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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Ahmed Khan is happy with the opening weekend box office performance of his latest directorial 'Baaghi 3'. The film starring Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor has collected 53.83 crores at the domestic box office in its first weekend.## "People loving my work is the most important thing. We were expecting this because even 'Baaghi 2' was taken very well by the audience. So I had an intuition that people will accept Baaghi 3," the filmmaker told IANS.## Khan, who had also directed "Baaghi 2", gives credit to the film's action quotient and lead actor Tiger Shroff's popularity for the franchise's success. "One (the reason for success) is definitely Tiger Shroff's fan following, and the other is the film's action, which merges with the story. The credit surely goes to Tiger Shroff. This is because even though other heroes can perform an action, he is trained very well to do this kind of action," said the filmmaker.## Khan simply cannot get over gushing about his lead actor, it seems. "It reduces 80 percent of the stress when it comes to conceiving any action (around Tiger Shroff). The most important thing is conceiving it and the double hard work goes into executing it. If you have a guy who can execute it for you, life becomes easy."## Tuesday being a National Holiday for Holi would seem like a boost for the film's business, but there is the scare of coronavirus to be taken into consideration. At the last count, 43 cases have been reported in India and entertainment is seriously not the priority in the average public's life.## Khan, however, hopes the virus scare will not affect either Holi or his film. "I'd prefer that people come to the theaters being safe. Holi is there but there are so many issues going on with the virus. With so many issues around, not just our film, I feel the festival should also be celebrated well. People should enjoy both the things, the festival, and our film," he said.## With the consistent good show of the franchise, is "Baaghi 4" a possibility in the future? "The owner of the film is Sajid Nadiadwala. If he decides that we should go ahead with 'Baaghi 4', we will do it. But we will keep the franchise alive definitely," concluded the director.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Pune, March 9 (IANS) From singing covers on YouTube to performing live at concerts and now making her acting debut in the Bollywood film 'Nikamma', 24-year-old Shirley Setia has come a long way. But she feels 'it's just the beginning'.## "There's so much to do and explore in life. I am glad that Indian industry-accepted me and welcomed me with open arms. I agree it was not easy for me to become an online sensation...there was a lot of hard work involved, but still there is a long way to go. I have so much to learn and experience. My real journey has just started," Shirley told IANS on the sidelines of the Gaana Crossblade Punjabi Music Festival in Pune.## Shirley was a little kid when she had to leave India and move to New Zealand with her family. She actually rose to fame in 2013 after she won a competition organized by T-Series. She recorded the popular Hindi song "Tum Hi Ho" that gathered a lot of views on YouTube. And when she was 21, she came back to her roots to make a name for herself here.## On bagging the acting project, Shirley expressed her happiness and shared her experience working with co-star Shilpa Shetty Kundra.## "You know it feels blessed to work with such talented artists. Shilpa ma'am made me comfortable a lot. She taught me so many things -- especially how to remain fit. I am really excited for my debut film," she quipped.## Directed by Sabbir Khan, "Nikamma" also features Abhimanyu Dassani, who is actress Bhagyashree's son. The film will release on June 5.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Los Angeles, March 9 (IANS) Hollywood actor Max von Sydow is no more. The news of the demise of the Swedish-born star was shared by his family 'with a broken heart and infinite sadness', reports deadline.com. He was 90.## Among numerous roles that won Sydow accolades are Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal" (1957), George Stevens' "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), William Friedkin's "The Exorcist" (1973), David Lynch's "Dune" (1984), Woody Allen's "Hannah And Her Sisters" (1986), Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report" (2002), and Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island" (2009). In 1983, Von Sydow played the James Bond villain Ernst Blofeld in "Never Say Never Again".## GenNow viewers also known him as Lor San Tekka in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" (2015) and for his role of Three-eyed Raven in "Game Of Thrones", for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.## "It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow, on March 8, 2020," a statement from his widow Catherine von Sydow read.## The actor's 65-year career spanned acclaimed arthouse movie, Hollywood blockbusters, and television.## Von Sydow was nominated for two Oscars during his career, including Best Actor in 1998 for "Pelle the Conqueror". His other Academy Award nomination was as Best Supporting Actor for his role in 2011's "Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close".## The actor enjoyed a run of 11 films with Swedish auteur Ingmar Bergman, including "The Seventh Seal", in which he plays chess with Death.## Showcasing his enduring versatility, Von Sydow also took roles in the box-office hit "Rush Hour 3", and Julian Schnabel's French film "The Diving Bell And The Butterfly".## His final film role was set to be in the upcoming drama "Echoes Of The Past", which is reported to be in post-production.## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Payal Ghosh looks absolutely stunning in a pink-and-peach dress that she wore at a recent event.## The "Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi" star is rocking everywhere she is seen and has been a hit in the fashion circles. Payal is living up to her billing as an emerging style icon.## Meanwhile, Payal revealed to IANS a while back that she is learning Spanish for an upcoming Bollywood role.## "I am learning Spanish and I am totally loving the process. Every emotion and expression is denoted so differently in Spanish, and it is such an open language. It is beautiful, and I hope I get it right," she said, though she claimed she was not in a position to talk of the film yet.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Vatsal Sheth, and Ishita Dutta will celebrate Holi keeping the coronavirus scare in mind. They will not use any water and will celebrating a dry holi, as the virus can spread through to water droplets and moisture.## "This year I will be celebrating with my immediate family only. Normally also I am not someone who plays Holi a lot. I am against wasting water. So I would just meet my family. I also would urge everyone to stay safe and avoid huge human gatherings. We all have to do our bit in the current scenario," said Vatsal.## Ishita added: "This year I will be celebrating with my immediate family. Normally, I am not someone who plays Holi. I am against wasting water. So I would just meet my family. I think because of coronavirus a lot of functions are not happening and a lot of people aren't playing Holi. I feel there is no need to be scared, but as responsible citizens, it is important for us to take it seriously and avoid public gathering as much as possible."## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) 'Bigg Boss 13' contestant Paras Chhabra has snubbed allegations that Jay Bhanushali levelled on him on the Colors TV show, 'Mujhse Shaadi Karoge'.## The promo of an upcoming episode shows Paras and Jay, who is a guest on the show, engaged in a heated argument, over how he feels for the contestants of the reality wedding show.## "It is a promo and it doesn't depict the entire story. It is just a part of an episode which will air soon. Sometimes what you see and hear is not the complete story," said Paras, about how he has been projected in the promo.## He further elaborated: "I have immense respect for women, I will never pass demeaning comments which can hurtful. That's not my nature. Understanding five women with cameras around you is not easy. I believe in loyalty & I have proved it in Bigg Boss. I request people not to make assumptions about me or the episode, please watch to know the truth."## Paras has blamed Jay for roasting him and defaming him.## For more and latest news about TV, stay tuned with us.

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New Delhi, March 9 (IANS) Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth has cancelled his plans to visit India to promote his upcoming action film 'Extraction' due to the global coronavirus outbreak.## The "Thor" star was scheduled to visit Mumbai along with director Sam Hargrave on March 16.## The event has been called off due to the coronavirus scare, travel advisory issued and the risk factor involved in travel.## "Extraction", which was initially titled "Dhaka", also stars Indian actors Randeep Hooda and Pankaj Tripathi.## It revolves around Tyler Rake (essayed by Hemsworth), a fearless, black market mercenary, who embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he is enlisted to rescue the kidnapped son of an imprisoned international crime lord. The film is scheduled to release on April 24.## Hemsworth shot for the Netflix film in India in 2018. He shot in Ahmedabad and Mumbai.## Earlier, in an interview to IANS, Hemsworth opened up about shooting in India, saying he felt like a rockstar while doing so.## "I love the place and the people. Shooting there... There were thousands of people on the streets every day and I have never experienced that on set. It was sort of intimidating as it was exciting because there were so many people," he said.## "After every take (when the director) called 'cut', there was a loud cheer. We felt like rock stars in a stadium. But the warmth and support we got while shooting there, no matter how disruptive we were to their daily lives, it was so good. People were so positive. I have huge appreciation to that," added Hemsworth, whose daughter is named India.## For more and latest news about Hollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta turned nostalgic on Monday morning while reminiscing about her 2001 release, 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'. In the Abbas-Mustan directorial, Preity starred alongside Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji.## Taking to Instagram, the actress shared a video clip of the film's title song "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" where she features alongside Salman Khan and wrote: 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke' was so much fun! I loved working with #AbbasMustan, @beingsalmankhan, #RaniMukerji, #AmrishPuri & the entire cast n crew. My craziest role!!!!! All the research I did, how nervous I was. It was such a fun experience. Thank you #Abbasmustan, Salman, Rani & everyone that worked there for an emotionally charged & madly fun ride. #anniversary #ting #chorichorichupkechupke."## The film hit the theatres on March 9, 2001, and turns 19 today.## "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" was one of the biggest hits of its times and did huge business at the box office. However, the film also landed into controversy for dealing with the subject of surrogacy, which was mostly not touched by Bollywood filmmakers before this.## Commenting on Preity's post, a fan wrote: "My favorite and watching this crying all the time."## Another fan wrote: "This is love! It is my childhood movie."## In the film, Preity essayed the role of Madhu, a sex worker who gave birth to Raj Malhotra (Salman Khan's) child via surrogacy. The actress faced criticism and controversy from a section of the audience for playing the character.## Reminding her of that, a user wrote: "It also led to a controversy which you fought well."## Apart from "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" the trio of Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji has appeared in another movie, "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega" which released the previous year (2000).## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Karisma Kapoor, who is also a mother of two children, feels it is important to have conversations with the kids.## "The most important thing is - for children to talk to us, we have to talk to them," Karisma said.## Karisma is now all set to maker her comeback into acting projects with the web show "Mentalhood", which will take the audience on the crazy ride of motherhood.## She also spoke about how to make homemade food cool for children.## "It is something you have to engrain in your children at a young age. When they are younger, you have to make the food look interesting," Karisma added.## "Mentalhood" will stream on ZEE5 and ALTBalaji from March 11.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Ileana D'Cruz has declared that she does not sit like a lady.## Ileana took to Instagram to share a photo of herself where she is seen sitting in a car in a quirky manner. She can be seen sitting in a relaxed manner with her tongue wagging out.## "Them: sit like a lady. Me: (funny emoji)," Ileana captioned.## Ileana generally keeps Instagram on fire with her hot bikini pictures. While fans love her bikini photos, her photo in Indian attire was a refreshing change and they welcomed it.## On the work front, Ileana will next be seen alongside Abhishek Bachchan in Ajay Devgn's production "The Big Bull", a film reportedly based on India's biggest securities scams of 1992. "The Big Bull" is slated to hit theatres on October 23.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Rohit Shetty says 90 per cent of the action sequences in his upcoming film 'Sooryavanshi' are performed by lead actor Akshay Kumar. ## "Firstly, 90 per cent of the action sequences are performed solely by Akshay sir. During the helicopter sequence, Akshay sir performed the stunt of jumping on a helicopter from the bike that he was riding without the support of harness, which quite shocked me and the rest of the crew," Shetty said. ## "Initially, we had kept a cut in between the sequence of jumping on a helicopter from the bike, so we can fit the harness to him. But we didn't know when this man spoke with the pilot as he supported him in continuing the action sequence without the support of harness," he added. ## The director spoke about the cop film during the shooting of an episode of "The Kapil Sharma Show". ## During the show, host Kapil Sharma asked Akshay about his expectations from "Sooryavanshi" as his last film "Good Newwz" had also done well at the box office. ## "I don't believe in this. 'Main tikey rahu, wohi important cheez hai' (sustaining is the only important thing), kyuki (because) to get a break in a film is easy whereas it is a very difficult task to sustain yourself and maintain consistency in the industry," replied Akshay. ## "Sooryavanshi" also stars Katrina Kaif. ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) A news report on the box office collection of his new film 'Thappad' incensed Anubhav Sinha so much that the filmmaker reacted with a barrage of filthy abuses on social media, before apologizing for his outburst.## According to the trade website koimoi.com, "Thappad" collected Rs 22.79 crore in its first week, and a web portal reported the film's box office show saying: "Audience gives TIGHT SLAP To #Thappad."## Sinha obviously wasn't pleased with such language and he took to social media to express his ire.## "And I love you too... in har*****don ne filmon ka kotha bana diya hai (these b**tards have turned filmmaking into brothel business). Last I checked it was an art form. My money. My movie. My profit. My loss. Who the f*ck are you? Have I issued any public shares? Have you bought any??? Go watch the film. Like it. Hate it. Your call," Sinha tweeted.## The director further wrote: "These motherf***rs seem to get my collections before me. Just for general awareness I get my collections in 2-3 days. Before that whatever they put out is sheer speculation and their sweet desire."## Sinha realised his behaviour wasn't right when a few people on Twitter called him out for inappropriate social media conduct. He apologised for his outburst to the ladies, elders and children on his timeline.## "My apologies for my language ladies. Sincerely. It is the love of those 150 people who made Thappad for the film that was being disrespected that shot me off. Apologies to all women and elders and younger ones on my timeline. SORRY!!!" wrote Sinha.## "Thappad" stars Taapsee Pannu, and also features Pavail Gula ti, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Maya Sarao, Tanvi Azmi, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Ram Kapoor, Manav Kaul, and Dia Mirza.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.