ENTERTAINMENT
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May- 2023 -6 May
Brad Pitt will drive on the track at the British Grand Prix for a new F1 movie
Brad Pitt will be on the race track soon. The A-list actor is starring in an as-yet-untitled film for Apple Studios about Formula 1. Joseph Kosinski, the producer for “Top Gun: Maverick,” is also part of the project. Importantly, seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton is also working as a producer on the film. The movie will soon begin filming on-site at the British Grand Prix, and Pitt will be behind the wheel, reports the auto racing publication, The Race. Previously, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali criticized the project as “invasive.” Pitt will drive on-track when races aren’t being held. Pitt, who plays an F1 driver who returns from retirement to race alongside a rookie, will drive an adapted F2 car, according…
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6 May
Shah Rukh’s ‘Pathaan’ gearing up for Bangladesh release
Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s ‘Pathaan’ is all set to be released in Bangladesh theatres on May 12, production banner Yash Raj Films announced on Friday. Fronted by Shah Rukh Khan, the Siddharth Anand directorial released in theatres on January 25 and has raised over Rs 1,000 crore worldwide at the box office. Produced by YRF, “Pathaan” also stars John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Dimple Kapadia and Ashutosh Rana. According to Nelson D’Souza, Vice President, International Distribution at YRF, “Pathaan” will be the “first Hindi film” to release in Bangladesh since the country attained freedom in 1971. “We have learnt over the years that Shah Rukh Khan has tremendous fan following in Bangladesh and we feel ‘Pathaan’, our latest offering from YRF’s Spy Universe, is…
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5 May
India tells China focus is on resolving border row
Bilawal reaches Goa; SCO focus on start-ups, S&T, traditional medicine Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (R) speaking with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Secretary-General Zhang Ming during the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Goa. New Delhi: Pakistan foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari landed in Panaji, Goa, on Thursday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting that will take place Friday, and said he was happy to represent his country at the forthcoming meeting and would attend a dinner for the SCO foreign ministers being hosted by external affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday evening. Jaishankar, meanwhile, held separate bilateral meetings with his Chinese, Russian and Uzbek counterparts, as well as the SCO secretary-general. He told Chinese foreign…
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5 May
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5 May
Backstreet Boys hold Mumbaikars in thrall as they perform in India after 13 years
Thousands of fans turned up to listen to one of the most popular boy bands across the globe, the Backstreet Boys, as they performed at Jio Gardens, BKC, last night. The band started the nearly two-hour gig with the hit song “I wanna be with you” and continued to belt out one hit number after another including “The call”, “Don’t want you back” as the crowd went into a frenzy, singing along. Brian came on stage and greeted his fans with “Namaste Mumbai”. He also tried interacting with the audience in Hindi as he took out a paper and quipped ”Kaise hain aap”, and concluded that Namaste was the best one. The band consists of Nick Carter ,AJ McLean, Howie…
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5 May
Jamie Foxx issues first statement, 3 weeks after medical emergency; Says ‘Feeling blessed’
Oscar winner actor Jamie Foxx finally made his first Instagram post, nearly weeks after his medical emergency. He was hospitalized recently due to a “medical complication.” Jamie Foxx spoke out, saying he “appreciates all the love” he’s received from family, friends, and fans. He expressed his gratitude in the first statement on Instagram, since his medical emergency. Jamie Foxx’s first statement On May 3, the 55-year-old actor turned to Instagram and wrote a statement that said, “Appreciate all the love!” “I’m grateful.” to his 16.2 million Instagram followers, and many others who wished him well in his continued recuperation in the comments section. The actor thanked everyone for showering love and sending ‘get well soon’ messages. See the post below: Jamie receives…
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5 May
After Priyanka Chopra, Rakul Preet Singh speaks out about pay disparity; says, ‘Payment shouldn’t be based on gender’
On her recent visit to India, Priyanka Chopra raked up the issue of pay disparity for actresses in the movie business. The actress revealed that only now, after being in the industry for 22 years, is she getting paid equal to her male counterparts and that is for her latest web show Citadel. She went on to state that when she was actively working in India, she couldn’t have asked for equal pay. She only asked for a little bit more than what she was being paid, but even that wouldn’t work for her. At a recent event, actress Rakul Preet Singh too touched upon the same issue and said, “This is a very difficult topic. There’s no one answer…
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4 May
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4 May
Sunny Deol’s son Karan Deol engaged, wedding to take place next month
Sunny Deol’s son Karan Deol is engaged and set to marry next month. Sources tell India Today.in that the girl is not from the industry and the engagement happened a few months back with Dharmendra and Hema Malini attending it. Karan is very happy and has got blessings from his dad and the entire family. Karan’s fiancé is not from the film industry. Buzz is that the wedding will most likely take place some time next month. Source
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4 May
Sriram Raghavan discusses Agent Vinod’s failure, says he gets ‘tempted by a sequel’ to the Saif Ali Khan film
Sriram Raghavan has made some acclaimed films like Johnny Gaddar, Andhadhun, Ek Hasina Thi in his career but the one that really shocked his fans was the 2012 film Agent Vinod. The Saif Ali Khan movie was a disappointment for critics and fans. In a recent chat, Sriram discussed the reason as to why the film did not work. Sriram said that he does “get tempted by a sequel to Agent Vinod” and shared that the Saif-Kareena film focused more on the sequences, instead of the story. In a chat with Galatta Plus, he said, “One mistake I made is to take it for granted that the story is not vital, the sequences are vital.” Had Agent Vinod done well, it could have…
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