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Ritika Singh has a lively role in her next with Arvind Swamy
Nikesha Patel has bagged a pivotal role in Siddique’s next
Madhavan has begun training for his next, Chandamama Door Ke.
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Shekhar Kapur would like to see a sequel to his successful Mr India film. But, that doesn’t necessarily mean that he’d be back to direct it. “You can’t copy a film, and I have also moved on in life. Though I would love to see one (a sequel of the film),” he told IANS.
Bollywood celebrities have praised the SC’s decision to abolish the triple talaq.
Taapsee Pannu believes that feminism is not about asking for reservation. It is about creating gender equality.
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Ahead of Kathanayagan’s release, Vishnu Vishal says that his role in the film is that of a hero in the truest sense.
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Filmmaker Gurinder Chadha’s Partition: 1947, the Hindi version of her Viceroy’s House– has been banned from releasing in Pakistan, reportedly over “misrepresentation” of Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The director says it’s unfortunate.
“It is unfortunate my film has been banned in Pakistan. It will always be the land of my ancestors. ‘Partition: 1947′,” Chadha posted on Twitter on August 20.
According to The Express Tribune, the Sindh Film Censor Board deemed it unsuitable, stating that “the political narrative contradicts the national interest of Pakistan”.
The Board’s secretary Abdul Razzaq Khuhawar said: “It’s a historical film and nothing negative is shown against Pakistan. The main reason for banning it was the misrepresentation of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
“We felt his character was not portrayed correctly and it felt strange. Although the character only appears in a few scenes as the film mostly revolves around Lord Mountbatten, the actor didn’t look like Jinnah at all. If you had seen it, you couldn’t tell it was Jinnah. Otherwise, there were no issues with the film.”
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A complaint has been filed against Kamal Haasan for allegedly insulting a Tamil community. The complaint was filed in the metropolitan magistrate court in Chennai. The judge posted to September 1 hearing on the complaint. Stating that Nadaswaram, a musical instrument, which is treated like ‘god’ by the Isai Vellalar community, its president K R Kuhesh, submitted that in one of the episodes, actor Sakthi was seen throwing it from one hand to the other in a cavalier manner.
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Actors Chiranjeevi, Kristen Wiig, Ty Burrell will all turn a year older today!