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>> Kiran Rao’s ‘Laapataa Women’ is India’s official submission to Oscars 2025
Kiran Rao’s piquant Laapataa Ladies has been selected as India’s official submission to Oscars 2025. The announcement was made by the jury of the Movie Federation of India (FFI), the apex physique that yearly selects the Indian official entry for the Academy Award for Greatest Worldwide Characteristic Movie, on Monday, September 23
>> Tirupati laddu row: Pawan Kalyan upset over Karthi’s remarks; Tamil star apologises
Amidst the continued Tirupati laddu controversy, Telugu actor and politician Pawan Kalyan was upset over Tamil actor Karthi’s remarks at a promotional event. The matter was put to rest after actor Karthi tweeted an apology. “As a humble devotee of Lord Venkateswara, I all the time maintain our traditions expensive,” the actor tweeted.
>> Actor Chiranjeevi honoured with Guinness World Document
Movie star Chiranjeevi Konidela was honoured with the award of probably the most prolific star within the Indian movie trade by the Guinness World Information at an occasion in Hyderabad final Sunday. The certificates was handed over by a consultant of the Guinness World Information and the occasion additionally noticed Bollywood star Aamir Khan sharing the dais. The certificates learn “The most prolific film star in Indian Film Industry-actor/dancer is Konidela Chiranjeevi aka Mega Star achieved on 20 September 2024.”
Bollywood
Karan Johar to direct big-budget Netflix series
Kartik Aaryan shares poster of ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’, confirms release date
Censor Board to Bombay HC on Kangana Ranaut’s ‘Emergency’: Certificates will be issued if some cuts are made
First look of Abhishek Bachchan, Remo D’Souza’s ‘Be Happy’ out; dance drama to premiere on Prime Video
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Alia Bhatt Kapoor walk the ramp in style at Paris Fashion Week 2024
‘Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives’ Season 3 guarantees drama and new faces
Multiplex Affiliation responds to Karan Johar’s remarks, defends dynamic ticket pricing
‘Tumbbad’ director Rahi Anil Barve won’t return for film’s sequel
Actor Parvin Dabas in ICU after automobile accident
Hollywood
Martin Scorsese’s Jesus and Sinatra biopics postponed indefinitely
Batman makes historical past as first superhero with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
50 Cent to provide Netflix docuseries on Diddy sexual assault, sex trafficking allegations
‘Peppa Pig’ voice actor David Graham passes away
Ridley Scott eyes third journey to historic Rome with ‘Gladiator 3’ on the cards
Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi to star in Emerald Fennell’s upcoming ‘Wuthering Heights’
Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman to start Oscar campaign for ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’
Mike Flanagan’s TIFF winner, ‘The Life of Chuck’, acquired by Neon
Matthias Schoenaerts to painting villain in DC Studios’ ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’
‘Robocop’ TV series in the works at Amazon Prime Video
Maika Monroe to star in ‘The Hand That Rocks the Cradle’ remake
Tamara Good forged as Thalia Grace in ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians’
Josh O’Connor to steer Kelly Reichardt’s ‘The Mastermind’
Regional cinema
Veteran Bengali actor Manoj Mitra hospitalised, situation ‘vital’
Director Shankar upset over “unauthorised use” of scenes from Tamil novel ‘Veera Yuga Nayagan Velpari’
Actor Ajith Kumar set to make a comeback to motor racing; plans to compete in European GT4 championship
Mani Ratnam-Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’ wraps up
Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Hari Hara Veera Mallu’ will get a launch date
Jayam Ravi opens up on divorce with Aarti, slams affair rumours
‘Devara: Part 1’ pre-release event cancelled because of safety causes; Jr NTR reacts
Palani panchamirtham row: Director Mohan G arrested, released on own bail
Ashutosh Gowariker to function honorary chairman for 10th Ajanta Ellora Film Festival
Soori, Anna Ben starrer ‘Kottukkaali’ clinches Grand Prix Award at Amur Autumn Worldwide Movie Competition
World cinema
Sandhya Suri’s police thriller ‘Santosh’ chosen as UK’s official submission to the Oscars 2025
Cate Blanchett feted with Donostia career achievement award at San Sebastian Movie Competition 2024
Johnny Depp to be offered with Lifetime Achievement Award at Rome Movie Competition
Trailers
‘Vettaiyan’ prevue exhibits Rajinikanth and Amitabh Bachchan at loggerheads over police encounters
Kaitlyn Dever’s controversial Abby will get first look on Outbreak Day within the trailer of ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2
‘Thunderbolts’ trailer exhibits Florence Pugh lead Marvel’s subsequent rag-tag group of misfit antiheroes
Kartik Aaryan faces off in opposition to Vidya Balan’s Manjulika in teaser for ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’
Trailer of Steve McQueen’s WWII drama ‘Blitz,’ starring Saoirse Ronan, hints at an intense story of a mom and her son
Alia Bhatt is unstoppable in trailer of Vasan Bala’s sibling prison break film, ‘Jigra’
Michael B Jordan delivers a haunting voiceover in trailer of ‘Sinner,’ his reunion with Ryan Coogler
Angelina Jolie begins Oscar marketing campaign in first take a look at Pablo Larraín biopic in first trailer for ‘Maria’
Ana de Armas kicks off ‘John Wick’ spin-off sequence in ‘Ballerina’ trailer
Trailer of ‘Inside Out 2’ spin-off, ‘Dream Productions,’ explores the quirky studio chargeable for Riley’s nightly goals
Selena Gomez and the Russo household returns to mentor a brand new technology in ‘Wizards Beyond Waverly Place’ trailer
Trailer of Prem Kumar’s ‘Meiyazhagan’ exhibits Karthi, Arvind Swami share a heartwarming bond
Trailer of Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘CTRL,’ starring Ananya Pandey, guarantees a gripping cyber thriller
‘Black’ trailer exhibits Jiiva and Priya Bhavani Shankar as clueless inhabitants of an eerie gated group
Important studying
1) Jr NTR on ‘Devara: Half 1’ and the way Janhvi Kapoor ‘manifested’ her position within the movie
>> The ‘RRR’ star additionally speaks about the challenges of shooting the film, and working with Janhvi Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan
2) Politics of aesthetics: How ‘Laapataa Women’ obtained a shot on the Oscars
>> Let’s peel the layers of the comedy of manners to determine what Kiran Rao’s social satire says and what it implies
3) Hansal Mehta on ‘The Buckingham Murders’: Telling my sort of tales continues to be a wrestle
>> The director talks about presenting Kareena Kapoor Khan in a brand new mild and paring down the divine halo around Gandhi in his upcoming show
4) Why the ‘unhealthy man from Baahubali’ is distributing Payal Kapadia’s ‘All We Think about as Gentle’
>> Payal Kapadia, Rana Daggubati discuss the unusual release strategy of their Cannes-winning film and the state of unbiased cinema in India
5) Vijay Antony interview on ‘Hitler’: I don’t have any political agenda
>> The multi-hyphenate additionally talks about why the appropriate story issues, being genre-fluid, and the future of producing films
6) Park Web optimization-joon and Han So-Hee interview: On Netflix’s sophomore season for ‘Gyeongseong Creature’
>> The celebs spill all, on the present’s time leap, how they approached the sequel, and the promise of a lot more action and romance
7) Malayalam filmmaker Dinjith Ayyathan interview: I had manifested the success of ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’
>> He talks about creating the world of the Malayalam thriller ‘Kishkindha Kaandam,’ which is having a solid run at the box office
8) Chandrajith Belliappa on ‘Ibbani Tabbida Ileyali’: I wished to create a visceral expertise
>> The director’s debut, from Rakshit Shetty’s Paramvah Studios, has made an impact on the box office thanks to good word of mouth
9) Meet Sublahshini, the woman behind trending Tamil observe ‘Golden Sparrow’
>> Like it, hate it, however you may’t ignore it. The viral music is out and the playback singer behind it is keen on making her voice heard
What to look at
1) Payal Kapadia’s radiant ode to a metropolis and its outsiders in ‘All We Think about as Gentle’
2) Jr NTR and Anirudh amp up the depth within the overstretched motion drama, ‘Devara: Half 1’
3) Karthi and Arvind Swami shoulder the spirited bromance drama ‘Meiyazhagan’
4) Vijay Antony’s revenge drama, ‘Hitler’, is outdated and abnormal
5) Pre-wedding blues with Sobhita Dhulipala in ‘Love, Sitara’
6) Anjini Dhawan and Pankaj Kapur bridge the technology hole in ‘Binny And Household’
7) ‘Cup’ is an uninspiring sports activities drama that lacks any aptitude
8) Javier Bardem, Chloë Sevigny star in a callous, confused storytelling mess, ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story’
9) George Clooney and Brad Pitt flip up the attraction for this easy operation, ‘Wolf’
10) ‘Thalaivettiyaan Paalayam,’ Tamil remake of ‘Panchayat,’ provides acquainted delights
11) Elizabeth Olsen, Carrie Coon and Natasha Lyonne chart a soul-stirring sisterhood within the devastating ‘His Three Daughters’
12) In ‘By no means Let Go,’ Halle Berry holds middling survival thriller collectively
13) Hiphop Tamizha Adhi’s bold dystopian movie, ‘Kadaisi Ulaga Por,’ bites off greater than it could possibly chew
Revealed – September 27, 2024 05:20 pm IST