1. Salman Khan Gears Up For The Launch Of Salman Talkies
Salman Khan is all set to launch his chain of six private single screen theatres. According to a report by Mumbai Mirror, Salman has already finalised two sea-facing properties in Juhu and Bandra, and will be zeroing in on the third property before Diwali to launch Salman Talkies, as the chain would be called, in time for the release of Shivaay and Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.
This is in tandem with Salman’s efforts to keep prices of movie tickets affordable.
He will be lending his name to a theatre chain to promote tax-free viewing. As of now, six single screens across Maharashtra have been roped in and more locations are being explored. Tickets for films at his theatres will be available at heavily subsidised rates and free for children. Salman will be launching each screen himself.A source (as reported by Mumbai Mirror)
Salman is hoping to expand the chain to Uttar Pradesh by early 2017. The actor, who was in Delhi last week to introduce a jewellery line, had talked about how movie tickets in tier-one cities have gone up to Rs 400 to Rs 500.
A spokesperson from Salman’s charity said that if the star’s film has to hit a double hundred, he wants to do it with Rs 100 tickets.
If we can’t touch that figure with this plan, we will try again with another film, but Salman strongly believes that ticket prices should be brought down.A source (as reported by Mumbai Mirror)
(Source: Mumbai Mirror)
2. Pakistan Should Thank India For Surgical Strike Says Adnan Sami
While a host of Indian film celebrities including Salman Khan, Karan Johar, Om Puri, and Ranbir Kapoor have been getting flak for their ‘artistes are not terrorists’ line of thinking, which is being perceived as a pro-Pakistan stance, former Pakistani (now Indian) singer Adnan Sami is getting an earful from across the border for his pro-India statement.
If your host has extended you a warm welcome, and suddenly a fire breaks out in (his) house, do you just run away? I feel they (Pakistani artistes) should have condemned the attack.Adnan Sami, Singer (as reported by The Indian Express)
After his pro-India tweet, the singer has now said that Pakistani artistes should speak up against the Uri attack, and condemn the same strongly.
According to an Indian Express report, Sami equated the Indian army’s surgical strike across the LoC, as a neighbour coming in to clean out one’s garbage. He’s of the opinion that Pakistan should be grateful for India’s successful mission, rather than denying or condemning it.
He has been trolled since his pro-India tweet and continues to be called a traitor by Pakistani citizens for his newly acquired ‘Indian label’.
3. What Happened On The Sets Of ADHM?
One of the most anticipated films of the year, Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil has already piqued the audience’s interest for multiple reasons - from the unconventional pairing of Aishwarya-Ranbir to whether Fawad Khan deserves to star in an Indian film. And now Karan Johar has whetted our curiosity by releasing this behind-the-scenes video.
Watch Johar direct Aishwarya, Anushka and Ranbir on the sets in his own inimitable way.
4. Harshvardhan Wants To Be An Actor, Not a Star: Anil Kapoor
Anil Kapoor is a proud dad as his youngest child Harshvardhan Kapoor is all set to make his Bollywood debut with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Mirzya. The veteran actor says that Harsh has always been clear that he wants to be an actor, not a star. Anil Kapoor is excited about Mirziya and believes that Harshvardhan will create a niche of his own. The film release on 7 October.
5. I Think I’m The Coolest Guy, Then Irrfan Khan Walks In: Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks rejoiced in being the coolest guy on the sets of Hollywood film Inferno. But he says it lasted only until Indian actor Irrfan Khan walked in.
At a select global media event organised by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Hanks said:
Here’s what I hate about Irrfan Khan... I always think I’m the coolest guy in the room, and everybody’s hanging on to every word I say and everybody’s a little intimidated to be in my presence. And then Irrfan Khan walks into the room. And he’s the coolest guy in the room.Tom Hanks, Actor
Irrfan, who has worked in a slew of Indian movies, has also proved his mettle internationally in critically-acclaimed works like The Namesake, A Mighty Heart,Life of Pi, the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire and the commercially successfulThe Amazing Spider-Man and Jurassic World. Come October 14, he will be seen in Inferno with Forrest Gump star Hanks.
After adapting Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons for the big screen, director Ron Howard has infused life to the author’s popular book Inferno.
In the film, based on the eponymous 2013 novel, Hanks will be seen reprising the role of Robert Langdon, a professor of symbology at Harvard University. Irrfan plays Harry The Provost Sims, head of The Consortium.
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