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Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau and Anna Faris are heading to Queensland, Australia with cameras set to roll this month on destination comedy “Spa Weekend.” The Gold Coast-set film, from “Bad Moms” helmers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, follows three best friends whose luxury escape goes sideways when their chaotic fourth shows up unannounced.

Black Bear and Suzanne Todd Productions are producing the film, with Australian production outfit Brouhaha Entertainment handling local services. The project marks Brouhaha’s third Queensland venture following “Boy Swallows Universe” and upcoming thriller “Dangerous Animals.”

“Queensland’s reputation as a production destination of choice has never been stronger,” said Arts Minister John-Paul Langbroek, touting the Queensland government’s production incentives. The production is expected to generate 200 jobs and pump AUD12 million ($7.4 million) into the local economy.

Screen Queensland CEO Jacqui Feeney noted the state’s recent run hosting international fare like “Voltron,...

3 Reasons Why Karanveer Mehra’s Win On Bigg Boss 18 Is Historic ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The grand finale of Bigg Boss 18 took place on Sunday (January 19) wherein the host Salman Khan handed over the winning trophy to Karanveer Mehra. Until the very end, some polls and rumored voting trends were pointing out towards Vivian Dsena and Rajat Dalal to be the winner. However, Karanveer’s victory surprised many people and sent his fans into a euphoria. Here are 3 reasons why the actor’s victory can be hailed as a historic win in all its glory.

Winning Against Cult Fanbases

Despite Karanveer Mehra winning Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 before participating in Bigg Boss 18, the actor did not come with a humongous fanbase and built an organic fanbase with his stint on the show. His rivals like Rajat Dalal and Vivian Dsena, though strong contestants equally, had the support of some cult fanbases a few days before the finale.

Fans React To Akshay Kumar Leaving Bigg Boss 18 Set Without Shooting With Salman Khan (Photo Credit – Facebook)

The grand finale of Salman Khan’s popular reality show, Bigg Boss 18 was held on Sunday night. However, it was earlier reported that Akshay Kumar will be joining the superstar on the sets to promote his upcoming film Skyforce. However, Akshay did not turn up for the same, and his co-star, Veer Pahariya, made his presence on the show to promote the film. According to Indian Express, Akshay, who has a habit of being punctual for all his shoots, turned up on the set at 2:15 pm to shoot for the show. However, Salman did not arrive on the set and this resulted in Akshay leaving the location since he had prior commitments. Reportedly, Salman appeared on the sets around 6:30 pm. Reports also state that Akshay and Salman spoke on a call...

Karanveer Mehra On Being Compared To Sidharth Shukla (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Karanveer Mehra took home the winning trophy of Bigg Boss 18 yesterday (January 19). The actor emerged as the second person to win both Bigg and Khatron Ke Khiladi after the late Sidharth Shukla. For the unversed, Sidharth had won Khatron Ke Khiladi 7 and then Bigg Boss 13. During his media round, Karanveer was asked about him being compared to Sidharth to which he could not stop praising the actor. Not only this, but he also revealed an anecdote wherein Sidharth had lent him his expensive bike for a photoshoot.

Karanveer Mehra On Being Compared To Sidharth Shukla

Karanveer Mehra revealed that he feels grateful that he is being compared to Sidharth Shukla, as one of the journalists in the media round also noted that their winning trophies were also same. The Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 winner furthermore said that even though he...

Bigg Boss 18: Avinash Mishra’s Fee Almost Half Of The Prize Money! (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Avinash Mishra was evicted from Bigg Boss 18 and finished in fourth place. Loveyapa stars Junaid Khan and Khushi Kapoor, announced the top 3 contestants of the show as Vivian DSena, Rajat Dalal and Karanveer Mehra. However, Avinash was the one who got all the love from Salman Khan.

When the Sikandar superstar asked Avinash about the winner of the show, he gave an honest opinion and called Karanveer the speculated feeling even though he rooted for Vivian DSena.

Avinash Mishra’s Total Earnings From Bigg Boss 18

The actor was reportedly paid the same amount as his close friend Eisha Singh and reportedly earned 1.5 lakh per week for his participation in the reality show. His total earnings from the show for almost 15 weeks is reportedly 22.5 lakh! This is only 45% of the winning amount.

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Bigg Boss 18: Chum Darang’s Total Fee ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

In a shocking twist, Chum Darang was evicted from Bigg Boss 18 and finished at fifth place. Bidding the show goodbye, Chum was the fourth runner up who left Karanveer Mehra, Vivian DSena, Avinash Mishra & Rajat Dalal to compete for the trophy.

The cute girl from Pasighat won hearts throughout the show and took her eviction as a sport and admitted she did not even imagine she would be a part of the show till the grand finale and it was her accomplishment to make her place after the fourth week consistently.

Chum Darang’s Total Earnings From Bigg Boss 18

The actress reportedly earned 2 lakh per week for her participation in the reality show. Her total earnings from the show for almost 15 weeks is reportedly 30 lakh! This is only 60% of the winning amount. In fact it is almost 33% higher than Eisha Singh‘s total fee.

Bigg Boss 18: Eisha Singh’s Total Fee Surprising! (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Eisha Singh has finally lost the Bigg Boss 18 winner trophy and ended up the 5th runner of the show. She was competing against Chum Darang, Vivian DSena, Avinash Mishra, Karanveer Mehra, and Rajat Dalal but was the first one to leave the house on the grand finale.

Eisha Singh’s Total Earnings Till Grand Finale

The actress was on a contract and reportedly earned 1.5 lakh per week for her participation in the reality show. Her total earnings from the show for almost 15 weeks is reportedly 22.5 lakh!

Bigg Boss 18 Prize Money

Along with the trophy, Bigg Boss 18 winner will also get a cash prize of 50 lakh Inr. This is 122% higher than the reality show’s winning amount. Eisha, however, made sure to maximize her earning potential from the show by making a spot in the grand finale.

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Karanveer Mehra Is The Winner Of Bigg Boss 18 (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Karanveer Mehra is finally the winner of Bigg Boss 18 and the actor got his due with the reality show. This is Karanveer Mehra’s second continuous win on a reality. He was also the winner of the last season of Khatron Ke Khiladi!

However, Salman Khan praise all the six finalists – Avinash Mishra, Chum Darang, Eisha Singh, Rajat Dalal, Karanveer Mehra, and Vivian Dsena. While Vivian was being hailed as Colors Ka Laadla, it was Karanveer who turned out Colors Ka Asli Hero!

The show started with the family of the contestants rooting for their person. While Chum Darang’s family from Pasighat felt very emotional on her finale seat, Vivian DSena’s family was elated with their son’s performance. Even the other contestants felt emotional looking at the videos.

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Here’s What To Expect From The Grand Finale Of Bigg Boss 18 (Photo Credit – Facebook)

The much-awaited grand finale of Bigg Boss 18 is all set to occur today. Salman Khan will raise the hand of one contestant out of Karanveer Mehra, Rajat Dalal, Vivian Dsena, Avinash Mishra, Eisha Singh, and Chum Darang, who will take the winning trophy home. Here is what you can expect from the event.

When & Where To Watch Bigg Boss 18’s Grand Finale

The grand finale of the Salman Khan-hosted show will be taking place in Colors at 9:30 pm. Fans can also start streaming the show at JioCinema at the same time.

Performances In The Bigg Boss 18 Grand Finale

Inevitably, fans will see Salman Khan delivering an introductory performance at the beginning of the episode. Apart from that, the four male finalists, namely Karanveer Mehra, Vivian Dsena, Rajat Dalal, and Avinash Mishra, will also be having their individual performances.

When Dayanand Shetty Was Linked To His Cid Co-Star(Photo Credit – YouTube)

Actor Dayanand Shetty has become a household name for portraying the fiery inspector Daya on the cult crime TV show Cid. While he gained a lot of accolades for his performance on the show, did you know that he faced an unwanted linkup rumor on the sets? Yes, you heard that right! He was speculated to be dating his co-star Mona Ambegaonkar. For the unversed, Mona, who is a renowned Marathi actress, was seen playing forensic scientist, Dr Anjalika Deshmukh.

Dayanand Shetty Was Already Married When The Linkup Rumors Began

According to Bollywood Shaadi, Dayanand Shetty was already married to Smitha Shetty when his linkup rumors with Mona Ambegaonkar began. The Cid actor also has a daughter, Viva, from his marriage. While the rumors of his alleged extra-marital affair with Mona started in full swing, they got further...

‘Music School’ is a slice of life drama revolving around a theatre teacher and music teacher, trying to put together a stage musical based on ‘The Sound of Music’, helmed by former Ias officer and National Award-winning filmmaker Papa Rao Biyyala, marking his full-length feature directorial debut.

The movie opens with a theatre teacher struggling to make his presence count, while other streams take up all the space, students and credit.

Painting, music, theatre, poetry, and such soulful and nourishing creative streams are often sidelined as there is unprecedented academic pressure on students to score good grades, and find a place in reputed professional colleges. But nourishment of the soul is most important; there is nothing worse than the broken spirit of a child.

Shriya Saran (Maria), a music teacher from Goa, joins the school, only to face the same disdain and struggle that Sharman Joshi’s character (drama teacher Manoj) has to contend with.

58 years after the iconic, Oscar award-winning and only official film adaptation of the classic musical play ‘The Sound of Music’, an Ias officer turned filmmaker Paparao Biyyala is gearing for the release of his debut film ‘Music School’, which marks to be the the first Indian film to obtain the rights of the classical play.

The timeless classic broadway production ‘The Sound of Music’ written and composed by Rodgers, and Hammerstien in 1959, has been etched in the history of popular culture ever since. Over a decade later, Robert Wise presented the first film adaptation of the musical with the same name in 1965 and won five academy awards.

Almost six decades later, writer-director Paparao Biyyala has obtained the official rights of the music for the broadway musical for his debut film ‘Music School‘.

Recreating three songs from the musical- Do Re Mi, So Long Farewell and Sixteen Going on Seventeen beautifully...

Shriya Saran, Sharman Joshi, Shaan and Prakash Raj will be seen together for an Ilaiyaraaja multi-lingual musical film titled ‘Music School’, releasing on 12th May, 2023. On Tuesday, 28th March at an event in Hyderabad, graced by presence of renowned film producer and distributor Dil Raju, the makers unveiled the first poster of the musical featuring Shriya Saran with a bunch of kids driving through the picturesque locations of Goa.

Prominent producer and distributor Dil Raju said, “Depicting the serious subject of academic pressure endured by young school kids in a light-hearted and entertaining approach via music, the film has a total of 11 songs that drive the narrative of the film. Three out of eleven songs are from The Sound of Music, which were woven beautifully in to this Indian Musical.”

An Ias officer with an inspiring passion for cinema- Paparao Biyyala, who makes his debut as a writer and director with Music School says,...

Exclusive: Shaan, the Indian singer, actor and TV presenter, has boarded the cast of Papa Rao Biyyala’s Hindi-Telugu musical Music School.

Sharman Joshi and Shriya Saran are starring in the film. Shaan has signed up to play the role of Saran’s characters ex-boyfriend and will also be singing a song. The movie is about the pressure of the unimaginative education system on children, which aims only to make them doctors or engineers, leaving no time for art or sport.

Ilaiyaraaja, the prolific composer and lyricist in the Indian film industry, has written 12 original songs for the project. It is being produced by Yamini Films. Broadway Choreographer Adam Murray is onboard.

Also in the cast are Suhasini Mulay, Benjamin Gilani, Prakash Raj, Telugu comedian Brahmanandam, Vinay Varma, Mona Ambegaonkar, Gracy Goswamy and Ozu Barua

“I am very excited to part of Music School not only as a singer but...

The incredible London Indian Film Festival, UK and Europe’s largest South Asian Film Festival, continues to screen upbeat movies on the last Sunday of each month. Cary Rajinder Sawhney MBE, Executive & Programming Director of Liff says, “After a challenging few months, we are bringing some much needed uplifting entertainment and as always our quality films offer fresh views of India and South Asia; movies that may even challenge and certainly leave you thinking.”

Featuring, as always, some brilliant films, the 3rd film in the festival’s Spring online programme is the much-loved festival hit and award-winning (32 International Awards) Hotel Salvation. The screening, for UK viewers, will take place on Sunday 25 April on Liff’s hybrid platform, www.loveliffathome.com.

A heart-warming comedy, Hotel Salvation, also known as Mukti Bhavan is a gentle charmer focussing on 77-year-old Dayanand Kumar, played by Lalit Behl, who has an ominous dream convincing him that his end is near.

The UK & Europe’s largest South Asian film festival is back, kicking off with a series of upbeat movies, online on the last Sunday of each month, ahead of our June festival in London, Birmingham and Manchester, and online at LoveLIFFatHome.

Evening Shadows + Q&a

12A | Hindi with English subtitles | Available in the UK only

Sunday 28th February | 3Pm – 7Pm

Marking LGBT+ History Month, multi award-winning Evening Shadows (12A) is a tender heart-warming story, set in a small town in Southern India, where a young man comes out to his mother and the upheaval it causes with the traditional family and society around it. The sensitively handled film, directed by award winning Indian filmmaker and gay activist Sridhar Rangayan, underlines the challenges gay men continue to face in India to come out to their family, as well as question the dominant patriarchal social mores.

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The outstanding London Indian Film Festival is back! Now in its 12th edition, Liff is springing forward with some very special screenings all leading up to the Summer film festival in June!

Liff, which is the UK & Europe’s largest South Asian film festival, will begin with a series of upbeat movies, online on the last Sunday of each month at www.loveliffathome.com along with much more.

Cary Rajinder Sawhney MBE, Executive & Programming Director of Liff says,

“After a challenging few months we are bringing some much needed uplifting entertainment and as always our quality films offer fresh views of India and South Asia; movies that may even challenge and certainly leave you thinking.”

First up in the series of films and marking LGBT+ History Month, Evening Shadows is a tender heartwarming story, set in a small town in Southern India, where a young man comes out to his...

The trailer of Bhaag Beanie Bhaag shows the titular character, an aspiring stand-up comic in Mumbai.

Beanie Bhatnagar decides to escape her regular, boring life, with a long-term boyfriend, safe job and middle class family for a career in comedy. Varun Thakur plays her boyfriend turned much to her dismay – fiancé.

Right in the middle of what seems like her engagement party, Beanie flees. She later expresses her desire to be a stand-up comic, which comes as a shock to her closed ones. She faces rejection onstage, but is told by Ravi Patel's character: "Real comics, they get right back up there!"

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Bhaag Beanie Bhaag stars Swara Bhasker, Ravi Patel, Dolly Singh, Mona Ambegaonkar, Varun Thakur, and Girish Kulkarni.

It releases on Decemeber 4 on Netflix.

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Veteran actress Zeenat Aman's son Zahaan Khan is all set to make his Bollywood debut as a music composer with the film "Dunno Y: Love Is Love", directed by Kapil Kaustubh Sharma.

"I am very much excited about my debut. It's been a great gig. Kapil Kaustubh Sharma has been a joy to work with. He has trusted me and given me free rein to create a song for this project. My main inspiration is the music I explore from across the world," Zahaan said.

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On working with Zahaan, Kapil said: "Zahaan is a great composer and has a bright future in Bollywood. It was a good experience working with him and I wish him all the very best for all his future projects."

The film features actors such as Zareena Wahab, Mona Ambegaonkar and Kitu Gidwani.

Mona Ambegaonkar has reached the peak of her career where she is known for her brilliant acting in Indian cinema and television. She has done around 15 plays, 18 feature films, 38 tv projects, and the list goes on. The zeal to accomplish success in her life has carried her long way.

?Mona will soon be seen in Kapil Kaustubh Sharma?s ?Love Life and Screw Ups? season 2 as a Maharashtrian lady. She plays an interesting character of a mother who is in search of a groom for her daughter. ?It is a comedy-drama which depicts a lady who is very conservative in nature yet funny and simple but likes to gossip at the same time.?

?The Evening Shadows? actress will also be seen in another of Kapil Kaustubh Sharm?s film called Dunno Why: love is love in which Mona plays a supportive elder sister to her gay brother and fights for him against the world.

Film and TV actress Kitu Gidwani, known for her spectacular performances in hits like Fashion, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Student Of The Year, Ok Jaanu and many more is roped in to be a part of Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyu: Love Is Love where she will be seen portraying a Street Hooker which is completely opposite to any of the characters she has played in the past.?

Kitu Gidwani has been a prominent face in the TV industry as well and is in the movie and television business for over 3 decades now and has now set her foot in the digital web-show space. With her character, she is surely going to make a statement and she aspires to bring a change with a never seen before avatar of hers.

Dunno Y Na Jaane Kyun is the longest running audio/video content franchise concerning Lgbtq rights in India and...

Inspired by the successful limited theatrical release of the film Evening Shadows in India on January 11th where several of the shows were sold out, the makers are now organizing a limited theatrical release in the world?s gay capital San Francisco beginning February 21st. To be screened at the iconic theaters of the city - Landmark Theater and Roxy Cinema, this multiple award winning feature film from India is all set to woo Lgbtq and South Asian audiences there.

Sridhar Rangayan, who just yesterday received the Honour Award at Zinegoak Lgbtq film festival in Bilbao, Spain said, ?Evening Shadows has been touching hearts and creating a very important bridge between Lgbtq communities and their families across the world. We are happy to continue not only its film festival run, but also continue to explore its exhibition at mainstream platforms".

Mohammed Shaik Hussain Ali, one of the main producers of the film,...

Set in South India and Mumbai, ‘Evening Shadows (Surmaee Shaam)’, directed by Sridhar Rangayan, is a tender heartwarming story about a mother-son bond that has to withstand the ravages of time, distance and truths. On a road trip that the mother & son take, truth spill out, ripping the ties apart. The film stars Mona Ambegaonkar, Ananth Mahadevan, Devansh Doshi, Arpit Chaudhary, Yamini Singh, Abhay Kulkarni, Veena Nair, Disha Thakur, Kala Ramnathan.

This important film has screened at over 35 international film festivals and earlier this month ‘Evening Shadows’ was screened as the Opening Film at the Lonavala International Film Festival on Sept 7th and had an encore screening on Sept 8th. The festival held at Triose Plaza attracted houseful audiences for the film – from media personalities to students to general audiences.

Eminent actor Shabana Azmi had tears in her eyes after watching the feature film ‘Evening Shadows’ at Lonavala International Film...

Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz

Starring Zain Khan Durrani, Gitanjali Thapar

Directed by Onir

In his latest directorial venture the prolific and insightful director Onir probes wounds that never heal. The love that grows between two wounded people trapped in the numbing bustle of the metropolis—Kolkata this time, it was Delhi in Onir’s previous film Shab—is not uncharted territory in the cinema of emotional diaspora that Onir has constantly explored and Anurag Basu also examined with scrupulous integrity in Life In A Metro.

In Kuchh Bheege Alfaaz (Kba) the traditional tearfulness associated with the emotions of hurt, pain, betrayal,isolation and guilt—yes, all of these emotions are compressed into Onir’s latest—are alchemized into a warm-hearted frothy but never frivolous look at how craggily man-woman relationships pan out in the city.

There is a lot of ‘ping’ in the pain of mutually shared hurt between the pair...

Dishoom

Starring: John Abraham, Varun Dhawan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Akshaye Khanna, Virat Kohli (just kidding) and a dog named Bradman (not kidding)

Directed by Rohit Dhawan

Rating: *** ½

Everybody in Dishoom is shown to be in a tearing hurry. Some, like the flighty Miss Fernandez seem to be running to nowhere quite furiously. But everyone is determined to get some place.

Fast.

Dishoom is one of the most fast-paced Bollywood bromances in recent times. Bromance, it sure is. And a pretty cool one at that. With John Abraham (excellent as the strong silent sturdy he-man type) and Varun Dhawan (endearingly vulnerable clumsy but finally dependable) helming the hyperventilating hi-jinks, director Rohit Dhawan can’t go wrong.

He doesn’t.

Plus there is cricket which as we all know is religion in India. So what happens when Virat, fictionally altered to Viraj, is kidnapped by a mean money machine named Wagah (probably because...

Starring Rani Mukherjee, Tahir Bhasin, Jisshu Sengupta, Anil George

Directed by Pradeep Sarkar

A stellar cast only adds to this accomplished film’s sense of creative propriety.

Mardaani is a film that makes all the correct noises about child trafficking. And by “correct noises” I do mean the soundtrack which is among the most evocative provocative and satisfying in recent times.

Normally in Bollywood, when films are done with live sound the effect is scratchy and at times in inaudible. Mardaani cleans out the noises and yet retains a high decibel of authenticity in the complementary relationship between sight and sound.This is a film knows its job.

This, then, is the world of Pradeep Sarkar’s derelict people. Posh pimps and “cool” flesh traders…gnawing at the fabric of our society by playing with the lives of the most innocent and vulnerable. Without the least fuss, director Pradeep Sarkar...

In any industry where the lead police cops are often shown as larger than life, one-man army characters, Mardaani is a welcome respite. Directed by Pradeep Sarkar, (Parineeta, Laaga Chunari Mein Daag), Mardaani’s Shivani Shivaji Roy tries to steer clear of the Chulbul Pandeys and the Singhams of Bollywood cops and manages to do so to quite an extent.

From the first scene of the movie itself, Pradeep sets the tone of the movie as well as the protagonist. Shivani (Rani Mukherjee) is a Crime Branch Officer who finds her personal and professional life entwined after Pyaari (Priyanka Sharma), an orphan kid who she considers as her daughter, gets kidnapped. What on the surface seems to be a case of a missing kid leads to a darker and murkier world of sex trafficking which the antagonist Walt carries on such a large and organized scale that it will chill your bones.

Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee and noted filmmaker Sai Paranjpye threw open the 3rd Kashish Mumbai International Queer Film Festival at Cinemax Versova on Wednesday.

Moushumi Chatterjee also inaugurated an art exhibition “Celebrating the lost art of Bollywood billboards with a queer twist’’.

Sai Paranjpye said that she was part of the festival for the second consecutive year– in 2011 she headed the jury – and was impressed with the strides that the festival had taken in the last three years.

The opening ceremony was followed by the screening of Beginners starring Ewan McGregor and Christopher Plummer. Plummer won the 2012 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for Beginners in which he essays the role of an elderly man who comes out of the closet.

The jury for the festival comprises actor-director Renuka Shahane and Parvin Dabas, theatre actor Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, television actress Mona Ambegaonkar, and film critic Mayank Shekhar.

This year the festival received...

April 28, 2010:The makers of Chhoti Bahu and Jugni Chali Jalandhar, DJ’s A Creative Unit, are all geared up for their next venture, ‘Toh Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’, which is all set to hit the airwaves in its new avatar. As reported earlier by TellyCafe, actors like Barun Sobti, Ankita, Sai Deodhar, Himani Shivpuri, Vivek Mushran, Mona Ambegaonkar, Aditi Shriwaikar, and Mihika Verma will be seen in the prominent role in the show. The cast is already done with the initial shoot in Mussoorie.

A source says, ‘"Toh Baat Hamari Pakki Hai’ will start on the 24th.