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South Korean actor Park Seo Joon, popularly known for his performances in What's Wrong With Secretary Kim and Itaewon Class among others, has tested positive for COVID-19. The actor is currently in quarantine and showing no symptoms. On Thursday, his agency Awesome ENT released a statement that read, according to Korean tabloid Soompi, "As a preemptive measure, Park Seo Joon carried out tests using self-testing kits before moving to all his filming sets. Before proceeding to his scheduled activity last week, he tested positive using a self-testing kit, so after carrying out a PCR test, he ultimately received a positive test on February 19." "[Park Seo Joon] has completed three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and he has halted all scheduled activities since February 18 and is taking the necessary measures to quarantine and receive treatment in keeping with the guidelines set by government health authorities. He is currently in the recovery stage and has no special

Actor-filmmaker Mahesh Manjrekar has run into legal trouble after a case was registered against him over the alleged portrayal of minors in objectionable light in his upcoming film Nay Varan Bhat Loncha Kon Nay Koncha. It has been alleged that the film features minors in obscene scenes. The case has been filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO). Along with Mahesh, producers, Narendra, Shreyans Hirawat and NH Studioz have also been mentioned in the complaint. Several reports suggest the case has been filed by the President of the NGO Bharatiya Stree Shakti, Seema Deshpande under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 292, 34, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Section 14 and Sections 67, 67B of the IT Act. Deshpande alleged that the film depicts sexual activities featuring minors and their aunt. Furthermore, she said that it also depicts violence involving children and the vulgar dialogues in the film. S Mahesh Manjrekar told a publicatio

Da-Bangg Tour, the biggest Bollywood tour, is back on the track and Salman Khan has headed to Dubai to perform at Expo 2020 Dubai on Friday, February 25. The star-studded tour performance will be taking place at Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Stadium. Disha Patani, Sonakshi Sinha, Pooja Hegde, Saiee Manjrekar, Aayush Sharma, singers Guru Randhawa and Kamaal Khan and Maniesh Paul have joined the star-studded line-up. Salman Khan shared the poster on Wednesday along with the announcement that read, "Da-Bangg The Tour - Reloaded is coming to Expo 2020 Dubai on 25th February 2022. Book your tickets now."   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Salman Khan (@beingsalmankhan) Last year, in Riyadh, Shilpa Shetty had joined the line-up for the performances. Meanwhile, on the work front, Salman Khan will soon wrap up the shoot for Tiger 3 with Katrina Kaif. He has an array of line-up including Bhaijaan and Kick 2 . ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE

Shameless and Angelyne star Emmy Rossum has been roped in to play Tom Holland’s mother in Apple TV+ anthology series The Crowded Room from New Regency. As reported by Deadline, Emmy Rossum joins Tom Holland and Amanda Seyfried for the seasonal anthology series by Apple TV+. Rossum will reportedly play Candy, Danny Sullivan’s (Tom Holland) mother, who is always looking for a man to fulfill her dreams of salvation. Tom Holland, also serving as executive producer, portrays Danny Sullivan and Amanda Seyfried plays Rya, a clinical psychologist faced with the most challenging case of her career. As described by Apple, the series is a “seasonal anthology” that “will explore inspirational stories of those who have struggled, and learned to successfully live with, mental illness.” The show is penned by Akiva Goldsman with Pieces of a Woman ’s Kornel Mundruczo directing the 10-episode first season. Goldsman and Mundruczo are also set to executive produce the feature project. with Goldsman

Hollywood actor Aziz Ansari will reportedly team up with legendary performer Bill Murray to star in an untitled dramedy which will also mark his directorial debut. The feature film is based on a non-fiction book by Atul Gawande and is set at Searchlight Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter , Aziz Ansari, who is known for co-creating the Netflix comedy-drama series Master of None , is running quadruple duty on the project. On top of helming, the actor wrote the screenplay, will produce and star alongside Oscar nominee Bill Murray in the feature project. The upcoming feature is based on the 2014 non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by surgeon Atul Gawande, a No. 1 New York Times bestseller. The New York Times Review of Books described it as a “moving and clear-eyed look at aging and death in our society, and at the harms we do in turning it into a medical problem, rather than a human one.” The Boston Globe called it a “masterful exploration of

Anushka Sharma is making her return to the movies after her pregnancy with a film titled Chakda Xpress , inspired by the life and times of India’s most decorated women cricketer Jhulan Goswami. A fast bowler, Goswami holds the world record for the highest number of wickets in an international career. Chakda Xpress traces Jhulan’s inspirational journey as she moves up the ladder despite the hindrances posed by misogynistic politics to fulfill her dream of playing cricket for India. She succeeded in her goal and went on to captain the Indian women’s national cricket team and is a role model for aspiring cricketers in the country. In 2018, an Indian postage stamp was issued in her honour. Given the stature of Jhulan as a sporting icon in the country, it looks like all efforts are being made to make Chakda Xpress the grandest tribute that a woman sports star has ever got on celluloid. A trade source from the industry reveals all details. “ Chakda Xpress will have a very important sh

Global popstar Jackson Wang, known as a soloist from China and a rapper in K-pop group GOT7, has shut down all the dating rumors involving him with K-pop female group (G)I-DLE member Yuqi. In a statement released by his company RYCE Entertainment in Mandarin, it was made clear that the video compilations circulating on social media by the paparazzi twisted the truth and it is not unusual for his friends to gather at his residence. The agency also stated that they have filed a police report to protect his legal interests. According to the statement, translated by a fanclub, it stated that independent media "took advantage of the influence of our artist Jackson Wang and consecutively posted videos that were cut and pasted together to deliberately distort facts. Words such as "spending the night at," "roses," two pretty women': "sent to Jackson Wang's home;' "I shan't elaborate, you guys can imagine," were used to maliciously misle

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial Gangubai Kathiawadi starring Alia Bhatt is just a few days away from the theatrical release. While social media is abuzz, the film continues to land in legal troubles. This time, Maharashtra Congress MLA Amin Patel has filed a petition in Bombay High Court to change the name of the film and remove words, alleging it shows Kamathipura as a red-light area and the Kathiawadi community in poor light. The hearing for the same will take place on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. According to News18, the petition said, “If the movie is allowed to be released with the name Kamathipura, then it would cause harm and disrespect to the residents, especially women." A resident of Kamathipura, Shradha Surve, had filed a petition mentioning before a division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and Madhav Jamdar on Tuesday, seeking urgent hearing since the film arrives in theatres on February 25, 2022. Similarly, Congress MLA Amin Patel filed a petition raising

Pop Titans BTS announced today that ‘BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LAS VEGAS' would be held on April 8, 9, 15, and 16. ‘BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LAS VEGAS' will take place at Allegiant Stadium in front of a live audience. Additionally, the in-person live broadcast event “LIVE PLAY in LAS VEGAS” will be held at MGM Grand Garden Arena on all four days. The concert will also be streamed online on the last day of the tour on April 16. Registration to purchase tickets for the new dates will begin now through Saturday, February 26th at 5pm PT. This is approximately four months after the band performed in LA for 'BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - LA ' in late November and early December last year. Last week, BTS announced dates for ‘BTS PERMISSION TO DANCE ON STAGE - SEOUL ’ which would mark the band’s first in-person concerts in Korea since October 2019. The Seoul concerts will be held at the Seoul Olympic Stadium on March 10, 12, and 13. ALSO READ: BTS’

Maddock Films has delivered some memorable blockbuster and content-rich movies like Badlapur, Stree, Bala, Mimi and has never failed to entertain the audiences with its variety of offerings! To add to their filmography, Maddock Films announces its next, an action-thriller Tehran starring John Abraham, directed by Arun Gopalan and written by Ritesh Shah and Ashish Prakash Verma. The film is inspired by true events. The official announcement was made on Tuesday as John Abraham wrote, "Get set for an action-packed Republic Day 2023. Thrilled to announce my next, #Tehran! Directed by #ArunGopalan, produced by #DineshVijan, @ShobhnaYadava, @LeyzellSandeep. Written by @writish & @ashishpverma." Get set for an action packed Republic Day 2023. Thrilled to announce my next, #Tehran ! Directed by #ArunGopalan , produced by #DineshVijan , @ShobhnaYadava , @LeyzellSandeep . Written by @writish & @ashishpverma . @MaddockFilms @bakemycakefilms pic.twitter.com/qy4ZO6n5im

Randeep Hooda will be seen bringing his broad and versatile acting prowess to a series for the first time with an upcoming revenge drama CAT . This series marks Randeep’s return to Netflix after his role in the film, Extraction . Produced by Movie Tunnel Productions in association with Jelly Bean Entertainment, the actor will play the lead in this revenge drama series. CAT is directed by showrunner Balwinder Singh Janjua and co-directed by Rupinder Chahal and Anutej Singh. About an innocent man, CAT is a crime thriller set against the backdrop of the Punjab hinterlands. He is thrown into a deep, drug trafficking conspiracy between gang lords, cops, and political powers. Speaking about his second venture with Netflix and the show CAT , Randeep Hooda said, “Working with Netflix is always a pleasure. I had a tremendous time during Extraction and the love it got me from around the world was phenomenal. CAT again has all the elements to appeal to a global audience. It has given me a

American singer-songwriter Britney Spears is set to tell her story in a tell-all memoir. The pop star has secured a book-deal with publisher Simon & Schuster. The deal is said to be worth as much as $15 million and Simon & Schuster secured the deal after a bidding war from multiple publishers. In the book, Spears will reportedly chronicle both her professional and personal life. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the news of Spears’ book deal comes after her sister Jamie Lynn Spears released her memoir, “Things I Should Have Said.” While promoting her memoir, the Spears sisters engaged in a public feud, with the elder Spears calling out her sibling for making claims about her in interviews to sell copies of her book.While promoting her memoir, Jamie Lynn Spears she addressed passages she wrote about Spears. In one passage, Jamie Lynn Spears writes about an incident in which her sister, feeling scared, takes a knife and locks herself and Jamie Lynn Spears in a room.Spears f

Radhe Shyam headlined by Prabhas is getting bigger with every passing day. After the overwhelming reception for the posters, teasers, and songs, the latest development is that Amitabh Bachchan joins the team as he turns narrator. Directed by Radha Krishna Kumar the multi-lingual love story is set in Europe in the 1970s with Prabhas essaying the role of a palmist. Shot extensively in Italy, Georgia, and Hyderabad, Radhe Shyam is mounted on a mega canvas, boasts of state-of-the-art visual effects, and will see Prabhas and Pooja Hegde in never-seen-before avatars. Thank you Shahenshah @SrBachchan for the voiceover of #RadheShyam . #Prabhas @hegdepooja @director_radhaa @UV_Creations #BhushanKumar @TSeries @GopiKrishnaMvs @AAFilmsIndia @RadheShyamFilm #RadheShyamOnMarch11 pic.twitter.com/H0y7m6JXs4 — Radhe Shyam (@RadheShyamFilm) February 22, 2022 Given the reach and paramount scale of the film, Amitabh Bachchan with his iconic baritone and stardom brings that much weig

The first big film of the year and this season,  Gangubai Kathiawadi , is finally releasing on the big screen this Friday, that is, on February 25, 2022.  ’83  was the last big film that got a release in cinemas, on December 24, 2021. The Covid-19 cases then began to increase considerably and hence, all the films scheduled for release in the upcoming weeks got pushed. Thankfully, the cases soon came down and the various states began to ease restrictions quickly. The Rajkummar Rao-Bhumi Pednekar starrer  Badhaai Do  made the start two weeks back as it arrived in theatres. However, it was a mid-sized film while  Gangubai Kathiawadi  is a big-budget drama, featuring Alia Bhatt, and directed by the acclaimed filmmaker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Hence, the hype is considerable. Bollywood Hungama  has now learnt that  Gangubai Kathiawadi  was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) way back on December 30, 2021. The CBFC awarded the film a U/A certificate but only after the

It seems like Dangal actress Sanya Malhotra is slowly becoming a favorite when it comes to intriguing characters. The actress, who is awaiting the release of Love Hostel , will reportedly reunite with producer Guneet Mongal after Pagglait for a comic caper. According to a daily, Sanya Malhotra will be donning the role of a cop in the upcoming movie which will be shot in Madhya Pradesh. The director is yet to be known, so is the rest of the cast. The actress will reportedly head to Madhya Pradesh post the release of Love Hostel for a month-long schedule. Meanwhile, Sanya Malhotra will next star in Sam Bahadur with Vicky Kaushal and Fatima Sana Shaikh. She is rumoured to join Shah Rukh Khan and Atlee's next. She is also a contender to lead the Hindi remake of the Malayalam movie, The Great Indian Kitchen . ALSO READ: Sanya Malhotra talks about the concept of safe house and her ZEE5 Original movie, Love Hostel from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hindi Cinema News

It’s a film about cricket and the mighty Shabana Azmi plays a woman who loves cricket in R Balki’s underproduction  Ghoomer  which stars Abhishek Bachchan and Saiyami Kher. The latter plays a budding cricketer and the former is her coach. Abhishek has earlier done the remarkable  Paa  with director Balki where he played his own father Amitabh Bachchan’s father (yes, that’s not a typo). Shabana Azmi who has never worked with Balki before plays Saiyami’s grandmother. A cricket aficionado, Shabana encourages Saiyami to follow her dreams of making it as a national cricket champion much to the disapproval of others close to her. Saiyami is a natural-born athlete and an actress of considerable talent, as we saw in the back-to-back web series  Special Ops, Choked, Breathe,  and Unpaused . Also Read:  “The privileged need to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate” – Shabana Azmi from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hindi Cinema News | Indian Movies | Films - Bollywood Hu

American writer-director-producer James Gunn is engaged to Peacemaker actress Jennifer Holland. Gunn took to his Instagram to announce the news. On Sunday, Gunn posted a photo of his longtime partner, Jennifer Holland, sipping from a mug while showing off diamond ring on her left ring finger. He captioned the photo simply with two emojis: “????” The Hollywood Reporter then confirmed that the post is indeed an engagement announcement.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by James Gunn (@jamesgunn) For her part, Holland commented with an emoji of her own: “????” Earlier in the day, Holland also posted a photo of her and Gunn on Instagram with a rainbow behind the couple, captioning the image: “Happiness. ???? ”   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jennifer Holland (@jenniferlholland) Among those offering the congratulations in the comments were several actors who have appeared in

Netflix today announced its revenge thriller film Thar . Inspired by Western Noir genres, Thar is set in the eighties and essays the story of Siddharth - played by Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor. Shifting to Pushkar for a job, Siddharth embarks on a journey to avenge his past. Will he succeed or does Pushkar have something else to offer him? The revenge noir thriller boasts of versatile actors like Anil Kapoor, Harsh Varrdhan Kapoor, Fatima Sana Shaikh, and Satish Kaushik and marks the directorial debut of Raj Singh Chaudhary who has also written the film. AKFC Network and Netflix are long-standing creative partners and Thar is the first film that the two have collaborated on. Talking about his upcoming film, the producer and actor, Anil Kapoor said, “I am extremely proud of what we have achieved with Thar and am super excited about the film for several reasons. The genre itself - a noir thriller set in Rajasthan that pays tribute to the genre of the classic Western is a first for Indian c

The shoot of R Balki’s next - Ghoomer starring Abhishek Bachchan, Saiyami Kher, and Shabana Azmi recently kicked off. Saiyami who has earlier worked with Bachchan in Breathe: Into The Shadows , will be seen sharing the screen once again. As per sources, Kher who is a sports enthusiast will be essaying the role of a cricketer in the film. Abhishek Bachchan will be seen playing her coach. Saiyami has played cricket at the school level for Maharashtra. The actress even made it to the National team selection, but she opted for badminton state championships instead. Apart from this, Saiyami Kher is a part of Tahira Kashyap’s upcoming movie Sharmaji Ki Beti and Ashiwny Iyer Tiwary’s - Faadu . She will also be seen in the new season of Breathe: Into The Shadow s and Highway - a South film co-starring Anand Deverakonda. ALSO READ:  Abhishek Bachchan on shooting R Balki’s Ghoomer on his 46th birthday – “I am really enjoying myself” from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hind

Son Ye Jin and Jung Hae In starrer South Korean drama Something in the Rain will be having an Indian remake. On February 21, JTBC studios confirmed the news by releasing a statement.  The statement made by JTBC read, “Recently, with Pocket Ace, India's largest digital entertainment company, we have confirmed the production of an Indian remake of ‘Something in the Rain’.” With this remake, JTBC Studio took its first step into the Indian market. In India, which has a population of 1.4 billion viewers and the world's largest Bollywood movie market, interest in Korean content is rapidly increasing, raising expectations. JTBC's Something in the Rain , which aired in 2018, is a drama depicting a realistic love affair between an older couple, recording a maximum viewership rating of 8.3% (Nielsen Korea, based on paid households in the metropolitan area), collecting topics. The lead actors Son Ye-jin and Jeong Hae-in's acting and director Ahn Pan-seok's delicate direct