1. Oscar Embarrassment: ‘La La Land’ Vs ‘Moonlight’ for Best Picture
It was a big boo boo for the 89th Academy Awards night after Warren Beatty announced the wrong name for the most awaited honour of the night - Best Picture. Beatty along with Faye Dunaway had a few confused moments on stage before he announced La La Land as the Best Picture.
The La La Land team were in the process of giving their ‘thank you’ speeches when it was announced that the wrong film had been read and that Moonlight was the real winner.
Apparently someone had handed over Beatty the wrong envelope.
So when Beatty, read Emma Stone for La La Land in his envelope - he just guessed that was the Best Picture as well.
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2. Deepika and Priyanka Glitter at Oscars After-Party
The Oscars are over and after sitting for more than 3 hours now, it’s time for the fun part of the night; the after-party. While Deepika Padukone gave the Oscars a miss, she made a glamorous red carpet appearance at the after-party. And Priyanka Chopra was surely not keeping herself away from mingling with Hollywood’s crème de la crème.
Our divas glittered quite literally at the party. Take a look:
3. Oscars Remember, but B-Town Forgets Om Puri: Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Bollywood should hang its head in shame over how they hold their award functions. On 6 January 2017, Bollywood lost one of its most shining gem, Om Puri.
The late actor’s name was included in the tribute that the Oscars made for actors lost in the past year. Nawazuddin Siddiqui took to Twitter to rightly point out how the Oscars paid homage to the late Om Puri, but Bollywood award functions couldn’t even mention his name in their 5-hour-long-something award functions.
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4. India’s Sunny Pawar Dazzles the Oscar 2017 Red Carpet for ‘Lion’
India’s Sunny Pawar was already a winner on the red carpet much before the Oscar ceremony began. The 8-year-old actor from Lion was every bit a charmer in his cute lil tuxedo at the Awards gala. Check out Sunny on the red-carpet
5. Rani Mukerji All Set to Make Her Comeback in YRF’s Next ‘Hichki’
It’s confirmed! Rani Mukerji will soon be seen in Yash Raj Film’s upcoming venture titled, Hichki.
The production house took to Twitter to announce the good news.
The 90’s actress, who has a huge fan following across the world, is coming back after a long break. After her hush-hush marriage with Aditya Chopra and giving birth to their daughter, she decided to stay away from the limelight whilst making seasonal appearances.
Being a Yash Raj bahu, it comes as no surprise that the production house would be the platform for her comeback!
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