Dussehra or Vijay Dashami marks the end of both, Durga Puja and the nine-day long Navratri festival. The day symbolises the victory of good over evil when Goddess Durga killed Mahishasura, the demon king. In the northern, western and central states of India, the day is celebrated as Lord Ram's victory over Raavan. The troupe of Dussehra has been used in many Bollywood films to depict the triumph of good over evil. In some films, the festival has worked as a device to take the narrative forward. We bring you a list of few films which brought the festival of Dussehra to life on the big screen. Kalank In one of the most breathtaking sequences in this Abhishek Varman film, we see an effigy of Raavan burning in the backdrop when Roop (Alia Bhatt) and Zafar (Varun Dhawan) meet for the first time at Hira Mandi. At this crucial point, the audience is left wondering whether Zafar is Ram or Raavan to Roop's Sita. Marjaavaan The final face-off between …
Sunny Deol’s Best On-Screen Pairings: From Meenaakshi Sheshadri To Juhi Chawla
Known for his 'dhai kilo ka haath', this man can even knock down a handful of people with just a handpump on celluloid; but off screen, he is nothing like his reel persona. Soft-spoken and someone who likes to stay low key, we were talking about Bollywood's action hero Sunny Deol. Son of veteran star Dharmendra and Prakash Kaur, Deol launched by his father in the 1983 teenage love story Betaab opposite Amrita Singh . The Rahul Rawail directorial was a commercial success at the box office. He followed it with memorable performances in movies like Arjun , Chaalbaaz and Tridev. Sunny Deol Announces Gadar 2, Says 'After Two Decades, Wait Is Finally Over', Watch Motion Poster But it was Rajkumar Santoshi's 1990 film Ghayal which proved to be a turning point in his career. His portrayal of a boxer who is framed for his brother's murder earned him a National Award as well. Another milestone in his acting career is the 1993 film Damini in which he received …
Masked Men Storm Moscow Screening Of Agnieszka Holland’s ‘Mr Jones’
Masked men stormed a Moscow showing of Agnieszka Holland ’s film Mr Jones yesterday night , chanting “Shame on the Motherland” as they took over the stage. In footage posted on Twitter , the group of what appeared to be around 20 people took to the front of Moscow’s Memorial Human Rights Center, where the film was being shown. The 20-second clip shows them repeatedly chanting “Shame on the Motherland” in Russian. The Center’s lawyer Irina Sherbakova told The Guardian that police were called and the authorities handcuffed the entrance doors to its office, locking staff and attenders of the screening inside for hours. “This isn’t the first and it won’t be the last attack on us,” she added. Holland’s biographical thriller was released in 2019 and starred James Norton as Gareth Jones, a young journalist dispatched to the USSR in the 1930s to discover evidence of the Holodomor – the great famine in the region that killed millions of Ukrainians. It also …
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Esha Deol On Her Mom Hema Malini: As A Kid, I Found It Difficult To Watch Her With Her Co-Stars On Screen
Bollywood original dream girl Hema Malini turns 73 today (October 16, 2021). Her daughter and actress Hema Malini in a recent interaction with a leading entertainment portal, spoke at length about her equation with her mother. The Dhoom actress said that her earliest memory of her mother is of her getting ready for her shoots. "My earliest memory of Mom is of her getting ready for shooting. As a kid, it was exciting for me to watch the flurry of activity around her every morning - her hairdresser, make-up man and others busy around her. I was enamoured by the colourful lipsticks and would end up breaking them. After a point, Mom had to get me a wig of sorts and some outfits like hers to keep me from destroying her stuff," Esha told Pinkvilla. Happy Birthday Hema Malini: Her Iconic Roles Which Make Her Bollywood's One And Only 'Dream Girl' Esha shared that she would bawl her heart out to accompany her mother on sets and give her nanny a tough time. The …
Dorothy Steel Dies: ‘Black Panther’ Actress Who Launched Screen Career As Octogenarian Was 95
Dorothy Steel , the Black Panther actress who launched her screen career at age 88, died on Friday morning at her home in Detroit. She was 95. While a cause of death has not been disclosed, her agent Cindy Butler confirmed the news in a post published to Facebook . “It’s with a Heavy heart I announce this morning Dorothy Steel transitioned this morning in her hometown of Detroit. That is what she wanted to be home,” Butler wrote. “Thank you Ms. Dorothy for giving me the opportunity to ride this wave with you. Thank you for all the Casting Directors who hired Ms. Dorothy. Thank you to the world for loving on her from afar.” Steel was born in Detroit on February 23, 1926, portraying Merchant Tribe Elder in Ryan Coogler’s critically acclaimed and commercially triumphant Marvel pic, Black Panther . The actress kickstarted her Hollywood career in 2015, with a guest-starring role in an episode of YouTube series, The Trouble with Going Somewhere . Steel would go …
With Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ Event, D.C. Sees A Return Of The Prestige Screening
Kenneth Branagh ’s Belfast screened in D.C. on Monday night, drawing representatives from Ireland, Great Britain and the city itself, but the novelty of the moment was the fact that there was an in-person event at all. The fall has traditionally been a busy time for studios to hold red carpet events in Washington, D.C., a stop on a publicity tour that usually gives release a heightened sense of prestige during awards season. But Covid brought that all to a halt, and it has been only recently that the entertainment business has ventured back into the business of events for the Beltway crowd. Belfast , from Focus Features , is based in part on Branagh’s own childhood growing up in the city in the late 1960s amid the start of The Troubles, the violent sectarian conflict that stretched into the 1990s. The movie won the audience award at the Toronto Film Festival, and last weekend won the top award at the Middleburg Film Festival, which Branagh attended. The D.C. …
Raiders of the Lost Ark Is Indiana Jones Chapter 24, Here’s What Happened Before
Indiana Jones's on-screen career began with Steven Spielberg's beloved Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. In the film, archeologist Indiana Jones is recruited by the U.S. Army to find the biblical Ark of the Covenant, which has been mentioned in intercepted Nazi communications. The Germans believe that recovering the artifact will make their armies invincible, and allow them to win the war. After a globe-trotting adventure going from Nepal to Cairo, Indiana Jones is able to recover the ark, and stop the Nazis from using its awesome power. Since then, the gun-slinging, globe-trotting archeologist has spawned a massive franchise of books, comics, videogames, and sequels. While a good portion of this media is set after Indiana's film-debut, the fact of the matter is that in a way, Indiana Jones' life has always been tied to archeology, and ensuring powerful relics stay out of the hands of those who would use them for nefarious purposes. Indiana Jones' story truly begins in the …
Jason Eisener Talks Hobo with a Shotgun [Exclusive]
Rutger Hauer stars in this bloody Grindhouse spin-off about a vigilant yeg, in theaters May 6th Hobo with a Shotgun , which spun-off from a trailer created for the theatrical release Grindhouse , is a gleefully gory shot of pure schlock, and one of the best times you will have at the movies this year. It's a shocking, funny, and downright dirty ode to The Toxic Avenger and Street Trash with a little bit of Robocop thrown in for good measure. 80s action icon Rutger Hauer stars as the title character, a train hopping yeg who stumbles into a corrupt town full of sodomizers, baby killers, and drug pushers. Disgusted with the nihilistic anarchy that surrounds his ever-waking moment, this Hobo with a Shotgun decides to take maters into his own hands and clean up the streets one shell casing at a time. We recently caught up with director Jason Eisener , who makes his feature length debut with this ripe, red blast of goo! Here is our conversation. After …
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Halloween Kills Petition Demands Removal of Firefighter Massacre
Michael Myers is out for blood this month with the release of Halloween Kills , but not everyone is stoked. A petition on Change.org has been launched with the hope of removing the scenes where Michael murders responding firefighters after escaping from Laurie's burning house at the start of the movie. A look at some of these kills was previously revealed in the official trailer, and "the boogeyman" was clearly not taking it easy on them. "I want the scene in the new movie Halloween Kills where they show the Slaughtering of firefighters," the petition description reads. "It is wrong because firefighters have been lured to houses fire and murdered by the person who set the fire. And it's wrong that Michael killed the firefighters with the gear from the other firefighters he killed. As a soon to be firefighter I find it very offensive and so does my mom and dad who are retired firefighters." The petition author adds, "So I want that scene taken out of the movie. Michael …
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Aranmanai 3 Twitter Review: Did The Arya-Raashi Khanna Starrer Impress Audiences?
Renowned director Sundar C is back with the third instalment of Aranmanai. Featuring seasoned actor Arya in the lead role, Aranmanai 3 has finally hit the cinemas today (October 14), coinciding with Ayudha Puja. The comedy horror film has been getting rave reviews from the audiences and critics alike. In fact, hashtag #Aranmanai3 has been trending on Twitter since morning and netizens indeed can't stop praising the film. Many have been appreciating the performances and cinematography of the film, while on the flip side, a lot of Twitteratis are also debating about Aranmanai 3 's theatrical battle with Sivakarthikeyan's Doctor. Let us tell you that Doctor was released on October 9 and is still running terrifically at the theatres. Also, several Tamil films which were supposed to release today were reportedly pushed ahead, as the film still holds a majority of screens in Tamil Nadu. Coming back to Aranmanai 3 , the film features an ensemble cast …