Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett to star in ‘Jungle Book: Origins’
Washington, Aug 21 (ANI): Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett have joined the cast of upcoming Warner Bros. film ‘Jungle Book: Origins.’
Month: August 2014
‘Where Eagles Dare’ director Brian G. Hutton dies at 79
Washington, August 21 (ANI): The director of World War II classic films like ‘Kelly’s Heroes’ and ‘Where Eagles Dare’, Brian G. Hutton, has passed away at the age of 79.
Govt. taking effective steps to end Assam-Nagaland violence: Naqvi
New Delhi, Aug. 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Thursday that immediate, necessary and effective steps are being taken by the central government to bring the violence on the Assam-Nagaland border to a close. Naqvi told ANI, “The government is keeping a complete track of the violence in Assam.
Lara Dutta’s ‘Chalo China’ to go on floors in 2015
After turning producer for the 2011 release ‘Chalo Dilli‘, the actress Lara Dutta is all set to arrive with her next ‘Chalo China‘. ‘Chalo Dilli‘ was praised by the viewers and featured Lara Dutta and Vinay Pathak in the lead role. The next ‘Chalo China‘ will revolve around the journey of the two lead characters towards their end goal.
‘Chalo China‘ was slated to hit the screens in April, however its release has been postponed. The shooting of this film has been done in diverse locations like Malaysia, China and Thailand. The reason for postponing the film is the restrictions post the Malaysian aircraft mishap. The filmmakers will be doing a recce of the shooting locations prior the actual shoot of the flick. ‘Chalo China‘ is now expected to hit the floors by January 2015, as per the report.
Produced under Bheegi Basanti Entertainment, Big Daddy Productions and Eros International banner, the film ‘Chalo China‘ will be helmed by Shashank Ghosh.
New Poster of Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ Out Now!
The first poster of Aamir Khan‘s upcoming release ‘PK‘ was out recently and it raised the eyebrows of all, as Aamir posed nude for it by just holding a transistor to cover the frontal part. This poster made a lot of intrigue among the masses over the look of Aamir in it. Freshly, the second poster of ‘PK‘ is unveiled and Aamir appears in full clothes in this unlike the first one.
The second poster of ‘PK‘ shows Aamir wearing a traditional Rajasthani outfit and is holding a trumpet in his hands with the words “Bhairosingh Band” written on trumpet. Aamir Khan took Twitter to say something about this new poster. The actor tweeted in Bhojpuri language as “Ei dekha, humaar dusra postarwa… ei ma tiraanjister bhi nahi hai…;) Ka samjhey?”
After the first poster of ‘PK‘ gave rise to several jokes online, hope the second poster will delight the audience. Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film ‘PK‘ also stars Anushka Sharma, Sushant Singh Rajput, Sanjay Dutt and others. The movie releases on December 19.
US eager to engage Modi government: Congressional report
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The US, which had shunned Narendra Modi for nearly 10 years, is eager to engage India’s new government led by him and re-energize what some see as a flagging relationship, according to a new Congressional report. Modi “is known as a strong-willed and effective, if perhaps autocratic, administrator,” said the background report for US lawmakers. The report on “India’s New Government and Implications for US Interests” has been penned by K. Alan Kronstadt, specialist in South Asian affairs, for the bipartisan Congressional Research Service (CRS). “Garnering an outright majority in Parliament for the first time in 30 years, Modi’s new government promises fresh US engagement with an Indian leader reputed to be more pro-trade and pro-business than the socialist-oriented ones of the past,” it said.
Emraan Hashmi’s ‘Tigers’ to premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
Serial kisser of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi has a great fan-base outside India and the actor has appeared in an international project ‘Tigers’. This project is helmed by Oscar winning Bosnian director Danis Tanovic, who has also directed ‘No Man’s Land’. Going by the report, ‘Tigers’ will premiere at the esteemed Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the next month.
‘Tigers’ has been classified into the Contemporary World Cinema section of the event and is the co-production between India, Britain and France, reportedly. This project by Tanovic narrates a tale of a young salesman, who gets distressed post discovering the effects of infant formula. Emraan is reportedly essaying the character called Ayan in this flick. The other stars featuring in this flick include Supriya Pathak, Adil Hussain, Satyadeep Misra, Geetanjali Thapa, Khalid Abdalla, Vinod Nagpal, Danny Huston, Sam Reid, Heino Ferch and Maryam D’Abo.
This project has been edited by Prerna Saigal, while the producers involved in this are Guneet Monga, Anurag Kashyap, Kshitij Chaudhary, Prashita Chaudhary, Andy Paterson, Marc Baschet, Cedomir Kolar and Cat Villiers.
Toronto International Film Festival will be held from September 4 to September 14, as per the report.
UK and Wellcome offer $10 mln for emergency Ebola research
An emergency research call has been launched to help fight the world’s worst Ebola outbreak in West Africa, with the British government and the Wellcome Trust medical charity pledging a combined 6.5 million pounds ($10.8 million). “The gravity of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa demands an urgent response, and we believe rapid research into humanitarian interventions and therapeutics can have an impact on treatment and containment during the present outbreak,” Jeremy Farrar, Wellcome’s director, said in a statement. There are no proven treatments or vaccines for Ebola but the World Health Organisation has backed the use of untested products and is hoping for improved supplies of experimental drugs by the end of the year.
Judge: Justice Dept must provide list of documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to provide Congress with a list of documents that are at the center of a long-running battle over a failed law enforcement program called Operation Fast and Furious.
Actress Emma Stone to make Broadway debut in ‘Cabaret’
Actress Emma Stone will replace Michelle Williams and make her Broadway debut as singer Sally Bowles opposite Tony winner Alan Cumming in the musical “Cabaret,” producers said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old actress, who starred in Woody Allen’s “Magic in the Moonlight” and superhero action franchise “The Amazing Spider-Man,” will begin on Nov. 11 in the musical set during the rise of Nazism in Berlin. “Cabaret” is based on Christopher Isherwood’s 1939 novel “Goodbye to Berlin,” which chronicles in part the seedy cabaret nightlife of the German capital in the final years of the Weimar Republic. Williams has extended her run in the role made famous by Liza Minnelli to Nov. 9, and Cumming will continue to play the emcee at the Kit Kat Klub until March 29.