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Bollywood
Hrithik Roshan and Saif Ali Khan’s ‘Vikram Vedha’ wraps filming
Ranveer Singh, Bear Grylls’ interactive adventure reality special to launch on Netflix in July
Ayan Mukerji: I knew ‘Brahmastra’ was a difficult journey to embark on
Boman Irani to make streaming debut with Disney+ Hotstar’s ‘Masoom’
Hollywood
Scarlett Johansson to star in Kristin Scott Thomas’ feature directorial debut
Salma Hayek, Demian Bichir to star in Angelina Jolie’s directorial ‘Without Blood’
Pop star Britney Spears and Sam Asghari get married
Anthony Hopkins joins Zack Snyder’s ‘Rebel Moon’
Todd Phillips teases ‘Joker’ sequel, Joaquin Phoenix’s return in Insta post
‘The Sandman’ to arrive on Netflix in August
Julia Garner set to play Madonna in a biopic
Regional cinema
Actor Nayanthara and filmmaker-lyricist Vignesh Shivan got married earlier this week in a private ceremony
‘Thuramukham’ is the story of Mattancherry, says Rajeev Ravi
‘Dear Friend’ has a different take on friendship, says director Vineeth Kumar
Kannada actor Siddhaartha Maadhyamika: ‘No need to be silly to make people laugh’
Lakshmi Gopalaswamy on her upcoming Kannada web-series ‘Namoorina Rasika’
New in streaming
New on Amazon Prime: The digital premiere of KGF: Chapter2, the third season of The Boys, coming-of-age drama We Are Who We Are, and more
New on Netflix: The sixth season of Peaky Blinders, a new special from Pete Davidson, Jennifer Lopez’s Halftime, etc.
Essential reading
Nazriya: I was committed to ‘Ante Sundaraniki’ even before Fahadh had given his nod to ‘Pushpa’
>> Actor opens up on her Telugu debut ‘Ante Sundaraniki’
Sonali Bendre on ‘The Broken News’: These are not stories that are told very often
>> The actor on venturing into the streaming space with the Indian adaptation of British television drama ‘Press,’
Chequered love: Most Indian OTT anthologies are meh
>> Indian OTT anthologies seem to be the in thing right now, but most of them fall flat
Smudging the rainbow on-screen: Queer-coding and queer-baiting
>> How shows and films miss the opportunity to truly represent the LGBTQIA+ community
Satyadev: My film has nothing to do with Nathuram Godse
>> Telug star holds forth on his new Telugu film, ‘Godse’, in which he plays a vigilante
What to watch
1) Jurassic World Dominion sees a nostalgic dino face-off
2) Ante Sundaraniki is powered by real, flawed and fun characters
3) 777 Charlie is a heartfelt take on a charming friendship
4) In Severance, corporate hell meets dystopian sci-fi
5) Tovino Thomas’ drama Dear Friend wastes a promising build-up
6) Janhit Mein Jaari sees Nushrratt Bharuccha shine in ‘safe sex’ comedy
7) Under the Banner of Heaven is an elegant meditation of ‘violent faith’
8) Downton Abbey: A New Era is a fine way to catch up with old friends
9) 9 Hours is an overdrawn crime drama that intrigues partly
Published - June 10, 2022 07:30 pm IST
