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by Rinku Gupta Evelyn Sharma, who was recently seen in the Telugu, Tamil, Hindi , Prabhas starrer Saaho , has got engaged to Australian entrpreneur Tushaan Bhindi. Born to a German mom and Indian dad, Evelyn had been part of several Hindi movies like Hindi Medium and others.               Evelyn with Prabhas on location for Saaho. After a year of dating, the young couple took the big step last Saturday in an intimate proposal overlooking the famous Harbour Bridge of Sydney, Australia.  Evelyn met the dashing entrepreneur on a blind date set up by acommon friend last year. The couple got along instantly with their shared passion for philanthropic causes. It was love at first sight for the pair and their close friends were anticipating the big announcement to happen quite soon.  However, the duo decided to introduce each other to their respective families first to receive their blessings and move ahe...

By Rinku Gupta The glitterati of Bollywood were in full attendance at a book launch in Mumbai.  Om Books International celebrated the launch of  The Aladia Sisters  Khalid Mohamed's debut novel, on Monday .   The novel was launched by Chief Guest, Bollywood Director Karan Johar  and Guest of Honour Anil Kapoor, who spoke about Khalid Mohamed's immense contribution to Hindi cinema.                             On the occasion, Karan Johar, Anil Kapoor, Khalid Mohamed, Javed Akhtar and Publisher, Ajay Mago shared their experiences of putting together the book. Also present on the occasion were Asha Parekh, Lalita Lajmi, Maria Goretti, Anoop Soni,  Juhi Babbar,   Rajniesh Duggall   and Achint Kaur, among others. The author of the book.   Khalid Mohamed, started as reviewer and co-editor during his teenage y...

by Rinku Gupta With the OTT platform gaining currency all over India, many actors from Kollywood have stepped into the web series and web originals  format. From Prasanna to Akshara Haasan and Nandaa, Abirami, and  Sunaina to Gayathrie, the list is long, with actors on apps such as Zee 5, Hotstar, MX Player and even Sony Liv , the most recent entrant into the Tamil market. Netflix has long been internationally renowned and Bollywood actors like Saif Ali Khan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui have made a mark with Sacred Games for their international audiences. Now, Netflix is eyeing the lucrative Southern regional market and foraying into the southern entertainment sector. Among the first to join them from the Southern industry, is the spunky  Aadai heroine, Amala Paul who will be seen on  the platform. According to media reports,   Amala Paul is on board for a Telugu anthology ( a Telugu version of Bollywood's Lust Stories, where she will reportedly r...

By Rinku Gupta Eagle Eyes Production Petromax is directed by Rohin Venkstesan. The film has a duration of 2 hrs 4 min with 4 main  chatacters in this emotional horror comedy. Ghibran has scored the music. The film stars Tamannaah in the lead. Thr film stars Munishkanth, Kaali Venkat, Mime Gopi, Prem , Baby Monica, KSG Venkatesh , P Krishnan and many others. The shooting was usually round the clock. The camera work is by Danny Raymond. " We completed the film is 32 days," said Prem. Actor Mime Gopi said, " It was a jolly set." Director Rohin said the film is a remake of Ananda Brahma in Telugu. Yogi Babu is also part of the story. Though a horror comedy it has underlying family values and relationships." This is the second film of the director after Adhe Kangal. The actors worked long hours night and day to complete the shoot on time. " Lets keep it pleasant and colorful instead of dark," is what we decided said Rohin. " We...

by Rinku Gupta The grand trailer launch of Dream Warrior Pictures Kaithi was held yesterday .The cast and crew were present including Karthi, Naren, Ramana, Sam CS, Sathyan Sooryan and director Lokesh Kangaraj Sam CS and others. "The dangerous fights by Karthi are exemplary in Kaithi," says Sam CS, music director. " Sathyan Sooryan is the camera man. He has worked on night shoot mostly and mostly inside forest areas with headlights. This team is one that works for the value of content and not money. Everyone had worked very hard.The film has no songs , only BGM. The suspense is very high for every frame and so my music had to do justice. The visuals, sounds and Karthi's acting has made this film exemplary and I am very proud to be part of this film. " The cameraman revealed how difficult it was for Karthi to shoot in tough terrain. Actor Ramana praised Karthi and spoke about a tight close up shot of 3 minutes which was astounding....

by Rinku Gupta While Asuran is reigning at the box office, Dhanush is in London for D40, his film with YNot Sashikumar. The team held a grand celebration of  Ayudha Puja today on the occasion of Dusshehra in the city of Big Ben. Here are some photos from the joyous occasion.

By Rinku Gupta The Thanksgiving meet of Vels Film International's Comali was held as the film completed 50 days. Present on the occasion was the director Pradeep, Jayam Ravi , Ishari Ganesh, KS Ravikumar and Shaktivel amongst others. Speaking on the occasion, KS Ravikumar who has acted in the film, complimented Jayam Ravi on his dedication towards cinema which would take him places. About Ishari Ganesh he said ," He is part of cinema which runs in his blood. Education is only his second busines. So he will always do well in cinema. " Sakthi Film Factory distributor Shaktivel said ," The 2 films I did with Vels gave me not only great profit but also great satisfaction. They work as a family. I feel that cinema runs in Ishari K Ganesh 's blood. He always says that the success is due to the blessings of his father. Usually Jayam Ravi captures family audiences easily. For the first time I think youth audiences too were attracted. I am really happy to ...