ENTERTAINMENT

Allu Arjun, Sukumar set record straight on 'shelved' nude scene in 'Pushpa'
IANS -
The issue has its roots in a media interaction where the movie's director Sukumar had been quoted as stating that the climax scene of 'Pushpa' was originally envisaged as a face-off between actors Allu Arjun and Fahad Faasil, in the nude. But wary of the Telugu audience's sensitivities, the makers had apparently backed off. Speaking to IANS, Sukumar acknowledged that he had indeed made a statement on those lines.
'Bigg Boss 15': Karan Kundrra tells Tejasswi to go away as he feels neglected
IANS -
Karan felt that Tejasswi is not paying attention towards him and asked her to go away. When Tejasswi came to talk to Karan, he told Tejasswi that she can go back to her friends Nishant Bhat and Devoleena Bhattacharjee. "Why are you here? I don't think we have anything to discuss?," Karan said. To this Tejasswi replied how he can talk to her like this. "How dare you ask me to go away from here."
Hugh Jackman tests Covid positive, cancels performance in Broadway musical
IANS -
The actor, according to 'Variety', took to his Twitter account and shared a video notifying his fans and associates about his health status. In the video, Jackman said: "I just wanted you to hear from me that I tested positive this morning for Covid. My symptoms are like a cold: I have a scratchy throat and a bit of a runny nose, but I'm fine."
Bollywood film planned on tax raids on Piyush Jain
IANS -
Pathak made the announcement during a panel discussion at the three-day 'Kashi Film Festival' in Varanasi on Tuesday evening. Pathak, who had earlier produced the Ajay Devgn starrer 'Raid', said that this film only showed that money can come out of walls too, whereas in the recent I-T raids in Kanpur and Kannauj, the money actually started coming out of the walls.
Delhi move to shut down cinemas will impede recovery, fears industry
IANS -
Delhi government's order on Tuesday shutting down cinema theatres and multiplexes has come as a big jolt. The Arvind Kejriwal government took the decision after the Covid-19 positivity rate in the capital rose alarmingly to 0.55 per cent on Sunday and 0.68 per cent on Monday. It was a part of its yellow alert drill under the Covid Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP).
Jr NTR has the mentality of a child and the personality of a lion: Ram Charan
IANS -
Participating in the special pre-release event of 'RRR' in Chennai on Monday, Ram Charan started his speech by thanking everybody associated with the film. He said, "I don't know if I should call him my guru or headmaster or prinicipal or guide or my director who gave me my first hit in the industry. I thank Rajamouli sir for having made a film with the two of us together. Thank you for giving us an opportunity and for giving me a brother like Jr NTR."
Zoe Kravitz reveals her cat co-stars in 'The Batman' were the biggest divas
IANS -
'The Batman' stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne and the Caped Crusader. Kravitz told Buzzfeed: "The funniest thing would be us getting ready to shoot and we'd have these cat wranglers come in who had these toys to make the cats stay on their marks, and it would kinda work, but not really. So, it ended up that we were always waiting for the cats - like we'd be ready to go, but then the cat would decide to move.
Did They Fight': Alia Bhatt moves away Ranbir Kapoor’s hands as he tries to save her in crowd (Watch Video)
Newsmen Entertainment Desk -
In a video posted by Viralbhayani, the ‘RRR’ actress is seen seeing her sister Shaheen Bhatt off after dinner at a place as she gets mobbed by the paparazzi. Just like a perfect boyfriend, Ranbir came to her rescue and tried to help her reach safely to her car. While Ranbir was clearing the mob, Alia seemingly moved Ranbir away when he tried to hold her.
Jessica Chastain says prosthetics gave her 'energy' to perform
IANS -
The 44-year-old star shared that the wig, fake teeth and other physical changes she needed to play the lead role in 'The Eyes of Tammy Faye' made it "difficult" to connect with the audience but they also had the benefit of making her work harder to avoid being "upstaged" by her own appearance, reports femalefirst.co.uk. She told Total Film magazine: "It's very helpful because you look so much like the character.
'83' gets thumbs up from Rajinikanth, calls it 'magnificent'
IANS -
Rajinikanth, who took to Twitter to share his opinion about the film, said, "#83TheMovie wow what a movie… magnificent!!! Many congratulations to the producers." The actor also tagged director Kabir Khan, cricket icon Kapil Dev, actor Ranveer Singh and Tamil actor Jiiva, who plays cricketer Srikkanth in the film. This apart, Rajinikanth also congratulated the entire cast and crew of the film.
Advertisement