Priyanka Chopra eases out Deepika Padukone from Captain Marvel

It was another feather in the cap of Priyanka Chopra. She is an Indian actor who has made a name for herself in Hollywood. The Russo Brothers wanted an actor for its forthcoming Captain Marvel movie. They had to choose between Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone who is also an Indian actor. The Russo Brothers pick Priyanka Chopra over Deepika Padukone for Captain Marvel. Deepika made her debut in Hollywood in 2017 with her in xXx: Return of Xander Cage but the dice fell in favor of Priyanka. It seems the Russo Brothers had come to India to promote their Netflix release The Gray Man. The press conference was in Mumbai and Dhanush was present. During the conference they revealed that they are friends of Priyanka Chopra and are keen that she portray the role of Captain Marvel. They are producers of Priyanka's debut web show, Citadel. They also categorically ruled out the name of Deepika Padukone. The Russo Brothers already have a Netflix film, The Gray Man.

Russo Brothers, the director-duo, hold Priyanka in high esteem. They describe her as an incredible star and admitted being her fan and good friend. They also revealed that they are producing a show, Citadel and it will stream on Amazon Prime Video. She thanked all those who had been a part of the mammoth project. Citadel is an American science fiction drama.

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Holi is a festival of colors and the celebrities of blockbuster movies join in the merry making and fun. They host their own parties and their guests add to the charm. Raj Kapoor in his lifetime threw lavish Holi parties at the RK Studio. They used to be joyous occasions for the entire film fraternity of Bollywood to come to a common platform, let down their hair and enjoy the songs and dances. In his hey days, Amitabh Bachchan sang a few memorable Holi songs. His house is the venue for high profile celebrations every year. Then there are others like Shabana Azmi and Javed Akhtar who throw Holi parties. Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri are no exception.

It is customary for Ekta Kapoor to throw lavish Holi parties. Many stars from the world of TV and Bollywood attend the celebrations. Bollywood is in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. The city is accessible by rail, road and air and is a favorite travel destination. It has a cricket team Mumbai Indians that has won the Indian Premier League IPL trophy many times.


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Nandita Das' movie 'Manto' is making waves in Cannes 2017 - it had been announced last year and has triggered plenty of interest among buyers and festival programmers who are on the lookout for India-themed content. Nandita Das, the director, feels that 'Manto' is an extension of her first film Firaaq which she made in 2008.
This is reported in indianexpress.com dated 27 May 2017.

'Manto' was a politically engaged writer who gave a voice to the voiceless by focusing on factory workers, prostitutes and others who lived on the edge of society. She wanted to shoot portions of the movie in Pakistan but settled for Mumbai as the principal location.
The film 'Manto' is all about four years of the life of the iconic Urdu writer who presented brutally honest views of the turmoil and madness that had taken hold of the subcontinent in the late 1940s.


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This has been reported in indianexpress.com dated 15 February 2017.

The show would be an extraordinarily epic show and one that has not been seen in India in recent times. Bieber is currently performing in Mexico and will travel across South America, Australia and New Zealand before proceeding to Asia, Africa and Europe.
It is revealed that negotiations for bringing the Purpose Tour to India had been going on for six months. In this tour, he has experimented with different exploratory electronic sounds. The tickets will be priced Rs 4,000 upwards and will be available from February 22.


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