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Around Tinsel Town
>> President confers 70th National Film Awards; Mithun Chakraborty receives Dadasaheb Phalke Award
President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday gave away the 70th National Film Awards to the winners in various categories. Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement Award for the year 2022.
>> Kamal Haasan to Salman Khan, celebrities condole demise of industrialist Ratan Tata; Diljit Dosanjh pays tribute
Veteran Industrialist Ratan Tata has left a void in the nation as passed away on Wednesday evening at the age of 86. There was an outpouring of grief from all sections of society, including celebrities from Salman Khan, Kamal Haasan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas Anushka Sharma to Ranveer Singh. Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, passed away at Breach Candy Hospital in Mumbai aged 86.
Meanwhile, pop star and actor Diljit Dosanjh paid tribute to Ratan Tata at his concert gig in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Bollywood
‘All We Imagine as Light’ books November release in India, to open MAMI Mumbai Festival next week
List of participants for ‘Bigg Boss 18’ hosted by Salman Khan revealed
Mithun Chakraborty: Was told dark-skinned actors wouldn’t survive in Bollywood
Emraan Hashmi injured on sets of ‘Goodachari 2’ in Hyderabad
Anupam Kher’s ‘Vijay 69’ to release on Netflix on Nov 8
Hollywood
Matt Damon to star in Christopher Nolan’s next; release date revealed
Aaron Pierre set to star as John Stewart in HBO’s ‘Lanterns’
Todd Phillips receives support from Francis Ford Coppola following ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ upset
‘The Office’ star Jenna Fischer battled aggressive form of breast cancer, shares survival story
‘Nobody Wants This’ renewed for season 2 at Netflix
A sequel to ‘Alien: Isolation’ is in the works
‘Princess Diaries 3’ in works, Anne Hathaway confirms return
Tom Hardy, Helen Mirren and Pierce Brosnan in final talks for Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Associate’
Netflix sets December release for ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ series
‘Superman’ actor Henry Cavill to star in ‘Voltron’
Keke Palmer, Naomi Ackie, LaKeith Stanfield and Demi Moore join Boots Riley’s upcoming, ‘I Love Boosters’
Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried to be part of Lionsgate’s adaptation of ‘The Housemaid’
Regional cinema
Suriya’s film with Karthik Subbaraj wraps up shoot
List of contestants for ‘Bigg Boss Tamil’ Season 8 revealed
Malayalam actor T.P. Madhavan passes away
Director Prasanth Varma announces third film from PVCU, ‘Mahakali’
Revathy to make directorial debut in Tamil with Disney+ Hotstar series
Hesham Abdul Wahab to make Tamil debut with Arjun Das and Aditi Shankar’s ‘Once More’
Samyuktha to headline a thriller; Rana Daggubati launches the film
Jayam Ravi’s next, ‘JR 34,’ to be helmed by ‘Dada’ director Ganesh K Babu
World cinema
French cinema’s beloved ‘worried clown’ Michel Blanc dies
SEGA’s ‘Shinobi’ to receive live-action adaptation from ‘Extraction’ director Sam Hargrave
Trailers
Ajay Devgn returns, while Deepika Padukone buffs up copverse in trailer of ‘Singham Again’
Trailer of Kartik Aaryan’s ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3’ promises chills and laughter as Vidya Balan teams up with Madhuri Dixit
Trailer of ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ offers a tense glimpse into a family’s struggle against Iranian oppression
‘All We Imagine As Light’ trailer offers a glimpse at Payal Kapadia’s poignant exploration of female companionship
Jude Law’s FBI agent takes on neo-Nazi white supremacists in the trailer of ‘The Order’
Trailer of Amal Neerad’s ‘Bougainvillea’ promises an engaging psychological thriller
‘Snakes & Ladders’ trailer shows cops, thieves, and kids caught in a suspenseful chase
Varun Tej plays a Godfather-figure in teaser of period actioner, ‘Matka’
Glimpse of Gunasekhar’s thriller, ‘Euphoria,’ calls attention to rape culture and substance abuse
Essential reading
1) Mithun Chakraborty: I believed I was Al Pacino
>> The actor talks about his disbelief at winning the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, and his disappointments in the world of politics
2) TJ Gnanavel on Rajinikanth’s ‘Vettaiyan’: Art is a tool, a weapon… but it all comes down to who’s wielding it
>> The filmmaker also talks about working with an ensemble cast and why custodial torture is iniquitous
3) Austin Abrams on charming Brad Pitt and George Clooney in ‘Wolfs’ and Season 3 of ‘Euphoria’
>> The star of titles like ‘Chemical Hearts’ and ‘Dash & Lily’ also talks about the lessons he took away from the experience
4) Director AP Arjun on ‘Martin’ and working with Dhruva Sarja
>> The director also opens up on mounting an ambitious action film and the controversies surrounding the project
5) How today’s rom-coms are redefining love stories for a diverse audience
>> Despite evolving audience tastes, romantic comedies remain a beloved genre, reflecting the timeless nature of love in cinema
6) Dasara 2024: A packed weekend at the movies
>> From ‘Viswam’ to ‘Maa Nanna Superhero’ and ‘Janaka Aithe Kanaka’ to ‘Jigra’, here is a look at all the Dasara releases
7) Oscars 2025 | What’s Indian about Santosh?
>> UK’s official Oscar entry, ‘Santosh,’ also reflects the nature of global arthouse cinema today
8) For a full house, rewind | Going behind the trend of re-releases
>> Why theatres are seeing the most number of re-releases this year, from ‘Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa’ to ‘Wake Up Sid’ and ‘Veer-Zaara’
What to watch
1) In ‘Vettaiyan, a gutsy Rajinikanth powers TJ Gnanavel’s flawed film on unlawful encounter killings
Read the full review here
2) A spirited Alia Bhatt cannot redeem Vasan Bala’s shaky jailbreak film ‘Jigra’
Read the full review here
3) Dhruva Sarja’s ambitious action-thriller, ‘Martin,’ is marred by its brash execution
Read the full review here
4) In ‘Vicky Vidya Ka Woh Wala Video,’ Rajkummar Rao enlivens the long title with a short shelf life
Read the full review here
5) ‘Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story’ tells the tear-jerking story behind the man of steel with a heart of gold
Read the full review here
6) Sudheer Babu shoulders a patchy relationship drama in ‘Maa Nanna Superhero’
Read the full review here
7) Saiju Kurup and Rahul Riji Nair shine in this light-hearted series, ‘Jai Mahendran’
Read the full review here
8) Sreenu Vaitla and Gopichand’s film, ‘Viswam,’ is marred by an outdated, meandering narrative
Read the full review here
9) Shin Min-a, Kim Young-dae shine in ‘No Gain No Love,’ a show that gets sisterhood and romance right
Read the full review here
10) Gary Oldman’s caustic screwballs deliver a galloping forth ride of ‘Slow Horses’
Read the full review here
11) Alice Oseman’s queer coming-of-age drama, ‘Heartstopper,’ returns with an emotionally heavy third season
Read the full review here
12) Undercooked Ariana DeBose horror, ‘House of Spoils,’ spoils its feminist broth
Read the full review here
13) Breathtaking period anime ‘The Elusive Samurai’ feels like a subversive successor to ‘Shōgun’
Read the full review here
14) Perplexing plot and staggering symbolism puts ‘The Platform 2’ a level below its predecessor
Read the full review here
Published – October 11, 2024 04:58 pm IST