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Sonali Kulkarni: We need to change the conversation on age-appropriate roles
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In conversation with IANS, the actress explains why the whole conversation around the age-appropriate roles of female and male actors needs to be changed, adding why every single choice of hers was unique. While the whole conversation of age representation of female characters in Bollywood started post the release of 'Badhaai Ho' in 2018, the trend of the older actors being cast opposite much younger female actresses is still continuing. On the other hand, female superstars have found their space in either female-centric films.
IANS Sunday Special: 2021: The year of OTT streaming platforms
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For a content maker, of films as well as of others, it was a tempting offer. Nothing attracts an Indian viewer more to the screen than content and that has been proved again and again by movies, TV, videos or OTT. Only OTT has gained during this year. While only a few original OTT streaming serials have made a mark and have drawn eyeballs, most went unnoticed.
Chiranjeevi doesn't like being called Telugu 'industry head'
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The actor said, "Please do not call me the 'industry head' anymore." "I will be there for my movie industry people. But, I do not want these titles anymore. I think it is better to be a responsible person than to be called a bigwig." Chiranjeevi also conveyed that he will continue to do the good work, even without titles, as those titles aren't that significant to him anymore.
Ranveer Singh welcomes New Year with sun and sand
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The actor took to his Instagram and uploaded several pictures from his beach holiday, one which shows the actor raising a toast to the coming year.
Rohan Sippy defines OTT as medium for exploring deeper layers of characters
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Outlining his learnings about the OTT, he mentions, "The new lessons you discover are that OTT is about characters. When you invest so much time and spend so much time with the characters, you really have an emotional connection with the characters. That's the beauty of this platform.
BTS' Jungkook trends after sharing pictures posing with pups
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Jungkook posted the pictures on Instagram, where he can be seen lying on the floor as his adorable Italian Greyhounds, who are named Song and Paeng, rest on his stomach. He looks dapper dressed in a white T-shirt with a black pants. Moments after he shared the images, he received over 10.5 million likes.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' tops New Year's Eve box-office with $15.4 mn
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Its performance caps a strong year for its distributor, Sony Pictures, which also scored commercially with the likes of 'Ghostbusters: Afterlife' and 'Venom: Let There Be Carnage', reports variety.com.
'Bigg Boss 15': Rakhi asks Rashami about her married life; Rashami breaks down
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During a conversation, Rakhi enquired about Rashami's married life and Rashami said she is not comfortable discussing it. She said: "If my words can harm someone (Nandish), I would not do that." Rakhi replied: "Okay something wrong will happen?" Later, Rashami cried sitting at the poolside and Rakhi was unhappy with Rashami's response.
Emma Watson wanted to leave 'Harry Potter' franchis
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Emma with her co-stars from the franchise appeared on 'Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts' special, where she opened up about going through a stressful time. Emma said, "I did find a diary entry that was kind of like. I could see that at times I was lonely." Later in the special, she mentions, "The fame thing had finally hit home in a big way."
'BB 15': Salman schools Shamita; Dharmendra praises Rakhi for her entertainment quotient
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The 'Dabangg' actor gets angry with the contestants for their callous behaviour and cancelling another Ticket To Finale task. He says: "You all have done the PhD in cancellation of tasks." Shamita says: "You are questioning me and my efforts. You can see how I am performing. Salman replies: "Shamita did I tell you that you are not doing anything."
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