Deepika Padukone becomes the first Indian to be honoured twice by TIME Magazine

Over the course of her illustrious career, Deepika Padukone has delivered some of the finest performances in Indian cinema, many of which have received critical acclaim and been among the industry’s highest-grossing films of all time. After reigning as Indian cinema’s numero uno for over a decade and continuing, the female superstar used her position as an icon to destigmatize mental health struggles and raise awareness on the subject.

Arising from her personal journey with anxiety and depression, Live Love Laugh, was founded by Deepika in 2015. The Foundation combines knowledge and domain expertise to create awareness about mental health and provide credible mental health resources.

For this and much more, Deepika Padukone joined world leaders including scientists and CEOs, artists and activists, pop stars and politicians as 2022’s TIME100 Impact Awardee, a recognition of leaders who, through sustained effort, have done extraordinary work to shape the future of their industries and the world at large.

Interestingly, this makes Deepika Padukone the first Indian personality to be honoured twice by Time Magazine.

A couple of years ago in 2018, the superstar was among TIME's 100 most influential people in the world. With this, she became the only Indian actress to feature on the list alongside names like Nicole Kidman, Gal Gadot, Greta Gerwig and Lena Waithe.

ALSO READ: Deepika Padukone brings forth six-yards of unwavering grace in ethereal Sabyasachi Mukherjee saree for TIME100 Impact Awards in Dubai

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Chris Rock shuts down an audience member who cursed Will Smith during his standup show

Chris Rock returned to The Wilbur in Boston on Thursday, following two standup shows the night before at which he broke his silence about the 94th Academy Awards. During his standup set in Boston, comedian Chris Rock stopped a fan from the audience who was chanting ‘f*** Will Smith’ during his live performance.

As People magazine reports, after Rock took the stage on Thursday, he began his set by once again addressing the Oscar Slapgate that happened over the weekend. During his latest gig, an audience member yelled out ‘f*** Will Smith,’ to which he immediately replied, "No, no, no, no, no."

Chris Rock did two shows at the same venue on Thursday, in which he addressed the controversy for the first time. He asked the crowd about their weekend and said during his first performance, "I have a whole show… that I wrote before the weekend, so, if you came here for that I'm still processing it. I will talk about it, and it will be serious, and it will be funny, but not tonight."

Though he did not mention Smith at either of his shows, he seemed to imply that he hasn't yet spoken with the King Richard star directly. “I haven't talked to anyone, despite what you heard,” he told the crowd during his late-night set. Chris later told the audience, "Except for some other pretty weird things, life is pretty good right now." The comedian received big cheers at the show which ran about an hour, as per The Hollywood.

Following Sunday night's stunning altercation, ticket sales for Rock's upcoming ‘Ego Death’ tour dates saw a spike in popularity, according to secondary ticket seller TickPick.

For the unversed, last weekend at 94th Academy Awards night, Chris Rock made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett Smith's shaved head, a result of the hair-loss condition alopecia. Shortly after the "Oscar Slap” debacle unfolded on Sunday night, Smith got a standing ovation when he won the Best Actor Oscar for King Richard. In his emotional acceptance speech, Smith apologized to his fellow nominees and the Academy. While Smith omitted Rock from his speech, he publicly apologized to the comedian the following day, writing on Instagram.

Also Read: Chris Rock gets standing ovation at first show since getting slapped by Will Smith at Oscars 2022: “I’m still kind of processing what happened”

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IIFA 2022 Nominations: Shershaah takes the lead with 12 Nominations, Ludo and 83 emerge as strong contenders; check out the complete list

As the countdown to the biggest celebration of Indian Cinema worldwide draws near, International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards announces its 12 Popular Category nominations for the 22nd edition in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi on May 20 and 21, 2022.

Rounding out the 12 Popular Categories are Best Picture, Direction, Performance in A Leading Role (Female & Male), Performance in a Supporting Role (Female & Male), Music Direction, Playback Singer (Female & Male) & Best story (Original & Adapted), Lyrics as Global Voting to go LIVE on Saturday, 2nd April 2022. Cinema has had an incredible year with a varied number of truly distinctive films that not only took the box office by storm but were also critically acclaimed fetching rave reviews.

Shershaah leads the way, amassing the highest number of nominations, 12 in total, 83 and Ludo come close seconds with 9 and 6 nominations respectively followed by Thappad and Atrangi Re with 5 and Mimi with 4 nominations.

Here is the complete list of Nominations:

BEST PICTURE:

Shershaah

83

Ludo

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior

Thappad

BEST DIRECTOR:

Kabir Khan (83)

Anurag Basu (Ludo)

Shoojit Sircar (Sardar Udham)

Vishnuvaradhan (Shershaah)

Anubhav Sinha (Thappad)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (FEMALE):

Vidya Balan (Sherni)

Kriti Sanon (Mimi)

Sanya Malhotra (Pagglait)

Kiara Advani (Shershaah)

Taapsee Pannu (Thappad)

BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE (MALE):

Ranveer Singh (83)

Vicky Kaushal (Sardar Udham)

Sidharth Malhotra (Shershaah)

Late Irrfan Khan (Angrezi Medium)

Manoj Bajpayee (Bhonsle)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (FEMALE):

Gauahar Khan (14 Phere)

Radhika Madan (Angrezi Medium)

Lara Dutta (Bell Bottom)

Shalini Vatsa (Ludo)

Sai Tamhankar (Mimi)

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE (MALE):

Jiiva (83)

Pankaj Tripathi (83)

Pankaj Tripathi (Ludo)

Saif Ali Khan (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

Kumud Mishra (Thappad)

BEST MUSIC DIRECTION:

Pritam (83)

A.R.Rahman (99 Songs)

A.R.Rahman (Atrangi Re)

Pritam (Ludo)

Tanishk Bagchi, Jasleen Royal, Javed-Mohsin, Vikram Montrose, B Praak, Jaani (Shershaah).

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE)

Shreya Ghoshal for ‘Chaka Chak’ (Atrangi Re)

Priya Saraiya for ‘Kalle Kalle’ (Chandigarh Kare Aashiqui)

Shreya Ghoshal for ‘Param Sundari’ (Mimi)

Jasleen Royal for ‘Ranjha’ (Shershaah)

Asees Kaur for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)

BEST PLAYBACK SINGER (FEMALE):

Arijit Singh for ‘Lehra Do’ (83)

Arijit Singh for ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)

Aijit Singh for ‘Aabaad Barbaad’ (Ludo)

Jubin Nautiyal for ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)

B Praak for ‘Mann Bharya’ (Shershaah)

BEST STORY (ORIGINAL):

Himanshu Sharma (Atrangi Re)

Shubham (Eeb Allay Ooo!)

Anurag Basu (Ludo)

Sandeep Shrivastava (Shershaah)

BEST STORY (ADAPTED):

Kabir Khan, Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan (Based on ICC World CUp 1983) (83)

Abhishek Chaubey, Hussain Haidry (Ankahi Kahaniya)

Laxman Utekar, Rohan Shankar (Mimi)

Om Raut (Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior)

Vijayendra Prasad (Thalaivii)

BEST LYRICS:

Kausar Munir for ‘Lehra Do’ (83)

Irshad Kamil for ‘Rait Zara Si’ (Atrangi Re)

Irshad Kamil for ‘Shayad’ (Love Aaj Kal)

Tanishk Bagchi for the song ‘Raataan Lambiyan’ (Shershaah)

B Praak, Jaani for ‘Mann Bharya’ (Shershaah)

The event will take place at the Middle East’s largest state-of-the-art indoor entertainment venue, Etihad Arena, part of Yas Bay Waterfront on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), and Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences. Salman Khan and Riteish Deshmukh will be hosting the awards.

ALSO READ: IIFA 2022 Press Conference: Salman Khan tells Ananya Panday to ask sponsors for a free car; says, “Chunky Pandey ki beti hai”

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Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans reunite to lead Jason Bateman's space epic Project Artemis from Apple

Avengers co-stars Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans team up again to star in Apple’s high-profile film Project Artemis, helmed by Jason Batemon (Ozark).

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Rose Gilroy penned the script for the upcoming film which is described as focusing on the space race. The plot details and characters to be played by Johansson and Evans in the film have been kept under wraps. Johansson, Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn will produce under the These Pictures banner, and Bateman will produce through Aggregate Films. Deadline first reported the news.

The upcoming hot package is the second film in works for Scarlett Johansson with Apple, after Bride which is currently in development. Apple has had recent success in making films with last year's CODA which bagged three Oscars including best picture, best supporting actor and best adapted screenplay. The company has reportedly purchased Project Artemis in a $100 million deal.

On the work front, Scarlett Johansson's acclaimed credits include 2019's Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story and 2017's Rough Nightand while Chris Evans’ previous work includes 2019's Knives Out, The Red Sea Diving Resort, and 2017's Gifted. The two have also worked together multiple times before, most notably in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff and Captain America/Steve Rogers.

Also Read: Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon to premiere on August 21

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PharmEasy ropes in Aamir Khan as their brand ambassador

PharmEasy, a consumer healthcare ‘super app’ has launched its latest campaign starring the Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan as its brand ambassador. The PharmEasy brand is managed by API Holdings Limited.

The PharmEasy brand is committed to providing a seamless healthcare experience. This association will help towards building the brand and create consumer awareness for healthcare in India. Aamir will be seen endorsing the PharmEasy brand via various mediums. TVCs featuring Aamir Khan will also be a part of the IPL campaign 2022. As the face of the brand, he will also accentuate how medicines, diagnostic tests and healthcare products are conveniently available at customers’ fingertips.

#GharBaitheBaitheTakeItEasy campaign brings Aamir Khan as the new brand ambassador of the healthcare brand PharmEasy and introduces him to a set of quirky, disruptive, and ‘mad-humour’ genre TVCs. This campaign is conceptualised by FCB India. Aamir plays a triple role of the PharmEasy delivery person who pops up in the oddest places and in the craziest manner to tell customers about all the offerings from the PharmEasy brand and how all that people need to do now is ‘Take It Easy’ (at least when it comes to their healthcare needs).

With this association, the aim is to make the PharmEasy brand a household name for every Indian when it comes to healthcare. Collaborating with Aamir Khan will further strengthen the brand’s belief in making healthcare accessible to every nook and corner of the country.

Talking about the collaboration Gaurav Verma, CMO at API Holdings said, “Collaborating with someone as versatile as Aamir Khan fills us with immense joy. We are absolutely thrilled to have him on board as the face of the brand PharmEasy. He truly knows how to engage with the audience. With this association, we aim to reach more people while making affordable healthcare accessible to everyone. We are looking forward to a great collaboration with him this year and widening our reach through offerings and such campaigns.”

Speaking on the collaboration, Aamir Khan said, “It is indeed a pleasure to work together with the PharmEasy brand, to help provide economical healthcare at each person’s doorstep. I feel that in today’s times, PharmEasy is providing an essential service, in a sector that is itself a fundamental requirement for all of us, and I look forward to this association.”

ALSO READ: Aamir Khan reveals he had decided to quit the film industry before the release of Laal Singh Chaddha; says his decision had left Kiran Rao in tears

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Bella Hadid to mark her acting debut through Hulu Emmy-nominated comedy Ramy

Bella Hadid is rolling up her sleeves to next shine on the small screen! The supermodel will be making her acting debut in a scripted series with a recurring role on the third season of Hulu's critically acclaimed comedy Ramy.

As The Hollywood Reporter notes, it’s unclear if Hadid will play herself or another character as those details are being kept under wraps. Created by and starring Ramy Youssef and based loosely on his life, the scripted comedy explores what it’s like to be caught between a religious community that believes life is a moral test and a millennial generation that doubts an afterlife even exists.

According to the streamer, the third season will find Ramy's family "forced to confront having lived a life dedicated to worldly concerns—and in some cases, lies—while Ramy all but abandons his spiritual journey, instead dedicating himself to him and his uncle's diamond business."

As Bella Hadid revealed to Vogue for the magazine’s March 2022 cover story, she’s always considered herself a “good actress”, just not a paid one. “I was the uglier sister. I was the brunette,” she told Vogue. “I wasn’t as cool as Gigi, not as outgoing. That’s really what people said about me. And unfortunately when you get told things so many times, you do just believe it. I always ask myself, how did a girl with incredible insecurities, anxiety, depression, body-image issues, eating issues, who hates to be touched, who has intense social anxiety—what was I doing getting into this business? But over the years I became a good actress.”

On acting front, Bella Hadid previously appeared in multiple episodes of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills when her mother Yolanda Hadid was a regular cast member from 2012-2016. Her reality TV credits also include episodes of Keeping Up With The Kardashians and her mother's reality show Making A Model with Yolanda Hadid. She also appeared in the 2015 music video for ex-boyfriend The Weeknd's "In The Night."

Also Read: Bella Hadid sizzles in black bikini amid Cannes 2021 appearance, takes time off to spend time with beau Marc Kalman at the beach

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“I don’t know why Vivek Agnihotri would say something so absurd,” 'Bhopali' Rumi Jaffery is puzzled

The Kashmir Files’ director Vivek Agnihotri’s remark on the term ‘Bhopali’ being synonymous with homosexuality has puzzled Vivek’s close friend writer-director Rumi Jaffery who is from Bhopal.

“I don’t know why Vivek would say such a thing. My first response was that of disbelief. I thought he was being misquoted. Then I saw the video, and it seems he did say it. Baaton baaton mein kuch ajeeb sa keh diya. Hota hai,” says Rumi, adding that he did not want to comment on it.

“Vivek is a dear friend. We have worked together. In fact, during the pandemic, we completed a film together which I wrote and he directed. We have the same circle of friends. If it was someone else saying something like this, I would be much more vocal. However, Vivek… I do not know where he got his statistics. There are so many well-known artists from Bhopal in Bollywood,” says Rumi.

Also Read: Vivek Agnihotri denies signing film with Kangana Ranaut; says, “My films don’t need stars. They need actors”

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