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At BTS's 2nd show, stadium vows to check vax cards for safety concerns
"The safety of our guests, staff and the artist are always our number one priority, and we coordinated with law enforcement to temporarily streamline guest entry at last night's show," SoFi said in a statement to TMZ, reports aceshowbiz.com. The statement read: "Tonight, we will have increased security and guest entry points and will begin vaccination verification even earlier in the entry process."
Opening numbers of Adele's '30' surpasses those of Taylor Swift, Drake
Her big premiere beats the previous mark set by Drake's 'Certifiable Lover Boy' when it bowed with 613,000 back in September, reports variety.com. It also comes in ahead of Taylor Swift's 'Red (Taylor's Version)', which just a week ago had the second-biggest debut of the year, with 905,000 album units, and now is bumped to the third most sizable of 2021.
Prasoon Joshi receives 52nd IFFI's Film Personality of the Year award
Speaking after being honoured with the 'Film Personality of the Year' award at the closing ceremony of the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India, the eminent lyricist and creative writer appreciated IFFI for attempting to provide such a platform through the 75 Creative Minds initiative.
Japanese film 'Ring Wandering' get Golden Peacock at 52nd IFFI
The Japanese film is about an aspiring manga artist, who, while searching for bones he believes will help him complete his piece of art, ends up unearthing war-time memories. Calling the film a delightfully rewarding experience, the jury observed that though it was looking to revive war-time memories, it was not a war film and was centred instead on human relationships.
Manoj Bajpayee: IFFI a great vehicle to encourage new filmmakers
Speaking at the closing ceremony of the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India here, Bajpayee said, "I personally believe that the IFFI, organised by the government of India is a great vehicle to instigate and encourage new filmmakers and the coming generation of filmmakers."
Madhuri Dixit: Wonderful time for women to be in films
Participating in the closing ceremony of the 52nd edition of the International Film Festival of India here, where she was honoured, Madhuri, while responding to a question on what had changed in the world of cinema, said, "There are lots of changes but the one big change is when I used to go for shooting earlier, the women on the sets would either be actors or hair dressers."
Dhanush wins Best Actor for 'Asuran' at BRICS Film Festival
Interestingly, Dhanush had won a National Award for the same film earlier this year.While Dhanush was adjudged the best actor, Lara Boldorini was awarded the Best Actor (female) at the festival for her performance in the Brazilian film 'On Wheels'. The Best Film Award was shared by two films - South African film 'Barakat' and the Russian film 'The Sun Above Me Never Sets'.
'Squid Game' star Park Hae-soo is a huge fan of BTS
The 40-year-old actor sat down with Variety to take part in a game of 'Most Likely To' alongside several co-stars and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Park Hae-Soo, Jung Ho-yeon, Lee Jung-jae and Hwang Dong-hyuk were asked who among them was "most likely to sing a BTS song" and the votes were equally split between Jung Ho-yeon and Park Hae-soo.
Lady Gaga needed to use Italian accent at all times for 'House Of Gucci'
The movie tells the story of Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of hiring a hitman to kill her ex-husband Maurizio Gucci and Gaga spent months perfecting her character's Italian accent. She says that it was particularly useful to use it in mundane situations such as shopping trips, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Daniel Dae Kim will only say yes to 'Lost' reboot if original creators are on board
Kim played Jin-Soo Kwon throughout the drama's six-year run and said he is often asked if he'd ever reprise his character for a reboot or spin-off, reports aceshowbiz.com. "It was an incredibly special time in my life... and I can't believe it's been 20 years ago already," he told 'Good Morning America'.
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