Saumya Khan lived in the ground-plus one studio of the singer in Andheri Four Bungalows area and her body was handed over to her kin for last rites in Punjab.

MUMBAI: The manager of popular singer Mika Singh allegedly committed suicide in Andheri in Mumbai after consuming sleeping pills, police said on Friday.

Saumya Khan lived in the ground-plus one studio of the singer in Andheri Four Bungalows area and her body was handed over to her kin for last rites in Punjab said Senior Inspector Raghvendra Thakur of Versova police station.

“The incident happened on February 2. We have not found any foul play in the case and have registered an accidental death report,” he added.

MUMBAI: Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Endgame” was the highest-selling movie in India this year

Every Marvel superhero from Iron Man and Thor to Captain America and Black Widow, assembled one last time to save the world from the supervillain Thanos with “Avengers: Endgame”, which shattered several box office records. Helmed by the Russo Brothers, Joe and Anthony, the film marked the end of the third Marvel phase. It released in India in April.

The data on ticket sales was released by the popular online platform BookmyShow. In 2019, BookMyShow hosted over 1880 films across languages and “Avengers: Endgame”, selling over 8.6 million tickets, has ended up the highest-selling Hollywood movie. It is followed by the Vicky Kaushal-starrer “URI: The Surgical Strike”, with over 5.7 million tickets sold on the platform.

This was followed by “Kabir Singh”, “Saaho”, “War”, “The Lion King” and “Mission Mangal”.

According to the data, the demand for Hindi film grew 12 per cent since last year. Films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Marathi were among the top regional films. It also showed that the demand for Malayalam movies rose by 108 per cent, followed by English at 45 per cent and Hindi at 25 per cent.

Actor Akshay Kumar’s films sold 9.2 million tickets while Ayushmann Khurrana’s films sold 6.3 million tickets overall.

In terms of live entertainment, the number of international live events listed on BookMyShow grew by 62 per cent in 2019. It also highlighted that the appetite for international live events grew significantly at 119 per cent. The popular events included: U2: The Joshua Tree Tour 2019, NBA India Games 2019.

Mysoorean says promos of the movie virtually force and coax people to get IVF service only at a particular centre

BENGALURU: A philanthropist from Mysuru moved the High Court seeking directions to stop the screening of the Hindi movie, ‘Good Newwz’, starring Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor, scheduled for release on December 27. Sameem Raza of Udayagiri in Mysuru claimed that the trailer/promos of the movie virtually “force and coax” people to get services only at Indira IVF Centers, indirectly suggesting the possibilities of mixing or exchanging of sperms at other centres.

The court posted the case to Friday for hearing. The petitioner, who runs a non-governmental organisation in Mysuru, contended that the movie could create confusion in the minds of patients who have already taken the service of assisted pregnancy at centres other than Indira IVF Centers.He said the visuals and dialogues the movie involve “defamation” of other IVF centres whose dignity will be undermined.

“The trailer/promos virtually force and coax the patients to take services only at the Indira IVF Centers. It also indirectly suggests the possibility of mixing or exchanging of sperms in centres other than Indira IVF Centers. The same will undermine the dignity of the other such centres”, he claimed.He stated that confusions are bound to crop up about the paternity of the child of a patient which could affect the family “irretrievably”.

Even the patient may have to face humiliation just because they have taken services from a centre other than the one mentioned in the movie. “The visuals and words spoken in the movie affect human sensibilities and the public order is endangered. Therefore, the movie is against the guidelines of the Central Board of Film Certificate (CBFC)”, he claimed.

Taking a dig at PM Modi’s Ramlila Maidan speech, Anurag Kashyap took to Twitter and shared a video of Adolf Hitler on Monday morning.

MUMBAI: Amid the charged environment countrywide on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, Anurag Kashyap took to Twitter to call Prime Minister Narendra Modi an ‘Urban Nazi’.

Taking a sarcastic dig at the speech, Anurag Kashyap shared a video of Adolf Hitler on Monday morning, where he apparently says: “I know who is hating me. Hate me it is your wish but don’t hate Germany.”

The filmmaker captioned the video: “hate me but don’t hate India” bechare hamare Pradhan Mantri #UrbanNazi.”

He also posted a tweet in Hindi on Sunday evening which roughly translates to, “PM Sahab, the police are beating up the common people everywhere, who are either fighting back or fleeing. Several have been killed. It’s not good to be so blind. If possible, visit a good eye specialist doctor, and try speaking a little bit about those who have actually died. Stop lying. #JaiSamvidhan”.

While delivering a speech at Delhi’s Ramlila ground on Sunday, the Prime Minister had said: “Burn Modi’s effigy, but do not burn public property. Hate me if you want to, but don’t hate India. Burn my effigy, but don’t burn a poor man’s auto-rickshaw.”

The filmmaker has been a staunch critic of the recently amended Citizenship Act and has actively voiced his dissent about the issue.

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The songs of the much awaited multilingual film Avane Srimannarayana is being released. On Thursday, the first song, Hands Up, was launched. It will be followed by three other songs of the film in the following days up to the release of the film on December 27.

The Hands Up song has become an immediate sensation and is creating new milestones having been watched by record number of people online in the last three days.

All the four songs in Kannada are penned by Nagarjun Sharma. Ajaneesh Loknath has scored music for two songs while the other two songs have music by Charan Raj. The score of the film was orchestrated in Greece.
Two of the four songs releasing before the film’s release will be video songs.

The film is names Athade Srimannarayana in Telugu, Avane Srimannarayana in Tamil and Adventures of Srimannarayana in Hindi.

The songs of all the five languages, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi will be released on Thursday. In Telugu the songs are written by Ramajogayya Shastry. Vivek, Yugabharathi and Arunraja Kamaraj have written the Tamil lyrics. The Malayalam lyrics are by Akhil M Bose and Shellee has written the Hindi lyrics. The film is releasing on December 27.

People also protested against the use of Rajasthani and Haryanvi in the film, saying they speak Braj language (western Hindi language).

JAIPUR: People in Rajasthan have protested against Panipat, the film which was released on Friday, alleging distortion of history. They have claimed that the movie portrays Maharaja Surajmal in wrong light. He is shown as a greedy ruler which he never was.

As per the film, Maratha warrior Sadashiv Rao Bhau (a character played by Arjun Kapoor) asked Maharaja Surajmal for help to defeat the Afghans, but he demanded the Agra Fort in return.

As his demand remained unfulfilled, he refused to help Sadashiv.

They are also protesting against the use of Rajasthani and Haryanvi in the film, saying they speak Braj language (western Hindi language).

Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal in his tweet has requested the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to look into it. “I request #CBFC @PrakashJavdekar @prasoonjoshi_ to look into the matter #panipatmovie to avoid protest, law & order problem. No film or art can misreport history,” he said.

Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh, who belongs to the erstwhile royal family of Bharatpur, tweeted: “I have woken up to an astonishing amount of tweets, Facebook posts and messages seeking my opinion on the portrayal of my ancestor and the founder of Bharatpur – Maharaja Surajalmal Ji – in the recently released Panipat movie.”

“I have not seen the movie yet. I will watch the film this afternoon and will express my opinion this evening. What I can say though is that Maharaja Surajmal Ji’s dialect in the film is incorrect. We are proud of our Brij heritage and he always spoke and wrote in Brij and not the dialect portrayed in the film. More after I watch the film,” he tweeted.

Meanwhile, Twitter is going berserk with Rajasthan locals protesting the representation of wrong facts in the film.

Jat leader Nem Singh Faujdaar on Saturday burnt an effigy of film director Aashutosh Gavarikar at the Surajmal Square on Saturday amid presence of hundreds of people who raised slogans against him.

Maharaj Surajmal had been portrayed as a greedy ruler, which we couldn’t tolerate, he said.

Historian Ramveer Sharma, who has written many books, said Agra was already under king Surajmal and what had been showed in the movie was wrong.

“Maharaj Surajmal went to the Maratha camp and saved many women and children who were taken to Gwalior and Deeg forts,” he said.

Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday tweeted displeasure over misrepresentation on facts. “The wrong picturisation of a king who was full of self-respect, honest and courteous is condemnable,” she tweeted.

The trailer features lavish battle sequences showcasing guerilla techniques used by the Marathas.

The trailer of Ajay Devgn’s period epic Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior is out.

Directed Om Raut, the film is based on the life of Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare. A commander in Chhatrapati Shivaji’s army, Tanaji led troops in the historic Battle of Sinhagad in 1670, where he defeated Mughal fort-keeper Uday Bhan and reclaimed Fort Pratapgad.

The trailer features lavish battle sequences showcasing guerilla techniques used by the Marathas. Saif Ali Khan stars as Uday Bhan, the conniving protector of the Mughal guard.

“Teri mitti jazbat se judi hai,” tells a captive Tanaji. “Aur meri akal pani se.” (Your emotions are attached to your land, while my intelligence is unbound).

Also appearing in the trailer are Sharad Kelkar as Chhatrapati Shivaji and Kajol as Savitribai Malusare. This is Kajol’s first screen collaboration with Ajay after a gap of 11 years. The couple had last worked together in U Me Aur Hum, Ajay’s directorial debut.

The visual effects of Tanahji are by created by Ajay’s in-house company, which also worked on Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi and 2.0. Produced by Bhushan Kumar of T-Series, the film is scheduled to release on January 10, 2020.

According to a report in the box-office tracking portal Cinetrak, ‘Bigil’ at the end of its fourth weekend run in cinemas has grossed Rs 141.05 crore.

CHENNAI: Actor Vijay’s latest release ‘Bigil’ has emerged as the highest-grossing Tamil film of the year in Tamil Nadu, beating Ajiths ‘Viswasam’.

According to a report in the box-office tracking portal Cinetrak, ‘Bigil’ at the end of its fourth weekend run in cinemas has grossed Rs 141.05 crore.

Ajith’s ‘Viswasam’ grossed around Rs 140 crore in its lifetime run in Tamil Nadu, according to trade sources.

“Bigil is the second domestic Rs 200 crore grosser of the year among southern films after ‘Saaho’. Vijay is the fourth actor to conquer the feat after Rajinikanth, Prabhas and Yash,” the report said.

Cinetrak stated that ‘Bigil’ has also emerged as the highest grossing Tamil film in Kerala, surpassing Shankar’s ‘I’. After its fourth weekend, ‘Bigil’ stands at Rs 19.65 crore in Kerala.

‘Bigil’, directed by Atlee, features Vijay in dual roles as a gangster and a football coach of a women’s team.

Produced on a staggering budget of Rs 180 crore by AGS Entertainment, the film also stars Nayanthara, Jackie Shroff, Kathir and Yogi Babu in crucial roles.