‘Films are no more about stars’
Akshay Kumar feels the era of films riding on popularity of big stars is gone and at present films with solid content are ruling the box office. “It is not that if a name of a big star is attached to a movie it will automatically become hit. Only good films do well. If the script, the content is good then film works. Films of even big actors don't work at box office sometimes,” said Akshay. The 46-year-old also said he does not believe in categorisation of actors.
“It's all about script and whoever is part of the film and does a good job (acts well). At the end of the day it's the script that matters... No artist is small today. I don't consider anyone small,” he added.
Bigg Boss should be a casting ground. Those who have struggled to enter the industry, they can get a chance to showcase their talent through the show. This might be Armaan Kohli's comeback
— Shakti kapoor
With 8,445 TVTs, Star Plus’ Mahabharat has opened with the highest ratings for any weekday fiction show in the last three years on Indian TV. It has also successfully found a place in the top shows within the first week of launch itself. The epic has hit the right chord with the youth getting a massive 849 TVTs amongst females 15 to 24 and 574 TVTs in males 15 to 24. Nikhil Madhok, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Star Plus said, “We are extremely happy with the grand welcome it has received. There is very encouraging positive feedback pouring in from all quarters.”
Brad bonds with Shia in a forest
Actors Brad Pitt and Shia labeouf reportedly stayed in a forest for two days so they could bond well and act perfectly in upcoming movie Fury. Directed by David Aye, Fury is based on World War II. Pitt and labeouf play characters that are part of close-knit troop. “They play soldiers in the same World War II troop and the director wanted to make sure they bonded. So, he dropped them in the wilderness — without their cellphones,” US magazine quoted a source. Pitt, 49, and labeouf 27, were joined by fellow co-stars logan lerman, Jon Bernthal and Kevin Vance.