- Sunday, December 03, 2023
The ongoing third edition of the Red Sea Film Festival has turned out to be extra special for actor Ranveer Singh's fans. Not only did the Simmba star receive a special honour at the gala, but also got an opportunity to meet his 'screen idol' and Hollywood actor Johnny Depp…
The landscape of entertainment in the United Kingdom presents a fascinating blend of Eastern and Western elements, creating a unique cultural tapestry. This exploration delves into the varied entertainment preferences in the UK, offering insights into how these differing influences coalesce to form a distinctive entertainment scene. The Charms of…
Satyajit Ray was a "renaissance man” and it will be a great honour to receive a lifetime achievement award named after the Pather Panchali filmmaker, Hollywood star Michael Douglas said on Monday. Douglas will be felicitated with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award during the concluding ceremony of the International…
She has seen it multiple times, her son has watched it, and his school friends too... Catherine Zeta-Jones says Shah Rukh Khan-starrer Om Shanti Om is one of her favourite films along with The Lunch Box. The Hollywood star on Monday attended the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in…
WHEN Kal Ho Naa Ho was released on November 28, 2003, it made an instant connection with audiences around the world and became the highest grossing Bollywood film of that year. The story of a terminally ill man teaching those around him to embrace life and sacrificing his own happiness…
WHETHER it is on stage, television, film or in a popular ASDA commercial, Muzz Khan has consistently shown off his impressive range as an actor and worked with many established names. The versatile British Asian, who is also an accomplished DJ, rcently joined the cast of West End show, The…
Padma Lakshmi, who was previously married to acclaimed author Salman Rushdie from 2004-2007, has a new man in his life. If reports are to be believed, Lakshmi and Hollywood writer Kenya Barris, best known for being the creator of the ABC series Black-ish., are in the early stages of dating.…
Actress Madhuri Dixit has been honoured with the 'Special Recognition for Contribution to Bharatiya Cinema' award at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. She said that this kind of recognition and awards motivate and encourage artists to do better in their work. She said, "I am very…
Hollywood star Pedro Pascal is being eyed to play the role of Reed Richards in Marvel Studios' much-awaited Fantastic Four movie. Pascal, who broke out with his portrayal of Prince Oberyn Martell in Game of Thrones, is in negotiations to play the leader of the titular superhero group, reported entertainment…
THERE is enough compelling evidence to suggest that V Shantaram was perhaps the most important Indian filmmaker of the 20th century. Whether it was technical innovations, pathbreaking work, expanding the horizons of Indian cinema or an incredibly fearless approach, he left behind an impressive body of work and countless magic…
ABORTION laws in America taking away women’s fundamental rights over their own bodies has turned it into a hot topic and inspired Nazrin Choudhury to make an important short film inspired by the subject. Her directorial debut Red, White and Blue tells the moving story of a young mother forced…
WOULD you be able to tell Tara Sutaria, Disha Patani, Kiara Advani, Vaani Kapoor and Rakulpreet Singh apart if shown photographs of them? Even the most die-hard Bollywood fans would struggle with this conundrum or think of a truly memorable role they have played. You could perhaps recognise Sara Ali…
Filmmaker David Michod has vivid memories of his last trip to India but what truly left an impression on him was witnessing the enchanting synergy between Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his Hollywood counterpart, Brad Pitt. Michod had come to the country with Pitt to promote their Netflix satirical…
Hollywood actor Zac Efron remembered his late 17 Again co-star Matthew Perry while walking the red carpet for the world premiere of his new film The Iron Claw in Dallas, Texas. He told People that he would love to play Perry, who died last month at the age of 54…
On Wednesday, the SAG-AFTRA actors' union reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to end their nearly four-month strike. In an announcement, the union said the 118-day strike would officially end at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, CNN reported. "In a unanimous vote this afternoon, the SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Committee approved a…
ALTHOUGH Shah Rukh Khan made his Bollywood debut in 1992, it was his 1993 release Baazigar, which gained him big global attention. His dastardly portrayal of a duplicitous individual, who goes on a murderous revenge mission, kick-started a rapid rise to the very top of Hindi cinema for the actor.…
AS A YOUNG girl being brought up in South Africa, Hollywood star Charlize Theron says watching Bollywood films was a Sunday routine as her native country has a sizeable Indian population. Theron, the star of countless and critically acclaimed Hollywood titles such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Blonde, Monster, The…
British film Catching Dust will open the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), to be held in Goa from November 20 to 28, Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur announced on Monday. American film The Featherweight will be the closing title, whereas Turkish film About Dry Grasses…
The SAG-AFTRA has said it is evaluating the "last, best, and final offer" from the studios and streamers as the actors strike entered its 114th day. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actors' union also urged members to ignore outside conjecture and rumours. After a staff review on Saturday, the…
As a young girl being brought up in South Africa, Hollywood star Charlize Theron says watching Bollywood films was a Sunday routine as her native country has a sizeable Indian population. Theron, the star of countless and critically acclaimed Hollywood titles such as Mad Max: Fury Road, Blonde, Monster, The…
Mira Nair, who is globally known for such notable films as Salaam Bombay, The Namesake, and Monsoon Wedding to name a few, is currently serving as Head of the Jury for the South Asia Competition at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023. During her masterclass at the festival, Nair…
Actor Adil Hussain has a wide range of films to his name, including internationally acclaimed works like 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' and Life of Pi. The actor, who is renowned for his refined acting abilities and diversified, unconventional performances, talked about the culture of filmmaking in India and abroad. During a…
AN INCREDIBLE career has seen Apache Indian become a great British music icon. Whether it has been creating a new musical genre, monster hits like Boom Shak-A-Lak, world-class collaborations, trailblazing moments or setting up an academy for new talent, he has had three decades of brilliance. The singer, songwriter and…
ONE of the most important figures in Hindi cinema history you likely have never heard of is Sashadhar Mukherjee. From producing record-breaking Bollywood blockbusters to launching new talents who would go on to become legends and founding a film dynasty, the bigthinking movie mogul helped lay the foundation for the…
Global digital content creator Niharika NM has made her international TV debut with a guest appearance. Yes, you read that absolutely right! She appears on the seventh season of the critically acclaimed adult-animated series Big Mouth. She has lent her distinctive voice in Hindi to a character loosely based on…
Renowned filmmaker Shekhar Kapur will be the jury head for the international competition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2023 in Goa next month. The five-member jury also includes cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine, producers Jerome Paillard, Catherine Dussart, and Helen Leake, according to a press release. "The International…
MATTHEW PERRY , troubled star of the smash hit TV sitcom Friends, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday (28), US media reported. He was 54. First responders found Perry unconscious in a hot tub at his house and were unable to revive him, law enforcement…
Comedian Hasan Minhaj has spoken out against the controversy surrounding a September New Yorker profile that raised questions about the authenticity of stories in his stand-up comedy. The New Yorker article raised doubts about the authenticity of Minhaj's accounts regarding incidents of racism, Islamophobia, and political challenges in his life.…
Strictly Come Dancing star Krishnan Guru-Murthy has amassed a new fanbase ever since he started delighting viewers with his endearing dance performances on the popular celebrity dance reality show. And his latest fan is a Hollywood star-turned-politician. Yes, you read that right! Arnold Schwarzenegger, known for his several action films…
American singer Beyonce is holding two premieres for her highly anticipated concert film Renaissance: A Film by Beyonce, reported The Hollywood Reporter. The world premiere will take place in London on November 30 and the U.S. premiere will be held in Los Angeles on November 25. Days before Beyonce's Parkwood…
This week's episode of The Great British Bake Off saw two contestants leave the popular baking competition on week five, where contestants were challenged to put their pastry skills to the test. Nicky Laceby and Rowan Claughton faced a difficult week during pastry week, so judges Paul Hollywood and Prue…
There is something special about a motorsport race weekend. The sounds of the roaring engines and screeching tires, the smell of burning rubber and gasoline, and the electric atmosphere created by the army of supporters in the stands all decked out in their favorite team and driver’s colors. Many Kansas…
Several prominent Hollywood actors and artists on Friday wrote to US President Joe Biden, urging him to press for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza. Amongst the signatories were Joaquin Phoenix, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo, Jon Stewart, Kristen Stewart, Susan Sarandon, Mahershala Ali, Riz Ahmed, Hasan Minhaj, Ramy Youssef, and…
The Great British Bake Off participant Saku Chandrasekara is safe. The 50-year-old intelligence analyst, who works for Herefordshire Council, was in danger of leaving the show after struggling during chocolate week. She survived as judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith decided that no one would face elimination this week because…
Young Rock on Comedy Central unveils a side of Dwayne Johson that extends beyond his iconic toughness, delivering a perfect blend of laughter, heartwarming moments, and insightful narratives. The show transcends the wrestling ring and blockbuster movies, offering an intimate look into the lesser-known dimensions of Rock's remarkable journey. Embark…
Kumail Nanjiani has been cast to star in A Guy Walks Into a Bar, a dark comedy set to be directed Gary Fleder, who will be directing his first feature since 2013's Homefront. Joining Nanjiani on the cast is Sam Rockwell. Written by Scott Rosenberg, the project has obtained an…
AFTER a solid round of acclaimed screenings on the festival circuit, the Hollywood horror film has a UK cinema release on Friday (20). The story revolves around a high school student, Sam, who tries to push away her Indian heritage, including a very traditional mother, to fit in with the…
ROCKING revolutionary Shammi Kapoor introduced the kind of swagger into Bollywood that enabled the Hindi film hero to connect with a more globalised audience. From his cool style and good looks to high energy performances, he became a magnificent movie icon and delivered marvellous musicals filled with magical moments. Then…
IT MAY have been a smooth transition from winning prestigious beauty pageants Miss India and Miss World to becoming an actress, fashion icon and humanitari - an, but Manushi Chhillar didn’t plan anything. By combining hard work with following her instincts, the 26-year-old has made a big impact in a…
The American Cinematheque Awards, which were set to honour Helen Mirren, has been postponed due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA strike. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the event was originally scheduled for November 4 in Beverly Hills. The new dates have not been announced yet. On top of Mirren being recognized…
Israeli production company SIPUR is working on a documentary that will recount the tragic and horrific details of the terror attack on the Supernova Music Festival near the Gaza border by Hamas militants on October 7. According to entertainment news outlet The Hollywood Reporter, SIPUR is collaborating with Israeli broadcasters…
After the announcement that veteran Hollywood actor Michael Douglas will be bestowed with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the International Film Festival of India, the actor said he is “honoured”. “Hello India, it’s Michael Douglas and I am coming your way. I am honoured to…
Indian Union minister Anurag Thakur on Friday announced that renowned Hollywood star Michael Douglas will be honoured with the Satyajit Ray Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Film Festival of India in Goa. Thakur shared the news in a post on the microblogging site X, saying that the actor will…
MASTER percussionist Gubzy Singh Lackhanpal has had a magnificent career filled with magical moments. The dynamite dhol player and tabla maestro has performed in over 46 countries, with leading artists that include Malkit Singh, DCS, Apache Indian, Beverly Knight, AS Kang, Sukshinder Shinda, Hans Raj Hans, Surinder Shinda, Balwinder Safri,…
MEGAN SURI has made an impressive impact in Hollywood with a great variety of roles in projects, including the hit Netflix series Never Have I Ever. The fast-rising star has taken on her most challenging role in the new horror movie It Lives Inside, which will be released in cinemas…
The Great British Bake Off, which follows the journey of twelve contestants as they compete in a streak of challenges to win the top spot, recently returned to television screens with season 14. Among the twelve contestants competing to win the show are British Asian Dana Conway and Saku Chandrasekara…
AN INCREDIBLE body of work has turned Amitabh Bachchan into the greatest Bollywood star of all time. His landmark movies have entertained different generations, become an integral part of history and regularly been celebrated. But what about the hidden gems in his 54-year career, which are great films overshadowed by…
THE just-announced shortlist for the Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2023 includes Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Indian-origin author Siddharth Kara. According to the FT, “Cobalt Red is the searing, first-ever exposé of the immense toll taken on the…
BABIL KHAN has followed in the giant footsteps of his late great actor father Irrfan Khan. The 26-year-old made a winning acting debut with the critically acclaimed film Qala (2022), which garnered immense love and appreciation for his performance. Those who saw the film agreed that Babil had inherited his…
WITH more British Asian podcasts than ever before, there is a great variety of shows on offer for avid listeners. The popular medium is also giving those who have never thought about broadcasting an avenue to express their opinions to a worldwide audience. With all that in mind, Eastern Eye…
After a long wait of 148 days, the Hollywood writers’ strike is officially over. According to Variety, following a tentative agreement on a new contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the board of the WGA West and council of the WGA East decided unanimously on Tuesday…
IT IS HARD to escape the brown, female faces dominating our screens. Isn’t it the most wonderful thing ever? Those who are older rarely saw brown faces on TV growing up and those who did pop up were in smaller stereotypical roles, like shopkeepers. Things have majorly changed in recent…
Malayalam film 2018: Everyone is a Hero starring actor Tovino Thomas has been selected as India’s official entry for the 2024 Academy Awards, the Film Federation of India announced on Wednesday The devastating 2018 Kerala floods left a trail of destruction and loss across the state. Yet, from the depths…
After 146 days of picketing, the Writers Guild of America, which represents more than 11,500 Hollywood writers, said it has reached a tentative agreement for a new contract with the studios on Sunday, effectively ending the nearly five-month walkout of Hollywood writers everywhere. “We can say, with great pride, that…
National Award winner Alia Bhatt is set to star in and produce Jigra, a film directed by Vasan Bala, the makers said Tuesday. Backed by Dharma Productions and Eternal Sunshine Productions, the movie will hit the screens on September 27, 2024. Karan Johar's Dharma Productions shared the film announcement on…
Nearly five months after Hollywood screenwriters went on strike, a tentative deal has been struck to end the impasse between writers and studios that has impacted the television and movie industry. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Sunday signed a tentative deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and…
Waiting for Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Katrina Kaif's Jee Le Zaraa to go on floors? If yes, then you will be left a little disappointed. In an interview with US-based publication Variety, director Farhan Akhtar shared that the film is on hold at the moment. “We just have issues…
A NEW musical production of The Lord of the Rings is “completely opposite” to the otherwise “humongous” adaptations of JRR Tolkien’s classic trilogy, a cast member has said, describing it as a more intimate, yet intense piece of work. Featuring music by India’s Oscar and Bafta award-winner AR Rahman, Värttinä…
AFTER entertaining cinema audiences for 23 years, Kareena Kapoor Khan is now stepping into the streaming world with the new Netflix thriller Jaane Jaan, which had its global premiere on her birthday on Thursday (21). Helmed by Sujoy Ghosh, the acclaimed director of Kahaani (2012) and Badla (2019), the film…
The Great British Bake Off is returning with 12 brand-new contestants. The popular baking competition, produced by Love Productions, has just announced its full cast for the much-anticipated fourteenth season. From a student to a chartered accountant and an intelligence analyst, The Great British Bake Off has once again brought…
THERE have been a lot of movies about teenagers getting into trouble, while in pursuit of having a good time and that is why it was always going to be difficult for Friday Night Plan to stand out. The low budget coming of age comedy drama revolves around two teenage…
QUEEN frontman and rockstar Freddie Mercury’s Parsi heritage was celebrated more than 30 years after his death, as Sotheby’s in London conducted the first of six auctions of his belongings last Wednesday (6). A 16th-century Indian miniature depicting A Prince on Horseback With His Entourage sold for £266,700, against an…
THE greatest difficulty in the earliest days of Indian cinema was to get local women to act in films. For India’s first film Raja Harishchandra (1913), producer/director Dada Saheb Phalke had to get a man in a sari (Salunke) to play the leading lady. Although women slowly started to step…
AFTER enjoying massive success in south Indian cinema, ace director Atlee makes his foray into Bollywood with this commercial entertainer, which was also made available in Tamil and Telugu. Although action is very much at the forefront of this big budget film, there are plenty of surprises and unexpected turns…
Sympathy for the Devil, starring Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage, will be available for streaming in India on Lionsgate Play from September 29. Directed by Yuval Adler, the film follows a taxi driver on his way to the hospital, as he is interrupted by an unwelcome passenger and held at gunpoint.…
Sobhita Dhulipala has multiple projects in the pipeline, one of them being Monkey Man, which marks her debut in Hollywood. The film stars Dev Patel in the lead role and also marks his directorial debut. Talking about the film, Dhulipala said in a recent interview that Patel rewrote her character…
A film festival celebrating the 100th birth anniversary of screen icon Dev Anand will be held later this month, the Film Heritage Foundation (FHF) announced Monday. Dev Anand, star of films such as Hum Dono, Tere Ghar Ke Samne, CID, and Guide, will be honoured ahead of his birthday on…
As the Writers’ Guild of America enters its fourth month of strike, Warner Bros. TV has suspended its overall deals with Mindy Kaling, Greg Berlanti, Bill Lawrence, and several other producers amid the historic Hollywood double strike, according to media reports. The news comes nearly four months after studios including…
Actor Firdaus Hassan got exposed to the magical world of cinema much later in his life, but once he saw a few films, he knew his calling. After honing his acting skills in theatre in Delhi, he moved to Mumbai to pursue a career in films. The actor can be…
IN TERMS of ability, longevity, versatility, body of work and global impact, Asha Bhosle is regarded by most as India’s greatest singer of all time. Born on September 8, 1933, the most recorded artist in history changed the face of commercial music in India and entertained countless people across different…
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who made his directorial debut with the critically acclaimed film Masoom in 1983, is presently busy writing its sequel titled Masoom: The New Generation. While working on the film, Kapur recently used ChatGPT and asked it to write a script for Masoom 2. Later, Kapur took to…
THE successful Chandrayaan-3 moon mission last week elevates the country’s status as a space power and has geopolitical implications in the region, science and security experts said, as the country’s space organisation revealed its next project – to study the sun. Days after becoming the first nation to land a…
Actor Adarsh Gourav has joined the cast of the Alien prequel series, to be produced by veteran Hollywood filmmaker Ridley Scott. In a press note issued on Tuesday, the actor's spokesperson said the series marks a significant milestone as the Alien franchise ventures into episodic storytelling for the first time.…
Actor Salman Khan on Friday announced that his recent release Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan is set to release in Bangladesh today. Taking to Instagram, Salman dropped the poster along with the release announcement. As soon as Salman shared the news, the actor’s fans showed more excitement for his…
Do you ever find yourself captivated by the magic of a movie? Have you ever wanted to be part of that imaginative world, creating movement and emotion with every frame? If so, it’s time for you to jump behind the scenes in Hollywood! Today, we’re going through the entire filmmaking…
AN Indian spacecraft landed on the rugged, unexplored south pole of the moon on Wednesday (23) in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India's standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed. "This moment is unforgettable. It is phenomenal. This is a…
India's space agency on Monday (21) released images its spacecraft took of the far side of the moon as it headed for an attempted landing on the lunar south pole, just days after the failure of a Russian lander. The Indian Space Research Organisation's (Isro) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft had been in…
A California appeals court has revived lawsuits from two men who accused late pop singer Michael Jackson of abusing them as children in the HBO documentary 'Leaving Neverland'. On Friday, the 2nd District Court of Appeal reversed a ruling from a Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissing the suits from…
Salman Khan’s Tiger 3 is not leaving any stone unturned since its announcement. Building more excitement among the audience, makers have roped in a Hollywood action director for their latest installment. Tiger 3, which is part of the fabled YRF Spy Universe, has roped in a huge Hollywood action director…
THE big budget thriller, which marks Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt’s entry into Hollywood had a premiere on Netflix recently. The story revolves around a secret agent (Gal Gadot) working for a mysterious organisation designed to keep order globally. She then crosses paths with a young Indian hacker (Alia Bhatt) and…
WHEN Dil Se was released in cinemas on August 21 1998, it surprisingly didn’t do well at the box office in India and received negative reviews. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the romantic thriller became a big hit internationally and the first Bollywood film to officially crack…
A CITY which has one of the country’s largest and youngest south Asian communities has become a hotspot for Hollywood producers and music chiefs. Bradford in Yorkshire, famous for its textile mills and the setting for Riz Ahmed film Four Lions, was named the UK’s City of Culture in 2025…
The 2023 Emmy Awards have officially been rescheduled. Amidst the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the 75th annual ceremony which was scheduled to air on September 18 has been postponed. The Television Academy and FOX jointly announced on Thursday that the telecast will air on January 15, 2024, reported People.…
Like there are multiple colours in a rainbow, India has different cultures, languages, and film industries and it’s time for the world to acknowledge it, says AR Rahman, the artiste whose music covers genres and geographies. Rahman, who has worked in the south, in the Hindi film industry as well…
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, who is presently basking in the huge success of her latest release Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, is also going all out to promote her much-awaited film Heart Of Stone, which marks her debut in Hollywood. Helmed by Tom Harper, the spy action thriller film…
Alia Bhatt discovered that she was pregnant just before she started shooting for action film Heart of Stone but producer-star Gal Gadot was "warm, excited and started cheering" when she heard the news. Bhatt said she felt very well taken care of by Gadot on the movie set. "I remember…
Actor Ishaan Khatter says he had a great experience filming his Hollywood debut series The Perfect Couple, headlined by global star Nicole Kidman. Khatter said he has finished shooting for a major portion of the Netflix series, based on American author Elin Hilderbrand's novel of the same name. It is…
FROM being a beauty pageant queen to becoming part of multiple movie industries in India, it has been quite a journey for Pooja Hegde. After making her acting debut in the 2012 Tamil superhero movie Mugamoodi, she has flown to great heights by acting in multiple languages, which have also…
August is here and leading streaming platforms are set to woo audiences with an impressive slate of titles. From high-profile streaming shows to much-anticipated films, the audience is going to have multiple choices at their disposal. Let’s not waste time and see what this month has in store for the…
Hollywood veteran Robert De Niro's comedy movie About My Father will have its digital premiere on August 25 on Lionsgate Play. A chaotic blend of cultures, the film is based on the real-life story of American comedian Sebastian Maniscalco and his father. Directed by Laura Teruso, the movie also stars…
Actor Will Smith has shown his support for the ongoing SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. He took to his social media handles and wrote a long post in which he mentioned the importance of this moment for both guilds, as reported by Variety. “I wanna talk for a second about ACTING,”…
Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt will feature alongside Telugu actor Ram Pothineni in filmmaker Puri Jagannadh's upcoming film Double iSmart, the makers announced Saturday. The film, backed by the filmmaker and Charmme Kaur's banner Puri Connects, is a sequel to Pothineni and Jagannadh's 2019 sci-fi action film iSmart Shankar, about an…
Actor Anshuman Jha’s directorial debut Lord Curzon Ki Haveli, starring Rasika Dugal and Arjun Mathur, will have its world premiere at the Indian Film Festival Of Melbourne (IFFM). The black comedy thriller will have its premiere as the 'Centrepiece Spotlight Film' (official selection - out of competition) on August 17.…
Meghan Markle’s popular show Suits has reached a new viewership record about four years after the series ended. After making its Netflix debut last month, the USA Network programme, which lasted from 2011 to 2019, reached 3.14 billion minutes of streaming time during the week of June 26 to July…
The Primetime Emmy awards are likely to be postponed due to the ongoing dual strikes called by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA in the US. According to Variety, vendors had been told the awards would no longer be happening on September 18 as planned. The Television Academy and cable network Fox,…
After more than 12 hours of deliberation, the jury acquitted the Oscar-winning US actor Kevin Spacey of nine charges which he was accused of committing between 2004 and 2013 at a time when he was working at London's Old Vic theatre. Spacey, who was also celebrating his 64th birthday on…
Archie Panjabi, who has several critically acclaimed titles to her credit including Bend It Like Beckham, The Good Wife, and Departure, is presently winning raves for her power-packed performance in the recently released Apple TV+ show Hijack, which also features Edris Elba in the lead role. The series stars Panjabi…
THE Hindu and Jewish communities have came together on Monday (24) at the Hindu-Jain Temple in Monroeville to mark the fifth anniversary of the shooting at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, US, a statement said. The horrific incident in October 2018 resulted in the loss of eleven lives, including…
An Indian man named Abraham A, a former paramilitary soldier from Kerala made a remarkable discovery in 2020. While taking a bath, he noticed a peculiar “red thread in the bucket.” To his surprise, the thread was moving, prompting him to investigate further. He placed the mysterious creature, later identified…
THERE is enough evidence to back up the theory that Alia Bhatt is the number one leading lady in Bollywood right now. She headlines this week’s big Bollywood release Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani and then makes her Hollywood debut in action thriller Heart of Stone, which has a…
Actress Kiara Advani made a bold appearance in a Barbie-inspired outfit from designer duo Falguni and Shane Peacock on the first day of the India Couture Week (ICW). The designers on Tuesday unveiled their collection "Renaissance Reverie", featuring bridal wear for men and women, inspired by their love for art…
Celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s latest directorial venture Oppenheimer is at the center of controversy in India. One scene from the big-ticket biographical thriller film shows the protagonist reciting a verse from the Bhagavad Gita just before sexual intercourse. For the unversed, Bhagavad Gita is considered to be one of the…
Seems like Mira Rajput did not like the recently released Hollywood film Barbie. On Monday, Mira took to Instagram and shared a picture of a theatre screen showing Barbie. However, it was the caption that caught everyone's attention. In the caption, she wrote, "Hollywood this Hollywood that...Well, Hollywood can't do…
BTS member Jimin has thanked Hollywood star Ryan Gosling for gifting him Ken's guitar from the recently released "Barbie" movie. The member of the South Korean pop sensation shared a video on Instagram expressing gratitude to the actor, who plays Ken in the Greta Gerwig-directed film, for the gesture. "Thank…
A SCENE in "Oppenheimer", in which the titular character appears to have sex as he reads out verses from an ancient Sanskrit scripture, has irked a section of social media users, who claimed the lines are from the Bhagavad Gita. They demanded the removal of the sequence from Christopher Nolan's…
The release of the much-anticipated Hollywood Barbie film was delayed in Pakistan’s Punjab province Friday over “objectionable content,” officials said. Films in Pakistan need to be cleared by provincial boards that censor anything deemed a violation of the country’s social and cultural values. “There will be a full review of…
Directed by celebrated filmmaker Christopher Nolan, the much-anticipated Hollywood film Oppenheimer has set the cash registers jingling at the box office in India. According to early estimates, the film has pocketed approximately £12,33,171 on its opening day in the country. This is when Oppenheimer clashed with another eagerly awaited Hollywood…
WHETHER it is multiple Hollywood remakes, including one headlined by Lady Gaga, Bollywood musicals like Aashiqui 2 and many others globally, a lot of movies have been inspired by 1937 classic A Star Is Born. One of the finest is Hindi film classic Abhimaan, which was released on July 27…
Indian film star Deepika Padukone will not be part of the launch of her upcoming film Project K at the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) in the wake of the ongoing strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) in the US. The actor-producer, who is…
The much-anticipated Hollywood film Barbie, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and Simu Liu, is set to open in cinemas this Friday. During an interview with an Indian entertainment portal, Lui spoke about SS Rajamouli’s Oscar-winning film RRR (2022) and his wish to do a Bollywood dance number. Calling RRR “phenomenal,”…
Hollywood star Nicolas Cage will not attend Fantasia Film Festival, billed as one of North America's biggest genre festivals, following the strike called by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA). Cage was due to attend the festival in Montreal, Canada, on July 22 for the…
Actress Priyanka Chopra, who was most recently seen in Prime Video’s spy-thriller series Citadel, has lent support to the strike called by a Hollywood’s actors union and said she stands in solidarity with her colleagues. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Radio and Television Artists (SAG-AFTRA) on Thursday voted to…
Neelam Gill flaunted her slender figure as she stepped out in style at the Vogue x Self Portrait party in London on Thursday. Interestingly, Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio was also present in close quarters. However, there is no pictorial proof that the two hung out with each other. For those…
The upcoming Hollywood film Oppenheimer, which is slated to hit theatres worldwide on July 21, is one of the most-awaited films of 2023. Early reviews of the film are out and critics are hailing it as one of acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan’s best directorial efforts. Performances from actors Cillian Murphy…
When it comes to jaw-dropping action sequences in films, people generally look up to Hollywood. Recently, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One director Christopher McQuarrie revealed how Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise did not only speed-fly and ride a motorbike off a cliff, but he also battled co-star Esai Morales…
He rode a bike off a cliff, fought on a moving train, hung from a plane, and now, Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise has proved he can speak in Hindi as well. In an interview with Canadian news outlet ETalk, the actor was praised by the journalist for fluency in various…
Actress Alia Bhatt on Friday shared a video with her Heart of Stone co-actors Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan. She shared a reel with her fans on Instagram where Alia and Gal are making a heart and Jamie broke the heart with his fingers. In the end, all three of…
Harry Potter is one of the most commercially successful film franchises Hollywood has ever produced. Its popularity made Daniel Radcliffe a household name across the globe. The actor bid adieu to Harry Potter in 2012 with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Recently, HBO confirmed that they are…
THERE was a time when a Karan Johar directed movie would generate a lot of excitement and guarantee a big opening weekend at the box office. Even though he celebrated 25 years as a filmmaker at a recent London event, the mood for his first directorial outing since 2016 is…
Indian actress Neeru Bajwa, who has been a part of several blockbuster Punjabi films, is presently gearing up for the release of her Hollywood debut film It Lives Inside. In addition to her, the film also stars Indian-American actress Megan Suri in the lead role. For those not in the…
While several actresses in Bollywood have time and again spoken about pay disparity in the industry, actress Ameesha Patel feels that male actors “deserve” to be paid more because films are selling because of them. Patel, who is presently looking forward to the release of her much-anticipated film Gadar 2,…
Netflix, the largest streaming platform in the world, is expanding its horizons by launching its very own restaurant called Netflix Bites. Yes, you read that absolutely right! The restaurant, which opened on Friday, June 30 in Los Angeles, features chefs including Curtis Stone, Rodney Scott, and British-Bangladeshi Nadiya Hussain. Hussain…
Queen & Slim star Jodie Turner-Smith will be seen in a pivotal role in Disney's Tron 3. The third installment already stars Jared Leto, Greta Lee, and Evan Peters. The project will go on floors in Vancouver, The Hollywood Reporter reported. Joachim Ronning, who helmed Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and…
Actor Dhanush on Friday shared the first look poster of Captain Miller, his upcoming feature with filmmaker Arun Matheswaran. Dhanush unveiled the film’s poster on Twitter. "Captain Miller First look! Respect is freedom," he wrote alongside the poster. Captain Miller First look ! Respect is freedom pic.twitter.com/DDrFjjO46r — Dhanush (@dhanushkraja)…
DRINKS giant Diageo said it had ended its relationship with Sean "Diddy" Combs after the US rapper accused it of neglecting their business agreement and racism. Combs, also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P.Diddy and Diddy, claimed in a New York court filing on June 1 that the…
The RRR team, including actors Ram Charan, Jr NTR and composer MM Keeravani, as well as filmmakers Mani Ratnam and Karan Johar are among the 398 artistes and executives who have received invitations to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). RRR lyricist Chandrabose, who along with Keeravani…
WHETHER it was Mehmood, Johnny Walker, Johnny Lever or lead stars showing off their funny side, there have been many great comedians in Indian cinema across the decades. But the first talented comedian was iconic actor Noor Mohammed Charlie. Armed with his trademark Charlie Chaplin moustache and a natural swagger,…
THERE is a lot more to Sunny Leone than being a pin-up girl and former adult film star. Apart from being a devoted mother, the Canadian has carved out a career in India as an actress, TV personality and successful business entrepreneur, with thriving beauty and fashion brands. Those who…
Noted Hindi filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has reacted to daughter-actress Alia Bhatt gearing up for her Hollywood debut with the much-anticipated Netflix film Heart of Stone, co-starring Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan. In a new interview with Times of India, the proud father said, "My heart soars with pride when I…
Amitabh Bachchan is one of the greatest actors Indian cinema has ever produced. He has several blockbusters to his credit and has achieved numerous awards and accolades over his five-decade-long storied career. But his initial years in the entertainment industry were filled with multiple rejects and a series of flops.…
More than 380 guests were invited to the state dinner President Biden hosted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India on Thursday night (22), a list that included government officials, business leaders, star athletes, a renowned violinist, a Hollywood director, the son of a civil rights icon, fashion designers and…
Several prominent personalities descended on Washington on Thursday as US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden hosted a state dinner in honour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House. “PM Narendra Modi arrives at the White House for a State dinner hosted by POTUS Joe…
Music knows no boundaries. This is what rapper Jay-Z's latest performance at the Louis Vuitton show in Paris proved. The international musician performed a remix of the song 'Mundian To Bach Ke' by rapper Panjabi MC at the menswear fashion show held in Paris on June 20. Several videos of…
Actress Priyanka Chopra on Friday treated fans to adorable pictures of her daughter Malti Marie. In one of the images, Priyanka and her husband Nick Jonas are seen making their daughter try her first fascinator for attending the Royal Ascot. "First fascinator. Ready for Ascot MM?" Priyanka captioned the post.…
Mary Millben, a prominent African-American Hollywood actress and singer will perform here on Friday at the concluding event for the Official State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Highly popular in India for her singing of the National Anthem Jan Gana Mana and Om Jai Jagdiseh Hare, Millben, 38, will…
Prominent a cappella group Penn Masala, comprising students of the University of Pennsylvania, on Thursday, performed a rendition of popular Bollywood tracks "Chaiyya Chaiyya" and "Jashn-e-Bahaaraa" at the White House ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's arrival. The group of South Asian students performed for the large crowd, ranging between…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in the US for a three-day visit. While he has visited the US several times as PM before, this is his first state visit to the United States of America and will include a state dinner hosted by US President Joe Biden and…
When prime minister Rishi Sunak met US president Joe Biden on June 8, one of the overriding themes of their talks was how the world’s leading governments should guard against risks posed by artificial intelligence (AI). Ultimately, Sunak wants an international organisation established, based in London, to effectively be an…
Indian cinema star Alia Bhatt is ready to steal the hearts in her Hollywood debut, Heart of Stone as an antagonist who keeps her co-stars Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan on their toes in the espionage thriller from Netflix. Bhatt, along with Gadot (Wonder Woman) and Dornan (Belfast), unveiled the…
As someone who has parallel careers in Hindi cinema and Hollywood, actor Ali Fazal believes he hasn't been "pushed enough" as an artist. The actor, who is known in India for such movies as Fukrey, Happy Bhag Jayegi, and Bobby Jasoos, as well as the hit Prime Video series Mirzapur…
British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir shares the fans' enthusiasm for the release of Greta Gerwig's Barbie on the big screen. As he caught up with Variety at Marvel's 'Secret Invasion' premiere in Hollywood on Tuesday night, Ben-Adir recalled seeing Ryan Gosling and the rest of the Ken dolls for the first…
Actress Alia Bhatt on Thursday dropped a couple of cute pictures as she jetted off to Brazil for an upcoming event. Taking to Instagram, she shared the pictures which she captioned, "No heart of stone here... just one filled with love... enroute #Tudum #SaoPaulo." In the first picture, the Raazi…
The unwritten rule in the top tier of Bollywood is that you don’t talk about all the bad things that happen behind the scenes, even if they are incredibly awful. In that regard, some truly terrible incidents have been covered up or swept under the carpet over the years. This…
Photos showing Hollywood superstar and former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson dressed as a Hindu priest and performing arti, a Hindu ritual of worship, have gone viral on social media. Various unverified accounts on the micro-blogging website Twitter shared the images claiming that Johnson, also known as The Rock, had converted…
Hollywood star Gerard Butler and Ali Fazal-starrer action-thriller Kandahar will premiere in India on Prime Video on June 16, the streaming platform announced Tuesday. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, best known for Angel Has Fallen and Greenland, the movie released theatrically in the US in May. Written by Mitchell LaFortune, Kandahar draws…
The intimate, funny-sad musical Kimberly Akimbo nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers' strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell. Kimberly…
Hollywood star Vin Diesel says he is looking forward to visiting India again years after Deepika Padukone, his co-star of XXX: Return of Xander Cage, brought him to the country. Diesel came to India in 2017 to promote XXX: Return of Xander Cage, the American action thriller film which marked…
Priyanka Chopra is likely to star alongside RRR actor Jr NTR in an upcoming film to be directed by KGF director Prashanth Neel, as per reports. Neel officially announced the film, tentatively titled NTR 31, on 20 May. However, the team will commence shooting in 2024. Now, several media outlets…
An amazing all-round ability has seen Ammy Virk balance a music and movie career like a boss. Having started off as a chart-topping singer, the popular star has acted in a string of successful Punjabi films and is also a producer. Entertaining audiences with hit songs, live shows and marvellous…
Streaming platform Netflix on Thursday announced it will treat fans with exclusive first looks from returning and upcoming titles through the global event 'Tudum', which will be attended by Indian star Alia Bhatt and the cast of The Archies, directed by Zoya Akhtar. After two years as a virtual event,…
Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio on Tuesday was spotted breaking bread with Indian-origin British model Neelam Gill and his mother, Irmelin Indenbirken, in London. As per media reports, the trio was joined by a few close friends. The Titanic star hid his face when the paparazzi spotted him. He was wearing…
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt is unstoppable. With her work especially this year, she has been giving multiple reasons to fans to beam with pride. If you are her admirer, then the latest update about the actress will surely make your heart swell with happiness. The 30-year-old, who was recently appointed…
Legendary actress Dimple Kapadia may have taken a big career break and at times been selective about her work, but that hasn’t taken away from the remarkable impact she has made on popular culture. Whether it is her work in cinema, becoming a role model for single working mothers, breaking…
Self-made star Manoj Bajpayee has gone from small roles in films to winning multiple awards, acclaim, and adulation for stunning performances as a leading man. That incredibly rich career has enabled the versatile actor to play a wide array of roles in diverse projects that have shown off his impressive…
Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese met Pope Francis over the weekend and said he is inspired to make a film about Jesus. According to entertainment news outlet Variety, the 80-year-old cinema icon and his wife Helen Morris met Pope Francis during a brief private audience at the Vatican on Saturday. "I…
After making her debut at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2023, Bollywood star Sara Ali Khan is back in India. She is now busy promoting her much-anticipated film Zara Hatke Zara Bachke, co-starring Vicky Kaushal. In an interview with a news agency, the 27-year-old actress spoke about how she loved…
Actress Priyanka Chopra had a fun Sunday with her husband Nick Jonas and daughter Malti Marie. The trio went on a picnic date. Taking to Instagram, Priyanka Chopra posted a super sweet picture in which she is seen sitting next to her daughter and hubby in a park. Malti looked…
RRR star Ram Charan on Monday said Kashmir is the "coolest" place to shoot films in India and it is a surreal feeling to visit the Valley. The actor was speaking at the 'Film Tourism for Economic and Cultural Preservation' event here at Sheri Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), being…
Ever since the writers’ strike began in Hollywood, a number of celebrities have come out to show their support and solidarity, with some of them even joining the picket lines in New York and California. Well-known actress, writer, and producer Mindy Kaling also joined the picket line of striking writers…
Anurag Kashyap, whose neo-noir thriller Kennedy is set to premiere at midnight on Wednesday at the 76th Cannes Film Festival, believes that the current upswing in independent cinema on the subcontinent is being fuelled by fearless young producers willing to put their money where their mouth is. "It is a new…
Hindi cinema star Deepika Padukone has lent support to Dwayne Johnson following the Hollywood heavyweight's revelation that he struggled with depression during his university days. Padukone, who was diagnosed with clinical depression in 2014, shared a snippet of Johnson's interview with The Pivot podcast on her Instagram Stories late Sunday…
It's a fan moment for Bollywood filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar as he meets Hollywood veteran Michael Douglas at the ongoing 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. Taking to Instagram, the filmmaker dropped the picture with Douglas and wrote, "My Fan moment with the charismatic and legendary @michaelkirkdouglas sir at the…
Actor Johnny Depp who made a power-packed comeback at Cannes 2023 with the historical drama Jeanne Du Barry received a seven-minute standing ovation for his performance. According to a Variety report, the actor, who hasn't been seen in public since his long court fight with ex-girlfriend Amber Heard in 2022,…
Singer Kumar Sanu's daughter Shannon K is set to make her Cannes Film Festival debut. Shannon Kumar Sanu, who started her career as a singer in 2018 with Poo Bear, added an acting feather in 2020 with The Big Feed in Hollywood and an anti-bullying song, 'Give Me Your Hand'…
Billionaire businessman Gopichand Hinduja last year said buyers from across the globe were evincing interest in the redeveloped Old War Office (OWO) in London. The Edwardian-era property, featured in Skyfall and other James Bond movies, appears to be living up to its billing now. Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg,…
King Charles will attend a music concert featuring the likes of singers Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and Andrea Bocelli at Windsor Castle on Sunday (7) after street parties are held across Britain as part of celebrations to mark his coronation. Amid scenes of pomp and pageantry, Charles and his wife…
Actress Alia Bhatt on Friday posted unseen glimpse from MET Gala 2023 on social media. The Gangubai Khatiawadi actress took to Instagram and dropped some unseen pictures. From posing for the MET Gala red carpet to getting ready for her big day, the unseen glimpses showed it all. Along with…
Extending their support to the ongoing strike by Writers Guild of America (WGA), India’s Screenwriters Association (SWA) has requested its members to halt their work on US-based films and web series. Members of the WGA went on strike early this week demanding better wages, higher minimum pay, more writers per…
It’s that time of year again when cinephiles all across the globe gear up for one of the most prestigious film festivals, Cannes Film Festival. Just like every year, there is an exciting line-up of anticipated releases set to premiere at the festival’s 76th edition, due to run from 16…
Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh attended the 2023 Premier League Hall of Fame, where he met stalwarts of the football fraternity. Taking to Instagram, Ranveer dropped a picture in which he is seen standing next to Peter Schmeichel, Rio Ferdinand, Arsene Wenger, and Peter Cech. "Legends of football," he captioned the…
Film star Michael Douglas will receive an honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival later this month, the organisers announced on Wednesday. The award recognises the 78-year-old's "brilliant career and engagement with cinema" and there will be a homage to the actor during the opening ceremony on May 16.…
Actress Frieda Pinto has joined the cast for season two of Apple TV+ series Surface. Led by British actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw, the psychological thriller show's second season will also feature Phil Dunster of Ted Lasso fame, a press release stated. Surface follows Sophie (Mbatha-Raw), a woman who has suffered a traumatic head…
Television and movie writers declared that they will launch a strike for the first time in 15 years, as Hollywood girded for a walkout with potentially widespread ramifications in a fight over fair pay in the streaming era. The Writers Guild of America said that its 11,500 unionised screenwriters will…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's annual fundraising benefit in New York City, famously known as the Met Gala, is renowned for its glamour and status as the biggest night out in fashion. As expected, the event made a grand return with all its glitz and glamour, but this year's gala…
Be it fashion or acting, Alia Bhatt is nailing everything like a pro. On Tuesday, she represented India at Met Gala 2023 and she definitely won hearts with her look. For her Met Gala debut, Alia opted for a pristine white gown with a billowing silhouette from the shelves of…
Alia Bhatt, who is all set to make her Met Gala debut this year, posed with Indian fashion designer Prabal Gurung. On Monday, Prabal took to Twitter and posted a picture with Alia. They can be seen hugging each other. Alia wore a black dress with a coat with fur…
Priyanka Chopra, who has been garnering a terrific response for her performance in the spy thriller series Citadel ever since it premiered on April 28 on Prime Video, recently spoke about how she admires Hollywood star Angelina Jolie for her life and career choices. In a video shared by a…
Global star Priyanka Chopra, who is receiving rave reviews for her performance in Prime Video’s latest spy thriller Citadel, has revealed that she froze her eggs while filming Quantico. The American thriller drama television series marked Chopra’s foray into Hollywood. “When I was in my early 30s, I decided to…
Ali Fazal made his Hollywood film debut with a special appearance in the 2015 action film Furious 7, the seventh installment in the immensely successful The Fast and the Furious franchise. The actor recently took a stroll down memory lane and shared pictures of himself posing with Vin Diesel and…
Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is likely to attend King Charles III's coronation concert. According to Variety, the stars whose presence are to be confirmed at the coronation concert on the grounds of Windsor Castle, the day after the historic ceremony, are Top Gun actor Tom Cruise, Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole…
Starting next month, HBO, Max Original and Warner Bros content will be available on the streaming platform JioCinema after Thursday's Warner Bros Discovery and Viacom18 announced a new multi-year agreement to bring titles from the premium American studio to Indian audiences. As per the deal, HBO Original, Max Original and…
Global queen Priyanka Chopra is set to rule the Met Gala 2023 with her fashionable avatar. Yes, you read that absolutely right! Variety confirmed the presence of Chopra at the upcoming edition of Hollywood's biggest fashion night. A Variety journalist tweeted, "@priyankachopra just told me she will be at the…
Long forgotten 1930s classic Jeevan Naiya inadvertently changed the course of commercial Bollywood with a domino effect triggered by an extramarital affair that can still be felt today. To mark the 87th anniversary of the film, which was released on May 2, 1936, Eastern Eye went back in time to…
The 96th edition of the Academy Awards will take place on March 10, 2024, the organisers have announced. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) shared the news in a statement on its official website late Monday night. "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC…
As executive producers Joseph Russo and Anthony Russo joined the cast for promotions of their global spy series Citadel ahead of its global premiere in London, the Russo brothers couldn't stop marvelling over Priyanka Chopra Jonas's preparation and training for action sequences in the Prime Video Series. Unlike most spy…
The stunning cinema success of Dev Patel has largely been due to the film choices he has made. With major Hollywood movies on the way like Monkey Man and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, the British Asian actor will continue to be unstoppable internationally. This week he turns a…
Starring Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Arjun Rampal, Sushmita Sen, and Paresh Rawal in lead roles, Aankhen was one of the most successful films of 2002 which continues to attract audiences upon its television premieres even today. Helmed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the critically and commercially successful film recently clocked 21…
A court in London heard that a Hounslow drug dealer was allegedly killed, burned and buried in a shallow grave in woods like a 'Hollywood film plot'. Mohammed Shah Subhani, 27, known as 'Little Man' disappeared in May 2019 and his body was found the following year. According to reports,…
Priyanka Chopra is presently busy promoting her much-anticipated spy thriller series Citadel, which is set to stream on Prime Video soon. The actress, who conquered Bollywood before setting foot in Hollywood, is leaving no stone unturned in promoting the high-profile show, created by the famous Russo Brothers. During the first…
Leading Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali and his banner Bhansali Productions have signed with U.S. agency WME (William Morris Endeavor). Known for helming such successful films as Devdas (2002), Black (2005), Bajirao Mastani (2015), Padmaavat (2018), and Gangubai Kathiawadi (2022), Bhansali might be eyeing opportunities in Hollywood. The filmmaker is,…
Whether playing impactful roles in drama serials or winning a popular reality show, Asha Negi has made an impressive mark on Indian TV, ever since she made her acting debut in 2010. More recently, she has focused her attention on film and winning appearances on the OTT platform, with web…
Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt, who is set to make her Hollywood debut this year with Netflix’s Heart Of Stone, is also likely to make her Met Gala debut soon. Yes, you read that absolutely right. The Darlings (2022) actress is expected to attend fashion's biggest night out and, as per…
Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu says she was excited to reunite with her The Family Man directors Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK for the Indian chapter of Citadel, a globe-trotting spy drama. The 35-year-old actress features alongside Varun Dhawan on the Indian original series within the Citadel franchise, whose flagship show,…
A woman being groped on a street or public transport cannot be termed as "participative" on her part in such incidents and she cannot be prosecuted for failing to act, a Mumbai court has held in the 2007 obscenity case over Hollywood star Richard Gere kissing actor Shilpa Shetty at…
The Stranger Things universe is getting bigger as Netflix on Monday announced an untitled animated series set within the Stranger Things universe. Stranger Things ranks as Netflix's most popular English-language series of all time. As reported by the Hollywood Reporter, the plot details for the series are being kept under…
The Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama apologised on Monday after a video which showed him asking a boy to suck his tongue triggered a backlash on social media. The video, which has gone viral, shows the Dalai Lama, 87, planting a kiss on the boy's lips as he leaned…
Global icon Priyanka Chopra who is busy promoting her upcoming web series Citadel in Mumbai, on Thursday, visited Siddhivinayak Temple with her daughter Malti Marie to seek blessings. In the pictures, Priyanka can be seen holding Malti in her arms and was seen dressed in a traditional outfit. The mother…
Bollywood actress Dia Mirza has teamed up with Hollywood star Edward Norton for a documentary series Restore: Films From the Frontiers of Hope for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The actress, who is the Goodwill Ambassador for UNEP, and the UN Secretary General's Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, has narrated…
Concentrating on quality ahead of quantity has enabled Telugu superstar Allu Arjun to get one of the highest hit rates in Indian cinema. This has led to the actor delivering stunning successes like smash hit film Pushpa: The Rise and gaining a huge global fan base. He has also influenced…
Priyanka Chopra Jonas is set to share screen space with Hollywood stars Idris Elba and John Cena in the upcoming movie Heads of State. The film comes from Amazon Studios, the banner behind Chopra's upcoming action series Citadel, reported entertainment news outlet Deadline. Ilya Naishuller, best known for directing the…
The 'India in Fashion' exhibition launch at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) was a star-studded affair, featuring the likes of Shah Rukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, alongside Hollywood stars Zendaya, Tom Holland, and Penelope Cruz, all paying homage to the rich textiles and craftsmanship of…
Indian fans can't keep calm as Spider-Man stars Tom Holland and Zendaya are currently in Mumbai. Several pictures of the duo emerged online soon after they exited the Kalina Airport in the city on Friday. Zendaya smiled as she exited the airport while Tom was seen walking towards his car…
Actress Freida Pinto, who shot to fame with Danny Boyle’s 2008 Oscar-winning British drama film Slumdog Millionaire, has made some shocking revelations about her career and how she did not get any work in Hollywood for more than two years after she refused to take up “stereotyped” roles. Speaking at…
BOLLYWOOD going through a terrible time at the box office in the last few years is not a secret. It perhaps being the worst phase in its entire history meant that Pathaan becoming a big blockbuster hit came as a welcome relief. But did the film fraternity start celebrating too…
IT will be double delight for Ajay Devgn this week with his latest movie Bholaa in cinemas on Thursday (30), followed by him turning celebrating his 54th birthday on Sunday (2). Bholaa is an action thriller, which is a remake of 2019 Tamil film Kaithi and sees him play a…
Actress Kangana Ranaut came out in support of Priyanka Chopra, who recently opened up about her exit from Bollywood. Supporting Priyanka and taking an indirect jibe at filmmaker Karan Johar, Ranaut shared a picture with Chopra on her Instagram story. In the picture, the Fashion actresses are seen holding hands…
For Jr NTR and Janhvi Kapoor's upcoming venture NTR 30, makers have put their trust in international names. Brad Minnich has come on board for the VFX of the film. Taking to Twitter, Trade Analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news JR NTR - JANHVI KAPOOR - KORATALA SIVA FILM: INTERNATIONAL…
After spending almost two decades in Hindi cinema, actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she decided to move to Hollywood as filmmakers back home were "not casting" her, and she needed a break from the exhausting politics of the industry. "I had beef with people," Priyanka said on the comedy podcast…
WHETHER it is singing classics from the golden era of Bollywood or his immense body of work in diverse languages, genres and musical styles, Sonu Nigam has a phenomenal number of hit songs to his name. That brilliant body of work combined with a natural vocal ability and mastery on…
Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston says she had a gala time gorging on Indian food and donning a "beautiful" lehenga by Indian fashion designer Manish Malhotra for her upcoming film Murder Mystery 2. Aniston, who enjoys a huge fan following in India courtesy her hit 1990s sitcom Friends, wore an ivory-coloured…
The makers of the upcoming social drama film Bawaal on Wednesday announced the new release date of their film. Taking to Twitter, Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment tweeted, "National Award-winners Sajid Nadiadwala and Nitesh Tiwari are back with BAWAAL. Watch their epic creation on 6th October 2023 in theatres near you! Starring…
In a case that ignited more racial tensions than had been seen for decades (in that particular region of the UK), Eleanor Williams, 22, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice and jailed on March 14 for eight-and-a-half years. Preston Crown Court found that she had falsely claimed…
Celebrated filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, the director of such classics as Masoom, Mr India, and the Elizabeth series, has had successful parallel careers in India and Hollywood. He has returned to film direction after a gap of 16 years with the British romantic comedy What's Love Got To Do With It?…
Fagun Thakrar, a critically acclaimed British-Indian actor, writer-director, founder, CEO, social entrepreneur, and global ambassador, has been listed as a Young Global Leader for 2023 by the World Economic Forum. Former YGLs have become Nobel Prize recipients, CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, heads of state, and Prime Ministers. On the…
Veteran Bollywood actress and politician Jaya Bachchan said that she is proud of the international recognition of Indian Cinema that the Oscar win of RRR and The Elephant Whisperers at the 95th Academy Awards has brought. She said, "I am proud to be an Indian. I am proud that our…
To celebrate the achievement of winning two Oscars, the minister for Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Singh Thakur, will be organising a special screening of the award-winning films, 'RRR' and 'The Elephant Whisperers', for Members of Parliament in Delhi next week. The screening is expected to take place at the Bal…
INDIA has shown the world there is “something special” about its films, acclaimed director Shekhar Kapur told Eastern Eye, as the country celebrated a rare and historic double triumph at the Academy Awards last Sunday (12). Foot-tapping Telugu chart-buster Naatu Naatu beat the likes of superstars Rihanna and Lady Gaga…
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has earned praise on social media for her graceful response to American television host Jimmy Kimmel's odd query during the 95th Academy Awards ceremony. Yousafzai, a Pakistani activist for girls education who miraculously survived a bullet to the head by the Taliban in October 2012, attended…
India and Indians are in a celebratory mood today. Two films from the country registered a thunderous triumph at the 95th Academy Awards and made every Indian proud. While the chartbuster song “Naatu Naatu” from SS Rajamouli’s epic action-drama film RRR won an Oscar for Best Original Song, making history…
As the “champagne” carpet was rolled out, the 2023 Oscars saw the latest trends in fashion as showcased by A-list stars and celebrities. India had a successful run at the awards, with SS Rajamouli’s movie, RRR, winning Best Original Song for 'Naatu Naatu,' and The Elephant Whisperers taking home the…
India shone really bright at the prestigious 95th Academy Awards by securing two wins for the country. SS Rajamouli's magnum opus RRR (2022) won an Oscar in the Best Original Song category for its hugely popular song "Naatu Naatu" and Kartiki Gonsalves' documentary short The Elephant Whisperers won in its…
AN IMPACTFUL appearance on the recently concluded reality TV show Bigg Boss 16 combined with winning performances in drama serials has given rapidly rising TV star Priyanka Chahar Choudhary great momentum. The multi-talented actress has seen her fan base skyrocket and is now looking forward to taking on more challenging…
LEGENDARY producer, director, and writer Nasir Hussain made unforgettable movies that entertained audiences across different generations and was largely responsible for introducing a western-inspired rock’n’roll swagger into Bollywood. He also launched new talent, who went on to become all-time greats, like iconic actress Asha Parekh and his nephew Aamir Khan.…
Global icon Priyanka Chopra revealed that for the first time in her 22-year-long-acting career, she had pay parity when she shot Prime Video’s Citadel, created by the Russo Brothers. The talented actress was in conversation with Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke at the inauguration of the South by Southwest Film…
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur’s latest directorial What’s Love Got to Do with It? has locked a new date for theatrical release in India. The film, which was earlier supposed to be released on March 3, will hit Indian theatres on March 17, PVR Pictures announced on Friday. The British romantic comedy,…
Indo-British crossover film Barun Rai And The House On The Cliff, starring Indian actors Priyanshu Chatterjee and Nyra Banerjee and directed by Sam Bhattacharjee, has been novelised by renowned International author Joe Hetherington. The book launched recently all across the world. Barun Rai’s character played by Priyanshu was an instant hit amongst…
The much-awaited 95th Academy Awards ceremony is scheduled to be hosted at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 12 and Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who is one of the celebrity presenters this year, has jetted off to the US for the prestigious event. The Pathaan (2023) actress on…
Priyanka Chopra along with her husband Nick Jonas on Thursday night attended the South Asian Excellence pre-Oscars celebration, where she talked about the importance of celebrating South Asian culture. Chopra co-hosted the event with Mindy Kaling. Highlighting the importance of celebrating South Asian culture, she said, “I am so grateful…
Ram Charan has become a force to reckon with after the global success of his film RRR (2022), helmed by the celebrated filmmaker SS Rajamouli. While the film garnered tremendous appreciation from all across the world, its song “Naatu Naatu” became an overnight sensation and is now strongly tipped to…
The ever stunning, Jacqueline Fernandez landed in Los Angeles, USA over the weekend to attend the Annual Los Angeles Italia Festival and collect her "Woman of Excellence Award- In the Name of Line Wertmüller". Now she is ready to shine with her presence at the screening of her film Tell…
Priyanka Chopra, who established herself as one of the leading actresses in Indian cinema before cementing her position in Hollywood, says it is exciting to be part of a series like Citadel that is taking entertainment “beyond borders and language”. Citadel, an ambitious spy drama slated to debut on Prime…
Jacqueline Fernandez has been grabbing all the headlines ever since the song "Applause" from her Hollywood film Tell It Like A Woman was nominated in the Best Original Song category at the Oscars 2023. While it was indeed a moment of celebration for the actress and her fans too, she…
EVERYONE has been talking about how great recently released Bollywood documentary The Romantics is, without noticing the key elements it missed out, along with flaws that ultimately made it inauthentic. The four-part Netflix series details the iconic rise of legendary Hindi production house Yash Raj Films (YRF), from Yash Chopra…
WE MAY be into the third month of 2023, but there are still plenty of films from around the world to look forward to this year that feature top south Asian talent. These interesting looking movies span different genres, continents and cultures. Eastern Eye looked ahead to find 21 film…
The stage is set and the countdown has begun. Ram Charan is enjoying every moment of his Hollywood fame. Taking to Instagram on Wednesday, the RRR actor shared a picture of himself along with the members of the show KTLA Entertainment. Ram wrote in the caption, "Soaking in the LA vibe!…
RRR took home four trophies at the 2023 HCA Film Awards ceremony, but it was the film's star Jr NTR's absence that grabbed the eyeballs. At the awards, organised by the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA), director SS Rajamouli, actor Ram Charan and music composer MM Keeravani represented the RRR team. In…
Hollywood star Tom Hiddleston is set to reprise his role as protagonist Jonathan Pine in the second season of John le Carre adaptation The Night Manager, which is in the work. According to Deadline, Season 2 will film later this year in London and South America under the codename 'Steelworks'.…
Indian director S.S. Rajamouli's films are all-singing, all-dancing spectacles -- and he is now a favourite to secure the first ever Oscar for an all-Indian film. His three-hour extravaganza "RRR" is a fictionalised story of two colonial-era revolutionaries, filled with large-scale, visual effects-laden action sequences and musical numbers. It has…
After bagging 3 awards at the Hollywood Critics Association Film Awards, RRR has also bagged the Best International Film award! Beaming with joy and pride, director SS Rajamouli and actor Ram Charan accepted the award. Ram Charan started his address by saying, "I didn't expect to come up (on the)…
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli's Telugu blockbuster "RRR" has lifted four trophies at the 2023 HCA Film Awards, including best international film and best action film. At the award ceremony, organised by Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) and held at Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles on Friday night, the film also took home…
LAST year I had written extensively about how some Bollywood stars seem to be rushing to do as many movies as possible before producers find out their time at the top is over. This has resulted in Hindi cinema being dragged down to the kind of depths that it has…
LONDON-BORN actor Shazad Latif stressed the importance of representation in mainstream cinema as he took on his first leading role on the big screen in this week’s new release What’s Love Got to Do with It? Latif said the film, which is centred around the British Pakistani community, is of…
Hollywood movie Kandhar, starring Gerard Butler and Ali Fazal in central characters, will hit cinemas in India on May 26. This will be Fazal's first international release in 2023 after last year's Death on the Nile. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh, best known for helming films Angel Has Fallen, Felon,…
The Hindi film industry is still a "little ageist" with few roles for women of a certain age like there are in Hollywood for Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, or Maggie Smith but things are changing, albeit slowly, says veteran actor Sharmila Tagore. Streaming space could be a game changer, says…
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan has been grabbing a lot of headlines ever since the news emerged that she is set to voice a popular MCU character in Hindi. The Jab We Met (2007) actress will voice Black Window and her husband-actor Saif Ali Khan is set to voice Peter…
Action is one genre that Kareena Kapoor Khan has not tried in her over 20-year-old career in Bollywood, but the actor says voicing Black Widow in the Hindi adaptation of Marvel Wastelanders has piqued her interest in it. She hopes directors will explore female action-oriented movies given the interest of…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Tuesday said he gave his wife and interior designer Gauri Khan "a pair of pink plastic earrings" as his first Valentine's Day gift to her. In an #AskSRK session on Twitter, the "Pathaan" star fielded "fun" questions on Valentine's Day and cinema. When a…
It has just been a couple of days since Hollywood star Paul Rudd admitted his love for Indian food. His pictures gorging on an Indian meal with his friend Dan Levy in London set the internet on fire. And when the actor was reminded about one of the pictures, he…
Popular Hollywood star Paul Rudd, whose pictures while enjoying an Indian meal with his friend Dan Levy in London went viral some time ago, says that he and his whole family love Indian food. “I just love Indian food,” Rudd said when reminded about the picture. “Well, I went back…
Well-known Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron is a fan of Indian films. Talking to an Indian publication, the veteran filmmaker said that he enjoys watching Indian films because they focus on family, friends, and personal duty towards the people around. When asked about similarities between his films and those made in…
Steven Spielberg finally saw SS Rajamouli's "RRR" and came out impressed with the Indian director's "visual style". The Hollywood legend called the Telugu film "outstanding" during a conversation with Rajamouli over "The Fabelmans”, Spielberg's Oscar-nominated semi-autobiographical drama. Produced by Amblin Entertainment & Reliance Entertainment, "The Fabelmans”, which is nominated for…
THE first brilliant album of 2023 has been the recently released masterpiece Ghazals &Thumris From The Musical Heart of Budapest. Leading Indian artists have collaborated with the incredible Budapest Symphony Orchestra (BSO) for the cool collection of ghazals and thumris recorded live. This is the third South Asian led album…
Hollywood superstar Leonard DiCaprio has praised the government of the Indian state of Assam for its relentless efforts to end the poaching of the endangered Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park. In his recent Instagram post, the Titanic star quoted a news report which said that this was a…
Fronted by Ram Charan and Jr NTR, RRR (2022) continues to garner applause and appreciation from global audiences even after almost eleven months of its theatrical release. The film put up a great show at the recently concluded Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards and is now eying an Oscar…
Parvin Dabas began his acting career with Sunny Deol’s 1999 film Dillagi, also featuring Bobby Deol and Urmila Matondkar in lead roles. But Mira Nair’s comedy comedy-drama Monsoon Wedding in 2001 brought him fame and recognition. In a recent interview with Hindustan Times, Dabas took a trip down memory lane…
MM Keeravaani needs no introduction now. He recently created history by winning the prestigious Golden Globe Award for his song “Naatu Naatu” which featured in SS Rajamouli’s global blockbuster RRR (2022). Right after winning a Golden Globe, the song bagged a nomination at the forthcoming Academy Awards. And now the…
Hollywood actor-writer Mindy Kaling says she is in awe of India's Pink City Jaipur, its culture, food and people. Kaling, best known for playing Kelly Kapoor in the NBC sitcom "The Office" and creating Netflix show "Never Have I Ever", was on a brief trip to Jaipur, Rajasthan. The 43-year-old…
Starring superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham in lead roles, filmmaker Siddharth Anand’s latest directorial Pathaan (2022) has set the global box office on fire with its collections. Fans are euphoric to see SRK on the silver screen after a long gap of four years. While millions…
A FEW weeks before the release of the 2018 film Zero I went for dinner with a famous Bollywood actor friend, who was praising the trailer and saying it was a sure-fire blockbuster. I disagreed and predicted it would be a huge disaster, even if the movie miraculously turned out…
In her forthcoming film, Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor Khan is set to play a role that is inspired from Hollywood star Kate Winslet's Emmy-winning performance in the web series Mare of Easttown. Kapoor Khan, who was last seen in Laal Singh Chaddha (2022), wrapped up the film recently. She portrays…
Priyanka Chopra has finally revealed her daughter Malti Marie's face! The actor recently attended an event in Los Angeles where her husband Nick Jonas along with Kevin and Joe Jonas revealed the Hollywood Walk of Fame star. As Jonas brothers took the centre stage, Priyanka sat in the first row…
Night Shyamalan’s latest film Knock at the Cabin, which is based on the 2018 novel The Cabin at the End of the World, has received positive first reactions. The film screened on January 25 ahead of its theatrical release on February 3. Knock at the Cabin, which marks the talented…
Director SS Rajamouli has taken Indian cinema to new global heights with his film RRR (2022). Fronted by Jr NTR and Ram Charan, the film has been creating waves across the globe ever since it hit the marquee in March last year. After doing thunderous business at the ticket window…
THE future in the world of arts belonging to the young is perfectly illustrated by a new generation of south Asians who stood out in diverse fields. These exciting talents are breaking boundaries, expanding horizons, shattering glass ceilings, and delighting audiences with their amazing performances. They are inspiring other youngsters…
Bollywood actor Jacqueline Fernandez on Wednesday congratulated the team of her film "Tell It Like a Woman", which was nominated in the best original song category at the Academy Awards for "Applause", performed by Sofia Carson. "Tell It Like a Woman" is an anthology directed by Leena Yadav, Maria Sole…
Celebrated filmmaker SS Rajamouli is going places. He is also making Indian cinema proud at the international level with his film RRR (2022). The epic action period drama, which features immensely talented Jr NTR and Ram Charan in lead roles, is on an award-winning spree. It has already won the…
Films are in the DNA of the country and we must "respect Indian films", said noted lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar on Friday as he responded to a question about the social media trend of #BoycottBollywood at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) here. Akhtar termed Indian cinema "one of…
IS RANVEER SINGH a talented movie star or an over-rated actor who has got lucky? I have always thought it was the latter, but many disagree and believe he is a big screen idol with bags of talent. Now that he has had three epic failures in a row, it…
Indian filmmaker SS Rajamouli is presently basking in the unprecedented global success of his directorial RRR (2022), which is about to complete a year of its theatrical release soon, but the buzz around it is far from dying. The film continues its winning streak by bagging one prestigious award after…
Streaming service Netflix shared the release date of the Gal Gadot-led movie along with a bunch of other marquee titles through a teaser video on its social media platforms on Wednesday. Directed by Tom Harper, the movie also stars Jamie Dornan, Sophie Okonedo, and Matthias Schweighofer. It follows Rachel Stone…
Popular actress Jameela Jamil has shared her concern about people using diabetes medication Ozempic as a rapid weight loss solution. For those not in the know, Ozempic is a brand name for semaglutide and is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use by individuals with type…
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli says just like any other filmmaker, he also harbours the ambition to make a Hollywood film someday. However, the decision to venture into Hollywood is not easy for the filmmaker, whose latest movie "RRR" is registering wins at various award ceremonies in the US after very strong…
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli and music composer MM Keeravani are on "top of the world" after their recent meeting with Hollywood veteran James Cameron, who praised their film RRR and shared that he saw the global blockbuster twice. Rajamouli and Keeravani are both in the US to attend various international award…
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli couldn't contain his excitement after the "RRR" director met the "god" of blockbuster cinema - Steven Spielberg. Rajamouli, currently basking in the glory of the Golden Globe win of song "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR", met Spielberg along with composer MM Keeravaani at an event here recently. He…
Headlined by Jr. NTR and Ram Charan, the Telugu-language Indian film RRR (2022) is on a winning spree at various prestigious award ceremonies across the world. The latest historic win that the film scored came on Wednesday when it bagged the Golden Globes Awards for its super energetic song “Naatu…
LIVE PERFORMANCE RAISE THE ROOF When: Saturday January 14 Where: Opera House, 3 Quay Street, Manchester M3 3HP What: A live concert promoting mental health and wellbeing, headlined by popular British Asian singers Malkit Singh, Navin Kundra, and Arjun, who will be performing bhangra, Bollywood and r’n’b hits. www.atgtickets.com ATTAULLAH…
Pakistani actress Sanam Saeed, who is best known for playing the role of Kashaf Murtaza in Momina Duraid’s popular show Zindagi Gulzar Hai, also starring Fawad Khan and Mahir Khan, has said in an interview that while several generations in Pakistan grew up on films and content from Bollywood and…
With the Golden Globe win of RRR track 'Naatu Naatu', Indian composer MM Keeravaani has become the toast of the 2023 Hollywood awards season, but his connect with audiences goes way back to the 1990s generation still mesmerised when they hear the romantic Telugu track 'Thelusa Manasa'. Better known to…
India celebrated a rare Hollywood award triumph after local film RRR won a Golden Globe for best song on Wednesday, seeing off competition from US superstars Taylor Swift and Rihanna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the "very special accomplishment" after the win by the action movie's barnstorming, high-octane number "Naatu…
After a long wait, the trailer of Shah Rukh Khan’s much-awaited film Pathaan finally came out on Tuesday. Helmed by Siddharth Anand, the upcoming action entertainer stars Khan alongside Deepika Padukone, with John Abraham seen as the antagonist. While fans are on cloud nine after watching the trailer, there are…
Makers of the upcoming action thriller film 'Pathaan' starring Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, and John Abraham unveiled the trailer on Tuesday. King Khan thanked actor Ram Charan for his shoutout to the movie in his trademark style. The 'RRR' star who is in Los Angeles for the Golden Globe…
Indian blockbusters RRR, The Kashmir Files, Kantara, and Gangubai Kathiawadi have made it to the Oscars 2023 reminder list. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) released a remainder list of 301 feature films eligible for the Oscars 2023. Previously, Pan Nalin's Gujarati film Chhello Show was announced as…
Helmed by visionary filmmaker SS Rajamouli, RRR (2022) has been getting unprecedented attention from the world media lately. Ever since the film landed on Netflix, after an outstanding performance at the domestic box office, it has emerged as a cultural phenomenon in the US with several prominent filmmakers, writers, actors,…
Oscar winner Jessica Chastain is the latest Hollywood A-lister to come out in praise of SS Rajamouli's magnum opus "RRR". The actor, known for her performances in "Zero Dark Thirty", "Interstellar", "A Most Violent Year" and "The Eyes of Tammy Faye", shared her excitement about watching the film in a…
Priyanka Chopra is an international sensation, who has established a successful acting career in Bollywood and Hollywood. Her admirers as well as haters keep a close eye on everything that she does. And just like any other prominent figure, she has also faced trolling for some reason or the other…
Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp, known for playing the closeted gay teenager Will Byers on the Netflix show, has officially come out gay in real life. According to The Hollywood Reporter, an American entertainment news outlet, the 18-year-old actor Schnapp shared a video to his TikTok that read, "When I…
AR Rahman, the Mozart of Madras, is celebrating his 56th birthday today. Known for bringing a revolution to the music of Indian cinema with his unique composition style, AR Rahman has indeed shown the way forward to the Indian film soundscape. In his illustrious career spanning over 3 decades now,…
LIKE every year, 2023 will likely be a rollercoaster ride for the entertainment industry, filled with highs, lows, excitement and unexpected twists. There will be artistic excellence, celebrity surprises, path-breaking moments, bad times, things that shouldn’t happen and so much more. With that in mind, Eastern Eye looked ahead to…
Bollywood star Alia Bhatt, who recently welcomed her first child with Ranbir Kapoor, has shared a video on her Instagram, featuring Hollywood star Kate Winslet. In the video, Winslet is seen speaking against body shaming and how it is borderline abusive to comment on a woman’s body. Bhatt totally agreed…
LIVE PERFORMANCE NEW YEAR LIVE PUNJABI CONCERT When: Sunday January 8 Where: Beck Theatre, Grange Road, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 2UE What: A live Punjabi music concert to celebrate the new year, which will be headlined by popular artists Jenny Johal, Jigar, Jang Dhillon, and Baldev Aujla Bullet. www.becktheatre.org.uk RAISE THE…
Deepika Padukone needs no introduction as her 15-year-long professional journey is enough to speak about the stature of the actress. After Priyanka Chopra, it's definitely Deepika who helped put India on the global map, especially in the year 2022. As she turned a year older on Thursday, let's take a…
LAST year may have been a bad one for Bollywood, but that didn’t stop it from being an interesting 12 months for films with a strong south Asian connection. There were marvellous movies made across different languages and genres, which delighted audiences on multiple platforms, from streaming sites to cinemas…
Over 600 film personalities, including filmmaker Mira Nair, Hollywood star Mark Ruffalo, and Oscar winners Mark Rylance and Kate Winslet, have signed a petition calling for the release of Iranian actor Taraneh Alidoosti. Ruffalo shared the news in a post on Instagram on Monday and posted an image that included…
Bollywood star Anil Kapoor on Monday said he is praying for the swift recovery of Hollywood actor Jeremy Renner, who met with an accident over the weekend. A spokesperson for Renner on Sunday said the "Hawkeye" star is in a "critical but stable condition" after he injured himself while ploughing…
"Loki" actor Sophia Di Martino is bowled over by Alia Bhatt's performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's period drama "Gangubai Kathiawadi" and has expressed a desire to collaborate with the Indian star. The British actor took to her Instagram Stories to wax lyrical about Bhatt's performance in the movie, which was…
The Office for National Statistics recently published figures which showed for the first time that fewer than half of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian. The usual extremists used this as a way to try to divide our communities however the New Year Honours have highlighted again…
It won’t be an exaggeration to say that 2022 belonged to Indian filmmaker SS Rajamouli. His film RRR (Rise Roar Revolt), a lavishly mounted period epic action drama, hit theatres on March 24 and still continued to dominate headlines for one reason or the other. The film features Jr. NTR…
Over the past few years, Priyanka Chopra has established herself as a force to reckon with globally. After carving a niche for herself in Bollywood, she is now dominating Hollywood. The actress first garnered the attention of the world when she won the Miss World pageant in 2000. Years later,…
Jr NTR has seen a meteoric rise in his fan following after the thunderous success of SS Rajamouli’s epic period action drama RRR (2022), co-starring Ram Charan. The blockbuster film, which hit screens on March 24, turned out to be a major commercial success at the global box office. Later,…
THE box-office figures may have been cold, but that didn’t stop it from being another year of hot revelations in Bollywood. From future hopes and inspirations to dreams and secrets, there was a lot of things that popular stars shared about themselves. With that in mind, Eastern Eye put together…
THE world of performing arts quickly moved on from Covid-19 with an amazing array of wonderful work. Whether it was films, songs, live performances, web serials, stage shows and everything else, top talents made up for lost time and entertained audiences with boundary-breaking projects that offered something new and cool…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has become the only Indian to be named in an international list of 50 greatest actors of all time by a prominent British magazine. The 57-year-old actor is included in Empire magazine's list which also recognises Hollywood giants like Denzel Washington, Tom Hanks, Anthony Marlon…
Bollywood star Varun Dhawan is set to headline Prime Video's Indian original series within the "Citadel" franchise, the streaming platform announced Tuesday. Billed as a "local Original spy series", the currently untitled project hails from Prime Video and AGBO, the production banner co-founded by Hollywood filmmaking duo Russo Brothers. Raj…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Saturday (17) said he is in the business of entertainment and not predictions as he fielded queries about the success of his controversy-plagued movie "Pathaan", amid calls for its boycott from right-wing groups. The 57-year-old actor hosted an impromptu Twitter session, where he answered…
A GROUND-BREAKING year saw glass ceilings being shattered, greater heights reached, horizons expanded, and new paths created globally. There was also fresh creative work, international crossovers and exciting new artists announcing their arrival. Top south Asian talent from diverse fields were at the forefront of the moves being made and…
Kate Winslet is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood, who has been entertaining the audience with her fine performances for decades now. Some of her most notable films include Titanic, The Reader, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. She can be currently seen in the high-profile film…
During a recent episode of The Checkup With Dr David Agus on Paramount+ the 84-year-old, actor and activist Jane Fonda spoke about her struggle with both the eating disorders anorexia and bulimia which she supposedly battled during her teens. According to health experts, an eating disorder is defined as a…
Popular actors Jr NTR and Ram Charan have jointly topped the 2022 list of the Top 50 Asian Celebrities In The World. The Pan-Indian stars beat off tough global competition to top the latest edition of the list, published annually by UK based Eastern Eye newspaper. The Telugu cinema icons…
The Power of Hollywood Hollywood is often characterized by its glamorous red carpets, its sunny days, and A-list celebrities. As the home of the Oscars and the biggest movie production companies in the world, it’s a huge sector when it comes to money and creativity. As one of the most…
“RRR” star Ram Charan on Tuesday said he is proud to be part of the period action epic a day after the pan-India film was nominated in the best picture – non-English and best original song – motion picture categories at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards. The Telugu cinema star,…
There is no denying the fact that Aamir Khan is one of the most successful Bollywood actors who has been entertaining the audience for over three decades now. He has played several memorable characters in his successful journey so far and is known for offering something new every time he…
Hollywood screenwriter Jon Kasdan says he was initially unsure about casting Amar Chadha-Patel in his action-adventure series "Willow" but was blown away by the British-Asian actor's dedication to the role of Boorman, a character very much in the same vein as pop culture favourites Han Solo and Jack Sparrow. But…
Jameela Jamil and James Blake, who first sparked romance rumours back in 2015 and have been giving major relationship goals ever since, have taken their relationship to the next level. The couple has bought a sprawling Hollywood Hills mansion together for a whopping price of approximately £5,203,251, reports a publication.…
COUNTDOWN OF ACE PRODUCER-DIRECTOR SANJAY LEELA BHANSALI’S BOLLYWOOD FILMS A great body of work has turned Sanjay Leela Bhansali into one of the most successful filmmakers of the modern era. The multi-talented moviemaking genius recently commenced a BAFTA nomination campaign for his 2022 crime drama Gangubai Kathiawadi. This included a…
LIVE PERFORMANCE PADMAVATI - AN AVATAR When: Saturday December 10 Where: The Bhavan, 4A Castletown Road, London W14 9HE What: Renowned artist Bala Devi Chandrashekar presents a dance drama interpretation of an immortal classic from Gita Govindam. This production gives glimpses into the character of Padmavati, the divine consort of…
Priyanka Chopra, who has proved her mettle both in Bollywood and Hollywood, has added one more feather to her cap. She has emerged as one of the only four Indians to make it to the list of BBC’s ‘100 Women’ this year. During an interview for the same, Chopra opened…
The new teaser trailer for a hyped Netflix docu-series on Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, has divided opinion in the UK among royal watchers and commentators. "Harry & Meghan", the first volume of which will drop this Thursday, shows clips of the…
Oscar-winning British Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has long been trying to change the way ethnic minorities are perceived in Britain and all around the world. Immensely disturbed by Hollywood’s depiction of Muslims as terrorists, Ahmed last year joined forces with a group of activists and launched a series of initiatives…
Sharon Stone is the latest Hollywood star to be enamoured by the charm and magic of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. In a viral video, Stone can be seen looking at Khan with awe after spotting him right next to her at the Red Sea Fest in Saudi Arabia. As…
Filmmaker SS Rajamouli has bagged the best director award at the New York Film Critics Circle as his film "RRR" continues to make waves in the Western markets. The winners were announced by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) on Friday night on its social media platforms. The official…
Navin Prabhakar first came to prominence with a winning turn on iconic comedy TV show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge in 2005. The versatile comedian and actor has since then entertained audiences across a variety of platforms, which have included television, film, and the live circuit. This has included appearances…
Babil Khan, the son of late actor Irrfan Khan, is set to follow in his father’s footsteps as he gears up to make his acting debut with Netflix’s upcoming film Qala. Talking to an Indian publication, the 20-year-old debutant said that he felt overwhelmed as people expected him to fill…
When the makers of the upcoming Bollywood film Pathaan unveiled its teaser on superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s birthday, it garnered a crazy response from fans. The Siddharth Anand directorial marks Khan’s return to the silver screen after a huge gap of four years and his fans are waiting for the…
It has been more than half a year since its release, but filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s RRR (2022) still continues to dominate headlines. In addition to doing terrific business on home turf, the film has done exceedingly well overseas. Over the past few months, a number of artists from Hollywood have…
During her recent visit to India to promote her haircare brand, global icon Priyanka Chopra interacted with a lot of people from the press. She also appeared on a podcast with popular YouTuber and social media star Ranveer Allahbadia. During the conversation, the host told the Quantico star about an…
HOW OLD ACTORS HANGING ON TOO LONG ARE HARMING HINDI FILMS Seeing once popular Bollywood actors desperately trying to cling on to their youth is not only tragic but also destroys previous good work they have done and prevents new talent from emerging. When an elderly Dev Anand was still…
Priyanka Chopra is a force to reckon with. The actress, who began her acting career right after winning the coveted Miss World crown in 2000, has proved her mettle not only in Bollywood but Hollywood also. The global icon was recently in India to promote her hair care brand. During…
In February, the National Institute for Health, and Care Excellence (NICE) approved a weekly jab for obese patients with weight-related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, or for those at high risk of a heart attack, as losing weight can help protect against these health issues. However, when in May,…
According to the NHS, the cause of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is not fully understood, but a few things are thought to increase an individual’s risk of developing the condition. Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth recently revealed that he is at a high risk of developing Alzheimer's, The Sun informs. The 39-year-old…
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BIRTHDAY SPECIAL ON THE RED HOT BOLLYWOOD STAR Brilliantly talented actor Kartik Aaryan has risen from humble beginning to become a bankable Bollywood star with a big following. His relatability and charm in successful films has enabled him to make a strong connection with cross-generational…
HOW HORRIBLE SONGS HAVE BADLY HARMED HINDI CINEMA Bollywood being built on a bedrock of magnificent music not only gave it a unique identity but also enabled it to stand tall internationally. While other movie industries around the world were crushed by the Hollywood juggernaut, Hindi cinema withstood the pressure…
There is no denying the fact that Hollywood veteran Martin Scorsese is one of the greatest filmmakers alive. He has given the world cinema some of the greatest films which will keep entertaining the generations to come. The filmmaker has admirers of his cinema in every nook and corner of…
According to reports, the makers of Prabhas’ upcoming film Adipurush are likely to go the Henry Cavill-Justice League way to digitally remove actor Saif Ali Khan’s beard who plays the character of Lankesh Ravana in the high-profile film. The teaser of the film, which was launched in October, received widespread…
After focusing the last 35 years of his life on work, Bollywood star Aamir Khan said it is time he took some time off, maybe "a year and a half", to prioritise his family over his career in films. The actor said he was supposed to start preparing for a…
The fifth day of the HT Leadership Summit 2022 turned out to be quite electric as Bollywood superstar Anil Kapoor made Hollywood star George Clooney dance to his chart-busting song from the recently released film Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022). The Hollywood star virtually attended the event and interacted with Anil Kapoor.…
The first challenge for an aspiring film star is to get a big break and then after that first step it is all about the choices they make. The right moves will elevate an actor or actress to great heights, but bad decisions can destroy a dream platform that very…
Actor, producer and entrepreneur Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she has a bigger dream every day, refusing to be daunted as she climbs the ladder of success, step by step. Priyanka, who grew up in the Uttar Pradesh town of Bareilly and has made a global name for herself, said her…
Ali Fazal’s next Hollywood feature project is “Afghan Dreamers” and the actor says he is looking forward to being part of such an “important story”. To be directed by two-time Oscar-winning director Bill Guttentag, “Afghan Dreamers” is the true story of a program that was started by Afghan tech entrepreneur…
2022 has not been a good year for Bollywood in terms of its performance at the box office. A number of high-profile films, featuring leading actors, have performed poorly so far and there is not much hope from the films set to release in months to come either. While Bollywood…
A month after facing massive backlash for its shoddy VFX and cartoonish look of its characters, the makers of the much-anticipated epic mythological drama Adipurush have decided to postpone the film. The decision has been taken to improve VFX, which did not receive a good response from the audience. Earlier…
Hollywood star Gal Gadot dropped a congratulatory wish for her 'Heart of Stone' co-star Alia Bhatt, who was blessed with a baby girl on Sunday. Alia had announced the birth of her baby girl in a cute Instagram post. Gal Gadot took to the comment section of Alia Bhatt's Instagram…
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor have become parents to a baby girl. Alia, who announced her pregnancy in June this year, gave birth to a girl child at HN Reliance hospital in South Mumbai, an insider told PTI. "It's a girl. She arrived at 7.30 am for the delivery. She…
Sobhita Dhulipala, who was most recently seen in Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022), has shared an update on her upcoming film The Monkey Man, which marks her foray into Hollywood. Taking to her social media, the actress shared a picture from the dubbing studio where she can…
Priyanka Chopra Jonas says she has spent enough time playing second fiddle to heroes in her two decades in the movies and is hoping that her much-anticipated film “Jee Le Zaraa” will help women actors have more agency in their lives. Priyanka, one of the most popular Indian artists globally,…
Bollywood movie Disco Dancer was a big blockbuster success when it released in 1982 and has become a cult classic largely thanks to the winning soundtrack. The story of a slum dweller dreaming of a better life for himself and hoping to dance his way to success while battling dark…
'Transformers' fame star Ravi Patel has been roped in to portray the role of a mastermind impersonator in the true-crime thriller film 'Kiss of the Con Queen.' As per the reports of Variety, Tom Waller, a Thai-British director ("The Last Executioner," "Cave Rescue"), was inspired to make the movie by…
Priyanka Chopra, who is currently visiting her home country India, will next be seen in the upcoming Hollywood romantic comedy Love Again. Based on the successful German film SMS fur Dich (2016) by Karoline Herfurth, Love Again was previously titled Text for You and It’s All Coming Back to Me.…
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan celebrated his 57th birthday on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. On his special day, he gave a pleasant surprise to his fans across the world by dropping the teaser of his next film Pathaan. Bankrolled by Yash Raj Films, Pathaan is one of the most anticipated…
Talented actor Ankur Bhatia followed up impactful roles with a star-making turn in acclaimed web series Aarya and has landed several interesting projects since then. This includes a forthcoming web series and high-profile film Bloody Daddy, which is an action-packed thriller. Eastern Eye decided to find out more about the…
Anniversary special to remember the incredible filmmaker’s magnificent body of work BR Chopra rose from humble beginnings to become one of India’s greatest and most influential filmmakers. An incredible career that lasted more than 50 years saw him make all-time classics, cross new cinema horizons, launch talent like his younger…
Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut has blamed superstar Aamir Khan for the epic failure of his film Laal Singh Chaddha (2022). The official remake of the cult Hollywood film Forrest Gump (1994), Laal Singh Chaddha hit cinemas on August 11 amid relentless calls for a boycott. However, Ranaut believes that the…
There's no better feeling than returning to your home country after living in abroad for a long. Actor Priyanka Chopra is the happiest right now as she is returning to India after almost three years. Taking to Instagram Story, Priyanka posted a picture of the boarding pass of her USA-Mumbai…
Hollywood stars Jason Bateman and Jude Law are set to develop "Black Rabbit" limited series for 'Netflix' as executive producers. The duo will also star in the one-hour show. According to entertainment website 'Variety', Zach Baylin and Kate Susman will write the series. Bateman will produce "Black Rabbit" via his…
BIRTHDAY SPECIAL CELEBRATING THE VERSATILE ACTING ICON’S DIVERSE ROLES ACROSS GENRES AND LANGUAGES Talented Bollywood star Tabu is seen as one of the finest actresses of this generation and has a brilliant body of work to back it up. The versatile performer has shown off her impressive range in a…
Helmed by visionary filmmaker SS Rajamouli, RRR set the domestic box office on fire upon its theatrical release in March earlier this year. Additionally, the magnum opus put up a great show in various international territories, which helped it accumulate a mammoth collection of approximately £138 million by the end…
Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey can finally heave a sigh of relief as a New York court on Thursday dismissed a sexual assault case against him filed on a complaint by another actor Anthony Rapp. The trial had been underway for three weeks with testimonies from both sides. In 2017, Rapp,…
Though it has been more than half a year since the theatrical release of RRR (2022), which was followed by a worldwide premiere on Netflix, the epic action drama still continues to enthrall the audience all around the world. A host of prominent personalities, filmmakers, and writers from across the…
There is no denying the fact that Chris Hemsworth is one of the fittest actors in Hollywood. The 39-year-old Australian will be in a quest to become his healthier version and the secret of longevity in his new series Limitless for Disney Plus. The six-episode series explores the human body’s…
After the humongous success of RRR (2022), maverick Indian filmmaker SS Rajamouli is gearing up to commence work on his next directorial venture, which still remains untitled. Earlier, the filmmaker signed Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu to play the male lead in the high-profile venture. And if fresh reports are to…
65TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL ABOUT THE MAKING OF AN ICONIC MOVIE AND ITS AMAZING ACHIEVEMENTS When Mother India released on October 25, 1957, it had the kind of impact that no other Bollywood film ever made before. The beautifully made classic about a woman fighting against the odds to raise her…
Rumours are doing the rounds in the tinsel town of Hollywood that Robert Downey Jr. will make his MCU return in the much-awaited Avengers: Secret Wars. The actor, who plays Tony Stark aka Iron Man in the franchise, bid farewell to MCU in Avengers: Endgame where he sacrificed his life…
American actor Kevin Spacey, who is facing off against Anthony Rapp in a USD 40 million civil lawsuit, has spoken about his struggle to publically come out as gay due to his father's racist, homophobic and antisemitic views. According to Variety, the admission from Spacey came on the witness stand…
Hollywood actor Drew Barrymore recently got candid about her thoughts on intimacy in a new blog post after a fan claimed the star "hates sex." According to Fox News, Barrymore had originally commented on the news that Andrew Garfield had abstained from sex for six months while preparing for his…
Headlined by Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, Black Adam is one of the most-awaited films globally. DC fans in India are also waiting for the theatrical release of the film with bated breath. And since Bollywood star Varun Dhawan is also a huge fan of Dwayne Johnson, he is also very…
British actor Rupert Grint is the newest cast member from The 'Harry Potter' movie franchise who has shared a heartfelt tribute for his late co-star Robbie Coltrane who recently passed away at the age of 72. According to Variety, taking to Instagram Grint shared an image of Robbie, who played…
Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson has revealed that Joaquin Phoenix had to leave the set of the 2013 film Her during a ‘bizarre’ and ‘gross’ sex scene with her. During an appearance on Dax Shepard's podcast Armchair Expert, the 37-year-old actress recalled how she had to record herself having a fake…
British actor Daniel Radcliffe and JK Rowling, the author of the 'Harry Potter' books on which the films are based, have shared statements following the death of Robbie Coltrane at 72, who famously played the role of Rubeus Hagrid in the franchise. Coltrane and Radcliffe starred together in all eight…
Actor Robbie Coltrane, best known for playing Hogwarts gamekeeper Rubeus Hagrid in 'Harry Potter' films, is no more. As per Deadline, Robbie died in hospital near his home in Larbert, Scotland. The award-winning actor had been suffering from ill health for the past two years. He was 72. Robbie was…
TikTok star and social media influencer Mahek Bukhari is set to go on a trial for murder next week along with her mother Ansreen Bukhari and six other people in connection to the deaths of two young men, reportedly cousin brothers, in a deadly car crash on the A46 in…
Hollywood star Brad Pitt has spoken up about dealing with life after a messy split from ex-wife Angelina Jolie. According to Fox News, the 58-year-old actor talked about how his friendship with singer Nick Cave and sculptor Thomas Houseago bloomed in the wake of the divorce announcement. While Houseago was…
American actor and comedian TJ Miller, who publicly expressed not wanting to ever work with his 'Deadpool' co-star Ryan Reynolds, has revealed that all is well between them and that they have cleared the air. According to The Hollywood Reporter, on Wednesday, during Miller's visit to SiriusXM's 'Jim Norton &…
On the 500th episode of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast, popular actress Scarlett Johansson opened up about her struggles at the start of her acting career in Hollywood. The actress, who started acting at a young age, said that she felt her career would finish early on because she was…
Hollywood star Tom Cruise has hired a security team of heavyweight bodybuilders after a former employee threatened him and director Christopher McQuarrie. A leading publication reports the dispute began after a stunt producer on the sets of Cruise’s much-anticipated film Mission Impossible 8 was told his services were no longer…
Filming love-making scenes is not easy for actors. It is like walking a tightrope. Even the best of the actors can feel conscious about their bodies at times while filming them in the presence of the whole cast and crew. Now, popular Hollywood actress Geena Davis has opened up about…
Actor T.J. Miller recently appeared on a podcast where he opened up about the relationship that he shares with Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds. Miller, who worked with Reynolds in the first two Deadpool films, said on The Adam Carolla Show that he wouldn’t work with the star again following a…
Before James Cameron picked up the camera to direct sprawling and culturally-significant films like “Titanic”, “The Terminator” and “Aliens”, the filmmaker says he would spend his time observing nature with a pair of binoculars in his native Canada. It was his curiosity as a young “natural history scientist” that informed…
Once a beloved star of Hollywood, Amber Heard has been living on the edge ever since losing out on the high-profile defamation trial against her ex-husband, Jonny Depp. While Depp has crawled back to his regular life and has started working, Heard, it seems, is still finding it difficult to…
Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson “The Rock” has ruled out a run for the U.S. presidency. The WWE legend, who has also established himself as one of the most saleable actors in Hollywood and boasts of a slew of successful films and television projects on his resume, has clarified that he…
A restraining order has been filed by Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan against a woman who he claims is stalking both him and his family. According to Fox News, on Friday, Brosnan issued the complaint in Los Angeles, a local newspaper reported. In his complaint, the 'James Bond' actor alleged that…
Keanu Reeves is no longer a part of Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio's project 'Devil in the White City. As per The Hollywood Reporter, Reeves exited the Hulu series. Reportedly, the Disney-backed streamer is already searching for a replacement star to lead the drama, which has been in various stages…
Hollywood star Margot Robbie finally broke her silence over Lady Gaga portraying Harley Quin in 'Joker 2'. The 'Birds of Prey' star is reportedly very excited about Lady Gaga taking on the role of Harley Quinn in the upcoming 'Joker' sequel, officially titled 'Joker: Folie a Deux.' According to Variety,…
Magic moments from Amitabh Bachchan’s amazing movie career Being the greatest Bollywood star of all time has given Amitabh Bachchan many landmark moments throughout his distinguished career. Although he has had many achievements apart from acting including national honours, helping to eradicate polio in India, hosting a popular TV quiz…
Critically-acclaimed Hollywood star Christian Bale has revealed in a recent interview with GQ how Leonardo DiCaprio has snatched several starring roles that he could have landed while leaving him roles that helped him find success in the industry. During the interview when the interviewer pointed out the five times that…
'Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! ', the upcoming Hollywood movie appears to put a stamp on fan speculation that the character of Velma Dinkley is attracted to women. According to The Hollywood Reporter, footage from the new HBO Max film has been making rounds on social media, with several viral posts…
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has denied new allegations from ex-wife Angelina Jolie. On Tuesday, Jolie filed a countersuit in the ongoing case regarding their French winery, Chateau Miraval, where she also mentioned Pitt’s alleged abusive behaviour as the couple flew with their children from California to France in September 2016.…
TALENTED actor Shehzad Shaikh has delivered top turns on television ever since he got his first big break in Savdhaan India: Crime Alert a decade ago. Since then, the small-screen star has entertained audiences with winning performances in series including Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai, Qubool Hai and Bepanaah. He…
Brad Pitt allegedly hit one of his children in the face and choked another during a fight with Angelina Jolie on a private plane, according to court papers filed Tuesday in the United States by his ex-wife. The former couple, once one of Hollywood's highest profile pairings, have been embroiled…
Deepika Padukone needs no introduction! Apart from ruling the Indian film industry, she has made her presence felt in Hollywood also. The actress, who has delivered some of the biggest Bollywood blockbusters over the years, debuted in Hollywood with the 2017 action thriller xXx: Return of Xander Cage where she…
Hollywood star Elizabeth Olsen has revealed that she "didn't understand" feelings of panic until she reached a certain age while living in New York. According to E! News, in an interview with Variety, the 'WandaVision' actor got candid about how she experienced panic attacks in New York at age 21,…
Adipurush, which was announced months before the coronavirus pandemic brought the entire world to its knees, is gearing up for its release in January 2023. The mega-budgeted film is based on the Indian epic Ramayana where Prabhas plays the role of lord Rama and Kriti Sanon essays the character of…
As fans continue to rejoice at the news, Hollywood superstar Ryan Reynolds has talked about the rush of excitement he felt when he announced the return of Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the much-anticipated Deadpool 3. The third installment of the much-loved franchise comes following the Disney-Fox merger and is…
Dwayne Johnson, who is also known as The Rock, is one of the most popular Hollywood actors in the world. With his towering personality and signature bald look, he has been winning people’s hearts for several years now. Though Johnson is one of a kind, he too has a number…
The first-ever drug for alopecia hair loss gets the green signal as the NHS considers funding it. Alopecia, which is a hair loss condition affects roughly 40% of women, and 30% of men at some point in their lives. Hollywood star Jada Pinkett Smith and 100,000 Britons are also affected…
Ryan Reynolds recently took the internet by storm with a surprise announcement. He did not only announce the official release date of the much-anticipated Deadpool 3 but also revealed that Hugh Jackman could team up for the continued adventures of the Merc With a Mouth in the upcoming installment. Reynolds…
Marvel's 'Armor Wars' project has gone through a major change as now what would have been a series for Disney Plus will be redeveloped as a feature film. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this move essentially pushes back the title further down the development slate. The outlet has reported that…
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie wants the world to divert its attention to what is happening in Iran, which is currently gripped by protests from women following the death of a 22-year-old woman named Mahsa Amini. Amini died on September 16 in Iran after being detained by the country's Morality Police…
LEGENDARY crime thriller Shakti will always be remembered for bringing together Bollywood’s biggest two stars Amitabh Bachchan and Dilip Kumar on screen for the only time. Powered by the tagline, ‘clash of the titans’, the grand movie released on October 1, 1982, and has since gained iconic status. The Ramesh…
Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai was recently in attendance at Variety’s Power of Women event where she spoke about the poor representation of Muslim actors in Hollywood, highlighting the fact that Muslim actors account for only 1 percent of popular television series leads. The activist recently raised the curtain…
Hollywood actor Elizabeth Olsen, who plays the role of Scarlet Witch in the MCU, has shared her thoughts on Hugh Jackman's return as Wolverine. Olsen got the news about Jackman's return at Variety's Power of Women, where she expressed shock over the revelation. "Oh really?" Olsen asked when she heard…
Known for pulling off jaw-dropping action sequences on his own, Bollywood star Tiger Shroff has revealed that he once auditioned for the role of Spider-Man. Yes, you read that absolutely right! The actor also told the makers that they would save a lot of money on the visual effects because…
Well-known filmmaker James Cameron, who is gearing up for the release of his much-anticipated film Avatar: The Way of Water, a sequel to his 2009 blockbuster Avatar, has been accused of going rough on the VFX artists for the film in a bid to get Oscars. Taking to Twitter, Nick…
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is one of the most-awaited Hollywood films of 2022. However, it won’t centre around the main character of T’Challa like the first installment of the film, but rather his legacy in the MCU. Fans are still coming to terms with the tragic loss of Chadwick Boseman,…
Filmmaker Bassam Tariq will not be serving as the director on Marvel Studios much-anticipated Blade movie. The Pakistani-American filmmaker, who joined the Blade team last year, will still be attached as an executive producer on the project. “It’s been an honour working with the wonderful folks at Marvel. We were…
Kim Kardashian is once again making headlines for her fashion choices! Kim recently attended Milan Fashion Week and, although she did not walk the runway, she made headlines for her super-tight glittery attire. Wearing the super tight body-con dress, Kim posted a comical behind-the-scenes video of herself having a hard…
'Deadpool' actor Ryan Reynolds on Wednesday announced Hollywood star Hugh Jackman's return as fan-favourite Wolverine in the third film in the franchise. In a video uploaded on his social media platforms, Reynolds revealed that the 'Deadpool 3' will hit the theatres in 2024. Hey everyone, we're extremely sad to have…
It is not an exaggeration to say that showbusiness attracts a lot of people. There are millions out there who want to try their luck in moviemaking industries like Hollywood and make a name for themselves. While some toil for years to get a ticket to Hollywood, others do not…
Gigi Hadid’s ex-boyfriend Zayn Malik seems unhappy about her romance rumours with Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio, so much so that he has reportedly unfollowed the supermodel, whom he dated on-off for six years before calling it quits a year ago, on Instagram. Hadid, however, is still following the former One…
Casino games in the real world and online come in all shapes and sizes with many themes based on diverse cultures. Three of the most popular cultural themes for these games are Indian Bollywood, Irish Lore, and Ancient Egypt. Bollywood Many casino games give culture nods to India with games…
Euphoria star Storm Reid has bagged a lead role in 'The Nun 2'the sequel to the surprise 2018 hit that makes up part of New Line's collection of horror movies known as 'The Conjuring Universe'. After directing The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, the most current installment in…
Pop star Rihanna has signed to perform at the mega-event, which is set to take place during Super Bowl LVII, on February 12 just outside of Phoenix, Arizona. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 2023 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show has found its main act. The programme will be…
Ever since Johnny Depp’s much-publicised defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard ended with him winning the case, the Hollywood star has been making it to the headlines almost every single day, for some good and some bad reasons. The latest reports doing the rounds suggest that he has now begun…
Hollywood actor Anthony Mackie has revealed his biggest hope when he takes over the role of Captain America in Marvel's 2024 film 'Captain America: New World Order'. According to E! News, in an exclusive interview with the outlet, Mackie, who knows he has some big shoes to fill and an…
Johnny Depp may have lost his libel lawsuit against News Group Newspapers, but it seems that the 2020 UK trial helped him find love again. Yes, you read that absolutely right! According to reports, the 59-year-old Hollywood star is dating lawyer Joelle Rich from the firm that represented him during…
Brad Pitt is the latest Hollywood celebrity to venture into the world of beauty by launching a genderless skincare line, Le Domaine. The 58-year-old Oscar winner has co-founded Le Domaine with organic wine growers, the Perrin family, who worked with Pitt to restore Chateau Miraval a decade ago. Pitt raised…
Hollywood star Andrew Garfield made headlines when he appeared on the WTF With Marc Maron podcast last month and said that he abstained from sex for six months as a part of his process for Martin Scorsese’s 2016 film Silence wherein he played a Jesuit priest. Now, his fellow actor…
Hollywood star Johnny Depp recently took to social media to warn his fans of imposter accounts pretending to be him online. Taking to his Instagram story, his representatives said, “We have been made aware that there continue to be fraudulent imposters pretending to be Johnny or those in his teams,…
In a recent interview with Vogue, Brad Pitt dubbed George Clooney and Paul Newman the “most handsome men” on the planet. When asked who is the most handsome man in the world, past, and present, Pitt said, “You know in the acting world because it’s my day job … the…
Hollywood star and humanitarian Angelina Jolie has said the flood disaster in Pakistan should be a "wake-up call" for the world regarding climate change, calling for more international aid after meeting with victims. Pakistan has been lashed by unprecedented monsoon downpours that flooded a third of the country -- an…
Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt has added one more feather to his cap. He and Australian musician Nick Cave have debuted as artists in an exhibition in Finland that displays sculptures and ceramics created by the superstar and the singer-songwriter. The Sara Hilden Art Museum, located in the southern Finnish city…
TWENTY HINDI FILMS SUCCESSFULLY ADAPTED FROM TOP TAMIL CLASSICS, AHEAD OF VIKRAM VEDHA REMAKE Hotly anticipated film Vikram Vedha is a Bollywood remake of a hit 2017 Tamil neo-noir action thriller of the same name. Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan take on the lead roles in the story of…
Hollywood star Tom Hardy surprised everyone in Milton Keynes this weekend when he appeared in a real-life Jiu-Jitsu competition and won the finale Donning his blue belt, Hardy made his powerful entry at the 2022 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship, held at Oakgrove School in Milton Keynes, on Saturday, September 17.…
Filmmaker Adam McKay, who directed the disaster-inspired apocalyptic political satire 'Don't Look Up' has taken another public step in the fight against climate change. According to The Hollywood Reporter, on Tuesday, McKay announced that he has pledged USD 4 million to the Climate Emergency Fund, which gives out grants to…
Hollywood star Angelina Jolie on Tuesday arrived in Pakistan to support people affected by the devastating floods in the country. According to the Express Tribune, the 'Salt' actor landed in Dadu, Pakistan, and will hear from people affected directly about their needs and about steps to prevent such suffering in…
Hollywood star Kate Winslet was taken to the hospital after she suffered an accident while filming Lee in Croatia. According to Deadline, the 'Titanic' actor fell while on the set of the movie and a representative for the star has offered an update on her health condition. "Kate slipped and…
SS Rajamouli shot to overnight fame with Baahubali: The Beginning and Baahubali: The Conclusion, but it was his recent blockbuster RRR that cemented his position as one of the finest filmmakers in the world. Starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan as revolutionaries Komaram Bheem and Alluri Sitaraman respectively, RRR is…
James Cameron is considered one of the finest filmmakers to have ever been born in Hollywood. The successful filmmaker has a number of blockbusters to his credit, including Titanic and Avatar. However, despite having an unbeatable track record at the box office, he still had to lock horns with the…
Amber Heard notching up the lead role in the 2018 DC blockbuster Aquaman reportedly surprised a number of Hollywood executives who could not believe she ‘hacked it as the worst actor’. During an interview with Pop Topic, an elite member of Hollywood revealed, “A lot of us were actually pretty…
Tom Cruise recently faced a rather unusual setback on the sets of the much-anticipated Hollywood biggie Mission: Impossible 8. The actor and his crew were forced to stop production after a flock of sheep invaded the sets in England’s Lake District, according to reports. Photos that have been doing the…
Emmy-winning smash hit 'Squid Game' could have a Leonardo DiCaprio feature in a future season of the show, series writer-director Hwang Dong-hyuk has said. According to Variety, recently, during a congratulatory press conference in Seoul, it was asked if any known Hollywood actor would star in 'Squid Game' season 2.…
Hollywood actor Keanu Reeves is all set to reunite with director Francis Lawrence for Warner bros supernatural thriller 'Constantine 2'. According to Deadline, Warner bros is currently working on the second instalment of the 2005 supernatural thriller film 'Constantine,' which will be helmed by Francis Lawrence who also directed the…
Sparking a debate online, actor George Clooney has sarcastically claimed that his version of Batman in Batman and Robin is the “best.” For the uninitiated, Clooney played the role of Batman aka Bruce Wayne in the 1997 film Batman & Robin with Chris O’Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, and Arnold…
Maverick filmmaker SS Rajamouli has kick-started the Oscar campaign for his globally successful film RRR (2022), starring Jr NTR and Ram Charan. A couple of weeks ago, a well-known international magazine predicted that RRR could be nominated in two categories - Best International Feature and Best Original Song (Dosti). The…
According to reports, Zayn Malik has been trying to win back Gigi Hadid as speculations of her new romance with Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio swirl around everywhere. The former One Direction band member was with the supermodel for six years before they broke up. They also share a little girl…
The Rocky-esque fact-based women's soccer film has been abruptly scrapped six weeks from the start of production by Skydance, The Hollywood Reporter reported. The feature project, set in 1984, was to tell the true story of a Dallas girls' soccer team that travelled to China and, against the odds, defeated…
The Toronto International Film Festival is all set to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II with a special screening of director Roger Michell's 'Elizabeth: A Portrait in Part(s)'. According to The Hollywood Reporter, The last film from the 'Notting Hill' rom-com director stars Queen Elizabeth II and the documentary…
Hollywood actor David Harbour of 'Stranger Things' fame is all set to star in Sony and PlayStation Productions' upcoming video game adaptation of 'Gran Turismo'. According to Variety, the adaptation, set to release on August 11, 2023, will be directed by Neill Blomkamp, the filmmaker behind sci-fi hits like 'District…
In a family of four actors, there are a lot of “bittersweet moments” every year, says veteran star Nagarjuna, who is basking in the success of Brahmastra: Part One Shiva which comes a month after his son Naga Chaitanya’s Hindi debut Laal Singh Chaddha bombed at the box office. As…
Acclaimed filmmaker SS Rajamouli, who is riding high on the global success of his last film RRR (2022), has spilled beans on his next directorial venture, which features Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu in the lead role. The award-winning filmmaker is currently in Canada for the Toronto International Film Festival where…
ACTRESS ON ABANDONING FAME, HER HORRIFIC CRASH AND SPIRITUAL REBIRTH Successful model-turned-actress Anu Aggarwal became an overnight star with her hit Bollywood debut Aashiqui (1990). Instead of getting swallowed up in the stardom bubble generated by the smash-hit musical romance, she did the unthinkable and walked away from the lucrative…
After undergoing his first colonoscopy, Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds just discovered that he had a polyp on his colon. The actor documented the entire process of getting the test done in order to raise awareness about the cancer screening process. “I have been on camera a lot. But this was…
Legendary Bollywood filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt will turn a year older this week and celebrate his 74th birthday on September 20. The writer, director, and producer has masterminded popular movies, which have entertained cross-generational audiences across the decades. He has also introduced new talent and kick-started franchises. The movie maverick will…
American singer-songwriter Britney Spears recently appeared to have body-shamed Christina Aguilera in a seemingly unprovoked social media post. According to Fox News, Spears shared a quote by comedian Rodney Dangerfield on her Instagram handle. It read, "I found there was only one way to look thin: hangout with fat people."…
Reports are coming in that Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio has finally moved on from Camila Morrone and is currently pursuing model Gigi Hadid. According to People Magazine, the 47-year-old Oscar-winning actor and the 27-year-old supermodel have been spotted at various locations in New York City over the past few weeks.…
Hollywood veteran Harrison Ford on Saturday said the upcoming fifth installment of his Indiana Jones franchise is a "human story" full of mystery and adventure. Ford is returning to the role of legendary hero archaeologist for the movie, directed by Logan helmer James Mangold. "It's such an incredible experience for…
Hollywood star Brie Larson, who portrays the role of Captain Marvel in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has revealed that she's unsure about her future in the superhero franchise, referencing the internet trolls not wanting to see her return. According to E! News, during Disney's D23 Expo, Larson seemed unsure when…
Hollywood actor Letitia Wright, who became a Marvel breakout with her performance in 'Black Panther' as T'Challa's sister Shuri, has revealed that she felt her late costar Chadwick Boseman's presence while making the highly anticipated sequel. Wright is set to reprise her role in 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', which was…
Hollywood star Ben Kingsley, who made a cameo appearance in last year's 'Shang-Chi' as Trevor Slattery, is set to return in a new Disney+ series titled 'Wonder Man'. Kingsley's Trevor, a washed-up actor, first made his MCU appearance in 'Iron Man 3', where he had been recruited to pose as…
Netflix suspended filming of its British royals drama "The Crown" on Friday (9) following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the company said. The acclaimed show is currently filming its sixth season, having charted the late monarch's life through multiple decades over the course of its previous seasons. "As a…
Hollywood celebrities, mourned the demise of the longest-serving monarch of the UK, Queen Elizabeth II on social media. Actor Daniel Craig in his statement, wrote, "I, like so many, was deeply saddened by the news today and my thoughts are with The Royal Family, those she loved and all those…
Hollywood actor Zac Efron revealed that his 'Baywatch' body was not sustainable, and he suffered from 'bad depression' while training for the movie. The 34-year-old actor stated in a 2017 interview with Men's Health Magazine that he is no longer concerned with keeping the physique he had for the filming…
Hollywood star Idris Elba, during a recent podcast session, talked about the speculations of him playing the iconic agent 007 James Bond. ‘I’m not gonna lie, every corner of the world I go and I’m talking about different cultures they always go: ‘Bond!,” Elba said. According to Deadline, recently, speculations…
Hollywood star Tom Hanks has recently revealed that a sequel to his Oscar-winning movie 'Forrest Gump' had been a serious possibility but for only 40 minutes. According to Variety, Hanks made the revelation on the 'Happy Sad Confused' podcast. He said, "I will say that, with a long time in…
Hollywood star Zac Efron has spoken up about speculations that he had plastic surgery on his jaw. Rumours of him going under the knife first emerged last April when he appeared in a clip promoting an Earth Day special with Bill Nye. Many alleged that the actor’s face looked noticeably…
CURIOUS HISTORY OF A HIGH-FLYING MOVIE GENRE THAT FAILED TO TAKE OFF IN HINDI CINEMA The superhero genre may be the most profitable in the world right now, but Bollywood has mostly taken missteps over the years. That is why most can’t name any film beyond Mr India or Krrish…
Actress-model Kristen Zang, who dated Leonardo DiCaprio from 1994 to 1999 when the actor was at the peak of his career, has slammed the media for its portrayal of his past relationships and meaningless ageist comments. The Hollywood star recently faced massive backlash for allegedly dumping his girlfriends after they…
Hollywood star Idris Elba, during a recent podcast session, talked about the speculations of him playing the iconic agent 007 James Bond. 'I'm not gonna lie, every corner of the world I go and I'm talking about different cultures they always go: 'Bond!," Elba said. According to Deadline, recently, speculations…
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie used to be one of the most loved couples once. But things changed dramatically after they decided to end their marriage. Their legal battle has grabbed the attention of the media all across the world. Now, their legal battle over the ownership of a French…
Hollywood actor Chris Pine's representative has now dismissed all the claims, stating that actor Harry Styles spat on Pine during the world premiere of 'Don't Worry Darling'. "This is a ridiculous story -- a complete fabrication and the result of an odd online illusion that is clearly deceiving and allows…
Black Adam star Dwayne Johnson has congratulated Brendan Fraser on the success of his recent film The Whale and past support in kicking off his career in Hollywood. For those not in the know, it was Fraser’s hit movie The Mummy Returns that helped launch Johnson's acting career two decades…
Talk about action heroes and one of the first few names that crops in our head is Tom Cruise, who is known for performing some of the most awe-inspiring action sequences ever filmed in the history of cinema. The jaw-dropping action scenes in his Mission: Impossible film franchise shot him…
Ahead of the launch of the much-anticipated D23 Expo next week, a number of rumours are swirling around in the tinsel town of Hollywood. A Twitter account has speculated Marvel is planning to introduce 7 new Hollywood A-listers to the world as brand-new faces of the MCU. Yes, you read…
Veteran actor Kabir Bedi, who has an extensive body of work in Italy including the all-time favourite TV series 'Sandokan', was honoured on Saturday with the lifetime achievement award at Venice. According to Variety, at the Venice Production Bridge market Bedi was presented with the Filming Italy Movie Lifetime Achievement…
American rapper Kanye West has called Hollywood a giant brothel and revealed how his pornography addiction ruined his family. Turning to his Instagram on Thursday, the billionaire rapper admitted that he loves watching X-rated films, a habit that caused his separation from ex-wife Kim Kardashian. “Don’t let Kris make you…
Comedian Chris Rock addressed the Will Smith Oscars slap during his latest comedy show with Dave Chappelle in England. According to Fox News, At the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on Thursday, Rock and Chappelle kicked off their combined tour and talked about being attacked while onstage. "Did that s--t…
Filmmakers Joe and Anthony Russo are known for spending like a sailor when it comes to bringing their ideas into reality. The two have directed some of the most expensive movies ever made, which also turned out to be highest grossing films at the worldwide box office. The latest we…
Ever since the news emerged on August 30, 2022, that Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone had split, netizens have been mocking the Titanic actor for always getting into relationships with women way younger than him and breaking up with them as soon as they turn 25. A psychologist recently claimed…
Hollywood star Nicole Kidman has taken the internet by storm yet again. This time, it is for her new haircut called the jellyfish. Yes, you read that right! Social media is currently obsessing over the new hairstyle that has suddenly become so popular that even Hollywood A-lister Nicole Kidman has…
How actor Vidyut Jammwal is raising the bar for action A rapid rise has seen Vidyut Jammwal have a transformative effect on the action genre in Bollywood. He has significantly raised the bar for stunts and fight scenes in Hindi films, as well as added elements such as emotionally charged…
Twenty fun facts about the inspiring bollywood film to mark its 67th anniversary Iconic classic Shree 420 is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bollywood films of all time and its theme of migrants looking for a better life remains relevant today. Raj Kapoor produced, directed, and starred in…
Aamir Khan is known as Mr. Perfectionist, but it looks like his charisma is losing its sheen day by day! At least, the poor box office performance of his past few films indicates so. After the terrible performance of Yash Raj Films’ Thugs of Hindostan in 2018, a lot of…
Hollywood superstar Leonardo DiCaprio is again a single man. He has reportedly ended his relationship with actor-model Camila Morrone. The couple, who was first linked with each other in 2018 during an outing to Aspen, Colorado, and made their first debut as a couple at the 2022 Oscars, has decided…
Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf has joined the cast of Francis Ford Coppola's upcoming USD 100 million epic feature 'Megalopolis'. According to Variety, earlier this month, reports surfaced indicating that the controversial actor was circling a leading role in Coppola's passion project. Now, with production slated to begin this fall, LaBeouf's…
Hollywood diva Ana de Armas is perplexed by the NC-17 rating assigned to her next Netflix film, "Blonde," which is based on the life of Marylin Monroe. According to Fox News, usually, a movie receives an NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America when it has gratuitous violence,…
Popular actress Mitaali Nag has played an interesting array of characters ever since she made a winning debut in acclaimed drama serial Afsar Bitiya in 2011. The versatile small-screen star is currently playing a key role in hit serial Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin and delighting audiences around the world. Eastern Eye…
Comedian and actress, Amy Schumer, 41, has revealed that she has struggled for years with trichotillomania, which is a disorder that causes a compulsive need to pull out hair. According to the Mayo Clinic, when people have a condition called trichotillomania, they have an irresistible urge to pull out hair…
Hollywood star Sir Ben Kingsley is marking his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe by reprising the role of Trevor Slattery in Marvel's upcoming series, 'Wonder Man'. According to Variety, in June, it was originally announced that the programme was in production. The main subject will be Simon Williams, a.k.a.…
Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Camila Morrone have called it quits after four years of relationship. People magazine received confirmation of the couple's breakup from sources. DiCaprio and Morrone who had kept their romance a secret made their first public appearance together at the 2020 Academy Awards. Morrone stated that…
The Duchess of Sussex has alleged that the British press called her children ‘the N-word’, according to reports. In a recent interview, Meghan Markle opened up about taking the decision to not release Archie's photo. She was expected to release pictures of her now 3-year-old son, Archie, to the Royal…
Michael Jackson's death in late June of 2009 had shocked the entire world and now a new documentary suggests that he used 19 fake IDs to score drugs. According to the New York Post, the 50-year-old 'King of Pop' had been found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home after suffering…
Over the years, a number of actors have played the role of Gotham crime lord Penguin a.k.a. Oswald Cobblepot in films. However, Hollywood star Danny DeVito’s portrayal has been rated the best so far. In Robert Pattinson’s The Batman, the character is essayed by Colin Farrell. DeVito recently said that…
At this year's MTV VMAs Hollywood star Johnny Depp marked his presence as the Moon Person, popping in for a few one-liners at awards show. According to Variety, although the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star was not at the VMAs in his physical form, his face appeared digitally in the…
Hollywood star Will Smith reportedly sees his apology to Chris Rock as he steps back into the good graces of the world. According to Fox News, the former star of 'Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' seems to be feeling more upbeat months after Will Smith's infamous slap on Chris Rock at…
Hollywood actor Ezra Miller reportedly met with members of the Warner Bros. leadership team to discuss saving 'The Flash' movie which has a June 2023 release date. Fox News has reported that according to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller, who uses they/them pronouns, along with their agent recently met with Warners'…
HOLLYWOOD power couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck tied the knot last Saturday (20) in a lavish ceremony with Londoner Jay Shetty – a life coach and social media star – officiating over the exchange of vows. The A-list couple had already wed in Las Vegas in mid-July, but made…
While a lot of people know him as a legendary tennis player, to some, John McEnroe will always be known as the voice and narrator of Netflix’s hugely successful coming-of-age comedy, Never Have I Ever, co-created by Mindy Kaling. McEnroe credits Kaling for thinking outside the box when it came…
A former Barbados high commissioner of Indian heritage has been appointed the first racial justice director of the Church of England. Anglican priest Guy Hewitt will assume office in November as the head of the Church’s racial justice unit, set up following the recommendations of the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce report.…
In another major reshuffle at Warner Bros, the upcoming sequels to 'Aquaman' and 'Shazam!' will now have later release dates than previously planned. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the James Wan-directed Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom' has been pushed back more than eight months, from March 17, 2023, to December…
It is no secret that Bollywood films are failing left, right, and center at the box office. A number of high-profile Hindi films, featuring some of the biggest actors of the industry, have tanked without a trace. But at the same time, South Indian films are not only performing well…
The wife of Sylvester Stallone, Hollywood star who gained worldwide fame through the Rambo series of movies, has decided to end her relationship with the actor. Jennifer Flavin has filed a petition "for dissolution of marriage and other relief" from the actor, 76, at a court in Palm Beach County,…
Hollywood star Jason Momoa is speeding toward a new stage in his career as he joins Universal's Fast and Furious franchise. Recently, the actor talked to Entertainment Tonight at the launch of See's third and last season on Apple TV+. Fast X, directed by Louis Leterrier, is slated for release…
Owners of an Indian restaurant in UK were pleasantly surprised when they saw bookings surged during this week. The Light of India in Ellesmere Port has received overnight popularity after Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds described the food there as the ‘best Indian food in Europe', media reports said. Reynolds, who owns…
Yet another high-profile Hollywood couple has called it quits! Sylvester Stallone and his wife Jennifer Stallone have split, as Jennifer filed for divorce from Sylvester on August 19. The couple is ending their 25 years long marriage. "Upon information and belief, the Husband has engaged in the intentional dissipation, depletion…
Minions: The Rise of Gru, which recently hit theatres after facing a series of setbacks for two years due to Covid-19, is running with an altered ending in China. Reuters reports that Chinese national censors seem displeased with the original ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru. Social media users…
Life has not been easy for Hollywood star Amber Heard for a few years now. But after losing the much-publicised legal battle against her ex-husband Jonny Depp, it has become even more difficult, it seems. The Aquaman star has not only lost the slander lawsuit, but she has also lost…
Hollywood actor Daniel Kaluuya confirmed that he would not be returning for the sequel of Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever', but it seems the actor is quite excited for the upcoming sequel as a fan. The 'Get Out' actor was recently spotted at the premiere of his film Honk for…
Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds has said that the Curry House in the small Cheshire town is the ‘best Indian food in Europe’. The actor, who is also the owner of Wrexham FC, heaped praises on The Light of India Balti House in Ellesmere Port as he posted a photo of…
A number of Hollywood celebrities living in one of Los Angeles’ most exclusive neighbourhoods have been accused of using excessive amounts of water amid the ongoing drought. Among the celebrities listed are Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, Sylvester Stallone, Kevin Hart, and retired basketball star Dwyane Wade, who all live in…
Defending method acting, Hollywood star Andrew Garfield has said that he starved himself of sex and food for his role in the 2016 film Silence. The 39-year-old actor played Sebastião Rodrigues, a role based on a real-life Jesuit priest, in Martin Scorsese’s film. “It was very cool, man. I had…
With his home production Laal Singh Chaddha, Aamir Khan returned to theatres after a long period of four years. The film, which is the official remake of the cult Hollywood film Forrest Gump, also featured Kareena Kapoor Khan, Mona Singh, and Naga Chaitanya on the primary cast. Laal Singh Chaddha…
Headlined by Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, Top Gun: Maverick hit theatres on May 27 and turned out to be a massive success within days of its release. In its journey to become one of the highest-grossing films ever made, the action drama outperformed MCU and DC biggies at the box…
