Mrunal Thakur researches extensively for the upcoming cop role in ‘Gumraah’

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Mrunal Thakur researches extensively for the upcoming cop role in ‘Gumraah’

Actress Mrunal Thakur will be seen playing a fierce police officer in the upcoming thriller ‘Gumraah’ and is leaving no stone unturned to prepare for the character.

“For portraying the role of a committed cop, I had to go through extensive body training. From getting physically trained to maintain the body structure while running with trained athletes to handling different types of guns, I have tried everything to adapt the essence of a cop,” Mrunal said.

She added that in her preparation for the role she also “involved talking to and spending time with some female cops of our force in order to understand their world through a better lens.”

Mrunal was last seen opposite Shahid Kapoor in the family cricket drama, ‘Jersey’, which is currently streaming on Netflix.

Lady Gaga, Tom Daley hailed at 2022 British LGBT Awards

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Lady Gaga, Tom Daley hailed at 2022 British LGBT Awards

Singer-actress Lady Gaga, diver Tom Daley and the first all-male ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ couple were among the winners of 2022’s British LGBT Awards.

According to aceshowbiz.com, Vogue director Edward Enninful and singer Alicia Keys also took home gongs at the London event on Friday.

Hosted by comedian Sue Perkins, the awards show is the UK’s biggest LGBT+ awards event. Enninful, 50, said when handed his ‘Global Media Trailblazer’ prize: “I am so honored to be part of the 2022 LGBT Awards, especially as the UK celebrates 50 years of pride.

“Growing up as a young, black gay man in West London, I could only have imagined the day when events like this would celebrate people like me, and the other incredible trailblazers recognized tonight.

“My hope is that we all continue to push for positive change for the next generation.”

Keys, who was handed the ‘Celebrity Ally of the Year’ award, said via video link: “On a personal level, I’m honored to accept this award tonight. I’ve been blessed to know all kinds of people since I was a little girl and fortunately exposed to the beauty and richness of diversity. That’s all colors, all religions, all styles, all beliefs, all loves, all people.”

“Believe me, I know that hate is taught and judgment is taught, but we are the light and we are the love,” the 41-year-old hitmaker went on to share.

“I sometimes can’t believe how much hate there is to overcome, but where there is light and love, darkness and hate cannot exist.”

Daley, 28, in the meantime, collected the ‘Swinton Insurance Sports Personality of the Year’ award after he spoke out against anti-LGBT+ laws.

Olympian Dame Kelly Holmes was a surprise presenter on the night for the ‘Celebrity Award’ hand-out, after the former athlete broke a 34-year silence to say she is gay in mid-June. The prize was won by Gaga, reports aceshowbiz.com.

‘Strictly Come Dancing’ duo 35-year-old Johannes Radebe and 33-year-old John Whaite were handed the ‘Media Moment of the Year’ trophy by show judge Shirley Ballas after they were the first male same-sex couple on the show.

Chris Hemsworth ‘did a lot of work’ for ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ nude scene

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Chris Hemsworth ‘did a lot of work’ for ‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ nude scene

Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth did “a lot of work” to prepare for his nude scene in ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’.

Sharing that shooting the scene for the Taika Waititi-directed movie felt like a natural evolution for the character, the 38-year-old actor made sure he was in tip-top shape before taking his clothes off, reports aceshowbiz.com.

“I mean, it was kind of 10, 11 years in the making, that shot,” the Hollywood leading man, who stars alongside Natalie Portman in the new movie, told Entertainment Tonight.

“In each film, we’ve taken off another item of clothing, and now we just kind of took it all off.”

Hemsworth, who embarked on an intense fitness plan before shooting the movie, admitted the director was the driving force behind the scene.

When asked what made him reprise the character for the new Marvel movie, he joked: “Obviously a contractual obligation. If it was my choice it wouldn’t have happened!”

The husband of Elsa Pataky has played Thor for more than a decade, and he previously confessed to over-training in the early years.

He said that his intense workout regime actually had a detrimental impact on his energy levels.

“For years I probably over-trained,” he shared.

“People who do muscle-building often don’t realize it’s a sport that shouldn’t be seven days a week, two hours a day,” the father of three continued.

“I was doing that in the previous Thors, and was coming up sorer, with less energy.”

Chris actually adopts an athlete-like approach to his preparation, but he ultimately finds the experience to be “incredibly rewarding”.

“The training across 10 years of doing it is a full-time job. That and then a 12-hour shooting day, it’s a real grind. It’s incredibly rewarding, too, you have to look at it as a professional athlete.”

Christian Bale still hasn’t seen Robert Pattinson-starrer ‘The Batman’

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Christian Bale still hasn’t seen Robert Pattinson-starrer ‘The Batman’

Hollywood star Christian Bale says he hasn’t watched ‘The Batman’ but has called actor Robert Pattinson an absolutely wonderful actor.

“I still haven’t seen it. I will see it,” Bale told Variety during the ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ premiere at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.

“Listen, mate, it’s amazing how few films I see. Every director I work with, I’ve seen a couple of their films and they’re always looking at me going, ‘Are you kidding?’ I like to really savor films and I don’t watch too many. But I will, I certainly will. Robert is an absolutely wonderful actor. We bumped into each other, talked a little bit about it ahead of time, and I heard wonderful things.”

According to ‘Varitey’, Bale famously played the Caped Crusader three times in Christopher Nolan’s “Batman” franchise. Pattinson took on the role last year in the first installment of Matt Reeves’ franchise reboot.

In aThor: Love and Thunder’, Bale plays the terrifying Gorr the God Butcher, a name he joked means, “You don’t really have to ask, what’s he about and what’s his motivation?'”

He stars in the Taika Waititi-directed Marvel film alongside Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Tessa Thompson, but admitted that the deciding factor in him taking on the role was his two kids.

“I always just look at who’s directing it, who are the people involved, is it a good story, am I gonna get something out of it,” Bale said. “With this one, it was my kids saying to me, ‘By the way, you’re doing this one,’ and I went, ‘Am I really?’ And they said, ‘Yes you are,’ and I went, ‘OK, yes I am.'”

He continued: “I’m there for Taika and for Chris and Natalie and Tessa and the whole crowd, and I originally thought, ‘Yeah, that’s not gonna work,’ and I stand corrected by my kids.”

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ is set for release in theaters on July 8.

 

Top US media companies to enable travel by staff seeking abortions

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Top US media companies to enable travel by staff seeking abortions

Top media companies, including Disney, Netflix, Paramount, Comcast, Sony and Meta, have said that they will cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions following the US Supreme Court’s contentious ruling on Friday overturning its 1972 Roe v. Wade decision, reports ‘Variety’.

Disney reached out to employees to stress that it recognizes the “impact” of the Supreme Court’s decision and “remains committed to providing comprehensive access to quality and affordable care” for all employees and their families, which includes family planning and reproductive care, “no matter where they live”, an internal source told ‘Variety’.

For Disney employees unable to access a medical service, including abortions, in one location, they have a travel benefit that allows for “affordable coverage for receiving similar levels of care in another location”.

A Netflix spokesperson told ‘Variety’ that the streaming service does offer travel reimbursement coverage for full-time US employees and their dependents who need to travel for cancer treatment, transplants, gender-affirming care, or abortion — through our US health plans. This is a $ 10,000-lifetime allowance per employee and/or their dependents per service.”

In light of the Supreme Court decision, Warner Bros. Discovery has expanded its “healthcare benefits options to cover transportation expenses for employees and their covered family members who need to travel to access abortion and reproductive care,” a spokesperson said in a statement obtained by ‘Variety’.

‘Variety’ has confirmed that Comcast has a travel benefit that covers Comcast and NBCUniversal employees’ medical services and procedures that aren’t available near an employee’s home.”

Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish and Chief People Officer Nancy Phillips sent a memo to staff on Friday, confirming the company’s intentions to cover travel costs for employees seeking abortions.

In a memo obtained by ‘Variety’, they wrote: “Reproductive health care through company-sponsored health insurance, including coverage for birth control, elective abortion care, miscarriage care, and certain related travel expenses if the covered health service, such as abortion, is prohibited in your area.”

 

‘America … you’re in for the fight of your life’: Hollywood celebs slam abortion ruling

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‘America … you’re in for the fight of your life’: Hollywood celebs slam abortion ruling

The decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its historic Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision in its 50th year has been greeted with widespread criticism from American celebrities.

Voicing the majority view in the entertainment industry, pop star Taylor Swift tweeted: “I’m absolutely terrified that this is where we are — that after so many decades of people fighting for women’s rights to their own bodies, today’s decision has stripped us of that.”

In a detailed response, cookery show host and author Padma Lakshmi said: “People will still get abortions. These procedures won’t stop just because Roe v. Wade is overturned. This will only prevent safe, legal abortions from taking place.”

She added: “The right to decide when to start a family or not is a choice every individual should be able to make on their terms when the time is right for them. This freedom and dignity are something we should all fight to preserve.

“I wish more people understood that the decision to have an abortion is deeply personal and complex. It’s a decision that should be treated with compassion and empathy, not vilified or criminalized.”

Thundered multiple award-winning actress Ariana DeBose: “Yeah, ain’t NOBODY telling me what I can & can’t do with my body. Ain’t nobody telling me who I get to love or marry for that matter. America … you’re in for the fight of your life.”

Oscar-winning actress Patricia Arquette was equally unequivocal. She said: “This Supreme Court is an absolute disaster. Giving people the right to carry guns to take away women’s rights of autonomy over their own bodies. We weren’t being reactive, we saw it coming.”

But the last word certainly belonged to the best-selling author Stephen King. He tweeted: “It’s the best Supreme Court the 19th century has yet produced.”

Vijay Sethupathi’s performance in ‘Maamanithan’ deserves National Award: Shankar

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Vijay Sethupathi’s performance in ‘Maamanithan’ deserves National Award: Shankar

Ace director Shankar has said Vijay Sethupathi deserves a National Award for his spectacular performance as a dad in director Seenu Ramasamy’s just-released Tamil family drama ‘Maamanithan’.

Taking to Twitter, Shankar wrote, “‘Maamanithan’ Got the satisfaction of watching a good film. Director Seenu Ramasamy (has) put his heart and soul and making this a real classic!

“Vijay Sethupathi’s brilliant performance deserves a National Award. Music from Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja blended soulfully with the film.”

Shankar wasn’t the only one floored by the realistic drama. Director Simbu Devan too showered praises on the film.

He wrote in Tamil, “Congratulations director Seenu Ramasamy brother and Vijay Sethupathi brother and the team… Already the film has got good reviews. My hearty wishes for the film to succeed big.”

Actor Raj Kiran too was thoroughly impressed by the film and expressed his appreciation to director Seenu Ramasamy, who was grateful for the compliment.

Tweeting about actor Raj Kiran’s appreciation, Seenu Ramasamy said, “I cannot forget this day when actor Raj Kiran, whom I consider my guru, blessed me wholeheartedly after watching my film.”

National Award-winner Thota Tharani’s daughter to join him as an art director in ‘Gentleman 2’

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National Award-winner Thota Tharani’s daughter to join him as an art director in ‘Gentleman 2’

Rohini Tharani, the daughter of well-known National Award-winning Art director Thota Tharani, will join her illustrious father in taking care of the art direction department of director A Gokul Krishna’s upcoming big-budget film, ‘Gentleman 2’.

The film, which is being produced by K T Kunjumon, known for having introduced ace director Shankar to the film industry, has music by Marakathamani (M.M.Keeravani), and cinematography by Ajayan Vincent. Nayanthara Chakravarthy and Priya Lal are the heroines of the film, the hero of which is to be announced soon.

Taking to Twitter, K T Kunjumon made the announcement. He tweeted, “Proud to announce that legend Thotta Tharani and his daughter Rohini Tharani will be (the) project designer(s) of Gentleman Film International’s mega project ‘Gentleman 2’ that is directed by A Gokul Krishna.”

Thota Tharani, who is considered a legend in the world of art direction, has worked on cult classics and blockbusters like ‘Nayagan’, ‘Thalapathy’, ‘Sivaji’, ‘Rudhramadevi’ and ‘Gentleman’ and is now working on Mani Ratnam’s upcoming magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’.

 

Chiranjeevi books Sankranti 2023 slot for ‘Mega154’

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Chiranjeevi books Sankranti 2023 slot for ‘Mega154’

In Telugu, the Sankranti season is one of the most eagerly anticipated times of year for movie releases.

In order to maximize theatrical box office receipts, most high-budget films are favored to be released around this time period. Things are about to become interesting now that Chiranjeevi has entered the Sankranti race with his ‘Mega154’.

Chiranjeevi’s 154th movie, which is being directed by Bobby (KS Ravindra), is all set to hit the screens during Sankranti 2023. The makers, who took to their socials, announced the same on Friday.

“Let us meet at theaters in Jan 2023,” the makers of ‘Mega154’ (working title) announced through a poster. According to rumors, the film will be called “Vailtair Veerayya” and will tell a tale set in a well-known region of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

In the film, described as a mass action blockbuster loaded with all the commercial components, Shruti Haasan plays the leading heroine opposite Chiranjeevi.

The movie’s producers are Naveen Yerneni, Y Ravi Shankar, and GK Mohan, with Mohan serving as a co-producer. A top-notch technical team is working on the project with a number of well-known actors.

Actor Charan Raj’s younger son Dev makes acting debut with ‘Kuppan’

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Actor Charan Raj’s younger son Dev makes acting debut with ‘Kuppan’

Well-known actor Charan Raj’s younger son Dev, a pilot by profession, is to make his debut as an actor through his dad’s upcoming film ‘Kuppan’.

Charan Raj, who has acted in over 600 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, and Bengali, is returning to the film industry as a director through ‘Kuppan’.

The film is named after a man, whom the director says he befriended during his morning walks.

Says Charan Raj, who has penned the story, screenplay, and dialogues for his film, “I have been living in Palavakkam for over 35 years and I go for walks with my dog on the seashore every morning. During my walk, I would chat with several people on the way and return home. It was on one such walk that I got introduced to a fisherman named Kuppan. My interactions with him made me want to pen a story on the fisherman. So, after finishing the script, I named the film after my friend. He has also acted in a small role in the film.”

Dev Charanraj, who is the second son of Charanraj, was a pilot. He underwent special training at an acting school before turning hero.

Aadhi Dev is making his debut as the other hero. Along with them, Sushmitha Suresh and Priyadarshini Arunachalam are also making their debut as heroines.

Charan Raj is also acting in an important role after a long time. He plays his son’s uncle in the film.

Sources say ‘Kuppan’ will be a love story that will revolve around a young fisherman and a north Indian girl in a village.

Cinematography for the film will be by Janarthan and editing will be by SP Ahammed. The film which is being co-directed by K Suresh Kumar will have music by SG Elai.

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