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Disney+ Hotstar shows how 'cricketainment' works for OTT platforms
Disney+ Hotstar has realising it with the IPL, despite its fairly robust entertainment portfolio of original Disney content (such as the Dwayne Johnson film 'Jungle Cruise') and critically acclaimed local content, like the Sushmita Sen-led web thriller series 'Arya' and Aanand L. Rai's 'Atrangi Re', starring Dhanush, Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan. This past Thursday, during the IPL face-off between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants, 7.6 million people tuned in to the streamer.
Anil Kapoor gets nostalgic as 'Beta' completes 30 years
Indra Kumar's directorial broke all the records at the box office and became a hit of that year. Anil Kapoor, who won the Filmfare Best Actor Award for his performance goes down memory lane and recalls his working experience with co-star Madhuri. While speaking about the same, Anil Kapoor said: "The writing of 'Beta' was revolutionary for that year. It had many layers with women in charge, the very topic of discussion today."
'Beast' trailer garners whopping 24 million views in 18 hours
On Saturday evening, the makers of the film released a trailer of the much-awaited action thriller that showed Vijay playing a character called Vijayaraghavan inside a mall that it is taken seige by terrorists. The trailer triggered huge excitement among fans who gathered outside theatres to watch it on the giant screen. The trailer, which was sharply released by the makers at 6 in the evening, garnered a whopping 2 million views in a matter of just 15 minutes flat.
Started exploring possibilities for 'RRR' sequel: Vijayendra Prasad
In a recent interview, Vijayendra Prasad revealed that he has started exploring possibilities of a probable sequel for the Ram Charan and Jr NTR starrer 'RRR'. "Some ideas popped up, as I started exploring the possible sequel. Everybody liked it too. If God is willing, it may happen sometime later", the writer said. Vijayendra Prasad, who spoke on many aspects of cinema, also reacted to the controversial topic of Ram Charan being given more importance in 'RRR'.
Besides shattering records, 'RRR' signals altered power equations in Tollywood
In real life too, the Tollywood actors Jr NTR and Ram Charan are winning hearts for their friendship bordering on bromance. On several occasions during the run-up to the movie's release and after that too, the camaraderie between the two star actors, scions of two of the most powerful Tollywood clans, have touched a chord with the people. It looks like their friendship spans several years at least.
Malaika Arora gets stitches but recovering after accident near Panvel
Malaika was returning home from a fashion event, about which she had even posted updates on her Instagram account, when her driver lost balance and her Range Rover bumped into three cars on the expressway. She was rushed to Navi Mumbai's Apollo Hospital, where she was said to be recovering well, although shaken by the incident, and was likely to be discharged on Sunday.
Jerrod Carmichael officially comes out as gay on his special 'Rothaniel'
At times contemplative, buoyant, and occasionally heartbroken, Carmichael talks about the weight of keeping this secret throughout his life and career, and how coming out has changed his relationships with his friends and family for both the better and the worse. After telling a story about realising his father had been cheating on his mother for years, Carmichael takes a beat and looks out at his audience.
Jim Sarbh: I always had an interest in voice acting
"I just love watching all of them; be it incredible Genie and Aladdin or overall the work of Robin Williams, I love them all. When Rahul (the director of the show) approached me for the role, we had a couple of reading sessions and eventually realised how we can play around with those lines quite chaotically! I thought it could be so much fun!"
Michael Buble ended wedding night with hamburgers instead of getting intimate
Appearing on the 'Table Manners with Jessie and Lennie Ware' podcast, he spilled: "We had two weddings... this might be controversial but I think people who put on destination weddings are a******* ... For the family that couldn't afford to come, that couldn't pay to come... I put on a thing for them too.
Chad Smith pays tribute to Taylor Hawkins in special video
During the tour, Hawkins and Dave Grohl pulled off a prank on Smith as they dumped pasta on his head while he was drumming. Ever since, the two drummers kept up a playful yet sincere friendship, which is displayed in the video. Smith can be heard during an interview clip at the beginning of the video as he says, "Taylor's my good buddy whom I've known forever."
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