Sep 022017
 

Toilet: Ek Prem Katha director Shree Narayan Singh has taken off for Poland for a holiday. The editor-turned-director wanted time off after the release of the Akshay Kumar-starrer. But as he could not take off immediately, he has managed to finally do it now. A well deserved break before he begins his next, Roshni, which is slated to star Shahid Kapoor.

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Sep 022017
 

This actor, who has just started shooting for his next with a newcomer, has already upset the makers of the film. He has been exaggerating the film’s budget to create hype. He has been quoting a mindboggling figure when the actual budget is far lesser. He has got his maths all wrong. We guess it’s so that he can position himself as a bankable star after his last film proved to be a disaster.

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Sep 022017
 

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan had been guarding his look in Karwan and even resorting to wearing surgical masks. Now that he has started shooting for Akarsh Khurana’s film, leaked snapshots from the set tell a different story. Khan looks like he normally does. So, what exactly was the actor hiding? The film also stars Malayalam actor Dulquer Salman.

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Sep 022017
 

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Akshay Kumar has begun shooting for ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’. He had a two-day schedule at Yash Raj Studios on Thursday and Friday.

The Khiladi, who features as a judge on the comedy show, was heard saying if the channel airs it at a late hour, he may not be able to catch it. The Khiladi’s bedtime is 8 pm. It is well-known that he believes in the ‘early to bed, early to rise’ dictum.

The next stint of shooting is slated for September 14, as Kumar will be on a break next week. He turns 50 on September 9. The actor is said to be celebrating his milestone birthday in Switzerland with near and dear ones.

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After 11 years, writer Vikram Chandra’s 2006 thriller ‘Sacred Games’ is finally being adapted on screen, and it was a long time coming. It’s honestly quite surprising how this novel, which is considered one of the most memorable books on Mumbai, hasn’t been turned into a movie or TV show till now.

Becoming the first Indian show in the Netflix Originals category, ‘Sacred Games’ will be an eight-part series. At the press conference held to the announce the production, Chandra insisted on how crucial it will be for any screen adaptation of the novel to be multilingual. “With Netflix, the opportunity to have that multilingual flavour was unpassable,” he adds.

India's First Netflix Original ‘Sacred Games' Is On Its Way© Netflix

The filming will begin next week, and all the eight hour-long episodes are to be directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, who are co-founders of Phantom Films. And far as the actors are concerned, Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte have been finalized till now.

Basically, the story follows Sartaj Singh, a Mumbai cop, on the trail of Ganesh Gaitonde, a gang lord. Khan has been signed on for the role of Singh, while Siddiqui will essay the role of Gaitonde and Apte that of Anjali Mathur, who is roped in by RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) to snare the don.

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And, as for Kashyap, this series will mark his return to the gritty Bombay crime drama, a genre he has previously explored in Satya (1998), Black Friday (2004) and Bombay Velvet (2015). According to him, he plans on treating ‘Sacred Games’ as an eight-hour long movie, even though it is a series. On the other hand, Motwane is more excited about the format, since the viewers are more likely to binge-watch a TV series rather than a two-hour film. “Water cooler conversations are not about movies anymore, they’re about shows,” he adds. “Your competition (with Netflix) is Narcos and Stranger Things. It’s scary but exciting.”

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Saif Ali Khan, who claimed he is half-way through the book right now, said it will give him a chance to play a memorable role. Sartaj Singh, a character carried over from a previous book by Chandra, Love in Longing in Bombay, belongs to a family that suffered during Partition. The experience leaves a mark on him. “The stage that I’m in life, I want to do good characters and good work,” Khan adds.

‘Sacred Games’ will be screened in 190 countries in 20 different languages.

Sep 022017
 

She is bold, fearless and is not afraid to speak her mind. When most people bow down to the royal families of B-town, Kangana Ranaut is one of those few actors who will rebel against the biggies if that’s the right thing to do.

You can love her, hate her, call her names, but man, she is a bad-ass woman who truly knows how to make her way through a tough situation despite all the difficulties. Often embroiled in controversy for some reason or the other, Kangana has lately been in news a lot. While many would have lost their composure, she has very tactfully handled it.

The most shocking thing that took the whole nation by storm was her relationship with Hrithik Roshan. As per reports, she allegedly dated the actor and then they parted ways. However, things didn’t go as pleasant as one would hope. Their story had a twist, both parties accused and insulted each other and then legal notices were filed against one another. Wow! 

Ther r more chances of me having had an affair with d Pope dan any of d (Im sure wonderful)women d media hs ben naming.Thanks but no thanks.

— Hrithik Roshan (@iHrithik) January 28, 2016

While many of us thought that whatever beef they had was a bygone issue, it evidently was not when Kangana spoke her mind and heart out in her latest interview that has left everyone shocked.

The actress was on fire and addressed all the issues that have been revolving around her in the past year. From talking about nepotism, stealing credits for an upcoming film, ‘Simran’ to Hrithik Roshan.

She answered all that we wanted to know. Things didn’t just stop there though as she slammed the Roshans and revealed 12 explosive things about Hrithik, shunning all the rumours once and for all. From talking about their relationship, legal battles to being threatened with her life, here’s what she had to say:

He couldn’t prove it

“There was a proper end to the legal battle. He claimed many things, he said there was an imposter I was communicating with but he couldn’t prove it. There’s a report by the Cyber Crime Cell which said his accusations were nil. He and his father claimed that they’ll expose me which will shock everyone. They couldn’t do anything. Why just go on maligning someone?”

I truly loved him a lot

“I truly loved him a lot. The poetry which I wrote exclusively for him, he used them to tarnish my image. It is just like a second death to go through when someone does that to you,” she expressed on India Tv’s show ‘Aap Ki Adalat’.

Hrithik and Rakesh Roshan have made fools of themselves

“I’m still waiting to meet him face-to-face and exchange two words on this and sort this out, but he’s been running and hiding from me. He and his father have made fools of themselves, they should apologise to me in public. Even if they don’t, I will clarify to the world what happened to the case. The case has not died down. They couldn’t prove anything,” she said on CNN News 18’s s show ‘Now Showing’

When he couldn’t prove, his team took another route

“He slapped me with a legal notice saying that I’ve caused grievous harm to his family and reputation and that how could he be the ‘silly ex’ when it’s clearly me. When he couldn’t prove why he slapped a case on me, they took another route. That she’s right in her stance, she had an affair, but it wasn’t me, it was someone else. I’ll prove that person and bring that person and show that person to the world, he couldn’t.”

Kangana Hrithik (c) Facebook

I cried for nights

“I have faced so much humiliation. I cried for nights. I was unable to sleep. Emails on my name were released and people still Google them and gossip. “Mujhe is badtameezi ki maafi chahiye.” 

Has he proved the imposter?

 “Why can’t they say this? Has he proved the imposter? Why did he slap me with that stupid notice? Why is he coming to people and crying about e-mails which were written two years ago? If someone was harassing you, would you wait to complain for two years? And if the cyber crime cell has found no imposter, then why would you not tell the media about it?”

Hrithik And Rakesh Should apologise to me publicly

“Today also people ask me about the unfortunate incident that happened between me and Aditya Pancholi and I reply that I was a minor at that age. So don’t tell me what I should talk about, or not talk about. Ask me more about this case, I will simplify it for you. Because he has, on purpose made the whole thing into a circle. This is what has happened, he and his father have made fools of themselves and they should apologize to me in public.” 

People would call and say, ‘you know your sister is not safe, put her in a safe place’

“These are big people, they have lots of money. Journalists would call my sister and say that ‘you know your sister is not safe, put her in a safe place.’ We used to get threatened. Of course I was scared for my life, who would’t be? There are so many things that happen around you when extra-marital affairs are spoken about. “Look at that Malayalam case, what that man did to the girl who complained to his wife. He got her raped, he got her videos circulated. You know what happens in such cases… girls get pregnant, they get shot, they get killed, all kinds of things happen. So I was scared, of course I was scared. But I’m not sorry about anything. The case hasn’t died down, there was a proper verdict to it. Anyone can ask me any question about it, I’m ready to explain.”

Kangana Hrithik (c) Facebook

Not doing all this to promote my film

“I am here to make people understand what happened. It is not because my film is coming. I will reply every time people will ask me about the unfortunate incidents of my life.”

He wanted to put me behind the bars for having an affair

“He has prepped for two years to have me jailed for having an affair with me. Two things I will not accept – a) nothing came out of this case b) it died down on its own. You can call me whatever you want to call me, hate my sob stories or doomed relationships or whatever it is, I don’t care, but I won’t settle for these words.”

Hrithik has harassed me, stalked me

“He runs away when he sees me. In fact, when we broke up in 2014 and after that one year when he was harassing me and stalking me, I complained to his father. I told him that his son is harassing me, stalking me, has hacked my account and he’s not letting me get into any other relationship. So his father said I’m going to arrange a meeting for you. Since then, I’m hoping to get a meeting with him to have a two-word conversation with him and ask him that he’s telling the world he doesn’t know me.”

If you care about your family why don’t you stop having affairs?

“But I’m going to make sure that these things are out there and exposed so that the girls are not taken for a ride. If you care so much about your family life, children, and image, why don’t you stop having affairs?”

Kangana Hrithik (c) Facebook

Truth or truth? Now we just wonder what Hrithik has to say about all this. For now, all we can say is don’t mess with her, folks! Let us know what are your thoughts about all this.

Check out the interview here. 

 

 

 

 

Sep 022017
 

Preity Zinta and Karan Johar recently shot for buddy Farah Khan's show Lip Sing BattlePreity Zinta and Karan Johar on Lip Sing Battle

Preity Zinta and Karan Johar recently shot for buddy Farah Khan’s show, ‘Lip Sing Battle’. The desi version of the American reality series has two celebrity contestants lip syncing to songs and whoever croons the best, wins the round.

We think KJo would have nailed it on the dance and music front.

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Sep 022017
 

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There was talk of R Madhavan being part of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s production ‘Fanney Khan’, starring Anil Kapoor and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan.

The actor says he could not commit to the project due to date issues. But a birdie close to the project chirps to say Maddy asked for a whopper. As a result, the makers roped in Rajkummar Rao. Mehra and Bachchan were keen on Maddy though.

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Sep 022017
 

Because let’s all be very honest about one thing: ‘Game of Thrones’ is losing the pot somewhere. It isn’t the great series it once was. The directors and producers are getting a bit sloppy and predictable. It’s true no matter what you might say. We knew Jon and Dany were to hook up (quite frankly Jon calling her Dany was a little too far-fetched for a George R.R. Martin novel which is why they should just stick to the books, but never you mind). We knew Gendry would make a comeback. We kinda saw a dragon death on its way and well, Baelish’s days were numbered a long time ago. Let’s just get over all of that because now the guys are just giving us what we want and the show is no fun anymore. 

Melisandre Could Be The Catalyst That Game of Thrones Needs In Season 8HBO

But, for the sake of the franchise and all the hullabaloo that comes along with it, we’ll stoke your trivial fandom fire one more time (just kidding; there’s going to be a lot more). 

If you’re wondering whatever happened to Melisandre on ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7, ever since she announced she was leaving for Volantis, then don’t wonder because that’s exactly where she’s headed. The reasons however, behind Meli wanting to go back to Volantis have more to do than just the fact that she foresaw her death. 

Melisandre Could Be The Catalyst That Game of Thrones Needs In Season 8HBO

Let’s go back to Season 6 for a bit, to the episode when one High Priestess Kinvara paid Tyrion and Lord Varys a visit in Meereen while Dany was away, captured by the Dothraki tribe. The scene went something like this: 

TYRION: “The truth is, we need your help. We were hoping that we could somehow persuade you…”
KINVARA: “You don’t need to persuade me. I came to help. Daenerys Stormborn is the one who was promised. From the fire she was reborn to remake the world… Daenerys has been sent to lead the people against the darkness in this war and in the Great War still to come.”

Melisandre Could Be The Catalyst That Game of Thrones Needs In Season 8HBO

Now Here Goes The Story: 

Volantis happens to be one of the three Free Cities of Essos. But, that’s not all. The city sits on an amount of dragon-glass that is so vast that the people actually build their homes with it. Oh wait, there’s more. In Volantis resides an army of thousands of ferocious soldiers, known as the Fiery Hand. They wear dark red armour on orange robes and wield spears that are shaped like flames. Whether or not these spears will also light up like the Beric Dondarion’s does is yet to be seen. But, let’s examine the facts at hand. 

Melisandre Could Be The Catalyst That Game of Thrones Needs In Season 8HBO

We know that Kinvara the High Priestess of Volantis is already gunning for Queen Daenerys Targaryen and as such, is waiting for a sign so they can call on the Fiery Hand at the hour of need to fight alongside her, against the white walkers. We also know that Melisandre is on her way to Volantis and could very well carry the news of the Great War to Kinvara. At this point, we would have a bevvy of soldiers ready to fight for and answer to no one but the God of Light; courtesy of Melisandre being the bearer of news for the High Priest and Priestess of Volantis. 

Now imagine how this army will change the entire game for Jon Snow, Daenerys Targaryen and the fate of the white walkers! 

I’ll leave you to your imagination, on that note.

Melisandre Could Be The Catalyst That Game of Thrones Needs In Season 8

 

Sep 022017
 

Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ is one of those rare films that one can enjoy anytime. Well, I bet there are many who literally remember every scenes and those ‘seeti maar’ dialogues as well.

Kashyap’s film was not just loved by critics but people couldn’t stop obsessing over it. GoW had such a different storyline that it went on to become one of the most successful cult films of Bollywood.

The buzz because the film was so huge that when it released, one could hear themselves saying one-liners like, “Maarenge nahin saale ko. Keh ke lenge uski”, “Beta, tumse na ho paayega”, in their daily life.

We saw actors like Nawazudding Siddiqui, Manoj Bajpayee, Huma Qureshi and Pankaj Tripathi, delivering phenomenal performances. In fact, some of the scenes were so well made that we still remember them frame by frame!

And one of the scenes that still makes us chuckle is the ‘permission scene’, where Faisal (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) asks Mohsina (Huma Qureshi) if he can touch her or have sex with her. Man, that scene was seriously too good! For people who still haven’t watched both GoW films, you are missing on something really entertaining.

That hilarious scene left people laughing their lungs out but did you know that it was actually inspired by a real life chapter in Nawaz’s life?

 In an interview with Anupama Chopra, the critically acclaimed actor revealed that this particular scene was inspired by a real life incident.

He later explained that he shared it with Anurag and that’s how this scene was included in the film. He talked about how he went to see this girl and she was listening to the exact song shown in the film and asked her if she would have sex with him. The girl in return got furious, picked up her chappal and asked him to get out. Hilarious isn’t it?

Nawazuddin (c) Youtube/ Film Companion

Nawazuddin(c) Youtube/ Film Companion

Nawazuddin (c) Youtube/ Film Companion

Nawazuddin (c) Youtube/ Film Companion

Nawazuddin (c) Youtube/ Film Companion

Check out Nawaz spilling the beans himself in the video below: