Discovery+ announces new content for Indian audience

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Discovery+ announces new content for Indian audience

OTT platform discovery+ has announced a host of new projects for the Indian audience. The platform is coming up with new content featuring Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor, Sara Ali Khan, Ananya Pandey and Nora Fatehi, among others.

After the first season of the popular cooking show ‘Star vs Food’, ‘Star vs Food S2’ in collaboration with Korea Tourism and backed by Endemol India, will feature celebs like Ananya Panday, Anil Kapoor, Nora Fatehi, Badshah and other prominent personalities.

Sharing his experience of being on the show, Anil Kapoor said: “Being blessed with excellent culinary artists in my home and family, I have never had to enter the kitchen to prepare a meal for myself. Star vs Food S2 set me up against a challenge of cooking a scrumptious meal for my loved ones and I must say, this was a much more daunting task than acting. Undoubtedly, it has been an exhilarating experience and I can’t wait to make my family proud with this new notch in my belt.”

Actress Sara Ali Khan will be seen in a new avatar as the franchise of ‘Mission Frontline’ returns in August. Sara will be seen performing extreme physical training routines alongside the Veerangana Force, India’s first female commando unit to tackle rising crimes against women in Assam.

American reality television series ‘Say Yes to the Dress’ is going to be adapted for the Indian audience, giving Indian brides an opportunity to search for their perfect wedding dress! The online auditions for this show produced by ABP Studios have already begun.

The new discovery+ original series ‘Money Mafia’, produced by Chandra Talkies, is set to document India’s biggest scams. Launching on August 4, the series is an in-depth look at some of the biggest financial scams the country has ever seen from the perspective of the victims and the preparators.

Speaking on the announcement of the new content line up, Megha Tata, Managing Director-South Asia, Discovery Inc said: “Our upcoming content slate demonstrates our constant determination of bringing original, full of life, bold and unexpected stories to our audience. By onboarding personalities from different walks of life like sports, Bollywood, music and comedy among others, we have made a conscious effort at expanding our reach and engaging with a new set of audience.”

Also, to commemorate the month of Independence, the OTT platform offers a specially curated watchlist including ‘Special Operations: India’, ‘Little Singham Desh ka Sipahi Blockbuster’, ‘India: 70 Wonders’, ‘India Marvels and Mysteries’, and others.

Viewers will also have access to titles like ‘Surviving R. Kelly’, ‘Could I Live There’, ‘MasterChef Canada’ and ‘Matilda & The Ramsay Bunch’, among others.

Shreyas Talpade shares the pros and cons of cinema halls, OTT

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Shreyas Talpade shares the pros and cons of cinema halls, OTT

Actor Shreyas Talpade believes that cinema halls and OTT both have their unique space and will not overpower each other.

“Everything has its own space and place. The movie theatre has its own magic. It’s a celebration of sorts for people on weekends to go and watch movies with the family. People like watching films in theatres and will continue watching. The theatres need to open and there has to be some kind of normalcy in terms of entertainment That is not going to die ever.

“I think OTT is something that people are simultaneously getting used to. It’s becoming a matter of habit now. Whether OTT magic will prevail once cinemas open? Similar kinds of things were said when TV came, then there were VCDs, CDs and DVDs and now the latest is OTT,” Shreyas told IANS.

The actor introduced his OTT platform on performing arts titled ‘Nine Rasa’ a while back. His app produces plays, skits, dance and music, and other performing arts for the digital space.

He added: “OTT is definitely an addiction. You won’t go to a movie theatre or watch TV for 24 hours. But it’s your phone that somehow will be there with you for 24 hours. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic situation, we are kind of becoming loners. Whereas earlier we would socialise, that is not happening so regularly. So we want entertainment. Then we stick to our phones. We start binge-watching web series. We finish one season and wait for the next season.”

The actor shares his viewpoint on what makes every OTT platform a success in today’s time. “Why do you think there are so many OTT platforms and all of them are doing well? It is because when you have content, you tend to binge-watch it, finish it off and move to the next one. That’s where the OTT’s will score. Because the millennials are hooked on their phone sets, they just want to see more content,” he told IANS.

Talking about the addiction to phones in today’s age and time, he said: “We have gone to that extent that every day everyone is continuously checking their phones. We keep looking if some message has come, what is new there on WhatsApp, Instagram, and Facebook. We check our phones every five minutes for a new thing. People are still looking for some content on their phones. Every content clicks with someone or the other.”

The actor shared he has been offered a couple of OTT projects, however, he is still considering them.

However, the “Golmaal” actor’s kitty is full of forthcoming big screen film releases. “Rohit Shetty’s ‘Golmaal 5’ shooting was planned for this year, but because of the pandemic, it has been pushed further. My next release would be ‘Manu Aur Munni Ki Shaadi’ and Mahesh Manjrekar’s Marathi love story ‘Mrigtrishna’,” signed off Shreyas.

Camila Cabello’s ‘Cinderella’ is a feminist re-telling of a classic

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Camila Cabello’s ‘Cinderella’ is a feminist re-telling of a classic

The trailer of actress Camila Cabello’s upcoming film “Cinderella” was released on Tuesday. As opposed to the story in the fairytale told about a damsel in distress, this version has a contemporary twist with the protagonist aiming to be independent and ambitious.

The film shows Camila as Cinderella, who is a talented designer and wants to start her own business of making dresses.

Written for the screen and directed by Kay Cannon with covers of songs written by musical artists of all time, “Cinderella” has an ensemble cast that includes Idina Menzel, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Galitzine, with Billy Porter and Pierce Brosnan.

The film will stream on Amazon Prime Video from September 3.

Akshay, Vaani, Lara celebrate ‘Bell Bottom’ trailer launch in Capital

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Akshay, Vaani, Lara celebrate ‘Bell Bottom’ trailer launch in Capital

Actors Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor and Lara Dutta arrived here on Tuesday to launch the trailer of their film ‘Bell Bottom’.

The actors along with producers Jackky Bhagnani and Deepshikha Deshmukh met Ajay Bijli, Chairman and Managing Director, PVR at PVR Priya for the event.

The team together had a cake cutting ceremony to celebrate the trailer and ‘return of theatre’. This is after a long dry spell that the capital saw a film event taking place.

Earlier in the day, the ‘Bell Bottom’ team was clicked at Mumbai’s international airport as they left for Delhi to launch the trailer.

Akshay was also accompanied by wife Twinkle Khanna, son Aarav and daughter Nitara.

Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar join ‘Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu’ cast

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Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar join ‘Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu’ cast

The team of Telugu film ‘Aadavaallu Meeku Johaarlu’ welcomed actresses Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar and Urvashi.

According to the film’s production team, the three characters are very decisive for the film. The film’s shooting is progressing in Hyderabad and Khushbu, Radhika Sarathkumar and Urvashi have also joined the team.

The film is headlined by actors Sharwanand and Rashmika Mandanna and is directed by Tirumala Kishore.

The film is produced by Sudhakar Cherukuri on Sri Lakshmi Venkateswara Cinemas banner.

The shooting recently resumed here after being stopped due to the lockdown. Sujith Sarang is handling cinematography and Sreekar Prasad who won several national awards is the editor.

Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor leave for Delhi for ‘Bell Bottom’ trailer launch

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Akshay Kumar, Vaani Kapoor leave for Delhi for ‘Bell Bottom’ trailer launch

Actors Akshay Kumar and Vaani Kapoor were spotted at the international airport here on Tuesday, as they left for Delhi to launch the trailer of their upcoming film ‘Bell Bottom’.

This will be the first big film promotion taking place in New Delhi from the time the Covid-19 pandemic started.

Producers Deepshikha Deshmukh and Jackky Bhagnani were also spotted leaving for the capital.

Akshay was also accompanied by wife Twinkle Khanna, son Aarav and daughter Nitara.

Aalisha Panwar on her role in ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’

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Aalisha Panwar on her role in ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’

Actress Aalisha Panwar has been roped in for the show ‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’ to play the character of Jogi’s (Adhvik Mahajan) childhood friend Avneet. She will be portraying a modern Punjabi girl full of confidence and passion.

Panwar who is known for her roles in ‘Ishq Mein Marjawan’ and ‘Meri Gudiya’ says initially she was not keen on accepting this project because her character is subdued amidst two lead personalities.

The 25-year-old actress adds: “When I was approached to play a character in this show, I was quite skeptical of taking it up and I had almost said no to this character, but I was convinced to hear Avneet’s story, and after that I felt compelled to say yes. She is a really strong and powerful girl who is set to bring a very interesting and thrilling twist to the current storyline.”

‘Teri Meri Ikk Jindri’ is a love story of two starkly different personalities – Mahi (Amandeep Sidhu) and Jogi (Adhvik Mahajan). Their love story has been developing well with numerous twists and turns. Bringing forth another interesting angle in Mahi and Jogi’s lives will be Avneet, Jogi’s childhood friend.

Aalisha divulges details and talks about her character, as she says that this character is quite different from her previous ones and anybody can relate with Avneet very easily.

“I really loved how the character has a very close connection to reality. You will find Avneet as someone who loves in abundance but can also get envious. There is a lot that she can give, but she also knows how to take back. So, I am really looking forward to playing the role of Avneet. I sincerely believe that it’s going to be a great journey for me,” she concludes.

Jimmy Sheirgill on his dream come true with ‘Maachis’

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Jimmy Sheirgill on his dream come true with ‘Maachis’

Actor Jimmy Sheirgill began his film career with filmmaker Gulzar’s ‘Maachis’ in 1996. After that, there wasn’t any looking back for the talented actor.

“Maachis is where it all started. I always dreamt that Gulzar Sahab should make a movie where even if I get a chance to play a character for just about two days that would be a dream come true for me. I always wanted that to happen,” Jimmy told in an interview.

Jimmy, 50, had quite a journey in Bollywood after his impactful role in ‘Maachis’. Jimmy shared there are a lot of things that stayed with him while working with the legendary director Gulzar. He said: “There are so many things that we learned during the film which have stayed with us for life.”

Right from his powerful demeanour as inspector Arif Khan in ‘A Wednesday’ to his remarkable roles in ‘Special 26’ and ‘Fugly’, the actor has delivered remarkable performances in above 75 Hindi films and three web series.

Jimmy was last seen in the web series ‘Collar Bomb’.

Telugu director Sukumar builds 2 classrooms at alma mater

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Telugu director Sukumar builds 2 classrooms at alma mater

Ace Telugu film director Sukumar donated Rs 18 lakh to build two new classrooms in the humble government school at Mattaparru village — where he studied decades ago, in Andhra Pradesh’s East Godavari district.

“Director Sukumar and I inaugurated two classrooms in Mattaparru government school,” Razole Janasena MLA Rapaka Varaprasad told IANS.

Varaprasad said Mattaparru village located in Malkipuram mandalam is the native village of the reputed film director.

He said the director studied in the same school where he funded the construction of two classrooms, one of which is a digital classroom.

Appreciating Sukumar’s gesture, the lone Janasena MLA noted that any person who takes good care of his parents will also take care of his village.

He said Sukumar, who directed popular blockbusters such as Arya and Rangasthalam, is a family man.

“He has immense respect for his mother and father. Generally people who rise to heights forget the lows they came from. They settle down in places like Hyderabad and other cities and forget their families,” Varaprasad noted, but pointed out that Sukumar is not like that.

According to the MLA, the director came from a large family of three older sisters and three more brothers from humble beginnings.

“Despite coming from a poor background in a family of seven siblings, he settled all of them,” the legislator noted.

He highlighted that Sukumar takes care of his village and recently spent Rs 45 lakh to build an oxygen plant in the area hospital at Razole, after being moved by the deaths of people during the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic.

“When people were dying due to oxygen shortage, he resolved that nobody in his home region should die and for achieving that goal he set up the oxygen plant,” said Varaprasad.

Sukumar was a popular mathematics lecturer before taking a full fledged plunge into movies in the early 2,000s or noughties.

He taught mathematics topic ‘differentiation’ to first year intermediate students at a junior college near Adda Vantena in Bhimavaram town in the academic year 2000-01

One of his colleagues from the Bhimavaram college said that Sukumar used to practice mathematics during night time even after getting into movies just to keep in touch with the discipline.

‘Pushpa’, featuring dancing virtuoso Allu Aravind is his much awaited forthcoming movie while ‘1: Nenokkadine’, ‘100% Love’ and ‘Nannaku Prematho’ are some of his other movies.

Overwhelmed by Bigg Boss Season 3 Malayalam win: Manikuttan

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Overwhelmed by Bigg Boss Season 3 Malayalam win: Manikuttan

Malayalam film actor Manikuttan, who emerged victorious in the Big Boss Season 3 Malayalam, said he was overwhelmed by his victory and thanked the people who voted for him.

Speaking to in an interview, he said: “I am overwhelmed, I thank God for having chosen me to win this prestigious award. I strongly believe that if you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

He further said: “I had put my everything into the show and I am in the entertainment industry for the past 16 years. If there are no movies and there is free time, I watch a lot of movies and take information from these world-class movies and this has helped me in all the tasks during the show.”

The actor who was born and brought up in Thiruvananthapuram, made his debut for the Malayalam mini screen donning the role of ‘Kayamakulam Kochunni’ the wayside robber who used to rob the rich and donate the money to the poor and deprived. The show was aired on Surya TV.

In a career spanning 16 years, Manikuttan has played several small and big roles.

“I have acted alongside Mohanlal Sir in five movies and with Mammooty Sir also I have shared screen space in the big-budget movie, Mamangam. I have acted in several movies playing minor and major roles. As an actor, I was not that choosy and had played several roles, even small roles,” he said.

Manikuttan who was crowned as the Bigg Boss season 3 winner on August 1 by Mohanlal won a flat worth Rs 75 lakh, a trophy, and a citation.

Bigg Boss season 3 was premiered from February 14. A total of 14 people entered the Bigg Boss house as participants. However, after 95 days of the show, it got suspended following the second wave of the pandemic, and the contestants who were left in the house were declared as finalists. An online poll was conducted and Manikuttan emerged victorious.

The actor scored the maximum number of votes in the public voting conducted by the Bigg Boss team. Model Sai Vishnu was the runner-up while Dimpal Bhai turned the second runner-up. Other finalists are Ramzan Mohammed, Anoop Krishnan, Rithu Manthra, Kidilam Firoz, and Noby Marcose.

This is the third season of Bigg Boss, Malayalam. While Television, Movie actor, Sabumon Abdusammad was judged the winner. In the second season of the Malayalam Big Boss, there was no winner following Covid -19. Mohanlal was the host of both shows.

Bigg Boss Malayalam invites celebrities like models, actors, singers, directors, internet personalities like influencers, businessmen, and other renowned people as its contestants.

The contestants named as housemates are confined within the specially constructed house for 100 days which is equivalent to approximately 15 weeks.

During this period, they will not have any outside contact and will not be allowed to leave the house unless there are some personal emergencies.

The Bigg Boss house has all the amenities including two bedrooms, a living area, kitchen, storeroom, smoking room, and four bathrooms. There is another room called the confession room where the contestants are called up by the Bigg Boss for nomination and other purposes. The house will not have TV or internet connection and the contestants are not allowed to use phones.

The vote out follows a simple procedure, the contestants nominate two of their fellow housemates to be voted out and the one person who has the most number of nominations faces a public vote out.

This process is repeated until only five contestants are left which is followed by a public voting process that decides the winner and the runners-up.

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