Zoya Akhtar's Archie comics adaptation starring Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor and Agastya Nanda to kick off 40-day schedule in Ooty

Back in August 2021, it was rumoured that Zoya Akhtar is planning to launch Suhana Khan, Khushi Kapoor, and Agastya Nanda in the industry with Archie comics Indian adaptation. The news was confirmed in November 2021 by Netflix but only the adaptation part and not about the cast. Netflix, in collaboration with Archie comics, will bring a coming-of-age story that will introduce the teenagers of Riverdale to a new generation in India. It is a live-action musical set in 1960s India, the film will be directed by Zoya Akhtar.

The shoot for the same began in Mumbai earlier in March 2022. Khushi Kapoor, who plays Betty Cooper, was seen in a plaid sweater vest over a shirt and a mini skirt donning brunette hair with bangs whereas Suhana Khan, who will essay Veronica Lodge, was dressed in casuals. Agastya Nanda aka Archie Andrews, was donning a t-shirt with pants and with brown-reddish hair. Now, the shoot will move to Ooty. According to a publication, the principal cast and core members of the team kicked off the schedule in Ooty last week. It will be a 40-day schedule after which an extensive schedule will begin in Mumbai in June.

Earlier, talking about this collaboration, director Zoya Akhtar said, “I am super excited to have the chance to bring The Archies to life. It was a large part of my childhood and teenage years. The characters are iconic and globally loved, which is also why I am a little nervous. I have to make sure the film stokes the nostalgia of a generation that grew up on the comic and yet resonates with the young adults today.”

The Archies, a feature film adaptation of the comics will be produced by Tiger Baby (Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti) and Graphic India (Sharad Devarajan) and will premiere exclusively on Netflix.

ALSO READ: First photos of Suhana Khan, Agastya Nanda and Khushi Kapoor from Zoya Akhtar’s ‘The Archies’ set leaked

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SEVENTEEN to release first-ever English single on April 15

South Korean superstars SEVENTEEN will kick off their grand return with the band’s first-ever English-language single set for release on April 15 (9 PM PT on April 14). Announced on SEVENTEEN’s official social media channels and the global fandom platform Weverse, the new single will act as a pre-release to the K-pop superstars’ 4th full-length album set to arrive in May.

The 13-member act’s first English-language single, the song is expected to serve as a prelude to SEVENTEEN’s heartfelt stories for their fans—CARATs—around the world. It will also be a starting point for ‘TEAM SEVENTEEN,’ a new project the band recently unveiled through a teaser video that hints at an exciting year to come for SEVENTEEN and CARAT as a united team.

As anticipation heightens for their return, the K-pop supergroup recently reaffirmed their presence in the global music scene by making their first appearance in the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)’s 2021 Global Artist Chart as the 9th best-performing act of the year. SEVENTEEN was also the highest-ranked K-pop artist on IFPI’s Global Album Sales Chart, with their 9th EP Attacca at #3 of the top albums globally in 2021.

ALSO READ: SEVENTEEN wrap three-day in-person fan meeting with high-octane performances, never-ending yet entertaining ‘Very Nice’ stages & moving speeches

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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.

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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.

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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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