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Kristen Stewart embodies Princess Diana in the first look of ‘Spencer’

After Emma Corrin’s brilliant performance in the fourth season of Netflix’s The Crown , Hollywood star Kristen Stewart is all set to step into the role of the ‘People’s Princess’, Diana, in an upcoming film titled  Spencer . Read more – Season Four of ‘The Crown’ is a Pakistani arranged marriage nightmare As per details, Stewart was roped in for the role in June 2020. The film is helmed by Pablo Larraín. In a first look unveiled on Wednesday, January 27, the Twilight actress embodies Princess Diana in a red blazer and a black hat with a veil. Stewart is also sporting Di’s signature short blonde hair. Here's a first look at Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana in #Spencer , Pablo Larraín's imagining of the weekend Princess Diana decides to leave her marriage to Prince Charles. pic.twitter.com/LSn4C7cF0h — IMDb (@IMDb) January 27, 2021 According to Deadline , the film will be “a drama that shapes up to be a hot package for the virtual Cannes Market. The Steven Knig...

‘Bridgerton’ smashes records to become Netflix’s biggest show ever

Regency-era British drama Bridgerton is Netflix’s biggest series ever with more than 82 million households tuning in to watch the show, the streaming platform has announced. That is a 19M households higher than the four-week projection Netflix issued 10 days into the Shondaland series’ run (63 million), at the time the streamer’s fifth-biggest launch in history. Read more – ‘Bridgerton’ is the arranged marriage we all want Thank you for making Bridgerton our biggest series ever pic.twitter.com/Euac58hs61 — Netflix (@netflix) January 27, 2021 The series which continues to be a sensation is now Netflix’s biggest series ever, pushing down the previous record-holder The Witcher (76M in its first 28 days) to number two. Read more – Netflix’s five most-watched original series revealed Created by Shondaland veteran, Chris Van Dusen, Bridgerton ranked number one overall in 83 countries including the US, UK, Pakistan, India, and South Africa, and made the top 10 in every country ...

Gauahar Khan responds to Indian SC’s refusal to grant ‘Tandav’ makers protection from arrest

Gauahar Khan has responded to the Indian Supreme Court’s refusal to grant the makers and actors of the controversial Amazon Prime Video series  Tandav  protection from arrest. According to reports , the top court has denied relief to director Ali Abbas Zafar and others seeking quashing of FIRs against them for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus. The top court has also issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and other states on their pleas. As per details, the bench hearing the case said that the “right to freedom of speech is not absolute”. “Your right to freedom of speech is not absolute. You cannot play the role of character that hurts the sentiments of a community,” said the bench. When Mohammad Zeeshan Ayyub’s lawyer argued that he was just an actor under contract and that the views expressed by his character could not be attributed to him, Justice MR Shah said, “You accepted the contract after reading the script. You cannot hurt re...

IN PICTURES: Fahad Mustafa celebrates son’s birthday with a cricket-themed party

Fahad Mustafa recently celebrated his son Musa’s 5th birthday with a cricket-themed birthday party. The star’s wife Sana Fahad shared pictures from the celebrations on social media. Check them out below: The post IN PICTURES: Fahad Mustafa celebrates son’s birthday with a cricket-themed party appeared first on The Current .

I have always been a ‘Churail’, says Sarwat Gilani

Sarwat Gilani says that she has always been a churail. In a recent interview Sarwat candidly talked about her character in Churails and her definition of feminism. Responding to a question about who her favourite character, Sarwat said: “Sara in Churails. Undoubtedly.” IN PICTURES: Sarwat Gilani’s ‘Churail’ themed birthday When asked how the web series changed her, Sarwat said: “I was a very Churail-like person myself, I have always tried to carry women along.” “I have travelled in all kinds of public transport during my university days to save money, so I have always been a Churail,” she continued. “But Churails taught me how to take ownership of your own problems.” Later while talking about her thoughts on feminism, Sarwat said: “I would not say I am a feminist.” She continued: “I feel a man has his own place. I feel that a certain time a woman needs a man, no matter how independent she is. I am an independent woman, but at the end of the day I feel like I need somebody, wh...

Kerala HC issues notice to Virat Kohli for ‘getting India’s youth addicted to gambling’

The High Court of Kerala has issued notices to Indian skipper Virat Kohli, along with actors Tamannaah Bhatia, Aju Vargheese, and the state government in a plea seeking a ban on online gambling in the state. According to reports , the court plea alleges that as brand ambassadors of online rummy games they are getting the youth of India addicted to gambling after victims claimed the three celebrities have played a role in tempting them. The petition also seeks a ban on the game. The petitioner had complained to the high court that several people have lost their lives in the country after losing huge amounts of money by playing rummy online. A 27-year-old had reportedly committed suicide two weeks ago after losing Rs2.1 million in the online game. Sajesh, 32, who had lost a huge amount playing online rummy said: “The intervention of the honourable high court is welcome as I know that several people have lost huge amount of money playing this online game and I myself have lost more th...

Akshay Kumar receives flak for walking 21 km on treadmill to ‘feel plight of rural women’

Akshay Kumar is at the receiving end of backlash and outrage after he walked 21 km on a treadmill to “feel the plight of rural women who have to travel long distances to fetch water”. Akshay performed this ‘stunt’ on live television while hosting the Mission Paani Waterthon to raise awareness about the water crisis in India. Speaking at the occasion, Kumar said that while running for a half marathon, athletes are given water at every juncture, but these women are not and that we need to understand the difficulties faced by these hardworking women. Akshay Kumar walked 21 kilometers on the treadmill to feel the pain of women who walk 21 kms and more everyday to get safe drinking water. Join him at #MissionPaani Waterthon, a @CNNnews18 and @harpic_india initiative towards water conservation and hygiene. pic.twitter.com/fqxiUKQ5tg — Mission Paani (@MissionPaani) January 26, 2021 Akshay’s gesture however, did not sit well with social media, who have criticised the actor for hi...