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'KGF' sets foot in metaverse, fans snap up NFTs in record time
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A record number of Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been snapped up by collectors in what is being termed as the biggest NFT sale in India till date. The sale saw the first 500 NFTs getting sold in the first 10 minutes. KGF franchise makers Hombale Films have introduced a set of three NFTs - Bombay Rocky, Narachi Rocky and Toofan Rocky avatars.
Here's who all will be seen on 'Roadies Journey in South Africa'
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Ex-contestants Arushi Chawla, Baseer Ali, Kevin Almasifar, Kavya Khurana, Aarushi Dutta, Sapna Malik, Yukti Arora, Ashish Bhatia, Sohil Singh Jhutti, Gaurav Alugh make a comeback to the show alongside new contestants Muskan Jattana, Arshveer Wahi, Tanish Ghorpade, Siddharth Manoj, Angad Bawa, Nandini, Sakshi Sharma, Simi Talsania, Soundous Moufakir and Jashwant Bopanna.
Tiger Shroff lends his voice to 'Miss Hairan' track from 'Heropanti 2'
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The action star has earlier lent his voice to singles like 'Unbelieavble' and the Punjabi-English single 'Poori Gal Baat'. Titled 'Miss Hairan', the song is an A R Rahman composition with lyrics furnished by veteran lyricist Mehboob. Ahmed Khan has taken the onus of choreography along with Rahul Shetty. Tiger has performed the track along with Nisa Shetty. The song will release on Friday.
Pulling Her Weight: Nimrat Kaur on how she got fat for 'Dasvi'
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During a conversation, when Kapil Sharma asked Nimrat to elaborate on her weight gain process to which, Nimrat replies: "I had time, I had six months in hand so I put on weight at my own pace. I ate lots and enjoyed myself." Nimrat is seen essaying an interesting character of Bimmo, wife of Ganga Ram Chaudhary portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls how he was offered 'Heropanti 2'
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He also revealed that his character of 'Laila' in the film has more logic and reason than many content-driven films. Recalling how he got the part, Nawaz said, " I was in London shooting for some other film when this role was offered to me by Ahmed and Rajat. They narrated the character to me while we were traveling to a certain location in the countryside and then later we took the narration to the hotel."
'Ooo Ooo' featuring Ileana D'Cruz is an urban and contemporary track
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The song has been conceptualised and created by Vidit Chitroda and directed by Avinash Jai Singh. It features reggaeton inflections powered by guitars and an infectious groove. Talking about the song, Ileana D'Cruz said, "When I heard 'Ooo Ooo' I couldn't stop grooving to the track, it was right up my alley. Qaran and I had a blast filming the song and I can't wait for everyone to listen to it."
Arooj Aftab's journey to Grammys all about grit and constant learning
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Arooj was born to Pakistani parents in Saudi Arabia. She spent her teenage years in Lahore. Her parents often held musical evenings at their home in Lahore, but Aftab was not allowed to take music lessons, which they believed would impact her studies. The 37-year old is a self-taught musician as she learnt the basics of music by listening to artistes such as Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.
Tiger Shroff's 'Heropanti 2' shot across five picturesque locations
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After roping in some of Hollywood's renowned action directors to work on the action sequences for the film, the producer also spared no cost in mounting the film on a huge scale which included filming at some prime international locations - England, India, Russia, Thailand, and Abu Dhabi. After films like 'Baaghi 2' and 'Baaghi 3', trio Sajid Nadiadwala, Tiger Shroff and director Ahmed Khan are now looking to push the envelope and set a new benchmark in action with 'Heropanti 2'.
Britney Spears is in amazing state of mind, reveals Donatella Versace
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As per 'Variety', Donatella was recently in Los Angeles for the Oscars, attending the Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards gala and the Vanity Fair party. She also caught up with her friend Britney Spears. Versace is designing a wedding dress for the newly liberated pop princess. The fashion designer told 'Variety' at the Vanity Fair bash, "She's (Britney) on vacation now. She's doing well.
'All The Old Knives' script reminds Chris Pine of John le Carre's novels
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In the film, Pine's character has been tasked to interrogate an eight-year-old hijacking case. Describing his character as a man highly adept at compartmentalising his feelings, he shared, "Like all great spies, he's emotionally closed off and very good at his job because of it." Pine added: "Part of that is because of what happened to him early in his CIA career, so he's carrying a heavy burden of guilt and shame within him at all times.
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