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Family Entertainer “Ghoomketu” Streaming Online on ZEE5

Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Ghoomketu is streaming online exclusively on ZEE5 from today (May 22, 2020). Directed by Pushpendra Nath Mishra, the film is produced by Phantom Films and Sony Pictures Networks (SPN). The film also features filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and lead cast includes Ila Arun, Raghuvir Yadav, Swanand Kirkire and Ragini Khanna. Amitabh Bachchan, Ranveer Singh, Sonakshi Sinha and Chitragandha ...

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Kapil Sharma to marry girlfriend on December 12

Kapil Sharma to marry girlfriend on December 12

Kapil Sharma will tie the nuptial knot with girlfriend Ginni Chatrath on December 12 in Amritsar, Punjab to be followed by another reception in Mumbai. “With great joy in our hearts and blessings of our parents, it gives us immense pleasure to announce that Ginni and I will embark on a new journey of love, respect and togetherness on 12th ...

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Oscar-winning director Bernardo Bertolucci dead at 77

Film director Bernardo Bertolucci, shown in 2012 in Rome, helmed films in his native Italy and big-budget Hollywood movies over seven decades. (Andrew Medichini/Associated Press)

Italian filmmaker Bernardo Bertolucci, who won Oscars with The Last Emperor and whose erotic drama Last Tango in Paris enthralled and shocked the world, died Monday at age 77. Bertolucci’s press office, Punto e Virgola, confirmed his death in an email to The Associated Press. Italy’s state-run RAI said Bertolucci died at his home in Rome, surrounded by family. “He will be remembered among ...

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Dolce&Gabbana founders apologize to China after ad, Instagram fiasco

The co-founders of Dolce&Gabbana apologized Friday in a video on Chinese social media after promotional videos seen as racist and subsequent Instagram messages stoked a furor in one of the world’s largest markets for luxury goods. Domenico Dolce and Steffano Gabbana appeared in a nearly 1 1/2 minute video posted on Weibo, a Chinese version of Twitter, saying they hope ...

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Indian – Canadian to head top film festival

The Toronto based documentary director Lalita Krishna is to become the head of Hot Docs, North America’s largest documentary film festival. The Indian origin Canadian documentary director was appointed Co-Chair of the second largest film festival in North America after Toronto International Film Festival. Originally from Delhi, Krishna is also the co-chair of the Ontario chapter of the Documentary Organization ...

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Vancouver-born animator brings the web to life in Ralph Breaks the Internet

Ralph Breaks the Internet, the new sequel to earlier Disney hit Wreck-It Ralph, once again features the work of Vancouver-born animator Benson Shum. (Disney)

Animating Ralph Breaks the Internet not only entailed summoning bold imagination to bring the World Wide Web to life — it also meant tapping into fond memories to recreate beloved Disney characters. The film includes a hilarious sequence featuring classic princesses, and Vancouver-born animator Benson Shum got to meet the actress who voices Mulan in order to draw his favourite cartoon warrior. ...

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Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown becomes UNICEF’s youngest-ever envoy

Millie Bobby Brown, best known for the Netflix series Stranger Things, has been named UNICEF'S youngest ever goodwill ambassador. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF appointed Millie Bobby Brown, the star of hit Netflix series Stranger Things, as its youngest ever goodwill ambassador on Tuesday and the 14-year-old had a message for world leaders: “Listen to us.” “I want to raise issues about education and violence and ending bullying and … making sure children have a safe environment and clean water,” ...

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Esi Edugyan wins 2nd Scotiabank Giller Prize for Washington Black

Esi Edugyan has won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel Washington Black. (Chris Young/Canadian Press )

Esi Edugyan, author of the novel Washington Black, has won this year’s $100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize, the 25th anniversary of Canada’s richest literary honour. It is the second Giller win for the Victoria, B.C.-based writer. “I wasn’t expecting to win,” she said as she got on stage to accept the award. “So I didn’t prepare a speech.” Published by Patrick Crean Editions, the novel ...

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White House press corps opts for author over entertainer for next year’s dinner

The White House Correspondents’ Association announced Monday that Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow will address its annual dinner next year, breaking from its tradition of featuring an entertainer. The decision follows the pushback it received over comedian Michelle Wolf’s sharply anti-Trump performance last time. At a time of increasingly tense relations between U.S. President Donald Trump and the White House ...

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