Indian American rom-com No. 2 after ‘The Sandman’ on Netflix global Top 10

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Indian American rom-com No. 2 after ‘The Sandman’ on Netflix global Top 10

While the streaming fantasy drama ‘The Sandman’ was watched for 127.5 million hours, landing in the No. 1 position on the newly released Top 10 rankings of Netflix, Season 3 of the Mindy Kaling-created Indo-American teen comedy series ‘Never Have I Ever debuted at No. 2 during the August 8-14 viewing window.

‘Never Have I Ever was watched for 55 million hours after three days of availability, reports Variety. It was followed by the debut of another teen series’ third season: ‘Locke & Key,’ which was watched for 38.4 million hours in its first five days of availability.

According to Variety, the fourth place was secured by Season 4 of ‘Stranger Things,’ which was watched for 35.3 million hours. This was the season’s sixth full week of availability since the premiere of the two episodes making up Volume 2 on July 1.

Following ‘Stranger Things 4’ on heels is the fourth season of the romantic-drama series ‘Virgin River. With 29.6 million hours watched, the show lands at No. 5.

Variety further states that ‘Manifest’ also remains in the Top 10 after reappearing during the July 4-10 window due to its recent addition to Netflix in India, Latin America, and the Nordic countries. This week, the show’s third season came in at No. 6 (28.4 million hours).

The No. 7 position went to ‘I Just Killed My Dad,’ which was viewed for 26.2 million hours in its first six days of availability. Limited thriller series ‘Keep Breathing’ took eighth place with 20.9 million hours watched after debuting at No. 3 during the July 25-31 window and taking second place last week.

The 9th and 10th spots on the ranking board are occupied by ‘Manifest’ season 2 and ‘Manifest’ season 3 respectively.

Kamal Haasan-starrer ‘Vikram’ completes 75 days in theatres

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Kamal Haasan-starrer ‘Vikram’ completes 75 days in theatres

The dream run of director Lokesh Kanakaraj’s action entertainer ‘Vikram’, featuring actors Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi, and Fahadh Faasil in the lead, continues, with the film now having completed 75 days in theatres.

Taking to Twitter to make the announcement, Raaj Kamal Films International, the production house of actor Kamal Haasan that produced the film, said, “Juggernaut of Indian cinema. #75DaysofVikram and counting!”

The film has already blazed its way into the record books, smashing all existing box-office records in Tamil Nadu.

It grossed Rs 155 crore in just 17 days in the state. Overall box office collections of the film crossed the Rs 400-crore mark in June itself. Now, the film still continues to have a strong run in theatres.

Interestingly, the dream run in theatres continues despite the film having been released on the OTT platform Disney + Hotstar on July 8.

‘Vikram’, which has been showered with praises from people, hasn’t just impressed Indian trade circles alone but has left even International markets awestruck as well.

Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, the Kamal Haasan-Vijay Sethupathi-Fahadh Faasil-Suriya-starrer had its worldwide theatrical release on June 3.

‘Every murder has a flaw’, says Vijay Antony in ‘Kolai’

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‘Every murder has a flaw’, says Vijay Antony in ‘Kolai’

The unit of director Balaji K Kumar’s upcoming investigative thriller, ‘Kolai’, featuring actor Vijay Antony in the lead, has released the film’s much-awaited official trailer.

The trailer shows that the film is about the investigation of the murder of a model called Leila (played by actress Meenakshi Chaudhary), who is found dead inside her locked apartment.

Assisted by a character called Sandhya (played by Ritika Singh), Vijay, who believes that there is nothing called a perfect murder, begins to look for flaws committed by the criminal.

“Every murder will definitely have a flaw,” the trailer shows Vijaysaying and shows him following a simple modus operandi to crack criminal cases.

He says: “Look for the flaw. Recognize the passion. Understand the motive. Identify the killer.”

The gripping investigative thriller, which has actor Vijay Antony playing the lead, also features actors Murali Sharma and Radhika among others. While Murali Sharma plays an agent called Aditya, Radhika plays the boss, Rekha.

John Vijay plays a cop called Mansoor Ali Khan in the film, which has Siddhartha Shankar playing Sathish, the boyfriend of the central character Leila.

Sources say that the story of the film, which has triggered huge expectations, was finalized after the director wrote over 40 drafts of it in five years!

The cinematography for the film is by Sivakumar Vijayan and the music is by Girish Gopalakrishnan.

Zayn recollects One Direction days in new social media video

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Zayn recollects One Direction days in new social media video

British singer Zayn Malik seems to be marinating in nostalgia at least that’s what his social media post suggests. Zayn, who was earlier a part of the English-Irish boy pop band ‘One Direction, shared a video on his Instagram on Tuesday.

The 30-second black-and-white video shows Zayn singing One Direction’s 2014 single ‘Night Changes’, reports Billboard’.

In the new video, Malik sings the second half of the chorus originally recorded by bandmate Harry Styles crooning, “Everything that you’ve ever dreamed of/ Disappearing when you wake up/ But there’s nothing to be afraid of/ Even when the night changes/ It will never change me and you.”

While Malik mostly avoids addressing his days in One Direction, this is actually the second time he’s revisited the band’s catalog on social media in the last three months.

According to ‘Billboard’, back in June, he posted a video of himself hitting the high notes from ‘You & I’, the fourth and final single from One Direction’s 2013 album Midnight Memories, with eagle-eyed fans noticing that former bandmate Louis Tomlinson liked the clip on Instagram.

Talking about ‘Night Changes’, the ballad was released as the second single from the group’s fourth studio album Four in November 2014 just four months ahead of Zayn Malik’s surprise departure from the boy band in March 2015.

It peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a top 20 hit on the Pop Airplay chart. Malik is a co-writer on the song alongside all his One Direction bandmates, as well as Jamie Scott, Julian Bunetta, and John Ryan.

Idris Elba walks away from playing James Bond

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Idris Elba walks away from playing James Bond

Hollywood star Idris Elba is reported to have walked away from talks to be the next James Bond after being named favourite to replace Daniel Craig.

Elba is instead reportedly set to pursue “his own film franchise,” though has apparently suggested other suitable 007s to producer Barbara Broccoli, reports aceshowbiz.com.

A source told The Sun: “Fans and Barbara wanted Idris but he wants to create something for himself. However, he’s put forward names to play 007.

“He’s ‘informally’ in the decision-making process as he’s been in talks with producers for so long.”

Daniel, 54, quit after his fifth Bond outing in last year’s ‘No Time to Die’, with Barbara later saying Elba was in her plans to take over as the spy, hailing him “a magnificent actor”.

With Idris out of the running, Henry Cavill and Rege-Jean Page are the joint 4/1 bookies’ favourites. They are still front-runners despite a film insider earlier this month saying the new James Bond must be aged under 40 and taller than 5ft 10 inches.

A source told the Daily Star on August 8 that Eon Productions were after a “fresh faced” replacement for Daniel.

They added bringing in an actor in their “late 30s” will allow him to stay in the role for at least a decade or potentially three films.

The source also claimed filming on the next movie may start in winter 2023, but Craig’s successor will not be unveiled until next autumn at the earliest.

The Eon Productions under 40s casting “rule” meant bookies’ and fan favourites such as Idris, Henry and Rege-Jean, as well as 44-year-old Tom Hardy, would have been ruled out.

ARichard Madden, 36, and James Norton, 37, are now said to be in pole position, with the alleged 5ft 10 height requirement also ruling out Taron Egerton, 32, John Boyega, 30, and 35-year-old Kit Harington.

Subhash Ghai launches his latest patriotic track ‘Tiranaga’

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Subhash Ghai launches his latest patriotic track ‘Tiranaga’

Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has released a patriotic song, titled ‘Tiranaga’ which is composed and written by him. He shared that it was an enriching experience to compose and pen a song for the motherland

The song is not only a tribute to freedom fighters but it also remembers legendary personalities of the film industry like Raj Kapoor, B.R. Chopra, and many more. On the contemporary beats, the track tries to capture the essence of brotherhood and unity of the nation.

He says: “The glory of our magnificent motherland is indescribable. This year we complete 75 years of Independence. ‘Tiranga’ is an ode to my India, a country known for its incomparable cultural diversity and illustrious history. Kids, faculty at Whistling Woods were very pumped up when I first read out a couplet from the song.”

The veteran director further talks about the hard work and contribution of the students of his institute Whistling Woods International.

“It is an enriching experience to compose and to write a song for your motherland. They encouraged me to compose it. We, thus, decided on celebrating the country’s 75th year of Independence in a spectacular, musical way.”

“It is essential for students to learn, get hands-on experience in the business and the students have worked really hard on the entire song, making it even more special for me,” he concludes.

The Academy calls ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ a ‘faithful Indian adaptation’

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The Academy calls ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ a ‘faithful Indian adaptation’

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s latest release ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’, which is a remake of the iconic Hollywood film ‘Forest Gump, got a thumbs up from The Academy.

The official Twitter account of The Academy, which recognizes excellence in the motion picture arts and sciences, shared a video compilation of snippets from ‘Forest Gump and the Aamir Khan-starrer.

A tweet from The Academy called the Bollywood film a “faithful Indian adaptation”.

“Robert Zemeckis and Eric Roth’s sweeping story of a man who changes the world with kindness receive a faithful Indian adaptation in Advait Chandan and Atul Kulkarni’s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ feat. Aamir Khan in the role made famous by Tom Hanks,” read the tweet.

The Academy’s twitter handle also mentions the number of Oscars nominations Forest Gump’ had.

“1994’s ‘Forrest Gump’ was nominated for 13 Oscars including six wins for ac Best Actor (Tom Hanks) ac Directing (Robert Zemeckis) ac Film Editing (Arthur Schmidt) ac Best Picture (Wendy Finerman, Steve Tisch, and Steve Starkey, Producers) ac Adapted Screenplay (Eric Roth)”.

Released on August 11, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ also stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Naga Chaitanya, and Mona Singh.

Celesti Bairagey learns Tandav for ‘Rajjo’

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Celesti Bairagey learns Tandav for ‘Rajjo’

‘Rajjo’ actress Celesti Bairagey is busy these days learning Shiv Tandav for a sequence in the show. Though the actress is fond of dancing, performing Tandav, which requires so much energy and fast dance moves, is quite challenging for her.

She says: “It was really so mesmerizing to perform electrifying Shiv Tandav. I love to dance and also enjoy it a lot, but never tried my hand at it so rigorously.”

The actress, who hails from Assam will be seen playing the titular role in the show. It is a story about a young and energetic girl Rajjo (played by Celesti), who wants to be an athlete and how she fights the odds to fulfill her dreams.

Celesti adds: “When I heard that I have to perform Shiv Tandav I was very excited. It was really very special for me. It was tough but with the blessings of Lord Shiva, I managed to do it. Hope the audience will like it”.

‘Rajjo’ will start airing on August 22 on Star Plus.

Danny Boyle saw Anil Kapoor’s ‘Taal’, offered him ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

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Danny Boyle saw Anil Kapoor’s ‘Taal’, offered him ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

Actor Anil Kapoor revealed that Danny Boyle saw his film ‘Taal’ and his performance in it made the Hollywood filmmaker offer him the hugely successful film ‘Slumgod Millionaire’.

Anil also shared that he was destined to do this film as it was first offered to actor Govinda and then it came to him.

As the film, which also stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshaye Khanna, completes 23 years of its release on Saturday, Anil took to social media to share some pictures from the shoot and pen a note.

“23 years of Taal! I will forever be grateful to have been a part of this iconic movie. In many ways, I was destined to do it, as my role was first offered to Govinda but ultimately came to me.”

“It was Taal that Danny Boyle saw and my performance in it that made him offer me, Slumdog Millionaire, I thank my lucky stars for the love and support of the phenomenally talented showman @subhashghai1 Saab and for 4 hugely successful milestone films with him!”

‘Taal’ was released in 1999. The musical romantic drama is directed by Subhash Ghai. It was also dubbed in Tamil as ‘Thaalam’.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight, the most for any film in 2008.

The British drama film is loosely adapted from the novel ‘Q & A by Indian author Vikas Swarup, telling the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel as Jamal, and filmed in India, it also stars Freida Pinto.

As a contestant on ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’, Jamal surprises everyone by being able to answer every question correctly, winning 20 million. Accused of cheating, Jamal recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he is able to answer

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Janhvi, Khushi remember mother Sridevi on her birth anniversary with throwback pictures

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Janhvi, Khushi remember mother Sridevi on her birth anniversary with throwback pictures

Bollywood actress Janhvi Kapoor and her younger sister Khushi remembered their mother and late veteran star Sridevi on her 59th birth anniversary.

Janhvi took to Instagram, where she shared a picture of Sridevi hugging little Janhvi. She wrote: “Happy birthday Mumma. I miss you more and more every day. I love u forever.”

Khushi, who is all set to make her acting debut with Zoya Akhtar’s adaptation of ‘The Archies’, shared a black and white picture of her mother kissing her.

Sridevi, who died in 2018 in Dubai, was born in 1963. She was known for her roles in films such as ‘Chandni’, ‘Lamhe’, ‘Mr. India’, ‘Chaalbaaz’, ‘Judaai’, ‘English Vinglish’, and ‘Mom’.

It was 1996 when the actress tied the knot with filmmaker Boney Kapoor. The two welcomed Janhvi, whom the late actress fondly called Janu, in 1997. In 2000, she gave birth to Khushi.

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