavy-handed from the first scene, where James Bond (Daniel Craig) and his love-interest, Madeline (Léa Seydoux) glide across Europe like the protagonists in an Imtiaz Ali movie. Except there’s no song playing in the background which underlines their ‘free spirit’ ways. As they enter (what looks like) a town in Italy, she teases him for looking over his shoulder. He denies it, and says something profound about the ‘past’. We see locals burning tiny pieces of paper, which we’re told are past regrets and secrets, as a ritual. Craig’s Bond has been marinating in distrust and trauma since that climactic betrayal in Casino Royale , something that has arguably worked splendidly for the franchise, rooting it in real-world opacity. And to Craig’s credit, he embodies the stiff upper-lipped Mi6 agent to perfection, instead of being the one firing zingers in every scene. Which is why it’s shocking that the No Time To Die makers saddle h

Katrina Kaif has a doppleganger and her name is Alina Rai, who has taken over the Internet courtesy her uncanny resemblance to the Bollywood star. Several social media users have been sharing pictures of the two and talking about the uncanny similarities between them. A social media star herself, Rai boasts of over two lakh followers on Instagram. The 25-year-old was first noticed in 2019 because of her resemblance to Kaif. Since then, Rai has often garnered attention on social media for her similar appearance to the Ek Tha Tiger star. Take a look a few pictures here: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alina Rai (@alinarai07)       View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Alina Rai (@alinarai07) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alina Rai (@alinarai07) In an interview to Times of India last year, Rai had said that while she really admired Kaif as an actress, she wanted to carve her own path in the entertainment i

Cinemas may not have yet opened across the country but film songs are back to ruling the music charts. Towards the end of August, two tracks from  Shershaah , ' Raataan Lambiyan ' by Tanishk Bagchi, Jubin Nautiyal and Asees Kaur and ' Ranjha ' by Jasleen Royal and B Praak  set new records  for the most streams in a week on Spotify India, with over 8.2 million and 7.3 million plays on the platform respectively, surpassing the 5.1 million mark set by  BTS’s “Butter” in May. The  Shershaah  hits have tallied upwards of 5 million streams in every week since then. The numbers have been big enough to make them the only Indian tunes so far to reach the top 100 of , on which ' Raataan Lambiyan ' peaked at No.63 and ' Ranjha ' at No.79. Sony Music India, which released the soundtrack, celebrated the achievement  saying  that it’s “fascinating to see how music transcends all geographic and language barriers”. Except that while there’s no doubt the soundtrack i

Netflix’s new Korean drama  Squid Game  has taken the world by storm. It currently stands at the number one spot after premiering less than two weeks ago on the streaming giant. Ever since its release, the South Korean drama is raking in viewership globally at a rapid pace to such an extent that it might surpass  Bridgerton  to become the biggest Netflix show ever. Squid Game  was released on 17 September and in just two days, it entered the top 10 shows globally. However, the following day, the gory thriller was at Number 2 before taking the Number 1 spot on 21 September. According to Variety , this series currently stands at Number 1 worldwide on the streaming service platform. “We did not see that coming, in terms of its global popularity,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix's co-CEO said in an appearance at Vox Media’s Code Conference at the Beverly Hilton. Sarandos said that high-concept Korean survival drama has a very [big] chance of becoming the biggest Netflix show ever. Furtherm

Radhika Madan has been fairly busy during the pandemic as she shot two of her recently released Netflix originals —  Feels Like Ishq  and  Spotlight  in the Ray anthology — when the COVID-induced lockdown was relaxed after the first phase. Madan, who was seen as a spunky village girl in her debut film, Vishal Bhardwaj-directed  Pataakha , has been pretty versatile in her choice so far, whether it was the role of martial-arts expert Supri in the quirky  Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota ,  or the schoolgirl with a mind of her own in  Angrezi Medium .  Recently, her act as Didi  in the short film  Spotlight  also got considerable praise. And what has added to her excitement is the upcoming romantic  Shiddat ,  that   also stars Sunny Kaushal, Mohit Raina, and Diana Penty in pivotal roles. “I have been doing films like  Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota, Pataakha , but I always wanted to do a romantic drama. So when someone came with a film that involves getting passionate in love with that ' rooh-wala&

John Abraham and Arjun Kapoor-starrer Ek Villain Returns will be hitting the theatres countrywide during the occasion of Eid festival in 2022, the film's makers announced on Wednesday. The action-thriller, produced by Ekta Kapoor under her banner Balaji Telefilms and Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series, will release on July 8, the makers said in a statement. Also starring Disha Patani and Tara Sutaria, the movie is a sequel to filmmaker Mohit Suri's 2014 hit Ek Villain . Guess who’s back!! 8th July 2022. #EkVillainReturns on EID 2022 @aseem_arora #BhushanKumar @ektarkapoor #ShobhaKapoor @RuchikaaKapoor @TheJohnAbraham @arjunk26 @DishPatani @TaraSutaria @amul_mohan @TSeries @balajimotionpic #BalajiMotionPictures pic.twitter.com/MztjNsPA8x — Mohit Suri (@mohit11481) September 29, 2021 Kapoor said she is excited about the release of Ek Villain Returns , which has bigger action, thicker suspense and double drama. " Ek Villain is Balaji’s most special flagship fr

For a nation that loves watching films so much, our indifference to film restoration is rather bewildering and unfathomable. The reason perhaps lies in its times of origin when our movies were largely seen as a fanciful escape, a technological version of ‘Nautanki’ maybe, despite having caught the nation’s fancy — and hence were not perceived as ‘works of art,’ negating the need for any preservation. While over 80 percent of our films from 1931-1950 stand today to be either lost or destroyed, the remaining ones survive in barely presentable conditions — a tragedy that is particularly ironic in the case of the 1946 film Neecha Nagar , one of those remaining films of its times, the one that captured a grim socio-political reality of its times, and also continues to be relevant even 75 years after its release (It was the first Indian film to premiere at Cannes, on this day, 29 September, in 1946). Neecha Nagar, which also marked the directorial debut of Chetan Anand (elder brother o

The makers of the upcoming Telegu film Pushpa: The Rise (Part 1) have unveiled the first look poster for its leading lady, Rashmika Mandanna. The actor took to Twitter and shared the poster as well . The movie, which also stars Allu Arjun and Fahadh Faasil in pivotal roles, is set to release on Christmas this year. The poster sees Mandanna in a de-glam look, getting ready for something. The film will see her portray the role of Srivalli, the love interest of Arjun’s character Pushpa Raj. Srivalli #PushpaTheRise #ThaggedheLe @alluarjun @aryasukku @ThisIsDSP @adityamusic @PushpaMovie @MythriOfficial pic.twitter.com/kz8iGxavaQ — Rashmika Mandanna (@iamRashmika) September 29, 2021 The movie is based on real-life incidents about red sandalwood smugglers in the Seshachalam hills of Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalseema region. Directed by Sukumar, the movie will see Arjun essay the role of a sandalwood smuggler. Pushpa: The Rise will also see Faasil in the role of the film’s antag

Language: English How many documentaries on Britney Spears is too many documentaries? As the popstar’s conservatorship battles continue, there have been a series of non-fiction films that have chronicled the feeding frenzy that has surrounded Spears for decades. Most revolve around the conservatorship that grants her father Jamie the legal right to oversee and control almost all aspects of her life, whether personal or business. It all started in February this year with the New York Times documentary, Framing Britney Spears . Preceded by months of media speculation and the growing chant of #FreeBritney, the Emmy-nominated film’s impact was seismic. Spears’s story had been told before and perhaps most comprehensively in the Rolling Stone cover story, The Tragedy of Britney Spears . What Framing Britney Spears benefited from though, was an audience that revisited the threads of her life and career through the post #MeToo lens. Then came BBC’s Battle for Britney: Fans, Cash and a

Lata Mangeshkar celebrates her 92nd birthday today, 28 September. As per media reports , the singer will mark the occasion in a low-key manner, hosting a dinner with only close family present. As wishes pour in for the ‘Nightingale of India’ today, here’s a look at some lesser-known facts about her: Mangeshkar was the eldest child of her parents Shevanthi and Dinathan Mangeshkar. The singer, who was born on 28 August 1929, has four siblings- Asha Bhosle, Meena, Usha, and Hridaynath. Mangeshkar’s mother was the second wife of Dinathan Mangeshkar. His first wife was the singer's maternal aunt, who passed away early into the marriage. Mangeshkar was actually named Hema when she was born. The name was later changed to Lata, which was based on a character called Latika in one of her father’s plays. The singer’s father was a keen classical singer and theatre artist. The Lag Jaa Gale singer was exposed to music from a young age. She even acted in one of her father’s plays at the ag

Riddhima Kapoor Sahani took to Instagram to wish her brother Ranbir Kapoor on his birthday today, 28 September. Sending best wishes to her “Rockstar brother”, she shared a throwback picture of herself with the Bollywood star and their mother Neetu Kapoor. The photo also featured Sahani’s daughter Samara Kapoor and actress Alia Bhatt. Check out the post here View this post on Instagram A post shared by Riddhima Kapoor Sahni (RKS) (@riddhimakapoorsahniofficial) Sahani also posted an Instagram story featuring her, Ranbir, and their mother. View this post on Instagram A post shared by neetu Kapoor. Fightingfyt (@neetu54) As the 39-year-old actor celebrates his birthday today, wishes poured in from all over social media. Karan Johar’s production house Dharma Productions was among the first to wish the Rocket Singh actor, posting a dialogue from Ranbir's film Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani . The post said that his smile is “dangerous” and can make anyone fall fo

A few years ago, director-producer Nikkhil Advani noticed that his internal sleep clock was broken. “Like my good friend Akshay Kumar, I’d go to sleep by 9:30 PM but wake up by 2 AM. On most days, I can’t go back to sleep so I end up reading until about 6 AM when I really start my day,” he says. It is this sleep deprivation that he credits for being able to wear multiple hats and work on the many projects that his production company Emmay Entertainment is involved in. This year alone, Emmay has produced the films Indoo Ki Jawani, Sardar Ka Grandson , and Bell Bottom, the anthology series Unpaused , and two web shows – The Empire and Mumbai Diaries 26/11 . Coming up next are Satyameva Jayate 2 with John Abraham, and Mrs Chatterjee Vs Norway , that has just wrapped up a schedule in Estonia, with Rani Mukerji in the lead. In the OTT space, there is Rocket Boys on SonyLIV, which is based on the life of Indian nuclear physicists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai, and an untitled show wi

As legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar celebrates her 92nd birthday, today, 28 September, wishes poured in from across social media for the ‘Nightingale of India’. Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended his best wishes to Mangeshkar, adding that she is respected for “humility & passion towards Indian culture.” Modi added that her blessings were a great source of strength for him. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray wished Mangeshkar, adding that the Chalte Chalte singer inspires everyone with her energy and blessings. Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also took to Twitter to wish the iconic singer. Actor Shah Rukh Khan’s production house Red Chillies Entertainment wished Mangeshkar on her birthday, writing that her “mark in the music industry has and will always remain unparalleled”. Sarod Maestro and composer Ustad Amjad Ali Khan also took to Twitter to wish the Lag Jaa Gale singer , sharing a picture of himself with Mangeshkar and former Prime Min

Extraction 2, Red Notice, The Witcher , The Crown , season two of Bridgerton , The Sandman were some of the titles that streamer Netflix teased during its global fan event TUDUM on Saturday. During the three-hour-long virtual event, the streamer went all out as it provided teasers, trailers, first looks and exclusive footage from close to 100 shows and series. First up was Red Notice with Dwayne Johnson sharing a scene from the much-awaited movie in which he features alongside Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot. Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber, Red Notice stars Johnson as FBI’s top profiler, Gadot as the most wanted art thief and Reynolds as the greatest conman of the world. The short clip showed Gadot brawling with Johnson and Reynolds. “This film is a throwback to the epic adventure films we all grew up loving, and it is absolutely massive,” Johnson said. Red Notice is slated for release on 12 November. Chris Hemsworth is officially returning for a sequel to Extraction as