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Boman Irani: Big day for Indian cricket, bigger day for Indian confidence
1630 days ago
Bollywood

Boman Irani: Big day for Indian cricket, bigger day for Indian confidence

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Boman Irani, who plays Indian Test wicket keeper-turned-BBC commentator Farokh Engineer in '83', says India's 1983 World Cup win on June 25, 1983, was a big day for Indian cricket, and probably a bigger day for the self-confidence of Indians. ## The actor shared a video montage on Instagram. The clip features lead actor Ranveer Singh, director Kabir Khan and him from Lord's, the Mecca of cricket. ## "The #83 #worldcupvictory was a big day for Indian cricket, and probably a bigger day for Indian confidence and self-belief in general. This is the place where it all erupted for all of us. I finally went there years later to absorb the afterglow," he wrote. ## Irani added: "The feeling was charged, magical and emotional. Was with the always charged, magical and emotional @ranveersingh for company. Thanks @kabirkhankk for doing this. The country needed to be reminded. @83thefilm @homeofcricket." ## Meanwhile, Saqib Saleem, who will be seen portraying the 1983 vice-captain (and Man of the Match in both the semi-finals and finals), Mohinder 'Jimmy' Amarnath, shared a picture on Instagram, making a patriotic statement by leaving his signature on the Tricolour. ## In his caption, he simply said: "83 (India map and heart emoji) @83thefilm." ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Kate Winslet couldn't stop crying during the reunion with Leo DiCaprio
1630 days ago
Hollywood

Kate Winslet couldn't stop crying during the reunion with Leo DiCaprio

Los Angeles, Dec 23 (IANS) 'Mare of Easttown' actress Kate Winslet has said she "couldn't stop crying" when she recently reunited with her 'Titanic' co-star and "really close friend" Leonardo DiCaprio after three years apart. ## She said: "I couldn't stop crying. I've known him for half of my life. It's not as if I've found myself in New York or he's been in London and there's been a chance to have dinner or grab a coffee and have a catch-up. We haven't been able to leave our countries. ## "Like so many friendships globally, we've missed each other because of Covid. He's my friend, my really close friend. We're bonded for life." ## Earlier this year, the 46-year-old actress played titular detective sergeant Mare Sheehan in the crime drama 'Mare of Easttown', and the star isn't sure if the show will return for a second series, reports femalefirst.co.uk. ## If she were to reprise her role, Kate believes some of the second season's content should be inspired by some of the recent "atrocities" in the police in the UK and in the US. ## She added to The Guardian newspaper: "I don't know if I'm going to be playing Mare again. But if we were to do a second season, then for sure these atrocities which have existed in the police force here and in America will find their way into the stories we tell. ## "You can't pretend these things haven't happened. It's horrible, isn't it? This moment in time. It's horrific. You can hear me, I can't quite find the words because we all feel so betrayed and powerless. ## "We have to turn this moment into something meaningful. We have to use our voices on behalf of people who don't have one. That matters to me now in ways that hadn't even crossed my mind in my 20s." ## In October, Winslet said she had had "conversations" about a potential second season of 'Mare of Easttown'. ## She said: "I honestly don't have a clear answer. I mean, there have been conversations about it, of course, because of the success of the show really did surprise us." ## The seven-episode series followed small-town Pennsylvania police detective Mare investigating reports of multiple missing young women as she battled her own personal problems. ## For more and the latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned to us.

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'IBD 2': Nora Fatehi recalls her early days as a contestant on a reality show
1630 days ago
TV

'IBD 2': Nora Fatehi recalls her early days as a contestant on a reality show

Mumbai, Dec 23 (IANS) Actress, model, and dancer Nora Fatehi, who will be seen as a special guest along with singer Guru Randhawa on 'India's Best Dancer 2', recalled performing as a contestant on a reality show. ## She also praised contestant Saumya for her belly dancing skills and gifts her a coin belt. ## Nora Fatehi says: "Saumya, you are a true artiste and you have taken belly dancing to another level. Looking at you, I feel so overwhelmed because I am reminded of my days of being a contestant on a reality show." ## Nora Fatehi and Guru Randhawa are coming on the dance reality show to promote their latest song 'Dance Meri Rani'. During the show, contestants Saumya and Vartika perform a unique dance style, Kalbelia, on the song 'Reshami Roomal'. Kalbelia is a tribal dance form from the Thar desert in Rajasthan. ## Nora adds appreciating Saumya: "I am so proud of you for representing belly dance the way you do. I think you should win 'India's Best Dancer' because even though belly dance has existed for years, it hasn't gotten the respect and international recognition it deserves. You winning this show will do that." ## 'India's Best Dancer 2' airs on Sony Entertainment Television. ## For more and the latest news about TV, stay tuned to us.

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Mohanlal's epic 'Marakkar' to premiere on OTT on Dec 17
1640 days ago
Mollywood

Mohanlal's epic 'Marakkar' to premiere on OTT on Dec 17

Chennai, Dec 13 (IANS): Director Priyadarshan's historical magnum opus 'Marakkar: Arabikkadalinte Simham' (Lion of the Arabian Sea), featuring Malayalam superstar Mohanlal in the lead, will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on December 17, the OTT platform announced on Monday. ## Produced by Antony Perumbavoor of Aashirvad Cinemas, the film boasts of a stellar cast with Arjun Sarja, Suniel Shetty, Manju Warrier, Keerthy Suresh, the late Nedumudi Venu, and Pranav Mohanlal playing pivotal roles. ## The movie, which was released theatrically earlier this month, will apart, from Malayalam, also be available in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. ## The period drama is a biopic of Kunjali Marakkar IV, considered to be one of the greatest naval chiefs of India. It tells the story of the epic warfare between the Portuguese invaders and Kunjali Marakkar IV, who later became the naval commander of the Zamorin, the ruler of Calicut. ## Credited to be the most expensive film ever made in Malayalam cinema, 'Marakkar' bagged the Best Feature Film, Best Special Effects, and Best Costume awards at the 67th National Film Awards in October 2021. ## "I am overwhelmed by the audience reactions the movie has received and thank each and every one of my fans for their love. It is a matter of pride for me to be a part of this extravaganza that brings alive the legendary story of Kunjali Marakkar, a man known as India's very first naval commander and famed in Kerala folklore," said Mohanlal. ## "I believe this is a story that will touch the hearts and emotional strings of every Indian. To be able to bring it to life on such an extraordinary scale is a dream come true for me. I am more than happy about the digital premiere of 'Marakkar' on Prime Video, which will give viewers across the country an opportunity to watch the movie from the comfort of their homes, along with their families," he added. ## Talking about his film's digital premiere, the film's director Priyadarshan said, "I am super excited about the digital premiere of 'Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea'. This film is very close to my heart and has been a collective dream for Lalettan and me for the last 20 years. I am thankful to him for his support in making this project a reality." ## For more and the latest news about Mollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Dia Mirza joins forces with women world leaders to fight Covid-19
2232 days ago
Bollywood

Dia Mirza joins forces with women world leaders to fight Covid-19

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Actress Dia Mirza has joined women, world leaders, including Melinda Gates and Norway Prime Minister Erna Solberg, to support the global plan for social and economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.## Dia, a United Nations Advocate for Sustainable Development Goals, has teamed up with the women world leaders as part of a global advocacy effort called 'Rise for All'.## The effort is to support the United Nations' plan for social and economic recovery from coronavirus globally.## Speaking of the global effort, Dia said: "My optimism, my belief in humanity and my faith in us during this shared experience tell me that we will overcome this pandemic and work towards building a more sustainable world by not just ensuring we adopt and follow through on the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, but find individual action and individual ways to become better citizens of our planet."## Convened by UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, 'Rise for All' aims to mobilize support for the UN roadmap to tackle the development emergency emerging out of the Covid-19 pandemic, and to fully fund the UN Response and Recovery Trust Fund.## Dia is part of an initial group of nine prominent women joining the UN Deputy Secretary-General in raising their voices to save lives and protect livelihoods, urging leaders in all countries, across all sectors, to address the humanitarian crisis of the pandemic.## Stay tuned...

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Ramesh Sippy on Rishi Kapoor, 'the romanticist'
2232 days ago
Bollywood

Ramesh Sippy on Rishi Kapoor, 'the romanticist'

RAMESH SIPPY directed RISHI KAPOOR in "Saagar" (1985), a film that celebrated the actor's romantic swagger as very few Bollywood love stories could.## BY RAMESH SIPPY## Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) We made just one film together and it was a wonderful association. I was very happy with the turnout, and all the actors -- especially Rishi Kapoor. He contributed a lot in the romantic film.## Rishi Kapoor was a very versatile and wonderful actor. A romantic lead in the earlier part of his life. Even at the time of "Saagar", he was still a romanticist. Later, he went on to do all kinds of roles and excelled in those.## My associations and experiences with him were very good. Once he understood the role and what I was looking for, there was absolutely no need for me to tell him anything. I didn't need to direct him. He understood it and expressed it wonderfully. There was hardly any need to say anything to him.## He will stay with me in my memories, as a brilliant and wonderful actor, who gave me whatever I wanted with all his acting abilities, senses, and feeling, in the professional side.## On the personal side, I have known the Kapoors for a long time. From respecting his grandfather to Raj Kapoor Ji, and working with his uncles, Shammi Kapoor and Shashi Kapoor, the association has been very long. He was a wonderful human being -- full of life. After work, you could talk to him about anything in the world. He was much more communicative than I was outside of work. He loved life. He lived it well.## It is so sad that you can't pay respect to the family and can't be with them because of the lockdown and distancing restrictions.## Stay tuned...

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Irrfan Khan's son pens heartfelt note
2232 days ago
Bollywood

Irrfan Khan's son pens heartfelt note

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Irrfan Khan's son Babil took to Instagram to express gratitude towards everyone for sending their condolences after the demise of his father.## He posted an emotional note as his Instagram story.## "I'm deeply grateful for all the condolences you beautiful friends are pouring in for me. Although, I hope you understand that right now I'm no being able to reply because my vocabulary is dizzy," he wrote.## "I will get back to each one of you but just not right now. Thank you so much! I love you," he added.## Irrfan breathed his last early on Wednesday at the age of 54. Irrfan was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection earlier this week. However, unfortunately, he succumbed to his ailment. The actor is survived by his wife Sutapa Sikdar and two sons Babil and Ayan.## Stay tuned...

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Dharmendra: Rishi was like son to me
2232 days ago
Bollywood

Dharmendra: Rishi was like son to me

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Veteran actor Dharmendra is extremely shattered on hearing the news of the demise of his "Sher Dil" co-star Rishi Kapoor.## "Sadme ke baad sadma, Rishi bhi chala gaya. He fought a brave battle against cancer. He was like son to me.I am extremely sad and shattered. Pray for his family," Dharmendra tweeted in the memory of Rishi, who died on Thursday in Mumbai after a two-year-long battle with leukemia.## Along with his condolence tweet, Dharmendra posted a picture in which he is seen sharing smiles with Rishi Kapoor.## The two stars worked in a number of films eighties and nineties including "Katilon Ke Kaatil" (1981), "Sitamgar" (1985) and "Hathyar" (1989).## Rishi Kapoor passed away a day after Irrfan Khan's demise. Rishi was 67, while Irrfan was 54-year-old.## Stay tuned...

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Padmini Kolhapure: Industry will be silent after Rishi Kapoor
2232 days ago
Bollywood

Padmini Kolhapure: Industry will be silent after Rishi Kapoor

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Actress Padmini Kolhapure, who worked with Rishi Kapoor in numerous films including Raj Kapoor's "Prem Rog", cannot believe Rishi Kapoor is no more.## "I am totally shellshocked. I don't think I am able to process my feelings and express them. This is a personal loss to me, and I am feeling helpless and weak right now. I am not able to do anything or even move out and lend a helping hand. I cannot see him, attend his last rites, take his parting blessings. I cannot do anything, except sit at home and pray for him and his family," said Padmini, pointing out that she could not attend the funeral owing to the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown.## "An artist like him, an actor like him, a good human being like him, is hard to find. The industry will be silent after Rishi Kapoor. The way he would get on social media, tweet about things, he would go on television, his presence was always felt. Now the industry will be silent for a long time. I am feeling empty," said Padmini.## "He was such a happy person. Every time he would be on sets, the entire studio would be buzzing. There is so much one could say about Rishi Kapoor, but my mind is reeling right now," she added.## In 2018, Rishi Kapoor was diagnosed with cancer for the first time, following which the actor was in New York for nearly a year to undergo treatment. He returned to India in September 2019 after recovering.## The veteran actor was hospitalized on Wednesday morning after complaining that he was not feeling well. He was admitted to Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital in Mumbai where he breathed his last. Wife Neetu Kapoor was at his side.## Stay tuned...

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Irrfan's demise lead to surge in online searches for actor
2232 days ago
Bollywood

Irrfan's demise lead to surge in online searches for actor

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) The sudden demise of Irrfan Khan led to a huge surge in the online searches related to the noted actor.## Irrfan breathed his last early on Wednesday at the age of 54. He was admitted to Mumbai's Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital with a colon infection earlier this week. However, unfortunately, he succumbed to his ailment.## According to a SEMrush study, Irrfan's demise led to a massive increase in online searches for the actor.## In India, online searches for the actor increased by 6,900 percent while globally, there was a surge of 6,200 percent .## With projects like "Paan Singh Tomar", "Piku", "Talvar", "The Lunchbox", "Maqbool", and "7 Khoon Maaf", Irrfan carved a name for himself in Hindi cinema. He has gradually established himself in the West too. He featured in foreign films like "The Namesake", "Life of Pi", "A Mighty Heart", "Slumdog Millionaire',"The Amazing Spider-Man", "Inferno" and "Jurassic World".## The study found that since his death, there has been an outpouring of emotion in the virtual world. On Twitter, the top trends with which fans paid their respects were #irrfankhan, #ripirrfankhan, #ripirfankhan, #irrfan, #restinpiece, and #rip.## The number of tweets on these hashtags, respectively numbered 4073, 351, 341, 291, 255, and 163.## The most widely used emoji was one meant to convey shock -- it was used 1002 times. Other emojis, such as crying, were used to express extreme distress. The most emotive emoji- a face with tears -- was used 439 times. A less sad but mournful emoji was used 288 times.## Some fans used emojis like broken hearts and flowers to convey the loss they felt. On twitter, the broken heart and flower emojis were used 389 and 198 times. Other emojis like a sad face, a black heart, and shame were shared as well. Of these three emojis, each respectively was used 171, 157, and 26 times.## The study also pointed out that 45% of the sentiment expressed online about Irrfan was neutral, 33% was positive, and 21% was negative.## Talking about the study, Fernando Angulo, Head of Communications, SEMrush, said: "We have lost an extraordinary personality. We have lost an accomplished actor and friend yet his memory will live on forever in the hearts of millions of his fans."## Stay tuned...

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The only film Rishi Kapoor ever directed
2232 days ago
Bollywood

The only film Rishi Kapoor ever directed

New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) He was the affable loverboy hero and the menacing villain on screen, a cyber sensation on Twitter, and a man who lived life to the fullest. Very few might recall Rishi Kapoor as someone who called the shots, too. It did happen in 1999 when Kapoor made his only film as a director.## The film was "Aa Ab Laut Chalen" and it starred Aishwarya Rai with Akshaye Khanna, and also featured yesteryears' superstar, the late Rajesh Khanna, besides Suman Ranganathan, in pivotal roles.## Incidentally, that was the last production of the prestigious family banner, RK Films.## The film was a romantic drama that addressed young India's fetish for settling abroad, particularly the United States.## The film failed to create much of an impact at the box office, and in 2017, the actor said he was happy in his acting space and had no plans to go back to direction anytime soon.## "I am an actor and my time is devoted to the first passion of my life -- acting. I did not get the time and also I did not come across a good subject. I have been busy as a character actor for 17 years and I am enjoying working with so many lovely people. I am very happy acting," he had said at the trailer launch of his film "Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi".## Last year, Rishi, when he was undergoing cancer treatment in New York, Rishi tweeted a behind-the-scene photograph of his directorial film, sharing that he really misses his home and wants to return to India.## "Filming in New York, 1998 - Aa Ab Laut Chalen - a title so symbolic today," he wrote on the post, which was originally shared by his fan on Twitter.## Rishi Kapoor breathed his last on Thursday morning after a long battle with cancer. "Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45 am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last," confirmed his family in a statement.## His wife Neetu Kapoor was by his side when he breathed his last in the morning. Rishi Kapoor is survived by wife, actress Neetu Kapoor, daughter Riddhima and son Ranbir.## Stay tuned...

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Alia, Kareena, Saif, Abhishek attend Rishi Kapoor's last rites
2232 days ago
Bollywood

Alia, Kareena, Saif, Abhishek attend Rishi Kapoor's last rites

Mumbai, April 30 (IANS) Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Aadar Jain, and Abhishek Bachchan turned out to provide moral support and strength to Ranbir Kapoor at his father, veteran actor Rishi Kapoor's funeral. The last rites were performed at around 4 pm in the city's Chandanwadi crematorium.## Rishi Kapoor, who was 67, passed away on Thursday morning. He was cremated in an electric chamber, according to timesofindia.indiatimes.com.## Celebrity photographer Viral Bhayani took to Instagram, where he shared a video of Rishi's last journey. All family members and friends who were at the funeral turned out wearing masks and gloves, amid the COVID-10 lockdown.## Rishi Kapoor breathed his last on Thursday morning after a long battle with cancer.## "Our dear Rishi Kapoor passed away peacefully at 8:45 am IST in hospital today after a two-year battle with leukemia. The doctors and medical staff at the hospital said he kept them entertained to the last," confirmed his family in a statement.## His wife Neetu Kapoor was by his side when he breathed his last in the morning. Rishi Kapoor is survived by wife, actress Neetu Kapoor, daughter Riddhima and son Ranbir.## Stay tuned...

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