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Salman and Alia to Co-Star in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Next
Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt have confirmed that they will be part of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film, which is titled Inshallah. This will mark the first time Salman and Sanjay are working together in 20 years.
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Modi Biopic Release Date Preponed to a Week Before Elections
PM Narendra Modi, an upcoming biopic on India’s incumbent prime minister, will release on 5 April, a week ahead of its original schedule. The makers had earlier announced that the film would hit theatres on 12 April, a date that coincided with the country’s general elections, which commence from 11 April.
Ajay Devgn to Play IAF Pilot Vijay Karnik in 'Bhuj: The Pride of India'
Ajay Devgn has been signed on to play IAF Wing Commander Vijay Karnik in Bhuj: The Pride of India. Karnik played a pivotal role in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. As supervisor of the Bhuj airport at the time, he galvanised 300 locals to help rebuild the air strip which had been destroyed by Pakistani air strikes. The film will be written and directed by Abhishek Dudhaiya and produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series.
Netflix to Launch Interactive Series 'You vs. Wild'
After experimenting with the interactive storytelling format with Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, online streaming platform Netflix is set to launch a live action interactive series You Vs. Wild, starring Bear Grylls next month.
Netflix announced the show at the Netflix Labs 2019, a press event, here on Monday.
Viewers will join Man Vs. Wild famed survival expert Grylls on the new eight-episode adventure, and will decide what he eats, encounters, and experiences on the show, which will be live from April 10.
There will be dense jungles, towering mountains, brutal deserts, and mysterious forests, and viewers will have the choice to decide whether or not Grylls succeeds.
Each episode features an interactive experience with multiple choices, where a user may direct the course of the story.
RGV Postpones 'Lakshmi's NTR' Release to March 29
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has postponed the release of his controversial movie Lakshmi's NTR to March 29.
"Get ready to know all the truths on March 29," Varma tweeted on Tuesday.
The movie based on Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. T. Rama Rao's second marriage with Lakshmi Parvathi and subsequent developments, was earlier scheduled to release on March 22.
Warner Bros Chairman and Ceo Steps Down Amid Scandal
As an investigation into potential misconduct continues, WarnerMedia said that Warner Bros chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara is exiting the company.
"It is in the best interest of WarnerMedia, Warner Bros., our employees and our partners for Kevin to step down as Chairman and CEO of Warner Bros.," WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey said in a statement on Monday, reports deadline.com.
"Kevin has contributed greatly to the studio's success over the past 25 years and for that we thank him. Kevin acknowledges that his mistakes are inconsistent with the company's leadership expectations and could impact the company's ability to execute going forward."
WarnerMedia continues to work with a third-party law firm to complete its investigation, with Tsujihara's cooperation, in the wake of texts that were dropped in the trades revolving around the executive's alleged involvement in having British actress Charlotte Kirk cast in Warners movies "Ocean's 8" and "How to Be Single".
WarnerMedia has yet to name a successor to Tsujihara.
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