‘Rocket Boys’ actress Regina Cassandra on playing legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai

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‘Rocket Boys’ actress Regina Cassandra on playing legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai

Actress Regina Cassandra will be soon seen essaying the role of legendary dancer Mrinalini Sarabhai in the upcoming show ‘Rocket Boys’.

The show, which also stars Jim Sarbh and Ishwak Singh in lead roles follows the journey of India’s greatest physicists Homi J. Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai.

Talking about her part in the show, Regina said, “As an actor, to get a chance to play such an iconic character on screen for my first ever Hindi OTT release is like a dream come true. But there is also a great responsibility when you’re portraying somebody who is an iconic figure like her.”

Describing the depth of the character, she said, “Dancers have a certain body language, and it was a challenge to get it right. Mrinalini ji was a very dignified lady who was not prone to any dramatics, no matter what storm she was facing in her private life.”

“So, it was important to portray her in that form. There was a lot of research and homework that went behind it. However, this is an opportunity of a lifetime, and I am thankful for it. My heart is full of gratitude.”

Created by Nikkhil Advani, Roy Kapur Films & Emmay Entertainment, ‘Rocket Boys’ is directed by Abhay Pannu and produced by Siddharth Roy Kapur, Monisha Advani, Madhu Bhojwani, Nikkhil Advani. The show will be streaming soon on SonyLIV.

Samantha shuts down troll who accused her of ‘robbing’ Rs 50 cr from ex-husband

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Samantha shuts down troll who accused her of ‘robbing’ Rs 50 cr from ex-husband

Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu shut down a troll on social media who accused her of “robbing” Rs 50 crore from ex-husband and actor Naga Chaitanya as alimony after their divorce.

Samantha has been trending on social media ever since her item song ‘Oo Antava’ from ‘Pushpa’ was released.

While a huge section of the Internet was busy lauding the actress for the newest hat she has worn, one section has been degrading her for her ‘boldness’ in the song.

On Tuesday, one troll commented on her marital status, as he also accused her of robbing Rs 50 crore from a “gentleman”. His comment implies that the actress had taken alimony from Naga Chaitanya, related to their separation.

Samantha, who usually ignores her social media trolls by simply blocking them, replied, “God bless your soul.”

With this reply, the troll deleted his disrespectful comment soon. Samantha’s subtle, yet hitting reply caught the attention of all.

On the work front, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is to appear in Gunasekhar’s directorial ‘Shaakunthalam’, while she has a couple of multilingual movies in her kitty. She also has a Hollywood movie titled ‘The Arrangements Of Love’ on her list.

Tamil film ‘Pebbles’, India’s official entry, doesn’t find a place on Oscar’s shortlist

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Tamil film ‘Pebbles’, India’s official entry, doesn’t find a place on Oscar’s shortlist

Director P.S. Vinothraj’s ‘Pebbles’, India’s official entry to the Oscars, has failed to make it to the next round of the race for the Oscars.

The film has failed to make it to the shortlist of 15 finalists in the International Feature Film category, which was announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures in the early hours of Wednesday.

Director Vignesh Shivan, who is the producer of ‘Pebbles’, expressed his disappointment at ‘Pebbles’ not making it to the shortlist.

He tweeted: “To check if our film has come in the list itself is a big achievement, yes ! But still! The happiness & pride that we could have brought in to independent cinema makers and producers like us would have been remarkable! If we could have made it to the short list!”

The Academy announced the shortlists in 10 categories, including the International Feature Film Category.

The films that managed to make it to the shortlist in this category are ‘Great Freedom’ (Austria), ‘Playground’ (Belgium), ‘Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom’ (Bhutan), ‘Flee’ (Denmark), ‘Compartment No. 6 (Finland), ‘I’m Your Man’ (Germany), ‘Lamb’ (Iceland), ‘A Hero’ (Iran), ‘The Hand of God’ (Italy), ‘Drive My Car’ (Japan), ‘Hive’ (Kosovo), ‘Prayers for the Stolen’ (Mexico), ‘The Worst Person in the World’ (Norway), ‘Plaza Catedral’ (Panama) and ‘The Good Boss’ (Spain).

Nicole Kidman took up smoking for film role

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Nicole Kidman took up smoking for film role

Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman plays the award-winning American star Lucille Ball in the new biographical drama film ‘Being The Ricardos’.

Kidman has revealed that she turned to smoking in order to perfect her “deep voice”, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She shared: “They decided Lucy needed to have a deep smoker’s voice, so I started smoking. If I warm up for a minute, I now can do her voice standing on my head.”

Nicole also discussed how her age has impacted her career opportunities.

The actress, who is married to musician Keith Urban, told DuJour magazine: “There’s a consensus in the industry that as a female actor, at about 40, you’re done.”

“I never sat in a chair and heard someone say, ‘You’re past your due date,’ but I’ve had times where you’re turned down and the door is shut on you.”

Kidman made the comments shortly after conceding that she hasn’t got the voice to star in a Broadway musical.

The Oscar-winning actress is one of the most sought-after talents in Hollywood, but Kidman would feel “insecure” singing on Broadway.

Asked about the possibility, she replied: “I don’t think my voice is strong enough. It’s not strong enough. I mean, Broadway is like … and also I just would feel so insecure.”

Kidman is a huge fan of Broadway musicals — but she doesn’t feel ready to perform in one.

She said: “I want to go and watch Broadway. I love going to see Broadway. I can’t wait to see Hugh Jackman. ‘The Music Man’, here we come! But yeah, no. I don’t feel strong enough or secure enough to sing on Broadway.”

‘Bheemla Nayak’ makers apologise to Pawan’s fans as movie release postponed

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‘Bheemla Nayak’ makers apologise to Pawan’s fans as movie release postponed

The makers of Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati-starrer ‘Bheemla Nayak’ have apologised to the fans after they announced the postponement of the movie’s release to avert a clash with other big-budget films.

The makers, who were requested to postpone ‘Bheemla Nayak’ and back off from the Sankranthi race, announced a new release date of February 25 for the movie on Tuesday.

‘Bheemla Nayak’ producer Suryadevara Naga Vamsi, who took to his social media, wrote, “Apologies to all the fans. Sorry, it was out of my hands. I had to go by our hero @PawanKalyan gari words.”

“As you’ll know he’s always inclined to the welfare of this industry,” Vamsi wrote.

“I promise you all, this Shivarathri, a storming force will hit the screens! #BheemlaNayakon25thFeb”,” he added.

The producer’s guild of Telugu movies had a meeting where they discussed the upcoming movie releases.

In order to avert a clash at the box-office, the bigwigs of the Telugu film industry decided to request the makers of ‘Bheemla Nayak’ and ‘F3’ to postpone their respective movies.

The reasons quoted for the postponement include the distribution of theatres for the big-ticket movies during Sankranthi, along with other problems related to movie collections.

As ‘Bheemla Nayak’ is out of the race now, S.S. Rajamouli’s ‘RRR’ and Radha Krishna Kumar’s ‘Radhe Shyam’ will be the two big movies that would compete at the box-office during Sankranthi.

Ram Charan’s dramatic transformation for ‘RRR’ catches the eye

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Ram Charan’s dramatic transformation for ‘RRR’ catches the eye

Ram Charan, who is all set for the release of ‘RRR’, has been promoting the movie along with the cast and his transformation in the film is much talked about.

Ram Charan has been saying that working with S.S. Rajamouli has made him a better actor.

The makers of ‘RRR’ released a video of Ram Charan, in which his transformation for ‘RRR’ is shown.

The video shows off Ram Charan’s hard work, as he portrays three different phases as ‘Alluri Seetharama Raju’ in the film.

As Ram Charan said in one of his interviews, the video hints at the huge transformation of a star, physically, mentally, and visually.

The video starts off with Ram Charan’s entry on the sets of ‘RRR’, while he switches as a sepoy in the next scene. As the video goes on, Ram Charan’s different get-ups are featured, which shows the scene-to-scene transformation.

In every other shot, Ram Charan appears in unique styling, along with his physical looks. The actor had to undergo a huge makeover for the kind of exotic looks he has portrayed in ‘RRR’.

“@alwaysramcharan #InTheMaking of #RRRMovie. Witness India’s biggest action drama from 7th January, only in theatres #MakeTheReelYou #InstagramIndia #RamCharan”, the makers wrote, as they shared the video on Ram Charan’s transformation.

This is the first time that Telugu’s biggest stars have come together for a movie. Ram Charan and Jr NTR-starrer ‘RRR’ is set to hit the screens on January 7.

Rajamouli thanks Pawan, Mahesh, Dil Raju for averting box-office clash

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Rajamouli thanks Pawan, Mahesh, Dil Raju for averting box-office clash

With the release of Pawan Kalyan and Rana Daggubati’s ‘Bheemla Nayak’ being postponed, the makers of ‘RRR’ and ‘Radhe Shyam’ will not have to face a clash at the box-office.

‘RRR’ director S.S. Rajamouli and the makers of ‘Radhe Shyam’ took to social media to thank the makers of ‘Bheemla Nayak’ and ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ as they agreed to postpone their respective movies’ release, in order to avoid a clash.

Tollywood is known for its big-ticket releases during Sankranthi festival. So filmmakers focus on the release of their movies during this particular season, keeping many aspects in consideration.

Given the fact that there were 5 big releases during Sankranthi, the producers guild has settled a conflict over the release dates, so as to avoid a box-office clash.

Rajamouli also thanked actor Mahesh Babu especially, as he was the one who took the initiative and moved out of the Sankranti race first and postponed his movie ‘Sarkaru Vaari Pata’ to April 1.

“@urstrulyMahesh was the one who took the initative in decluttering the Pongal releases… Even though #SarkaruVaariPaata was a perfect Pongal film, he moved it to summer and created a healthy atmosphere. Thanks to my Hero and also to the entire team at @MythriOfficial”, Rajamouli’s tweet reads.

Rajamouli also added, “Also, thanks to Dil Raju garu and the #F3Movie team for shifting the release of their film. Best wishes!”.

The ‘RRR’ director also thanked the makers of ‘Bheemla Nayak’, “The decision by Chinababu garu and Pawan Kalyan garu to defer the release date of #BheemlaNayak is well appreciated. Wishing the team all the very best…:).”

Now, only ‘RRR’ (January 7), ‘Radhe Shyam’ (January 14), and ‘Bangarraju’ are to be released during the Sankranthi festival.

‘Pushpa’ tops biggest theatrical opening weekends of 2021 in India

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‘Pushpa’ tops biggest theatrical opening weekends of 2021 in India

Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa: The Rise’ has reportedly topped the list of the biggest theatrical opening weekends of 2021 across India.

With a huge collection of Rs 173 crore within just three days of its theatrical release, ‘Pushpa’ has grown to be the biggest movie at the Indian box-office this year.

Released across 1,400 screens, the film continues to draw a phenomenal response across languages as it rises as the highest grosser of 2021 in India.

The makers of ‘Pushpa’ can now boast about the pan-India movie, which has successfully beaten big-budget outings such as ‘Spiderman: No Way Home’, ‘Sooryavanshi’, ‘Master’, and ‘Vakeel Saab’ that have minted similar collections within a week of their release.

‘Pushpa: The Rise’ is a two-part movie, for which the director has announced a sequel, which is titled ‘Pushpa: The Rule’.

It stars Allu Arjun, as he portrays a coolie who rises to be the don of the red sandalwood smuggling syndicate.

Rashmika Mandanna plays the heroine, while Malayalam actor Fahadh Fassil plays an important role.

Omicron fear: K’taka bans large gatherings for new year

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Omicron fear: K’taka bans large gatherings for new year

Karnataka government on Tuesday announced restrictions on new year celebrations in the wake of prevailing Covid situation in the state.

At Suvarna Vidhana Soudha, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the decision has been taken at a high-level meeting with authorities and Covid expert committee members who attended the meeting through video conferencing.

“The usual large gatherings at M.G.Road, Brigade Road and surrounding areas in Bengaluru has been banned this time. Large gatherings are also banned at any place across the state for new year celebrations,” he stated.

As for as clubs, pubs are concerned, DJ music, special events are not allowed. The entry has been restricted to 50 per cent capacity. Large scale parties are also not allowed anywhere in the state, he maintained.

Bommai further said that this applies to the apartment premises also. The resident welfare association’s must see to it that there are no large gatherings and parties on their premises. The entry is allowed only for those who have been administered with two doses of Covid vaccination.

The rules will be applied from December 30 to January 2. During the Christmas celebrations, mass gatherings are not allowed outside the premises and the prayers inside the church are allowed and church authorities should ensure social distancing, Bommai explained.

The state health department is worried over detection of 19 cases of Omicron variant in the state. The cases are reported in districts other than Bengaluru and health machinery is on firefighting mode. Fortunately, all Omicron patients are asymptomatic and recovering well.

Vignesh Shivan hopes ‘Pebbles’ makes it to shortlist of Oscar finalists

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Vignesh Shivan hopes ‘Pebbles’ makes it to shortlist of Oscar finalists

Vignesh Shivan, who along with actress Nayanthara, is the producer of ‘Pebbles’ – India’s official entry to the Oscars – is hoping that his film will be able to end India’s 20-year wait and manage to make it to the shortlist of 15 Oscar finalists.

Taking to Twitter, Vignesh Shivan said, “Hope ‘Pebbles’ enters the shortlist of fifteen finalists for the Best International Feature Film! After ‘Lagaan’, after almost 20 years an Indian film making it to the list will be a remarkable achievement! Director P S Vinothraj deserves it too!”

The Oscars are to be held in Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 27, 2022. The Oscar nominations will be announced on February 8, 2022.

The film, ‘Pebbles’ or ‘Koozhangal’ in Tamil, is based on a real life story.

The film has raised expectations, with a number of critics showering generous praise on it. The latest to praise ‘Koozhangal’ is Kirsten Kiwi Smith, the writer of ‘Legally Blonde’, who called the film, ‘a heartbreaking stunning gem’.

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