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Lockdown restrictions to hit auto sector; April sales may see double-digit decline

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Motherson Sumi Systems gets shareholders#39; nod for proposed group restructuring

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Barclays disperses $1.4 million of COVID medical supplies in India

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To All The Boys fame Noah Centineo exits Masters of the Universe movie, makers in search for new He-Man  

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In a new turn of events, To All The Boys fame Noah Centineo, who was in talks to star as He-Man, is no longer part of the Masters Of The Universe movie. The makers are back to square one searching for a new lead actor. According to Collider, a representative for Centineo said, "He is no longer attached to that project" while no reason has been revealed yet. Noah Centineo was up for the role of Prince Adam aka He-Man. He was the most powerful man. He and his friends defend Eternia and the secrets of Castle Grayskull from the evil forces of Skeletor. Meanwhile, Noah Centineo is looking forward to begin shooting for Black Adam starring Dwayne Johnson, where he plays the role of Atom Smasher. He is also attached to the untitled GameStop movie from Oscar winner Mark Boal. He will also star in Netflix's CIA drama. ALSO READ: Noah Centineo to star in and executive produce upcoming Netflix CIA series from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hindi Cinema News | I...

Filmmaker and cinematographer KV Anand passes away at 54; tested COVID-19 positive

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Filmmaker and cinematographer KV Anand passed away in Chennai after suffering from a stroke. The 54-year-old was known for his Tamil films like Ayan, Maattrraan, Kaappaan , among others. He has done the cinematography for films like The Legend of Bhagat Singh, Josh, Nayak:The Real Hero, Khakee and others. He received a National Film Award for Best Cinematographer in the year 1994 for his work in the Malayalam movie Thenmavin Kombath , starring Mohanlal, Shobana in the lead roles. Members of the film industry paid their respect to the filmmaker on social media. Allu Arjun, Prithviraj, Mohanlal, Tamannaah Bhatia, Rajinikanth and others paid tribute to KV Anand. Just woke up to this sad news that Dir KV Anand garu is no more. Wonderful cameraman , brilliant director and very nice gentleman . Sir you will always be remember & missed . Condolences to the near , dear & family . Rest in Peace Sir . #KVAnand pic.twitter.com/V6ombIxZcy — Allu Arjun (@alluarjun) April 30, 2021 ...

Adani Vidya Mandir school in Ahmedabad to be converted into COVID-19 Care Centre, says Gautam Adani

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"It is being considered," Nikkhil Advani confirms Bellbottom’s direct-to-OTT

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The biggies that were patiently awaiting their chance in movie theatres have one by one by one decided to shift loyalties to the digital platform. The latest on that front is director Ranjit Tiwari's period thriller Bellbottom featuring Akshay Kumar in the lead. The producers Nikkil Advani and Pooja Entertainment had categorically denied any plans to opt for the digital option. And the film was poised for a theatrical release. But now seeing the way the Covid crisis is heading, chances of  Bellbottom  keeping its 28 May release date in movie theatres seems impossible. The film is now being sold to Disney+ Hotstar for an early digital premiere. Confirming this development, producer Nikkil Advani says, “I believe it is being considered. But the final monetizing lies with Pooja Entertainment.” Interestingly this is Disney-Hotstar’s second premium acquisition featuring Akshay Kumar. Laxmii which was acquired at an astronomical amount had a disastrous premiere o...

South Asia Union | Isla Glaister: Support emerging leaders, connect changemakers to build peace in Asia

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Cooling products see high demand due to pre-buying ahead of potential price hike

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Weekly Tactical Pick – HCL Tech

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Hamara Rahul Bajaj: As he rides into the sunset, the man who gave us Chetak, Priya, Kawasaki and the ubiquitous auto, leaves behind a rich legacy

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Ford Motor to donate 50 lakh surgical masks, 1 lakh N95 masks to help fight COVID-19 in India

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Same-sex marriage called off in Ekta Kapoor’s series His Storry

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As per plans, the gay couple in the new series  His Storyy  played by Satyadeep Mishra and Mrinal Dutt were supposed to get married at the end of Season 1 which started streaming this week. The marriage was called off. And here is why: the producers Alt-Balaji and DING got cold feet about showing a same-sex marriage. One of the actors tells me, “Considering the way things are at the moment in our country I am relieved that marriage didn’t actually happen. The plan was to end season 1 with a Big Fat wedding showing Kunal (Satydeep Mishra) and Preet (Mrinal Dutt) tying the knot. But I think the producers chickened out, at least for this season.” Apparently the marriage may happen in Season 2, provided the atmosphere of intolerance that prevails in the country, dims down. “Otherwise Season 2 may not happen at all,” informs the actor. His Storyy  is the coming-out story of Kunal (Satyadeep Mishra) happily married to S...

Dharmendra hasn’t met Hema Malini for more than a year

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Covid has played havoc with human contact even between individuals who are so close to one another as to be considered inseparable. Legendary real-life couple Hema Malini and Dharmendra have stayed apart for more than a year. As soon as Covid raised its ugly head Dharamji locked himself away in his farmhouse outside Mumbai far away from the madding crowd. Says Hemaji, “It is best for his safety. Right now we would rather think about his health than about spending time together. We are going through the worst crisis that mankind has faced in a hundred years. If we must save civilization we must be strong, even if it means making big sacrifices.” Also Read:  “I was all set to do Prakash Mehra’s Zanjeer when I had to opt out for personal reasons” – Dharmendra from Latest Bollywood News | Hindi Movie News | Hindi Cinema News | Indian Movies | Films - Bollywood Hungama https://ift.tt/3t5Y8aC

Out of the 4 songs in Radhe - Your Most Wanted Bhai, 2 are sung by Iulia Vantur

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Some 10 days back, the industry, trade and fans got a jolt as the makers of Radhe - Your Most Wanted Bhai revealed that their film would be releasing in cinemas as well as on ZeePlex. Soon, the trailer was out and then the producers wasted no time in releasing their first song, ‘Seeti Maar’ , on April 26. While a section of netizens felt that the original song, featuring Allu Arjun and Pooja Hegde was better, many gave the recreated version thumbs up. The song, featuring Salman Khan and Disha Patani, also amassed more than 50 million views in 3 days which proved that the song has become a rage. Today, the second song of Radhe - Your Most Wanted Bhai , 'Dil De Diya' , would release. It features Salman along with Jacqueline Fernandez. Meanwhile, the next song, ‘Zoom Zoom’ , is expected to be out next week and it has now come to light that just like ‘Seeti Maar’ , the third track of the film is also sung by Iulia Vantur. A source says, “There are 4 songs in the album. While ‘Se...

Explainer: No ransomware silver bullet; task force recommends concerted diplomatic, legal and law enforcement

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Your wait for Maruti Suzuki car just got a bit longer

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Wipro revises revenue guidance for Q1 FY22 to $2,324-2,367 million

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Advance booking for Salman Khan starrer Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai begins in the UAE

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Salman Khan had given his word to the theatre owners of India that his upcoming film Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai will be a theatrical release. With the current scenario, it looks difficult for the audience to head to the theatres to watch the film, and hence, it will be getting a digital release simultaneously on ZeePlex. Starring Salman Khan and Disha Patani in lead roles, the movie has been in the news since its announcement for all the right reasons. Sohail Khan took to his social media to announce that Radhe – Your Most Wanted Bhai’s advance bookings have begun in the UAE. With Salman Khan’s fans being across the globe, the movie’s worldwide release has been eagerly awaited by them. Sohail Khan wrote, “Salaam Middle East, advance booking for #Radhe is now open! You can now book tickets at @voxcinemas @reelcinemas @novocinemas @starcinemas & others. Stay Safe, Stay Entertained!  #RadheThisEid”. Take a look at his post right here. View this post on...

Online fraud: SBI, ICICI Bank, Punjab National Bank caution customers

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Cognizant to contribute $1.5 million towards fight against COVID-19 in India

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Veterans Unpacked | Gurcharan Das: #39;Make a life, not just a living#39;

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GOT7's Mark Tuan finds new representation, signs with CAA 

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Musician Mark Tuan, who popularly goes by his first name Mark in the South Korean group GOT7, now finally has a representation. The 27-year-old artist has signed with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) - an American agency based in Los Angeles, California. It is home to many talents including Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Nas X, H.E.R among many more established names. According to Deadline, "Tuan is looking to expand his digital presence in the United States with CAA." Mark has been working in South Korea since he began his career as a musician. GOT7 did not renew their contracts with their former agency JYP Entertainment . Since then, all members have now new representations while the leader of the group JAY B is yet to announce his rep. Back in February 2021, Tuan released his solo single 'One In A Million' in collaboration with Bangladeshi–American musician, electronic music producer, and DJ - Sanjoy. The song reached No. 1 on the iTunes chart in more than 20 countries ...

TVS Motor steps on the investment pedal for electric vehicles

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Amid COVID chaos and protests, India#39;s farmers eye record wheat crop

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Sonakshi Sinha's next digital project Bulbul Tarang to be based on dowry

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Sonakshi Sinha's digital debut Fallen is yet to release but the actress has already signed two more online projects. While one of them is a show titled Heera Mandi under Sanjay Leela Bhansali's banner, the other is a web film called Bulbul Tarang . Toilet - Ek Prem Katha fame director Shree Narayan Singh is set to direct it. Only this bit of news was out: about Sonakshi signing Shree's next. But not many know what the film is about. A source informed Bollywood Hungama , "It's a social drama majorly in the satire zone that revolves around dowry and the horrific implications of the same. Sonakshi plays a carefree happy-go-lucky girl from a small town who sets out to bring a change and reform the social prejudices that exist in her town and community. It's a coming of age film and when Sonakshi was approached for the same, the actress loved the script and her role. The whole idea touched her heart and she immediately said yes to the same." Sonakshi also ...

Kirron Kher allots Rs. 1 crore for ventilators; Anupam Kher is a proud husband

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Kirron Kher who happens to be the MP of Chandigarh, has allotted Rs. 1 crore for arranging new ventilators for the COVID-19 patients. The second wave of COVID-19 has shaken the country to the core and most of the major states have seen deaths in record numbers. With the lack of oxygen cylinders and medical equipment, the citizens are losing their loved ones on a daily basis. Kirron Kher, despite being under the treatment for cancer, has allocated the sum of Rs. 1 crore for immediate arrangement of the ventilators and Anupam Kher couldn’t be prouder. The actor took to his social media to share the official document signed by Kirron Kher and wished her a speedy recovery. He wrote, “Dearest @kirronkhermp ! In this hour of need your allocation of Rs. One Crore from MPLADS to the PGI Chandigarh towards the immediate purchase of ventilators for COVID-19 patients will really help. It is a noble gesture especially when you yourself are going through treatment. I am proud of you! May you be f...

Ageas Federal Life FY21 profit dips 20% to Rs 119 crore, total premium up 6%

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff to send medical supplies to India

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Zomato IPO: Take a look at how much company#39;s top executives earned in FY2021

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SBI earmarks Rs 30 crore to set up makeshift hospitals for COVID patients

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Natural gas futures slide nearly 1% to Rs 218.80 per mmBtu on warmer weather

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The Exxon of Green Power: A Spanish company and its boss set sky-high goals

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Byju̢۪s in talks to acquire Great Learning, Gradeup for $400 million: Report

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JSW Steel to supply 1,000 tons of liquid medical oxygen per day from April 30

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Vedanta pledges Rs 150 crore to help India fight against COVID-19

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No child left behind: Come 2023, schools will no longer rank students merely on marks scored in exams

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Panchayats bar sale of soft drinks, ice-creams in villages over COVID-19 fear: Report

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IIT Bombay pilots technology to convert nitrogen into oxygen

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Steel Strips Wheels bags orders worth Rs 25 crore from US, Europe

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Goldman Sachs commits additional $10 million to support COVID relief efforts in India

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Indian markets dangerously resist virus resurgence

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SCOOP: Shahid Kapoor turns producer; debut project with Netflix's war trilogy based on Amish Tripathi's book?

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Shahid Kapoor is one busy man. After Jersey and Raj and DK's next, Shahid was supposed to work on Shashank Khaitan's Yoddha but he walked out of the film at the last minute. He was also in talks for several other films, including the Hindi remake of Surarai Pottru , a Ram Madhvani film and the big budgeted Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra directorial Karna . Now, we can tell you that although he's making his digital debut on Amazon Prime Video, he has inked a huge deal with Netflix as well. A source informed Bollywood Hungama , "Shahid has been paid to the tune of over Rs. 70-80 crore for a trilogy that he's going to star in. It's a period mythological war saga that will be adapted from Amish Tripathi's novel. Not just that, this will also mark Shahid's foray into production." He had been waiting to set up his own production house for some time. "Shahid was almost kick-starting his own banner with the Dingko Singh biopic but it fell apart. Now, Ne...

Axis Bank board approves re-appointment of Amitabh Chaudhry as MD CEO

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Noah Centineo to star in and executive produce upcoming Netflix CIA series 

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To All The Boys fame Noah Centineo will continue his working relationship with Netflix. After several rom-com opportunities along with the end of the  To All The Boys  franchise earlier this year, the actor is set to star in an upcoming CIA series on the streaming giant from Entertainment One and Hypnotic. The working title of the eight-episode series is Graymail. The actor is returning to series format after his last stint in the Freeform series, The Fosters. According to Deadline, "Centineo will play a fledgling lawyer at the CIA who becomes enmeshed in dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency unless they exonerate her of a serious crime." The series is created by Alexi Hawley who will serve as the showrunner. Noah Centineo will serve as executive producer alongside Hawley, Hypnotic’s Doug Liman, Gene Klein, and David Bartis. Noah Centineo, on the work front, will soon begin ...

Gal Gadot to star in and co-produce sci-fi romance movie based on Meet Me in Another Life novel 

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Actress Gal Gadot is reuniting with the producers of Wonder Woman , Charles Roven, and Richard Suckle, for an upcoming sci-fi romance movie based on Catriona Silvey’s debut novel, "Meet Me in Another Life". According to Deadline, Gal Gadot and Jaron Varsano’s production label Pilot Wave and Atlas Entertainment have acquired the rights of the novel to develop into a feature film with Gadot as the headliner. “Catriona’s characters are beautifully explored and deeply complex – their reincarnations sometimes bordering on taboo – that the payoff of their self-discovery feels genuine and earned,” said Gadot and Varsano in a statement to Deadline. “We’re thrilled to partner with Chuck Roven and Richard Suckle to bring this story with many layers on the big screen.” According to HarperCollins, the novel revolves around, "Thora and Santi who are strangers in a foreign city when a chance encounter intertwines their fates. At once, they recognize in each other a kindred spirit—s...

Kartik Aaryan opts out of Vasan Bala's Phantom

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Few weeks ago, Kartik Aaryan had put out a post almost announcing his next project. His post made fans excited as he said he was prepping for something super big. The project happened to be Vasan Bala's next superhero venture. The sci-fi venture titled Phantom was to be based on the comic superhero character of the same name. While Kartik had verbally agreed to be part of the big budget film, now we hear that he's walked out of that project completely. A source informed Bollywood Hungama , "There were a few things that Kartik didn't agree with. Vasan Bala has his own style of filmmaking and his films are quirky but not commercial. Kartik and he had disagreement in the way they were planning to mount the sci-fi biggie. Kartik was of the opinion that a superhero film, this being his first, had to be made on a huge budget and presented in a more commercial actioner space. But Vasan's idea was to underline it with dark humour and that made it a more niche film....

TIME100 Most Influential Companies | Two Indian firms are featured on the list: Check out here

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Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Anupamaa’s shoots shifted to Gujarat amid the pandemic

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Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai and Anupamaa are two of the most-watched shows of the Indian television. With a massive viewership, both the shows were dearly missed during the lockdown last year. As the number of cases have been on an all-time rise due to the second wave, a lot of Indian television show’s shoots have been moved to other states including Goa and Gujarat as Maharashtra faces a lockdown due to the pandemic. Rajan Shahi, the producer of both the shows will make sure that the shoots go smoothly and the scripts will also see a change as per the location. As for Anupamaa, the family will be seen leaving for a destination engagement and despite the turmoil in their lives, Anupamaa will be seen putting up a happy face. A slightly similar scenario will be seen in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai. The show will witness Goenka family leaving for Kartik and Sirat’s engagement that will eventually be gate crashed by Ranveer. With a change of location, the actors will be taking care of the ...

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw becomes first Indian woman to join Board of Trustees of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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