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Suraj Estate Developers has filed fresh preliminary papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to raise Rs 400 crore through an initial public offering (IPO). Before this, the Mumbai-based realty film filed its draft IPO papers in March 2022.

China and has found an honourable mention in Chinese school textbooks! The rags-to-riches story of Dev Raturi is no doubt, a tale for the ages. Hailing from Kemriya Saur, a little hamlet located at a remote corner in Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal district, this die-hard Bruce Lee fan wanted to follow in the footsteps of his idol and make a name as a karate champion. However, money was short. After a failed audition for a role in a Hindi movie in 1998, Raturi decided to dedicate himself to karate. He did various menial jobs in Delhi for a decade, before saving enough to migrate to China. He eventually landed a job as a waiter in an Indian restaurant in Shenzhen in 2005.

Elon Musk slammed Greta Gerwig's enchanting Barbie film and said that every time Barbie says the word ‘patriarchy’. In a tweet, the Tesla CEO wrote, "If you take a shot every time Barbie says the word ‘patriarchy’, you will pass out before the movie ends." Musk's tweet came in response to a Barbenheimer meme that compared Twitter to Barbie and his new X name for his social network to Oppenheimer. Barbie has performed remarkably well in its Top 10 markets, with North America leading the pack at $162 million.

Let's Get Married, under the banner Dhoni Entertainment. Speaking at a recent promotion LGM event in Chennai, Sakshi said that MS Dhoni might work in movies in the coming time in case of the right scripts. She also said that if Dhoni Entertainment plans a movie with him as a hero, then it will be action-packed entertainment.

Bawaal controversy and took a dig indirectly at the Bhagwad Gita scene in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer movie that hit the theatres on the same day as the Bawaal film, that is, July 21, on Amazon Prime Video. The Nitesh Tiwari-directed film was trolled for its tone-deaf treatment of World War II and unwanted comparisons of marriage with the horrors of Auschwitz. Twitter users also criticized its approach to sensitive historical events.

Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein drama “Maestro,” Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley movie, Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” David Fincher’s “The Killer” and Ava DuVernay’s “Origin” will be making their world debuts at the Venice International Film Festival ...

SAG-AFTRA held its largest and most star-studded rally yet on Tuesday in Times Square

Toy maker Mattel is renewing its licensing deal with Warner Bros

In the massive movie weekend of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” there were many winners

Plain Facts analysisof 14 languages, ranging from Hindi and Bangla to Assamese and Maithili, had shown rapid growth in reading interest, shaped by culture, history, religion, and sexuality: ‘Shivaji’ was the most read article in Marathi, ‘Guru Granth Sahib’ in Punjabi, and ‘vagina’ in Bhojpuri. Readership growth has slowed since then, but remains better than major foreign languages, a fresh analysis shows. Note: All data is based on human users (i.e., excludes bots).

Emily in Paris", created by Darren Star, is set to return for a fourth season. However, production, which was originally planned to begin in the Summer, has faced delays due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, as per a report by WhatsOnNetflix. The show, produced by Darren Star Productions in association with MTV Entertainment Studios and Jax Media, has been a huge success and remains one of the most-watched comedies in Netflix's library, with a staggering 684.2 million hours watched globally in the top ten rankings, as per the report. Netflix released an announcement video on June 17, 2023, to assure fans that the fourth season is still in the works. The original plan was to film the third and fourth seasons back-to-back, but this was put on hold due to the strikes. Lily Collins will reprise her role as Emily, alongside other returning cast members such as Ashley Park as Mindy Chen, Lucas Bravo as Gabriel, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Sylvie, Samuel Arnold as Julien, and Bruno Gouery as Luc. Given the uncertainty surrounding the duration of the strikes, it is difficult to predict when production will resume. As the strike action may continue into 2024 or beyond, fans might need to wait patiently until 2025 to see the much-anticipated fourth season of «Emily in Paris», the report says.

Netflix has unveiled a preview of its upcoming Original movies for the latter half of 2023. While movies like The Old Guard 2 and Carry-On are still unconfirmed, Damsel featuring Millie Bobby Brown has been postponed to 2024. Similarly, A Family Affair, Spaceman, Players, and Shirley have been removed from the 2023 lineup. Additionally, Lift, initially set for August 2023, will now arrive on Netflix on January 12, 2024.

The Exorcist" has finally made its debut, bringing delight to horror enthusiasts. Ellen Burstyn reprises her role as Chris MacNeil in the film «The Exorcist: Believer,» which is written and directed by David Gordon Green, recognized for his work on the «Halloween» franchise. Scheduled to hit theaters on October 13, this year «The Exorcist: Believer» will be followed by «The Exorcist: Deceiver,» set for release on April 18, 2025, as part of the «Exorcist» trilogy. In «The Exorcist: Believer,» we are introduced to two young girls who become possessed after a harrowing experience. Burstyn's character, Chris MacNeil, steps in to offer her help, drawing from her own past encounter with demonic possession. The recently unveiled trailer showcases chilling scenes of the girls adorned with Satanic markings, engaging in eerie acts. The story centers around Victor Fielding (played by Leslie Odom, Jr.), who has been raising his daughter, Angela (Lidya Jewett), on his own since the tragic death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake. When Angela and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum) mysteriously disappear in the woods only to return three days later with no memory of what transpired, a series of terrifying events unfold. Victor, desperate for answers, seeks help from Chris MacNeil, the only person who has encountered such evil before. Joining Burstyn in the cast are Ann Dowd, Okwui Okpokwasili, Jennifer Nettles, and Raphael Sbarge, promising a stellar ensemble performance. «The Exorcist: Believer» is produced by Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Entertainment, in association with Rough House Pictures, with executive producers Danny McBride, David Gordon Green, Stephanie Allain, Ryan Turek, and Atilla Yücer on board.

Bhagwad Gita, in Christopher Nolan's just-released biopic, Oppenheimer. Physicist J Robert Oppenheimer has left his telling mark in the ushering of the nuclear age, and underlined the double-edged sword that science is in the hands of mankind, whether in the form of the A-bomb or AI.

Kumkum star took to Instagram with a lengthy note on Monday, calling out the ‘inappropriate’ film for its seemingly adult themes. The well known TV actor said that she had walked out of the theatre within mere minutes after going to watch the movie with her 10-year-old daughter. While Parmar acknowledged that she had not noticed the film was rated PG-13, she added that "the language and content is inappropriate even for children 13 and above".

₹3,338 crore, fell by 14% from a year earlier, while Ebitda fell 30% to ₹696 crore. The firm’s mainstay chemicals business, which contributed 50% of FY23 revenue, saw an Ebit margin contraction of 750 basis points sequentially to 27.7%. The management said, within chemicals, fluorochemicals was impacted both in terms of volumes and price.

Duke of Sussex Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan Markle have been accused of snubbing their elderly neighbor in Montecito, a report by Daily Express said on Monday. An 88-year-old US Navy veteran Frank McGinity has been neighbors to the royal couple since they first moved to Montecito.

Julian Sands, known for his iconic roles in A Room With A View, 24, and Smallville, has been deemed undetermined. The actor seems to have died after he went missing during a hike in the treacherous San Gabriel Mountains of California. His body was finally recovered in June, months after his disappearance.

Talk to Me is already generating excitement among horror enthusiasts.

New Delhi: Astus Limited, a media trading company, has set up an independent office in India which will be headed by Sparsh Ganguli, who was the former business head for Matrix Publicities and Media India Pvt Ltd. He has also worked for other agencies and media houses like Star, Sony, BAG Films.

Murphy might just play Ken in the new Barbie movie! In an interview with Cinefilos, the ‘Oppenheimer’ star revealed that he is game for playing Ken in a ‘Barbie’ sequel. When quizzed if he was ready to step into the shoes of the male doll, the ‘Peaky Blinders’ star said, he would consider playing the role, if the producers approached him with a script. “Would I play Ken in ‘Barbie 2’? Sure.