Vijay Ganguly talks about difficulties in shooting Tamannaah’s song for Stree 2

Renowned choreographer Vijay Ganguly recently opened up about the significant challenges he faced while choreographing a dance sequence for the highly anticipated `Stree 2`, starring Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor. The sequence, featuring Tamannaah Bhatia, was filmed in Bhopal under extremely tough conditions, including biting 5-degree weather. Vijay explained, “The biggest challenge was that the…

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Mid-Day 45th Anniversary Special: ‘Is it dystopian when an actor becomes robot’s

When it comes to big-ticket Bollywood films, we often hear that it has been delayed because its VFX is taking longer than expected. That special effects is a time-consuming process has been ingrained in everyone’s heads. So, imagine actor-writer Naman Pincha and writer-director Syed Shadan’s surprise when they stumbled upon Wonder Dynamics, which enabled them…

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Mid-day 45th anniversary special: AK vs AI

Let’s consider the past few months. How many instances did we hear of Bollywood celebrities’ deepfake videos circulating online? From a ‘Get ready with me’ video claiming to feature Alia Bhatt, to a 40-second clip of Ranveer Singh purportedly endorsing a political party, deepfake videos are getting more frequent, and more alarming. While this has…

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Papa kehte hain bada naam karega

There are star kid launches, and then there is Junaid Khan’s quiet Bollywood debut with Maharaj. In a way, it reminded us of his superstar-dad Aamir Khan, who usually likes to keep a low profile. But now, the proud father wants to celebrate the first milestone of Junaid’s career. We hear Aamir and his ex-wife…

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Have you heard? For the champions 

For the champions  Kartik Aaryan has extended warm wishes to the Indian athletes who are participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Aaryan, who recently essayed the role of India’s first Paralympics gold medallist Murlikant Petkar in the biographical sports drama, Chandu Champion, took to Instagram, and shared a still from his movie that sees him…

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Keep them guessing

Vikram Bhatt has largely built his career on horror films. This time, the director has offered Bloody Ishq, a supernatural thriller led by Avika Gor. He believes the latest Disney+ Hotstar movie blends multiple genres. “Imagine a film that combines the elements of thriller, suspense, and horror, like Kasoor [2001] and Raaz [2002] did. This…

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Baba will make you go haha

In the world of Housefull, bringing in a multitude of stars is the secret sauce. Last month, mid-day reported that director Tarun Mansukhani had approached Arjun Rampal, John Abraham and Bobby Deol to join the fifth instalment, which will be led by Akshay Kumar, Riteish Deshmukh and Abhishek Bachchan (Everyone’s invited to this house party,…

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Sarfira Movie Review: Sir, phir se

SarfiraU: Biography, dramaDir: Sudha KongaraCast: Akshay Kumar, Radhika MadanRating: 2/5 There’s a fair argument to be made about how a grain of truth truly elevates fiction. Picking my favourite moment from this movie, then.  Which is the bit when the hero, in this case, an Air Force trainee, must fly soonest to meet his father…

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Have you heard? Akki tests positive again!

Akki tests positive again! Uh oh! Akshay Kumar has contracted the Coronavirus yet again. The superstar was slated to attend Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s Shubh Vivaah ceremony yesterday. The who’s who from the Indian film industry, business tycoons, political leaders as well as international celebrities like John Cena, Kim Kardashian and Mike Tyson attended…

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Have you heard? Fresh jodi alert!

Triptii Dimri, who showcased her acting chops in Bulbul (2020) and Qala (2022), has become the actor to watch out for after the release of Animal (2023). Even as she has an interesting mix of films lined up, the much sought-after actor has now bagged another anticipated project. Aanand L Rai is casting Triptii opposite…

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