QuickE: Aamir Responds to Kangana, New ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Trailer
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1. She Never Told Me but I’ll Ask Her: Aamir Responds to Kangana
On Thursday, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan celebrated his 54th birthday by holding a press conference with his wife Kiran Rao. Apart from holding a small cake-cutting ceremony for the media, he also announced his upcoming film Lal Singh Chadha, which will be a remake of the Hollywood hit Forest Gump. Khan also took the opportunity to respond to Kangana Ranaut’s accusatory comments about how he didn’t support her film.
After the release of her film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, Ranaut accused many Bollywood celebrities of not attending her film’s screenings. To this, Aamir Khan responded by saying he wasn’t aware that Ranaut was upset with him. He further added that he would ask her when he meets her.
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2. Avengers: Endgame Trailer Is Finally Here! Why Is 26 April so Far?
After the very cryptic first trailer that gave away nothing, Marvel Studios has just dropped the official trailer, and as expected, it’s everything fans have been waiting for!
Starring everyone from Robert Downey Jr, Chris Pratt, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Mark Ruffalo, to Scarlett Johansson, Chadwick Boseman, Chris Helmsworth and several others, Avengers: EndGame will see all superheroes unite to fight Thanos (Josh Brolin) after the latter wiped out half the world at the end of Avengers: Infinity War.
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3. Not ‘Mahabharata’, This Is Aamir Khan’s Next Film
Aamir Khan has put to rest speculations about his next move after his 2018 film Thugs of Hindostan failed at the box office. In an interaction with the media on his birthday, he announced his next project titled Lal Singh Chadha which will be a remake of Hollywood hit Forrest Gump. He revealed that he will play a sardar in the film and is set to lose 20 kgs to prepare for the role.
Trade analayst Taran Adarsh confirmed the news on Twitter, adding that the film will be directed by Advait Chandan of Secret Superstar fame and written by Atul Kulkarni.
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4. Sonali Bendre Takes ‘Pit Stop from the Roller Coaster’ Called Life
Sonali Bendre shared her latest photo on Instagram, dressing in cotton pyjamas, with a drip in her hand and the radiant smile on her face. Battling cancer, she is back from the US after her treatment.
The actor shared the picture with the caption, “Another kind of outfit and another kind of accessory... just a small pit stop from the roller coaster we call life! Back home and back to #MyNewNormal #OneDayAtATime #SwitchOnTheSunshine.”
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5. My Films Never Get Nominated For Mainstream Awards: Manoj Bajpayee
National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee on Wednesday, 13 March, said he is used to the fact that all his films which are highly acclaimed nationally and internationally, never get a place in the nomination list of "so-called big mainstream awards".
Manoj tweeted a poster of his 2018 movie Gali Guleiyan and wrote: “So used to the fact that all the films of mine, which are highly acclaimed nationally and internationally, don't even get a place in the nominations list of so called big mainstream awards here, forget about winning. Creative pursuit and exploitation continue! Gali Guleiyan.”
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