MUMBAI: (Feb 3) Actors Madhuri Dixit and Triptii Dimri will headline Netflix’s upcoming comedy thriller film “Maa Behen”, which also features Ravi Kishan.
The movie was announced by Netflix on Tuesday during an event unveiling its India slate for 2026.
“Maa Behen” centres on Rekha and her two daughters, Jaya and Sushma, who find themselves at the centre of attention in their conservative neighbourhood after an unexpected incident leaves their neighbour’s dead body in their kitchen.
MUMBAI: (Feb 2) Daughter of gangster Hussain Ustara on Monday sought a permanent injunction from a Mumbai civil court against the release of upcoming Hindi film “O’ Romeo”, claiming the movie was an unauthorized biopic of her late father and portrays his life falsely.
Sanober Shaikh, daughter Hussain Shaikh (popularly known as Hussain Ustara), has filed a civil suit against the producer of the film, Sajid Nadiadwala, its director Vishal Bhardwaj and journalist-author’s Hussain Zaidi before the civil court, which will hear the matter on February 6.
The film, starring Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor in the role of Ustara, is based on Zaidi’s book “Mafia Queens of Mumbai”. The action thriller is slated to hit theatres on February 13.
Actor Tanushree Dutta has alleged she is being targeted and harassed by “Bollywood mafia and the old political circuit of Maharashtra” for taking a stand against injustice.
In 2018, Dutta triggered India’s #MeToo Movement by reviving a decade-old case of alleged harassment against actor Nana Patekar.
“The Bollywood Mafia, the old political circuit of Maharashtra (which still has influence here) and nefarious anti – national criminal elements together usually operate like this to trouble people (sic),” the former Miss India wrote in a lengthy Instagram post on Tuesday.
From her films being sabotaged to attempts on her life, the 38-year-old alleged she was being targeted in a systematic manner.
“The #metoo culprits & the NGO who I exposed” were responsible for her troubles, she said, without taking any names.
“I’m very sure the #metoo culprits & the NGO who I exposed are behind all this because why else would I be targeted & harassed like this??
“Shame on you all…. It’s severe mental, physical & psychological harassment. What kind of place is this where young boys and girls can just be harassed and killed for standing against injustice? (sic)” she added.
Known for films such as “Aashiq Banaya Aapne” and “Chocolate”, Dutta said those who were trying to pull her down won’t succeed.
“I’m not going to commit suicide for sure yeh kaan kholkar sun lo sab log!! Nor am I leaving & going anywhere. I’m here to stay & resurrect my public career to greater heights than ever before!”
The actor also said people would now try to “dismiss” her claims but she has been posting updates about her life for a long time.
Dutta said she would now focus on her well-being, new business and work opportunities.
British stars Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed are set to featuure together in sci-fi romance film “Fingernails”.
Christos Nikou, best known for the 2020 Greek-language drama “Apples”, will direct the film from a script he penned with Sam Steiner and Stavros Raptis, reported Deadline.
Described as a grounded sci-fi love story”, the film is set in a world where a test has been discovered that measures whether couples are truly in love. To help couples succeed, love institutes have opened to guide them.
“Anna (Buckley) is skeptical of the positive result she’s received with her longtime partner, so she starts working in a love institute as an assistant to Trevor (Ahmed), a mysterious, dedicated instructor,” the official plotline read.
The project is backed by Oscar winner Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films along with FilmNation Entertainment, which is also financing. Jerome Duboz will serve as an executive producer.
Buckley is known for her critically-acclaimed performances in movies such as “Wild Rose”, “Judy”, “I’m Thinking of Ending Things” and “The Lost Daughter”. She currently stars in Alex Garland’s “Men”.
Ahmed recently won an Oscar for best live action short film for “The Long Goodbye” and featured in Amazon movie “Encounter”.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday embarked on a visit to China to attend a regional meeting on war-torn Afghanistan.
The third meeting of ‘Foreign Ministers of Neighbouring Countries of Afghanistan’ is being held on March 29 to 31, according to the Pakistan Foreign Office (FO). The meeting will be held in Tunxi, central China’s Anhui province.
“Besides attending the Neighbouring Countries Ministerial meeting, the Foreign Minister will interact with counterparts from participating countries,” said the FO.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is expected to host a dialogue between the foreign ministers and the acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan’s interim government, Amir Khan Muttaqi, on the sidelines of the meeting.
Foreign Ministers of Indonesia and Qatar have been invited to the meeting as “guests”.
Pakistan had initiated the ‘Neighbouring Countries’ format in September 2021 with a view to evolving a regional approach on the situation in Afghanistan after the hardline Taliban seized power in Kabul in August last year.
The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has not been recognised by the international community amidst severe economic and humanitarian problems faced by the country.
Pakistan hosted the first meeting on September 8, 2021.
The FO said Pakistan fully supports a regional approach on Afghanistan for promoting durable peace and stability in the region.
Pakistan will continue to support the international community’s efforts to advance the shared objectives of a peaceful, stable, sovereign, prosperous and connected Afghanistan, said the FO.
Qureshi has been invited by State Councilor and Foreign Minister of China Wang.
For the 20th anniversary of international career,started as a child prodigy of Gioconda Vessichelli ,a big concert will take place on 22january 2022 in South America, Aired also in television.
The famous singer Gioconda will be protagonist of an exceptional show and the three tenors and pianist will join her in this concert.
The kermess will see as anchor the daughter of the legendary and one of the most famous composer Demetrio Ortiz , for which Gioconda has recently sung and released 2 songs : “Tus Lágrimas ” and “Mis noches sin ti” with the orchestra of Maestro Sergio Cuquejo .
On the 20th Aniversary of her worldwide career started as a child prodigy, the 7 international opera awards winner Gioconda Vessichelli singer from Italy, who has always said India is her second Land as she is spiritual connected to India and she is the inventor and pioneer of BollywoOPERA style, is telling us all her artistic journey.
She is a 360 degrees versatile artist, as she is not only a singer but also an actress and director as she got degrees in Performing arts from University of Rome Italy.
On 22 January 2022 a great concert in honor of her career Aniversary will be held with her as protagonist with the 3 tenors.
We have seen so much about her being the first singer ever in the world to build a fusion between Western and Eastern music and culture theough her BollywoOPERA style created and patented in Delhi. In fact she is the first non Indian woman to receive the Indian woman Award for fusing Bollywood music with Opera music and she has done collaborations with many eminent artists of Indian music (Sukhwinder Singh, Aari Aran, Mika Singh, Salim Sulaiman, Asha Bhosle, Zakir Hussain, Anup Jalota, and many others).
Bollywood star Shahid Kapoor on Friday began shooting for an upcoming project with filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar.
According to media reports, the untitled project is a crime action film that will mark the maiden collaboration between Kapoor and Zafar.
Taking to social media, Kapoor, 40, shared a candid photo with Zafar and said he is gearing up for “lots of action”.
“Day1 blood, crime and lots of action. Here we go @Aliabbasszafar better get your game face on,” he posted.
Zafar also shared the news about starting the shoot of their new project.
“Let’s get this started @shahidkapoor ..are you ready for a crazy, quirky, mad ride of guns & gangs, the 39-year-old writer-director wrote, without divulging details.
The film is said to be the official adaptation of the 2011 French film “Nuit Blanche” (Sleepless Night), which was adapted into a Tamil movie fronted by South superstar Kamal Haasan.
Kapoor will reportedly play a cop who is chasing drug lords.
Besides this film, the actor is waiting for the release of “Jersey”, a remake of 2019 Telugu blockbuster of the same name.
The film, directed by Gowtham Tinnanuri, who also helmed the original, chronicles the story of a talented but failed cricketer, who decides to return to the field in his late 30s driven by the desire to represent the Indian cricket team and fulfil his son’s wish for a jersey as a gift.
Also starring Pankaj Kapur and Mrunal Thakur, “Jersey” will be released theatrically on December 31.
The actor is also set to star in an action film, titled Bull , inspired by real events from the life of Brigadier Bulsara.
“Bull”, which marks the directorial debut of Aditya Nimbalkar — who has worked extensively with filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj — will feature Kapoor in the role of a paratrooper.
He is also set to make his digital debut with an Amazon Prime Video thriller drama series, directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK of “The Family Man” fame.
Zafar is best known for making blockbuster movies “Sultan”, “Tiger Zinda Hai” and “Bharat”, which were all fronted by superstar Salman Khan. He most recently directed Saif Ali Khan-starrer series “Tandav”.
Actor Yami Gautam, who tied the knot with filmmaker Aditya Dhar in an intimate wedding ceremony in June, says even if there were no restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic the couple would have opted for a low-key affair.
Gautam, 32, and Dhar got married in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh in the presence of 20 guests. Dhar, 38, had directed Gautam in the 2019 blockbuster “Uri – The Surgical Strike”.
Their wedding announcement — posted on Instagram by the couple — came as a surprise for many. But Gautam said keeping the most special day of their life private was ideal for them.
“It was as simple as possible. Aditya and I are simple people and we like to keep it like that. We are private and reserved and only wanted to share it with the world when the time was right. Even if there was no pandemic, I assure you it would have been the same wedding. Nothing would have been different,” Gautam told PTI.
For the wedding, the “Bala” actor wore her mother’s sari, a nose ring and dupatta given by her grandmother. Gautam did her own make-up and had her sister, Surilie, do her hair.
She said the couple didn’t feel any obligation for “pomp and show” and hence were comfortable with a traditional and intimate ceremony.
“It is just about those moments, you don’t have to prove anything to anyone. It’s your day, your family and it’s best when you can celebrate it without making it an obligation. Both of us don’t believe in pomp and show. To each his own, it’s your big day, whatever makes you happy.
“But we don’t like wastage of food, and never wanted a DJ wedding. We are both traditional, we did our rituals which we loved. We played traditional Pahadi and Kashmiri songs, Punjabi folk tracks… There were just 20 people but it was really memorable,” the actor added.
Gautam is currently gearing up for her latest adventure-horror-comedy “Bhoot Police”, scheduled to be released on the streaming platform Disney+ Hotstar VIP on September 17.
Directed by Pavan Kirpalani, the film features actors Saif Ali Khan, Arjun Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.
Chadwick Boseman was posthumously honoured with a Golden Golden for his performance as the strong-willed trumpet player Levee who marches to his own beat in the musical period drama “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”, the actor’s swansong.
Boseman, who died in August at the age of 43 following a four year-long private battle with colon cancer, won the award in the best performance by an actor in a motion picture category.
Boseman’s wife, Simone Ledward, accepted the award on his behalf in a Zoom call.
“He would thank God. He would thank his parents. He would thank his ancestors for their guidance and their sacrifices,” an emotional Ledward said.
It’s the first Golden Globe win for Boseman, who achieved global stardom as King T’Challa of fictitious African country Wakanda aka superhero Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Much before 2018’s “Black Panther”, the actor had made a name for himself by playing iconic black historical figures like baseball star Jackie Robinson in “42”, singer-songwriter James Brown in “Get on Up” and the first African-American Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall in “Marshall”.
Gary Oldman for “Mank”, Riz Ahmed for “The Sound of Metal”, Anthony Hopkins for “The Father”, and Tahar Rahim for “The Mauritanian” were the other nominees in the category.pti
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