The Fate of the Furious set to break box office records
The Fate of the Furious, looks set to break records across the globe after its release this weekend. Variety.com reports that although the final numbers have yet to be released, based on earlier estimates, the action-thriller is poised to set a new worldwide high. It is expected to pass the previous record of $529 million (Dh1.9 billion) set by Star Wars: The Force Awakens. If that happens, a large part of the credit will be due to China, where The Fate of the Furious has already racked up a massive $135 million in its first two days of release. In the US however, things have been less meteoric. The film took in an estimated $100.2 million, which is still high but much less than Furious 7's $147.2 million kick-off. Heading into the weekend, most analysts expected the film would roar past the $100 million mark, instead of inch over the line. — Reuters
Karan Johar says Shah Rukh Khan’s son AbRam is becoming a poser
Filmmaker Karan Johar has praised Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's son AbRam saying he is becoming a poser. Johar, who has worked with Khan in films like Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham and My Name is Khan, shared a photograph of AbRam with his mother Gauri Khan on Twitter on Monday. "The adorable AbRam is turning out to quite the poser! Stealing the thunder from his talented and beautiful mother," Karan wrong alongside the image. AbRam was born via surrogacy in 2013. The couple also have another son named Aryan Khan and a daughter Suhana Khan. — IANS
Irrfan Khan joins voice-over team on Raabta trailer
Actor Irrfan Khan is part of the voice-over team for the trailer of Raabta, a new film by debutant director Dinesh Vijan. Vijan and Khan were on a flight when the director asked if he could do a voice-over for his film. Irrfan immediately agreed and promised to do it once they were back. Vijan said in a statement: "We needed a soothsayers' voice for the trailer. Irrfan's voice is amazing and distinct. We were flying to Georgia when I asked Irrfan if he could do a small voice-over for Raabta. He agreed and then asked me the details." The trailer of the movie, starring Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon, was released yesterday. — IANS
Cher and Kardashian sisters lend support to The Promise
Singer Cher and reality television stars Kim and Kourtney Kardashian have shown their support for a new film that dramatises the Armenian massacre. Cher's father was Armenian-American and the Kardashian's father Robert was also of Armenian descent. The Promise is a period drama centred on the massacre of Christian Armenians during the First World War in what is now Turkey and is out in cinemas across American on April 21. The film stars Oscar Isaac as an Armenian medical student and Christian Bale as an American foreign correspondent, both of whom fall in love with the same woman. "There is something about people when they don't see other people as human beings, then they objectify and then they can do anything to them," Cher said about the massacre at the premiere. — Reuters
