1. Dilwale Joins the 100 Cr Club
Shah Rukh and Kajol starrer Dilwale has crossed the 100 cr mark at the end of week one. Rohit Shetty’s masala flick which released last week, competed with Sanjay Bhansali’s Ranveer, Deepika and Priyanka starrer Bajirao Mastani. Though Dilwale has raced ahead at the box-office, Bajirao Mastani is not far behind at Rs 86.15 cr. Below is the day-wise break up of Dilwale.
Box Office Collections
Fri 21 cr, Sat 20.09 cr, Sun 24 cr, Mon 10.09 cr, Tue 9.42 cr, Wed 8.79 cr, Thu 9.26 cr: Total: Rs 102.65 cr (Net India Business)
2. Bollywood Pays Tribute to Sadhana
Bollywood took to Twitter to pay their respects to veteran actress Sadhana who passed away at a Mumbai hospital on Friday, she was 74.
3. Sidharth and Jacqueline to Shoot Intimate Scenes in Bang Bang Sequel?
If rumours are to be believed then Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez will be teaming up for the Bang Bang sequel, the two were last seen in Brothers with Akshay Kumar. We also hear that the two have been told very clearly that the story involves quite a few intimate scenes. Jacqueline who has set the screen on fire many times in the past is waiting to give a nod to the project and so is Sidharth Malhotra who is asking around to find out if his audience would like to see him do a role like this. We can only hope we get to see the two hotties spice things up on the big screen.
4. Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk to Embark on a New Journey in Thor: Ragnarok
Here’s some news for Mark Ruffalo fans, the Hulk star recently teased his fans about the relationship his Hulk and Bruce Banner will share in the upcoming film Thor: Ragnarok.
Ruffalo said the team behind the film is “moving away from the traditional Hulk/Banner relationship” and “starting to mess with it a little bit,” reported Aceshowbiz.
“It’s very subtle, but the Banner/Hulk consciousness is beginning to meld a little bit. Who decided to leave? Was it Banner or Hulk? It’s not really in the (cinematic) mythology of Hulk up until that moment to be that conscious and pro-active. It’s interesting, right?” Ruffalo said. The actor also gave some information about the character’s current state.
Thor: Ragnarok will hit theaters on November 3, 2017.
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5. JJ Abrams Based a Star Wars Character on His High School Teacher
Did you know that Maz’s character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was based on director JJ Abrams’ late Pacific Palisades English teacher? The filmmaker’s late high school teacher is now a forever part of The Force.
The Star Wars: The Force Awakens director revealed in an interview with The Palisadian Post that his late high school English teacher, Rose Gilbert, was the inspiration for one of the characters in the space film.
“Yes, the character of Maz was originally based on the great Rose Gilbert,” Abrams said. “We really wanted the story to feel authentic, despite being a wild fantasy. I mentioned Rose in an early story meeting as a sort of timeless, wise figure that I’d actually known in my life.”
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