Ent Highlights: Kangana Ranaut Becomes 1st Woman To Perform Ravan Dahan; Ranbir On Alia's Lipstick Statement

Karan Johar's highly publicized disagreement with Kartik Aaryan during the filming of Dostana 2 is widely recognized. In a recent interview with Pinkvilla, the director expressed his continued interest in working with the actor and emphasized his desire to collaborate with him in the future. "We nearly did a film, but for various reasons, it couldn't happen. But you never say never. I'm sure the feature holds something strong for both of us. We don't know about Dostana, but that film will be defining for both of us," Karan said in the interview.

Kangana Ranaut starrer Tejas is all set to hit the big screens this Friday and the nation is eagerly waiting to watch the story of bravery and resilience. While Kangana Ranaut's promotional spree across the nation has kept the audience on the edge, the makers are here to accelerate the much-hyped excitement, with this new video clip from the film showcasing Kangana as Tejas Gill calls for action to save the Ram Mandir from the terrorists. The makers have also opened advance booking!

Mammootty, the legendary figure in Malayalam cinema, is all set to grace the screen in director Vysakh's highly-anticipated movie, Turbo. This marks their third collaboration, following the successes of Pokkiri Raja and Madhura Raja. The first poster, showcasing an intense and impactful image of a bloodied punch, along with the film's title, Turbo, has ignited great enthusiasm among movie enthusiasts. Mammootty unveiled this sneak peek of their fifth project on the platform formerly known as Twitter, introducing the audience to the world of Turbo.

Saraswatichandra fame television actor Gautam Rode is soon making his Malayalam film debut with the film Bandra. Sharing his excitement with his fans, Gautam dropped his first look from the film. The actor has a special appearance in Bandra. Speaking to Pinkvilla about the same, he said, “It feels great to be a part of Malayalam cinema. It’s a content-driven cinema, which is the need of the hour. They really invest in their scripts and characters. Happy to be a part of it. This is just the beginning.” Helmed by Arun Gopy, Bandra will feature Dileep, Tamannaah Bhatia, Dino Morea, and Lena in key roles. Besides them, Mamta Mohandas, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Sarath Kumar, Rajveer Ankur Singh, and Amith Tiwari will also be a part of the film. It is scheduled to release on November 10.

A video from Nick Jonas’ latest concert shows his wifey Priyanka Chopra accompanied by her friend Elizabeth Chambers. The video that has gone viral on social media shows PeeCee looking gorgeous in a blue dress, and grooving to the peppy tracks along with Chambers.

Actress Soni Razdan turned 67 on October 25, and her daughter Alia Bhatt took to Instagram to wish her on her special day. Sharing a throwback picture with her mother from her birthday back in time and one from the present time, Alia wrote, “On your birthday I look back at one of my birthdays.. I spent the whole party sitting on your lap cause I was too scared of the inflated Godzilla which I drove you up the wall to get me.. But nonetheless I look perfectly content and happy and clearly there’s no place I’d rather be.. Happy birthday mothership .. we’d be nothing without you.. grateful for you every single minute every single day.. love you.” Little Alia can be seen sitting on Soni’s lap, wearing a cute black and grey dress. Her hair was tied up in a high ponytail. In the second picture, a grown-up Alia is seen sharing a hearty laugh with Soni. Replying to Alia’s sweet wish, Soni in the comment section wrote, “Thank you my sweetheart light of my life ❤️and centre of my soul … my lap is yours always and so is my love. PS I remember that moment as if it was just a few years ago.”

Prime Video today unveiled the premiere date with a fun-filled teaser for the Indian reboot, Takeshi’s Castle. Retaining the fun-filled eccentricities of the original version, the popular 80s Japanese game show reboots thirty-four years later with commentary by actor and content creator Bhuvan Bam, who revives the BB Ki Vines’ popular character ‘Titu Mama’. The eight-episode series will stream exclusively for viewers on Prime Video in India starting November 2. The video begins with Titu Mama going about his daily job of being a shoe salesman, which he hilariously dubs as being a 'shoe stopper', when the Yakuza enter the store and abduct him unceremoniously. It is later revealed that Titu Mama owes the Yazuka, and the only way to repay the debt is by voicing the Hindi reboot of the iconic Japanese game show Takeshi's Castle. As is apparent in the video, the reboot retains the essence of the original show, where over 100 contestants rush through one crazy challenge after another in the hopes of winning the lucrative prize money of one million yen. With actor and content creator Bhuvan Bam, albeit on the Yakuza’s gun point, sharing his unique Indian perspective to the show, the upcoming series promises bucket-loads of entertainment for the viewers.

Businessman and actress Shilpa Shetty’s husband, Raj Kundra, had to spend two months in jail in 2021 after he was found guilty of producing and distributing pornographic content. In a recent interview with IndianExpress.com, Raj revealed how Shilpa suggested that they should leave India and settle abroad. “My wife was actually the first person to say, ‘Do you want to live abroad Raj? You left everything in London, you were born and brought up there, you moved here because I wanted to be here. But if you want, I can make things work and let’s leave the country, let’s go abroad.’ I told her that I love India and won’t leave. Log bade bade kaand kar ke, hazarao crore kamake desh se nikal jaata hai (people do big crimes, take thousands of crores and leave country), but I have done nothing so I won’t leave the country.”

Richard Roundtree, the trailblazing black actor who starred as the ultra-smooth private detective “Shaft” in several films beginning in the early 1970s, has died. He was 81. Roundtree's longtime manager, Patrick McMinn, said the actor had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday. He was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993 and underwent a double mastectomy. “Richard's work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men,” McMinn said. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.” Roundtree, who was born in New Rochelle, New York, was considered the “first black action hero” and became one of the leading actors in the blaxploitation genre through his New York street-smart John Shaft character in the 1971 Gordon Parks-directed film. At age 28, it was Roundtree's first feature film appearance after starting his career as a model. Roundtree's “Shaft” was part of a change in how black movies were viewed in Hollywood, which failed to consider black actors—especially for leading roles—in projects at the time. Through his 50-plus-year career, Roundtree appeared in a number of other notable films, including “Earthquake,” “Man Friday” with Peter O'Toole, “Roots,” “Maniac Cop,” "Se7en,” and “What Men Want,” starring Taraji P. Henson. He also made his mark with television roles on “Magnum P.I.,” “The Love Boat,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “The Love Boat.” In 1995, Roundtree received a lifetime achievement award at the MTV Movie & TV Awards.

On Tuesday, Rani Mukerji took part in sindoor khela on the last day of Durga Puja. She looked beautiful in a beige and golden silk saree draped in Bengali style. The actor was all smiles as she danced to dhol beats with other actors like Rupali Ganguly and Sumona Chakravarti. Rani also wore the traditional shakha pola (red and white bangles) and had sindoor smeared on her face as she took part on the last day of the festivities. Both Rupali and Sumona wore white and red sarees for the Sindoor Khela.

Ranbir Kapoor broke his silence on Alia Bhatt’s ‘wipe off your lipstick statement. Earlier, in a makeup tutorial, Alia mentioned how her husband, Ranbir Kapoor, asked her to wipe off the lipstick because he liked the natural colour of her lips. This caused a stir on social media, and many labelled him a big red flag for dictating terms to his wife. Reacting to the same, Ranbir recently spoke to his fans and addressed the issue. He said, “Hey, m not on social media so I don’t have to need to deal with it which is a great thing. But I feel negativity is very important especially if you are an artist and if you have some work out there I think both need to exist because then that creates a balance. You know sometimes a lot of things are written about you as an actor, a lot of opinions are made which are not necessarily true and if you take it for a pinch of salt because I this image of mine which has been created by the movies or the characters I play or by media is something that I don’t own. It’s owned by the public, it’s owned by people who like my work or dislike my work and they are allowed to say anything about me as long as they give my work a chance you know as long as I can prove to them as an actor and that has always been my focus is just to act. Recently, I was reading some article about being toxic and something relating to some statement I made and I understand this. And I am on the side of the people who are fighting for the toxic masculinity, if they use me as the face of it, it’s fine because their fight is bigger than just me feeling bad about them having an opinion about what I said.”

Actor Kangana Ranaut set ablaze Ravana's effigy at Delhi's famed Lav Kush Ramlila at the Red Fort here on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to do so in the 50-year history of the event. Ranaut set the effigy of the demon king ablaze by shooting an arrow and chanted 'Jai Shri Ram'. Scores of people, including a large number of women, had gathered at the venue to catch a glimpse of the actor. "In the 50-year history of the event held annually at the Red Fort, this is the first time that a woman has set the Ravana effigy on fire," said Arjun Singh, president of Lav Kush Ramlila Committee of Delhi. At the event, Ranaut also promoted her film "Tejas", which is set to release on October 27. She said the film is based on the life of Indian soldiers and their tough life. "This movie will show how our Indian soldiers protect us and do not think before sacrificing their lives," she said. Written and directed by Sarvesh Mewara, "Tejas" features Ranaut in the role of an Indian Air Force pilot. The film was previously scheduled to release in cinemas on October 20.