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Los Angeles, Oct 26 (IANS) Hollywood actor Chris Pratt, who will be next seen in his upcoming thriller, 'Mercy', has shared his experience of filming with the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD). He also shed light on the most difficult part of working on the film, and how he prepared for his new film, reports 'People' magazine.In the film, he stars as an Los Angeles detective who has limited time to uncover the truth about his wife's death after being blamed for her murder.As per 'People' magazine, the actor revealed that the most difficult part of working on 'Mercy' came while he was spending time with law enforcement officers to gain a deeper understanding of his character."I had an opportunity to work with the Los Angeles Police Department, and their homicide division and so I was abl...

Mumbai Oct 25 (IANS) Actor Sumeet Raghvan, who was seen as Sahil Sarabhai in the show "Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai" paid an emotional tribute to his onscreen dad Satish Shah.In an emotional video posted on social media, Sumeet remembered his precious moment with Satish Shah, calling him “Kaka” with affection.Looking back at their journey together, he started the video saying, “Back in 2004, we started a show and stopped it after only 70 episodes. 21 years later, that show has become the heartbeat of people. The show is Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai.”Revealing how the audience identifies with the characters of the show, he added, “People come up to us and say, ‘I’m the Sahil of my house,’ or ‘this is the Roshesh of the home' or 'my wife behaves just like Monisha', but no one ever said, ‘this is the Indrava...

Chennai, Oct 25(IANS) The makers of the pan-Indian Malayalam film 'Kattalan', featuring actor Antony Varghese (Pepe) in the lead, on Saturday welcomed actor and sports analyst Harishankar Narayanan onboard the film unit. Cube Entertainments, the production house producing the film, took to its social media timelines to welcome the actor. It wrote, "Welcoming the Allrounder @keeperharish to the World of 'KATTALAN'! Harishankar Narayanan is a versatile actor and Content Creator-cum-Sports Analyst known for films like 'RETRO' (2025) and the upcoming movie 'SIRAI' (2026) and gained recognition for his role in the viral Hotstar web series 'LABEL' (2023)."It may be recalled that only recently, the makers had announced that the unit had wrapped up the film's Thailand schedule.The unit had begun i...

Mumbai Oct 25 (IANS) Actor Manoj Bajpayee admitted that the historical drama "Pinjar" holds a special place in his cinematic journey, as the film clocked 22 years of release on Friday.Uploading some glimpses from the Chandraprakash Dwivedi directorial on his IG, Bajpayee pointed out that despite not qualifying for any mainstream awards, the movie managed to get two National Awards - 'Best Feature Film on National Integration' and the 'Special Jury Award' for Bajpayee.The 'Satya' actor penned on the photo-sharing app, "Two decades and two years ago, Pinjar released and this film has a special place in my journey. The film that did not qualify for any mainstream awards but won two National Film Awards, including my second (sic)."Bajpayee shared that "Pinjar" talked about the human cost of th...

Hyderabad, Oct 25 (IANS) If sources in the industry are to be believed, the Hyderabad schedule of director Merlapaka Gandhi's upcoming Indo-Korean horror comedy, tentatively titled #VT15 and featuring Telugu actor Varun Tej in the lead, has begun and is progressing briskly. Sources close to the unit of the film say that several important scenes in the film featuring Varun Tej are to be shot in the fourth schedule of the film, which is currently underway. It may be recalled that the unit's previous schedule was in Korea. First Frame Entertainment, one of the production houses producing the film, had in July this year, announced that the foreign schedule of the film was in progress. It had said, "#VT15 Shoot in progress. The latest foreign schedule is underway at a rapid pace.#VarunTej and...

Mumbai Oct 25 (IANS) Actor Ronit Bose Roy's son Agasthya turned 18 years old on Saturday. Celebrating the milestone moment, the '2 States' actor uploaded a childhood photo of his son on social media, followed by a current pic of the birthday boy.Wishing Agasthya on his special day, Ronit penned on his Instagram account, "Jhebaaaaaa mera chota sa simba!!!!!! Mufasa always got your back!!!! Love your more (red heart emoji) From there to here Happy 18th Birthday my Sonshine (Sparkles emoji) this is the beginning of a truly wonderful journey (Raising Hands Emoji) (sic)."Showering blessings on his son, he added, "God bless you my raja (King crown emoji) you’re (hundred points emoji) original!!! One in trillion...you’ll always be able to find your way, your way (red heart and evil eye emoji) #ra...

Chennai, Oct 25 (IANS) Actress Nithya Menen, who played the lead along with actor Dhanush in the superhit film 'Idli Kadai', has now shared some Behind The Scene visuals of the film and disclosed that she went to collect the National Award from the President with cow dung in her fingernails as she had picked cow dung for a scene for the film, the previous day. Taking to her Instagram page, Nithya Menen shared some BTS video clips and pictures from 'Idli Kadai' and wrote, "Some behind the scenes of #idlikadai :). Almost a year now - I went straight from this to the National Award ceremony- with dirt in my fingernails :) having picked up cow dung with my hands just the previous day for a scene."The National Award winning actress went on to say, "I found the whole thing very poetic. ‘I went ...

Mumbai Oct 25 (IANS) It has been a year since actress Kriti Sanon marked her new creative journey as a producer with "Do Patti", the first project of her production house, Blue Butterfly Films.Commemorating one year of "Do Patti" on Saturday, Kriti took to her Instagram and shared a heartfelt message. Expressing her joy, she penned, “It’s been a year of my first butterfly (butterfly and red heart emoji) A film that I’ll always be proud of.. my first production.. (folded hands emoji) @bluebutterflyfilmsofficial Happy 1 year @kanika.d @kathhapictures @beatnikbob5. (sic)."Made under the direction of debutante Shashanka Chaturvedi and written by Kanika Dhillon, "Do Patti" shares the tale of a police officer who comes across a couple wherein the wife, who has a jealous twin sister, accuses the ...

Mumbai Oct 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that late actor Satish Shah will be remembered as 'the a true legend of Indian entertainment'. Sharing his grief over the loss of the veteran actor, PM Modi wrote on his official X (Earlier known as X) timeline, "Deeply saddened by the passing of Shri Satish Shah Ji. He will be remembered as a true legend of Indian entertainment (sic)."Offering his condolences to the family of the deceased, PM added, "His effortless humour and iconic performances brought laughter into countless lives. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti. (sic)"Many well-known names from Bollywood, such as Kajol, R Madhavan, Karan Johar, Anupam Kher, and others, used social media to pay their tribute to the late actor.Satish Shah's "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai" c...

Mumbai Oct 25 (IANS) Actor Rajesh Kumar, known for playing Rosesh Sarabhai in the popular show "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai" has paid an emotional tribute to his beloved co-star Satish Shah after his sudden demise. He revealed that it feels like he has lost his father.Rajesh posted a statement on his Instagram handle that read, "This is the worst hour for me… I still cannot process that Satish ji is no more… all I can say is that it feels I have lost my father…(sic)""A man full of life n humour. Challenging everything.. Made his name left his mark as an actor… this is a big big loss to the industry and us (Sarabhai’s family). Let’s pray for his departed soul and keep him in your prayers," he added.JD Majethia, who produced "Sarabhai vs Sarabhai" also expressed his grief, saying, "My heart breaks ...