Richa continues on Inside Edge
Richa Chadha has been receiving praises for her powerful performance as Zarina Malik in Amazon Prime's first Indian series Inside Edge. The talented actress plays the role of a superstar who owns a cricket team in this epic video-on-demand series based on a popular cricketing tournament. The series gives a perspective about the politics behind the game and Richa Chadha plays one of the most pivotal roles in this larger than life series. She has even earned tremendous praise. Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s production house, Excel Entertainment, has now roped her in for two more seasons of Inside Edge. Richa’s association with Excel Entertainment goes a long way. She has worked with them in projects like Fukrey, Fukrey Returns, 3 Storeys and the currently wrapped up season 1 of Inside Edge. “Excel and Karan are best to comment on exact details. But we are positive and a season 2 is happening,” says she.
‘Over the years, the Melbourne film festival has really grown. The interesting part is that the jury is completely Australian which is good for our Indian films. I think it is a good place to be at and a great platform to talk about my films and the kind of films I do.
––– Shoojit Sircar
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor on Monday remembered legendary Bollywood singer Mohammad Rafi on his 37th death anniversary.The 64-year-old actor thanked the singer for being his voice in many films. He also shared a photograph of himself along with Rafi from a wedding and captioned the image, “Remembering the great Mohammad Rafi Sahab. Thank you for being my voice, lost you 37 years back today. Peace be with you.” Rafi died in 1980 following a heart attack. He sang songs like Dard-e-dil from the 1980 film Karz and Shirdi wale Saibaba from the 1977 film Amar Akbar Anthony for Rishi. Chaudhvin ka chand ho, Kya hua tera wada,aadmi musaafir hai,likhe Jo Khat Tujhe,Baar Baar Din Ye Aaye and Maine poocha chand se are few of Rafi’s popular numbers.
Next Bond film to be set in Croatia
James Bond will battle a blind super-villain in Croatia in the 25th instalment, tentatively titled Shatterhand. The new film in the long-running franchise, which will see actor Daniel Craig fighting a blind antagonist, is based on the 1999 thriller Never Dream Of Dying by author Raymond Benson, who also wrote Bond books Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day and The World is Not Enough. The novel opens with a police raid on a French movie studio that goes badly wrong, while an actress with a sordid past leads Bond to his final target.
Craig, who has been playing the famous spy since the 2006 film Casino Royale, has not yet been announced as being back as the British Secret Service agent. The 25th James Bond film will hit cinemas in November 2019. Spectre (2015) minted $880 million at the box office worldwide, featuring Craig.