Rimi Chakraborty

Jul 232017
 

It’s finally happening! ‘Wonder Woman’ is getting a sequel and our excitement now knows no boundaries! Whenever one spoke about superheroes, we primarily thought of Batman, Superman, Thor, Spiderman, Ironman, Captain America, Hulk and many more. Well they all are superheroes but what’s missing in this list? A woman. But, this summer that trend changed when Warner Bros. brought to life DC Comic’s much loved and cherished character, Wonder Woman.

Warner Bros.' ‘Wonder Woman' Sequel Is Confirmed© Warner Bros.

The fact that we are still swooning over Gal Gadot’s fierce avatar, killer looks, deadlier superpowers and impeccable acting skills is proof enough that she did an amazing job as Wonder Woman, after Lynda Carter, whose name goes hand in hand with the superhero. If you are wondering whether Gal Gadot will come back in this movie? Hell yeah! She will be in the sequel and slaying and beating the sh*t out of people, like she has been doing.

Warner Bros.' ‘Wonder Woman' Sequel Is Confirmed© Warner Bros.

Within a few weeks of its release, ‘Wonder Woman’ has already become the third biggest movie of all time by Warner Bros., ‘The Dark Knight’ and ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ are the two biggest hits by them. The announcement of Wonder Woman 2 was made at San Diego Comic-Con and it’s definitely a big deal for the fans across the world. However, it still concerns us how well the sequel will build up, after the fantastic response of the first film. After the sequel was confirmed, there was no way we could have kept calm. As expected, people couldn’t hold on to their excitement and took to Twitter to share the news.    

WONDER WOMAN 2 IS HAPPENING I’M SO HAPPY #WonderWoman pic.twitter.com/KPqz2noN1d

— Nav (@LuxyNav) 22 July 2017

> WONDER WOMAN 2
> SUICIDE SQUAD 2
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— Mireia (@mirfitvi) 22 July 2017

Wonder Woman 2!! Yes it was already a given, but I’m still elated!! ??????????????????????????????????????

— lily (@GoSpurs90) 22 July 2017

Having said that, apart from Gal Gadot, if there was anyone who left an equally deep impact on the fans; it was Director Patty Jenkins, who showed the world who the real wonder woman is. The duo of Jenkins and Gadot has managed to wreak havoc on the success of other films and we aren’t complaining. They deserve all the credit for doing justice with the character. However, the announcement did not exactly reveal whether Jenkins will return to the director’s chair. But, the fans are excited anyway and Jenkins to be back in the sequel as well.

Wonder Woman 2 ?????????????????????????? #daymade. Just waiting on them to announce Patty Jenkins as it’s director ???????? #girlpower #notdoneyet https://t.co/1anXWXIjmZ

— Trisha Held (@unalocachica) 22 July 2017

Patty Jenkins isn’t yet Wonder Woman 2 director. That post BETTER NOT be taken by a man! @WomenNMedia @AWD_Directors @TheDirectorList

— Geetha Stachowiak (@scifinutjob) 22 July 2017

Source: CNET 

Jul 232017
 

The seventh season of the much-awaited and fought-after (you aren’t a true fan if you didn’t fight over the characters and story plot) series, ‘Game of Thrones’, premiered recently and since then people have officially lost their chill. The first episode has already been viewed millions of times and has divided the world into two parts – first who watched it before everyone and spoil the episode for others and second who beat the sh*t out of those who give away spoilers.

Game of Thrones Season 7 Premiere Pirated 90 Million Times© HBO

Within a few days of its release, this season has already done much more than just fuel suspense around the characters. It gave people a room to troll Ed Sheeran for his cameo, gave the fan theorists fodder for their next groundbreaking discovery and most importantly, it has given some smartasses on the internet to go ahead and do what they are best at – pirating it. Thanks to the advent of internet, nothing seems like too big a deal these days and we guess these folks abide by this, so they went ahead and pirated the premiere episode 90 f**king million times.

Game of Thrones Season 7 Premiere Pirated 90 Million Times© HBO

According to a report published in Torrent Freak, the piracy monitoring firm MUSO has suggested that the season premiere has been pirated 90 million times in just three days and the sources were majorly the unauthorized streaming services with torrent contributing a little bit to it. It’s not like this show or any other show’s piracy numbers have not touched millions earlier, but this number and that too within a few days is huge. We won’t be surprised if Hollywood goes into a state of shock after reading the numbers.   

Game of Thrones Season 7 Premiere Pirated 90 Million Times© HBO

MUSO even notes that most pirated traffic comes from the United States (15 million approx), while countries like United Kingdom (6.2 million approx), Germany (4.8 million approx) and India (4.3 million approx) filled up the second, third and fourth spots in the list of piracy. We hope any college professor isn’t reading this, else they’ll know how the students are putting the hostel and college WiFi to good use.

Jul 232017
 

It feels as if it was only yesterday that Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Om Shanti Om’ was released, which made us realize of the importance of “ek chutki sindoor” in a woman’s life. It also helped some hopeless romantics muster courage to go to their crushes and propose with ‘shiddat’ so that the whole universe conspires to bring them together. This movie taught us how to soothe our souring hearts by reminding ourselves that if nothing is going right, then “Picture abhi baaki hai mere dost.” While, we fans took home some of those kickass words of wisdom, Japan too took something from this movie and that was…inspiration to create a Broadway style musical play.    

‘Om Shanti Om' Recreated Into A Japanese Broadway Musical © Red Chillies Entertainment

This movie was actress Deepika Padukone’s debut movie and has already completed 10 years now. Anyone who doesn’t feel old yet? Well, the Japanese version is titled ‘Oomu Shanti Oomu’ and kicked-off in Osaka yesterday and Farah Khan, like a proud mother, was present at the opening. She even tweeted about this play that was directed by Koyanagi Naoko and staged by the Takarazuka Revue theatre group. Farah also wrote that this is Bollywood’s first film to get its own international musical adaptation.  

1st Bollywood film ever to get its own international musical adaptation!! #oso opening night! Picture abhi baaki hain.. pic.twitter.com/OA0OjGcVN7

— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) 22 July 2017

Opening tomorrow nite.. dont miss the Japanese version of @iamsrk n @deepikapadukone .. #oso  in osaka! So looking forward to this! pic.twitter.com/p1WNeLzPLp

— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) 21 July 2017

While, we fans were getting pumped up about this play and were cheering for Om and Shanti in our hearts, there was one particular tweet that took away both the limelight and our breath at the same time. The tweet was from none other than our Om Kapoor aka King Khan who teased us with a sequel of the movie.  

Arre yaar. Let’s do it in part 2 now. Last nite kids telling me how much they love OSO https://t.co/g0tL0b78zt

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) 21 July 2017

Their interaction continued and with each tweet, our excitement gradually rose and has now reached to a pinnacle, which won’t come down until and unless their words come true.

Wish you were here to see how much love our film gets even in its 10 th year.. @iamsrk ??????arrigato https://t.co/pcXguAtmFW

— Farah Khan (@TheFarahKhan) 21 July 2017

Farah further posted a picture of an ubercool jacket with Om written on it and like her caption we too feel that SRK would have looked killer and dapper wearing that jacket. Well, maybe they can make a sequel just to include that jacket and SRK in one frame.

V should hav made this awesome jacket 4 @iamsrk .. OSO musical dress rehearsal was awesome..japan truly celebrating the film ??

A post shared by Farah Khan Kunder (@farahkhankunder) on Jul 21, 2017 at 8:29am PDT

Shah Rukh Khan is currently busy with his upcoming movie ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ opposite actress Anushka Sharma. 

Jul 202017
 

Earlier this week West Indies opener and left-handed batsman, Chris Gayle, challenged the internet to dance on Sunny Leone’s ‘Laila Main Laila’ and broke the internet by showing off his killer dance moves. This video went viral as people were floored by Gayle’s fantastic footwork…off the field. Here’s the video where Gayle dances on the iconic song from ‘Raees’ and announces to reward the winner with USD 5000.

(#CEO Chris Ever Okay) I’ll give the winner USD 5000 who do the #ChrisGayleDanceChallenge ???????? the best ????. Ladies, the challenge goes for you too…There’s the video so make sure you’re spot on as I am lol. #HaveFun I’ll post the top 5 on my page and the viewers choose the winner. Remember to use the HASHTAG! Will announce the winner on the 24th ????????

A post shared by KingGayle ???? (@chrisgayle333) on Jul 15, 2017 at 4:03am PDT

While the world lost its chill over Gayle’s amazing dance moves with people sending in their entries, we think that we have found the winner already. And that winner is none other than the original Laila, Sunny Leone. Responding to Gayle’s challenge, Leone said “Hey @henrygayle, Here is my entry for #ChrisGayleDanceChallenge. LOL” and attached the original video of the song.  

Hey @henrygayle , Here is my entry for #ChrisGayleDanceChallenge ???????? LOL#SunnyLeone #ChrisGayleDanceChallengeAccepted pic.twitter.com/6HCJNsKU44

— Sunny Leone (@SunnyLeone) July 18, 2017

With one tweet, Sunny Leone won internet’s heart and Chris Gayle’s too. After looking at her post, he too replied and we guess that’s exactly how every person is feeling right now after watching her tweet. 

I’m just seeing this…you got the moves. ???????????? https://t.co/7LlkR72Zdx

— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) July 19, 2017

 

Jul 202017
 

Amole Gupte, who is known for giving us some exceptional movies like ‘Taare Zameen Par’ and ‘Stanley Ka Dabba’, is back in action with India’s first kid’s action adventure movie ‘Sniff’. What will you do if you wake up one day and realize that you can sniff or smell things that are miles away from you? Well, some of us would probably channelize that power towards figuring out which restaurant offers the best food. But Sunny, a young school going boy, thinks differently. He uses his sniffing power to catch criminals and that’s how Bollywood gets its youngest spy, who can give even James Bond or Sherlock a run for their money.

Trailer Of Amole Gupte's ‘Sniff'© Eros International

The movie talks about Sunny, played by Khushmeet Gill, who can’t smell and because of this, people compare this issue with the inability to see things. However, while wandering through a laboratory, he smells some chemical concoction, which gives him the power that no one else has – to smell anything and anyone even if they are miles away. And then starts the journey of this cute superhero to help catch criminals.

The charm of Amole Gupte’s movies is that you always feel some sort of connection with the kids and their issues. The sensitive yet adorable portrayal of problems instantly hits us right in the feels and leaves a smile on our faces, each time we watch them struggle. So folks, get ready to watch this cute kid turn into one of the coolest spy superheroes of his time on July 23rd. Check out the trailer here.

Jul 202017
 

Guillermo Del Toro, the man who gave us classics like ‘Hellboy 1 &2′, ‘Pacific Rim’, ‘Blade 2′ and ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’ is back with another fascinating movie, ‘The Shape Of Water’ that has given us another reason to look forward to December, apart from Christmas. Set against the backdrop of the 1963 Cold War-era, this movie revolves about an intimate friendship that develops between Elisa, “the princess without a voice” and an aquatic monster. 

Trailer Of Guillermo Del Toro's ‘The Shape Of Water'© Fox Searchlight Pictures

Sally Hawkins plays Elisa, a mute woman who is trapped in a life of silence and isolation, while working in a high-security government laboratory. She and her co-worker Zelda, played by Octavia Spencer, discover a secret experiment that involves a strange aquatic creature, played by Doug Jones. What happens when the two come close to each other and how an unusual bond is formed between the two, weaves the rest of the plot. 

Trailer Of Guillermo Del Toro's ‘The Shape Of Water'© Fox Searchlight Pictures

In all honesty, when it comes to monster movies, I am slightly biased towards Bong Joon Ho’s ‘The Host’ and I am sure many of you would agree with me, because it portrayed monsters in the most badass and scariest way ever. However, given Del Toro’s exceptional directorial prowess and the gripping trailer, this movie could just be next big thing in the science fiction or fantasy thriller genre. Names like Richard Jenkins, Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg and Vanessa Taylor of ‘Game Of Thrones’ fame round off the cast. This other-worldly fairytale is slated to hit the theatres in the US on December 8th. Watch the trailer right here. 

 

Jul 182017
 

For the past couple of days, two people have been making headlines because of promotional posters released by Yash Raj Films. For those who couldn’t figure it out yet, we are talking about the newcomers Anya Singh and Aadar Jain, who are all set to floor us with their upcoming movie ‘Qaidi Band’. Aadar Jain is Ranbir Kapoor’s cousin andRaj Kapoor’s grandson. The movie’s much-awaited trailer was finally released today and in all honesty, the trailer gave away the whole gist of the film and did not intrigue us at all. 

Trailer Of Aadar Jain & Anya Singh Starrer ‘Qaidi Band'© Yash Raj Films

The trailer starts with a scene of jail inmates fighting and placing bets and doing all sorts of random things to make money. The plot then gradually shifts to the under-trials forming an orchestra band to perform on Independence Day. The under-trials soon put their hopes of freedom on music and start giving their best, but right when they are about to be released, something unexpected happens. While, at some places it looks like a combination of Ranbir Kapoor’s ‘Rockstar’ and Farhan Akhtar’s ‘Rock On’, there is another movie that is based on similar lines. The movie is ‘Lucknow Central’ and talks about a jail inmate who forms his band inside the jail. It stars Farhan Akhtar, Diana Penty, Gippy Grewal, Ronit Roy and Deepak Dobriyal among others. Check out the trailer here. 

The concept is interesting and different from what YRF usually delivers, but the trailer did not impress us at all. Further, the lead pair failed to stand out, although some of their dialogues were really amazing. It is written and directed by Habib Faisal and produced by Aditya Chopra. Whether this movie manages to leave an impact on the audience will be known on August 25, when it hits theatres. 

Jul 172017
 

Until last week, we were cribbing about Monday blues and wishing for this day to be eliminated from the calendar, but now that the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 7 premiered this morning, we have fallen in love with this day all over again. For those who have already seen it, let’s make it worse for those who didn’t watch it, by dropping spoilers (don’t take it seriously unless you want deadly fights to ensue in real life). Anyway, while our excitement was at the pinnacle as we eagerly waited for the story to unfold, there was one special appearance that turned into a major distraction for us all. As Arya Stark rode her horse, she met a fine young soldier from King’s Landing, singing a campfire song along with his fellow mates. That soldier was none other than ‘Shape of You’ singer Ed Sheeran. The moment we saw two of our favourite peeps in one frame, boy we lost our sh*t.

Throwback to the time I was a Lannister

A post shared by Ed Sheeran (@teddysphotos) on Jul 16, 2017 at 7:09pm PDT

While some were visibly excited about Sheeran’s cameo, others were not too happy with his subtle introduction that didn’t add any kind of substance to the drama. He got an extensive screen space while Arya spoke to other soldiers and we guess that’s the only thing he and the fans signed up for. While the directors took a lot of pain to bring Jon Snow back from the dead, we don’t think Ed Sheeran will be brought back even in the first part of the next episode and FYI we don’t hate Ed Sheeran. In fact, in the few seconds of his appearance, he did manage to sway our hearts with his singing and that passionate gaze. Check out the scene here. Watch it at your own risk if you are up for spoilers.

Twitterati too couldn’t hold in their emotions and excitement and flooded the social media with funny tweets around Sheeran’s cameo.

Spoiler: the next six episodes are an Ed Sheeran concert.

— Alex Zalben (@azalben) 17 July 2017

If Arya doesn’t burn Ed Sheeran he’ll come back as a white walker and be playing Westeros Glastonbury for thousands of years. #GoTS7

— Zack Jones (@ZackJ0nes) 17 July 2017

Ed Sheeran’s Game of Thrones introduction had all the grace and nuance as the time Alice and the gang at Mel’s Diner met Jerry Reed

— Mike Ryan (@mikeryan) 17 July 2017

Arya: “That’s a pretty song.”
Ed Sheeran: “It’s a new one… off my brand new album, ‘Divide,’ in stores now!!!!”#GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/nsAumXug7K

— Zach Goins (@zach_goins) 17 July 2017

Only way to justify Ed Sheeran’s #GameOfThrones cameo is for him to greet Bran with: “When your legs don’t work like they used to before…”

— Charlie Potter (@Charlie_Potter) 17 July 2017

Ed Sheeran was there just for singing purpose? Wtf? but damn his voice is so good! And Arya Stark woohoo.  #GoTS7  #GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/TsuSWT8THz

— varun (@T_w_itt_er) 17 July 2017

game of thrones: we’re a prestige show pls take us seriously
game of thrones: here’s arya eating a squirrel next to ed sheeran

— tori (2017) (@grinchhands) 17 July 2017

The first episode was definitely a great start to this highly anticipated season, but what happens in the next episode is what’s killing us inside. Will Arya Stark fall in love with Ed Sheeran and his voice?  Or will she kill Sheeran and other soldiers? Maybe she can take him hostage and ask him to sing whenever she gets bored riding her horse.

Meanwhile here’s how some fans are feeling right now after getting tagged in GOT spoilers.

#GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/ILqUirUlGE

— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) 20 June 2016

Jul 172017
 

The recently concluded star-studded award show, IIFA 2017, will be remembered for various reasons – glamorous beauties and dapper actors walking the green carpet, best talents getting acknowledged for their hard work and some of our favourite movies getting their due in the form of awards. But, of all these reasons, there was one that took the award show to a harmonious and soulful level. It became a memorable night for all the fans of Oscar and Grammy winner A.R. Rahman, who rocked the award night and set the stage on fire with his fabulous live performance. However, this isn’t even the best part. Rahman was honoured for his 25 years of musical journey at the award show.  

A.R. Rahman Awarded For His 25 Years Of Musical Journey© Reuters

It’s ironic how one section of the world was appreciating Rahman’s work and breaking in cheers and ‘encore’ during his performance, there were some who didn’t have ears to appreciate good music and walked out of his London concert because he sang Tamil songs. However, unfazed by this disrespectful gesture, Rahman performed at IIFA Rocks at the MetLife stadium and was joined by stalwarts like Diljit Dosanjh, Benny Dayal, Neeti Mohan, Jonita Gandhi and Javed Ali. He reportedly said, “I am thankful to you all for coming and supporting the concert…love you.”

Ace musician @arrahman awarded for his 25 years of musical contribution. #IIFA2017 pic.twitter.com/arWnayUGZ8

— IIFA Awards (@IIFA) 16 July 2017

Feeling excited to perform along with Rahman, singer Mika said “I am feeling very happy and proud that he (Rahman) called me here. make some noise for Rahman sir. Love you all.” ‘Naddan Parindey’, ‘Dil Hai Chota Sa’, ‘Agar Tum Saath Ho’, ‘Bin Tere Kya Jeena’ and ‘Mere Paas Hai Tu’ were some of the mesmerising numbers he sang. Unlike the thankless crowd from his London concert, people cheered loudly when he performed songs like ‘Urvasi Urvasi’ and ‘Humma Humma’.

Source: The Times Of India

Jul 162017
 

I lived my entire life believing that music is free from all the geographical boundaries and was over any and every language and religion, but after what happened at music maestro AR Rahman’s concert at Wembley Stadium in London, I feel that it was all a lie. Music is still largely overshadowed by language and except for those who genuinely love music, none of us understand the true essence or beauty of songs. On July 8th, Rahman was playing at a concert titled ‘Netru, Indru, Naalai’ in London, where he sang a couple of ‘Tamil songs’ along with Hindi songs and people apparently had problems with that. Some irked fans were so upset with the songs that they left the show midway and even demanded for a refund since they didn’t sign up for a “Tamil Concert”. 

AR Rahman Reacts To Fans Walking Out Of His London Concert© Reuters

I can’t facepalm enough over this absurd line of thought of those who, at one point, called themselves Rahman’s fans. If this is how they feel about concerts and music, then I hope they weren’t a part of the crowd cheering at Justin Bieber’s or Coldplay’s India concert. But, I won’t be surprised if they were standing at the forefront and singing the lyrics as well, because clearly Tamil songs come nowhere close to English songs or the ones preferred by the West. I am not trying to fuel or trigger any debate around this Western hangover, but singing ‘Despacito’ is much easier than singing the “Punjirithanji Konjikko” verse from ‘Jiya Jale’ right? Of course, I am right! Or when K-Pop star Psy rolled out ‘Gangnam Style’, why didn’t we Indians boycott that song or left it midway because it wasn’t in Hindi? Or maybe Tamil is tougher than Korean, who knows.   

AR Rahman Reacts To Fans Walking Out Of His London Concert© Reuters

Twitter was flooded with posts about how disappointed some people were after attending a concert that had too many Tamil songs and hardly any Hindi ones; or how it was disrespectful for someone who made his name in Bollywood. 

That was my first ever Tamil concert guys. Albeit completely unintentional #ARRahman #SSEArena #Fail #Refund?

— Omer Chowdhury (@OmChow) 8 July 2017

Was total disaster,for someone who made his name in Bollywood(at least on sheer numbers) it was disrespectful from him,even speaking Tamil

— Apoorva Dixit (@apoorva_dixit) 9 July 2017

Was so disappointed and left half way through. The promoter #HumsiniEntertainment should of said 99% songs will be Tamil. I wouldnt of come

— Rita Mistry (@RitaMistry) 8 July 2017

Need more Hindi Punjabi songs #ARRahman #Wembley #ssearena feels like come to a South Indian concert @arrahman

— Saurabh Sethi (@Saurabh_Sethi25) 8 July 2017

@arrahman seems like he has forgotten Hindi music has brought him to international fame

— Jagruti (@JCookingOdyssey) 9 July 2017

1.#India is Not Hindia
2. #Hindi is not mother of Music
3.This Earth not only for Hindi speaking ppl  #ARRahman #stopHindiImposition

— Mani Vasu (@ManiVasu2) 14 July 2017

When and why did music become a language game, still confuses me? If you can groove to Sukhbir’s ‘Ishq Tadpave’, Honey Singh’s peppy numbers or Diljit’s Punjabi songs, sometimes even without knowing Punjabi, how can you raise such a hue and cry against a song that happens to be from another language, say Tamil? I don’t intend to demean any songs of other language, but I do want to make a point that music shouldn’t be infected with the regional or language discrimination. Being as humble as Rahman is, his reaction has put all those people who left the gig because he sang Tamil songs to shame. He reportedly said, “We try our best. We try to be honest. I love the way how people have supported for all these years without them I’m nothing. I’m grateful to all of them.” 

After this unfortunate turn of events, many singers came forward to express their views. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada tweeted about the whole incident and we couldn’t agree more. 

When Rahman sir wins 2 Oscars and creates history, he is “An Indian”, but 7-8 Tamil gaane kya gaa liye aap naraaz hote ho. What yaar?

— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) 14 July 2017

The show was called ‘Netru Indru Naalai’, had 65% Hindi songs (Set List is out there). Music knows no boundaries / language.

— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) 14 July 2017

Chase the American dream, your kids can Spanish; Live in the UK that once colonised India –  but cry foul when a when you hear Tamil songs

— Chinmayi Sripaada (@Chinmayi) 14 July 2017

While some were irked over Rahman singing Tamil songs, his concert in New Jersey was the exact opposite and possibly filled with genuine music lovers. People broke out in cheers of ‘Encore’ even as the clock struck at 2 a.m. on Saturday morning. The audience was kicked about his performance and did not crib about him singing a couple of Tamil songs.  

It is fine to have our own set of preferences or an inclination towards a particular genre of music, but disrespecting an artist becuase he played songs of a certian language is outright bizarre. It is really upsetting to see that people were disappointed over such a ridiculous thing and for all those folks who are demanding refunds, next time don’t insult music with such remarks. Instead, stay at home and listen to the songs from your USB or mobile phone.