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Hashtags like '<keyword id="22042294" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Boycott-Netflix" source="keywords">Boycott Netflix</keyword>' and '<keyword id="22042296" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ban-Maharaj-Film" source="keywords">Ban Maharaj Film</keyword>' trended on social media on Thursday with a section of users calling for a ban on "Maharaj", claiming the upcoming period drama hurts religious sentiments. The film, which premieres on <keyword id="19897536" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Netflix" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Netflix" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="Netflix">Netflix</keyword> on Friday, marks the debut of Bollywood star Aamir Khan's son <keyword id="20041937" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Junaid-Khan" source="keywords">Junaid Khan</keyword>. Hashtag "AamirKhan" was also trending on X. According to the makers, "Maharaj" is set in pre-independent India and is based on the <keyword id="22042673" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharaj-Libel-Case" source="Orion">Maharaj Libel Case</keyword> of 1862, which was ignited by "allegations of misconduct by a prominent figure". Directed by <keyword id="20558107" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Siddharth-P-Malhotra" source="keywords">Siddharth P Malhotra</keyword> and produced by <keyword id="19958176" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aditya-Chopra" source="keywords">Aditya Chopra</keyword> under <keyword id="22042672" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="YRF-Entertainment" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="YRF Entertainment" meta.hostid="83" meta.entityid="YRF Entertainment">YRF Entertainment</keyword>, the movie also stars Jaideep Ahlawat. In an unusual move, the movie is releasing on the streamer without any promotions. No teaser or trailers have been put out by the makers for the film, barring a poster featuring Jaideep and Junaid. They are standing side by side with Ahlawat's character sporting a 'tilak' on his forehead while Junaid's character, reportedly a journalist, is dressed in a waistcoat. VHP leader Sadhvi Prachi was one of the many X users who called for a ban on "Maharaj". "Won't tolerate the disrespect of Sanatan Dharma (Sanatan Dharma ka apmaan sehen nahin karenge). Ban <keyword id="22042295" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Maharaj-Film" source="keywords">Maharaj Film</keyword>. #BoycottNetflix," Prachi wrote on the microblogging site. According to a press release issued by Netflix last month, "Maharaj" follows Karsandas Mulji, a journalist and social reformer, who was a pioneering advocate for women's rights and social reform. A student at Elphinstone College in Mumbai and a protege of the scholar-leader Dadabhai Naoroji, Mulji wrote on widow remarriage, stood up for the oppressed, and sowed the seeds of reform in society. "It all came to a head in the Maharaj Libel Case of 1862, which was ignited by allegations of misconduct by a prominent figure, the case garnered widespread attention and scrutiny, setting the stage for what many consider to be one of the most significant legal battles of all time," the streamer said. Until when "Hindu saints" will continue to be insulted in films, asked another X user. Another alleged that Aamir was launching his son in a "Hindumisic movie creating a false image of Sadhus and the Vallabh Sampradaya, by quoting an incident during the British regime (sic)". Such content could alienate the Hindu youth from Sanatan Dharma, he said using '#BoycottNetflix' and asked people to demand a ban on "Maharaj". "#BoycottNetflix... Can they dare to do films on other communities, No...!!!! They know the consequences. Hindus are still in deep sleeping (sic)," a user wrote. One of the X users, however, pointed out double standards when it comes to movies on Hinduism and Islam. "Since the film is 'Maharaj'... it's on your gods and goddesses and religion, you are calling for a boycott. When it's about the other community, there is an attempt to sell as much hate as possible through films," the user said, referring to controversial movies such as "72 Hoorain" and "Hamare Barah". The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the June 14 release of Annu Kapoor's movie "Hamare Baarah" after taking note of allegations that the film is derogatory to the Islamic faith and married Muslim women. The film also underwent a title change (earlier called 'Hum Do Humare Baraah') as per a directive by the Central Board of Film Certification. The boycott calls for "Maharaj" appear to be a recap of what happened with Aamir's film "Laal Singh Chaddha". Many posts calling for a boycott of the 2022 movie recalled an earlier controversy in 2015 when Aamir had said he was alarmed by a number of incidents of growing intolerance in India. Nayanthara-starrer "Annapoorani" also courted controversy for hurting religious sentiments when it became available on Netflix after its theatrical run. The makers eventually pulled down the film from the streamer and the actor issued an apology on social media. "Maharaj" also stars Shalini Pandey with Sharvari in a special appearance. The film is part of the multi-year creative partnership between Netflix and Yash Raj Films' digital arm YRF Entertainment.

Hashtags 'Boycott Netflix' and 'Ban Maharaj Film' trend on social media ahead of Aamir Khan's son Junaid's debut

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Nicholas Galitzine, star of "The Idea of You," is the ascending heartthrob actor of the moment.</li><li>He's distinct in that he's known for playing both gay and straight roles.</li></ul>At first, I thought it was the sun.Perhaps its rays, which dipped sneakily in and out of cloud cover on a breezy March day in Austin, were distracting Nicholas Galitzine, who kept looking away from me distractedly as we stood on the red carpet at the SXSW Festival premiere of his film "The Idea of You."Instead, Galitzine's own star power had caught the attention of dozens of excited fans, who were wailing his name just a few feet away."Sorry, I'm really trying to concentrate on you, but people are shouting," he apologized, fittingly midway through an answer about <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/the-idea-of-you-sex-scenes-nicholas-galitzine-anne-hathaway-2024-5">the sex scenes in "The Idea of You"</a> as shrieks of Niiiiiiick! rang out behind me.Did you not expect this? I asked."Kind of no," he replied, laughing.Galitzine's bashfulness — and his genuine-seeming surprise in seeing the swarm of fans who'd flocked to Congress Street to catch a glimpse of him — is another intriguing layer to what makes him the most interesting rising star heartthrob in Hollywood today.The 29-year-old actor has been working steadily since 2014, when he landed his first film role in the music comedy-drama "The Beat Beneath My Feet" opposite Luke Perry. But it was only when he starred as Prince Robert in the 2021 Camila Cabello-led "Cinderella" that his star really began to rise.His more recent projects, including the 2023 queer romcom "Red, White, and Royal Blue," the historical drama "Mary &amp; George," and the Anne Hathaway romantic dramedy "The Idea of You" have <a target="_blank" href="https://www.out.com/gay-tv-shows/nicholas-galitzine-mary-and-george#rebelltitem3">sent the internet into a thirst-fueled meltdown.</a>In the case of "The Idea of You," that thirst has been lucrative for Amazon: Julie Rapaport, the head of film production and development at Amazon MGM studios, <a target="_blank" href="https://collider.com/the-idea-of-you-prime-video-streaming-record/">said the film broke the studio's viewing record</a> for a rom-com, with over 50 million views in the first two weeks since the film debuted on the service.Galitzine is only getting started.<h2 id="0ee3e817-2407-4e72-9058-1ebcc4c416dd">Galitzine is delightful (and extremely hot) as Anne Hathaway's co-lead in 'The Idea of You'</h2><div type="image" title="Anne Hathaway as 'Solène' and Nicholas Galitzine as 'Hayes Campbell' in &quot;The Idea of You&quot;" height="1500" width="2000" msid="110125771" hostid="261" sizebytes="159682"></div>In "The Idea of You," out now on Prime Video, Galitzine plays Hayes Campbell, the 24-year-old singer in a world-famous boy band. Hayes is captivated by and relentlessly pursues Hathaway's Solène, a 40-year-old recently divorced single mom, after their meet-cute at Coachella. (Just roll with it.)The movie works almost exclusively because of the crackling chemistry between Galitzine and Hathaway, from their characters' <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/discover/the-idea-of-you-first-kiss-scene">first kiss,</a> when Hayes assures Solène she's not too old for him and then pulls her in again for a makeout (the moment elicited actual screams from the audience at the SXSW premiere), to their first time having sex, which is followed by a surprisingly realistic afterglow montage of the two goofing around. It says a lot that Galitzine is at his most effortlessly appealing in scenes opposite an Oscar-winner.For director and co-writer Michael Showalter, it was obvious that Galitzine was the guy for the role."The night before Nick came in and read, I had a Zoom call with him. And I was like, oh, it's this guy, isn't it?" Showalter told Business Insider in a recent <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/michael-showalter-the-idea-of-you-wet-hot-american-summer-2024-5">interview for our Director's Chair series</a>. "I was texting with Cathy Schulman, the producer, as I was having this Zoom with Nick, sort of going, oh boy, I think this is the guy."The filmmaker summed up Galitzine's appeal: "He's confident but also vulnerable. He's funny. He's obviously great looking. He can do the dramatic acting. He's an incredible musician. He's believable as a star, but there's a humility and a real-person quality to him."But the English actor is far from the only Gen Z rising star to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@raque1le/video/7339569913759092000">capture the collective internet's interest</a>. So what makes him different from his fellow <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@knifewifestan/video/7365232385987792161">babygirls</a> like Timothee Chalamet and Jacob Elordi?<h2 id="9e8ff924-b409-4a27-bb32-f43c1e7ba245">Galitzine's filmography spans gay, straight, and bisexual roles, and he's oozing charisma in all of them</h2><div type="image" title="alex holds henry close to his body in red white and royal blue as they lay together on the stairs, clinging to each other" height="2600" width="3467" msid="110125774" hostid="261" sizebytes="454816"></div>Hayes in "The Idea of You" is a pretty traditional romcom character, albeit unique in his pursuit of an older woman — May-December romances of that sort are still a relative rarity in major releases. But Hayes isn't the first fan-favorite role Galitzine has stepped into.Before he was a boybander, Galitzine played a closeted British prince secretly in love with the son of the American president in "Red, White, and Royal Blue." He's also playing the seductive (and queer) George Villiers, a real historical courtier who seduced his way into King James I's court in Starz's <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/mary-and-george-challenge-stately-homes-filming-orgies-sex-scenes-2024-4">orgy-filled historical drama "Mary &amp; George."</a>Galitzine's sexuality-spanning filmography is unique in that it's been pretty evenly split between gay and straight roles. While Chalamet famously broke hearts as a lovelorn teen who falls for Armie Hammer in "Call Me By Your Name" (it earned him the title <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gaytimes.com/culture/timothee-chalamet-responds-to-being-called-the-straight-prince-of-twinks/">the Straight Prince of Twinks</a>), he's not as well known for other gay roles. Galitzine, meanwhile, has previously played a bisexual teen bully in "The Craft: Legacy" and a closeted gay rugby player in "Handsome Devil," <a target="_blank" href="https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/08/nicholas-galitzine-lgbt-roles-red-white-and-royal-blie/#page/7">among others</a>.It makes a lot of sense why this balancing act has boosted Galitzine's ascendancy. <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/icymi-new-data-shows-that-nearly-30-of-gen-z-adults-identify-as-lgbtq">Gen Z is the queerest generation yet</a>, and by positioning himself as both a gay and straight heartthrob, he's effectively broadened his appeal and widened the pool of people thirsting after him.Anecdotally, the shrieking fans in Austin did seem, upon a quick glance, to be a pretty even mix of male- and female-presenting people.<h2 id="006c98f1-a25f-4a82-99c5-009826a95256">Galitzine's focus on multi-dimensional characters makes him the heartthrob Gen Z wants and needs</h2><div type="image" title="Nicholas Galitzine as George Villiers in &quot;Mary &amp; George.&quot;" height="2000" width="2667" msid="110125776" hostid="261" sizebytes="674758"></div>It's remarkable that Galitzine has effectively built his career playing a number of commercial gay roles when it used to be true that <a target="_blank" href="https://people.com/movies/harry-hamlin-says-playing-a-gay-man-in-making-love-ended-my-film-career-it-was-ahead-of-its-time/">"playing gay" could destroy an actor's career</a>.On the flip side, there's a certain amount of discomfort with Galitzine, who has said he identifies as straight, playing queer roles. The actor recently <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/nicholas-galitzine-interview-2024">admitted</a> that he feels some "guilt" for taking those parts that could be played by actually gay actors instead.But it's clear he'll still keep playing roles across the spectrum of sexuality. Prime Video just <a target="_blank" href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/red-white-royal-blue-sequel-amazon-1235895441/">announced</a> a sequel to "Red, White, and Royal Blue." He's also <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theskimm/video/7363333158303010090">already</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/nicholas-galitzine-and-anne-hathaway-give-us-a-lesson-in-chemistry">campaigning</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/a60639188/nicholas-galitzine-the-idea-of-you-interview/">to star</a> in an adaptation of "A Little Life," which The Atlantic <a target="_blank" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/a-little-life-definitive-gay-novel/394436/">literally called the Great Gay Novel</a>.Galitzine's fans, too, are eager to see him in pretty much anything he wants to do next. His costar Hathaway might have put it best when she <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@theskimm/video/7363442228007832878">said</a> Galitzine could have chemistry with a lamp.After a 90-second interaction with him on a red carpet, I have to agree.

A new era of heartthrob is here, and Nicholas Galitzine is its poster boy

Makers of the much anticipated romantic drama '<keyword id="2356772" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bawaal" source="Orion">Bawaal</keyword>' featuring the first on-screen collaboration between <keyword id="383666" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="varun-dhawan" source="Orion">Varun Dhawan</keyword> and <keyword id="3273962" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="janhvi-kapoor" source="Orion">Janhvi Kapoor</keyword> are all set to unveil the teaser of the film. Taking to Instagram, Varun shared a BTS picture featuring Janhvi from the movie along with the teaser announcement. Sharing the picture, he wrote, "Tum pyaar karne dete toh tumhe kitna pyaar karte.#Bawaal teaser out tomorrow at 12." The teaser will be out on July 5 (Wednesday) at 12 PM. In the picture, Varun and Janhvi can be seen posing against a picturesque backdrop. Janhvi is seen dressed in a red-white printed dress while Varun wore an abstract printed casual shirt and trousers. The movie is directed by <keyword id="368516" type="General" weightage="40" keywordseo="nitesh-tiwari" source="Orion">Nitesh Tiwari</keyword>, and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala's Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment in collaboration with Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari's Earthsky Pictures. 'Bawaal' will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in India and across 200 countries and territories on July 21. Recently, the makers announced the direct release of Nitesh Tiwari's directorial on OTT. Taking to its official handle, Prime Video treated fans with an announcement poster and captioned it, "Badlega sabke dilon ka haal kyunki duniya bhar mein hone wala hai Bawaal Iss July... banega mahaul as #BawaalGoesGlobal . Produced by #SajidNadiadwala and directed by @niteshtiwari22, #BawaalOnPrime to premiere worldwide in over 200 countries and territories only on @primevideoin." Earlier, it was slated to hit the theatres on October 6, 2023. Producer Sajid Nadiadwala said in a statement shared by his team, "Bawaal is a very special film for me, and one of my most ambitious projects. It has been an absolute joy to produce this film which has been directed by my most loved filmmaker Nitesh Tiwari with Varun and Jahnvi giving their very best, in their first film together. I am very proud of Bawaal, and I am thrilled to announce its worldwide premiere on Prime Video this July. I am excited by the prospect of this film breaking down the barriers of geographies and reaching audiences in more than 200 countries and territories simultaneously. This story deserves a grand worldwide premiere and I am delighted to have joined forces with Prime Video which has an incredible global reach." Director Nitesh Tiwari added, "Shot across three Indian locations and five European countries, Bawaal has a captivating storyline, dramatic visuals and absolutely amazing chemistry between the lead talent Varun and Jahnvi. I believe that the worldwide premiere on Prime Video will help us take Bawaal to audiences in India and across borders. We have worked with immense passion and commitment to bring this film to our audiences and now we can't wait to hear their reactions." Apart from this, Varun is all set to work with director Atlee and the duo will enthral their fans with a new movie titled 'VD18'. The film will be out on May 31, 2024. It is written and directed by Kalees and produced by Murad Khetand Priya Atlee. Varun will also be seen in 'Citadel' alongside actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

Stills from Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor's first film together dropped

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 2 (ANI): Actor <keyword id="9279" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="bobby-deol" source="Orion">Bobby Deol</keyword> in the second episode of Karan Johar's popular chat show 'Koffee with Karan Season 8' confirmed that he will be starring in superstar <keyword id="1671" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="shah-rukh-khan" source="Orion">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword>'s son <keyword id="6499181" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aryan-khan" source="Orion">Aryan Khan</keyword>'s debut directorial show. Bobby graced the 'Koffee' couch with his brother and actor Sunny Deol. During a conversation with KJo, Bobby revealed that he has a "relationship" with SRK's production house Red Chillies Productions. He said, "I think I have a relationship with Red Chillies first I did Class of 83', now Aryan's show and then I also did 'Love Hostel'. I think they've always given me good stuff." Earlier in December 2022, Aryan revealed that he has wrapped up the writing of his debut directorial project which he will also be directing. Details about Aryan's directorial debut show are still awaited. Reportedly, the show has been titled 'Stardom'. However, an official announcement regarding the star cast of the show from the makers is still awaited. Previously, in 2019, <keyword id="4546" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shah-rukh" source="Orion">Shah Rukh</keyword> appeared on David Letterman's talk show, where he talked about his son Aryan's career ambitions. On 'My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman', Shah Rukh told the eponymous host that Aryan doesn't want to be an actor. Shah Rukh said though his son is a 'good writer,' he doesn't have what it takes to be an actor. "He (Aryan) doesn't have what it takes to be an actor and he realises that too but he's a good writer... I think wanting to be an actor has to come from within. Something you really need to do and find a set of skills that helps you do it and learn it. But I think I realised it from him when he said that to me," Shah Rukh had said. Meanwhile, talking about Bobby Deol's upcoming projects, he will be next seen in the action thriller film 'Animal' alongside Ranbir Kapoor, Anil Kapoor and <keyword id="3677061" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rashmika-mandanna" source="Orion">Rashmika Mandanna</keyword>. The film is all set to hit the theatres on December 1.

Deols and Khans: Bobby Deol to star in debut directorial of SRK's son Aryan Khan

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Hakin Wagner's parents went viral after they decorated his dorm with images of themselves.</li><li>Wagner told Insider he was "shocked" by the gesture, but ultimately thought it was funny.</li></ul>Some college freshmen are thrilled to say goodbye to their parents and invite their newfound freedom. Others quickly become homesick and miss seeing their family every day.One student at Maryville University, Hakin Wagner, may not experience either because his parents decorated his dorm with a poster of his dad and a life-size cutout of his mother. Two TikTok videos of the moment — his parents setting it up and Wagner's subsequent reaction — have been viewed nearly a million times altogether, and internet users are obsessed with the wholesome exchange.The videos were uploaded by Hakin's mother Jill Wagner, who is a momfluencer with over 1.8 million followers on the platform (<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hakin.wagner" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hakin himself</a> has almost 100,000 followers). She has made numerous videos about her family, including ones about <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jillwagner81/video/7235042388228574510" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how they adopted</a> Hakin.<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jillwagner81/video/7271387904310627630" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In the first video</a> shared over the weekend, Jill said her son specifically asked her to outfit his dorm with posters. "Bet next time he's more specific," on-screen text said as the camera showed the life-size cutout. <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jillwagner81/video/7271795690777480490" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In the following clip</a>, shared a day later, Hakin reacted with laughter and disbelief as he walked into the room and saw the huge cardboard figure of his mother."Take this thing right out," he said as he walked toward it. "Honey, I know you're gonna miss me so much; I got a life-size picture of me for your dorm," Jill said, giggling.After his father asked where he'd like to keep it, Hakin said while smiling, "Somewhere out where nobody can ever see it.""That way, if any girls try to come in your room, they can see me," his mother offered."That is so embarrassing," Hakin replied, laughing. He had a similarly joyous reaction to a smaller poster on the wall that featured his dad pointing at what appears to be a laundry hamper (it was pasted above his hamper).Hakin told Insider he was genuinely "shocked" by his parent's stunt, but ultimately found the whole thing funny, and added that his parents are "full of crazy shenanigans" and "always doing something that's extravagant." He plans to keep them up for the time being."I appreciate the gesture, you know, because she brought me in at a young age and has taken care of me all my life, and she never wants to leave me because I was the last child to leave," Hakin said of his mother. "She just wanted to be a part of my college experience as much as she can."The replies were packed with people calling their interaction endearing. Some parents said they were inspired to try this on their own college-bound kids."Saving this for when I send my son to school," one person wrote.

A college freshman was 'shocked' after his parents put posters of themselves in his room, including a life-size cutout of his mother

<ul><li>2023 has a series of superstar-studded releases lined up, including three <keyword id="1671" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shah-rukh-khan" source="Orion">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> films - two of which will feature him with a new co-star. </li><li><keyword id="143" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="bollywood" source="Orion">Bollywood</keyword> will also see new next-gen on-screen couples, namely Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor and Ayushmann Khurrana and Ananya Panday. </li><li>Bollywood will see as many as 8 new on-screen movie pairs in 2023. </li></ul>Bollywood is gearing up to fight for lost ground in 2023. As stiff competition from OTT and regional cinema bit off a large chunk from Bollywood’s box-office earnings in 2022, Bollywood was forced to rethink its strategies to draw back the audiences. While the industry is hoping the return of superstars like Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to the silver screen after a hiatus will do the trick, it’s also trying other things to draw the crowds. One of them is to feature never-before-seen <keyword id="15864937" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="on-screen-pairings" source="Orion">on-screen pairings</keyword> of lead actors in many of the upcoming movies. Bollywood is hoping the chemistry between these fresh on-screen pairings will sizzle up ticket sales next year. Here’s a look at the on-screen pairings that will be seen for the first time ever in 2023: <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki" comment="subhead2" text="1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki">1. Shah Rukh Khan and Taapsee Pannu: Dunki</cmsannotation> Shah Rukh Khan has been Bollywood’s king of romance for over two decades. And now he’ll be sharing screen space with actor Taapsee Pannu in Rajkumar Hirani’s upcoming drama, Dunki. As of now, not much has been revealed about the film’s plot or characters, but the film is scheduled to release by the end of 2023. <div type="twitter" handle="RajkumarHirani" handlename="Rajkumar Hirani" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1558735579658915841/chqHbB5F_normal.jpg" favoritecount="28231" retweetcount="4332" status=".@iamsrk, Aakhir humne ek saath movie banane ka decision le hi liya 😄 Extremely thrilled to announce #Dunki, coming… https://t.co/MdFrx3jMho" createdat="1650366301000" id="1516372289390059523"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar" comment="subhead2" text="2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar">2. Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor: Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar</cmsannotation> Actors Ranbir Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor are all set to star as the lead pair in director Luv Ranjan’s upcoming romantic comedy, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. The film’s poster and title were recently revealed on social media. Not only is this the first time Ranbir and Shraddha are sharing screen space, it’s also the first time the two are collaborating with director Luv Ranjan. <div type="twitter" handle="luv_ranjan" handlename="Luv Ranjan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/2889803513/292f263560240175cecf4f80b3051a4b_normal.jpeg" favoritecount="948" retweetcount="173" status="#TuJhoothiMainMakkaar 🤥Nautanki > Couple Goals#RanbirKapoor @ShraddhaKapoor #AnshulSharma @modyrahulmody… https://t.co/oqFYkTSY3i" createdat="1671016712000" id="1602986391511891968"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="3. Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna: Animal" comment="subhead2" text="3. Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna: Animal">3. Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna: Animal</cmsannotation> After Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga is returning with another crime drama, Animal. A<a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/bollywood/story/rashmika-mandanna-joins-ranbir-kapoor-s-animal-after-parineeti-chopra-s-exit-1931078-2022-03-29">s per reports</a>, it will star first-time co-actors Ranbir Kapoor and Rashmika Mandanna. 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The film has been directed by Nitesh Tiwari, who previously delivered hits like Dangal and Chhichhore. Some <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/celebrities/story/bawaal-is-varun-dhawan-s-most-expensive-film-so-far-1980572-2022-07-27">reports </a>have stated that the film, which has been shot in Paris, Berlin and Poland, among other regions, is one of Dhawan’s most expensive films to date. It’s being produced by Nadiadwala Grandson and EarthSky Pictures. <div type="twitter" handle="Varun_dvn" handlename="VarunDhawan" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1573366672819470338/opUkxpDT_normal.jpg" favoritecount="2096" retweetcount="259" status="Ab hoga #BAWAAL! So excited and grateful to announce my next with the amazing duo, #SajidNadiadwala &amp;… https://t.co/lJvj414Hw8" createdat="1648622059000" id="1509056408691838981"></div> <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="6. Sidharth Malhotra and Rashmika Mandanna: Mission Majnu" comment="subhead2" text="6. 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<ul class="summary-list"><li>Three years after he criticized Chinese regulators, Alibaba's cofounder Jack Ma is still lying low.</li><li>His words angered Beijing and precipitated a crackdown on his business empire.</li></ul>The Alibaba cofounder <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/inspiring-life-story-of-alibaba-founder-jack-ma-2017-2#in-2005-yahoo-invested-1-billion-in-alibaba-in-exchange-for-about-a-40-stake-in-the-company-this-was-huge-for-alibaba-at-the-time-it-was-trying-to-beat-ebay-in-china-and-it-would-eventually-be-an-enormous-win-for-yahoo-too-netting-it-10-billion-in-alibabas-ipo-alone-14">Jack Ma</a> was once the invincible poster boy of Chinese tech.Outspoken and flamboyant, the tech entrepreneur was everywhere, appearing in the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2017/06/21/alibabas-jack-ma-we-should-focus-on-customers-not-money.html">media</a> and at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/video/2019/08/29/people-should-work-three-days-a-week-four-hours-a-day-jack-ma.html">conferences</a> as well as headlining <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/breaking-down-alibaba-annual-meeting-watch-ceo-jack-ma-michael-jackson-impression-2017-9">company events</a>.Savvy and outgoing — remember that time he danced to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-alibaba-dance-michael-jackson-2017-9">Michael Jackson</a> in front of thousands of people? — Ma charmed millions across the globe by appearing to be the antithesis of the typical straitlaced Chinese executive keen to toe the Communist Party line. In short, Ma — a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alibaba-jack-ma/alibabas-jack-ma-is-a-communist-party-member-china-state-paper-reveals-idUSKCN1NW073/">party member</a> himself — appeared more American than Chinese.But after Ma criticized Chinese regulators, he <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-other-chinese-businessmen-disappeared-public-life-2021-1">disappeared from the public eye</a> in late 2020, and Beijing cracked down on his businesses. Like many other Chinese CEOs before him, Ma vanished after falling from the party's favor, proving nobody is above the regime of China's leader, Xi Jinping.Since his run-in with Beijing, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-hong-kong-resurfaces-meets-finance-execs-2023-1">Ma's whereabouts</a> and what he's been up to have been the stuff of widespread public speculation and global media headlines — originating from <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-appears-resurface-thailand-gives-up-control-ant-group-2023-1">social-media posts</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-alibaba-founder-back-china-anger-beijing-disappear-public-2023-3">unannounced visits</a>, and unnamed <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-jack-ma-tokyo-japan-china-beijing-tech-crackdown-2022-11">source tip-offs</a>.Now, it appears Ma is debuting a refreshed version of himself, in what you just might call Jack Ma 3.0.<h2>Jack Ma 1.0: A struggling teacher who wanted in on the tech scene</h2>It's easy to understand why Ma is so popular in the US and China alike. A classic rags-to-riches tale, Ma's life story resonates well with the masses.Ma, whose birth name was <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-jack-ma-packaged-food-ready-meals-china-tech-crackdown-2023-11">Ma Yun</a>, was born to a poor family in Hangzhou, China.He didn't excel in school. He failed his college entrance exams twice before passing on his third try and entering Hangzhou Teachers Institute.After graduating from college in 1988, he famously applied to dozens of jobs — with an equal number of rejections, including from KFC — before he was finally hired as an English teacher.Ma has said he <a target="_blank" href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/leaders-founders/article/1819573/alibabas-jack-ma-happier-making-us12-month-living-billionaire">loved his job</a> — but it paid only $12 a month. He's also been open about the failures he's encountered throughout his career."As a young boy — even today — I never thought I would be here," Ma said at the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/30/jack-ma-dont-fear-making-mistakes-in-your-20s-and-30s.html">World Economic Forum</a> in Davos, Switzerland, in 2018. "When I look back, every problem I met when I was a kid benefited me."He started his own business in translation services in 1994, and after a business trip to the US in 1995, he launched a digital business in the early days of the internet.His first business — China Pages — failed, but he gathered a band of 17 friends in 1999 to set up Alibaba. The site they launched allowed exporters to list their products directly on the platform, ushering China into the e-commerce era.Even though Ma is arguably the most successful internet entrepreneur of this generation, he started Alibaba with no knowledge of marketing or computers.But his start as a teacher taught him how to rally the troops, identify and cultivate talent, delegate work, and chart the direction for Alibaba, he said at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbc.com/2018/09/20/working-as-a-teacher-taught-alibabas-jack-ma-this-business-skill.html">Davos in 2018</a>."He was more of a teacher than a manager," Brian Wong, the 52nd employee of Alibaba, told Business Insider of Ma's management style. Wong spent nearly two decades at Alibaba over the course of three separate employment stints — from 1999 to 2020. Most recently, he was the company's group vice president and remains an advisor to an Alibaba unit focused on education and training."Jack does have an aspect of him that speaks his mind," Wong said. "For the most part, it's a positive asset in terms of how he has built the business."<h2>Jack Ma 2.0: An outgoing Big Tech exec — until he wasn't</h2>As an internet entrepreneur, Ma was pivotal in steering the company, and his charisma corralled the support he needed."He's a master at communicating a shared aspiration that so many people can relate to," said Wong.Ma cofounded Alibaba.com in June 1999. In October, the company managed to raise $5 million from the Wall Street behemoth Goldman Sachs and another $20 million from the Japanese tech investor SoftBank.The work culture at Alibaba was intense, but Ma was known for maintaining a sense of fun. In the early 2000s, when setting up the Taobao shopping platform, he made his team do headstands during breaks to boost their energy.Alibaba boomed through the 2000s in China. By the mid-2010s, Ma started dreaming beyond China.In 2014, Alibaba started trading on the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-ipo-september-19-2014-9">New York Stock Exchange</a>, making Ma the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-12-11/jack-ma-becomes-asia-s-richest-person-on-alibaba-surge">richest person in Asia</a> by the end of that year with an estimated $25 billion fortune. "What I'm thinking about is how we can make Alibaba a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/why-alibabas-jack-ma-isnt-scared-of-chinas-slowdown/">platform for global small business</a>," Ma told the journalist Charlie Rose at the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2015.Ma himself cavorted with the biggest names in business, tech, and government globally — including <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/956346059839627264">Bill Gates</a>, SoftBank CEO <a target="_blank" href="https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/08/tech/softbank-masayoshi-son-jack-ma-intl-hnk/index.html">Masayoshi Son</a>, and then-president-elect <a target="_blank" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-ceo-jack-ma-meets-with-trump-pledges-1-million-us-jobs-2017-1">Donald Trump</a>.But there was a problem: Outspoken Ma was starting to outshine his political masters in Beijing, as the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ft.com/content/1fe0559f-de6d-490e-b312-abba0181da1f">Financial Times</a> reported in April 2021.Some of what he was saying could also be potentially embarrassing for Beijing, a person close to the Hangzhou government told the media outlet.After Ma openly <a target="_blank" href="https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN27L2GW/">hit out at Chinese regulators</a> in October 2020 for stifling innovation, Beijing ran out of patience. What came next was an extended period in which he was, to the public eye, invisible.<h2>Jack Ma 3.0: a high-tech farming titan</h2>Ma had already been retired from Alibaba for about a year by the time he vanished.Even though he was lying low, Ma kept busy. Over the past two years, he has been spotted at various institutes around the world that specialize in high-tech farming.In October 2021, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/3152901/jack-ma-study-tour-agriculture-europe-alibabas-founder-travels">Ma was in Spain</a> learning about agriculture and technology related to environmental issues. He has also traveled to the <a target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" href="https://www.wur.nl/en/newsarticle/jack-ma-visits-wur-to-learn-more-about-sustainable-food-production.htm">Netherlands</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/alibaba-jack-ma-tokyo-japan-china-beijing-tech-crackdown-2022-11">Japan</a>, and <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-appears-resurface-thailand-gives-up-control-ant-group-2023-1">Thailand</a> to study agrotech.In May, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/9351/">Tokyo College</a> announced that Ma would be taking up a teaching position while researching sustainable agriculture and food production.In January, he was in <a target="_blank" rel="" href="https://www.businessinsider.com/jack-ma-appears-resurface-thailand-gives-up-control-ant-group-2023-1">Thailand</a>, where he dined with Supakit Chearavanont, the chairman of <a target="_blank" href="https://www.feedstrategy.com/business-markets/feed-production-by-region/article/15443042/top-feed-companies-144-global-producers-rank-in-2022">Charoen Pokphand Group</a>, a major animal-feed producer.His entrepreneurial streak also appears to be back — or perhaps it never disappeared.In November, Ma incorporated a company named "<a target="_blank" href="https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/alibaba-founder-jack-ma-enters-ready-meals-sector">Hangzhou Ma's Kitchen Food</a>," reports said. South China Morning Post reported that the company was involved in the sales of pre-packaged food and the processing and retail of agricultural products.Ma hasn't publicly talked about why he's moving into farming. He didn't respond to a request for comment from BI sent via his personal foundation.Wong told BI Ma had always been moved by how the digital economy helped connect rural communities to growth opportunities. His <a target="_blank" href="https://www.alizila.com/jack-ma-foundation-awards-2-85m-to-chinas-rural-educators/">foundation</a> supports educators in such communities as well.Agriculture, Wong said, was thus an extension of Ma's recognition that there are issues such as the climate crisis, scarcity, and inequality that need to be addressed, with technology as a driver.Ma seems to have articulated the same thoughts in a <a target="_blank" href="https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3231711/jack-ma-continues-focus-agriculture-education-alibaba-undergoes-sweeping-changes">video speech</a> he delivered to rural teachers in August, as SCMP reported. His words show that while he may be pivoting his attention to a new sector, the same entrepreneurial bent he's displayed all along is still there."I found that a place that does well in agriculture is not necessarily a place with good resources, but a place with unique thinking and people with imagination," he said."The rural areas do need technology, while I think unique thinking and creativity are important as well," he added.

First he was a teacher. Then he was China's top tech titan. Now, meet Jack Ma 3.0 &mdash; a high-tech farmer.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 29 (ANI): <keyword id="1438654" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Agastya-Nanda" source="Orion">Agastya Nanda</keyword>, who plays Archie Andrews in his upcoming film '<keyword id="16526" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Archies" source="Orion">Archies</keyword>,' has got cheerleaders in his family. As a billboard featuring the cast along with a countdown timer tracking the number of days till the film's Netflix debut was displayed on Mumbai's Western Express Highway and Agastya's family took to social media handles to cheer the actor. Agastya's sister, entrepreneur <keyword id="999123" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Navya-Naveli" source="Orion">Navya Naveli</keyword> Nanda, took to Instagram to post, " That's my baby brother up there!!!!! @thearchiesonnetflix coming to you on 7th December! #100DaysToGo." https://www.instagram.com/p/CwhCJJiPhwU/?img_index=1 <keyword id="389955" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shweta-Bachchan" source="Orion">Shweta Bachchan</keyword>, Agastya's mother, shared on Instagram, writing, " My son's first billboard!!!! It just hits different!" To this, 'The Archies' team including Suhana Khan, Zoya Akhtar, and Khushi Kapoor dropped three hearts. https://www.instagram.com/p/CwhDqh4ymdr/ To this, Actor and Agastya's uncle Abhishek Bachchan replied with a hugging face emoji. Meanwhile, Helmed by Zoya Akhtar, the film stars Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana Khan, Boney Kapoor's daughter Khushi Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda in the lead roles. 'The Archies' is all set to release on the OTT platform Netflix on December 7. 'The Archies', a coming-of-age musical, follows the lives of Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Reggie, Ethel and Dilton who will take audiences to the fictional hilly town of Riverdale. The film explores friendship, freedom love, heartbreak and rebellion. Makers announced the date of launch with a live billboard on Mumbai's Western Express Highway. The Indian adaptation of the beloved comics will see Dot play Ethel Muggs, Agastya Nanda as the charming and talented Archie Andrews, Khushi Kapoor take on the role of Betty Cooper, Mihir Ahuja as the always hungry Jughead Jones, Veronica Lodge portrayed by Suhana Khan, Heartthrob Reggie Mantle will be showcased by Vedang Raina and Yuvraj Menda will play Dilton Doiley. Zoya recently unveiled the film's teaser revealing that the film is set in 1964 in Riverdale, described on a railway sign as a "hill station," a term dating back to colonial times that refers to a town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain. One of the transport links servicing the hill stations are small mountain railway trains running on narrow gauge tracks, known affectionately as "toy trains", and the teaser opens with a shot of the top train puffing into Riverdale station. The Archies gang play music and dance at parties and classrooms while also enjoying their time outdoors. (ANI)

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<ul><li>In 2016, <keyword id="7645" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="sanjay-dutt" source="Orion">Sanjay Dutt</keyword> advised <keyword id="6357861" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="ranbir-kapoor" source="Orion">Ranbir Kapoor</keyword> to “act in macho films” and not do “softie” rom-com roles as he did in Barfi. </li><li>Ranbir Kapoor’s last film, Brahmastra, raked in the collections — but failed to impress the critics or alter his rom-com hero image. </li><li>Kapoor currently has two upcoming releases, the <keyword id="24069" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="romantic-comedy" source="Orion">romantic comedy</keyword> <keyword id="15782428" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="tu-jhoothi-main-makkaar" source="Orion">Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar</keyword> and the action drama Animal.</li></ul>Ranbir Kapoor-starrer romantic comedy Barfi! released in 2012 but it was only in 2016 that actor Sanjay Dutt, who Kapoor would go on to play in the 2018 biopic Sanju, saw the film. Kapoor played a kind-hearted but crafty deaf-mute hero in Barfi!, leaving both critics and the audience impressed. But not Dutt, who advised the young actor at a party not to do ‘softie’ roles, and instead, be ‘a macho man’. “Act in macho films. You can’t be doing films like Barfi! You should be holding guns and doing action films. Do you think actors like me, Salman and Ajay would have been around for so many years if we had not played macho characters on screen? You have no connect with the masses and that is very important,” said Dutt, as per a <a href="https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-be-a-macho-man-sanjay-dutt-s-advice-to-ranbir-kapoor-2278180">report by DNA</a>. If we take Box Office reports as the yardstick of success, Dutt’s advice is on point. At present, more than rom-com (which Bollywood has exploited to the point of saturation), socially-relevant topics, biopics, patriotism and action resonate with the masses. From the macho cops of Dabangg, Singham, etc. to the elaborate fight sequences of RRR to one-man-army fights in KGF or Pushpa – originally popularised in the 80s by the ‘angry young man’ Amitabh Bachchan – action clearly sells. Even the original king of romance, Shah Rukh Khan has taken to action movies now! Case in point – his latest film Pathaan, which broke multiple Box Office records. In fact, as revealed in the Netflix documentary series The Romantics, Khan was reluctant to play a romantic hero in the first place. But Kapoor appears to still be chasing rom-coms. If that’s his attempt at challenging the Bollywood stereotype, he could have perhaps taken a more novel approach than sticking to the formulaic character tropes as showcased in the trailer of his upcoming film, Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="The star kid who once took the road less taken" comment="subhead2" text="The star kid who once took the road less taken">The star kid who once took the road less taken</cmsannotation> Since Kapoor’s flimsy-towel debut in Saawariya in 2007, he’s starred in a leading role in 20 films — many of them were critically acclaimed, but only half of them could be declared as Box Office (BO) hits. In the beginning, Kapoor delivered a range that was rare for most newcomers, especially star kids — as the romantic hero of Ayan Mukerji’s Wake Up Sid (2009) where he lent gravitas to the role; and as a lovable goofball in Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009) he showed a natural aptitude for comedy, a genre oft described as the most difficult to excel. In the same year, he also appeared as the millennial with a moral code in Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year — a critically-acclaimed film whose BO failure left the <a href="https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/news/ranbir-kapoor-reveals-rocket-singh-broke-his-heart-opens-about-his-shah-rukh-khan-kind-acting-1153293">star ‘heartbroken’.</a> The year 2009 proved Kapoor had the kind of range that his parents, uncles, sisters, and majority of the Kapoor clan was famous for. Here was a star kid who benefited from nepotism but certainly deserved to be in front of the camera — a claim that was proven absolutely true with a career-defining performance in Raajneeti (2010). In a film starring industry veterans like Nana Patekar, Kapoor held his own — letting his eyes speak volumes, searing himself in your memory. “The key performance comes from Ranbir Kapoor (the son of Bollywood star Rishi Kapoor) as Samar Pratap…The slim, bespectacled Kapoor displays ruthless intensity in his role, and his performance is a highlight of the film,” <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/raajneeti-film-review-29704/">stated</a> The Hollywood Reporter in its review. While his career started with novel experiments, it swayed into a genre once dominated by his father Rishi Kapoor — romance. Kapoor enjoyed a slew of critical and commercial hits in the genre — Rockstar in 2011, Barfi! in 2012, and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (YJHD) in 2013 that placed him well ahead of the curve from his contemporaries like Imran Khan. But most, if not all his romantic avatars appeared to be drawn from the same template — the lost, young man. And the genre that once launched him into stardom started failing him. <cmsannotation type="cmsannotation" annotationid="A string of failures across action, comedy, and romance" comment="subhead2" text="A string of failures across action, comedy, and romance">A string of failures across action, comedy, and romance</cmsannotation> Often hailed for his acting chops, Kapoor was never an out-an-out action hero, wielding guns and breaking bones. But he wasn’t securing hits elsewhere either — Jagga Jasoos didn’t find an audience and Tamasha was a slow burner. It acquired a cult status long after its Box Office run was over. And Ae Dil Hai Mushkil would have benefitted more from releasing as a music album, than a film. During this time, Kapoor’s real-life romances–actual and rumoured—caught more attention from the media than his movies. As he quipped during an appearance on the chat show Koffee With Karan, Ibiza should pay him for promoting tourism. He was referring to being secretly photographed by the paparazzi with his then-girlfriend, actor Katrina Kaif, on a beach. Success ultimately came with Sanju in 2018. Kapoor played the titular character in the biopic on the life of actor Sanjay Dutt, directed by Rajkumar Hirani. Even though the whitewashed storyline let down the film, Kapoor’s performance and transformation were the talk of the town. While Indian film critic Saibal Chatterjee remarked that Kapoor “dazzled as Sanjay Dutt”, The Guardian stated, “Kapoor proves (to be) a lightweight film’s strongest suit”. Unfortunately, the hype created by Sanju well and truly died by the time Kapoor returned to the silver screen — four years later in 2022, with Brahamastra and Shamshera. Though the former raked in the collections, Kapoor’s innate magic seemed to be missing. The latter was better performed, but the muddled, slow-paced storytelling didn’t sit well with the audience. None could alter his image of a romantic hero. Perhaps Kapoor wasn’t meant for action, as advised by Dutt. Certainly, the few earlier glimpses that he provided with Besharam (2013) and Bombay Velvet (2015) left the audiences and critics unimpressed. For his upcoming films now, the actor has joined hands with directors known for delivering commercial hits —Tu Jhoothi Main Makkaar by Luv Ranjan and Animal by Sandeep Reddy Vanga. The former belongs to the genre that has failed Kapoor in the recent past, and the latter is an action drama, where Kapoor is yet to deliver a hit. Only time will tell if this approach will give a much-needed boost to the 40-year-old star kid’s career, or drag him into the list of ‘has-beens’. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/imdb-shares-top-rated-indian-films-nominated-for-oscars/slidelist/98470341.cms">Two-decade-old Lagaan outscores RRR amongst Oscar-nominated Indian movies on IMDb</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/from-cleanest-to-the-best-airports-at-arrivals-here-are-awards-won-by-indian-airports/slidelist/98473853.cms">From cleanest to the best airports at arrivals, here are awards won by Indian airports</a>

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Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur is currently planning a sequel to his directorial debut 'Masoom', Variety reported. Here is all we know so far: The film is titled 'Masoom... The New Generation.' Further deets about the project is still awaited. Released in the year 1983, the film was written by the legendary writer Gulzar, 'Masoom' was an adaptation of Erich Segal's 1980 novel 'Man, Woman and Child.' It followed a happily married couple and their two daughters whose lives are disrupted by the arrival of a boy who is the man's son from an earlier affair. The cast included Naseeruddin Shah, Shabana Azmi, Jugal Hansraj, <keyword id="20895" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="supriya-pathak" source="Orion">Supriya Pathak</keyword>, <keyword id="79544" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="saeed-jaffrey" source="Orion">Saeed Jaffrey</keyword>, and <keyword id="1262" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="urmila-matondkar" source="Orion">Urmila Matondkar</keyword>. The film received positive responses from the audience. Kapur's last release was the romantic comedy 'What's Love Got to Do with It?,' starring Lily James, Emma Thompson, <keyword id="10284087" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="shazad-latif" source="Orion">Shazad Latif</keyword>, <keyword id="3708284" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="sajal-aly" source="Orion">Sajal Aly</keyword> and Azmi, which debuted at Toronto and opened the Red Sea Film Festival in 2022. It was released theatrically worldwide earlier this year, as per Variety. Kapur is known for his outstanding films like 'Bandit Queen', a British biographical drama 'Elizabeth' for which he was nominated for best director at the BAFTAs and Golden Globes, and its sequel 'Elizabeth: The Golden Age' (2007), which won Cate Blanchett her first acting Oscar, reported Variety. Apart from that, he also directed one of Heath Ledger's last films, the 2002 epic 'The Four Feathers.' SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/kochi-startup-that-connects-farmers-consumers-selected-for-uns-accelerator-programme/articleshow/100792335.cms">Kochi startup that connects farmers &amp; consumers selected for UN's Accelerator Programme</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/samsung-galaxy-f54-with-6000mah-battery-108mp-camera-launched-in-india/slidelist/100792922.cms">Samsung Galaxy F54 with mega battery launched in India – Check out price and other details</a>

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<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div><ul class="summary-list"><li>Bronny James nearly posterized his first opponent while playing with his AAU team.</li><li>After the near-miss, his father LeBron posted the video on Instagram, along with a warning that his poster-dunk was coming soon.</li><li>Bronny is still years away from a potential career in the NBA, but his highlights have already captivated many basketball fans.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/?hprecirc-bullet">Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.</a></li></ul>Bronny James is still at least four years away from a potential NBA career, but that hasn't stopped fans from fawning over his skills as a young player.As the eldest son of LeBron James, expectations are high for Bronny, and at a recent tournament with his AAU team North Coast Blue Chips, he nearly brought the house down with a thrilling posterizing dunk.Video of the near-dunk was shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B0UUbbBgqPz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron on Instagram</a>, who captioned the highlight with a warning to his son's future opponents. "Getting closer and closer ladies and gentlemen," James wrote. "Be aware, be very aware!! Just hope it's not you on the other end of a poster. Coming to a city near you."&#xa0;Not many 14-year-olds are capable of coming this close to dunking over an opponent, but Bronny isn't just any other teenager.In addition to playing AAU ball, Bronny James is set to play for Sierra Canyon - a high-school powerhouse and California's two-time defending state champions.While Bronny might not immediately be starting at Sierra Canyon, patience won't be a problem for him according to his father, who wrote a sincere scouting report of his son ahead of his freshman year.Read more: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lebron-james-bronny-lebron-james-jr-twitter-max-preps-2019-7" data-analytics-position="1">LeBron James posted a loving scouting report of his son Bronny on Twitter and fans are saying he's a GOAT parent and player</a>That said, should Bronny eventually land the posterizing dunk it looks like he's capable of, it might be tough to keep him off the court.For now, though, the AAU world has been put on notice - Bronny James is looking for his first poster, try your best to avoid being on it.<ul class="read-more-links"><li>Read more from Tyler Lauletta:</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/lebron-james-off-the-bench-2019-7" data-analytics-position="6">LeBron James came off the bench once in his career, and he did it to protect a teammate from being booed</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-northwestern-pat-fitzgerald-rant-blames-phones-attendance-twitter-2019-7" data-analytics-position="1">Northwestern football coach blames phones for declining attendance at games, says fans would rather have '12 TVs in their TV-watching cave than go to a game'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/video-dan-le-batard-trump-rally-nick-wright-espn-2019-7" data-analytics-position="2">ESPN's Dan Le Batard rips into racist 'send her back' chants during Trump rally, breaking from company's apolitical stance</a></li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/baker-mayfield-wife-emily-wilkinson-instagram-2019-7" data-analytics-position="4">Baker Mayfield courted his wife by repeatedly following and unfollowing her on Instagram to get her attention</a></li></ul><div> </div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/us-womens-soccer-fifa-world-cup-best-american-team-2019-6">The US women's team won the World Cup. Here's why American women are so good at soccer.</a></h3> <div> </div> </div>

LeBron James offered a warning to those playing against his son after Bronny nearly threw down a monstrous poster dunk: 'Just hope it's not you'

Mumbai, Bollywood star couple <keyword id="2165" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kareena-Kapoor">Kareena Kapoor</keyword> Khan and <keyword id="333" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Saif-Ali-Khan">Saif Ali Khan</keyword> have become parents to their second child, a <keyword id="33462" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="baby-boy">baby boy</keyword>, on Sunday. Kareena, who was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital here, gave birth around 9 am. "She has delivered a baby boy in the morning around 9 am. I'll be visiting them soon," Kareena's father, veteran actor Randhir Kapoor told. Kareena and Saif had announced the pregnancy in August, thanking well wishers for their support. "We are very pleased to announce that we are expecting an addition to our family! Thank you to all our well wishers for all their love and support," they said in a joint statement. Kareena, 40, delivered their first child, son <keyword id="3977503" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Taimur-Ali-Khan">Taimur Ali Khan</keyword> on December 20, 2016. The toddler, now four years old, has been an Internet sensation ever since his birth and is followed by the paparazzi round-the-clock. Back then, soon after the baby boy was named Taimur, people on social media had started questioning the origins of the name. Saif, 50, tied the knot with Kareena in October 2012 after a five-year courtship. He was previously married to actor Amrita Singh, with whom he shares actor-daughter Sara Ali Khan (25) and son Ibrahim Ali Khan (19). SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/pewdiepies-lyrics-targeting-cocomelon-and-jk-rowling-that-may-have-gotten-youtube-angry-enough-to-pull-the-video-down/articleshow/81102941.cms">PewDiePie's lyrics targeting CocoMelon and JK Rowling may have gotten YouTube angry enough to pull the video down</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/flipkart-gets-leaner-with-a-300-million-jabong-write-off-as-ceo-kalyan-krishnamurthy-lists-out-the-priorities-for-2021/articleshow/81105083.cms">Flipkart gets leaner with a $300 million Jabong write-off as CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy lists out the priorities for 2021</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/happiest-minds-is-leveraging-its-partnerships-with-big-players-like-google-microsoft-aws-salesforce/articleshow/81105035.cms">Happiest Minds is a smaller company that does the same thing as MindTree and L&amp;T Infotech — but clearly it is doing it a lot better</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-may-require-twitter-facebook-and-others-to-remove-unlawful-content-within-36-hours/articleshow/81104740.cms">India may require Twitter, Facebook and others to remove unlawful content within 36 hours</a>

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