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Hugh Grant says fourth Bridget Jones film will be ‘funny but very sad’

Actor reprises character of Daniel Cleaver but says he won’t play role of ‘60-year-old wandering around looking at young girls’ It is a universally acknowledged truth that Bridget Jones films are packed with humour and comedic scenes that attract viewers in their droves. However, in a slight departure, Hugh Grant has revealed that the fourth film in the series will also be “very sad”. Continue reading... from Film | The Guardian https://ift.tt/ZJoB2VO via IFTTT

Bigg Boss 16: Tina Datta reveals the address of Sreejita De; latter’s fiancé Michael Blohm-Pape takes a sly dig on makers

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As Bigg Boss 16 is growing day by day, the atmosphere in the house is becoming more complex and dense as the inmates are changing mindsets, engaging in foul play, backbiting, using bad words, and much more. However, when such an improper thing happens in the house, it gets beeped up by the makers as it's not suitable for the audience and also for the image of that particular individual. But, what happened in a recent episode of the Salman Khan - hosted show, made Sreejita De’s fiancé Michael Blohm – Pape question the security and privacy of celebrities. Viewers may recall that the episode featured Tina Datta and Vikkas Manaktala discussed the residence of Sreejita De, leading to the address being leaked on national television last night. Sreejita's fiance, Michael Blohm-Pape slammed the makers of Bigg Boss 16 and questioned them about not beeping the address, despite it being a threat to their security and privacy. He took to social media to talk about this saying, "Shoc

Shanaya Kapoor turns muse for Miraggio to unveil new handbag collection

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Miraggio teams up with Shanaya Kapoor to curate a handbag collection that is the epitome of grand and glam. With this collaboration, Miraggio is set to launch a collection that will keep your style a cut above the rest. Shanaya’s youthful and chic persona is in complete congruence with Miraggio’s trendy spirit. Consisting of three individual drops, this collaboration with Shanaya accurately reflects the spirit of the brand; fun, stylish, unique and confident. The collection is available in a plethora of colours and dynamic silhouettes. Miraggio embarked on this endeavour to offer a broad range of finely curated bags for every reason and season, with each bag having remarkable versatility. The collection boasts of an expansive array of totes, slings, baguette bags, and crossbody bags, crafted from PU, Faux Leather and Vegan Leather. Keeping in line with the brands’ mission to style the independent, modern woman who is not afraid to experiment, each bag in this new launch is enough to

FIFA World Cup 2022: Mammootty, Mohanlal, Dhanush, Dulquer Salmaan, Anupam Kher & more wish Lionel Messi as Argentina wins against France

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It's been a wild Sunday. Lionel Messi commemorated his last FIFA World Cup with a humongous win. As the team Argentina scored a victory against France in the finals of the world cup, fans around the world witnessed a match of a lifetime. The French football player Kylian Mbappé scored three goals during the match making history and becoming the second athlete to achieve the milestone in FIFA. Meanwhile, Lionel Messi and the team celebrated their massive victory in a match that changed in the third half. Celebrities from Bollywood and the South took to social media to wish Messi on his spectacular moment and celebrate the spirit of sports. Have a look at the tweets: MAMMOOTTY What a Night !!! What a Game !! Absolute Goosebumps !! Thrilled to have witnessed probably one of the greatest ever football match Congrats @Argentina and Magical #Messi on conquering the world Well Played #France and @KMbappe #FIFAWorldCup #ArgentinaVsFrance pic.twitter.com/hLfZCSmbXa — Mammootty

Pathaan row: Madhya Pradesh speaker dares Shah Rukh Khan to watch the film with daughter Suhana Khan

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Days after the Home Minister of Madhya Pradesh Narottam Mishra slammed the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from Pathaan for the allegedly vulgar outfits worn by Deepika Padukone, the assembly speaker of the same state Girish Gautam has echoed the same sentiments. He even went onto challenge the film’s lead actor Shah Rukh Khan to watch the film with his daughter Suhana Khan. “I would like to tell this to Shah Rukh Khan that his daughter is now 23-24 years old. Go and watch the film with your daughter and post the picture on social media saying that I am watching this film with my daughter in which there is Deepika Padukone,” he said in a video while speaking to a group of reporters in his office. Girish Govind also dared the makers to make a film on Prophet Mohammed while hinting at Deepika’s saffron-coloured bikini in the song. “I dare you to make a film on the Prophet in the name of freedom. There will be riots in the entire world,” he added. Directed by Siddharth Anand and produced by Ad

Pathaan Row: Protestors attempt to disrupt the shoot of Shah Rukh Khan starrer Dunki in Jabalpur

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Not too long ago, it was being reported across media that some protestors went onto even burn effigies of Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone owing to the ‘Besharam Rang’ song controversy. For the unversed, the song from the film Pathaan has apparently offended some politicians and right-wing groups who have slammed the makers for making the actress wear saffron colour bikini and have also taken objection to the dance moves, calling it ‘corrupt’. Now some of them attempted to even disrupt the shoot of another SRK film, Dunki , which is directed by Rajkumar Hirani. As per reports, some members of the Vishnu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, were attempting to protest and disrupt the shoot of Dunki which was happening in some of the picturesque areas of Jabalpur, including the marble rock site Bhedaghat and Dhuadhar waterfall in the city. These reports suggest that the protestors were shouting slogans and even attempted to cross the barricades put up by the police during the shooting of the

Amitabh Bachchan talks about ‘questions being raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression’ amid Pathaan controversy

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We all are aware that currently the song ‘Besharam Rang’ picturized on Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone from Pathaan is facing massive backlash from religious leaders and fringe groups. Many politicians too have taken objection to Deepika in a saffron-coloured bikini and SRK in a green shirt. Minister of Madhya Pradesh Narottam Mishra even threatened to not release the film if the song is not removed. Amidst all this hoopla, megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who attended the Kolkata International Film Festival, spoke on the subject of civil liberties and freedom of expression, leaving us wondering if it was the star’s way of extending support to the YRF film. A part of the recent speech given by Amitabh Bachchan at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival was shared by ANI on its official social media handle. The video features Amitabh Bachchan saying, “The 1952 Cinematograph Act set out the structure of censorship as it stands today, upheld by the film certification board (Central

#AskSRK: Fan requests to postpone Pathaan release and Shah Rukh Khan has the funniest response

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Fans of Shah Rukh Khan already made it special for the superstar by celebrating his birthday in November in a grand manner. Now they are eager to catch him on the silverscreen after a four year hiatus in Pathaan and their excitement has only increased with the release of the teaser as well as the first song from the film, ‘Besharam Rang’ . So when the megastar planned for a #AskSRK session last evening, it didn’t come as a surprise that fans wanted to know more about this YRF action entertainer. Last evening, Shah Rukh Khan decided to interact with his fans through the Q&A session, #AskSRK and the curious fans had many questions ranging from his films to his personal life. While there were many who expressed their excitement about the release of Pathaan , one fan had a unique request and it was to postpone the release of the film. It seems that the fan requested the superstar to push the release of the spy entertainer by a day and knowing the superstar’s witty sense of humour, h

AskSRK: Shah Rukh Khan reveals details of Pathaan’s next track; says, “Hope you will all like it”

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Over the past couple of days Shah Rukh Khan has found himself in the eye of the storm with his upcoming release Pathaan and more importantly, the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from the film garnering ire from quite a few individuals. While matter refuse to die down on this front, Shah Rukh Khan doesn’t let things bog him down. In fact, earlier today the Pathaan star hosted an #AskSRK session on Twitter, where he answered fans and well-wishers who wanted to know details about his forthcoming release and life in general. Interestingly, during the course of the conversation Shah Rukh Khan revealed details of the next track from Pathaan . During the conversation responding to a query on Arijit Singh that read, “Sir arijit singh k baare m kya sochte h aap?? #AskSRK”, Khan was quick to answer, “Arijit is a gem.” Continuing further while also revealing a small detail about the next track from Pathaan, Khan continued, “Next song uski awaaz mein hai hope u will all like it. #Pathaan (the next song

Connect Trailer: Hindi trailer of the Nayanthara starrer hits the tube

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Lady Superstar Nayanthara, who has never worked in any Hindi language film or released any film in Hindi, will soon be seen in the Hindi version of her horror film Connect. Looking ate her huge fan base in the Northern region of India, the makers of her upcoming film Connect are releasing the film in Hindi, exactly a week after the release of its Tamil version. Starring Nayanthara, Sathyaraj, Anupam Kher, and Vinay Rai, the film is a horror thriller. Releasing on December 30 in Hindi, the makers of Connect have released its Hindi trailer. Directed by Ashwin Saravan, Connect is an edge of the seat horror-thriller. The trailer of the film shows a happy family who gets stuck at various locations because of the pandemic that hit the world. But it isn’t just the pandemic that has stressed the family. Nayanthara plays the mother of a teenage daughter, while Vinay plays her husband, Sathyaraj plays her father and Anupam Kher plays a Mumbai based Priest. Nayanthara’s character gets stuck

Vikas Bahl to direct Salman Khan’s niece Alizeh Agnihotri in his next, a remake of La Famille Belier

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After directing a dystopian saga with Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon in the lead, the Ganapath director Vikas Bahl seems to shifted his attention to his next directorial venture. While Ganapath is still in the pipeline for release, the director has decided to sign his next and it will be with none other Salman Khan’s niece Alizeh Agnihotri. The film in question is expected to be a feel good family drama, and is an official remake of the 2016 French-Belgian film La Famille Belier . As per reports in PeepingMoon, a source was quoted talking about this Vikas Bahl – Alizeh Agnihotri venture saying, "Vikas Bahl has finished scripting and will start shooting for it in the first quarter of next year. This is a film Vikas has been planning to adapt for Indian audiences for the last six years, and it’s finally seeing the light of day in 2023. The director has made some appropriate changes to the story and setting so that it resonates with Indian sensibilities and culture. Alizeh’s father

Here’s how Shah Rukh Khan wished Pathaan co-star John Abraham on his birthday

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The Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan has been making headlines for the past few days. In fact, the film, whose first track ‘Besharam Rang’ was released recently has been caught in mire with quite a few protests against the track. However, away from the negativity being spewed, Shah Rukh Khan and the makers of Pathaan , Yash Raj Films decided to wish the actor’s co-star John Abraham on his birthday in a rather unique way. In fact, SRK took to social media releasing a poster of the film featuring John. Sharing the poster on Twitter, Shah Rukh Khan added, “On-screen foe, off-screen buddy... Happy Birthday dearest @thejohnabraham Watch our clash in theatres on 25th Jan in #Pathaan! Releasing in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu. @deepikapadukone | #SiddharthAnand | @yrf”. As for the image, the new poster features John in an all-black look with tattoos on the back of his palm and index figure. Interestingly, the tattoo reads, “Everyone will come to my funeral to make sure I stay dead”. In the fil

Salman Khan shares a glimpse of his cameo in Ved; showcases his dance moves with Ritiesh Deshmukh

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Riteish Deshmukh will reunite with his wife Genelia D’Souza for Ved but it will be the first time where the real-life married couple will be seen together as the leads in a Marathi film. While this film is special for many reasons for the Deshmukhs, another exciting thing is the cameo by Salman Khan. We all know that Riteish shares a great bond with Khan and now superstar will be seen in a special dance number with his B-town buddy in this remake of Majili . Sharing a glimpse of it on social media, Salman Khan featured in his quintessential ‘tapori’ style with the Bhai swagger that will definitely remind you of Radhe from Wanted . The teaser of the song, which seems to be titled ‘Ved Lavlay’ , shows off Salman and Riteish Deshmukh clinging their drink glasses that are placed in their back pocket and it seems that these full-on typical Khan moves have won the hearts of Bhai fans. Posting about it on his Instagram page, Salman said, “Bhau cha birthday aahe - @riteishd Gift to Banta ha

Taapsee Pannu does not want to ‘sugar-coat’ being arrogant; says, “If asking for basic human respect of space is arrogance then please call me arrogant”

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Not too long ago, Taapsee Pannu was quite upset with paparazzi for questioning her about her late arrival at an event. Now during the promotions of her latest release Blurr , the actress spoke about how she has faced other issues with them, especially when they don’t respect boundaries and sometimes go to the extent of invading her personal ‘breathing’ space. She also expressed that she feels that there are times when they behave in that way to irk her. In a recent interview with India Today, Taapsee Pannu opened up on how the whole paparazzi culture bothers her. She said, “It does bother me because, after a point, I realized that they are doing it knowing they are going to irk me. Why will you hold my car’s door when I have gotten in? This is intruding my private space. Imagine if you are getting into your car and there are people who have held the car door and not letting you shut the door and shoving the camera in your face, will you like it? Any person, regardless of being a girl

EXCLUSIVE: Vishal Rana BREAKS silence on The Transporter: “We are NOT remaking it. We are moving forward with the franchise. So, The Transporter will become a local film”

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Bollywood Hungama  was the first one to report in July 2022 that producer Vishal Rana, whose thriller  Blurr  was recently released on Zee5, has bagged the rights to the much-loved action film,  The Transporter . In an exclusive interview with  Bollywood Hungama , Vishal Rana confirmed that our news was indeed true and he also made it clear that he’s not looking at remaking  The Transporter. Vishal Rana said, “ The Transporter  has been a very successful franchise. We are not remaking it. We are moving forward with the franchise. So,  The Transporter  will become a local film.” When asked again if his  The Transporter  film will not be a remake, he confirmed, “No it’ll not be. Certain quirks and traits will be taken from the original. Otherwise, it’ll be different and an Indian protagonist will take the franchise forward. The story will be entirely different.” The Transporter  starred Jason Statham in the lead role. Directed by Corey Yuen and Louis Leterrier, the film was a huge bo

Pathaan Row: Shaktimaan actor Mukesh Khanna bashes the song ‘Besharam Rang’; calls it ‘provocative’

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Pathaan has been facing major backlash after the release of the song ‘Besharam Rang’ over the use of the colour saffron for a bikini and for the gyrating moves of Deepika Padukone in the dance number. The glamorous song, featuring the Piku actress and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, that has been shot amidst picturesque locations of Spain has been facing severe remarks and comments from politicians and religious groups where some of them have even demanded a ban on the release of the film. Now joining the bandwagon of protestors is Shaktimaan actor and television personality Mukesh Khanna who has called the song ‘vulgar’ and ‘provocative’. Expressing his thoughts over the song ‘Besharam Rang’ from Pathaan , Mukesh Khanna told ABP News, “I think our film industry has gone haywire. This is a matter of vulgarity; it has nothing to do with any kind of religious problem. The censor board is no Supreme Court. They tell me very prominent people but can they not see all these attacks on the Hi

Shah Rukh Khan starrer Pathaan in trouble; Supreme Court lawyer files complaint with I&B Ministry

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A complaint has been filed against Pathaan starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. The film has been mired in controversies. The first song ‘Besharam Rang’ remains in headlines and has witnessed polarizing responses on the choices of clothes of Deepika Padukone. Vineet Jindal, an advocate at Supreme Court, has filed a complaint with the Information and Broadcasting Ministry against the lead actors for “objectional video" amid the 'Besharam Rang' row. The complaint has been filed to seek to ban the release of Pathaan till the “correctness of objectionable song". According to News18, the complainant said in the letter,  “This song is being vulgar and obscene, and against Hindu sentiments, because Deepika is wearing a saffron bikini and sarong with Shah Rukh Khan while performing on a song called Besharam Rang (unashamed colour)…Deepika Padukone and Shah Rukh Khan has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus by performing an obscene dance on ‘Beshram Rang’ w

Vicky Kaushal and Triptii Dimri starrer romantic comedy to release on July 28, 2023

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Prime Video, India’s most-loved entertainment destination, today announced that it will co-produce a new movie for theatrical release with Dharma Productions and Leo Media Collective. The currently-untitled movie features Vicky Kaushal in the lead, is directed by Anand Tiwari and produced by Hiroo Yash Johar, Karan Johar, Apoorva Mehta, Amritpal Singh Bindra and Anand Tiwari. The film also features Triptii Dimri and Ammy Virk in pivotal roles and is scheduled for a theatrical release on July 28, 2023. Following the theatrical release, the film will be available for streaming for Prime members in India and in more than 240 countries and territories. The Vicky Kaushal-starrer is the second theatrical co-production that Prime Video is associated with Dharma Productions. The move marks Prime Video’s commitment to the growth of the content ecosystem in India, by joining forces with the best storytellers in the country. “As the first choice of entertainment, our aim is to super-serve our

Besharam Rang row: Raees director Rahul Dholakia slams hate attack against Shah Rukh Khan and Pathaan; says ‘please tell these bigots with idiotic theories to shut up’

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As the fans gear up for the return of Shah Rukh Khan to silver screens after five years, Pathaan remains in the headlines. The first song ‘ Besharam Rang ’ has seen polarizing responses on the choices of clothes of Deepika Padukone. The song is picturised on the beaches of Spain where the actress is dressed in swimsuits. While netizens have called out misogynistic reactions to the choices of outfits a woman should or should not wear, certain sections are calling out for “boycott” of the film. But, the industry is standing with Shah Rukh Khan. Raees director Rahul Dholakia has urged everyone to condemn the hate attack against the superstar. Rahul Dholakia took to his Twitter account and wrote, “The hate attack (for years now) on @iamsrk should be condemned by one and all in the film industry. SRK has contributed more to our fraternity and India as an ambassador of entertainment & cinema; than most people have. Please tell these bigots with idiotic theories to Shut Up.” The hat

Esha Gupta roped in as brand ambassador for the iGaming platform Khelraja

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In a bid to further popularise online gaming amongst Southeast Asia’s growing digital user base, Khelraja, Asia’s renowned real-money gaming brand that offers sports betting, live casino and esports among other categories, has signed actor Esha Gupta as its brand ambassador. Under the long-term association, the Bollywood and Telugu star will promote Khelraja’s Sportsbook and Casino segment across digital and offline marketing channels. Khelraja’s latest association comes close on the heels of its partnership with Manchester United and France legend Patrice Evra and is a momentous development for the growth of the Khelraja brand as well as Southeast Asia’s larger iGaming ecosystem. As one of Bollywood's hottest and boldest divas with films such as Rustom and Jannat 2 under her belt, Esha Gupta will help the brand strengthen its position as a classy, reliable, and fun-filled online gaming platform. Her work in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi cinema will also further accelerate the adoptio

Amitabh Bachchan reflects on the 'changes in cinema content'; speaks up on freedom of expression

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In a rare moment, megastar Amitabh Bachchan spoke about civil liberties and freedom of expression in films. He also spoke about how current historicals reek of jingoism. Amitabh Bachchan was one of the chief guests at the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival. As per the video shared by the news agency ANI, Amitabh spoke about cinema and censorship. He said, “The 1952 Cinematograph Act set out the structure of censorship as it stands today upheld by the film certification board (Central Board of Film Certification). But even now, ladies and gentlemen--and I am sure my colleagues on stage will agree--questions are being raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression.” "Since early times there have been many changes in cinema content. From mythological films and socialist cinema to the advent of the angry young man and the current brand of historicals, couched in fictionalised jingoism, along with moral policing, the range has kept audiences reflecting on the politics and