QuickE: Beyond the Clouds Trailer; Padmaavat in Rs 100 Crore Club
GRAMMYs support Time’s Up movement with white roses, and other stories.
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1. Beyond the Clouds Trailer: Ishaan Khatter Is in for the Long Haul
Iranian master Majid Majidi’s upcoming film Beyond the Clouds, which introduces Shahid Kapoor’s baby brother Ishaan Khatter, traverses the way most foreign filmmakers do when they make a film on India. The focus is on life below the poverty line (comparisons to Slumdog Millionaire is inevitable here). In Majidi’s hands though, one might expect something magical to come out of it.
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2. Box Office Report: ‘Padmaavat’ Enters the Rs 100 Crore Club
Padmaavat is off to a fantastic start at the national as well as international box-office. The film raked in Rs 32 crore on its first Friday, despite limited screenings in some states initially. On Saturday too, Padmaavat earned a staggering Rs 27 crore, taking its total collection to Rs 83 crore. By Sunday, it has earned Rs 114 crore.
3. Grammys ’18 Shows Support for TimesUp Movement With White Roses
60th Grammy Awards held on Sunday in New York saw the music industry’s show of solidarity for the Time’s Up movement on the red carpet. Miley Cyrus, Cyndi Lauper, Kendrick Lamar, Pink, Kelly Clarkson among others donned a white rose after celebrities supported the movement with their all-black attire at Golden Globes 2018.
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4. Suchitra Krishnamoorthi & Others on Swara’s Opinion on ‘Padmaavat’
While many people have been applauding Swara Bhasker for her searing letter to Sanjay Leela Bhansali for romanticising abolished practices like sati and jauhar, trolls on Twitter are critising the Anaarkali of Aarah star.
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5. Now ‘Padmaavat’ Gets Barred From Release in Malaysia
Controversial Bollywood movie Padmaavat, which has released in India after a struggle, is now barred from opening in cinemas in Malaysia over concerns regarding "sensitivities of Islam".
Malaysia's National Film Censorship Board (LPF) has barred filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Padmaavat from getting released in the country.
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