Trailer rolls out for ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’

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Trailer rolls out for ‘Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts’

HBO Max has released the much-anticipated preview of “Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts”, its upcoming special that will reunite the actors and filmmakers from the eight-movie series, which will stream on January 1.

The only person missing from the reunion will be J.K. Rowling, the author of the books on which the films were based. Rowling has been under attack for remarks she had made about the trans community a year ago after retweeting an op-ed article on “people who menstruate”.

The multi-millionaire author now claims to be a victim of the ‘cancel culture’ and calls herself a TERF — or “trans exclusionary radical feminist”.

“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, which kicked off the film arm of the Wizarding World, was released in November 2001 — and the special will commemorate the franchise’s 20th anniversary, reports ‘Variety’.

“Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts”, which will reunite actors Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson, was taped at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London.

It will feature other talent from the movies, including Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Isaacs, Gary Oldman, Tom Felton, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, Alfred Enoch, Matthew Lewis and Evanna Lynch. Filmmakers David Heyman, Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell and David Yates will also make appearances.

The trailer, according to ‘Variety’, features the cast reminiscing about the movies, as well as festivities in the Great Hall.

Watson says, “It feels like no time has passed — and loads of time has passed.” Radcliffe says that something that had scared him was “the implication that the most meaningful thing in our life was done”, and that seeing everyone is “joyous”, he realises “it wasn’t though”.

Not No. 3: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ lands second-best Hollywood debut weekend

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Not No. 3: ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ lands second-best Hollywood debut weekend

With ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ netting more money ($260 million) than what was previously estimated, it has officially landed the second-biggest debut weekend in Hollywood history, behind only ‘Avengers: Endgame’ ($357 million), reports ‘Variety’.

Sony’s epic finale in the Tom Holland-led comic book trilogy collected $260 million in theatres across North America on its debut weekend, above Sunday’s estimates of $253 million. It means ‘No Way Home’ has surpassed ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ ($257 million), which was at No. 2.

The Marvel adventure, writes ‘Variety’, has obliterated all Covid-era box-office benchmarks. Prior to this weekend, no movie, including the much-anticipated ‘No Time to Die’, Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond, had been able to cross even the $100-million mark in a single weekend.

The best attempt had been another of Sony’s comic book sequels, ‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’, which generated $90 million to start. “Given those constraints and the pandemic-related headwinds still facing the box-office,” reports ‘Variety’, “industry watchers struggled to ballpark opening weekend figures for ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’.”

Nani reveals he tried 15 different looks for ‘Shyam Singha Roy’

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Nani reveals he tried 15 different looks for ‘Shyam Singha Roy’

Telugu star Nani experimented with 15 different get-ups before finalising his look for ‘Shyam Singha Roy’.

For ‘Shyam Singha Roy’, Nani said he has come out of his comfort zone so as to look appealing in his role as a Bengali writer.

Nani appears in dual roles in Rahul Sankrityan’s ‘Shyam Singha Roy’. One of the roles Nani plays in the movie demanded he try a number of get-ups before choosing one.

In one of the video conversations with the media, Nani had mentioned that his role as a social reformer and a revolutionary writer in the movie demanded a brief makeover.

“Though the look doesn’t appear like an intense one, the makeover was a bit difficult. I tried around 15 get-ups before we got fixated on the current look in the movie ‘Shyam Singha Roy’.

An interesting aspect about his makeover is that Nani didn’t gain weight, though he looked a bit chubby as ‘Shyam Singha Roy’.

Nani’s looks had his hairstyle, moustache, and dressing style changed, which would represent the men in Bengal during the ’70s. Nani, who had to utter powerful dialogues in Bengali, also practiced the diction.

Nani and his team are all set with back-to-back promotions, as they wait for ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ to hit the screens on December 24.

Sai Pallavi, Krithi Shetty, and Madonna Sebastian are the female leads in the movie.

Kareena sends birthday wishes to son Taimur from isolation

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Kareena sends birthday wishes to son Taimur from isolation

Kareena Kapoor Khan, who is currently isolating herself after testing positive for Covid-19, wished her son Taimur Ali Khan on his 5th birthday.

The actress took to her Instagram to share a throwback video of her son, when he just started to walk on his wobbly feet.

Kareena captioned the video, “Your first steps your first fall… I recorded it with so much pride. This isn’t your first or last fall, my son, but I do know one thing for sure… you will always pick yourself up, take bigger strides, and march along head held high… ’cause you are my tiger… Happy Birthday my heartbeat… My Tim Tim no one like you mera beta #HappyBirthdayTimTim #MeraBeta #MyTiger (sic).”

Her sister Karishma wrote in the comments section, “Happy birthday to our Jaan.”

Kareena’s sister-in-law Soha Ali Khan also commented, “Happy birthday Tim! Onwards and upwards.”

Kareena is currently recovering in isolation after her Mumbai residence was sealed by the BMC following her test results turning out to be positive when she attended a small gathering at filmmaker Karan Johar’s house.

Manisha Yadav to play female lead in ‘Ninaivellam Neeyada’

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Manisha Yadav to play female lead in ‘Ninaivellam Neeyada’

Actress Manisha Yadav is to play one of the two female leads in director Adhirajan’s upcoming Tamil film ‘Ninaivellam Neeyada’.

Manisha is known for her performances in critically acclaimed films like ‘Vazhakku En 18/9’, ‘Aadhalal Kaadhal Seiveer’ and ‘Oru Kuppai Kadhai’.

The film, which features actor Prajin in the lead, has music by Ilaiyaraaja and Raja Bhattacharjee as its cameraman.

Says Manisha Yadav, “Films like Vazhakku En 18/9′ and ‘Oru Kuppai Kadhai’ helped me gain an identity among fans. This film too offers immense scope for acting. I liked the script as soon as director Adhirajan narrated it to me as this is a character that hides in it several other characters. I haven’t acted in such a forceful character as yet. This role will be quite a challenge for me.”

Sources close to the unit of the film say that 40 per cent of the film has already been shot in places in and around Chennai. Work on the film is progressing at a brisk pace, they added.

Aishwarya Rai joins probe in Panama Papers leak case

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Aishwarya Rai joins probe in Panama Papers leak case

Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Monday reached Delhi office of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the probe in connection with Panama papers leak case for alleged FEMA violation.

A top ED official confirmed about her joining the probe to record her statement.

He said that the actress was summoned thrice to join the probe. It was the third summon which she received.

“We had summoned her for December 20. The summon was sent to her Mumbai’s residence. Abiding by the summon she joined the probe,” said an ED official.

Now SIT of elite officials of the ED are recording her statements.

This is not the first time when she has been summoned. She was earlier summoned on two occasions. However, she didn’t join the probe. Earlier on November 9, she was summoned to record her testimony in the case, but she did not come.

The ED had lodged case under FEMA after Panama Papers showed how companies were set up in offshore islands to avoid taxes. Aishwarya Rai and others have been named in the case.

In 2016, the Panama Papers leak case came into the light in which Aishwarya Rai and Bachchan family members were also named. Names of Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan also cropped up in the case. According to the information, in May 2005 a company was reportedly incorporated at British Virgin Islands in which Aishwarya and other Bachchan family members were directors.

In June, her director’s post was changed and she became a shareholder in the company. After three years the company became inactive. Later, after her name came into Panama Papers leak, an SIT was formed to look into the matter.

Nagarjuna announces ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’ during grand finale event

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Nagarjuna announces ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’ during grand finale event

Reality show ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ concluded on Sunday with Sunny lifting the trophy as host Nagarjuna announced that the show’s OTT version will start within two months.

Though Nagarjuna did not reveal much on the details, reports suggest that the makers are planning for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’ soon.

Inspired by the recent ‘Bigg Boss OTT’ hosted by Karan Johar, the makers of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’ are also eyeing an exclusive season for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’, sources suggest.

The makers already had the unseen episodes streamed on OTT platform which gained much attention from the viewers.

So, the production team has decided to go with exclusive content from ‘Bigg Boss Telugu’ in the OTT version, which will be telecast 24×7.

The makers are to soon make an official announcement regarding the same, while they are currently busy with the pre-production works and casting for ‘Bigg Boss Telugu OTT’.

Nani’s adorable video with son Arjun goes viral

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Nani’s adorable video with son Arjun goes viral

Telugu star Nani has posted a new video with his adorable son Arjun, which has now gone viral.

As seen in the video shared by the ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ star, Arjun enjoys a happy moment with his father.

Pointing at Nani’s well-grown moustache, Arjun is seen saying, “You look like a lion with this moustache, dad!”

Arjun also chants Nani’s upcoming movie ‘Shyam Singha Roy’s title track, as he twirls his dad’s moustache. The adorable video was posted by Nani on Monday.

Nani’s ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ is set for release on December 24. While the actor has kept himself busy promoting the movie, he is to be seen in dual roles.

‘Shyam Singha Roy’ stars Sai Pallavi, who plays a devadasi in a West Bengal backdrop. On the other hand, Krithi Shetty will be seen in a youthful role opposite Nani, while Madonna Sebastian plays another important role in the movie.

Sonia Rathee explains why she said ‘yes’ to ‘Decoupled’

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Sonia Rathee explains why she said ‘yes’ to ‘Decoupled’

Actress Sonia Rathee, who was seen playing the character Rumi Desai in ‘Broken But Beautiful 3’ alongside late actor Siddharth Shukla, opens up on the reason for saying ‘yes’ to web series ‘Decoupled’.

Sonia is seen in the web series alongside R. Madhavan.

Sonia shares: “Other than the fact I was getting the opportunity to work with such incredibly talented people, I believe it was the script for me as well. I finished reading the whole series in one sitting and found myself laughing out loud in places. If something can capture my attention for that long and keep me engaged, it has to be good”.

On the professional front, Sonia just finished shooting her next film in London, ‘Tara vs Bilal’, which is being produced by John Abraham Productions.

‘Decoupled’ revolves around the story of a new-age couple and their issues that are quite relevant and contemporary. It features Madhavan and Surveen Chawla. The series is streaming on Netflix.

VJ Sunny wins ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’, Shanmukh is runner-up

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VJ Sunny wins ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’, Shanmukh is runner-up

VJ Sunny has won the ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ title with a huge margin of votes, leaving Shanmukh Jaswanth as the runner-up.

Hosted by Nagarjuna, the fifth season of ‘Bigg Boss Telugu 5’ ends on a high note. With a gala event, the producers of had organized the grand finale on Sunday.

The grand finale hosted by Nagarjuna had multiple celebrities. Alia Bhatt, Ranbir Kapoor, S.S. Rajamouli and the ‘Brahmastra’ team were on stage while they interacted with the top-5 contestants of the season.

The first round of eliminations had the ‘Pushpa’s Rashmika Mandanna and Devi Sri Prasad visit the inmates. Siri, who was eliminated from the race was taken back onto the dais by the guests Rashmika and Devi Sri Prasad.

The second elimination had Manas leave the house. He was received by the ‘Shyam Singha Roy’ team – Nani, Sai Pallavi, and Krithi Shetty, as he left the ‘Bigg Boss’ house.

The third elimination had Sreerama Chandra leave the house after Naga Chaitanya came into the house.

Shanmukh and Sunny, who stood on the dais, had Nagarjuna announce the winner. VJ Sunny lifted the trophy, as his fans, and ex-contestants cheered for him.

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