Sunit Jangir

Sunit Jangir

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As a Senior Editor at Sacnilk, Sunit Jangir leads our coverage on Indian cinema, box office analytics, and global entertainment trends. Passionate about Cricket, Sunit Jangir is an avid sports lover. He finds inspiration in other people's life stories and try to absorb them. Though introvert by nature, he doesn't feel shy when the topic is cinema and sports, particularly cricket.

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Kim Kardashian Makes To The Forbes List Of Billionaires For The First Time
1890 days ago
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Kim Kardashian Makes To The Forbes List Of Billionaires For The First Time

An American reality television star, and business owner, Kim Kardashian is officially a billionaire now with worth $1 billion, up from $780 million in October 2020. Among the record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, the 40-year-old Kardashian is at number 2674 on the list. ## The cosmetics and shapewear businesswoman, who launched her career off the reality TV series "Keeping Up with The Kardashians", has appeared on the Forbes World's Billionaires List for the first time. According to the Forbes, Kardashian West's money comes from TV income, endorsement deals, and her two lifestyle brands.## Kardashian West founded KKW Beauty in 2017, following the success of her half-sister Kylie Jenner's Kylie Cosmetics. She borrowed from Kylie's playbook, using a similar direct-to-consumer model that relies heavily on social media marketing. ## Her first launch, 300,000 contour kits, sold out within two hours. By 2018, the business had expanded into eyeshadows, concealers, lipsticks, and fragrances, and was bringing in about $100 million in revenue.## Meanwhile, Forbes' annual world's billionaires list is topped again by Amazon.com Inc founder Jeff Bezos for the fourth consecutive year with a net worth of $177 billion. Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk is at the second spot with $151 billion.## Bernard Arnault, chief executive of luxury goods firm LVMH, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg are among the top five of the world's richest billionaires respectively. Meanwhile, Mukesh Ambani is India's richest person and 10th overall with a net worth of $84.5 billion. ## Stay tuned...

BTS Condemn Violent Crimes And Hatred Against Asians
1897 days ago
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BTS Condemn Violent Crimes And Hatred Against Asians

South Korean boy band BTS has condemned the recent surge in anti-Asian violence and hatred and shared their experiences of the racism they have faced. They have issued a statement on the same saying they stand against racial discrimination. ## The Grammy-nominated singers, who were recently subjected to racial slurs by a German RJ who compared them to the COVID-19 pandemic, penned a strongly-worded note condemning the acts of violence.## "We send our deepest condolences to those who have lost their loved ones", reads the statement, which was published both in Korean and English on BTS official Twitter handles. "We feel grief and anger. We recall moments when we faced discrimination as Asians. We have endured expletives without reason and were mocked for the way we look. We were even asked why Asians spoke in English".## "We cannot put into words the pain of becoming the subject of hatred and violence for such a reason. Our own experiences are inconsequential compared to the events that have occurred over the past few weeks. But these experiences were enough to make us feel powerless and chip away our self-esteem", the boys spilled their heart in the note.## #StopAsianHate#StopAAPIHate pic.twitter.com/mOmttkOpOt— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) March 30, 2021 ## They concluded the note by saying, "What is happening right now cannot be dissociated from our identity as Asians. But what our voice must convey is clear. We stand against racial discrimination. We condemn violence. You, I and we all have the right to be respected. We will stand together".## Stay tuned...

Scarlett Johansson's 'Black Widow' To Release Simultaneously In Theaters And Disney Plus On July 9
1903 days ago
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Scarlett Johansson's 'Black Widow' To Release Simultaneously In Theaters And Disney Plus On July 9

Marvel Studios has announced the new release date of its upcoming scheduled movies. Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow, the long-awaited solo film based on Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero Natasha Romanoff, has been pushed back by two months along with other Marvel movies. ## The release of Black Widow has been pushed to July 9 from May 7. Above all, the movie will get a simultaneous release in the theatres and on streaming service Disney Plus. For home viewers on Disney Plus, the movie will be released at an additional cost to subscribers.## Marvel Studios took to Twitter and announced the new release date of Johansson starrer with an official new poster. ## Black Widow in theaters July 9 and on @DisneyPlus with Premier Access. Additional fees required. pic.twitter.com/MSLHxk6Eez— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) March 23, 2021 ## Cate Shortland, the Cate Shortland directorial has been delayed three times since the pandemic started in 2020. It was originally scheduled to release in theatres on May 20, 2020. Meanwhile, Cruella, the prequel to 101 Dalmatians that serves as an origin story for the iconic villain, is arriving as scheduled on May 28. ## Stay tuned...

Golden Globes Winner And Oscar-Nominated 'Nomadland' To Release In India On April 2
1905 days ago
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Golden Globes Winner And Oscar-Nominated 'Nomadland' To Release In India On April 2

The 2020's American Neo-western drama film, "Nomadland" is all set to release in India on April 2nd, 2021. The Chloe Zhao directorial is nominated in six categories at the Oscar Awards 2021 including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actress. It has won the Best Picture and Best Director awards at the recently announced Golden Globes Awards 2021.## The film is based on the 2017 non-fiction book "Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century" by an American journalist, Jessica Bruder. It stars Frances McDormand as a woman who leaves home to travel around the American West. ## IN CINEMAS, THIS APRIL... Searchlight Pictures to release the critically acclaimed and award winning movie #Nomadland in *cinemas* on 2 April 2021 in #India. pic.twitter.com/QS1ynzIszZ— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) March 22, 2021 ## According to director Chloe Zhao (reported by News 18), the quintessentially American film is set on the road and populated by individuals "who are part of the pioneer culture", though the themes of the story are relevant in any part of the world.## The 38-year-old Zhao feels the film is about compassion, connection, and adventure and is also a resonant story for the challenging times we are currently navigating. ## "The story looks at the question — When you lose everything that defines who you are, can you find yourself again?" Zhao tells IANS according to News 18. "It is about all those things that unite us as people; it's about friendship and love", she concludes.## Nomadland will be released by Searchlight Pictures in India. ## Stay tuned...

Oscars 2021: 'The White Tiger' Gets Nomination For Adapted Screenplay, Check Out The Full List of Nominations
1912 days ago
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Oscars 2021: 'The White Tiger' Gets Nomination For Adapted Screenplay, Check Out The Full List of Nominations

India's international star, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and her actor-singer husband Nick Jonas got the honor to announce the nominations for the Oscars 2021. The nominations were announced on Monday evening (India time) and the award ceremony will take place on the 25th of April 2021. ## While 2020 American biographical drama film, "Mank", garnered the highest number of nominations this year including the Best Picture category, Priyanka Chopra, Adarsh Gaurav, and Rajkummar Rao starrer, "The White Tiger" has been nominated in the Adapted Screenplay category and will be racing for the Oscars with Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, The Father, Nomadland, and One Night In Miami. ## Among the other notable films that won multiple nominations include "The Trial Of The Chicago 7" (6 nominations), "Judas And The Black Messiah" (6), "The Father" (6), and "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (5). "Black Panther" star, the late Chadwick Boseman is a contender in the Best Actor category for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom".## Here is the complete list of Oscars nominations for 2021 - ## BEST PICTURE ## The Father## Judas And The Black Messiah## Mank##Nomadland##Promising Young Woman##Sound Of Metal##The Trial Of The Chicago 7## ACTOR IN LEADING ROLE## Riz Ahmed - Sound Of Metal## Chadwick Boseman - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Anthony Hopkins - The Father## Gary Oldman - Mank## Steven Yeun - Minari## ACTRESS IN LEADING ROLE## Viola Davis - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Vanessa Kirby - Pieces Of A Woman## Andra Day - The United States Vs. Billie Holiday## Carey Mulligan - Promising Young Woman## Frances Mcdormand - Nomadland## ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE ## Daniel Kaluuya - Judas And The Black Messiah## Lakeith Stanfield - Judas And The Black Messiah## Sacha Baron Cohen - The Trial Of The Chicago 7## Leslie Odom, Jr. - One Night In Miami## Paul Raci - Sound Of Metal## ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE ## Maria Bakalova - Borat Subsequent Moviefilm## Glenn Close - Hillbilly Elegy## Olivia Colman - The Father## Amanda Seyfried - Mank## Yuh-Jung Youn - Minari## DIRECTION ## Another Round - Thomas Vinterberg## Mank - David Fincher## Minari - Lee Isaac Chung## Nomadland - Chloe Zhao## Promising Young Woman - Emerald Fennell## WRITING (ADPATED SCREENPLAY)## Borat Subsequent Moviefilm## The White Tiger## Nomadland## The Father## One Night In Miami## WRITING (ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY)## Judas And The Black Messiah## Promising Young Woman## Sound Of Metal## The Trial Of The Chicago 7## ANIMATED FEATURE FILM ## Onward## Over The Moon## A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon## Soul## Wolfwalkers## FOREIGN FEATURE FILM## Another Round - Denmark## Better Days - Hong Kong## Collective - Romania## The Man Who Sold His Skin - Tunisia## Quo Vadis, Aida? - Bosnia And Herzegovina## CINEMATOGRAPHY## Judas And The Black Messiah - Sean Bobbitt## News Of The World - Dariusz Wolski## Mank - Erik Messerschmidt## The Trial Of The Chicago 7 - Phedon Papamichael## Nomadland - Joshua James Richards## DOCUMENTARY (FEATURE)## Collective## Crip Camp## The Mole Agent## My Octopus Teacher## Time## DOCUMENTARY (SHORT SUBJECT)## Colette## A Concerto Is A Conversation## Do Not Split## Hunger Ward## A Love Song For Latasha## COSTUME DESIGN## Emma - Alexandra Byrne## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Ann Roth## Mank - Trish Summerville## Mulan - Bina Daigeler## Pinocchio - Massimo Cantini Parrini## FILM EDITING## The Father - Yorgos Lamprinos## Nomadland - Chloe Zhao## Promising Young Woman - Frédéric Thoraval## Sound Of Metal - Mikkel E. G. Nielsen## The Trial Of The Chicago 7 - Alan Baumgarten## MAKEUP AND HAIRSTILING## Mank - Gigi Williams, Kimberley Spiteri, and Colleen Labaff## Emma - Marese Langan, Laura Allen, and Claudia Stolze## Hillbilly Elegy - Eryn Krueger Mekash, Matthew Mungle, And Patricia Dehaney## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom - Sergio Lopez-Rivera, Mia Neal, and Jamika Wilson## Pinocchio - Mark Coulier, Dalia Colli, and Francesco Pegoretti## MUSIC (ORIGINAL SCORE)## Da 5 Bloods - Terence Blanchard## Mank - Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross## Minari - Emile Mosseri## News Of The World - James Newton Howard## Soul - Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste## MUSIC (ORIGINAL SONG)## Fight For You - Judas And The Black Messiah## Hear My Voice - The Trial Of The Chicago 7## Io Sì (Seen) - The Life Ahead (La Vita Davanti A Se)## Speak Now - One Night In Miami## PRODUCTION DESIEGN## The Father## Ma Rainey's Black Bottom## Mank## News Of The World## Tenet## SHORT FILM (LIVE ACTION)## Feeling Through## The Letter Room## The Present## Two Distant Strangers## White Eye## SHORT FILM (ANIMATED)## Burrow - Madeline Sharafian and Michael Capbarat## Genius Loci - Adrien Merigeau and Amaury Ovise## If Anything Happens I Love You - Will Mccormack and Michael Govier## Opera - Erick Oh## Yes-People - Gísli Darri Halldórsson and Arnar Gunnarsson## VISUAL EFFECTS## Love And Monsters## The Midnight Sky## Mulan## The One And Only Ivan## Tenet## SOUND## Greyhound - Warren Shaw, Michael Minkler, Beau Borders, and David Wyman## Mank - Ren Klyce, Jeremy Molod, David Parker, Nathan Nance, and Drew Kunin## News Of The World - Oliver Tarney, Mike Prestwood Smith, William Miller, and John Pritchett## Soul - Ren Klyce, Coya Elliott, and David Parker## Sound Of Metal - Nicolas Becker, Jaime Baksht, Michelle Couttolenc, Carlos Cortes, and Phillip Bladh## Stay tuned...

Grammy Awards 2021: List Of GRAMMY Winners Of 2021
1912 days ago
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Grammy Awards 2021: List Of GRAMMY Winners Of 2021

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, after being delayed owing to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic for more than a month, The annual show took place on March 14 from its original date of 31st January. The ceremony honors musical artists, compositions, and albums across 84 categories.## American singer-songwriter, Beyoncé created history and becomes the first female artist to win 28 Grammys while Taylor Swift won the Album of The Year for "folklore" and also becomes the first woman to win three Grammys for AOTY. It was her 11th Grammy. ## Comedian and talk show host Trevor Noah is hosting this year's Grammys. It marks Noah's first time hosting the award ceremony. Though usually held at the Staples Center, this year's festivities take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center.## Here is the complete list of GRAMMYs 2021 winners - ## Album of The Year - "folklore," Taylor Swift## Best Pop Vocal Album - "Future Nostalgia", Dua Lipa## Record of The Year - "Everything I Wanted", Billie Eilish## Best R&B Performance - "Black Parade", Beyoncé## Song of The Year (songwriter's award) - "I Can't Breathe", H.E.R., Dernst Emile II, and Tiara Thomas## Best Rap Song - "Savage", Megan Thee Stallion, featuring Beyoncé## Best Pop Solo Performance - "Watermelon Sugar", Harry Styles## Best Country Album - "Wildcard", Miranda Lambert## Best New Artist - Megan Thee Stallion## Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - "American Standard", James Taylor## Best Dance/Electronic Album - "Bubba", Kaytranada## Best Progressive R&B Album - "It Is What It Is", Thundercat## Best R&B Album - "Bigger Love", John Legend## Best Rap Album - "King's Disease", Nas## Best Rock Album - "The New Abnormal", The Strokes## Best Alternative Music Album - "Fetch the Bolt Cutters", Fiona Apple## Best Jazz Vocal Album - "Secrets Are the Best Stories", Kurt Elling featuring Danilo Pérez## Best Jazz Instrumental Album - "Trilogy 2", Chick Corea, Christian McBride, and Brian Blade## Best Gospel Album - "Gospel According to PJ", PJ Morton## Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - "Jesus Is King", Kanye West## Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album - "La Conquista del Espacio", Fito Páez## Best Reggae Album - "Got to Be Tough", Toots and the Maytals## Best Spoken Word Album - "Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth", Rachel Maddow## Best Comedy Album - "Black Mitzvah", Tiffany Haddish## Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media - "Jojo Rabbit"## Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - "Joker"## Producer of The Year, Non-Classical - Andrew Watt## Best Music Video - "Brown Skin Girl", Beyoncé with Blue Ivy## Best Music Film - "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice", Linda Ronstadt## Stay tuned...

Marvel Congratulates Avatar Team For Reclaiming The Crown Of Highest Grosser Movie Of All Time
1914 days ago
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Marvel Congratulates Avatar Team For Reclaiming The Crown Of Highest Grosser Movie Of All Time

It didn't take too long for James Cameron's groundbreaking sci-fi epic, "Avatar" to reclaim the title of the highest grosser movie of all-time after surpassing Disney/Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame". "Avatar re-released in China this weekend and collected around $12.30 million (according to Deadline) on first two days, and now, it has been confirmed that Cameron directorial has once again topped the world chart of the highest grosser movie ever. ## Disney now puts Avatar's worldwide gross at an estimated $2.802B versus Endgame’s $2.797B. Avatar, which now falls under the Disney umbrella after the Fox acquisition, first became the top-selling global release of all time in 2010 when it passed Cameron's own 1997 Titanic. In July 2019, Endgame overtook Avatar — and now the latter is back on top.## Avatar producer Jon Landau said today as quoted in Deadline, "We are proud to reach this great milestone, but Jim and I are most thrilled that the film is back in theaters during these unprecedented times, and we want to thank our Chinese fans for their support. We are hard at work on the next Avatar films and look forward to sharing the continuation of this epic story for years to come".## Marvel Studios has congratulated James Cameron and the "Avatar" team for achieving the significant milestone, once again. "Congratulations to @JimCameron, @JonLandau, and ALL of Na'vi Nation for reclaiming the box office crown! We love you 3000. @OfficialAvatar", Marvel wrote on Twitter. ## Congratulations to @JimCameron ,@JonLandau , and ALL of Na'vi Nation for reclaiming the box office crown! We love you 3000. @OfficialAvatar pic.twitter.com/WlMWRcL15y— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) March 13, 2021 ## Stay tuned...

'Avatar' Overtake 'Avengers: Endgame' To Reclaim The Title Of Highest Grosser Movie Of All Time
1915 days ago
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'Avatar' Overtake 'Avengers: Endgame' To Reclaim The Title Of Highest Grosser Movie Of All Time

'Avengers: Endgame', that released about 18 months ago, did wonder at the box office and became the highest grosser movie of all-time with $2.797 billion, in a record time of 3 months due to unprecedented demand that may never again be replicated. However, the time has come for Avengers: Endgame to handover its title of "highest grosser of all-time" to the previous holder, James Cameron's groundbreaking sci-fi epic, "Avatar". ## "Avatar", that released in 2009, was the highest grosser movie for almost a decade until "Endgame" took the worldwide box office by storm in 2019. But on Friday, "Avatar" returned to movie theaters in China, which is witnessing a massive boom post-Covid there, and grossed $3.5 million (according to Variety), pushing its total haul to a historic $2.7926 billion. After this weekend, "Avatar" is expected to take back the top box office prize.## Heading into Avatar's re-release this weekend in China, Avengers: Endgame stood at $858.37M domestic, $1.939 billion overseas for a total of $2.797 billion total. Avatar's grosses stood at $760.5M, $2.029 billion foreign, and $2.789 worldwide.## Though "Avatar" was released by 20th Century Fox, Disney now owns the property after the companies merged in 2019. With Disney's acquisition of Fox's film assets, the Walt Disney Company houses eight of the 10-highest grossing movies.## On the other hand, James Cameron has been working busily on the sequels, returning to production last May in New Zealand on part 2 as Covid cases calmed there. Disney has scheduled Avatar 2 for Dec. 16, 2022; part 3 for Dec. 20, 2024; part 4 for Dec. 18, 2026; and part five for Dec. 22, 2028.## Stay tuned...

'I Was On The Verge Of Giving Up Acting, And Then This Happened', Gal Gadot On Wonder Woman Casting
1932 days ago
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'I Was On The Verge Of Giving Up Acting, And Then This Happened', Gal Gadot On Wonder Woman Casting

Israeli actress, Gal Gadot, on Tuesday, shared a picture of herself, taken around the time she was on the verge of quitting acting. The picture was shot by the filmmaker Zack Snyder on the day Gal did the camera test for Batman vs. Superman movie with Ben Affleck. She was soon cast as Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe which not only turned her fortunes but also made her a global superstar and "Wonder Woman" franchise one of the most loved across the world.## Gadot took to her Instagram handle and shared a black-and-white picture. She wrote, "This photo was taken by Zack Snyder on the day I did the camera test for Batman vs. Superman with Ben. I came to LA for 30 hours while shooting a movie in Tel Aviv. But I wanted the role of Wonder Woman so much that it was worth the trip".## I'll forever be grateful to Zack for casting me and believing that I could bring Diana to life. I had no idea what the future would hold back when this picture was taken - seeing it makes me very nostalgic. It's also proof that everything happens for a reason. I was on the verge of giving up acting... and then this happened", she added. ## View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gal Gadot (@gal_gadot) ## Before Wonder Woman, the most high-profile films of Gadot were the Fast & Furious films, in which she played Giselle. She has played Wonder Woman in three films, and will soon be seen in Snyder's four-hour streaming version of Justice League, due out on March 18 on HBO Max. She will also be returning as Wonder Woman in the third part of the series which will be directed by Patty Jenkins.## Apart from Snyder's Justice League, and Wonder Woman 3, Gadot will also be reuniting with Jenkins for Cleopatra's biopic. ## Stay tuned...

'No Time To Die' And 'Morbius' Release Date Pushed Again
1964 days ago
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'No Time To Die' And 'Morbius' Release Date Pushed Again

Amid much speculation, the Daniel Craig-starrer James Bond adventure, No Time To Die, has been delayed yet again. An update on the official Twitter handle of the film on Friday stated that Craig's final outing as Agent 007 has now been pushed to October 8 for a theatrical release.## The release has been pushed amid the ongoing pandemic, with theatres still trying to recover business post lockdown. The film, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, was originally scheduled for release in April 2020 but was pushed to November last year owing to the Covid-19 pandemic. The release date was subsequently changed to April 2021.## NO TIME TO DIE 8 October 2021 pic.twitter.com/HZlNG5kz8t— James Bond (@007) January 22, 2021 ## This James Bond movie isn't the only film pushed back as the new delay of the Bond film has already started shuffling the Hollywood release calendar. Jared Leto's superhero adventure Morbius has been delayed again to avoid a clash with the Bond film. A Spider-Man spinoff, Morbius was slated to release on October 8. It has now moved to January 21, 2022. ## No Time To Die brings back Craig as the iconic spy James Bond for his final outing. The 25th Bond adventure will see Craig revisiting his past, bringing it to the present in order to save the future. The trailer comes with a tagline: "The mission that changes everything begins".## The film also features Rami Malek as the new Bond villain, Safin, and brings back Lea Seydoux as Dr. Madeleine Swann, Ben Whishaw as Q, Ralph Fiennes as M, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny, and Jeffrey Wright as CIA agent Felix Leiter.## Stay tuned...

Grammy Awards 2021 Ceremony Postponed To March 14 Over Covid Concerns
1980 days ago
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Grammy Awards 2021 Ceremony Postponed To March 14 Over Covid Concerns

The Grammy Awards 2021 ceremony, originally scheduled for January 31, has been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns. The 63rd ceremony which is being held by the Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry is now scheduled to be held on March 14.## Signed by Harvey Mason JR., Chair & Interim President/CEO of the Recording Academy; Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music, Live Events and Alternative Programming, CBS; and Ben Winston, Grammy Awards Executive Producer, Fulwell 73 Productions, said in a statement -## "After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd Annual GRAMMY Awards® to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021. The deteriorating COVID situation in Los Angeles, with hospital services being overwhelmed, ICUs having reached capacity, and new guidance from state and local governments have all led us to conclude that postponing our show was the right thing to do. Nothing is more important than the health and safety of those in our music community and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly on producing the show". ## After thoughtful conversations with health experts, our host and artists scheduled to appear, we are rescheduling the 63rd #GRAMMYs to be broadcast Sunday, March 14, 2021.More details: https://t.co/JyrHZ7JpQi pic.twitter.com/MoZLLoEEgx— Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) January 5, 2021 ## "We want to thank all of the talented artists, the staff, our vendors and especially this year's nominees for their understanding, patience, and willingness to work with us as we navigate these unprecedented times", the statement further read.## Meanwhile, the 2021 Grammy Awards nominations are all about women power with Beyonce, Taylor Swift, and Dua Lipa leading the way. Beyonce is leading the contender at the 2021 Grammy Awards with nine nods. She is followed by Taylor Swift, Roddy Ricch, and Dua Lipa, who earned six nominations each.## Stay tuned...

Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma Emerged As Big Backer Of Hollywood Films In Recent Years
1981 days ago
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Chinese Billionaire, Jack Ma Emerged As Big Backer Of Hollywood Films In Recent Years

Jack Ma, Chinese billionaire, and Alibaba co-founder, who is rumored to have gone missing for the last two months, has been a massive source of financial support for Hollywood films for the last 5 years. Alibaba Pictures, which was set up by Jack Ma's e-commerce giant Alibaba, has given a marketing push to Chinese films as well as invested in films of that country. ## Apart from investing in Chinese films, Ma also stepped into Hollywood in 2015, and one of the most successful films his company has produced is the 2019 release war movie "1917". The Sam Mendes triple-Oscar winner that also has Reliance Entertainment and Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks Pictures as producers, made $368 million on a $95 million budget. ## Other than 1917, one of the biggest films in which Alibaba Pictures invested is also the 2015's Tom Cruise-starrer "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation". The film was made on a budget of around $150 million and earned a worldwide gross of almost $680 million.## After that in 2016, the company invested in two Paramount Pictures productions, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows" and "Star Trek Beyond". While the superhero film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out Of The Shadows" led by Megan Fox grossed $245 million on a budget of around $135 million, the sci-fi adventure "Star Trek Beyond", was made on a budget of $185 million and minted around $340 million worldwide. ## In 2018, Alibaba Pictures produced Tom Cruise's "Mission: Impossible - Fallout". The film went on to gross $791 million worldwide and it turned out to be one of the biggest hits of the franchise.## That's not all, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter published in 2019, Alibaba Pictures Group had extended a $103 million loan to the Chinese film studio Huayi Brothers Media.## Source - India TV/IANS