In a sense, every commercial is a promise. Eat this and you’ll be happy. Buy this and you’ll be happy. Go here and you’ll be happy. So many people are constantly scrambling to find that happiness, something that feels just out of reach. Showtime’s excellent “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” is about the pursuit of happiness in a country in which it feels like the pursuing never ends. Creators Robert Funke & Matt Lutsky use the world of a company that’s based on a pyramid scheme to dig into something profound about human nature and that generalized anxiety and dissatisfaction that often makes people feel like a failure but is really just a part of the experience. We may not be able to directly relate to the characters caught up in a strange business in Florida in the early ‘90s, but few shows have felt as current as this one. It’s smart, insightful, and very funny television, anchored by two phenomenal performances and storytelling that zigs left when you expect it to zag right. Kind of like life.

The wonderful Kirsten Dunst plays Krystal Stubbs, a waterpark employee with a new baby and a lot of unpaid bills. Her husband Travis (Alexander Skarsgård) is a part of a business called FAM, and partners with a rambunctious young man named Cody Bonar (Théodore Pellerin). Cody and Travis are a few tiers down a pyramid that promises the American Dream. It’s one of those classic schemes that demands its workers not only sell boxes of mediocre product – Krystal has a lot of toilet paper in her garage – but that they recruit new members for the capitalist cult. Travis barely sleeps because he’s so busy trying to build and maintain his “downline,” the people who report to him and will someday make him a millionaire. Or so he’s been promised.

The main voice of those promises is the mysterious Obie Garbeau II (Ted Levine), the King of FAM in the Southwest – I specify region because different “families” of the company become an amazing subplot later in the season. (Imagine the mafia family conflicts of “The Sopranos” but with snake oil salesmen who are basically scamming everyone they meet.) Cody and Travis bow completely at the altar of FAM and Garbeau, buying into his bullshit platitudes and career advice. They’re constantly talking about how many Americans are hooked on their “J-O-B” and the “stinker thinkers” who make up the economy of this country. You see, Cody and Travis are free. Everyone else is just a slave. Krystal is skeptical.

In ways I won’t spoil, Krystal gets sucked into the world of FAM, forced to become one of its major players. One of the many great things about “On Becoming a God” is that it deftly walks that line that writer/directors like Joel and Ethan Coen have through most of their careers in which you start to question whether or not it’s mocking its characters just before it disabuses you of that notion. Yes, Cody is a silly, silly man, one who makes very bad decisions, but Pellerin and the writers keep him genuine. He’s fascinating, especially as his background starts to fill in. Like so many people on this show and in the world, he needs to believe in something, and so he believes in FAM all the way. It starts to become like watching a slow-motion car crash, particularly in the performance of Mel Rodriguez as Ernie, a co-worker and friend of Krystal who gets sucked into the world of FAM. We know he’s so far down the pyramid that he will never get out from under it. But the show doesn’t make fun of him. In fact, it asks for empathy for people who have been given so little to hold onto in life that they desperately need to believe that the parachute they’ve been handed will stop their freefall.

The only problem with “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” is one of season length. It feels like a show that could have accomplished more in 7 or 8 episodes than it does in 10. The pacing drags at times, but the cast and creative team always get it back. Some great young directors have been brought in to help with that, including Charlie McDowell (“The One I Love”) and The Daniels (“Swiss Army Man”).

As great as the writing can be and as buoyant as the show has been directed, this show simply doesn’t work without Dunst. Krystal Stubbs is one of the most fascinating characters of 2019, a woman who realizes the falsity of the pyramid of the American Dream and finds a way to turn it to her advantage. And her scenes with Pellerin are absolutely wonderful. It’s so refreshing to see two performers who so completely get what a show is going for overall while also sketching three-dimensional characters at the same time. They’re both worth considering for Emmys.

Adulthood is about navigating those promises of life. A better job, a healthier diet, a happier home – these are all promises. What’s so brilliant about “On Becoming a God in Central Florida” is that it takes the seemingly unrelatable world of a company built on taking advantage of people and weds it to something we can all understand. And it does so with wit and charm. In a way, I feel about his show like Cody believes in the lies that have been sold to him by Garbeau. He honestly thinks FAM is the future and the truth. For TV fans, this show may be too.

Whole season screened for review.

The first time I saw the title and synopsis of “Brittany Runs a Marathon” at Sundance, I cringed. I didn’t want to see some version of my own health struggles at a time when I was not sleeping well, not eating healthy and not getting any exercise aside from standing in line for my next movie. Fortunately, when I finally watched the film months later, I was overwhelmingly charmed. Yes, this movie’s title says it all—there is a character named Brittany (Jillian Bell) who runs a marathon (New York’s, one of the biggest running events in the country). But there’s a surprising amount of nuance in Brittany’s story. The movie unpacks the emotional baggage of how society treats you differently when your dress size is in the double digits, how the scars of bad relationships past (if you’ve had relationships at all) can pool up insecurity and how endless self-loathing can curdle into an attitude that hurts others. Far from being just a simple comedy about fitness and weight loss, Brittany’s journey includes the healing and forgiveness it takes to really meet those goals.

Before Brittany was a runner, she was a party girl who loved to stay up late, drink and eat goodness knows what and dabble in drugs most doctors would frown on. After a reality check from a concerned physician, Brittany decides to reshape her life with something she normally would never do: run. With the help of a neighbor (Michaela Watkins) she used to hate and a fellow out-of-shape-getting-into-shape running buddy (Micah Stock), Brittany learns to take care of herself and the people that matter to her. 

Beyond obvious training montages and scenes of those painful first steps into a fitness routine, it’s apparent that Brittany has more to work on than just her high blood pressure. Her struggles are similar to that of many other millennials: she’s a rainy day away from going broke, making do with the low-paying gig economy, her roommate situation is less-than-ideal and romance eludes her on dating apps. Any one of the issues would have been enough dramatic tension for her to deal with, but when coupled with her extreme health makeover and a tragic backstory, it lends this comedy some authenticity. Because she’s coping with so much, Brittany’s self-defenses are always on guard, ready to lash out at those trying to help her. She can even get cruel or selfish, which are not characteristics you usually see in feel-good sports movies. She’s who you want to cheer for, but her tendency for self-sabotage threatens her progress, her friendships and the audience’s connection to her. 

Thankfully, Bell and writer and director Paul Downs Colaizzo empathize with their main character’s struggles, giving her room to be messy and imperfect but also a chance for redemption. Downs Colaizzo based Brittney on a close friend of his yet doesn’t spare his cinematic version of her from a few less-than-stellar moments. It’s perhaps the reason why the film feels less like some guy’s fabrication of what it’s like for a woman to go through what Brittany experiences. Bell’s performance balances her character from being too earnest or too hard on herself and really gets at the insecurity she feels about her athletic abilities, her financial situation and her personal life. She can be bubbly or bitter, determined or defeated. Bell shows off a range that many of her previous roles never gave her. In much of the same way seasoned runners make a marathon look easy, Bell makes leading this comedy look effortless.  

Since a good portion of the drama plays out on New York City’s never-ending sidewalks and park paths, cinematographer Seamus Tierney’s landscapes look more like a blur, with close-ups of our main characters and bright colors of running gear popping against each frame. The movie still has its independent scrappiness intact, which is most obvious during the digitally rendered marathon map tracking Brittany’s progress through the race. But that does not detract from the powerful emotions captured at the climactic event: the enormous scale of thousands of runners pouring through the city’s five boroughs, hundreds of volunteers scattered throughout the course and miles and miles of strangers—maybe even a few friendly faces—cheering for hours as people cross the finish line. It’s a moment so perfectly encapsulated in the final stretch of “Brittany Runs a Marathon,” that it earns a place among some of the best sports movies. 

“Liberty” is a word so deeply ingrained in American culture that our nation’s most iconic statue supposedly serves as an embodiment of it. So often has the term been used that it has lost all trace of meaning. It’s easy to forget that liberty, as defined by our dictionaries, is “the state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions by authority on one’s way of life.” Having personally observed how my mother, her body rendered nearly immobile by Multiple Sclerosis, has struggled to remain at home, despite the efforts of insurance companies to locate her elsewhere, it’s clear to me that “liberty” is not a top priority of the United States. Her fully functional brain has no place in a nursing home, and the same could be said of Zak (Zack Gottsagen), the protagonist with Down syndrome who escapes his incarceration in “The Peanut Butter Falcon.” That film’s hopeful theme of love transcending bureaucratic inertia is shared by another of this year’s aspiring crowd-pleasers, Kirill Mikhanovsky’s “Give Me Liberty.” Both pictures deserve praise for their inclusive casting and unpatronizing portrayal of people with disabilities, but does their optimism really ring true?

I suspect those viewers all-too-familiar with the relentless stresses of caregiving and being cared for will find little hilarity in Mikhanovsky’s Job-like portrait of a young medical transport driver, Vic (Chris Galust), who carries the weight of a broken system on his slender shoulders. Perhaps I would’ve laughed more at his plight if I wasn’t busy having a panic attack. As the film opens, he’s already running late in busing various clients to appointments, since the sheer ineptitude of America’s health care apparatus has caused him to take on more responsibilities than one can adequately tackle. Upon realizing that a van hasn’t arrived for an elderly group of singing mourners—including his grandfather—on their way to a funeral, Vic can’t resist cramming them into his vehicle alongside others bound for Eisenhower Center, the nonprofit job training program for people with disabilities in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Tagging along for the ride is Dima (Maxim Stoyanov), an irreverent con man posing as a long-lost nephew of the deceased. After swiping candy from a passenger, he’s mortified to see her endure a diabetic attack, prompting the funeral goers to make an emergency stop at the Center, where they’re faced with an empty vending machine and dog treats. Left stranded in the vehicle is Tracy (Lauren “Lolo” Spencer), a woman with ALS who dryly quips, “I’m so glad the accordion got off the van before I did.”

This is one of a handful of moments that did elicit a chuckle from me, in part because the incessant shouting matches had temporarily subsided, allowing the absurdity of the situation to sink in. Spencer, a YouTube star de-stigmatizing people who use wheelchairs on her channel “Sitting Pretty,” proves here to have a riveting screen presence, exuding the inherent frustration of her circumstances without ever allowing herself to be defined by them. It’s a pity that many of her most affecting scenes are fragmented by Mikhanovsky’s tirelessly visceral editing, which is so restless that it causes some key sequences—particularly the climax—to verge on incoherence, with the soundtrack periodically becoming out of sync with the footage. The best thing that can be said about the script, penned by acclaimed playwright Alice Austen, is that it never sounds written. Most of the dialogue seems as if it were improvised by the film’s remarkable ensemble, particularly when scenes of prolonged verbal altercations reach Cassavetes-level decibels. Long before the film’s first half has concluded, Vic has run up against enough obstacles to permanently freeze his face into a replica of Edvard Munch’s “The Scream,” yet he keeps plugging along for reasons he keeps to himself, much to the bewilderment of his mother. 

If this movie is actually intended to be a comedy, then its overarching gag may be that our country’s failure to care for those in need requires a “scam artist” like Dima to ensure that things get done rather than remain in stagnation. Though he initially appears to be a nuisance offering little more than strained comic relief, he eventually emerges as somewhat of a good luck charm for Vic, helping him open an apartment for a post-funeral gathering by putting the moves on a jaded security guard. I didn’t buy this scene any more than I did Dakota Johnson’s abrupt transformation from a rule-abiding nursing home employee to a carefree spirit upon falling for the oily charms of Shia LaBeouf in “The Peanut Butter Falcon.” Time and again, both films build up to conflicts that would likely result in a dire outcome before backing away from them with a shrug and a smile. A serious conversation about a young man’s future suddenly devolves into laughter. A violent brawl somehow evaporates before anyone gets mortally wounded. A guaranteed firing is prevented merely by the forces of luck. In the production notes, Mikhanovsky refers to Austen and himself as idealists who believe that the American Dream is still within reach for all who carry it within them. I appreciate this sentiment, though their film’s inability to follow through on what it sets up is more indicative of denial than enlightenment.

That being said, there’s a great deal to admire about this picture, not least of all the fact that it was shot entirely in Milwaukee, a town not known for its filmmaking incentives. As he did in his debut feature, 2006’s Brazil-set “Fish Dreams,” Mikhanovsky directs a cast comprised largely of non-actors, none of whom are reduced to caricatures. The end credit roll pointedly begins with the full names of its leads starting with Galust, an electrician randomly discovered by the casting director in a bakery, and concludes with Mikhanovsky and Austen, referred to only by their last names. In a sense, the film’s very existence is as miraculous as that of Benh Zeitlin’s “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” another audacious ode to Americans dued by their own government. Zeitlin served as an executive producer on “Give Me Liberty,” while his former gaffer, Wyatt Garfield, reaffirms his status as a sublime cinematographer, on the heels of lensing such gems as “American Fable” and “Porto.” I especially like how he turns Dima’s flirtation with Vic’s sister, Sasha (Darya Ekamasova of “The Americans,” one of the few veteran performers in the cast), into a spiral of conflicting emotion, capturing their humor, sorrow and budding attraction as they pirouette before the camera in long, near wordless takes. 

Many of the stories in the script were apparently inspired by Mikhanovsky’s own experiences of driving a medical transport van, while the film’s “Whose Streets?” march could very well be mirroring the 2016 Milwaukee protests following the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old African-American man by police. What “Give Me Liberty” aims to express is that even in a city as segregated as Milwaukee, America’s melting pot enables a diverse wealth of races, cultures and physical capabilities to blend together in beautiful and unexpected ways, just like the colorful trees drawn by Eisenhower Center resident Gregory Merzlak. Vic reminds me quite a bit of my father, who has sacrificed his retirement years to ensure that my mother’s dream of living at home can be sustained as long as possible. Mikhanovsky nails the harrowing reality of Vic’s predicament so thoroughly that I couldn’t stomach the film’s escapist flourishes, however well-intentioned they were. By the end, I felt neither amused nor uplifted. I was simply wrung out. 

Despite what some purists may think, there’s nothing inherently wrong with remaking a great movie, especially one that’s almost three decades old. I’m all for taking the themes of a film and reworking them in a way that makes them feel fresh and new for a modern audience -- two great examples of this being John Carpenter’s “The Thing” and David Cronenberg’s “The Fly.” What frustrates me is when a remake deconstructs what works about an original film and then doesn’t seem to have any interest in reconstructing it into something interesting again. Even worse is when it feels like a movie inherently doesn’t understand what really worked about the source material from which it’s working, which is the case with David Rosenthal’s inept, long-delayed remake of Adrian Lyne’s “Jacob’s Ladder.” Lyne’s best film emerged from a country still damaged by Vietnam and weaved the distrust engendered by the veteran experience into a Kafka-esque vision of horror. The remake has some scary faces and a tacked-on commentary about PTSD and government intervention that feels cheap and unearned. Only the commitment from the always-solid Michael Ealy saves it from being one of the worst movies of the year, although just barely.

Ealy plays Jacob Singer, a medic in Afghanistan who is startled to discover that the latest body on his stretcher belongs to his brother Isaac. After returning home and settling down with his wife (Nicole Beharie) and new child, Jacob begins to have terrifying visions, although most of them are of the jump-scare variety instead of the slow-burn horror approach used by Lyne. A clearly traumatized vet (Ealy’s co-star from “The Intruder,” Joseph Sikora) warns him that something is wrong before meeting a grisly fate. Or does he? Could Jacob just be going crazy? When he finds out something shocking about his brother, played by Jesse Williams, and learns about a new drug that seems to be replacing PTSD with addiction, the line between what’s real and what’s imagined blurs to another degree.

Rosenthal and his collaborators drop in visual beats that will be familiar to fans of the original -- both films have a fascinating visual motif of motion as subway trains and speeding cars come racing through history to catch up with Jacob Singer. But this version of “Jacob’s Ladder” can’t find the right tone, jumping wildly from a story about PTSD to a story about brotherhood to a waking nightmare without ever figuring out how to merge the three. Consequently, it gives us a version of Jacob Singer who simply bounces from plot point to plot point, occasionally terrified by a jump scare but never resonant in a way that makes his plight feel relatable. Lyne’s original has become an influential piece of cinema for its visuals and final twist, but Tim Robbins’ performance there remains one his most underrated. It’s a film that works not just because of its narrative or atmosphere but because of how Robbins grounds it. Try as he might, Ealy’s version of Singer gets lost here. It sometimes feels like the filmmaking is actively working against him.

Although he certainly makes out better than the supporting cast. Beharie and Williams’ characters might as well be named ‘Plot Device 1’ and ‘Plot Device 2’ given how little they have to work with beyond their relationship with Jacob Singer. Like so much of the 2019 “Jacob’s Ladder,” they’re shallow. It feels like a project that worked from a checklist more than any sort of artistic impetus to rework an influential film. And it often feels like a project that’s trying to merge different projects together. There’s a movie in here about brotherhood, one about PTSD, one about addiction, and a remake of “Jacob’s Ladder” but they never come together to form a satisfying whole.

The first question any remake needs to ask is “Why?” Not only is it painfully obvious that this was never once answered during the production of the new “Jacob’s Ladder,” it doesn’t seem like anyone considered asking it.  

“Vita & Virginia” wastes the talents of four people—its two subjects and the two women that play them. It is a deeply frustrating movie, a film that not only can’t find the right tone from scene to scene but feels disjointed in individual moments too. It is a bit of a chamber piece, a bit of a romance, a bit of a commentary on creativity, a bit of social commentary, even a bit of magical realism. At a certain point, I started to wonder if the disjointed nature of “Vita & Virginia” was designed purposefully to replicate the structure and themes of Woolf’s Orlando, but decided I was giving a messy movie too much credit. Sometimes a mess is just a mess.

Gemma Arterton plays Vita Sackville-West, a famous socialite and writer in her own right, who meets a woman already famous but soon to be legendary, Virginia Woolf, played by the great Elizabeth Debicki. There’s an immediate connection between the two—although one of the many problems in Eileen Atkins’ script, based on her own play and co-written with director Chanya Button, is that it’s one of those films that’s constantly telling us about the spark between its leading ladies instead of actually showing it. Vita is coming off a scandalous affair with another woman, although it’s more of an issue for society and her mother (played forgettably by Isabella Rossellini) than her husband (Rupert Penry-Jones), with whom she seems to be in a “don’t ask, don’t tell” variation on open marriage.

The Woolf captured here is just starting to become the one we know today. She’s dealing with mental illness and anxiety over the publication of Mrs. Dalloway when she becomes infatuated with Vita, the yin to her yang. The idea that Vita should be a more vibrant, outgoing personality to counter Virginia’s reticent, wallflower personality is fine on a creative level, but it leads to a film with two performances at its center that feel like they’re from different movies. Arterton goes broad in line reading and facial expressions, but Debicki goes too far in the other direction. If Arterton is playing to the back row of the theatre, Debicki is playing to the people who could afford the front. They’re both very good taken on their own, but it creates a lack of chemistry in the center in which it doesn’t just feel like the two women have different personalities but like they’re in different movies. Arterton and Debicki are excellent actresses, but it was Button’s responsibility to pull them together as a director, and that just never happens.

Part of the problem is that the script never allows for depth of character, making the exaggerated over- and under-acting more apparent. This is a film filled with people who say what they want, feel, and need all the time. A character literally says, “You must remember that Virginia is vulnerable under all her brilliance.” Oh, really? Thanks. The film constantly telegraphs the intended depths of its storytelling without ever actually doing the digging. The result is an experience that’s oddly flat when it’s not spiraling off into flights of fancy, usually through a bouncy but slightly incongruous score or a bit of magical realism with Virginia, who has visions like birds attacking her or vines growing in her house.

In those moments, “Vita & Virginia” becomes another movie. It becomes the story of a famous, troubled writer who finds peace and comfort in the arms of another woman. If the entire project had been reworked from that perspective, it might have worked. Debicki is more than up to the challenge dramatically. But it jumps around in such a way that it tries to tell so much more stories than just its most interesting narrative throughline. Vita is so underwritten and yet dominates so much of the screen time. And it just becomes harder and harder to care about what happens to either of them. Someone once said that Orlando was a love letter from Virginia to Vita. You’d learn more about their relationship if you just read it instead of seeing this movie. 

Morgan Freeman has one of the most recognizable voices in Hollywood. And he has used it to great effect in a number of movies, including several acclaimed documentaries. We are here to list the best documentaries featuring the Academy Award-winning actor's smooth voice.

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சென்னை: விக்ராந்த் நடிப்பில் வெளியாகியுள்ள பக்ரீத் படத்தை பார்த்தவர்கள் அனைவரும் பாராட்டுகிறார்கள். நண்பர்கள் துணையுடன் திரையுலகில் முன்னுக்கு வர போராடிக் கொண்டிருக்கிறார் விக்ராந்த். ஜெகதீசன் சுப்பு இயக்கத்தில் விக்ராந்த் நடித்த பக்ரீத் படம் இன்று வெளியாகியுள்ளது. ஒரு ஒட்டகத்தின் மீது பாசம் வைத்துள்ள விவசாயியாக நடித்து அசத்தியுள்ளார் விக்ராந்த். படத்தை பார்த்தவர்கள் சமூக வலைதளங்களில் என்ன சொல்கிறார்கள் என்று பார்ப்போம்.

சென்னை: ஒரு எளிய மனிதனுக்கும், ஒரு ஒட்டகத்துக்கும் இடையேயான பாசப் பயணம் தான் பக்ரீத். நம்முடைய மண்ணில் இன்னும் இன்னும் எத்தனையோ சொல்லப்படாத கதைகள் புதைந்து கிடக்கின்றன. அவை நம்மை சுற்றியே தான் இருக்கின்றன. நாம் தான் அதை கவனித்து தோண்டி எடுக்க வேண்டும். அப்போது தான் அதில் உண்மைத்தன்மை இருக்கும். இதுபோல் ஒரு சில

சென்னை: கோமாளி திரைப்படம் குறித்து ரசிகர்கள் டிவிட்டர் கருத்து தெரிவித்து வருகின்றனர். பிரதீப் ரங்கநாதன் இயக்கத்தில் ஜெயம் ரவி நடித்துள்ள படம் கோமாளி. இப்படத்தின் டிரெய்லரில் ரஜினியின் அரசியல் பிரவேசத்தை கேலி செய்யும் வகையில் காட்சிகள் அமைக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. இதற்கு கடும் எதிர்ப்பு கிளம்பியதைத் தொடர்ந்து அக்காட்சிகள் நீக்கப்பட்டன. இந்நிலையில், சுதந்திர தினத்தையொட்டி கோமாளி திரைப்படம் இன்று வெளியாகியுள்ளது.

சென்னை: நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை படத்தில் இருக்கு அஜித் ரசிகர்களுக்கு வேட்டை இருக்கு. அமிதாப் பச்சன், டாப்ஸி உள்ளிட்டோர் நடித்து இந்தியில் வெற்றி பெற்ற பிங்க் படத்தை அஜித், வித்யா பாலன், ஷ்ரத்தா ஸ்ரீநாத் உள்ளிட்டோரை வைத்து நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை என்ற பெயரில் ரீமேக் செய்துள்ளார் ஹெச். வினோத். மறைந்த நடிகை ஸ்ரீதேவியின் கணவர் போனி கபூர் தயாரித்துள்ள

சென்னை: நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை படத்தை சிங்கப்பூரில் பார்த்தவர்கள் அது குறித்து ட்விட்டரில் கருத்து தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். ஹெச். வினோத் இயக்கத்தில் அஜித், வித்யா பாலன், ஷ்ரத்தா ஸ்ரீநாத் உள்ளிட்டோர் நடித்துள்ள நேர்கொண்ட பார்வை படத்தின் ப்ரீமியர் ஷோ இன்று சிங்கப்பூரில் நடந்தது. மேலும் மீடியாவுக்கும் இன்று இந்த படம் திரையிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. ப்ரீமியர் ஷோவை முன்னிட்டு போனி கபூர், வித்யா

சென்னை: எளிய மனிதர்களுக்கு இடையேயான காதலை, அடர் வனத்தின் பின்னணியில் குளிர்ச்சியாக கூறும் படம் கழுகு 2. கொடைக்கானலில் ஓர் அடர்ந்தக் காடு. அதில் செந்நாய்களின் ஆட்சி. மனிதர்களை வேட்டையாடும் செந்நாய்களுக்கு பயந்து, அந்த காட்டுக்குள் நுழையவே பயப்படுகின்றனர் ஊர் மக்கள். சுயநலம் கொண்ட ஒரு வியாபாரி மரங்களை வெட்டி லாபம் பார்ப்பதற்காக அந்த காட்டை

சென்னை: நம் வீட்டு பெண்களின் வளர்ச்சிக்கு நாம் உறுதுணையாக இருக்க வேண்டும் எனும் கருத்தை காதலின் மூலம் உரக்கச் சொல்கிறது டியர் காம்ரேட். தமிழில் தூத்துக்குடி தான் கதைக்களம். கல்லூரி மாணவரான விஜய் தேவரகொண்டா ஒரு காம்ரேட். அதாவது எதற்கும் அஞ்சாத ஒரு போராளி. அதனாலேயே ஸ்டூடன்ஸ் யூனியன் தலைவராக செயல்பட்டு வருகிறார். எதற்கெடுத்தாலும் அடிதடி

சென்னை: அப்பா, மகன் இடையேயான உறவை காதல், காமெடி கலந்து கமர்சியலாக சொல்கிறது கொளஞ்சி. பெரியாரிஸ்டான சமுத்திரக்கனிக்கு ஒரு மனைவி (சங்கவி), இரண்டு மகன்கள். மூத்த மகன் பெயர் தான் கொளஞ்சி (கிருபாகரன்). வாலுப் பையனான கொளஞ்சி, நண்பன் நசாத்துடன் சேர்ந்து சேட்டை செய்துகொண்டு ஊர்ச்சுற்றி திரிகிறான். இதனாலேயே அப்பாவிடம் அடி வாங்காத நாளே இல்லை

சென்னை: விஜய் தேவரகொண்டா, ராஷ்மிகா மந்தனா நடித்துள்ள டியர் காம்ரேட் படத்திற்கு நல்ல வரவேற்பு கிடைத்துள்ளது. விஜய் தேவரகொண்டா மற்றும் ராஷ்மிகா மந்தனா நடிப்பில் உருவாகியுள்ள டியர் காம்ரேட் திரைப்படம் தமிழ், தெலுங்கு, கன்னடம் மற்றும் மலையாளம் ஆகிய மொழிகளில் இன்று உலகம் முழுவதும் வெளியாகியுள்ளது. புதுமுக இயக்குனர் பரத் கம்மா இப்படத்தை இயக்கியுள்ளார். ஸ்ருதி ராமசந்திரன்,

சென்னை: ஒரு திருடனும், டாக்டரும், போலீசுடன் நடத்தும் யுத்தம் தான் கடாரம் கொண்டான். படத்தின் முதல் காட்சியில் மலேசியாவின் டிவின் டவரின் ஒரு மாடியில் இருந்து கண்ணாடியை உடைத்துக்கொண்டு வெளியே குதித்து உயிர் தப்பி ஓடி வருகிறார் விக்ரம். அவரை இரண்டு பேர் விரட்டி வந்து கொல்ல முயற்சிக்கிறார். அப்போது எதிர்பாராத விதமாக அதிவேகத்தில் வரும்

சென்னை: சூழ்ச்சியால் வீழ்த்தப்படும் ஒரு சிங்கக் குட்டி, வளர்ந்து பெரியவனாகி சிம்மாசனம் ஏறும் கதையே தி லயன் கிங். கார்ட்டூன் வெர்ஷனில் தி லயன் கிங் படம் பார்த்தவர்களுக்கு இந்த கதை ஒன்றும் புதிதல்ல. இன்னும் புரியும்படி சொல்வதென்றால், பாகுபலி கதையை லைட்டாக பட்டி, டிங்கரிங் பார்த்து காட்டுக்குள் ஓடவிட்டால், அதுவே தி லயன் கிங்கின்

சென்னை: ஒரு வங்கி கொள்ளை சம்பவத்தை நகைச்சுவையாக சொல்ல முயன்றிருக்கிறது கொரில்லா திரைப்படம். காலையில் அரசு பேருந்தில் திருட்டு, அடுத்தது ஒரு மருந்துக்கடையில் ஏமாற்று வேலை, மாலை போலி டாக்டர் என ஊரை ஏமாற்றி சம்பாதிப்பதே ஜீவாவின் தொழில். சதீஷும், விவேக் பிரசன்னாவும் ஜீவாவின் நண்பர்கள். பொருளாதார மந்தநிலையால் சதீஷுக்கு வேலை பறிபோகிறது. சினிமாவில் ஹீரோவாகும்

சென்னை: தனது தந்தையின் லட்சியத்தை நிறைவேற்ற மகன் விளையாடும் கபடி ஆட்டம் தான் வெண்ணிலா கபடி குழு 2. கதை நடக்கும் ஆண்டு 1989. தென்காசியில் கேசட் கடை நடத்தி வரும் விக்ராந்த், தான் உண்டு தனது வேலை உண்டு என வாழ்பவர். நாயகி அர்த்தனா பினுவை கண்டதும் காதல் கொள்கிறார். இவரும் டூயட் பாடி ஊரை

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രമേശൻ ഒരു പേരല്ല എന്ന സിനിമയുടെ ഇടവേള സമയത്ത് തിയേറ്ററിൽ ഇരുന്നപ്പോൾ ഞാൻ ഓർത്തത് പണ്ട് സോവിയറ്റ് യൂണിയൻ ഉണ്ടായിരുന്ന കാലത്തെ ഒരു കോമഡി ആണ്. സൗഹൃദസന്ദർശനത്തിന് മോസ്‌കോയിൽ എത്തിയ അമേരിക്കൻ പ്രസിഡന്റുമായി റഷ്യൻ പ്രസിഡന്റ് ചെസ്സ് കളിക്കുകയും അതിൽ പരാജയപ്പെടുകയും ചെയ്തു. പിറ്റേന്നത്തെ പ്രവ്ദയിൽ ഹെഡിംഗ് ഇപ്രകാരമായിരുന്നു. രാഷ്ട്രത്തലവന്മാർ പങ്കെടുത്ത ചതുരംഗമത്സരത്തിൽ റഷ്യൻ പ്രസിഡന്റിന്

ആക്സിഡന്റിനെ തുടർന്ന് 16 വർഷം കോമയിൽ കിടന്ന ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ പെട്ടെന്നൊരു നാൾ ജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക് തിരിച്ചുവരുമ്പോൾ സമകാലിക സാമൂഹ്യവസ്ഥകളുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടാൻ അയാൾ നേരിടുന്ന ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുകൾ ആണ് ജയം രവിയുടെ പുതിയ സിനിമ-കോമാളി-കാണിച്ചുതരുന്നത്. കോമാളി എന്നാൽ ജോക്കർ എന്ന് മാത്രമല്ല കോമായെ ആളിയവൻ എന്നും അർത്ഥം. അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ വെറും കോമാളിക്കളി മാത്രമല്ല സിനിമ, ഇത്തിരി സെന്റിമെന്റൽ കൂടി

കുട്ടികളുടെ മനസിലെ നിഷ്കളങ്കതകൾ മാത്രമല്ല കാപട്യങ്ങളും തനിക്ക് കൈകാര്യം ചെയ്യാനാവുമെന്ന് ഗപ്പി എന്ന ആദ്യ സിനിമയിലൂടെ തെളിയിച്ച സംവിധായകൻ ആണ് ജോൺ പോൾ ജോർജ്. തന്റെ രണ്ടാമത്തെ ചിത്രത്തിൽ ജോൺ പോൾ ജോർജ് പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നത് കുഞ്ഞുങ്ങളുടെ മനസുള്ള ഒരു നായകകഥാപാത്രത്തെ ആണ്. നായകന്റെ പേര് തന്നെ സിനിമയ്ക്കും.. അമ്പിളി. സംവിധായകന്റെയും നായകന്റെയും കയ്യൊപ്പുള്ള ഒരൊന്നൊന്നര ദൃശ്യാനുഭവം എന്ന് അടിവര.

ഷൂട്ടിംഗ് തുടങ്ങിയ അന്ന് മുതൽ തുടങ്ങിയ പബ്ലിസിറ്റിയിലൂടേയും ടീസറുകളിലൂടെയും ട്രെയിലറുകളിലൂടെയും റിലീസിന് മുൻപേ തന്നെ ഉണ്ടാക്കിയ വൻ ഹൈപ്പുമായിട്ടാണ് കൽക്കി ഇന്ന് തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ എത്തിയത്. കൊമേഴ്‌സ്യൽ പോലീസ് സിനിമകളിൽ ലോജിക്കും യാഥാർഥ്യവും തിരയുന്നത് വിഢിത്തമാണെന്ന കാര്യം സിനിമയുണ്ടായ കാലം മുതൽ നമ്മൾക്കറിയാം. കൽക്കിയുടെ ടീസർ-ട്രെയിലറുകൾ സമ്മാനിച്ച മുൻ വിധികളും മറിച്ചൊന്നല്ല. ഇക്കാരണത്താൽ പ്രതീക്ഷയുടേതായ യാതൊരുവിധ മുൻവിധികളുമായിട്ടായിരുന്നില്ല

കഴിഞ്ഞ ആഴ്ച ഇറങ്ങിയ 'തണ്ണീർമത്തൻ ദിനങ്ങൾ' തിയേറ്ററുകളിൽ നിറഞ്ഞ് തിമിർക്കുന്നതിനിടയിൽ ഈയാഴ്ച അടുത്ത പ്ലസ്‌ടു സിനിമ കൂടി മലയാളത്തിൽ ഇന്ന് റിലീസ് ചെയ്തു. വിവേക് ആര്യൻ സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്ന "ഓർമ്മയിൽ ഒരു ശിശിരം". C/o സൈറാ ബാനു, സൺഡേ ഹോളിഡേ, ബി ടെക് തുടങ്ങിയ ഭേദപ്പെട്ട സിനിമകൾക്ക് ശേഷം മാക്ട്രോ പിക്‌ചേഴ്‌സിന്റെ നാലാമത്തെ ചിത്രം എന്നൊരു

തങ്കഭസ്മക്കുറിയിട്ട തമ്പുരാട്ടിയെന്ന സിനിമ കണ്ടു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ ആർക്ക് തങ്കക്കുറി ചാർത്തണമെന്ന ചോദ്യം മുന്നോട്ടു വരുമ്പോൾ ആദ്യം നമ്മുടെ മുന്നിൽ വരുന്നത് കലാഭവൻ നവാസെന്ന നടനെയായിരിക്കും. കാരണം എസ് ഐ രാജൻ എന്ന കഥാപാത്രത്തിലൂടെ ഒരിടക്കാലത്തിനു ശേഷം ശക്തമായ തിരിച്ചുവരവാണ് ഈ അനുഗ്രഹീത നടൻ നടത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നത്. സ്വാഭാവികാഭിനയത്തിന്റെ വേറിട്ട രീതിയെന്തെന്ന് ഒരു കൊല്ലത്തുകാരനായ എസ് ഐ കഥാപാത്രത്തിലൂടെ

പ്ലസ് ടു സ്‌കൂളുകളും വിദ്യാര്ഥികളുമാണ് കുറച്ച് നാളായി മലയാള സിനിമയുടെ ഒരു പ്രധാന വേട്ടമൃഗം.. തമിഴിലും തെലുങ്കിലും വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് മുൻപ് തന്നെ വന്നുകഴിഞ്ഞ പ്ലസ് ടു ട്രെൻഡ് ഈ കൊല്ലമാണ് മലയാളത്തിലേക്ക് കത്തിപ്പിടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത്. തിയേറ്ററിൽ എത്തുന്ന ഭൂരിപക്ഷപ്രേക്ഷകരുടെ പ്രായവും ടേസ്റ്റും എന്താണെന്ന കൃത്യമായ തിരിച്ചറിവിൽ നിന്നുണ്ടായതായിരിക്കാം ഈ മാറ്റം. കണ്ടുമടുത്ത മുഖങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നൊരു ആശ്വാസം എന്ന

മലേഷ്യയിലെ വടക്കുപടിഞ്ഞാറൻ പ്രവിശ്യയിൽ പെട്ട ഒരു സ്റ്റേറ്റ് ആണ് കെദാഹ് ദാറുൽ അമീൻ. കടാരം എന്നത് അതിന്റെ തമിഴ് പേരാണ്. എഡി രണ്ടാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിൽ എഴുതപ്പെട്ട തമിഴ് സഹിത്യങ്ങളിൽ വരെ കടാരത്തെ കുറിച്ചുള്ള പരാമർശങ്ങൾ ഉണ്ട്. അതിനുമുന്പേ തന്നെ തമിഴ് രാജവംശങ്ങൾ കടാരത്തിൽ ആധിപത്യം സ്ഥാപിച്ചിരുന്നു എന്ന് ആർക്കിയോളജിസ്റ്റുകൾ കണ്ടെത്തിയിട്ടുമുണ്ട്. ചിയാൻ വിക്രം നായകനായി ഈയാഴ്ച

പതിനൊന്നാമത്തെ പുതുമുഖസംവിധായകനെ അഭിമാനപൂർവം അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്നു, എന്ന് എഴുതിക്കാണിച്ചുകൊണ്ടാണ് വിജയ്‌ബാബു എന്ന നിർമാതാവ് തന്റെ പുതിയ സിനിമ തുടങ്ങുന്നത്. സിനിമയുടെ പേര് ജനമൈത്രി. സംവിധായകൻ ജോൺ മന്തിരിക്കൽ. തുടർന്ന് മിഥുൻ മാനുവൽ ഫോണിൽ ജോണിനെ വിജയ്ബാബുവിന് പരിചയപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതും മൂപ്പരെ ജോൺ വിളിക്കുന്നതും ഓഫീസിൽ നേരിട്ട് വന്ന് കഥ പറയുന്നതും രണ്ടുപേരും ചേർന്ന് കാസ്റ്റിങ്ങ് തീരുമാനിക്കുന്നതും മറ്റുമൊക്കെയായുള്ള സംഭാഷണങ്ങൾ

തന്റെ കൂട്ടുകാരന് മൂന്നാമത്തെ കുഞ്ഞുപിറന്ന വാർത്ത അറിയുകയും അതുകേട്ട് അമ്മയുടെ കുത്തുവാക്ക് കേൾക്കുകയും തത്സമയം കണ്ടുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുകയായിരുന്ന ക്രിക്കറ്റ് മാച്ചിൽ ഇന്ത്യ ആവേശോജ്വലമായി വിജയിക്കുകയും ചെയ്തതിന്റെ സമ്മിശ്രവികാരങ്ങളോടെ ആണ് വിശ്വനാഥൻ ഭാര്യയെയും കൊണ്ട് വാതിലടച്ചത്. പിന്നെ കാണുന്നത് ഹോസ്പിറ്റലിലും ലേബർറൂമിന്റെ പരിസരവുമാണ്. ഫാർമസിയിൽ ക്രിക്കറ്റ് മാച്ച് കണ്ടുകൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന വിശ്വനാഥൻ, പിറകിൽ നിന്ന് കേൾക്കുന്നു ഭാര്യ പ്രസവിച്ച വാർത്ത

ടൈറ്റിൽ റോളിലും പോസ്റ്ററിൽ കേന്ദ്രസ്ഥാനത്തും വരുന്ന കോംഗ് എന്ന ചിമ്പാൻസി ആണ് ജീവയുടെ പുതിയ സിനിമയായ ഗോറില്ലയുടെ മുഖ്യ ആകർഷണം. ഒരുകാലത്തു മൃഗങ്ങളെയും വന്യജീവികളെയും ഒക്കെ കേന്ദ്ര സ്ഥാനത്ത് നിർത്തി കൊണ്ടുള്ള ഇന്ത്യൻ സിനിമകൾ ധാരാളമായി ഇറങ്ങിയിരുന്നെങ്കിലും വനം വന്യജീവി സംരക്ഷണ നിയമമൊക്കെ സ്ട്രിക്ട് ആയ ശേഷം ആരും ഈ ഒരു ജോണർ സിനിമയ്ക്കായി പൊതുവെ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಕಾಲ ಇರಲಿ... ಟ್ರೆಂಡ್ ಹೇಗಿಯೇ ಬದಲಾಗಲಿ.. ಇಂಡಸ್ಟ್ರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾರರ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳು ಬರುತ್ತಲೇ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. ದೆವ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ಯಾವ ಹೊತ್ತು ಬಿಡಿ... ಅಂದಹಾಗೆ, ಈ ವಾರ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು ಹಾರರ್ ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ ಅದೇ 'ರಾಂಧವ'. ನಾಯಕ ರಾಬರ್ಟ್ (ಭುವನ್ ಪೊನ್ನಣ್ಣ) ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾದ ಗೂಬೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಡಾಕ್ಯೂಮೆಂಟರಿ ಮಾಡಲು ಹೊರಡುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಹೀಗೆ ಇರುವ ನಾಯಕನಿಗೆ ವಿಚಿತ್ರ ಕನಸುಗಳು

ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಮೂರು ಕಥೆಗಳ ಒಂದು ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಒಂದು ಕೊಲೆಯನ್ನು ಭೇದಿಸುತ್ತ ಹೋದಾಗ, ಮತ್ತೆರಡು ಕ್ರೈಂ ಪ್ರಕರಣದ ಕಥೆ ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೆ. ಈ ಮೂರು ಕ್ರೈಂ ಪ್ರಕರಣ ಹೇಗೆ ಒಂದಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಹೆಣೆದುಕೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತೆ, ಈ ಮೂರು ಕಥೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಲಿಂಕ್ ಆಗಿರುತ್ತೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದೇ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಪೂರ್ತಿ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ ಮುಂದೆ ಓದಿ....

ಚಾಲೆಂಜಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ದರ್ಶನ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಕನ್ನಡ ಮತ್ತು ತೆಲುಗಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ಧೂರಿಯಾಗಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಸಾವಿರಕ್ಕೂ ಅಧಿಕ ಚಿತ್ರಮಂದಿರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ 2ಡಿ ಮತ್ತು 3ಡಿ ವರ್ಷನ್ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ತೆರೆಕಂಡಿದ್ದು, ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಕಣ್ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮುನಿರತ್ನ ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ನೋಡಿದ ಬಹುತೇಕ ಎಲ್ಲರೂ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಷ್ ಎಂದಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಿರ್ಮಾಪಕ ಮುನಿರತ್ನ ಅವರ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ನಿಜಕ್ಕೂ ಅದ್ಭುತ. ದರ್ಶನ್ ಅವರ ನಟನೆ

ದುರ್ಯೋಧನ ಮತ್ತು ಭೀಮನ ನಡುವಿನ ಗದಾ ಯುದ್ಧದಿಂದ ಶುರುವಾಗುವ 'ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ, ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಅದೇ ಗದಾ ಯುದ್ಧ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಂತ್ಯ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮಹಾಭಾರತ ಎಂಬ ಮಹಾ ಕಾವ್ಯವನ್ನು ಅಷ್ಟೇ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ತೆರೆ ಮೇಲೆ ತರುವಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರತಂಡ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. 'ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ' ಕದನ ಬಲು ಸೊಗಸಾಗಿದೆ. ಪೌರಾಣಿಕ ಪ್ರೇಮಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಖುಷಿ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.

ನಾವು ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವುದು, ನಮಗೆ ಸಿಗಬೇಕು ಅಂದ್ರೆ ಹೋರಾಟ ನಡೆಸಬೇಕು. ಹೋರಾಟ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ನಮ್ಮ ಒಳಗೆ ಆಗುವ ವಿಷಯ. ಅದು ಹೊರಗಡೆ ಆದ್ರೆ, ಅದೇ ಹೋರಾಟ ಮತ್ತೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ನಾವು ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟಿದನ್ನು ಹೋರಾಟ ಮಾಡಿ ಪಡೆದರೆ, ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುವುದೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಹುಡುಕಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಬಳಿ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಈ ಕಾರಣಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ರಶ್ಮಿಕಾ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಬರುವುದು ಬೇಡ ಎಂದಿದ್ದರಂತೆ ತಂದೆ-ತಾಯಿ

ಶಾನೆ ಟಾಪಗವ್ಳೆ ಹಾಡಿನ ಮೂಲಕವೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡಿದ್ದ 'ಸಿಂಗ' ರಾಜ್ಯದಾದ್ಯಂತ ರಿಲೀಸ್ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಚಿರಂಜೀವಿ ಸರ್ಜಾ ಮತ್ತು ಅದಿತಿ ಪ್ರಭುದೇವ ಅಭಿನಯದ 'ಸಿಂಗ' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳಿಂದ ಮಿಶ್ರ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ. ಟ್ರೈಲರ್ ಮತ್ತು ಹಾಡುಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಚಿತ್ರಾಭಿಮಾನಿಗಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದ್ದ 'ಸಿಂಗ' ನೋಡಿದವರಿಗೆ ಕೊಂಚ ನಿರಾಸೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಆಕ್ಷನ್, ಪಂಚಿಂಗ್ ಡೈಲಾಗ್, ಸೆಂಟಿಮೆಂಟ್ ಎಲ್ಲವು

ಆದಿ ಒಬ್ಬ ಅಂಡರ್ ಕವರ್ ಪೊಲೀಸ್... ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಟ್ರಾವೆಲ್ ಏಜೆನ್ಸಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವ ಹುಡುಗಿ.. ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರ ಲವ್ ಸ್ಟೋರಿಯೇ 'ಆದಿ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಪುರಾಣ'. ಬಾಯಿ ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಹೇಳುವ ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಸುಳ್ಳಿನ ವಾಸನೆ ಕಂಡರೂ ಆಗದೆ ಇರುವ ಆದಿ, ಇವರಿಬ್ಬರು ಸೇರಿದರೆ ಏನೆಲ್ಲ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದನ್ನು ಹಾಸ್ಯದ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಹೇಳುವ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇದಾಗಿದೆ.

ಐದು ಗೆಳೆಯರು ಪ್ರವಾಸ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಆ ಪ್ರವಾಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಭಯಾನಕ ಘಟನೆಗಳು ನಡೆಯುತ್ತವೆ. ಆ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಚಿತ್ರಕಥೆಯೇ 'ಚಿತ್ರಕಥಾ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಕಥೆಯ ಒನ್ ಲೈನ್ ಕೇಳಿದರೆ, ಈ ರೀತಿಯ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಬಹಳ ಬಂದಿವೆ ಎನಿಸಿದರೂ, ಇದು ಕೊಂಚ ಬೇರೆ ರೀತಿ ಇದೆ. ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ ಜಾನರ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಂದಿರುವ ಈ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನೋಡಲು ಬೇಸರ ಆಗಲ್ಲ. ಹೊಸಬರ

ಇದು ಅಮ್ಮ ಮಗಳ ಕಥೆ. ಹಾಗೆಂದ ಮಾತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಸೆಂಟಿಮೆಂಟ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಅಲ್ಲ... ಇಲ್ಲಿ ರೌಡಿಗಳ ಕೌರ್ಯ ಇದೆ ಹಾಗೆಂದು ಇದು ರೌಡಿಂಸಂ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಅಲ್ಲ... ಮಾಫಿಯಾ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ಅನಾವರಣ ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದ್ರೆ, ಇದು ಅಂಡರ್ ವರ್ಲ್ಡ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ ಅಲ್ಲ.... ಆದರೆ, ಇಷ್ಟೂ ಅಂಶಗಳು ಬೇರೆಯದ್ದೆ ಶೈಲಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇರುವ ಪಕ್ಕಾ ರಿಯಲಿಸ್ಟಿಕ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾವೇ 'ದೇವಕಿ'.

ಹ್ಯಾಟ್ರಿಕ್ ಹೀರೋ ಶಿವರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಬಹು ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆಯ 'ರುಸ್ತುಂ' ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಇಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯದಾದ್ಯಂತ ತೆರೆಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಸಾಹಸ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ರವಿವರ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಕಟ್ ಹೇಳಿರುವ ಸಿನಿಮಾ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಹಿಂದಿ, ತಮಿಳು, ತೆಲುಗು ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಸೇರಿದಂತೆ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಹಸ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನ ಮಾಡಿರುವ ರವಿವರ್ಮ ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿಗೆ ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಕಟ್ ಹೇಳಿ ಸೈ

ಬಾಲಿವುಡ್ ನ ಹ್ಯಾಂಡ್ ಸಮ್ ಹಂಕ್ ಶಾಹಿದ್ ಕಪೂರ್ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಕಬೀರ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ಇಂದು ದೇಶದಾದ್ಯಂತ ತೆರೆಗೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ. ಕಬೀರ್ ಸಿಂಗ್ ತೆಲುಗಿನ ಸೂಪರ್ ಹಿಟ್ ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಸಿನಿಮಾದ ಹಿಂದಿ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಎನ್ನುವುದು ಗೊತ್ತಿರಲಿ. ವಿಜಯ್ ದೇವರಕೊಂಡ ಮತ್ತು ಶಾಲಿನಿ ಪಾಂಡೆ ಅಭಿನಯದ ಅರ್ಜುನ್ ರೆಡ್ಡಿ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಸಂದೀಪ್ ವಾಂಗ ಆಕ್ಷನ್ ಕಟ್ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದರು.

ರಿಯಲ್ ಸ್ಟಾರ್ ಉಪೇಂದ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ರಚಿತಾ ರಾಮ್, ಸೋನು ಗೌಡ ಅಭಿನಯಿಸಿದ್ದ ಐ ಲವ್ ಯೂ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಜೂನ್ 14 ರಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ತೆರೆಕಂಡಿದೆ. ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಶೈಲಿಯ ಟಿಪಿಕಲ್ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಎಂದು ಭಾರಿ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದ್ದ ಐ ಲವ್ ಯೂ ಚಿತ್ರ ನೋಡಲು ಉಪ್ಪಿ ಅಭಿಮಾನಿಗಳು ಮುಗಿಬಿದ್ದಿದ್ದರು. ಆಮೇಲೆ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ನೋಡಿ ಹೊರಬಂದ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರು ಐ ಲವ್

'ಟೈಗರ್ ಜಿಂದಾ ಹೈ' ಹಾಗೂ 'ಸುಲ್ತಾನ್' ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳ ಬಳಿಕ ಮತ್ತೆ 'ಭಾರತ್' ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರ್ದೇಶಕ ಅಲಿ ಅಬ್ಬಾಸ್ ಜಾಫರ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಸಲ್ಮಾನ್ ಖಾನ್ ಒಂದಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. 'Ode to my Father' ಎಂಬ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕೊರಿಯಾ ಸಿನಿಮಾ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಇದಾಗಿದೆ. ಭಾರತ್ ಎಂಬ ಮಿಡಲ್ ಕ್ಲಾಸ್ ಹುಡುಗನ ಕಲರ್ ಫುಲ್ ಕಥೆ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕರಿಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Spain's World Cup-winning striker Fernando Torres ended a glittering 18-year career on Friday with his final match for J-League club Sagan Tosu.

Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated what they said was the largest mosque in Europe in a pomp-filled ceremony attended by local and foreign officials.

Australia are closing in on the victory that will see them retain the Ashes after opening up a 194-run lead over England on day two of the third test at Headingley, in command at tea on 82-3 in their second innings.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp wants his players to "stay greedy" in pursuit of an elusive Premier League title as they prepare for their first big test of the season against Arsenal on Saturday.

Rangers have been ordered by UEFA to close a section of their Ibrox Stadium for Thursday's Europa League meeting with Legia Warsaw due to racist behaviour which includes "sectarian singing" by their supporters.

Celtic great Henrik Larsson has quit as manager of Swedish side Helsingborg two months after taking charge after receiving verbal abuse from the team's own fans, the club said in a statement on Friday.

Pakistan will host Sri Lanka in three one-day internationals and the same number of Twenty20 internationals starting in September before two tests as part of the World Test Championship in December, the cricket boards of both countries said on Friday.

Southampton have appointed Richard Kitzbichler as the new assistant coach to Ralph Hasenhuttl, the Premier League club said on Friday.

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said players need more protection from social media companies, describing racist abuse and death threats directed at them as "serious incidents."

Newcastle United's poor start to the season has been blown out of proportion but the best way for the club to stem the "mini crisis" is to start winning games, manager Steve Bruce said on Friday.

The Rolling Stones have rocked stages around the world in their more than 50-year career. But now their influence has gone into space after NASA's Mars InSight Mission named a rock on the planet after the band.

At least five people were killed in a stampede at a packed rap concert in the Algerian capital on Thursday night, a hospital source said.

Pop star Miley Cyrus on Thursday said she was no angel, but angrily denied rumors she had cheated on her estranged husband, actor Liam Hemsworth.

A former publicist for Michael Jackson on Thursday announced plans for a charitable foundation not affiliated with the late pop singer's family or estate, intended to defend and promote the legacy of the controversial entertainer.

Amazon.com Inc's next original series will take viewers to "Carnival Row," a lavish Victorian-era fantasy world where mythical creatures are forced from their homeland and must live uneasily alongside humans.

Mexican musician Celso Pina, famed as "the rebel of the accordion" for mixing eclectic styles with traditional Colombian cumbia, died on Wednesday of a heart attack in his hometown of Monterrey, his record label La Tuna Records said.

Action movie hero Dwayne Johnson, star of the "Jumanji" and "Fast and Furious" franchises, topped the annual list of the world's highest-paid actors, Forbes magazine reported on Wednesday.

The new James Bond film finally has a title - "No Time to Die" - and an April 2020 release date, producers announced on Tuesday.

For many home-grown performers at the world's largest arts festival, Britain's looming departure from the European Union presents a unique artistic challenge.

Baby boomers dressed in tie-dye, rolling wheelchairs and chasing a memory of peace and love flocked to Bethel, New York, for the weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, the music festival that defined 1960s counterculture.

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Click here for the weekend scheduleTrack: 1.25-mile tri-oval in Madison, ILRace distance: 248 laps/ 310 milesFirestone tires per entry: 11 sets for use throughout the weekend.2018 race winner: Will Power (Team Penske-Chevrolet). No driver has won the race more than once, but Team Penske has won five of the nine Indy car races held here, including the last four.2018 pole winner ...Keep reading

Russell has performed well in difficult circumstances in his rookie F1 season, after joining the Williams line-up as Formula 2 champion.Williams’s struggles have left Russell almost exclusively fighting teammate Robert Kubica at the tail of the field, but Russell’s performances have led some to link him with a possible move to Mercedes, which has backed him since his title-winning GP3 ...Keep reading

Quartararo had fired in a 1m59.225s late on with a fresh soft rear tyre, smashing the existing Silverstone MotoGP lap record by more than seven tenths.However, he swiftly had his laptime disallowed due to a track limits infringement at Chapel, and an error at Brooklands on his final attempt meant he had been consigned to 11th in the classification.Marquez's 1m59.476s effort stood as the ...Keep reading

Note: This schedule is subject to change. All times local (Central)For list of international carriers of IndyCar broadcasts, click here. Friday, August 239.00am-12.45pm, NASCAR K&N Series testing1.00-2.00pm,NTT IndyCar Series first practice (NBC Sports Gold, IndyCar Radio + affiliates)2.15-2.45pm, Indy Pro 2000 first practice3.00-3.45pm, Indy Lights first practice4.00-5.00pm ...Keep reading

The team formerly known as Sauber ended 2018 fighting regularly for top-10 finishes, but had a small slip in performance at the start of this year.New signing Kimi Raikkonen has led the team’s progress to the head of the midfield battle again, and Alfa only trailed McLaren in the races leading into F1’s summer break.Vasseur told Motorsport.com he was splitting the championship ...Keep reading

Zarco shocked the MotoGP paddock when KTM announced an early end to his two-year contract in the wake of this month's Austrian Grand Prix, a move that will almost certainly leave him without a place on the MotoGP grid in 2020.Read Also:Zarco feared "failing my career" by staying with KTMEspargaro: "Brave" Zarco/KTM split good for both partiesMiller admits KTM 2020 chance ...Keep reading

"Tickets worth Rupees 52,36,000 were unsold. Why all the tickets were not sold-out? DDCA started online ticket sale quite late that too without proper advertisement," Khanna claimed in a media release.

TOI Sports runs the rule over the performers for India during their 3-2 ODI series win over New Zealand. A report card on the players who featured in India's first ODI series win at home in two years, over NZ across five matches.

India completed a 3-2 series win over New Zealand by beating them in the decider at Vizag by 190 runs. Here we look at the several passages of play that stood out during the match.

Dhoni lavished praise on his bowlers for the resounding series-clinching win over New Zealand in the fifth and final ODI, describing the effort as "one of the best performances by the bowlers".

Bruised and battered by India after being bundled out for a meagre 79 while chasing 270 in the series-deciding fifth and final ODI, New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson today termed the performance of his batting department as "frustrating".

Dhoni faced the conventional white ball and practised his trademark shots in a lengthy session at the nets. The series poised at 2-2, Rohit Sharma, Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli stayed away from the nets.

​​Jadhav, who's playing in place of an indisposed Suresh Raina, bowled for the first time in international cricket when MS Dhoni gave him the ball ahead of the regular spin duo of Axar Patel and Amit Mishra on a seaming Dharamsala track in the first one-dayer.

With conditions overcast, the last thing India would want is a wash-out. Despite weakening, cyclone Kyant, there's forecast of localised downpours as both the teams will keep their fingers crossed.

Sourav Ganguly insisted that Mahendra Singh Dhoni should stick to batting at No 4 which will enable him and Virat Kohli could play the finishers' role. The former Indian captain however said India were not becoming too much over dependent on Kohli.

India's limited overs skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has said that the job of a finisher is one of the toughest and it is difficult to find a 'complete' player who is adept at batting in lower order and take the team through when the chips are down.

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Hazlewood picked up a five-wicket haul as England folded for 67 - their lowest-ever total against Australia since 1948

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(Reuters Health) - As legal cannabis use becomes increasingly common in the U.S., most parents say they keep their pot out of children's reach, but fewer keep it locked away, a study in Colorado suggests.

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg aims to prevent one million deaths by 2028 from addiction and mental illness under a plan he released on Friday aimed at tackling the country's opioid and substance abuse crisis.

A person in Illinois who vaped has died after being hospitalized with severe respiratory illness, the state's health authorities said on Friday, amid reports that dozens of people had been sickened with lung problems linked to vaping.

A proposed move to universal health coverage in South Africa will be rolled out in stages as the budget improves, a senior presidential aide told Reuters, forecasting the landmark reform would cost $2.2 billion per year by 2025/26.

LONDON, Aug 23 - Eradicating malaria is biologically feasible and a lofty aim, the World Health Organization said on Friday, but the focus for now should be getting the funds, tools and political will to control it.

(Reuters Health) - Nearly one third of migrants traveling through Mexico to the U.S. experience physical, psychological and/or sexual violence during their journey, a new study finds.

(Reuters Health) - Hospitals appear to be treating Medicare patients in emergency departments (EDs) and observation areas to avoid readmissions and the financial penalties associated with them, according to a new U.S. study.

Nigeria marked three years free of endemic wild polio on Wednesday, with health officials saying the nation's progress in fighting the crippling viral disease could result in the whole of Africa being declared polio-free early next year.

(Reuters Health) - Fewer U.S. adolescents are participating in programs designed to prevent substance abuse, a study suggests.

GlaxoSmithKline's experimental HIV injection is as effective when given every other month as monthly, according to a study, a convenience that could help the British drugmaker in its battle against a rival drug from Gilead Sciences.GSK's two-drug injection was as effective as a monthly dose of the same regimen in maintaining viral suppression at 48 weeks in a late-stage study, said ViiV Healthcare, GSK's HIV unit.

Ayushmann Khurrana starrer AndhaDhun won accolades from critics and audience when it released in October last year. The film went onto win several awards and Ayushmann and Tabu were highly lauded for their performances. Since then, Ayushmann even ended up winning the National Award for Best Actor among other awards that came his way.

Now, the Sriram Raghavan starrer AndhaDhun is all set to release in South Korea. The announcement was made on Friday, August 24 that the film will release in SK in 90 screens. With that being said, the new Korean posters were also released.

Meanwhile, Ayushmann Khurrana has many projects in the pipeline including Dream Girl, Bala and Shubh Mangal Zyaada Savdhaan.

Priyanka Chopra has found herself to be the subject of controversy after she tweeted in support of the Indian armed forces. The entire matter started when Priyanka took to Twitter saying, “Jai Hind #IndianArmedForces” along with the Indian flag and a Namaste icon. Following this tweet, and more so after the Indian government scrapped Article 370, nullifying Kashmir’s special status, an online campaign for UNICEF to drop Priyanka as the Goodwill Ambassador was started by the neighbouring country.

Now, the latest is that a UN spokesperson has addressed the issue stating that Priyanka Chopra was only expressing her personal views, and was not doing so as the ambassador for peace. In this regard, Priyanka had all the right to say what she thought. If that wasn’t all, Priyanka has also been showered with support from her fans, well-wishers and industry folk.

For the uninitiated, Priyanka took to Twitter to express her views after the Balkot Strike carried out by Indian Air Force. Post her tweets, Pakistan's Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari wrote this week to UNICEF Executive Director, Henrietta Fore demanding Chopra's removal as a Goodwill Ambassador accusing her of "jingoism and support" for the Indian armed forces.

Back on the work front, Priyanka Chopra will next be seen in Shonali Bose’s film The Sky is Pink.

Lisa Haydon recently walked the ramp at Lakme Fashion Week as Amit Aggarwal’s showstopper with cricketer Hardik Pandya and was the talk of the town for multiple reasons. One of the major reasons being, she is one of the few models who walked the ramp with a baby bump and ruled it! She is pregnant with her second baby and had recently taken to her Instagram to announce it to her fans. Topping our list for hot mommies, Lisa Haydon has always been the one to break the glass ceiling!

After walking the ramp, she gave interviews to the media present there and spoke about coming back to work after giving birth to her second baby. She said that she does not mind doing a bit of work and will be taking a break from the baby-making phase and then hopefully, her fans will see her back in movies. The actress has been rocking the bump and was seen sashaying down the ramp in a purple draped sari gown with micro plissé pallav and high slit skirt.

How excited are you to see Lisa Haydon back in movies? Be sure to let us know.

Also Read: PARTY OF FOUR! Lisa Haydon announces her second pregnancy with an adorable photo with husband and son

Ayushmann Khurrana and Kriti Sanon’s chemistry in Bareilly Ki Barfi is still talked about among the fans and the film counts as one of the bests for both the stars. While the two were loved as an onscreen couple, their off-screen chemistry is nothing short of cute! Ayushmann and Kriti are two of the closest friends in the industry and are usually seen commenting on each other’s pictures and videos on social media.

After their performance was applauded in the film, a source close to the stars has revealed that the two will be seen as the face of this well-known property website, Magicbricks. It is a division of Times Internet Limited and is a common platform for buying, selling, and renting properties. Ayushmann and Kriti have recently been roped in to be the new faces of the brand and we just can’t wait to see them back on screen again!

Ayushmann Khurrana will next be seen in Dream Girl, Bala, and Gulabo Sitabo. As for Kriti Sanon, she will be seen in the period drama, Panipat: The Great Betrayal.

Also Read: “I have the confidence to be brave with my choices” – Ayushmann Khurrana opens up about his character in Dream Girl

Aamir Khan's kids Junaid Khan and Ira Khan have stayed away from limelight. It's only in last two years, his daughter Ira Khan has grabbed media attention. While it's expected for the star kids to follow the footsteps of their star parents, it seems like Ira Khan is opting for behind the scenes approach.

Instead of acting, Ira Khan will be making her directorial debut with a stage play Medea, based on the ancient Greek tragedy on Jason and Medea written by Euripides.

Sources close to her reveal that she has already commenced work on her directorial in full force where the premiere of her play is scheduled to happen in December, this year. The rehearsals for the play will be starting soon and will happen in Mumbai itself.

Talking about her debut, Ira shares, "There's no particular reason that I decided to start with theatre. I love theatre, its magical and all-consuming; in its classical form, in the world of technology, its very real and physical. I love the suspension of disbelief that the audience allows for because then there's so much you can express".

Interestingly, ever her brother Junaid Khan decided to opt for theatre with a play named Mother Courage and Her Children in 2017.

Varun Dhawan, who will next be seen in Remo D’souza’s Street Dancer 3D, is thrilled to be working with the director for the second time. Even though the team has wrapped the shoot for the film and are clearly missing each other’s company way too much, they are usually seen sharing fun behind-the-scenes videos and photos. Varun even took to his YouTube channel to share a few glimpses from his journey on sets.

We, at Bollywood Hungama, had reported that Varun Dhawan will be seen sporting a Michael Jackson tattoo on his right forearm in every film he does with Remo. The director-actor duo is a huge Michael Jackson fan and Remo went on to say that this tattoo has become an integral part of Varun Dhawan’s character in the film. Apart from this, Varun will also be seen sporting a player controls tattoo under his right collarbone, a detailed tattoo of Lord Natraj on his right bicep, and a three-tier belt on his left forearm.

We can’t wait to hear Varun talk about his tattoos in detail! Street Dancer 3D also stars Shraddha Kapoor and Nora Fatehi and is slated to release on January 24, 2020.

Also Read: Varun Dhawan to sport a Michael Jackson tattoo in every film he does with Remo D’souza, here’s why!

Sara Ali Khan who is two films old has managed to win many hearts with her acting and her wit displayed during her interviews. Recently, during an interview, Sara Ali Khan opened up about her family life and the star of their family Taimur Ali Khan.

Talking about her parents Saif Ali Khan and Amrita Singh, she said that she feels that she has imbibed their quality of being free-spirited. Another common habit of her parents that she has imbibed is that of doing the right thing without worrying about external judgements.

Speaking about the most popular person in their family, Sara revealed that Taimur is the apple of everyone’s eyes. She said that Taimur has the ability to lighten up everybody’s mood by just being there.

Sara said that she is happy for her father as he is enjoying fatherhood with Taimur. She further said that Saif has been a great father to her and her brother Ibrahim but he is now at an age and stage where he can enjoy fatherhood as it should be. The Simmba actress said that Taimur has helped her family bond like never before.

On the work front, Sara completed the shoot for her third film Aaj Kal which is directed by Imtiaz Ali and co-stars Kartik Aaryan. She is currently shooting for Coolie No 1 and has been paired opposite Varun Dhawan for the film.

Also Read: Will Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan feature in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2? Anees Bazmee responds

Singer Mika Singh, whose career faced an imminent ban after he was caught performing at a wedding in Pakistan, faced the wrath of the Federation Of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) before being made to apologize publicly at a press meet in Mumbai on Thursday afternoon.

Ashoke Pandit, Chief Adviser of the FWICE, reveals, “Quite frankly, we are not convinced by Mika’s public display of repentance (for performing in Pakistan). They could be crocodile tears. Such performers will do anything for money in any part of the world. How do we know he won’t go back to Pakistan once all the uproar had died down?”

Angrily Pandit says, “We summoned Mika Singh. He arrived with dozens of bullies to show his strength. We asked him to drop his act of bravado and face up to a lifelong ban. We also reminded him that we knew where the funds for these stage shows all over the world featuring Indian and Pakistani artistes are suspected to come from.”

Says Pandit, “Could be. But we are not a legally sanctioned organization. We can only send out a strong signal in the film industry about what we feel to be the morally right stance in a situation like Mika’s. In that, we succeeded in a big way.”

After the sound dressing-down Mika Singh apparently dropped his aggressive act and meekly agreed to comply with whatever the Federation decided.

“We made it very clear to him that we were not convinced by his insincere apology. We insisted on a public media-covered apology so that his statement of regret would be on –record. We now dare Mika to cross the border again,” says Pandit angrily.

Also Read: Mika Singh FINALLY talks about attending the event in Pakistan, says, “It was a mistake and it will not be repeated again”

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar has bagged the fourth spot in the Forbes list of the highest-paid actor. He is the only Indian actor to be named in the top 10 of the list. Akshay Kumar made his way up the list with his earnings of $65 million.

This achievement by the actor does not come as a surprise considering the number of films he does and its fate at the box-office. The actor has had two successful box office runs this year with Kesari and Mission Mangal. His film, Mission Mangal managed to enter the 100-crore club in just 5 days of its release. The film is still having a successful run at the box office.

Meanwhile, Akshay Kumar still has two more films yet to be released this year which include Housefull 4 and Good News. Housefull 4 is an out-an-out comedy film and Good News stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Diljit Dosanjh, and Kiara Advani and will focus on the subject of surrogacy and infertility.

Akshay Kumar also has several projects lined up for next year. The actor is working on Rohit Shetty directorial Sooryavanshi and Laxmmi Bomb, which is the Hindi remake of the south Indian comedy horror film Muni 2: Kanchana.

Also Read: Mission Mangal Box Office Collections: The Akshay Kumar starrer keeps collecting on a daily basis, has very good first seven days

Alia Bhatt is among the very few Bollywood celebrities who have managed to stay away from ugly controversies and continues to maintain good relations with people. The actress enjoys a massive fan following and is one of the most talented actresses of Bollywood with major projects in her kitty.

Recently, Alia Bhatt spoke about her ability to maintain cordial relations in Bollywood despite the ever-growing competition.  The actress revealed that she has never had any negative thoughts towards anyone in the industry and has steered clear of rumours.

The Highway actress believes that if a strain in a relationship is really not there then the rumour will not hold long and will eventually fizzle out. Alia emphasized that people in the industry actually help and support each other.

Alia Bhatt thinks that if there is any negativity within you, it will kind of really come up there.

However, she also mentioned that the only thing that triggers a response from her is when someone messes with her family. Alia feels that there is no need to have negativity towards anyone unless someone tries to get personal.

On the professional front, the actress has all her dates booked with some major films lined up. Sanjay Leela Bhansali had recently announced his next Inshallah with Alia Bhatt and Salman Khan. The film is expected to go on floors in September. Meanwhile, Alia will also be seen in Ayan Mukerji's Brahmastra alongside Ranbir Kapoor. The film is scheduled to release in the summer of 2020. The actress recently featured in her first music album titled Prada, composed by the Doorbeen brothers.

Alia Bhatt will also be seen in Karan Johar’s next directorial Takht along with Vicky Kaushal, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Anil Kapoor, Bhumi Pednekar, Ranveer Singh and Janhvi Kapoor. With SS Rajamouli’s RRR, Alia will be working with Telugu superstar Ram Charan and Jr NTR.

Also Read: Varun Dhawan becomes the FIRST male celeb to put his wardrobe on sale under Alia Bhatt’s MiSu initiative

It was recently reported that Hrithik Roshan might be a part of Nitesh Tiwari and Ravi Udhyawar’s upcoming 3D project, Ramayana. The movie is being said to be one of the most expensive projects till date and Hrithik was rumored to be a part of the same. In an exclusive conversation with Nitesh Tiwari, we learned that the rumor might not be true. Nitesh Tiwari during his tête-à-tête with us revealed that the script is not yet completed.

After his upcoming release, Chhichhore, Nitesh Tiwari will be devoting all his time to Ramayana and is really looking forward to it. When asked whether Hrithik will be a part of the project, he revealed, “No, we are still working on the draft, we will not move and ask anyone till we are not happy and sure of what’s there on the table and what exactly we’re going to do. The casting and other aspects come in later. Sridhar Raghavan is writing the screenplay and once we know where we stand on paper only then we would be moving ahead with the rest of the things.”

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The star cast of Chhichhore, Shraddha Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput, will soon start promoting the film that is slated to release on September 6.

Also Read: Chhichhore director Nitesh Tiwari shares a glimpse of his college days in this throwback picture

Hailed as the global icon Deepika Padukone has charted the most successful journey from when she began in the industry. In the recent interview with Vogue, Deepika opened up about her journey so far.  Talking about her initial days Deepika shares, “I had no training, no mentors,” she claims, recalling her start in Bollywood. “I worked it all out on my own. Sure, I had some failures, personal and professional. But sheer determination fuelled me. It was empowering.”

The actress was very young when she joined Bollywood and sharing upon how she landed up doing films she shares, "As a family, we saw maybe two films a year,” she recalls. “I don’t know why,” she shrugs, “but whenever I watched a movie, I knew that one day I’d be doing this. I’d start with modeling and then go into films. And that’s exactly how it happened.” Everyone has their own way of dealing with stardom and this is how our leading lady Deepika Padukone has dealt with it as she talks about it, "When I’m complimented for my work, but you know what’s most rewarding for me?” she says confidingly, “When people tell me I haven’t changed. That I am still myself.” Recently, Deepika featured back to back on the International covers and the actress has slayed and how. Both the magazines have given us back to back cover looks of Deepika where she continues her rule, taking the nation on the world map as always.

Deepika is known for her versatile choice of films and her role for Chhapaak of Lakshmi is proof that the actress is a perfect blend of a critically and commercially proven actor who has essayed a variety of strong and powerful roles. She has actively been involved in prepping for both the characters and is grasping the nuances so as to get into the skin of both which also happen to be in stark contrast with each other.

The year 2020 will be special as both her upcoming films are releasing in the same year and interestingly, both the characters Laxmi Agarwal and Romi Dev are real-life characters with the heavy background behind them, making it a year of promising portrayals by the actress.

Also Read: Deepika Padukone strikes a pose in London with British boxer Amir Khan and his wife Faryal in London

Bollywood actress turned international icon, Priyanka Chopra Jonas found herself in the midst of a controversy, when confronted about a past tweet celebrating the Indian army’s attack on Pakistan. Priyanka though defended her tweet and her views on the situation. But her being a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, Pakistan’s Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari and many others penned open letters and signed petitions to urge UNICEF to remove the Bollywood actress for her alleged “hypocrisy.”

Even in India, not many in the Bollywood film industry came out in support of the star, until now. Actress Kangana Ranaut, who was last seen in Judgementall Hai Kya, has risen in support of her peer Priyanka and even defended her views over the controversy while admitting that is “not an easy choice.” In an interaction, Kangana said, “It’s not an easy choice to make... when you are stuck between your duty and your emotions, being a UNICEF goodwill ambassador sure you can’t limit your identity to one nation, but how many of us choose heart over mind every day."

Kangana Ranaut will next be seen playing the lead role in Jayalalithaa’s biopic and has already started her prep for the same. As for Priyanka Chopra Jonas, she will be seen in The Sky Is Pink, a Shonali Bose directorial.

Also Read: Priyanka Chopra to star in Netflix superhero movie, We Can Be Heroes

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The case of Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard, who is facing sexual assault charges, has been put over to next month.The singer of the Canadian rock group has ...