Stunner Elnaaz Norouzi to get Netflix debut with Sacred Games

She belongs to the big bad world of Bollywood with its myriad temptations. The media surrounds her. Cameras go flash flash flash, as the actress enters the hall. Dressed in white, she makes a dazzling entry -- looking radiant, rich, glamorous and brilliantly bewitching -- all at the same time.

Who's that girl wondered many as they saw the trailer of the first Indian Netflix original series Sacred Games. Now it can be told! The new glam girl is none other than Iranian stunner Elnaaz Norouzi who featured opposite singing sensation Guru Randhawa in the runaway hit music video Made In India released by T-Series a few days ago.

Coming week, she takes a leap playing a pivotal role in Sacred Games, starring prominent Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Radhika Apte. The series revolves around dire circumstances in an intriguing world set in the dark underbelly of Mumbai; where politics, crime and passion come together in a deadly game of glitz, violence and revenge. It's based on Vikram Chandra’s critically-acclaimed novel of the same name.

While Elnaaz is all set to be served hot by series-directors Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, she seems pretty chilled about it! "I play an actress named Zoya who is the love of Mumbai's powerful criminal overlord Gaitonde (played by Nawazuddin). It's going to be good fun," Elnaaz quips with a confident smile.

"I'm just taking some baby steps, testing my limits," she winks. Oh! Oh oh! So girl, what's the next step? Or should we say, baby step? Bollywood, we're sure. Right? Gotcha!

Sonu Nigam gets nostalgic about RD Burman

Legendary composer-singer RD Burman has a legion of diehard fans worldwide. This week, they are celebrating his 79th birth anniversary.

To mark the occasion, Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award-winner and senior film journalist Chaitanya Padukone gifted his authored memoirs RD BurMania to the celebrated contemporary singer-actor Sonu Nigam.

The singing megastar who is well-known for his versatility, has also revealed some interesting behind-the-scenes facts in RD BurMania.

Receiving the book, Sonu became nostalgic and recalled the time he missed a chance to work with and sing under the baton of the maverick composer. “Around 1993, while I was an upcoming singer in my struggling phase, I'd returned to Delhi from Mumbai for a few months," recalled Sonu.

"I later got to know that Panchamda (as Burman has been fondly known) was trying to frantically get in touch with me, as he wanted me to sing for 1942 - A Love Story. By the time I found out, the songs were already recorded in Kumar Sanu-da’s voice."

"When I eventually met Panchamda, he remembered another song of mine which was quite popular. I was humbled and delighted, but felt unfortunate to have missed a chance to work with him," Sonu told Chaitanya. The author was moved when Sonu coaxed him to autograph the book before he gifted it to him.

Reliance Entertainment & Friday Filmworks’ Plan C to team up with AZURE Entertainment for the Hindi adaptation of the Thai blockbuster “Bad Genius”

The Hindi adaptation of the top-grossing Thai film will be executed under the creative supervision of ace writer, producer & director Neeraj Pandey

Mumbai, June 25, 2018: Anil D. Ambani led Reliance Entertainment and its partner Friday Filmworks’ company Plan C Studios has joined hands with AZURE Entertainment for the adaptation of the 2017 Thai Feature Film ‘Bad Genius’ for the Indian audience.

Renowned writer, producer, director Neeraj Pandey will creatively adapt this extraordinary and nail-biting thriller.

Inspired by real-life news of students cheating on the exam for entry into Foreign Universities, “Bad Genius” transplants the heist film structure to a school-exams setting, and features themes of class inequality as well as teen social issues.

Neeraj Pandey reacted, “We keep looking for exciting stories and content all the time and BAD GENIUS is an amazing film. We are looking forward to the re-imagination of the film as per Indian sensibilities and hope our audiences like it.”        

CEO of Azure Entertainment, Sunir Kheterpal, said,“Bad Genius is one of the hottest remake properties globally. We thank GDH 559 for entrusting us with this title for the Indian remake. It is a moment of pride for us to be partnering with Neeraj Pandey and Reliance Entertainment on the Hindi adaptation for this title.” 

‘Bad Genius’ was released in 2017, placing first at the Thai box office, earning over 100 million baht, becoming the highest-grossing Thai film of 2017. The film performed successfully overseas. It broke Thai film earning records in several Asian countries, including China, where it earned over $40 million, making it the highest worldwide grossing Thai film ever.

Shibasish Sarkar of Reliance Entertainment said “We are delighted to partner with Azure Entertainment and hope Bad Genius is as loved in its Hindi avatar”.

The film also won a record-breaking twelve categories at the 27th Suphannahong National Film Awards, as well as multiple awards on the international festival circuit.

Evangeline Lilly couldn't eat in 'Ant-Man and the Wasp' costume

Actress Evangeline Lilly who is set to play The Wasp in Antman and The Wasp releasing on 13th July, will be seen in a super sleek costume, and in her own words, "the coolest suit in the Marvel universe", but she didn't realise quite how restrictive it would be until she tried to eat on set!

While promoting the film, actress Evangeline Lilly says her "Ant-man and The Wasp" superhero outfit made it quite difficult for her to indulge her inner foodie!

As the Wasp, she dons a form-fitting black leather bodysuit and Lilly loved the sleek look of the costume, which she finds the "coolest suit in the Marvel universe", but she didn't realise quite how restrictive it would be until she tried to eat on set,

"I like to eat, I'm a big eater; I eat all day and I eat big quantities. I’m wearing a corset in that suit, and I now know why women didn't use to eat (while wearing the undergarments). It's so uncomfortable to eat in a corset! You have to take tiny, little delicate nibbles all the time which was (not me), no!" she continued.

After the success of Avengers Infinity War, Marvel Studios is gearing up for the much awaited superhero sequel and build up to Avengers 4- Antman And The Wasp!  

Antman And The Wasp releases on 13th July in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

Paint Prank on Yogita in ‘Dil Hi Toh Hai’

It’s usually a general perception that actors shooting on sets are very busy with their schedule and don’t get time for leisure and rest. But on the sets of Sony Entertainment Television’s show ‘Dil Hi Toh Hai’, actors try to keep the environment friendly and happy. Rithwik Noon aka Karan Kundra who is miffed with Palak Sharma aka Yogita Bihani is behind her happiness in the show. Also Karan loves teasing Yogita on sets and always keeps playing a prank with her in between the shoot.

In is an upcoming sequence, Palak must rush for a presentation but with Rithwik’s conspiracy, a construction guy spills paint over Palak. During the scene, Yogita was excited and ready to shoot and it was completed in one shot. But, Karan being the prankster told her that the pain indeed was real and it would take time to get it off. Yogita was visible shocked and terrorized. She ran to remove the paint but then her makeup artist disclosed the truth that it was not paint but colored water. This then came as a relief to Yogita. After which, everyone including Yogita started laughing on the prank.

When contacted Yogita says, “I literally went into shock when Karan told that it was real paint. I rushed to remove that from my hair and face, after which I got to know that it was just the colored water. Watching it from outside was fun but it was really scaring at that time for me. “