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Around Tinsel Town
Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor tied the knot in a ceremony in Mumbai, attended by close-knit family members and friends. The couple posted pictures on social media after the much-hyped event.
The fourth edition of Bonjour India is taking 120 curated events across the country, and Café-Cinema promises to be one of its highlights
Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
100-year-old silent classic Behula reaches the NFAI’s vaults
Bollywood
Ayan Mukerji has released the teaser of a romantic track from ‘Brahmastra,’ which is produced by Karan Johar
Hollywood
Kristen Stewart to star in romantic thriller ‘Love Lies Bleeding’
Meng’er Zhang and Robbie Amell have boarded the cast of ‘The Witcher’ for the show’s upcoming third season
Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul to reprise ‘Breaking Bad’ roles in ‘Better Call Saul’ final season
Kate Winslet, daughter Mia Threapleton to star in anthology series ‘I Am’
Salma Hayek replaces Thandie Newton in ‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’
Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins Natasha Lyonne in ‘Poker Face’ series
Pop star Britney Spears has announced that she is expecting her third child
Brie Larson joins ‘Fast and Furious 10’ cast
Jessica Alba to star in, produce Netflix series ‘Confessions On the 7:45’
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck get engaged
Regional cinema
Artists celebrate the power of cinema in Hyderabad with Chitram, a bright collection of paintings, installations and sculptures inspired by films from across India
Mahesh Babu’s ‘Sarkaru Vaari Paata’ on schedule
Ram Charan, who is flying high with the success of RRR, is gearing up for the release of Acharya on April 29
Telugu indie film ‘Gandhi Thata Chettu’ takes the crowd investment route
Prashanth Neel talks about the ‘emotional madness’ that went into creating ‘K.G.F: Chapter 2’ and cinematographer Bhuvan Gowda on how he handled the pressure
‘My roles are designed by the writer and the director,’ says Saiju Kurup
New in streaming
New on Amazon Prime in April: Chris Pine’s All The Old Knives, Prabhas in Radhe Shyam, Tovino Thomas’ Naradan, and more
New on Disney+ Hotstar in April: Better Nate Than Ever, a new season of MasterChef Australia, Bheeshma Parvam, Nightmare Alley and more
Coming to Netflix in April: Abhishek Bachchan in Dasvi, Catherine Tate’s comedy series Hard Cell, season two of Ultraman, and more
Essential reading
1) From ‘RRR’ to ‘Beast’: Why filmmakers are creating a hook step
>> How the world of Insta Reels has influenced composers in south Indian cinema these days
2) The fate of cinema in a polarised world
>> Why the aim of hard-hitting films should be to heal and not distort expectations that make audiences contribute to the process of ‘othering’
3) Raveena Tandon: ‘Yash, Prabhas and Ram Charan are now pan-Indian names’
>> The actor on being part of ‘KGF: Chapter 2,’ why language is never a barrier for her, and more
4) The flip side of true-crime shows: Unjust commercialisation and more
>> There has been an inevitable surge in true-crime content, but what is the social cost of this phenomenon?
5) Nelson Dilipkumar on directing a ‘different’ Vijay film in ‘Beast’
>> The filmmaker on avoiding stereotypes to present a Vijay film that is different from what he has done so far
What to watch
1) K.G.F: Chapter 2 is an unabashed celebration of hyper-masculinity
2) Abbott Elementary is a witty critique of the American education system
3) Beast, Vijay’s latest, is a dull and tedious affair
4) Business Proposal is wholesome, tropey K-Drama comfort of the best kind
5) In Moonshot, Cole Sprouse stars in good-natured, goofy space ride
6) Class and power struggles chug along on well-oiled tracks in season 3 of Snowpiercer
7) The Lost City sees Sandra Bullock in top form, but not much else
8) Taanakkaran is a promising cop drama headlined by a restrained Vikram Prabhu
9) Poetry is the redeeming factor in Gramavrikshathile Kuyil
