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Actor Ruby Barker, who starred in Bridgerton, has called out Netflix and Shondaland. In a new interview for Oxford University’s The LOAF Podcast on Saturday, the actor claimed that she suffered 'two psychotic breaks' while filming the series and did not receive any support from the production team. (Also read: Salma Hayek misses co-star Matthew Perry: ‘I will continue to cherish your silliness, perseverance’) Ruby Barker in a still from Bridgerton. What the actor saidIn conversation for Oxford University’s The LOAF Podcast, Ruby Barker talked about the difficult process of working on the smash hit series Bridgerton, which was created by Shondaland and released on Netflix. She said, "Not a single person from Netflix, not a single person from Shondaland, since I have had two psychot...

New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) Actor Neha Dhupia on Tuesday paid homage to her father-in-law and former India cricket captain Bishan Singh Bedi, saying the family is trying to get "some life into the numbness" after his demise last week. HT Image Bedi, regarded as the country's greatest ever left-arm spinner, died on October 23 after prolonged illness. He was 77. Neha, who is married to the cricket veteran's actor-son Angad, shared a series of family pictures with Bedi on her official Instagram account. "We hold on to everything you gave us the morals the memories, the love the laughs the lessons, the strength and the sweetness we have you in our heads and hearts forever as we inch back n try and get some life into the numbness we feel right now Love you Dad (sic)" she wrote in the capt...

Tejas box office collection: Kangana Ranaut's aerial action film had a difficult opening weekend and on Monday, the film slipped below ₹1 crore mark. Tejas collected around ₹50 lakh on Monday as per early estimates shared by Sacnilk.com. Directed by Sarvesh Mewara, the film stands at ₹4.25 crore after four days of its release. Also read: Why Kangana Ranaut’s Tejas crashed, per experts: ‘It's a bad film, nowhere close to Top Gun’ Kangana Ranaut plays an Air Force pilot in Tejas. As per the portal, Tejas recorded 6.6 percent Hindi occupancy on Monday. The film has shown no improvement ever since it opened at ₹1.25 crore and recorded similar figures on Saturday and Sunday. Kangana plays an Indian Air Force pilot named Tejas Gill in Tejas, who works hard to become a pilot and then go...

The winners for the OTTplay Awards 2023 were announced on Sunday and among the top winners were Farzi, Darlings, Monica O My Darling and many others. While the Best Film award went to Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah's Darlings, the Best Web Series went to Ayali. Also read: OTTplay Awards: Kajol rocks black as she wins Best Debut; Kartik Aaryan, Rajkummar Rao were stars of the event Sobhita Dhulipala receives her OTTplay Award. In the OTT Performer of the Year category, Rajkummar Rao won in the male category for his show Guns & Gulaabs and film, Monica O My Darling. Aditi Rao Hydari won in the female category for the web shows Taj: Divided By Blood and Jubilee. Here is the complete winners list: OTTplay Awards 2023 winners Best Film: Darlings Best Web Series: Ayali Best Director (...

Actor Priyanka Chopra has said that when a female-led film doesn't work, she feels 'collective failure on behalf of all women'. Speaking with actor Bhumi Pednekar at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival 2023 in Mumbai, she added that it's like taking women 'a few steps back'. Talking about her film 2008 Fashion, Priyanka recalled that people had advised her against doing the female-led film in the early stages of her career. (Also Read | Priyanka Chopra stuns in white saree for Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Watch) Priyanka Chopra at the Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Priyanka on female-led filmsPriyanka said, "There's a lot of pressure when you have a female-led film, and because we have so few (of them being made). We are seeing success of female-led films more and more, but that's...

After a married couple opened Koffee With Karan season 8, the episode 2 will have Sunny Deol and his brother Bobby Deol take over the couch to chat with host-filmmaker Karan Johar. The trailer of the upcoming episode is here and it shows the siblings talk about things they have never spoken about before. Sunny Deol is also seen sharing his reaction to father Dharmendra's kiss in Karan Johar's film, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani. Also read: Koffee with Karan season 8 opens with less gossip, more warmth and a scene-stealing Karan Johar Bobby Deol and Sunny Deol will be seen together on Koffee With Karan season 8. Karan asks Sunny Deol about Gadar 2The trailer opens with Karan welcoming the Deol brothers on the show and giving them a standing ovation for all the success they have h...

Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar has some strong opinions on the trend of remixing old classics. In a conversation on Cyrus Says, Javed Akhtar says that the process of reviving a song is not the problem. It is the commercial aspect that adds a bad taste. He also added such practices are akin to adding ‘disco music in Taj Mahal.’ (Also read: Javed Akhtar reveals he wrote this song drunk and within 10 minutes: 'I kept delaying it') Renowned screenwriter Javed Akhtar has shared his opinion on remixing old songs. (AP file) What Javed saidIn a recent conversation with Cyrus Says, Javed Akhtar said, “Remembering the past, giving certain importance to it, trying to revive it is not wrong at all. It is appreciable, but at the same time this kind of commercial dependence on the past is not a ...

Actors Angad Bedi and Neha Dhupia were present at the final prayer ceremony of Bishan Singh Bedi, former cricketer and Angad's father. They were dressed in white as they met and greeted family members and friends at a gurudwara in New Delhi. (Also Read: Angad Bedi and Neha Dhupia share heartfelt tribute after Bishan Singh Bedi's demise) Angad Bedi and wife Neha Dhupia at father Bishan Singh Bedi's final prayer Antim ArdasIn the pictures from the kirtan and antim ardas ceremony, Angad can be seen in a white kurta and a turban. Neha is in a white salwar suit with muted floral prints. She covers her head with her odhni in the pictures. She's also seen offering flowers to the portrait of her late father-in-law. Sharmila Tagore can also be spotted in one of the pictures, also wearing ...

The teaser of a new Netflix series, titled The Railway Men, is out and sets the tone for a gripping thriller based on the World's worst industrial disaster, the Bhopal gas tragedy. The less than one-and-a-half-minute teaser shows a big tragedy taking place in a factory and life falling apart around it at a high pace. There are glimpses of lead actors R Madhavan, Babil Khan, Kay Kay Menon and Divyenndu who play a pivotal part in making an effort to contain the situation. Also read: Babil Khan says he is not a star kid, reveals 'the only privilege' he has as Irrfan Khan's son R Madhavan, Kay Kay Menon, Babil Khan and Divyendu in stills from The Railway Men teaser. The teaser opens with glimpses of a gas leak in a big factory. People are seen running around to save their lives with c...

12th Fail box office collection day 1: The film starring Vikrant Massey in the lead role opened in theatres on Friday, alongside Kangana Ranaut's aerial action film Tejas. 12th Fail opened at ₹1 crore nett as per early estimates shared by Sacnilk.com. As per the portal, the film registered 9.09 percent Hindi occupancy and 6.5 percent Kannada occupancy on Friday. Also read: Tejas box office collection day 1: Kangana Ranaut's aerial action film flies low at ₹1.25 crore Vikrant Massey in a still from 12th Fail. 12th Fail is based on Anurag Pathak's novel about the journey of IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma and IRS officer Shraddha Joshi. The movie has Vikrant Massey and Medha Shankar as the lead protagonists. It has been directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. HT review of 12th FailThe HT re...