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Road To 20: Abhishek Bachchan says Akshay Kumar would make sure they worked out during Housefull 3

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The Housefull franchise has kept the audiences hooked with its hilarious scripts and Housefull 3 was undoubtedly a gem! Starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, and more among the others, the film and its punchlines had left us all in splits. Abhishek Bachchan, in his recent Road To 20 post, spoke about how Akshay Kumar forced them to work out during the early hours of the day. He wrote, “#RoadTo20 Year-2016 #Housefull3 A franchise that has brought smiles to so many faces. Was a pleasure to be a part of one of them. Reunited with so many friends.Akshay ensured that Riteish, Boman and I would wake up early and work out with him before breakfast... RD, Bomzi and I ensured that we would put all those burnt calories back on during the course of the day. ???? much to @jenniferlegs dismay. A fun film, a super fun team and great memories!” Take a look at it.   View this post on Instagram   #R...

Bollywood's iconic film posters reimagined with same-sex relationships to celebrate Pride month, check out

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Every year, during the month of June, the LGBTQIA community celebrates Pride Month. The reason the month of June was chosen is that it is when the Stonewall Riots took place, way back in 1969. While the Pride parade in New York gets heavily covered in the press, the community around the world celebrates the day too. Since Pride month celebrates diversity and inclusiveness, it is a way to spread social awareness about the community. Over the years, India has seen a bit of progress when it comes to capturing LGBTQIA stories on the big screen. In the latest of the films, Ayushmann Khurrana recently starred in what would be called the first gay romantic comedy Shubh Mangal Zyaada Saavdhan . Sonam Kapoor, last year, was a part of a lesbian love story, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga . An Instagram account 'socialcentralindia' reimagined some of the iconic Bollywood movie posters with same-sex relationships to celebrate the Pride month. Check it out: Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge ...

Big breather for PPE suit manufacturers, India allows export under quota system

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In a big win for the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) suit manufacturers who were facing the danger of closing down their units due to huge shortage of local orders and drop in rates, the Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) on Monday allowed the export of PPE suits. from Business News: Latest News on Business, Stock Markets, Financial News, India Business & World Business News https://ift.tt/2CLhtct >

Anthony Mackie criticizes lack of diversity in Marvel movies

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Ever since the Black Lives Matter movement, lack of diversity in different fields has come to limelight. Hollywood is facing the backlash for hiring white actors for people of colour roles. Amid the discussions surrounding the diversity problems, Marvel actor Anthony Mackie has criticized the studio for their lack of diversity in the films and as crew members. During an interview with Daveed Riggs (Snowpiercer) for Variety's Actors on Actor series, Mackie said, "It really bothered me that I've done seven Marvel movies where every producer, every director, ever stunt person, every costume designer, every PA, every single person has been white." Mackie further gave an example of blockbuster hit Black Panther that had the majority of the Black cast and Black crew by saying, "That's more racist than anything else. Because if you only can hire the Black people for the Black movie, are you saying they're not good enough when you have a mostly white cast?...

Sidharth Shukla’s savage reply to a troll will leave you in splits

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Sidharth Shukla is well known for his witty replies and his fans have witnessed it on Bigg Boss 13 where they got to see him in a new light. No wonder, the actor’s fan-following is massive and is here to stay for the actor. While they eagerly await for the actor to sign his next project, they keep a close eye on his social media activities and his recent reply to a troll gave them another reason to trend him on Twitter. An ardent Shehnaaz Gill fan wrote, “Our Shehnaaz is doing work with different artists. Are you not getting any job? I will talk to Shehnaaz and she will help you out a bit in job search. You are surviving on her money Shukla Ji.” Sidharth, being the humourous guy that he is, gave a befitting reply to the said person and wrote, “Can you please talk to her on my behalf. Thanks that'd be great help. God bless ya.” Needless to say, Sidharth Shukla fans were hooting for their favourite celebrity and started trending ‘#WeLoveSavageSidharth’ in no time! He was last seen...

Morena Baccarin not yet approached for Ryan Reynolds starrer Deadpool 3

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Actor Ryan Reynolds will return to Deadpool 3 as the film is in the scripting stage. But, the fate of the film remains uncertain ever since Fox was acquired by Disney. The actor has met with Marvel, and writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and the film will remain R-Rated. Meanwhile, it has been learnt that Morena Baccarin, who played Vanessa Carlysle, is yet to be approached for the third installment. In a recent interview on PeopleTV's Couch Surfing show, Baccarin said, "I have no idea. Apparently, they're still writing it. I genuinely don't know. I have not been asked or approached. There's been no conversations yet, so I'm waiting with bated breath." "As big as possible. I mean, he [Reynolds] will always be the lead, but I would love to be right by his side," she further said. In the comics, Vanessa Carlysle was also a mutant named Copycat. But that has not been tackled in the Deadpool movies yet. Though  Deadpool 3  wasn't announc...

The true story behind 'Kuch Na Kaho' from 1942: A Love Story

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If Rahul Dev Burman’s swan song ' Kuch na kaho, kuch bhi na kaho ' is remembered so vividly to this day, it has more to do with the staying power of the limitlessly talented composer rather than any intrinsic merit of the song’s parent film  1942: A Love Story . Of the two versions of the songs sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Kumar Sanu, there was a bit of controversy over the female version, sung to immortality by Lataji. The song had already been recorded in Kavita Krishnamurthy’s voice when it was done again by Lataji. Was Lataji aware of the song’s history? Absolutely not. Hear what she has to say. “I only knew what Pancham (R D Burman) told me. He rang me up and said, ‘Didi there‘s one final song in 1942: A Love Story  which (director) Vidhu Vinod Chopra is very keen that you sing. Will you do it?’ Pancham and I shared a very warm and close relationship. He con...