Gal Gadot, Priyanka Chopra Jonas congratulate Alia on her pregnancy

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Hollywood star Gal Gadot, who will be seen sharing the screen with Alia Bhatt in the latter’s Hollywood debut ‘Heart of Stone’, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who will co-star with Alia in the Farhan Akhtar directorial ‘Jee Le Zaraa’, have congratulated the ‘Dear Zindagi’ actress on the announcement of her pregnancy.

Alia had shared the happy news with her friends and fans, writing in the caption, “Our baby .. coming soon.” Gal Gadot had commented on the post with three heart emojis. Gal had also congratulated Bhatt on her wedding to Ranbir in April of this year.

Priyanka too reacted to the news, saying, “Congratulations honey!! Yaaaaay! Can’t wait”, in the comments section of Alia’s post. In addition, Neha too commented, “Congratulations welcome to the best hood!

Alia’s mentor and Dharma Productions head honcho Karan Johar too had taken to the story section of his Instagram as he uploaded a picture from Ranbir and Alia’s wedding day. Congratulating the couple, he wrote on the picture, “So much love for them! My baby is going to be a mother! I can’t express my feeling… so so so excited! Love you Both (sic).”

Alia changes Instagram profile pic after pregnancy announcement

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After announcing her pregnancy through an Instagram post recently, Alia Bhatt also changed her Instagram display picture to the one where she can be seen embracing her husband Ranbir Kapoor, as infectious smiles light up the couple’s faces.

Incidentally, the new picture was earlier shared by Alia’s mother-in-law and Ranbir’s mother, Neetu Kapoor on her Instagram. She had captioned the picture, “God bless”. Alia had taken to the comments sections of Neetu’s post as she wrote, “My favorite picture” followed by heart emojis.

Alia has since then put up the picture in question as to her profile picture. Earlier, Alia’s mom Soni Razdan expressed happiness over Alia and Ranbir’s announcement of their baby’s arrival.

She told ‘India Today’, “We are simply overjoyed and over the moon with happiness. Both for the soon-to-be parents as well as for the whole family. There is nothing more profound, more joyful, and more significant in life than having a child and bringing another being into this world. Our cup runneth over.

Big B poses with big names of South Indian cinema, pic goes viral

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A picture of superstars Amitabh Bachchan, Prabhas, Nani, and Dulquer Salmaan with filmmakers Raghavendra Rao, Prashanth Neel, and Nag Ashwin is currently going viral on the Internet.

The picture is reported to be from the inaugural ceremony of the production house Vyjayanthi Movies’ new office in Hyderabad. Vyjayanthi Movies, which recently clocked 50 years in the business, is currently bankrolling ‘Project K’ starring Prabhas, Big B, and Deepika Padukone.

Earlier, Prabhas had requested the makers of ‘Project K’ to push the shooting dates of the film following Deepika’s health care.

The film, which is reportedly mounted on a budget of Rs 500 crore, is being simultaneously shot in Hindi and Telugu and is Deepika’s debut vehicle in Telugu cinema. The film is science fiction and is directed by Nag Ashwin.

 

Team of ‘My Dear Bootham’ on cloud nine after Udhayanidhi Stalin praises the film

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The team of director N Ragavan’s upcoming kid’s fantasy film ‘My dear Bootham’, featuring actors Prabhu Deva and Remya Nambeesan in the lead, is on cloud nine as actor-producer-politician Udhayanidhi Stalin, who recently watched their film, has praised it.

Sources close to the unit say that the actor, who watched the film at a special screening, recently called director Ragavan over the phone and praised the film.

The out-and-out kid’s fantasy flick, which has been produced by Ramesh P Pillai for Abhishek Films, is ready for release.

Udhayanidhi is believed to have told the director that he liked the film very much and added that it had struck an emotional chord. He said people from all walks of life would enjoy ‘My Dear Bootham’ and that the movie would go on to become a blockbuster.

Meanwhile, the movie’s team said that the satellite rights and OTT rights of ‘My Dear Bootham’ had been bagged for a hefty price by Zee Tamil and Zee5, respectively.

Prabhudeva plays the role of a genie in the flick, which also stars N Aswanth, Aliya, Suresh Menon, Samyuktha, Imman Annachi, and Lollu Sabha Swaminathan. Child artists Param Guhanesh, Saathvik, Sakthi, and Kaesitha are also part of the cast.

N Ragavan said that the bonding and journey of the Genie and a ten-year-old kid is the main theme of the story. “The movie belongs to the kid’s fantasy genre, and it can be thoroughly enjoyed by family audiences,” he said.

N Ragavan further said that the movie will have CG sequences for almost one-and-a-half hours and that they had used state-of-the-art technology for these sequences. “Every filmmaker will have the desire to make a movie for kids, mine is getting fulfilled with this,” he added.

“The flick will have comedy and emotions in the right mixture. Prabhu Deva has done his homework for the character and evokes laughter even with his body language,” he said.

D Music for the film is by D Imman, while cinematography is by U K Senthil Kumar.

Editing is by San Lokesh and art direction is by A R Mohan. Deva has penned the dialogues.

Red Giant Movies acquires TN distribution rights of Vikram-starrer ‘Cobra’

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Actor and politician Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies has acquired the Tamil Nadu distribution rights of director Ajay Gnanmuthu’s eagerly awaited action thriller ‘Cobra’, which features actor Vikram in the lead.

Making the announcement on its Twitter handle, Red Giant Movies said, “Thrilled to announce that Red Giant Movies have acquired the Tamil Nadu theatrical distribution rights for Chiyaan Vikram’s ‘Cobra’. Save the date. ‘Cobra’ from August 11.”

‘Cobra’, which took close to three years to film, has triggered a lot of interest among audiences as it will mark the acting debut of former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan, who plays the villain in the film.

Vikram plays a brilliant mathematician who uses numbers to solve crimes in the film, which features Srinidhi Shetty as the female lead.

The film has cinematography by Harish Kannan and music by A R Rahman.

 

Chris Hemsworth fanboys over ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ co-star Russell Crowe

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Chris Hemsworth, who is set to headline the upcoming superhero film ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’, recently expressed his happiness about co-starring with Academy and Golden Globe award-winning actor Russell Crowe the film, who happens to be the latest addition to the MCU.

Speaking of acting alongside Crowe, Chris Hemsworth who plays the titular role of Thor in the franchise, said, “I never thought I’d see the day where Russell would appear on-screen with hints at ‘Gladiator’ imagery, yet with a wink, totally self-deprecating. He didn’t hold back.”

In his own words, Hemsworth fanboyed over Crowe, who is the former’s childhood idol. “I’m such a fan. I have been since I first started acting. There’s such weight and seriousness to his performances and to him, as an individual, from afar. But meeting him, he has a great sense of humor and did whatever Taika asked on set, which was mind-blowing”, Hemsworth added.

Russell Crowe will be seen playing Greek God, Zeus in the Chris Hemsworth-Natalie Portman-Christian Bale starrer, ‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ which will release in Indian cinemas on July 7 in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.

 

Don’t believe any rumours about my movie with Prabhas: Director Maruthi

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There have been rumours about Prabhas working with director Maruthi Dasari for months. The curiosity has increased since Maruthi offered a clarification on the film.

It was reported that Maruthi had written a horror comedy just for Prabhas and that regular filming will start at the end of August or the first week of September.

Despite the rumours about the movie’s genre being untrue, Maruthi, who recently spoke with the media, insisted that he will reveal the details regarding his movie with Prabhas, soon.

“Please refrain from believing any rumours about the type of movie I’ll be directing with Prabhas. The specifics will be revealed by me, but there is a timing and order involved,” explained Maruthi Dasari.

The tentative title for Prabhas-Maruthi’s movie is ‘Raja Deluxe’, and is said to have three heroines, among whom is ‘Pelli SandaD’ fame Sreeleela, while ‘Uppena’ heroine Krithi Shetty is considered as another female lead opposite Prabhas.

Malavika Mohanan, a gorgeous actress, is said to be one of the women who will romance the ‘Radhe Shyam’ actor.

Selena Gomez is ‘just not happy’ with US Supreme Court’s abortion ruling

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Singer-actress Selena Gomez has voiced her opinion on the recent overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court, reports Variety’. The recent verdict, which effectively ends federal protections for abortion access, has sparked protests across the US.

Selena, who attended the red carpet premiere of her upcoming second season of the mystery-comedy series ‘Only Murders in the Building’, took a moment during the event to speak out against the Supreme Court’s recent decision. Selena told ‘Variety’, “It’s about voting. It’s about getting men – men needing to stand up and also speak against this issue.”

“It’s also the number of women that are hurting. I’m just not happy and I hope that we can do everything in our power to do something to change that”, she added.

‘Variety’ further states that Gomez also pointed others to a recent post she shared on Twitter, in which she shared a link to Planned Parenthood’s website, explaining it as a valuable resource on what people can do next to help defend abortion access on a state level.

Earlier, Gomez had written on her Twitter, “Watching a Constitutional right be stripped away is horrific. A woman should have the right to CHOOSE what she wants to do with her own body. End of story.”

 

Sobhita Dhulipala’s middle-finger gesture on video goes viral

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Sobhita Dhulipala, who was most recently seen in the Adivi Sesh movie ‘Major’, shows her middle finger in a viral video ostensibly at those who are linking her up with Telugu star Naga Chaitanya.

Her detractors on social media have accused Sobhita of being responsible for the much-publicized breakup between Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who’s herself a popular actress.

The video clip of Sobhita showing her middle finger while on a flight has gone viral on social media.

Even though the video footage obscures the target of her gesture, netizens claim it is Sobhita’s response to the rumors of her link-up with Naga Chaitanya. The upload time and date haven’t been made public, though.

Incidentally, Sobhita has denied the rumors, calling them “baseless”, whereas Naga Chaitanya has not responded at all. His PR team, however, has blamed the Samantha camp for the rumor.

 

Release of Prithviraj-starrer ‘Kaduva’ delayed till July 7

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The release of director Shaji Kailas’s upcoming mass commercial entertainer ‘Kaduva’, featuring actors Prithviraj, Samyuktha Menon, and Vivek Oberoi in the lead roles, has been postponed to July 7.

The film, which has cinematography by Abhinandhan Ramanujam and music by Jakes Bejoy, was supposed to be originally released on June 30.

Taking to Instagram, actor Prithviraj, who is on a whirlwind tour to different cities to promote his film, made the announcement.

He wrote, “Bigger the dreams, larger the obstacles. Stronger the enemies, harder the fight! ‘Kaduva’ release has been postponed by one week to 07/07/2022 due to unforeseen circumstances.

“We will continue with all promotional activities as scheduled and keep faith in all your love and support for this mass action entertainer. We deeply apologize to all the fans, distributors, and theatre owners across the world.”

Hours before this announcement, Prithiviraj had attended a promotional event in Chennai, where he said that his film, ‘Kaduva’ will be a refreshing change.

The actor had said that the only genre that the Malayalam film industry had slightly forgotten was the mass action entertainer genre and that his upcoming film ‘Kaduva’ was a step in that direction.