Vignesh Shivan releases first look of ‘Casino’

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Vignesh Shivan releases first look of ‘Casino’

Director Vignesh Shivan has released the first glimpse of director Mark Joel’s upcoming film, ‘Casino’, featuring actors Madhampatty Rangaraj and Vani Bhojan in the lead. The story of the film, being jointly produced by Madhampatty Cinemas and MJ Media Factory, revolves around gripping and thrilling incidents happening inside a building on a certain night.

The first look poster of the film shows a gunfight in a group, and a character rushing to grab hold of money. Sources close to the unit of the film say that the entire movie, filmed during the night in Coimbatore, has 70 percent of its sequences shot inside a building.

Madhampatty Rangaraj, who shot to fame with Mehandi Circus, plays the protagonist while Vani Bhojan essays the female lead character. Ramesh Thilak, John Mahendran, Eruma Saani fame Amar Keerthi and Nakkalites Chella play pivotal roles in this movie. The film has cinematography by Vignesh J.K. and music by Dhinesh Nagarajan and Stanley Xavier.

Aishwarya Rai’s Queen Nandini look in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ released

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Aishwarya Rai’s Queen Nandini look in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ released

On the heels of releasing the first looks of Vikram as Aditya Karikalan and Karthi as Vanthiyathevan from director Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’, the makers of the much-awaited epic film on Wednesday released the first look of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as Queen Nandini in the film.

Lyca Productions, which is producing the film along with Mani Ratnam’s Madras Talkies, tweeted the first look picture of Aishwarya Rai in the film and said: “Vengeance has a beautiful face! Meet Nandini, the queen of Pazhuvoor!” The film, the first part of which will release on September 30 this year, will release in five languages — Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi.

The film is based on the classic Tamil novel Ponniyin Selvan by eminent writer Kalki. The film, called by Mani Ratnam as his dream project, will be among the most expensive projects ever undertaken in the country.

The film has the best business handling for each of its departments. A. R. Rahman is scoring the music for this epic historical and the cinematography is by Ravi Varman. National Award-winning art director Thotta Tharani is in charge of production design while Mani Ratnam’s trusted editor Sreekar Prasad is the editor.

Actress Anasuya Bharadwaj to play prostitute in her next

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Actress Anasuya Bharadwaj to play prostitute in her next

Anasuya Bharadwaj, who was most recently seen in Gopi Chand’s ‘Pakka Commercial’, is set to appear in an intriguing web series.

Director Krish has been preparing to launch a web series with an interesting concept based on the events of a prostitute’s life. Anasuya Bharadwaj will reportedly play a prostitute in the adaptation of Telugu novelist Gurajada Appa Rao’s Kanyasulakam.

Kanyasulakam is a play written in the 1890s and has remained among the most popular ones over the years. Anasuya will play Madhuravani, a prostitute who is the drama’s protagonist.

The online series will begin production soon under director Krish. More information about the same is expected to be out shortly.

Anasuya Bharadwaj’s appearance in Allu Arjun’s Pushpa, and Ravi Teja’s Khiladi, marked a significant hype for her roles. However, it was her role as Rangamma Atha in Ram Charan-starrer Rangasthalam that had brought her much appreciation.

Actress Margot Robbie celebrates birthday with Barbie cake

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Actress Margot Robbie celebrates birthday with Barbie cake

Actress Margot Robbie celebrated her 32nd birthday on the set of her new Barbie movie with a pink cake themed around the beloved children’s character.

The Australian actress is currently playing the children’s character in a new live-action movie opposite Ryan Gosling as Ken and she rang in her big day on set with a very special pink cake emblazoned with the words ‘Happy Birthday Barbie Margot’, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

The cake had a Barbie doll sticking out of the top with the base arranged to look like a pink ballgown.

Robbie was also pictured carrying a big box of doughnuts on set along with a white party hat, while her husband Tom Ackerley was also seen on set helping the actress celebrate her special day.

The actress previously opened up about the movie role in an interview with Vogue magazine, insisting the Greta Gerwig-directed film is not what most people expect it to be.

She explained: “It comes with a lot of baggage! And a lot of nostalgic connections. But with that come a lot of exciting ways to attack it. People generally hear ‘Barbie’ and think, ‘I know what that movie is going to be,’ and then they hear that Greta Gerwig is writing and directing it, and they’re like, ‘Oh, well, maybe I don’t’.”

Amy Schumer was originally cast in the role of Barbie but later dropped out and explained her exit was due to creative differences.

‘Big Brother 24’ adds Vegas performer, chef, hypnotherapist, personal stylist as contestants

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‘Big Brother 24’ adds Vegas performer, chef, hypnotherapist, personal stylist as contestants

The 24th season of the reality show ‘Big Brother’ is set to kick off on Wednesday night and will see a mix of 16 houseguests move into the mid-century Palm Springs-inspired aBB Motel’ where they will compete for the winning title, reports Variety.

According to ‘Variety’, this season’s cast, who will face multiple new twists beginning on premiere night, includes a Las Vegas performer, a chef, a hypnotherapist, a personal stylist, and many others.

Television network CBS provided a last-minute update on the cast, adding Joseph Abdin to replace a previous contestant. This season’s house will feature 94 HD cameras and 113 microphones.

aVariety’ further states that the 90-minute premiere on CBS will feature a live move-in, hosted by Julie Chen. It will also be available to stream live and on-demand on Paramount+, where the 24/7 live feed will also live. “Big Brother” is produced by Allison Grodner and Rich Meehan for Fly on the Wall Entertainment in association with Endemol Shine North America.

Beginning Sunday, July 10, ‘Big Brother’ will air Sundays and Wednesdays at 8 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) and live Thursdays at 9 p.m. As someone will be voted out of the house each week, the last remaining houseguest will receive the grand prize of $750,000.

Kanye West says he charges much more than $1mn for a performance

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Kanye West says he charges much more than $1mn for a performance

Rapper Kanye West has shared his staggering seven-figure performance fee when debunking a claim that he charged $1 million for a performance.

Kanye responded to RapThoughtsDaily’s Instagram post about several artists’ performance fees. Catching wind of the post, the Atlanta native contacted the Instagram account and asked to correct it as he claimed that he actually charges much more than $1 million, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“Please change this,” Kanye wrote to the account, adding, “my performance fee is $8 million.”

The account also noted in the caption of its post, “KANYE MESSAGED ITS $8Million not $1 Million,” and shared a screenshot of the rapper’s message to them via its Story.

Previously, the hip-hop Instagram account put together a list of artists’ performance fees, which included the likes of Joey Bada$$, JID, Denzel Curry, Vince Staples, Kid Cudi, and Tyler, the Creator. According to the account, Drake’s show costs $500,000, while Young Thug charges triple at $1.5 million per show.

Kanye has made Forbes’ list of worldwide billionaires. According to the magazine, in April this year, the Grammy Award-winning artist’s net worth is $2 billion, making him the wealthiest musician in the world.

Authorities announced on Wednesday that due to inclement weather along both the routes, Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended for the day.

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Authorities announced on Wednesday that due to inclement weather along both the routes, Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended for the day.

An India-born parliamentarian from Canada, Chandra Arya said on Wednesday that anti-Hindu and anti-India forces have joined hands in Canada.

The Canadian parliamentarian, who originally hails from Karnataka, made these remarks in connection with an offensive poster by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai on Hindu goddess Kaali that has created outrage and condemnation throughout the country.

“Painful to see Kaali poster by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai. Past few years, traditional anti-Hindu and anti-India groups in Canada have joined forces resulting in Hindu phobic articles in the media and attacks on our temples,” Chandra Arya stated on his social media handle.

He also said that an apology from the Aga Khan Museum “is welcome and appreciated” in connection with the poster.

The poster shows Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette. The offensive poster has created outrage in India. Goddess Kaali is revered across India and represents the powerful spirit that finishes off evil.

Chandra Arya earlier made news by delivering a Kannada speech in the Canadian Parliament. The video had gone viral on social media recently. His gesture of love for the mother tongue was appreciated and celebrated all over the country.

Chandra Arya had written on Twitter, “I spoke my mother tongue (first language) Kannada in the Canadian parliament. This beautiful language has a long history and is spoken by about 50 million people.

This is the first time Kannada is spoken in any parliament in the world outside of India.”

Chandra Arya hails from the village Dwalalu in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district in Karnataka.

Actor Vidyut promotes ‘Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha’ in Patna

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Actor Vidyut promotes ‘Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha’ in Patna

Bollywood action star Vidyut Jammwal arrived in Patna on Tuesday for the promotion of his upcoming film ‘Khuda Haafiz Chapter 2: Agni Pariksha’.

While interacting with media persons in Patna, Vidyut said that he has come to Patna for the first time and it has changed his thinking.

“The city is beautiful and has improved road infrastructure. I have visited the newly built Patna’s marine drive on the bank of the Ganga river and it is beautiful. The marine drive is a new location for film shooting, and I will do the road chasing action scene on this stretch one day,” he said.

“When I was planning the promotion of the film, I told the director Farrukh Kabir to go to Patna for the promotion. I knew the people of Bihar are very creative and brave. I have a stunt team and the best stuntman on our team belongs to a small village of Patna. I knew it, hence, I have decided to go to Patna and meet the people,” Vidyut said.

Shahnawaz Hussain, the industry minister of Bihar who invited the action stars Vidyut Jammwal and Farrukh Kabir to his official residence on Tuesday evening, said that action star and youth icon Vidyut arrived in Patna and it is a great experience for every person of Bihar.

“Bihar is changing now. After Mumbai, Patna is the only city having a marine drive in the country. Vidyut is a youth icon and he came to Bihar. I am hopeful that he will shoot his film in Bihar one day. Amitabh Bacchan in an ad says ‘Kuch din to Gujarati Gujarat mein’ (spend a few days in Gujarat). I am saying ‘Ek bar to anyone Bihar mein’ (come once to Bihar),” Hussain said.

“Vidyut wishes to shoot film at marine drive, Bihar government will give him permission for the shooting,” the minister said.

‘777 Charlie’ unit’s generous gift to NGOs working for animals

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‘777 Charlie’ unit’s generous gift to NGOs working for animals

In what is being seen as a laudable gesture, the makers of Rakshit Shetty-starrer ‘Charlie 777’ on Tuesday announced that they would be contributing five percent of the film’s profits to NGOs across the country that have been dedicated to working toward the welfare of Indie dogs and animals.

In a statement, actor Rakshit Shetty, who played the lead in the film, said that the contributions would be made in the name of Charlie.

That apart, he also said that they would be sharing 10 percent of the film’s profits with every individual who had advanced the culmination of the film.

The actor said, “It has been 25 days since ‘777 Charlie’ has reached you, and it has been receiving unsurpassed love since. Our happiness sees no bounds as we begin to grasp the kind of admiration and recognition this film has earned us.

“We believe that the only way to celebrate this success is by celebrating the multitude of people who have tirelessly worked in the union in bringing this film on screen. We have therefore resolved to share 10 percent of the profit that ‘777 Charlie’ makes, with every individual who has advanced the culmination of this film.

“As the makers of ‘777 Charlie’, we are aware of the kind of effort and resource that goes into creating a happy and safe environment for the animals around us. In this light, we would like to contribute 5 percent of the profit, in the name of Charlie, to NGOs across the country that have been dedicatedly to working towards the welfare of Indie dogs and animals.

“Using our light to ignite someone else’s, will illuminate the world. Thanks to each one of you for lighting our world with your love.”

Gitikka Ganju Dhar talks about working with Aamir in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’

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Gitikka Ganju Dhar talks about working with Aamir in ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’

Popular TV host and actor Gitikka Ganju Dhar, who was last seen in the Sushmita Sen starrer ‘Aarya 2’, will now share screen space with the cast of the much-awaited Aamir Khan starrer, ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’.

The movie is scheduled to release on August 11. Along with Aamir Khan, it also stars Kareena Kapoor.

Gitika shares her experience working in this film: “At first, when I received a call for an audition, I was pleasantly intrigued. When I was confirmed as a part of the cast, I could not believe it. When I began to shoot, I was super impressed with the execution of the production. It was a very professional atmosphere with everyone geared towards filming a world-class movie.”

“The detailing of every aspect of the production was exemplary. I am lucky that the first film experience of my career is with Aamir Khan Productions,” she said.

“I could have not asked for a better experience in terms of learning and execution, both. It was inspiring and endearing to watch everybody work hard, very hard to inject magic into Laal Singh Chaddha.”

On sharing screen space with Aamir Khan, she comments: “I was a big Aamir Khan fan when Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak was released. I told him this. I also told him that my meager scoring in the Board Examination was due to the ‘QSQT’ mania that most Indians had experienced.”

“Well, the experience of working with Aamir was precious. I observed, I learned and I was full of admiration for his approach as an actor. He is full of passion and is tireless in his endeavor to translate the larger vision of the film onto every scene and every shot,” she concludes.

Some of the popular shows hosted by Gitikka on television include Meri Saheli, Zaike Ka Safar, Sehat Ki Rasoi, and Chitrahaar.

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