After the epic disaster of Mohenjo Daro last year, Kaabil has Hrithik Roshan back in the spotlight. The film, made with a budget of $5.2 million, is gaining ground every day at the box office. In a week since its release, the film earned over $12 million, reports Forbes
Directed by Sanjay Gupta and produced by Rakesh Roshan (actor's father), Kaabil is the story of a visually challenged dubbing artist (Roshan) embarking on a kill-crazy rampage after his equally sightless beloved, played by Yami Gautam, was raped and driven to death by thugs. The melodrama, supposedly inspired by the Korean film Broken has gotten mixed reviews by critics.
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Selena Gomez teases new music online
Singer-actress Selena Gomez treated her fans to a tease of a new song, which is believed to be titled It aint me and is a collaboration with Norwegian DJ Kygo.
The unconfirmed title track's first tease on Instagram features a half profile of Gomez with a black X over her mouth, reports people.com. The lyrics read: "I had a dream/ we were back to 17/ summer nights and liberties/ never growing up."
While it appears the singer is making new music, she is also busy as executive producer of the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, an adaptation of the best-selling young adult novel.
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Damien Chazelle Wins Directors Guild’s top film award for La La Land
Damien Chazelle has won the Directors Guild of America's top feature film award for the whimsical musical comedy-drama La La Land.
Chazelle won over Garth Davis for Lion, Barry Jenkins for Moonlight, Kenneth Lonergan for Manchester by the Sea, and Denis Villeneuve for Arrival. Alejandro Inarritu, who nabbed the last two DGA Awards for The Revenant and Birdman, made the announcement late Saturday night at the conclusion of the 69th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, reports Variety.
Chazelle’s victory puts him in a strong position to win the Academy Award come February 26. The DGA Award is one of the top indicators of Oscar sentiment, with all but seven of all DGA winners since 1948 going on to take the best director Oscar.
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Springsteen ‘embarrassed’ to be American
Born in the USA hitmaker Bruce Springsteen said at a concert in Australia that he is embarrassed to be an American.
The 67-year-old addressed the crowd as "embarrassed Americans" referring to US President Donald Trump in a newly-surfaced clip from his show here earlier this week, reports foxnews.com
He sang a cover of Don't hang up mocking Trump's phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
“We stand before you, embarrassed Americans. This is a song from 1965 by the Orlons and we’re going to use it to send a letter back home,” he said.
Springsteen also announced his band is part of the resistance against the Trump administration.
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Justin Bieber returns to Instagram
Singer Justin Bieber finally returns to photo-sharing site Instagram after taking a five-month break following a row with fans over a split with Selena Gomez.
The Canadian pop star made his comeback to the photo sharing platform, from which he took a break from after a row with fans, as part of T Mobile's huge Super Bowl campaign, reports mirror.co.uk
His return to the social media site is part of the #UnlimitedMoves spot for the big game as he shared it with his fans online. He wants followers to share their touchdown dances across social media on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.
Bieber will be choosing his favourites and sharing them on his own page on Monday morning after the game.
After quitting the site last year, Bieber said: “Instagram is for the devil. I think Hell is Instagram. I’m like 90 percent sure. We get sent to hell and we get locked in the Instagram server. I’m stuck in the Dms (Direct messages). I’m trying to climb my way out and I can’t.”
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John Lennon Yoko Ono love story movie in the works
Producer Michael De Luca is working with Ono on an untitled feature that would track her relationship with the Beatle, as well as their antiwar efforts.
The Theory of Everything scribe Anthony McCarten will pen the feature and act as a producer on the project, along with Ono, De Luca and Immersive Pictures' Josh Bratman, according to Hollywood Reporter.
“The story will focus on ripe and relevant themes of love, courage and activism in the U.S. — with the intention of inspiring today’s youth to stand up for and have a clear vision for the world they want,” De Luca said in a statement. “I am also honoured and privileged to be working with Yoko Ono, Anthony McCarten and Josh Bratman to tell the story of two amazing global icons.”
De Luca is the mega-producer behind such award-winning films as Captain Phillips, Moneyball and The Social Network. This year, he won't be in the audience on Oscar night, but instead will be busy producing the live telecast with Jennifer Todd.
McCarten also wrote the Gary Oldman-starring Winston Churchill biopic Darkest Hour, due out November 24
