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“Let’s begin this bulletin with some news from The International Film Festival of India, which announced the line-up for the Indian Panorama segment for the year 2022 with Hadinelentu and The Show Must Go On as the opening films in feature film and non-feature segments, respectively.
While the feature film segment consists of 25 movies, including Jai Bhim, Major, Ariyippu, The Kashmir Files and RRR, the non-feature segment boasts 20 titles such as Taangh, Other Ray: Art of Satyajit Ray, Clinton and Fatima, among others.
Indian Panorama, the flagship component of IFFI, was introduced in 1978 as part of the festival’s umbrella to promote Indian films along with the country’s rich culture and heritage with the help of cinematic art.”
“Actor Soha Ali Khan on Monday shared a glimpse of her Diwali celebration with husband Kunal Kemmu, brother Saif Ali Khan and sister-in-law Kareena Kapoor Khan. She posted a photo of the four of them dressed in their finery, with Kareena stealing the show in black. While Soha was clad in a mustard kurta, Kunal wore a red jacket and Saif twinned with Kareena in black. One photo featured just Kareena, Soha and Kunal, while another saw Soha and Kunal posing for the photographer.
Soha captioned her photos, “Love light and laughter. Wishing a very happy Diwali to you and your loved ones.”
Soha was last seen in the thriller Hush Hush, which starred Juhi Chawla, Shahana Goswami and Karishma Tanna.”
“Meanwhile,
Akshay Kumar is unfazed that his latest film Ram Setu will have a box office face-off with Sidharth Malhotra’s comedy film Thank God and insists one should not refer to two films releasing on the same day as a “clash”.
Ahead of the film’s release, Akshay, in an interview with Hindustan Times, said both the Diwali releases will find their audience.
He said, “There is no clash. Let’s not refer to it as that. They are two films, with different appeals, and are released on the same day. It’s happened in the past and it will happen in the future. The main objective is for our fans to enjoy the festival at the movies with friends and family.”
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“Janhvi Kapoor finds it weird when people look at films with female protagonists as exceptions. The actor, who stars in the upcoming thriller Mili, has just one question to ask: If the film was instead titled Milan, would a male actor be made to feel the same?
In an interview with CNN-News18, Janhvi, who has headlined films like Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl and Good Luck Jerry, said, “I have done a couple of films where the protagonist of the film is a female character and I play that part. Every time I tell people about these films, they always address it like it is an anomaly.”
“Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh recently attended the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 280 mixed martial arts event held at Yas Island, Abu Dubai. From having a fanboy moment after meeting Steven Seagal to getting punched by Hasbulla, the actor has spammed his Instagram stories with pictures from the event.
An excited Ranveer posted a selfie with the actor-martial artiste and wrote, “AIKIDO MASTER, ACTION HERO, LEGEND.” The actor also posted selfies with MMA fighter Sean O’Malley and TV host Steve Harvey.
Ranveer will next be seen in Karan Johar’s Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani opposite Alia Bhatt, Dharmendra, Jaya Bachchan and Shabana Azmi. He also has Cirkus with Rohit Shetty in the pipeline.”
“Katrina Kaif walks into her terrace and fails to recognise it–thanks to Gauri Khan. In the latest video, the Phone Bhoot star is seen admiring how Gauri, through her design, has completely transformed her terrace space.
A snippet from the episode of Dream Homes shared by Mirchi Plus’ YouTube page, features Katrina Kaif opening the door to her terrace and being surprised as soon as she steps in. “Oh wow! This is just beautiful,” Katrina says as she keeps her hands on her face, awed by the makeover done by Gauri.
The official description of the episode reads, “Gauri Khan never fails to impress. Here, she did it again by transforming Katrina’s boring terrace into a cosy and cute hangout space.””
“In other news, Amitabh Bachchan said he was recently rushed to a hospital here after he cut a vein in his left calf. The cinema icon, who turned 80 earlier this year, shared the news on his official blog and said he had received stitches to control the bleeding.
The Superstar wrote, “A jutting piece of metal sliced my left calve and managed to cut the vein .. the vein when cut spurts out the ‘red’ uncontrollably .. but had the nerve to get the doc and so into an OT and the stitching up .. with the assistance of a team of staff and docs in time..,” “
“Lastly,
Actor Radhika Madan has concluded the shooting for the Hindi remake of the Tamil hit Soorarai Pottru.
Starring Akshay Kumar in the lead role, the remake is being directed by Sudha Kongara, who also helmed the Suriya-starrer original, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video in November 2020.
Radhika Madan took to her Instagram stories on Saturday night and posted a photo from the set of the yet-untitled film and wrote, “It’s a wrap for project no. 5 of this year! It’s been a beautiful beautiful year guys. Can’t wait to see you at the movies,””
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