ENTERTAINMENT

Vijay plays a spy called Veeraraghavan in 'Beast'; trailer sets Internet on fire
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The trailer shows that a mall called the East Coast Mall is under seige by terrorists and a negotiator (Selvaraghavan) is summoned by the government to have negotiations with them. The negotiator is relieved to know that an Indian soldier called Veeraraghavan (Vijay), considered to be among the best of spies, is inside the mall.
Movie Review | 'Attack - Part 1': John Abraham delivers an earnest performance
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It's the straightforward origin story of the artificially induced super soldier Arjun Shergil. The prologue shows us a random successful "comb the area and capture the target" operation of a highly efficient platoon of the Indian Army headed by the diligent soldier Arjun in circa November 2010. The target is the notorious terrorist Rehman Gul (Habib Aidroos).
Shawn Mendes' new song was inspired by his split from Camila
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He said: "I think, in a lot of ways, it was just me kind of processing what it feels like to be on my own again, and processing what it feels like to learn how to cope and be there for myself. "The original song was really a sad ballad and it ended up turning into an upbeat tempo kind of song, so it's interesting... I think if you can surround a song in a sonic soundscape that makes people excited, it allows people to listen more."
Rachel Zegler to voice character of Princess Ellian in 'Spellbound'
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Apple Original Films and Skydance Animation's 'Spellbound', is being directed by Vicky Jenson with Lauren Hynek & Elizabeth Martin and Linda Woolverton penning the script. The original score for the film hails from Academy Award-winner Alan Menken, with lyrics by Glenn Slater. Chris Montan serves as executive music producer. John Lasseter, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and David Lipman are producing for Skydance Animation.
'CODA' is an expression of the new OTT-led era of entertainment
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Months later, Wright won the Golden Globe for Best Actress - Television Drama Series. Since then, there's been no looking back for streamers as year after year they have been in contention for top entertainment awards across categories, firmly establishing their presence as the new global content powerhouses. And their coming of age was announced at the recently concluded Oscars, before the chatter about the awards was jettisoned by the Will Smith 'slapgate', when the Apple TV+ film, 'CODA', went home with the best picture trophy. Apple TV+ made movie history by becoming the first streaming service to win the best picture accolade at the Academy Awards, which just completed their 94th year.
Netflix: From video store chain to global entity that redefined entertainment
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Today, Netflix has reached roughly 222 million paid members globally and aims to attract 800-900 million households that use either broadband internet or pay TV around the world. In 1997, Reed Hastings (now Chairman and President) and Marc Randolph had an idea to rent DVDs by mail. They tested the concept by mailing themselves a DVD. The DVD arrived intact, and the idea for Netflix was born.
Striking Gold: 'K.G.F: Chapter 2' stars discuss the much-anticipated movie
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Yash, alias Rocky, along with Sanjay Dutt, Srinidhi, Raveena Tandon, and producer Ritesh Sidhwani spoke extensively about the movie and the moments they have cherished. Sanjay Dutt, who plays the antagonist 'Adheera' in the movie, spoke about acting amidst his battle with cancer. He said: "I am an artist, and till the day I die, I will keep acting." Speaking about his role, Sanjay Dutt said: "I am lucky that I have had the opportunity to get the sort of characters I do -- the criminal types."
Badshah admits he suffered from depression, anxiety
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Bringing to the table his unfiltered personality in this episode, Badshah spilled his fitness secrets, broke some widely known fitness myths, and opened up about his severe anxiety disorder, clinical depression, and sleep apnea. Badshah admitted that he used to starve himself for his work just to look a certain way, found himself out of breath at performances, and unhappy for the most part. In this episode, Badshah spilled it all. He now lives by a simple motto - when it comes to protecting your mental peace, being selfish is the only key.
Will Smith resigns from Academy to avoid suspension
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In a statement, Smith called his actions "shocking, painful and inexcusable" and said that he will accept any additional consequences that the Academy's Board of Governors deems appropriate. "The list of those I have hurt is long and includes Chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones, all those in attendance, and global audiences at home," Smith said. "I betrayed the trust of the Academy. I deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. I am heartbroken."
Ilaiyaraaja wins Best Original Score at Amsterdam International Film Festival
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Producer Sir Marco Robinson shared the news on Twitter. He said, "We win best score for our film 'A beautiful breakup' with composer Ilaiyaraaja at the Amsterdam Film Festival. (The) award for Best Original Score. We are so happy!!! It is incredibly beautiful music." The film, which has as many as 30 original sound tracks of Ilaiyaraaja in it, has been bankrolled by a UK-based production house called A5 Natures Movies International and features debutants Krish and Matylda in the lead.
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