Michael B Jordon didn’t think he could direct until he worked with Ryan Coogler

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Michael B Jordon didn’t think he could direct until he worked with Ryan Coogler

Hollywood star Michael B. Jordon, who dabbled in direction for the first time with ‘Creed 3’, said that for him, directing was something that he didn’t think was possible until working with Ryan Coogler.

Having familiar faces in front of and behind the camera wasn’t lost on first-time director Jordan, who revels in having fulfilled a long-held dream.

“Directing, for me, was something that I didn’t think was possible until working with Ryan Coogler,” he said.

“The first time I stepped on set for ‘Fruitvale Station’ and saw a young black man from a similar place as me, around my age, directing a feature film, I saw myself in him. And Ryan eventually told me, ‘Mike, there’s no right time for this – when you find something that speaks to you, just jump for it and go for it.’ I’ve been quietly watching and learning, listening, and putting together things that inspire and excite me. And that’s what I did with ‘Creed III’.”

Warner Bros. Pictures is all set to release part 3 of the ‘Creed’ franchise, headlined by Michael B. Jordan, pan India on March 3, 2023.

After dominating the boxing world, Adonis Creed (Michael B. Jordan) has been thriving in both his career and family life. When a childhood friend and former boxing prodigy, Damian (Jonathan Majors), resurfaces after serving a long sentence in prison, he is eager to prove that he deserves his shot in the ring.

The face-off between former friends is more than just a fight. To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian – a fighter who has nothing to lose. Creed III is the third installment in the successful franchise and is Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut.

Debina Bonnerjee infected with influenza B virus

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Debina Bonnerjee infected with influenza B virus

TV actress Debina Bonnerjee has shared that she has been detected with the influenza B virus and is staying away from her family.

Debina’s two daughters, Lianna and Divisha are completely fine and thus the actress is making sure to keep them safe.

The actress shared her report on her Instagram stories with a caption: “So got Influenza B virus well hang on mamma! staying away from my babies now.. motherhood is anything but easy..symptom:- fever and cough”.

Her spokesperson mentioned that: “Debina Bonnerjee who was a little unwell for the last few days had been taking precautions already but when the cold did not get any better she got tested to know influenza B virus is what she has been detected with.”

“She is recovering, taking good precautions, eating well, and making sure her babies are away and looked after well… She is on her road to recovery and will be back stronger,” said her spokesperson.

Recently, Debina shared pictures of her Sri Lanka trip where she had gone with her husband to celebrate their wedding anniversary. It was their babies’ first international trip.

The couple got married on February 15, 2011, and had their first baby, Lianna on April 3, 2022, and their second baby girl, Divisha on November 11, 2022.

On the professional front, Debina has been part of a number of TV shows including ‘Ramayan’, ‘Chidiya Ghar’, ‘Santoshi Maa’, ‘Tenali Rama’, ‘Aladdin – Naam Toh Suna Hoga’, and many more. She also participated in the dance reality show ‘Nach Baliye 6’ and was a contestant in the popular stunt-based show ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 5’.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu shares pictures of bruised hands from ‘Citadel’ shoot

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Samantha Ruth Prabhu shares pictures of bruised hands from ‘Citadel’ shoot

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who swayed the nation with “Oo Antava”, suffered an injury while shooting for the Indian adaptation of “Citadel”.

The actress took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday and shared a picture of her bruised hands after shooting for some action sequences. She captioned her post “perks of action”.

Earlier, the actress had also shared a video in which she can be seen practising action sequences with stunt performer and action director Yannick Ben. She could be seen preparing for the action shoot in Nainital.

Helmed by “The Family Man” creators Raj and DK, “Citadel” is the Indian counterpart of the larger international series of the same name which has been originally created by the director duo, Russo Brothers. The global version of the series stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden.

Earlier, Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared the first glimpse of the web series Citadel. She captioned the photos, “First look at @citadelonprime.” Samantha, who is a part of the Indian version of the show, took to the comments section and wrote, “Yassss”.

Meanwhile, Samantha is waiting for the release of her highly anticipated mythological film “Shaakuntalam”. The film was scheduled to be released this month, on February 17 but got postponed.

When Aishwarya Rai asked Miss World organisers to remove swimwear round from beauty pageant: ‘It wasn’t comfortable…’

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When Aishwarya Rai asked Miss World organisers to remove swimwear round from beauty pageant: ‘It wasn’t comfortable…’

When Aishwarya Rai asked Miss World organizers to remove swimwear round from the beauty pageant ‘It wasn’t comfortable…’ had crowned Miss World in 1994, After Reita Faria in 1966, she only became the Indian second Miss. Aishwarya did know to the world as miss after winning the title then the She went into a movies career in Bollywood and Hollywood.

Sinear actress had spoken about some things of competition of Miss world which were not comfortable in rounds. To win the competition, no need to wear bikinis and swimsuits, in the Actress’s opinion.

Aishwarya expressed her opinion on wearing swimwear in the 2017 press meet. She had to speak about the remove the swimwear round in competition with organizers.

So, Finally, the swimsuit round had removed from the miss competition in 2014 to maintain personality and inner beauty apart from physical beauty.

Ram Charan, Upasana cleared first baby born plan.

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Ram Charan, Upasana cleared first baby born plan.

RRR Hero Ram Charan and his wife entrepreneur Upasana Kamineni Konidela have put arrangements to welcome their first baby into his home. Upasana gave clarity about the rumors that the first baby may be born in the USA.

The pregnancy announcement had given to the audience last December 2022. Upasana, who is Apollo Hospitals Chairperson, is very thrilling welcome to her first baby in her own country India.

After the hero Ram Charan had participated in the show ‘Good Morning America’, Then hypothesize an increase in the audience’s mind about the couple will be scheduling their first baby delivery, But Upasan has taken to Twitter and shared their plan of delivery.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Gigi Hadid are not romantically engaged

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Leonardo DiCaprio, Gigi Hadid are not romantically engaged

Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid “get along well” but they’re not dating. The 27-year-old model and Leonardo, 48, were recently spotted together in Milan. It is said that they are merely friends, reports Female First UK.

A source told Entertainment Tonight: “The two get along well and were enjoying time together with friends. Gigi’s priority is her daughter and her business and that’s what she’s focusing on right now.”

Gigi – who has Khai, two, with former One Direction star Zayn Malik – and Leonardo love spending time together.

However, they’re not involved romantically. The source added: “Gigi and Leo spent time together in Milan but they are just friends and are not dating.”

As per Female First UK, earlier this month, another insider claimed that Gigi and Leonardo’s rumored romance just “fizzled” out.

The source said at the time: “She hasn’t seen him for a while. She just decided that she was done with him. They are at very different places in life. She prioritizes being a mom.”

Meanwhile, Gigi recently claimed that the COVID-19 lockdown changed the course of her career. She explained that the lockdown and the birth of her daughter forced her to reevaluate her lifestyle.

‘RRR’ does it again, bags 4 big honours at HCA Awards

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‘RRR’ does it again, bags 4 big honours at HCA Awards

As the Oscar race gets intense, filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli’s magnum opus continues to make waves on the global canvas as ‘RRR’ bagged 4 awards at the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Awards.

The film won Best International Film, Best Action Film, Best Stunts, and Best Original Song for the Oscar-nominated track ‘Naatu Naatu’. The film managed to beat the Tom Cruise-starrer ‘Top Gun: Maverick’.

As Rajamouli took to the stage, he was joined by actor, Ram Charan to accept the Best International Film award.

The actor said: “I didn’t expect to come up on stage. I was just told by my director to accompany him. Thank you so much for giving us all this love. It’s a great response, so we are going to come back with better films and entertain you all. Thank you so much.”

With the current momentum and having bagged honors at the Critics Choice Awards and Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles this year, all eyes are now set on the film’s run at the Oscars which are set to be held on March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

5 yrs of ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’: Kartik thanks fans for giving ‘Sonu’ a place in their hearts

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5 yrs of ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’: Kartik thanks fans for giving ‘Sonu’ a place in their hearts

Bollywood actor Kartik Aaryan, whose latest film ‘Shehzada’ released on February 17, has looked back at his film ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’ on its fifth anniversary. The actor shared a sweet throwback on the occasion.

Taking to his social media, Kartik on Thursday shared the climax scene of ‘Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety’, and further added a glimpse of the extremely popular friendship song, ‘Tera Yaar Hoon Main’ from the film, marking its five years.

As he re-lived the memories of the film, he wrote in the caption: “5 years ago, this day turned into Friendship’s Day. And Sonu became an inseparable part of our lives. Thank you Sonu ko apne dil se lagaane ke liye #5YearsOfSonuKeTituKiSweety.”

Meanwhile, ‘Shehzada’, which also stars Kriti Sanon, is the official remake of Allu Arjun’s Telugu blockbuster ‘Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo’.

The film also stars Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Ronit Roy, Rajpal Yadav, Ankur Rathee, and Sunny Hinduja.

On the work front, Kartik will be next seen in ‘Satyaprem Ki Katha’, ‘Aashiqui 3’, and Kabir Khan’s next untitled film.

Bengaluru Open: Nagal goes down fighting; Anirudh-Prashanth, Kadhe-Neuchrist in doubles semis

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Bengaluru Open: Nagal goes down fighting; Anirudh-Prashanth, Kadhe-Neuchrist in doubles semis

Sumit Nagal fought bravely but went down 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 to Max Purcell in a thrilling pre-quarterfinals of the Bengaluru Open 2023 at the KSLTA Stadium here on Thursday.

However, the Indian camp had a reason to smile as the doubles pair of Anirudh Chandrasekhar and N. Prashanth reached the semifinals, overcoming Benjamin Lock of Zimbabwe and Australia’s Akira Santillan 3-6, 6-4, 12-10.

Later, Arjun Kadhe also entered the doubles semifinals in the company of Austria’s Max Neuchrist. The duo beat 7-5, 6-3 win over Frederico Silva and Dimitar Kuzmanov.

The Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association (KSLTA) is organizing the prestigious ATP Challenger event at the KSLTA Stadium in Bengaluru.

Nagal, who had to fight through a tough three-setter against Nam Hoang Ly in the previous round, started off brightly winning the first set 6-4. The Indian was solid in all facets of the game and did not lose a single point on his second serve.

Purcell looked shaky and could win only 33 percent of his second serve points but the Australian harnessed his assets to better effect in the second set. Purcell, the defending Wimbledon doubles champion, upped his game a notch higher and used his booming serve to earn some quick points.

He affected a break in the eighth game for a 5-3 lead and then bagged the second set 6-3 with an easy hold.

The third set also offered a similar pattern as both players held their serves until the 6th game. Purcell, though, looked more sorted of the two as the Aussie combined his big serves with equally powerful ground shots.

Purcell made the crucial break in the seventh game for a 4-3 lead and then held his serve to stretch the lead to 5-3. Under pressure to stay in the match, Nagal fought hard in the ninth game but Purcell clinched the break and sealed the game, set and match in his favour.

Meanwhile, No. 5 seed Luca Nardi and Dimitar Kuzmanov also made their way into the Last-8 with contrasting wins. While Nardi fought hard against Jason Jung during his 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 victory, Kuzmanov thrashed Alibek Kachmazov 6-3, 6-4.

India’s Ramkumar Ramanathan and his Italian partner Francesco Maestrelli crashed out in the quarterfinals following a 6-3, 6-4 defeat to the top-seeded Australian duo of Purcell and Marc Polmans.

Results:

Singles (Round of 16): Max Purcell beat Sumit Nagal 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; 5-Luca Nardi beat Jason Jung 7-5, 5-7, 6-2; 8-Dimitar Kuzmanov beat Alibek Kachmazov 6-3, 6-4; 2-James Duckworth beat Giovanni Perricard 6-1, 6-2.

Doubles (Quarterfinals): Anirudh Chandrasekhar-N Prashanth beat Benjamin Lock-Akira Santillan 3-6, 6-4, 12-10; Arjun Kadhe-Max Neuchrist beat Frederico Silva-Dimitar Kuzmanov 7-5, 6-3; Yunseong Chung-Yu Hsiou Hsu beat Nicolas de Alboran-Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6(6), 6-2; 1-Max Purcell-Marc Polmans beat Ramkumar Ramanathan-Francesco Maestrelli 6-3, 6-4.

JLo celebrates twins Max, Emme’s 15th birthday, posts video featuring Ben Affleck

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JLo celebrates twins Max, Emme’s 15th birthday, posts video featuring Ben Affleck

Actress-singer Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her twins’ birthdays and giving fans a look into their lives with their stepdad Ben Affleck.

The songstress, 53, shared an Instagram video filled with special family moments to mark Max and Emme’s 15th birthday, reports People magazine.

“Happy birthday to my beautiful, brilliant coconuts,” she wrote in the caption, using the nickname she has for the twins, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony. “I am so proud of you both in every single way. You bring so much joy and happiness to my heart and soul. I love you beyond forever HAPPY BIRTHDAY #Twins.”

The video features glimpses into their 15 years as Taylor Swift’s 2008 single, ‘Fifteen’, plays in the background.

As per People, some of the more recent moments featured in the video include behind-the-scenes shots from Emme’s involvement in her mom’s 2020 Super Bowl performance and a family photo showing the newly blended family around a dinner table.

Lopez also highlighted a candid moment where Affleck, 50, holds Max in his arms as he lies asleep during a car ride.

The couple, who were married in an intimate Las Vegas ceremony in July, has made their children an important part of their relationship.

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