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Jackky Bhagnani returns to acting after six years with Independence Day anthem 'Tere Rang Mein': "I wanted the street credibility and respect of Gen Z"

Jackky Bhagnani has returned to acting after a six-year gap with the Independence Day anthem 'Tere Rang Mein,' released under his music label Jjust Music. The actor-producer said the song offered him an opportunity to return to the screen with a project that was personally meaningful to him. Bhagnani described himself as a patriot and said the nature of the song played an important role in his decision to face the camera again. “I am a patriot by heart. It’s been quite some time since I faced the camera. So, I thought the best way to come back is with the right cause,” Bhagnani said. The actor's return comes after several years of focusing primarily on film production. According to Bhagnani, stepping away from acting was a conscious decision as he worked behind the scenes and became more involved in producing films. Jackky Bhagnani on focusing on film production Bhagnani said his experience as a producer made him rethink the way he wanted to approach his acting career. He ...
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera review – Gerard Butler’s fun, flirty action bromance sequel

There’s an intriguing chemistry between the actor and the charming O’Shea Jackson Jr in another brash yet hugely entertaining Heat-aping thriller

Aside from numbering among its fans the esteemed German arthouse stalwart Christian Petzold, 2018’s cops-and-robbbers potboiler Den of Thieves made a name for itself by doing a far more convincing impression of Michael Mann’s cinema than the many that have tried. Its daunting two-hour-twenty length leavened by the most playful, unpredictable performance of Gerard Butler’s career, it earned every one of those minutes on merit of its scrupulously detail-oriented approach to the heist, with a focus on the nitty-gritty of process that made Mann’s masterpiece Heat both credible and engrossing. The magic-hour moments of pensiveness on a pristine Angeleno beach may have laid the homage on a little thick, but first-time feature director Christian Gudegast had the moves to back it up, his muscular film-making style serving the pleasures of its genre: the tension of a ticking clock, the insidery sophistication of burglary tech, the intense competency of the monomaniacally driven personalities drawn to the profession.

Seven years after the first installment spun an impressive payday from its ignominious January release date, Gudegast has returned to dispel the doldrums of a supposed releasing dead zone once again, and to prove that he’s now perfected the other key facet of Mann cosplay. Though renowned as the king of the crime saga, Mann orchestrated Heat like a macho melodrama, a tacit romance between two withdrawn men who must channel their flirtation, connection and arguments into gunplay. With an adroit touch elevating its imitative streak, the memorably titled Den of Thieves 2: Pantera leans into the characterization of Butler’s uncouth, Pepto-swigging, name-taking sheriff Big Nick as a figure of emotional waywardness. He’s a real guy’s guy, practically sweating testosterone, and yet his arc in his second outing follows plot beats more traditionally assigned to young women. Following a bad breakup, our protagonist spends a semester abroad in Europe, where they broaden their horizons and regain a little zest for life while opening their eyes to the one true love that’s been right there all along. He’s not exactly eating, praying and loving, but Big Nick learns to appreciate (and pronounce) a good croissant, and that’s close enough.

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Jackky Bhagnani returns to acting after six years with Independence Day anthem 'Tere Rang Mein': "I wanted the street credibility and respect of Gen Z"

Jackky Bhagnani has returned to acting after a six-year gap with the Independence Day anthem 'Tere Rang Mein,' released under his music label Jjust Music. The actor-producer said the song offered him an opportunity to return to the screen with a project that was personally meaningful to him. Bhagnani described himself as a patriot and said the nature of the song played an important role in his decision to face the camera again. “I am a patriot by heart. It’s been quite some time since I faced the camera. So, I thought the best way to come back is with the right cause,” Bhagnani said. The actor's return comes after several years of focusing primarily on film production. According to Bhagnani, stepping away from acting was a conscious decision as he worked behind the scenes and became more involved in producing films. Jackky Bhagnani on focusing on film production Bhagnani said his experience as a producer made him rethink the way he wanted to approach his acting career. He ...
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