Queen Eliza’s magic has eclipsed the superpower of ‘Iron Man 3‘ with the Disney’s animation film edging past the superhero movie to become the fifth highest grossing film of all time.
‘Frozen‘, a story about two sisters separated by the magical powers of the elder, has been on a winning spree since its release.
‘Frozen’s gross now is a whopping USD 1.219 billion compared to Disney/Marvel’s ‘Iron Man 3′s USD 1.215 billion, reported Deadline.
Ranveer Singh feels that rumours of him and actress Deepika Padukone being in a relationship are abuzz because they hang out together.
“No (there is nothing between us).. She is a very special person in my life and is a very close friend. She is one of the most wonderful people I have met. I have great amount of admiration and respect for her as an artist and as a professional. That’s it,” Ranveer told us in an interview.
Rumours of the two dating each other had started making rounds of Bollywood after they were paired opposite each other in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s romantic drama ‘Goliyon ki Rasleela Ram Leela’.
Ranveer and Deepika have, however, never acknowledged that they are in a relationship.
The actor said he is completely into his work and does not keep a tab of tabloid news.
“I am completely immersed in my work. I don’t subscribe to tabloids. I go on with my daily life and completely devoted to my work,” he added.
Ranveer doesn’t seem okay with the two of them being called as a ‘couple’.
“I think people are jumping the gun. I think it is very presumptuous of people to assume that two people are romantically involved if they are seen going out together. I don’t think that is correct judgement,” he said.
But he also does not feel the need of any sort of clarification.
Ranveer, who recently joined social networking website Facebook, says, “I don’t intend to use this social media platform to refute anything. I want to stay connected with my fans and I love them, that is why I am on social media,” he added.
Ranveer-Deepika will again seen together in Bhansali’s magnum opus project ‘Bajirao Mastani’. Ranveer is also doing a small role in Homi Adjania’s upcoming film ‘Finding Fanny’, which has Deepika in the lead.
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Director Gareth Edwards has been signed up to direct ‘Star Wars’ spin-off, which will focus on an individual character from the film franchise.
The 38-year-old will helm the first of standalone films, whereas writer Gary Whitta will pen the script, reports contactmusic.
‘Star Wars’ creator George Lucas’ production company Lucasfilm made the announcement on StarWars.com Thursday, although there was no confirmation as to which character the spin-off would feature.
Edwards, who directed ‘Godzilla‘ and low budget film ‘Monsters’, said that in addition to his love for classic monster movies, he’s also a great ‘Star Wars’ fan.
“Ever since I saw ‘Star Wars’ I knew exactly what I wanted to do for the rest of my life – join the Rebel Alliance. I could not be more excited and honoured to go on this mission with Lucasfilm,” said Edwards.
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Year 2014 has already witnessed entertainers with titles as quirky as ‘Paraanthe Wli Gali‘, ‘Mr. Joe B. Carvalho‘, ‘Babloo Happy Hai‘, ‘Hasee Toh Phasee‘, ‘Total Siyappa‘, ‘O Teri‘ and ‘Lucky Kabootar‘.
The next half of the year promises more with ‘Fugly’, ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’, ‘Kuku Mathur Ki Toh Jhand Ho Gayi’, ‘Guddu Rangeela’, ‘Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai’, ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’ and ‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’.
Mumbai-based film historian SMM Ausaja says “wacky titles always draw attention but you need star power and good storytelling to sustain such films at the box office”.
“For example, ‘Satte Pe Satta’ lived up to its wacky title and emerged a classic despite being inspired by a Hollywood film (‘Seven Brides For Seven Brothers’),” Ausaja told us.
However, if one goes by the ongoing trend, most of the forthcoming quirkily titled films hardly feature any big names from tinsel town. Besides, they don’t have humungous budgets – and they often cater to a crowd that enjoys cinema with the ‘desi’ flavour.
In fact, in the case of ‘Kuku Mathur Ki Toh Jhand Ho Gayi’, its co-producers Ekta Kapoor and Bejoy Nambiar are the only established names associated with the project. The project is directed by a debutant and features newcomers too.
Besides, its director Aman Sachdeva has gone on record to say ‘”Kuku Mathur…” is the “cheapest” film ever produced by Ekta. The title of the movie was finalised after getting inputs from Delhi students from various colleges.
“We zeroed in on the word ‘jhand’, which is very popular in the city. The word describes the hilarious crisis situation that the actor is in,” Nambiar had said. The title precisely describes the film’s gist in the most desi manner that it could.
The case is similar for ‘Fugly’!
In common parlance, ‘fugly’ is a slang which means very ugly, but for the film’s director Kabir Sadanand, it happens to be a term he remembers using profusely during his college days in Delhi.
“When we were in college, we used to use this word very often – ‘What a fugly dish’, ‘What a fugly day’ or ‘What a fugly girl’ – for anything fun! The set-up of my film is very colloquial and when one of my college friends saw the script, his reaction was ‘Kya fugly film hai (What a fugly film). That was it!
“It is catchy, and it gels in with the film’s flavour,” Sadanand told us.
Then there’s romantic comedy ‘Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania’, starring Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan. If its title didn’t seem desi enough, sample the story wherein Alia plays a fan of Kareena Kapoor a la several young girls across the country.
In ‘Guddu Rangeela’, await some action by Arshad Warsi, Amit Sadh and Aditi Rao Hydari.
‘Dum Laga Ke Haisha’, a Yash Raj Films’ project, stars ‘Vicky Donor’ actor Ayushmann Khurrana; ‘Machhli Jal Ki Rani Hai’, a horror movie stars Swara Bhaskar; while ‘Amit Sahni Ki List’, an urban comedy, features the indomitable comic talent Vir Das.
Luckily for the filmmakers, times are decent for these eclectic projects – given how the audience is ready to sample and savour differentiated content, with interesting titles, new cast and fresh concepts. Let’s wait and watch whether the going gets easy or tough for these experiments!
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Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, who is overwhelmed with the response to his latest release ‘Manam‘, has extended gratitude to the team behind the film’s success. He also thanked his sister Supriya for co-producing the film with him.
The entertainer also features late legendary actor Akkineni Nageswara Rao and his grandson Naga Chaitanya.
“I need to thank Vikram, Vinod, Harsha, Anoop, Rajeevan, Nalini Chuniya and all the `Manam’ team for this classic. (I’m) so proud of you. My dear Supriya we couldn’t have done it without you,” posted Nagarjuna on his Twitter page.
‘Manam’, which released worldwide Friday, has opened to positive response from critics and audience alike.
Directed by Vikram Kumar, the film also features Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Shriya Saran, Raashi Khanna and Neetu Chandra in important roles.
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Director Edgar Wright has walked out from the upcoming Marvel film ‘Ant-Man‘ after being attached to helm it since 2006.
Marvel Studios made the shocking announcement just as the film’s pre-production is coming to an end. Wright’s exit was “due to differences in their version of the film,” the studio announced, reported Variety.
“Marvel and Edgar Wright jointly announced today that the studio and director have parted ways on Ant-Man due to differences in their visions of the film,” read the statement.
“The decision to move on is amicable and does not impact the release date on July 17, 2015. A new director will be announced shortly.”
The filmmaker’s departure comes even more of a surprise since he and Joe Cornish wrote the script together.
Shooting was expected to begin very soon, with Paul Rudd leading the cast as the miniature superhero, scientist Henry ‘Hank’ Pym, who creates a chemical substance to dramatically changes his size and communicate with insects in order to fight crime.
Wright was responsible for casting the 45 year-old actor, this past December the studio announced that the director “came to us with the idea of Paul Rudd, we felt a huge sense of relief because the first step in creating any Marvel Studios film is finding the right star.”
Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Patrick Wilson, Corey Stoll and Michael Pena are also part of the film.
‘Ant-Man’ is scheduled for a release date of July 31 2015, which will compete with other huge summer blockbusters such as Marvel’s ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron,’ the ‘Man of Steel‘ sequel which will feature Henry Cavill‘s ‘Superman’ as well as Ben Affleck‘s ‘Batman,’ ‘Jurassic Park IV’ and a reboot of the ‘Terminator’ franchise.
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Popular singer Baba Sehegal, who recently made his acting debut in the Telugu period drama ‘Rudhramadevi‘, is all set to play the antagonist in the upcoming thriller ‘Overdose’ in the same language.
“I felt Baba would be perfect for the menacing role. We have already started shooting with him and he wouldn’t be seen in a typical villain role. This one will be very different and is sure to impress audiences,” film’s director Krishna Manneri told us.
Baba will also be crooning a song in the film, which features Amar, Surya Milan, Madhuri Itagi and Parinidhi in the lead roles.
“Since Baba was shooting with us, we felt why not also make him sing a song for the album. After all, singing is his forte and he has crooned several chartbusters in Telugu,” added Manneri.
The director says the film reflects the lives of modern-day youth.
“The story revolves around the lifestyle of rich kids in our country and how they are getting attracted to drug abuse,” he said.
‘Overdose’, which has music by Ramana Gogula, is gearing up for release soon.
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