QuickE: An ‘October’ Love Story; Celebs at Hall of Fame Awards
Janhvi-Khushi attend Sridevi’s prayer meet in Chennai, and other stories.
1. Trailer: ‘October’ Promises to be a Surreal Love Story
The much-awaited trailer of Shoojit Sircar’s film, October is out, and this summer release promises a winter love story. Shrouded in mystery, the trailer declares that - ‘this is not a love story’ but is a ‘story about love’ as Varun Dhawan - tries to figure out why a colleague of his, who’s now in the ICU, was enquiring about him. Very soon the action shifts from the metropolis to a picturesque hill station where love probably kicks in between Varun Dhawan and Banita Sandhu.
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2. Deepika, Shah Rukh, Ranveer Dazzle at the Hall of Fame Awards
The Hall of Fame awards were held on Sunday night in Mumbai and a host of Bollywood stars turned up for the event. Actor Ranveer Singh was awarded the ‘Entertainer of the Year’ trophy at the show, an honour that he promptly dedicated to the late Sridevi. Among the other awards, Rekha was presented with the ‘Cinematic Icon of the Year’ award by Ranveer.
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3. ‘Omerta’ First Poster: Rajkummar Rao Is Back as the “Antagonist”
The first poster of Rajkummar Rao’s Omerta has just been released along with a still from the film. Both the actor and director Hansal Mehta have shared the poster, saying their film is about an “antagonist”.
Omerta is based on the real life story of British terrorist of Pakistani descent Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who has been accused of being involved in the kidnap of foreign nationals in India and journalist Daniel Pearl’s killing. The poster shows a praying Rajkummar at the target of a gun with words like ‘definition’, ‘psychology’, ‘hard’, ‘impact’ and so on around him like a halo.
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4. Janhvi-Khushi Attend Sridevi’s Prayer Meet in Chennai
The Tamil film industry paid a tribute to Sridevi on Sunday, 11 March. The late actor’s daughters Janhvi and Khushi attended the prayer meet in Chennai with their father, Boney Kapoor and Sridevi's close friend designer Manish Malhotra.
Composer AR Rahman and his family, filmmaker K. Bhagyaraj, Prabhudeva, Latha Rajinikanth, Meena, Radhika Sarthakumar, and Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Srikanth, Arun Vijay, director KS Ravikumar were also present at the prayer meet.
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5. Virushka Mush Alert! Have you seen Anushka’s Latest Instagram Pic?
Anushka’s latest Instagram picture with Virat Kohli is winning the internet, yet again. The country’s favourite couple doesn’t fail to set relationship goals. Anushka Sharma recently returned from Madhya Pradesh to Mumbai after shooting for her next film with Varun Dhawan, Sui Dhaga. Since Virushka met after a brief spell of separation, the schmaltz is evident.
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