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Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is currently busy shooting for the second installment of “Tumbbad” on Eid and shared it’s going to be a working festival for him.Sharing an update from the shoot, the actor said: “It is going to be a working festival for me. Even on Eid, I am shooting for Tumbbad 2. I am very excited about bringing this character to life as it has multiple layers.”“Tumbbad” was first released in 2018. The period folk horror film directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Anand Gandhi stars Sohum Shah in the lead role as Vinayak Rao, and follows the story of his search for a hidden 20th-century treasure in the Indian village of Tumbbad, Maharashtra.Tumbbad premiered in the critics' week section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival, the first Indian...

Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Actress Narayani Shastri on Wednesday opened up about a sudden health scare that left her rushing to the hospital in the middle of the night.Sharing a video on her social media account, the actress revealed how she experienced unbearable abdominal pain around 2 AM and initially mistook it for gas-related discomfort.In the video, Narayani said, “Hi guys, so last night was a very scary time for me. Around 2 o’clock in the night, I got heavy-duty maddening pain in my abdomen. I thought it was gas because it was not in a particular place, it was in an area. So I struggled with mint and ajwain and everything I had, and it was just increasing and increasing.”She further shared that by morning, her husband Tony had to rush her to the hospital as the pain became unbearable.Sh...

Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Celebrity chef and ‘MasterChef India’ winner Pankaj Bhadouria has revealed that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer.Taking to her social media account, on May 28, Pankaj shared a picture of herself from the hospital where she was seen lying on a hospital bed dressed in a patient gown with medical wires attached to her.Sharing the post, she wrote, “I have been diagnosed with Breast Cancer. Need your prayers and support folded hands emoji.”In another story shared on her social media account, Pankaj posted a video from the hospital as she underwent multiple medical tests. In the clip, she was seen sitting in a hospital robe with a medical cannula attached to her hand.The text on the video read, “Going for tests and more tests…..not a happy place to be.”She also sha...

Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Amid the controversy between Vashu Bhagnani and the makers of “Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai,” producer Jackky Bhagnani has celebrated 27 years of David Dhawan-directed “Biwi No.1”, which was produced by his father.A lawsuit was filed by Vashu Bhagnani in Katihar, Bihar, which centres on the upcoming Bollywood film ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’. Vashu Bhagnani filed a lawsuit against Tips Industries and associated parties, alleging unauthorized use of intellectual property linked to older hit films like ‘Biwi No.1’.However, on May 27, the makers of the film released a statement claiming that they are the “lawful owners” of the songs Chunnari Chunnari and Ishq Sona Hai, both featured in the film “Biwi No.1”.However, Jackky shared the poster of “Biwi No.1” starring S...

Los Angeles, May 28 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg has spoken out against the use of Artificial Intelligence in cinema. He understands it can be usefulto “find solutions to medical issues,” he doesn’t want it to take over the creative process in Hollywood.It was during his appearance on Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson’s “IMO” podcast, where Speilberg spoke about AI.“Where I don’t love AI is where it takes a position or there’s an empty chair at a writer’s table,” Spielberg said, reports variety.com.“I’m not willing to substitute, you know, because I don’t really believe in sentience. I don’t believe there is any substitute for the soul. I don’t think that is an algorithm that’s inventible… A computer that thinks it feels more than we feel is anathema to the way I was raise...

Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Actress Sameera Reddy recently shared a fun glimpse from her Goa home as actress Archana Puran Singh and her family visited her.Taking to her social media account, Sameera posted a video capturing Archana’s “first cashew fruit experience” straight from the cashew trse grown in the actress’ home garden in Goa.In the video, Archana Puran Singh was seen curiously opening a fresh cashew fruit and taking out the original cashew attached to it after it had fallen from the cashew tree in Sameera’s garden.Archana appeared excited while learning about the fruit, as Sameera was seen guiding her through the fun experience.Archana’s husband Parmeet Sethi and their sons Aryamann Sethi and Ayushmaan Sethi were also seen enjoying the moment together.Sharing the video on her social m...

Hyderabad, May 28 (IANS) Stating that his role, Appalasoori, in Mega Power Star Ram Charan's upcoming rural action drama 'Peddi' was the one he liked the most with regard to performance and get up, well known south Indian star Jagapathi Babu has now said that his role in this film topped the list of six roles that came to his mind from the scores of roles he had played. When asked about the look of his character, which appeared to be very new, Jagapathi Babu said, "The entire credit for this must go to director Buchi Babu. He wanted the character to be that way. Appalasoori's look was designed with special care by National Award winning makeup artist Rasheed. I realized that this character was going to be amazing the very first time I wore that getup."Stating that he felt lucky to have g...

Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Actress Jasmin Bhasin revealed that while Avika Gor turned photographer for Farrhana Bhatt after shooting stunts for “Khatron Ke Khiladi”, the contestants jokingly swapped their duties for a midnight “catalogue shoot.”Jasmin shared a video of Avika taking pictures of Farrhana on her stories section on Instagram. In the clip, Avika is taking photographs with a camera while Farrhana posed.Jasmin was heard saying: “Yahan Avika madam Farrhana ka photoshoot kar rahi hai. Aadhi raat ko stunt ke baad humaari yeh duty hoti hai. Mainai trial shoot kiya tha aur main fail hogayi.”“(Here, Avika madam is doing Farrhana’s photoshoot. After pulling off stunts till midnight, this is the kind of duty we end up doing. I did a trial shoot, but I failed miserably.)”She added: “Khatron...

Los Angeles, May 28 (IANS) Oscar-winning actor Nicolas Cage, whose real name is Nicolas Kim Coppola, adopted his stage name as his legal name last year.The actor told Variety in an interview, where he also said he would rather be the patriarch of his own family than the “clown cousin” of Hollywood royalty, reports people.com.“I am Nick Cage. I changed my name legally last year,” the Spider-Noir said.“I'm Nick Cage in life, and I'm Nick Cage on camera. ‘Tis better to be the patriarch of my own little family than the clown cousin on the margins of someone else's, so I decided I'm going to bring it on and be ‘Cage.' ”The actor took his last name from the fictional Marvel Comics character Luke Cage, and said his family also talked about avant-garde artist John Cage. He was also looking for ...

Chennai, May 28 (IANS) Director Subhash K Raj, whose film 'Blast', featuring actors Arjun Sarja, Priety Mukhundhan and Abhirami in the lead, is slated to hit screens on Friday, has now penned an emotional note in which he has expressed gratitude to all those who had helped him make the film. In a statement which he shared on his social media timelines, the young director wrote, "Hi everyone, Yeah, Blast is releasing tomorrow, a movie, a dream, a duty that has run through my mind every single second for the past eight months. I want to give one final thank you before you all own our movie."He then went on to say, "Thanks to my director, Pradeep Ranganathan, for making me what I am today. Thanks to Aghoram sir for everything. More than anything, you are one good human sir. For this good hea...