QuickE: Rahman’s Marvel Anthem Released; Will Smith on SOTY 2 Sets
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1. The Marvel Anthem by Rahman Is All You Need to Hear Right Now
For all the Marvel fans out there,the Marvel anthem by A R Rahman is something extraordinary. The song , Roke na rukenge ab toh yaara, starts with the signature Rahman introduction. It basically speaks about victory of good over evil. As Rahman sings in the video, we see the Marvel characters fighting with evil forces in the background. The anthem was released in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.
After introducing AR Rahman on stage, the filmmaker said that he is overwhelmed with Rahman's composition. "The song is in Hindi but goes so well with the emotions in the film," said one-half of the Russo brothers.
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2. Spiderman Was My Favourite Hero: Avengers Director Joe Russo
During a recent conversation with Joe Russo, the director of the upcoming film Avengers: Endgame, The Quint got the chance to ask him the one question that’s probably resting at the tip of every fan’s tongue: who is your favourite Marvel character and why?
He said, “Spiderman, he was my favourite character growing up. I just related to him when I started reading comic books when I was ten years old. The idea of a boy who is tasked with incredible responsibility in the way of, sort of Shakespearean wake of the death of his uncle who’s his father figure seemed very powerful to me as a child. I think the things that impact you as a child stay with you and have the most impact through your life emotionally. So, I don’t know that I’d ever connect with any character the same way I connected with Spiderman because of this.”
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3. Katekar, Cuckoo Bring ‘Friends’ on Netflix, ‘Sacred Games’ Style
The cast of Sacred Games, including Kubra Sait (Cuckoo), Jitendra Joshi (Constable Katekar), Jatin Sarna (Deepak "Bunty" Shinde) introduced Friends on Netflix India, with a unique teaser shared on 1 April.
Interwoven with the title track of Sacred Games are rushes from the popular show. We hope Netflix isn’t joking, considering the teaser has been introduced on 1 April.
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4. Bombay High Court Refuses to Interfere With Release of PM Biopic
The Bombay High Court on 1 April refused to interfere with the release of the Vivek Oberoi-starrer biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A bench of Chief Justice Naresh Patil and Justice N M Jamdar noted that the Election Commission (EC) has already issued a notice to the makers of the film PM Narendra Modi over allegations of breach of the model code of conduct in view of the Lok Sabha elections. "The Election Commission has already taken note of the issue and shall deal with it," the court said.
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5. Will Smith Visits KJo’s ‘SOTY 2’ Set for His Show ‘Bucket List’
Will Smith started the year with an interesting show titled Bucket List, where every week he unfolds a set of real-life adventures that were on his 'bucket list'. The sixth episode of Bucket List will showcase Will Smith's experience of shooting on a Bollywood set.
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