There is a peculiar problem that filmmakers are facing. The system they created to use for their advantage is now backfiring on them. Buying influencers on social media seems to have boomeranged on them to the extent that some filmmakers were compelled to seek judicial intervention. There was a time when filmmakers as well as film stars wielded influence on film critics. The critics used to be followed by some because their views and reviews were available in the print media. The opinions of ‘trade analysts’ were available only from specialist magazines that only the trade folk subscribed to ..read more

Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Beyonce is set to perform at the upcoming edition of MTV Video Music Awards to mark its 40th anniversary this September. This is the first time since 2016 when the ‘Cowboy Carter’ hitmaker will grace its stage, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’. Back in 2016, she won eight trophies, and performed a 16-minute Lemonade medley. Even having earned VMA nominations in 2018, 2020 and 2021, the 42-year-old still didn’t grace the show with an appearance and skipped last year to tour with Renaissance. “Beyonce is a huge get for the VMAs and will be a huge ratings dra ..read more

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Gurucharan Singh, who essayed the role of Roshan Singh Sodhi in the popular sitcom ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’, and went missing some days back, was last seen in Delhi. The actor was also about to get married and faced financial distress, sources said. Singh, who went missing on April 22, left for Delhi’s domestic airport to travel to Mumbai, but he never took a flight to his stated destination. The Delhi Police had said the actor had withdrawn Rs 7,000 from an ATM in Delhi. This was confirmed by CCTV footage. The police also tracked his mobile phone location, an ..read more

Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Singer-songwriter Justin Bieber broke down in tears in a new social media post without his wife Hailey Bieber. The singer took to his Instagram on Sunday, and shared a string of pictures in a carousel post on the photo-sharing platform. And in one of the offerings, the ‘Baby’ hitmaker could be seen getting emotional, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’. Sharing 10 recent pictures as part of a photo dump, Justin gave fans a glimpse into his daily life. But midway through the selection of photos, Justin caught fans off-guard with two photos that saw tears streaming down his face ..read more

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Actress Prachitee Ahirrao, who essays the role of Vimla Bihari Vajpayee in the television show ‘Atal’, has shared ahead of the International Dancing Day that dancing has taught her to find the harmony within herself. She said that she has been able to achieve this harmony through discipline and grace instilled in her by the art of dancing. Elaborating on dancing, she said, “I love to dance because it brings me happiness. It is an integral part of my life. Dancing has taught me to find harmony within myself by instilling discipline, grace, and a strong desire to excel ..read more

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Actor-choreographer Raghav Juyal, who was recently seen in the film ‘Kill’, has urged people to not damage the environment by littering around. The actor-choreographer recently took to his Instagram and shared a video in which he expressed his concern over littered plastic and beer bottles near a waterfall in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun. The video has now gone viral on social media. The video shows him lashing out at the locals who allegedly littered the place. He can be seen standing in thigh-deep water in front of the waterfall and holding a plastic bottle which he found ..read more

Los Angeles, April 28 (IANS) Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman received the prestigious AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honour given by the American Film Institute at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. At the event, she was greeted by a special video message from her friend Morgan Freeman, who sang a line from Elton John’s song ‘Your Song’, reports ‘Variety’. The actor sang the line, “How wonderful life is while you’re in the world” from the song. The annual tribute saw Kidman’s closest friends and colleagues, including Oscar winners Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, Reese Witherspoon and Oscar no ..read more

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Bollywood actress Shraddha Kapoor, who will be soon seen in the second part of the horror-comedy franchise ‘Stree’, loves mountains. The actress shared her wish on social media to have the mountains in the beach city of Mumbai. On Sunday, the actress took to her Instagram, and shared a video of herself enjoying the landscape and soaking in the colours of the mountains. In the video, she can be seen hiking up a trail, playing with a dog, visiting a temple, dressed in a traditional pahadi attire and doing a cartwheel. She wrote in the caption, “What will you have to do t ..read more

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) On the occasion of her 37th birthday on Sunday, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu announced her maiden Telugu feature film tentatively titled ‘Bangaram’ under her banner Tralala Moving Pictures and also unveiled the motion poster. Samantha took to Instagram, where she shared the quirky motion poster that begins with a pressure cooker whistling, which gets hit by a bullet. The motion poster pans to a teddy bear and then to Samantha dressed in a saree and a mangalsutra as she holds a rifle. She captioned it: “Not everything has glitter to be golden… Starting soon.” The Telugu ..read more

Actress Karisma Kapoor took a stroll down memory lane, recalling her experiences working with the ‘prankster’ Suniel Shetty and Madhuri Dixit Nene, whom she has grown up “admiring”. “I have grown up admiring her dances,” Karisma said. The actress was talking about the two stars, who currently serve as judges on the dance-based reality show ‘Dance Deewane’, on the show’s Instagram handle. Karisma shared: “I remember ‘Ek Do Teen’… coming from school watching it, trying to do the steps, and then I got a chance to work with her in a dance film. It was a big thing for me. And again, being here on ..read more