1. Padmavat Gets a Release Date; To Clash With Akshay Kumar’s PadMan
Putting an end to unending speculations and endless controversies, Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavat has got a release date at last. The film, starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, will release on 25 January. It would be clashing at the box office with Akshay Kumar’s PadMan.
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2. ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ Box Office Report: Salman Film Mints Rs 300 Cr
Salman Khan has bounced back and how. Even as business slows down a bit, Tiger Zinda Hai, his latest film opposite Katrina Kaif, has scored triple century at the box office. It has raked in Rs 300.89 crore in India in the third week of its release. According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, Tiger Zinda Hai is YRF’s highest grossing film yet.
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3. ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Kit Harrington Thrown out of New York Bar
Kit Harrington aka Jon Snow, one of the biggest stars of Game of Thrones, was thrown out of a New York bar for drunk and disorderly behaviour. In a viral video, the actor is seen in an intoxicated state, having an altercation at the pool table of the bar.
According to TMZ, he was at Barfly, an upscale pub in NYC, when he created a ruckus, grabbing at pool cues and getting into arguments. Check out the viral video here:
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4. Saira Banu Files Complaint Against Mumbai Developer
Around a month back, actor Saira Banu had written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, asking him to protect husband Dilip Kumar and her from the harassment of a Bandra-based developer. Now she has filed a complaint of cheating and forgery against the latter with the Economic Offences Wing (EOW).
According to Indian Express, Banu filed a case at Khar police station on Thursday against the developer for cheating, forgery and being part of a criminal conspiracy. The investigation will be carried out by the EOW.
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5.‘Time’s Up’: Draped in Black, Golden Globes Takes on Sexism
The 75th Golden Globes, to be presented in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday night, will be the most prominent and public display yet for the "MeToo" movement that has swept through Hollywood and left a trail of disgraced men in its wake. What has long been, first and foremost, a star-studded primetime party may this Sunday take on the tenor of a protest rally.
Out of solidarity with the victims of sexual harassment and assault, many women have said they will be dressing in black for the Globes. It's a plan that, on the red carpet and on the stage, will ensure the spotlight remains on the film industry's endemic gender imbalances.
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