‘Bigg Boss 15’: Salman Khan celebrates pre-birthday bash with ‘RRR’ team

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‘Bigg Boss 15’: Salman Khan celebrates pre-birthday bash with ‘RRR’ team

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan is turning 56 on Monday and he had a pre-birthday celebration on the sets of ‘Bigg Boss 15’ with the team of the upcoming pan-India epic ‘RRR’.

In the upcoming episode, Salman will be celebrating his birthday in advance. Actors Alia Bhatt, Jr NTR, Ram Charan and director S.S. Rajamouli visited the sets to promote their upcoming film ‘RRR’.

Alia took this opportunity to wish Salman in her own style.

She opened the episode herself by greeting the viewers and welcomed host Salman by singing a birthday song for him with a live band.

To amp up the celebrations and entertainment, Salman invited filmmaker Rajamouli, actors Jr NTR and Ramcharan on the stage to join Alia.

To make Salman’s day even more special, Alia informs him that the contestants have a surprise for him in store.

As all of them virtually meet the contestants through ‘MeTV’, the housemates give a power-packed performance on Salman’s super hit songs which brought a big smile to his face.

Salman too was seen grooving along with the housemates and even performed his hook steps.

Concluding the celebrations on a sweet note, Rajamouli got a cake for Salman, calling it a small gift from the cast.

Overwhelmed by the gestures, Salman thanks the ‘RRR’ cast and cuts the cake with them as well as the housemates.

Megha Akash to play female lead in Vijay Milton’s ‘Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan’

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Megha Akash to play female lead in Vijay Milton’s ‘Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan’

Actress Megha Akash will play the female lead in director Vijay Milton’s much-awaited action thriller ‘Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan’, which has actor Vijay Antony playing the lead.

Interestingly, the makers have now made it clear that ‘Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan’ will actually be a sequel to Vijay Antony’s super hit film ‘Salim’.

The action-entertainer, which its makers are claiming to be the first-ever Tamil movie to be extensively shot in Daman-Diu, is to hit screens in the middle of 2022.

Apart from Vijay Antony, Sarath Kumar will be seen playing an important character in the film. Two Kannada actors, Dhananjaya and Pruthvi Ambar, will be making their debut in Tamil cinema with this film, which also features Saranya Ponvannan, Murali Sharma, Thalaivaasal Vijay, Surender Thakur and Praniti.

Sources close to the unit of the film say that it will feature some mind-boggling action sequences. Vijay Antony, who is known to play characters that have limited dialogues, will again be seen essaying such a character in this film.

Apart from writing and directing the film, Vijay Milton has handled the cinematography for ‘Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan’. Vijay Antony, who plays the lead, will also be scoring music for the songs while Achu Rajamani is taking care of the background score.

‘Mazhai Pidikatha Manithan’ is produced by Kamal Bohra, Lalitha Dhananjayan, Pradeep B., Pankaj Bohra, and S. Vikram Kumar of Infiniti Film Ventures.

‘Komaram Bheemudo’ song from ‘RRR’ ignites revolutionary vibe

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‘Komaram Bheemudo’ song from ‘RRR’ ignites revolutionary vibe

The makers of upcoming epic ‘RRR’ have released a new song titled ‘Komaram Bheemudo’ which spotlights Jr NTR’s role as the protector of the Gond tribe.

The character layout of Jr NTR as Komaram Bheem is specially established in this song, which also ignites the revolutionary vibe in an emotional way. The lyrics hint at the war which the Gond tribe needs to fight and nothing is coming in their way of revolution.

Singer Kala Bhairava’s intense expressions in the lyrical video adds much emotional sense to the song ‘Komaram Bheemuda’, while the dimly-lit sets in the video create an impact too. With statues chained together, the song is a call for the people to break their shackles and start fighting to attain ultimate independence from the British.

‘RRR’ is one of the most hyped movies of India. With Ram Charan playing Alluri Seetharama Raju, Alia Bhatt is playing his partner Sita. Ajay Devgn and Shriya Saran play important roles, while M.M. Keeravani is the music director. S.S. Rajamouli has directed the movie that is produced by DVV Danayya, the movie is to be released in multiple languages on January 7.

Balakrishna mouths Allu Arjun’s famous dialogue from ‘Pushpa’ on talk show

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Balakrishna mouths Allu Arjun’s famous dialogue from ‘Pushpa’ on talk show

The latest promo of Telugu celebrity talk show ‘Unstoppable with NBK’ features ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ star Allu Arjun with host Nandamuri Balakrishna.

As ‘Pushpa’ was released a few days ago, Allu Arjun has been promoting his movie.

The makers of the celebrity talk show unveiled a few pictures and a promo video, featuring Balakrishna having a good time with Allu Arjun and the ‘Pushpa’ team.

Actress Rashmika Mandanna, and ‘Pushpa’ director Sukumar also appeared to share a good time on the show. A promo in which Balakrishna mouths Allu Arjun’s famous dialogue from ‘Pushpa’ has gone viral, with the veteran actor perfectly imitating Allu Arjun’s signature gesture ‘Thaggede le’ from his recent release.

Allu Arjun developed a great bonding with Balakrishna in recent times. He was also seen in the pre-release event of the recent hit movie ‘Akhanda’ in which Balakrishna plays the hero.

Allu Arjun seems to be buoyed with the kind of response he has been receiving for his acting in ‘Pushpa’. The movie has been doing great at the box-office.

‘Pushpa: The Rise’ was released in multiple languages across India on December 17.

Hrithik, Deepika welcome Anil Kapoor to ‘Fighter’

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Hrithik, Deepika welcome Anil Kapoor to ‘Fighter’

As actor Anil Kapoor joined the cast of ‘Fighter’, actors Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone gave him a warm welcome.

The news about Anil joining the film was revealed on his 62nd birthday on Friday.

Hrithik posted a picture posing with Anil and the film’s director Siddharth Anand.

He captioned the image: “Happiest Birthday to the man who grows younger each year in spirit and health, @anilskapoor! Best wishes to you Sir. From witnessing your legendary presence on sets as a mere assistant, to finally having the opportunity of sharing the screen with you.. Super excited for #Fighter!.”

Deepika too shared the same picture on her Instagram story and wrote: “Welcome to ‘Fighter’ birthday boy.”

Touted as India’s first aerial action franchise, ‘Fighter’ will see Hrithik collaborating with Deepika onscreen for the first time ever.

‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ becomes biggest movie of the year worldwide

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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ becomes biggest movie of the year worldwide

Tom Holland-starrer ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ has become the biggest movie of the year worldwide.

It’s set to cross the $1 billion mark on Christmas Day, reports variety.com.

At 11 days, it would be the second-fastest to hit that milestone (behind 2019’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ at five days and tied with 2018’s ‘Avengers: Infinity War’). It would also be the first theatrical release of the pandemic to join the billion-dollar club even without China, the largest box-office market in the world.

‘No Way Home’ made $29.3 million domestically on Thursday, bringing its seven-day gross to $385.8 million, the third-highest seven-day gross of all time, the highest seven-day gross in the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise, and the second-highest seven-day gross ever for December and for a superhero film.

The Thursday earning is the third-highest Thursday gross of December of all time, and the highest Thursday take for Sony, the ‘Spider-Man’ franchise and for a superhero film.

Internationally, it brought in $32.2 million on Thursday, bumping its overseas total to $490.2 million and global haul to $876.0 million.

‘The Matrix Resurrections’, meanwhile, made $6.4 million on Wednesday and $4.1 million on Thursday from 3,552 venues in North America for a two-day total of $10.5 million. Picking up 20 years after 2003’s ‘The Matrix Revolutions’, the sci-fi adventure is expected to finish the holiday weekend with $40 million to $50 million. If it hits the higher end of estimates, ‘Resurrections’ would beat ‘Dune’ ($41 million) to become Warner Bros.’ top opening of the year.

Another sequel, ‘Sing 2’, earned $8.1 million on Wednesday and $7.5 million on Thursday at 3,892 North America locations for a total of $15.6 million. Including ticket sales from Thanksgiving weekend advanced screenings, it’s grossed $17.2 million so far. The family-friendly musical is on track to rack up at least $40 million by Sunday.

In total, seven new films opened this weekend, including ‘The King’s Man’, ‘The Tender Bar’, ‘A Journal for Jordan’, ‘American Underdog’ and ‘Licorice Pizza’.

But none of them will top ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, which debuted to a record-breaking $260 million last weekend.

On Monday, ‘No Way Home’ raked in another $37 million, and early estimates for this weekend predicted the superhero movie would make another $100 million this weekend.

‘Sing 2’ and ‘The Matrix Resurrections’, which both opened on Wednesday, are vying for the number 2 spot.

Directed by Garth Jennings, the ‘Sing’ sequel stars Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Scarlett Johansson, Nick Kroll, Pharrell Williams, Taron Egerton and Bono as animated animals who perform hits like Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’ and Elton John’s ‘Goodbye Yellow Brick Road’.

The fourth ‘Matrix’ movie, directed by Lana Wachowski, sees the return of Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss as Neo and Trinity — though neither remembers the past.

‘The Matrix Resurrections’, which debuted simultaneously on HBO Max, also stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Priyanka Chopra, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris and Jada Pinkett Smith.

Ranveer shares adorable picture of his mom with 1983 World Cup

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Ranveer shares adorable picture of his mom with 1983 World Cup

Ranveer Singh, who plays Kapil Dev in ’83’, shared a picture of his mother Anju Bhavnani holding the World Cup that the Indian skipper and his vice-captain, Mohinder Amarnath, lifted on June 25, 1983, at Lord’s.

Ranveer took to his Instagram and captioned the picture: “Hum jeet gaye, Mumma! (ps: that’s the actual cup!) #ThisIs83 #83TheFilm @83thefilm (sic).”

Ranveer’s fellow actor, Harrdy Sandhu, who plays Madan Lal in ’83’, commented with heart emojis under the picture.

Actress Richa Chadha, too, took to the comments section and wrote: “Jeet gaye! Thanks for this historic film. Thanks also for waiting for the cinemas for this one. It’s a sixer!!!” She was referring to the long time ’83’ was kept on hold because its makers wanted the film to be released in theatres only.

Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan’s daughter and columnist, Shweta Bachchan, commented: “Adorable”.

Coming Soon: Nagarjuna to also host ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’

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Coming Soon: Nagarjuna to also host ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’

Telugu’s superstar Nagarjuna, who hosted three seasons of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’, recently concluded the fifth season of the reality show.

Now that the makers of ‘Bigg Boss’ have announced the ‘OTT’ format of the show, Nagarjuna will host the first season as well.

It is reported that ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT 1’ will go on floors in February 2022. It is reported that nearly 18 contestants will start as inmates, to show their participation in the reality show.

24 hours of live feed for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT1’ (Tentative title) will be telecasted on Disney Hotstar.

Reports also suggest that the makers are working on remodeling the ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ set, so as to accommodate it for the upcoming ‘Bigg Boss Telugu Live’.

On the other hand, the makers of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu Live’ or ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT 1’ are working on the casting for the reality show.

‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ had VJ Sunny win the title, while Shanmukh Jaswanth became the runner-up.

With the amplified craze around the reality show, the makers are planning on innovative games and campaigns so as to make the upcoming seasons more interesting, the sources report.

Tiger Shroff drops special motion poster from ‘Ganapath’

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Tiger Shroff drops special motion poster from ‘Ganapath’

Action star Tiger Shroff has shared the special motion poster from his film, ‘Ganapath’, setting the ball in motion for the countdown of the film which will arrive in theatres after a year on December 23, 2022.

Tiger took to his Instagram to share the countdown motion poster as he captioned the asset: “Taiyyar Rehnaa !!! God ke Aashirwad Se Janta ko Milne Aa Rela Hai #Ganapath Next Christmas in cinemas near you! #23rdDecember #1YearToGanapath”.

The motion poster features Tiger at his usual self of pulling off acrobatics with a chiseled body. Tiger’s sister, Krishna Shroff commented under the video, “There’s nobody doing it like you… No f****** body.”

‘Ganapath’, is a dystopian thriller directed by Vikas Bahl (Queen, 2014), which also stars Kriti Sanon and boasts of high-octane action sequences choreographed by international stunt directors. The film, produced by Vashu Bhagnani, Vikas Bahl, Deepshikha Deshmukh, and Jackky Bhagnani, has almost reached the finishing line in London after an extensive schedule.

Sundance Film Festival expands Covid protocols

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Sundance Film Festival expands Covid protocols

The Sundance Film Festival has updated Covid protocols for its 2022 gathering in response to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant.

Sundance will require all in-person attendees — employees, volunteers, contractors, general public, artists, partners, press, and industry — to be fully vaccinated, with all those who are eligible under Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC( guidelines to have received booster shots, reports variety.com.

The upcoming edition, which runs from January 20 through 30, will be a hybrid event that has “flexibility for attendees to participate in-person and/or online”.

“The health safety of our community is paramount,” Sundance organisers said in a press release.

Other protocols include reduced venue capacity for festival screenings and events, as well as no eating or drinking in theatres.

Festival-operated non-theatre venues, including The Craft, The Filmmaker Lodge, The Box and The Shop, will have reduced capacity and food and beverages will not be permitted in these spaces during public programming.

Attendees will also be required to wear masks in all venues and lines.

Guests will be encouraged to continue wearing masks indoors when in public places or private shared spaces for parties or receptions, especially when not actively eating/drinking.

The Sundance Institute has partnered with PandemSafe to offer free tests to all participants and community members at specific vaccine verification and testing hubs located around the festival.

Employees, volunteers and on-site contractors are required to be tested at check-in and mid-way through the festival and encouraged to test every 48 hours throughout. Artists, press and industry are required to be tested within 48 hours prior to arrival or upon arrival.

Additional testing is required for participation in private events, with artists tested in advance of participating in Question and Answers’s, programming, and press lines.

Both PCR and rapid antigen tests will be offered and accepted as proof of a Covid test. Additionally, any FDA-approved Covid test that displays a valid date and time of test taken and valid lab result will be accepted, reports variety.com.

Sundance organisers said it will continue to “monitor the general levels of community transmission and local Covid-19 vaccination coverage in our in-person communities, working to maximize their health safety and adjust any plans as needed for the safety of our community”.

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