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The soon to release film It's Entertainment starring Akshay Kumar has now been renamed to Entertainment. This change in the title of the film written and directed by Sajid-Farhad, will be shown in the next few days in all the film's posters and trailers. Commenting on the title change, the producer of the film Ramesh Taurani says, "Yes from the beginning, we just wanted to have a one word title and we are okay with Entertainment. The title was registered with some other production house but we got it on Wednesday. So I am happy that we have this title with us". Further adding about the business prospects, the co-producer of the film Jayantilal Gada says, "The film's music has been topping the charts. Needless to mention, Akshay is the master of comedy that brings in the confidence about the super success of the film. Entertainment will not...

Its common knowledge by now that Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra will soon be seen essaying the roles of Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton respectively in the remake of the 2011 film Warrior. Now we hear that Jackie Shroff has been roped in to essay the role of the sibling's alcoholic father, originally played by Nick Nolte for which the actor even won an Oscar. The film revolves around two brothers who meet each other in the boxing ring, and will be directed by Karan Malhotra. Confirming the news, Jackie Shroff says that he is pretty excited about the film and will commence shooting for the same from September onwards. However Jackie's role will be tweaked to suit the Indian audience. In the original directed by Gavin O'Connor, the story follows two brothers, one a former Marine and the other a former Ufc fighter-turned-schoolteacher, on opposite ends of a three-way family...

Bollywood action-comedy king Akshay Kumar has been a very busy man lately. The guy has no less than seven films in production and scheduled for release before the end of 2015, and those are only the ones we know about. Two of those films should be shoved into the eyeholes of Indian filmgoers by the end of this calendar year. The first is Ar Murugadoss's Holiday - A Soldier Is Never Off Duty, a remake of his (so-so) Tamil blockbuster Thuppakki. The second is this movie, It's Entertainment, and holy shit does it look like a disaster.I cannot find an official synopsis of the film, but the below English subtitled trailer seems straightfoward enough. Akshay Kumar finds out that he's an heir to a ridiculous fortune,...

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Environmentalist and an active member of PETA India, Maneka Gandhi, has always stayed away from the Bollywood jazz. Belonging to one of the influential families in India, Maneka Gandhi has however made an exception this time and has agreed to be a part of the trailer launch of It's Entertainment. Being a keen animal lover, this politician cum social activist was impressed with the portrayal of a man and dog's relationship in the film and hence producer Ramesh Taurani recently revealed that she will be part of the launch event on May 19. Though the details of the event are being kept under wraps. Directed by Sajid-Farhad, It's Entertainment also stars Tamannaah Bhatia, Krishna Abhishek, Prakash Raj among others and is slated to release on August 8.

Akshay Kumar known for multiple releases within a single year is currently busy working on his next film titled Gabbar. Interestingly, while the actor is busy with this film, his upcoming film It's Entertainment has apparently been acquired by Pen India reportedly for a whooping amount of Rs. 100 crores. Confirming the development, the film's producer Ramesh Taurani says, "Yes Pen India has acquired the rights of the film. However, I will refrain from commenting on the sum for which they have been sold." Echoing similar thoughts is Jayantilal Gada, of Pen, "Yes we have acquired all the rights of the film. Apart from this I cannot reveal anything more." Directed by Sajid-Farhad, It's Entertainment features Akshay Kumar and Tamannaah Bhatia in lead roles. The film is slated for release in August this year.

Mumbai, Jan 6: Sonu Sood, who has dubbed for the Hindi version of Hollywood film "The Legend of Hercules", wants to lend his voice for action star Sylvester Stallone.

"I have always been a huge fan of Sylvester Stallone. His films left an impression on me and I started exercising after seeing him. I would love to dub any of his films," the 41-year-old told reporters here Saturday.

There were reports that earlier Akshay Kumar was approached to dub for the film.

When asked about it, Sonu said, "I had also heard this. But Akshay is family and we have recently shot 'It's Entertainment' together. He is like an elder brother.

"He.

Mumbai, Oct 21: Southern actress Tamannah Bhatia, who is busy shooting with Akshay Kumar for "It's Entertainment", says it's a "visual delight" to watch Akshay perform in front of the camera.

"It's really inspiring to sit back and watch Akshay perform in front of the camera. It is a visual delight," the actress told reporters Sunday on the sidelines of a photo shoot for a sari brand.

"Whenever he has given any kind of input into a scene, it's always for the betterment of the scene. It's a day-to-day learning experience working with him.

"We have shot a lot for 'It's Entertainment' in Bangkok and we are.

Mumbai, Oct 20: Writer duo Sajid-Farhad are busy directing their debut film "It's Entertainment" and say it is a clean family film.

"It is absolutely a clean film. We are known for family-oriented films like 'Singham', 'Golmaal', among others. There is no below-the-belt comedy in our film. It's a complete family film," Sajid told Ians.

The duo has roped in Akshay Kumar and Tamannah for the movie and seem to be impressed with the lead pair's incredible chemistry in the film.

Farhad said: "Their chemistry is incredible in the film. They both are really looking good together."

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Going by their popularity, the Tamilians seem to have taken over Bollywood. By far the two busiest showbiz personalities in Mumbai are Prabhu Dheva and Prakash Raj. Both are working in back-to-back projects, and in Prakash's case, the projects are distressingly overlapping. So busy is Prakash Raj with his arch-villainy act that Apoorva Lakhia, whose Zanjeer is being readied for release, had to travel this week to Bangkok for the actor's dubbing. Prakash is shooting for writers-turned-directorial-duo Sajid-Farhad's It's Entertainment. Says a source from Bangkok, "We were surprised to see Apoorva Lakhia at our location. We thought he had come to meet Akshay Kumar for a narration. But he told us he is here to dub with Prakash Raj." Further probing revealed that all the other actors including the enormously-busy Ramcharan and Priyanka Chopra had already dubbed for Zanjeer. Only Prakash Raj's dubbing remained. Says the source,...

Mumbai, Aug 10: Filmmaker Apoorva Lakhia, whose remake of the 1973 film "Zanjeer" is being readied for release, had to travel this week to Bangkok for Prakash Raj's dubbing.

Prakash is busy shooting there for writers-turned-directorial-duo Sajid-Farhad's "It's Entertainment".

A source from Bangkok said: "We were surprised to see Apoorva Lakhia at our location. We thought he had come to meet Akshay Kumar for a narration. But he told us he is here to dub with Prakash Raj."

Further probing revealed that all the other actors, including the enormously-busy Ram Charan Teja and Priyanka Chopra had already dubbed for "Zanjeer"..

Mumbai, June 17: After penning dialogues, writer duo Sajid-Farhad are ready to go behind the camera to direct their first film "It's Entertainment" and they give credit to Akshay Kumar for not only motivating them to go for direction, but also being part of their project.

Sajid told Ians: "I would say Akshay Kumar is our godfather. He is the one who encouraged us to get into direction. We are happy that we are debuting as directors with Akshay Kumar in the lead."

The film will go on floor July 1 and according to Sajid, it will be "shot in Bangkok till September end. It's a two months schedule where major portions will.