ENTERTAINMENT

Tom Hiddleston to star in drama series 'The White Darkness'
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The series is based on the nonfiction book of the same name by David Grann. It is inspired by the true life account of Henry Worsley (Hiddleston), a devoted husband and father, a former soldier, a man of deep honour and sacrifice, but also a man deeply obsessed with adventure, manifesting in an epic journey crossing Antarctica on foot.
Ranveer reveals what he loves about Gujarat, playing Gujarati boy in 'Jayeshbhai Jordaar'
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Ranveer says, "I'm playing a Gujarati boy again after Ram Leela, a film that gave me a mounting of a star in this industry. 'Ram Leela' showered me with incredible love from people, especially from Gujaratis across the world! Even now, when I meet any Gujarati, they always happen to mention how they loved my performance in Ram Leela."
Pawan Kalyan back in 'action' for 'Hari Hara Veera Mallu'
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Ahead of his shooting, Pawan Kalyan has been rehearsing a high-voltage action sequence under the supervision of stunt director Todor Lazarov, who earlier worked for 'RRR'. Pawan, who is a trained martial arts performer, is seen brushing his skills for the action sequence for the movie. The pictures from the training spot have gone viral on social media.
'KGF' sets foot in metaverse, fans snap up NFTs in record time
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A record number of Non Fungible Tokens (NFTs) have been snapped up by collectors in what is being termed as the biggest NFT sale in India till date. The sale saw the first 500 NFTs getting sold in the first 10 minutes. KGF franchise makers Hombale Films have introduced a set of three NFTs - Bombay Rocky, Narachi Rocky and Toofan Rocky avatars.
Here's who all will be seen on 'Roadies Journey in South Africa'
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Ex-contestants Arushi Chawla, Baseer Ali, Kevin Almasifar, Kavya Khurana, Aarushi Dutta, Sapna Malik, Yukti Arora, Ashish Bhatia, Sohil Singh Jhutti, Gaurav Alugh make a comeback to the show alongside new contestants Muskan Jattana, Arshveer Wahi, Tanish Ghorpade, Siddharth Manoj, Angad Bawa, Nandini, Sakshi Sharma, Simi Talsania, Soundous Moufakir and Jashwant Bopanna.
Tiger Shroff lends his voice to 'Miss Hairan' track from 'Heropanti 2'
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The action star has earlier lent his voice to singles like 'Unbelieavble' and the Punjabi-English single 'Poori Gal Baat'. Titled 'Miss Hairan', the song is an A R Rahman composition with lyrics furnished by veteran lyricist Mehboob. Ahmed Khan has taken the onus of choreography along with Rahul Shetty. Tiger has performed the track along with Nisa Shetty. The song will release on Friday.
Pulling Her Weight: Nimrat Kaur on how she got fat for 'Dasvi'
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During a conversation, when Kapil Sharma asked Nimrat to elaborate on her weight gain process to which, Nimrat replies: "I had time, I had six months in hand so I put on weight at my own pace. I ate lots and enjoyed myself." Nimrat is seen essaying an interesting character of Bimmo, wife of Ganga Ram Chaudhary portrayed by Abhishek Bachchan.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui recalls how he was offered 'Heropanti 2'
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He also revealed that his character of 'Laila' in the film has more logic and reason than many content-driven films. Recalling how he got the part, Nawaz said, " I was in London shooting for some other film when this role was offered to me by Ahmed and Rajat. They narrated the character to me while we were traveling to a certain location in the countryside and then later we took the narration to the hotel."
'Ooo Ooo' featuring Ileana D'Cruz is an urban and contemporary track
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The song has been conceptualised and created by Vidit Chitroda and directed by Avinash Jai Singh. It features reggaeton inflections powered by guitars and an infectious groove. Talking about the song, Ileana D'Cruz said, "When I heard 'Ooo Ooo' I couldn't stop grooving to the track, it was right up my alley. Qaran and I had a blast filming the song and I can't wait for everyone to listen to it."
Arooj Aftab's journey to Grammys all about grit and constant learning
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Arooj was born to Pakistani parents in Saudi Arabia. She spent her teenage years in Lahore. Her parents often held musical evenings at their home in Lahore, but Aftab was not allowed to take music lessons, which they believed would impact her studies. The 37-year old is a self-taught musician as she learnt the basics of music by listening to artistes such as Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia.
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