Ryan Coogler talked about losing his mind while directing Michael B Jordan for Sinners because getting the twin character scenes right was basically impossible. The vampire flick forced Jordan to play both Smoke and Stack simultaneously, which meant working with his body double Percy Bell to nail exact timing during every single take. One driving sequence where the brothers had to exit a car and interact with bushes at precise moments pushed everyone to the breaking point.
Jordan mentioned having to choreograph performances with Bell beforehand since whichever twin started a scene would lock down all the blocking rules for that shot. The brothers could never share the same physical space on camera, so the crew figured out workarounds...
The Weeknd locked down a massive catalog sale with Lyric Capital Group that sources say pushed past a billion dollars in value. Abel Tesfaye moved everything he created from the start of his run through this year, but he kept creative control and ownership stakes instead of just cashing out completely. The deal structure lets him maintain authority over masters and publishing rights while leaving all future releases untouched by the agreement.
His partnerships with XO, Republic Records, and Universal Music Group stayed exactly the same after the transaction went through. Only one publicly confirmed artist catalog sale ever went higher than this when Sony grabbed Queen's entire collection for around $1.27 billion.
The guy pulls 120...
Anupam Kher posted about hitting the 50-year mark since his first trip to Mumbai after a drama school buddy reminded him about the anniversary. The veteran showed up back when the place was still called Bombay and crashed at his friend's spot near the ocean for about ten days. He mentioned feeling blown away by how different everyone acted compared to other parts of the country.
The actor thanked the city for basically giving him his entire career across 550 films and four decades of grinding in the industry. He shouted out regular people on the streets for being the real backbone of Mumbai and said failures taught him just as much as wins did. Two educational institutions recently gave him awards for both his acting work and...
Shefali Shah hit up Norway with husband Vipul Shah and their kids to catch the Northern Lights, and she got super emotional about the whole thing. The actress posted photos of the family watching the aurora and said she basically cried because the experience was impossible to put into words. She mentioned wanting to skip the science behind it and just appreciate the moment as pure magic.
The trip came right after the couple celebrated 25 years of marriage. Shefali posted about how their relationship works because they give each other space instead of forcing togetherness all the time. She explained they sat separately on the flight because she wanted a window seat while he needed legroom, and that kind of compromise keeps things...
Anup Jalota rolled into Bikaner for a charity concert and dropped some news about recording the full version of Vande Mataram after PM Modi asked him to handle the project for its 150th anniversary. The Bhajan Samrat also mentioned his Mission 500 program that trains ghazal singers and said he cut a new track called Tulsi Ki Ramayan Bole.
The veteran artist went off about how Western music just gets people moving their feet, but Indian music hits different because it actually brings inner peace and messes with your emotions. He got the Padma Shri Mahendra Kapoor Award a while back and called it a massive honor since Kapoor's songs live rent-free in everyone's heads.
Jalota shocked everyone back when he joined Bigg Boss season 12 and...
Dileep teamed up with Mohanlal and Vineeth Sreenivasan for the action flick Bha Bha Ba, and the producers just dropped the first track called Azhinjattam. Shaan Rahman composed the high-energy song while MG Sreekumar handled vocals alongside Sreenivasan and Niranj Suresh. The movie hits theaters later this month after a court recently cleared Dileep in that actress assault case that blew up a while back.
The trailer shows Sreenivasan messing with a cassette player before revealing Dileep as some wanted guy planning his big return. Mohanlal pops up as a buddy in what looks like flashback sequences that explain their connection. The whole thing appears packed with fight scenes and comedy bits.
Gokulam Gopalan and Krishnamoorthy...
Arun Vijay dropped the trailer for Retta Thala, and the action-packed clip shows him playing dual roles in what looks like a revenge thriller mixed with romance. BTG Universal released the preview ahead of the Christmas theatrical launch, and director Krish Thirukumaran seems to have cooked up something that blends drama with heavy fight sequences. One character named Malpe Upendra has a thing going with Siddhi Idnani's role Andre, while the other character called Kali gets tangled up in some murder mystery after Tanya Ravichandran offers a blank check to whoever kills her husband's murderer.
The whole setup pits Vijay against death itself based on what the trailer reveals, and Sam CS handled the music while Tijo Tomy shot everything...
Bobby Simha kicked off his 25th project with a ceremony in an Indian city, and the bilingual flick pairs him with Hebah Patel under director Meher Yaramati. Yuva Krishna bankrolled the whole thing through Yuva Productions while Tanikella Bharani and Surya Srinivas joined the cast for supporting parts.
The producer mentioned picking up this script immediately after hearing it because the role fit Simha perfectly despite his packed schedule. Simha said he wanted something different for his next Telugu lead gig, and this one delivered the challenge he was hunting for. Bharani plays his grandfather in the movie.
Filming starts near Vizag later this month with G Krishna Das handling camera work and Siddharth Sadashivuni composing tracks...
Juhi Parmar got birthday treatment from her kid, Samaira, and the actress posted about how special it felt getting celebrated by her daughter. Her parents showed up for the party, and photos show everyone kissing her cheeks while she rocked a birthday sash. The single mom mentioned feeling blessed because watching your kid plan your whole day hits different than anything else.
Juhi stays tight with Samaira since splitting from Sachin Shroff back when their daughter was about five years old. The pair constantly posts dance clips together and takes annual trips to random places for quality bonding time. She got famous playing Kumkum on television before winning Bigg Boss season 14 later in her career.
