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Pamela Anderson will never watch 'Pam and Tommy'
The Hulu series tells the story behind the theft and release of the 'Baywatch' star and her then-husband Tommy Lee's sex tape - with the pair played by Lily James and Sebastian Stan respectively, reports femalefirst.co.uk. The producers were able to make the show without Pamela's permission after optioning the rights to an article published in Rolling Stone magazine in 2014 and the source hit out at the treatment of the star.
Pawan Kalyan, Rana Daggubati's 'Bheemla Nayak' releasing on Feb 25
After back-to-back postponement struggles, the makers finally made an official announcement regarding the release date on Tuesday. The production house of Sithara Entertainments took to social media to announce the date for the movie.
Sandhya Mukherjee - the voice of Bengali romantic heart
The last of the living legend in 'Modern Bengali Songs' after Hemanta Mukherjee, Manna Dey, Shyamal Mitra - Mukherjee not only had a lyrical spectrum of musical rainbow that cast a spell on the romantic dreams of Bengali audience for more than four decades but she had a fearless and undeterred voice even till the end of her life when she could boldly refuse the 'Padma Shri Award' by the central government saying 'Mera dil nahi chahti/ Mein nahi lungi' (My heart is not giving consent. I won't receive it).
Renowned music composer Bappi Lahiri passes away at 69
He was 69 and breathed his last in the Criticare Hospital where he was admitted for certain post-Covid issues. Born in West Bengal, Lahiri first composed music for a Bengali film 'Daadu' and launched his Bollywood career with a film, 'Nanha Shikari'. He shot to global fame with his chartbusting music for "Disco Dancer" and the song 'Jimmy, Jimmy, Aaja, Aaja...", and later the superhit music for "Zakhmee", "Lahu Ke Do Rang".
'Friends' LGBT storylines censored in China
Carol, who was played originally by Anita Barone, before she was replaced by Jane Sibbett, was edited out of her first appearance in the show, including all references to Ross, played by David Schwimmer, getting divorced, the South China Morning Post newspaper reports, according to femalefirst.co.uk. Meanwhile, a scene that showed Joey, played by Matt LeBlanc and Chandler, played by Matthew Perry.
Pooja Hegde's extra efforts to ensure her roles in movies don't get sidelined
Going back in time, Pooja had stated in one of her older interviews, how she maintains to be in focus, and not get sidelined in movies starring actors whose persona is so much larger than life. On being quizzed about how Pooja strikes a balance to maintain her glam quotient, and also don't become just the decoration in a film, Pooja said that that confidence comes from within.
Richa loses 15 kilos, says actors are expected to look a certain way
In a video montage featuring the actress, Richa is heard saying: "Its never easy being in front of the camera, much less for someone who wants to swim upstream. Be vocal or woke. The world is going to tell you there's a premium on youth. But that is also for public consumption only, na? Your success, failure, public! Won't matter if you are self-made or self-paid. Everyone has advice. "You've gained weight. You've lost weight."
Mahie Gill: Being a politician in real life is tougher than playing it on-screen
Asked about her new career choice as a politician and Mahie told IANS: "Firstly it is just a coincidence that in 'Raktanchal 2' I played a politician and in reality also I joined politics. The timing was not quite planned. But I must say that when an actress becomes a politician, people's attitude changes and not always fame helps to influence people to change their minds.
Amy Schumer, Regina Hall, Wanda Sykes to host Oscars this year
The producer for the awards, Will Packer, has been in meetings for weeks trying to find the right recipe for Hollywood's biggest night. As per Variety, scenarios that 'Girls Trip' filmmaker Packer had been toying with included a three-act structure, which would showcase a different pair of emcees every hour.
Shahid Kapoor-starrer 'Jersey' to release on April 14
The film was earlier scheduled to hit the screens on December 31, last year. However, the film was postponed after civil restrictions were re-imposed due to fears over the Omicron variant. A tweet from the film's producer Dil Raju Productions read: "#Jersey releasing in cinemas worldwide on April 14th, 2022."
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