‘Entertainment’ to face challenge from ‘Singham Returns’

August 7, 2014 0

Akshay Kumar starrer ‘Entertainment‘ will face a serious competition from Ajay Devgn‘s ‘Singham Returns‘ in the Independence week. As, the distributers have booked all the single screens across the country from August 15 onwards. There cunning move might make ‘Entertainment‘ run just for a week on single screens.

There’s a history behind this faceoff, Reliance Entertainment distributed Akshay’s last film ‘Holiday – A Soldier Is Never Off Duty‘ and ‘Singham Returns‘ in a package deal to ensure a wider release and better business for both the films. This is when Ajay’s ‘Action Jackson‘ got affected, as it had to push its release date to avoid the clash with ‘Holiday – A Soldier Is Never Off Duty‘ on June 6. Therefore, this time trivia has paid off as ‘Singham Returns‘ gets a wider release with a long shelf life as compared to ‘Entertainment‘.

But the fortune might take a turn if audience gets in favour of ‘Entertainment‘, which will make the single screen owners to keep the film running inspite of the prior ‘Singham Returns‘ booking.

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Salman Khan doesn't like anyone buttering him up – Sajid-Farhad

August 7, 2014 0

While Sajid-Farhad have come a long way from being lyricists to script writers to finally turning directors with Entertainment, they still haven’t forgotten the man who gave them their first break in Bollywood – Salman Khan. Salman using his uncanny talent spotting ability discovered Sajid- Farhad and recommended them to David Dhawan who gave the duo a break as lyricists in his movie Hum Kisise Kam Nahin way back in 2002. The next year they wrote the lyrics for Munna Bhai MBBS and their career kick-started with a big bang.

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MOVIES NOW presents RUSH – brand new American television series

August 7, 2014 0

Meet Dr. William P. Rush. Graduated at the top of his Harvard class, Rush is the country’s finest doctor not affiliated to a hospital. Starting 7 August, MOVIES NOW introduces you to LA’s best kept secret – RUSH, a medical fixer catering to the rich and the elite. Every Thursday at 11pm, set an appointment with the notorious playboy doctor only on MOVIES NOW.

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Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with BIG MAGIC's Akbar Birbal

August 7, 2014 0

With festivities of Raksha Bandhan coming in full swing this week, Emperor Akbar and Raani Sahiba are eagerly looking forward to it with a lot of revelry. Known for his tolerance, Akbar embraces all cultures with equal respect and wishes to celebrate Rakhi with a lot of pomp. You do not want to miss out on this hysterical episode, this Friday 09 August, at 9pm on BIG MAGIC’s Har Mushkil Ka Hal Akbar Birbal.

Siddharth Malhotra gears up for ‘Warrior’

August 7, 2014 0

These days actors are very hard working. They don’t need body-doubles to perform the action sequences; they do it all on themselves. And when it comes to work with Action star Akshay Kumar one needs to get well rehearse to match up his standard. Therefore, the two films old actor Siddharth Malhotra is taking extra efforts to team up with Khiladi Kumar in the Hollywood remake of ‘Warrior’.

Apart from his regular gym workout, Siddharth is also learning the mixed martial arts and watching films of ‘Rocky’ series and other films based on battling sports to understand the mental framework of professional fighters.

Produced by Dharma Productions, ‘Warrior’ remake makes Akshay and Siddharth step in Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte’s role, respectively, from the original.

Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone’s character in ‘Tamasha’ gets revealed

August 7, 2014 0

Excited to know more about Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone? Well, fresh news has popped up from the sets of their next film ‘Tamasha‘ revealing their character. Ranbir will be seen playing a nomadic character, while his leading lady Deepika will come across as a die-heart fan of a French comic.

Taking a deep look into their characters, Ranbir plays a free-spirited man who doesn’t have a permanent home but wanders from place to place along with his troupe to entertain people. While, Deepika has set herself on an adventure trip to Corisco, following the trail of her favourite comic character Asterix.

As the title ‘Tamasha’ suggests, the film will feature Ranbir and Deepika dabbling in dance and staging skits to entertain the locals. The film is based on the Shakespearean monologue- “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women are merely players.”

We hope this much revelation is enough for the day.

Saif Ali Khan in search of a scriptwriter for MAK Pataudi’s biopic

August 7, 2014 0

Few days back Kareena Kapoor disclosed the news of her actor-husband Saif Ali Khan planning to make a biopic film on his late father Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. And today, the latest report reveals that Saif is looking out for a scriptwriter to write the biopic on his father’s journey from being a Nawab to the captain of an Indian cricket team.

As per the sources, it is Saif’s dream project to pay a tribute to his late father MAK Pataudi. For which he wants to hire the best team, but at present his priority is to find an efficient writer to pen his father’s biography. Once the script is ready, the filming process will take off.

Currently Saif is in Canada, accomplishing his work commitments.

Ebola emergency turns spotlight on experimental drugs

August 7, 2014 0
Some of the ultrastructural morphology displayed by an Ebola virus virion is revealed in this undated handout colorized transmission electron micrograph

By Julie Steenhuysen and Sharon Begley CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – With hundreds of patients in Africa suffering the devastating effects of Ebola, health experts are scrambling to determine which drugs might offer the best experimental treatment, and researchers are being pressed by government officials to speed up their work. One, produced by tiny California biotech Mapp Biopharmaceutical, gained international prominence this week when it was given to two U.S. aid workers who contracted Ebola in West Africa and have since shown signs of improvement. Others are from Vancouver-based Tekmira Pharmaceuticals and privately-held Profectus BioSciences, of Tarrytown, NY. U.S. drugmakers are fielding questions from government officials about their ability to supply treatments in sufficient quantities should the request come.