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The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri announces scholarship worth Rs. 15 Lakh to 5 students of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communications

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Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files is the most boiling topic of this time. The film is not only winning the hearts of the audience but also is enjoying an extraordinary run at the box office. In 13 days, the films raked in over Rs 200+ crore and are doing well internationally too, owing to our surprise, today he did a big announcement of making a genocide museum as well, along with announcing scholarship to some students. Announcing the same, Vivek said, "I Am Buddha Foundation (which is run by him and Pallavi Joshi) will be giving five scholarships of Rs. 15 lakh to 5 students of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and communication, Bhopal. Out of these 5 scholarships 3 will be given to girl students. Earlier the same foundation had made some financial contributions to the Kashmiri Hindu community in Jagti, near Jammu, and raised funds for Kashmiri community during COVID.” Talking about the same, Pallavi Joshi said, “We have been doing a lot of nat...

The Kashmir Files Box Office: Film beats Sanju, Uri, and Bajrangi Bhaijaan; becomes 7th all-time highest 3rd Friday grosser

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The Vivek Agnihotri directed film The Kashmir Files featuring Anupam Kher released a while back, and since then there has been no stopping the film at the box office. After a modest start the collections of the The Kashmir Files witnessed exponential growth with each passing day. In fact, in its second week running, the film saw a further Rs. 110.03 cr coming in taking its two week total collections across the Rs. 200 cr mark. In this box office report, we take a look at the third Friday collections of The Kashmir Files while comparing the same to previous releases. Collecting Rs. 4.50 cr on its third Friday, The Kashmir Files manages to become the seventh all-time highest third Friday grosser. In fact, the film manages to surpass the business of certain previous releases like the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Sanju that collected Rs. 4.42 cr, the Vicky Kaushal starrer Uri – The Surgical Strike that collected Rs. 4.40 cr and the Salman Khan starrer Bajrangi Bhaijaan that collected Rs....

Ranveer Singh joins I&B Minister Anurag Thakur to represent India’s entertainment industry at the Dubai Expo on March 27

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As the curtains come down on the media and entertainment fortnight at the India Pavilion at Dubai Expo, Information & Broadcasting Minister, Anurag Thakur will lead a delegation to Dubai to hold some important conversations with his counterparts from other countries. Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh, who has become the face of the Indian entertainment industry with his shape-shifting, generation-defining performances like 83, Gully Boy, Padmaavat, Bajirao Mastani , etc, and back to back blockbusters, will represent the Indian media and entertainment industry at the world expo. After a decade-long journey in the Hindi film industry, Ranveer has established himself as the best actor and the biggest superstar of his generation and is thus, the perfect choice to showcase Indian cinema to the world. He will be felicitated by Anurag for his incredible contribution to the Indian film industry. Ranveer will join Anurag Thakur on March 27 and will be a part of several important meetings...

The Kashmir Files director Vivek Agnihotri’s “Bhopali means Homosexual” remark goes viral; Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders demand apology

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Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri has been in the news over the past few weeks for the resounding success of his film The Kashmir Files . However, on Friday, the director landed in the lap of controversy for a reason not associated with the film. He reportedly stated that the term Bhopali means “homosexual” in local parlance. Following the comment, Congress leaders of the state demanded an apology from him for "insulting" the city in Madhya Pradesh. A video of Vivek Agnihotri's interview to an online channel went viral ahead of his visit to Bhopal on Friday to participate in a film festival. The clip, which is said to be three weeks old, has the filmmaker say in Hindi, "I have grown up in Bhopal, but I am not a Bhopali. Because Bhopali has a different connotation. You can ask any Bhopali. I will explain it to you in private. If someone says he is Bhopali, it generally means he is homosexual, a person with Nawabi likings." Congress leader Digvijay Singh took to his Tw...

Taapsee Pannu talks about the box-office success of The Kashmir Files; says “if a small film like that can create those kinds of numbers then it can’t be a bad film”

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After the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic subsided, the theatres opened up and are now witnessing business like the pre-COVID days with the majority of the states allowing 100 percent occupancy in theatres. Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi was among the first films of the year to collect over Rs. 100 crore t the box office. Actor Taapsee Pannu recently said that she hopes the impressive commercial run of Gangubai Kathiawadi leads to more screens being allocated to movies led by women. Speaking about the success of Gangubai Kathiawadi at ABP Network's Ideas of India Summit, Pannu said she is happy to see how the scenario is changing slowly. “I was so glad that it happened (BO success of Gangubai Kathiawadi ). It opens doors for ten other female-driven films. So, I heartily celebrate the fact that it happened. But I really hope in the future the number of screens that the film got, which is 3,000 screens, that happens too,” Pannu said. “3,000 screens, which is at par ...

Karan Johar's Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios acquire the Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu rights of the Malayalam film Hridayam

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Karan Johar's Dharma Productions has acquired the remake rights of the Malayalam film Hridayam that was released in theatres earlier this year. Dharma will be remaking the film in Hindi, Tamil , and Telugu. Directed by Vineeth Srinivasan, Hridayam stars Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan, and Darshana Rajendran in lead roles. The coming-of-age love story was a massive success in Kerala. On Friday morning, Karan Johar took to his Twitter handle to make the announcement. "I am so delighted and honoured to share this news with you. Dharma Productions & Fox Star Studios have acquired the rights to a beautiful, coming-of-age love story, #Hridayam in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu – all the way from the south, the world of Malayalam cinema," he tweeted. I am so delighted and honoured to share this news with you. Dharma Productions & Fox Star Studios have acquired the rights to a beautiful, coming-of-age love story, #Hridayam in Hindi, Tamil & Telugu – all the w...

Tom Cruise lawyers up as he and Paramount Pictures are at odds over distribution of $300 million film Mission: Impossible 7; Mission: Impossible 8 production currently underway

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Mission: Impossible 7 marks the continuation of a decades-long partnership between franchise superstar Tom Cruise and Paramount Pictures, with the two having worked together on all the Mission: Impossible films. However, all is not well between the two. Tom Cruise is reportedly in the midst of a battle with Paramount regarding the theatrical window for Mission: Impossible 7 . As per The Hollywood Reporter, multiple industry insiders alleged that the seventh installment is now at the center of a distribution battle between the lead star and producer Cruise and production company Paramount Pictures. The decision to release M: I 7 on the fledgling Paramount+ streaming app 45 days after the film’s theatrical release is said to have caused tensions between Cruise and the studio, with the star reportedly having lawyered up to come to an agreement with Paramount, but they’re waiting until M: I 7 is finished to resume negotiations. Per sources, Cruise is set on a more traditional (but ...