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Amy Poehler: People 'medicate' with comedy
The 50-year-old star believes the key to the enduring popularity of her sitcom "Parks and Recreation", which ended in 2015 after seven seasons, is that people want something familiar to watch during "scary and unsure" times, reports femalefirst.co.uk. She told The Guardian newspaper: "I think - to get a little existential - when times are scary and unsure, we like to go back to things that we've seen before. Comedy especially is a way to medicate.
Ravi Teja joins hands with Chiranjeevi for 'Chiru154'
Chiranjeevi, who is currently busy with a handful of offers, will be seen in his untitled, upcoming movie 'Chiru154'. Bobby is to wield the megaphone for the movie, which will apparently have Ravi Teja essaying an important role. If everything goes well, actor Ravi Teja will appear as Chiranjeevi's brother in the movie. To recall, Ravi Teja and Chiranjeevi were seen together in the movie titled 'Annayya',
'The Batman' keeps gliding as box-office leader in second weekend
With no new major releases for the weekend, Warner Bros.' 'The Batman' has an easy path to repeating its top performance at the domestic box-office. The DC adaptation grossed an additional $18.7 million on Friday from 4,417 locations, more than enough to maintain the No. 1 position on North American charts, reports variety.com. That performance represents a 67 per cent drop-off from the film's $57 million opening day, though that debut figure also includes $21.6 million from Thursday preview screenings populated by eager fans. Looking solely at last Friday's numbers, The Batman' is showing a much more encouraging 47 percent decline, reports variety.com.
B-Town: Fame and riches: It's all here
All careers are ambition-driven in all fields. But, somehow, more so in the film industry. Hundreds of aspirants descended on Bombay to seek a career in films. The aim was stardom through acting. Not all could make it as an actor, let alone become a star. Most of these youth dreamt of stardom while watching films, imitating their favourite star's dressing style, hairstyle and behaviour. The vernacular film magazines fed them with the glamour quotient of the film industry.
Don't call me brave: Neena Gupta
"I am not very brave. I guess a certain strength comes with honesty. Of course, opposed to the popular saying, honesty may not always be the best policy," says actor Neena Gupta. At the Jaipur Literature Festival for her autobiography 'Such Kah un To', the actor, who has been doing a lot of work on different OTT platforms lately, feels that the digital revolution has ensured roles for women across age groups.
Prabhu Deva-starrer 'Rekla' goes on floors
Work on director U Anbarasan's new film, 'Rekla', featuring director-actor Prabhu Deva in the lead, began on Saturday with a simple pooja here in the city. Anbarasan is best known for his previous film, 'Walter', an action thriller which featured Sibi Sathyaraj in the lead. 'Rekla', which will be Prabhu Deva's 58th film, is being produced by S Ambeth Kumar of Olympia Movies.
Akshay Kumar gets nostalgic as he recalls his late dad on 'The Kapil Sharma Show'
Bollywood's action superstar Akshay Kumar recalled how his late father, who would diligently watch all of his son's films, many times, on 'The Kapil Sharma Show'. He came on the show as a special guest with Arshad Warsi, Jacqueline Fernandez, Kriti Sanon and director Farhad Samji to promote their new and upcoming film 'Bachchan Pandey'.
Actress Malavika hails Samantha for taking 'extra risk'
Actress Malavika Mohanan, who was interviewed regarding her latest movie 'Maaran' starring Dhanush K Raja, spoke highly of fellow actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu. On being quizzed on who inspires her as an actress, the actress said that Samantha's work inspires her the most. The noted actress adds that Samantha has made bold career choices, which makes her more special than anyone else.
'Lock Upp': Milind Soman, Varun Sood may enter as wild card contestants
If the speculations is to be believed, actor and model Milind Soman and Varun Sood are all set to enter Kangana Ranaut's 'Lock Upp' as wild card entries. But, officially nothing has been confirmed. Milind Soman, is an Indian actor, model and fitness enthusiast who has been in the headlines for all of the reality shows, movies and fitness trends he has done in the past.
Shawn Levy to direct 'Deadpool 3', to collaborate with Ryan Reynolds for third time
Shawn Levy, the director of 'Free Guy' and the recently released 'The Adam Project', is set to enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he has been signed to direct the third instalment of the anti-hero film 'Deadpool', reports 'Variety'.
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