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Looks like Ayushmann Khurrana and Parineeti Chopra have the most sorted reply for Sonu Nigam's 'Azaan' row.

When the actors were asked on the same, Parineeti said, "I really feel everyone in the world has their own opinion and wisdom on how they want to share it- may it be behind closed doors or in public. I don't have any opinion. I am happy in my life."

Sonu Nigam shaves off his head, insists that he's not anti-Muslim

Continuing to this, Ayushmann added, "I think that's the beauty of our nation! We are in a democracy where you can express your views openly. People might tag you negative or positive, but that can't stop you. But of course I think being in public eye, it depends on you how you want to use that tool."

For the unversed, Sonu, who was woken up to the sound of Azaan early in the morning, took social media by storm after terming the practice as "forced religiousness,"
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Internet was abuzz with reports that megastar Chiranjeevi will give voice-over for some important portion in Baahubali 2. After lending his voice in recent films such as Ghazi and Gunturodu, Chiranjeevi’s fans were delighted to know that their matinee idol will be associated with India’s biggest film Baahubali. Unfortunately, their joy was short-lived as SS Rajamouli clarified that Baahubali 2 won’t feature v
oice-over by the star.In a tweet posted on Monday, Rajamouli said that the news about Chiranjeevi giving voice-over in Baahubali is false. The makers are busy working round the clock on the highly anticipated trailer which is expected to be released very soon. With the film due for release on April 28, it is being said the trailer of the film in four languages will be released on the same day.Made on a much bigger scale than the first part, Baahubali: The Conclusion, will finally reveal why Kattappa killed Baahubali. A story about two brothers who fight for an ancient kingdom, the film stars Prabhas and Rana Daggubati in the lead, with Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia and Ramya Krishnan in supporting roles.
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Hugh Jackman’s last and final Wolverine movie Logan has collected Rs 10 crore in two days at India box office, leaving behind Commando 2. The film saw a growth of 20% with a collection of Rs 5.75 crore on the second day. “Logan sees a 20 % jump from day one! Records 5.75 cr net on day 2 ! Fri -4.75 cr + Sat 5.75 cr , Total- 10cr net. With strong word of mouth and excellent reviews, Logan is aiming for a fabulous weekend number,” reads a statement released by makers. Commando 2 starring Vidyut Jammwal collected Rs 9.56 crore in two days. Both films were released on March 3.

In North America, the 20th Century Fox/Marvel Wolverine threequel collected an estimated $31.2 million in its second day of release. This means an $85.2M weekend opening, which is likely to make the Hugh Jackman movie the fifth best opening for an R-Rated movie, reported Deadline.Logan marks the end of actor’s portrayal of the Wolverine after 16 years. It is the tenth film in the X-Men series and is also the seventh highest grossing film of all time. Till now, Hugh Jackman has played Wolverine in nine films including Logan. Hugh earlier said that Logan marks an end of his journey in the X-Men universe. Directed by James Mangold, Logan also stars Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Stephen Merchant and Dafne Keen.


When Hugh was asked recently during movie promotions if he ever wished to have the healing powers of Logan, he jokingly said pointing towards his nose, “You can see I am not healing as much as I wish I had. I wish I had the little bit of Logan’s healing powers.”

“I am happier in general. I am fine and happy. Yes, we become sad and regret in life but nothing to the degree that owns this man (his character in the film). He was a good man. I was always touched with the character. He had a good heart,” Hugh had told IANS.




Talking about his character, the Australian star said, “He’s a warrior. He’s billed as a weapon, a killing machine, really. But as we say in the movie — it’s a quote from Shane — there’s no living with a killing. There’s a cost to violence. The movie’s got something to say and I also think we got to the real bottom of this character and who he is.”
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Film promotions in Mollywood has climbed it's highest realms, all thanks to social media, and Malayalis' favourite actors and actresses are easily accessible to the fans, as and when they go live. Tovino Thomas' 'Oru Mexican Aparatha' and 'Angamaly Diaires', which has a youthful undertone, opened to packed theatres, soon after it's release. Surprisingly, both the films have managed to receive a warm reception from the audience.
Both the film's team were on cloud nine recently, as they went live on social media, and expressed their joy. Tovino Thomas, actor-producer, Vijay Babu, Roopesh Peethambaran, cinematographer Girish Gangadharan, and director Lijo Jose Pellissery made sure to promote each other's' projects.


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CAST: Vidyut Jammwal, Adah Sharma, Esha Gupta, Freddy Daruwala, Shefali Shah
DIRECTION: Deven Bhojani
GENRE: Action
DURATION: 2 hours 3 minutes                               


COMMANDO 2 STORY : The Home Minister of India (Shefali Shah) assigns a four member special unit, comprising a dedicated police officer (Freddy Daruwala), ex-commando turned encounter specialist (Vidyut Jammwal), corrupt cop obsessed with brands (Adah
Sharma) and a hacker to undertake a covert operation. The team must travel to Malaysia to bring in Vicky Chadda, a notorious black money launderer. Soon this challenging mission turns into a dangerous game of deceit. ​ 

COMMANDO 2 REVIEW : Vidyut Jammwal is a solid action star and his stunts are the only reason you manage to sit through this never-ending tale of 'catch-Vicky Chadda-if-you-can'. The opening scene is spectacular. Sadly, the cat and mouse game between the cops and the criminal is not one bit exciting as the story pretends to be more intelligent than it is.

Every move is far-fetched and preposterous. Why would the cops, who accidentally witness Chadda's confrontation with their co-member Karan (Jammwal) just stand there staring at the two blatantly, knowing they could get killed! All your doubts about this chase are left unanswered like the bizarre instance mentioned above. The Home Minister comes across like a jobless person, who has nothing else to do in the world, except for making inane phone calls to these undercover agents.

Director Deven Bhojani tries too hard to evoke intrigue but the absurd script leaves no room for thrill. The multiple illogical twists leave you frustrated and in no mood to connect the dots and decode the mystery. Also, the director seems to be a diehard fan of Mission Impossible series and American superhero films as various scenes remind you of the original versions.

Barring Esha Gupta's ravishing looks and permanent smirk, nothing quite stands out in the film. None of the lead actors are able to show a single expression. Ada Sharma's attempt at speaking comic Hyderabadi Hindi (or at least that's we thought it was) fails to amuse.

The blaring 'Commando commando' background during the action scenes is strikingly outdated. Overstretched and uninspiring, this film is reminiscent of a poor man's Abbas Mustan film. Even decent action cannot salvage this dreary supposed crime thriller
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Logan Movie Review: It's a movie for those who, in the 17 years since the first X-Menfilm arrived, have grown up, and are ready for a stiff, un-watered-down drink


The Marvel Comics movie Logan has more in common with the Mad Max series than the X-Men franchise of which it is, only nominally, a part. Set in 2029 Texas, where Hugh Jackman's titular mutant - once known as the mutton-chopped Wolverine, but now resembling a grizzled, fully bearded Max Rockatansky - is a booze-addled limo driver with aching joints, the new movie is somber, dark and more violent even than the similarly R-rated Deadpool, at least in tone.

Whereas that 2016 comic book movie cut its mayhem with mordant humor, creating a strong yet fizzy cocktail, Logan delivers its bloodshed straight up. It's a movie for those who, in the 17 years since the first X-Men film arrived, have grown up, and are ready for a stiff, un-watered-down drink.

This one's something of an acquired taste: strong and apt to induce melancholy, with the complex flavors of a well-aged Scotch.
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Logan Movie Review: Hugh Jackman in a still from the film
Into this world - one where mutants have become increasingly scarce and Logan shares nursing duty for the seizure-prone, nearly 100-year-old Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) with the mutant Caliban (Stephen Merchant) - comes a little girl with strange powers (Dafne Keen). Laura, as she is called, is being hunted by a gang of cyborgs known as the Reavers, led by Donald Pierce (Boyd Holbrook).


These bounty hunters and the man they take their marching orders from, Dr. Zander Rice (Richard E. Grant), are canonical characters in the Marvel universe. Yet director James Mangold - who wrote the screenplay with his collaborator on 2013's The Wolverine, Scott Frank, and Green Lantern scribe Michael Green - here gives himself what he has called enough "elbow room" to free himself from the entanglements of prior X-Men lore.

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Logan Movie Review: Patrick Stewart in a still from the film

Logan, in other words, is less like a sequel to a long-running saga than something sui generis. It has, simultaneously, the exhilarating feel of a departure and the finality of a full stop.



Part of that radical sensibility is, of course, the stark brutality of the tale. Logan opens with a muttered f-bomb, followed by a scene in which the title character awakens to find thugs stealing the hubcaps off his car, in which he has been sleeping. The bad guys are quickly dispatched, with a graphic ferocity not previously seen from this character.
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Logan Movie Review: Dafne Keen in a still from the film

Yet there is also a gruff sentimentality to Logan, manifested not only in the cranky tenderness with which he takes care of the ailing Charles, but also in his grudging decision to take Laura under his adamantium claws. It's pretty clear from the trailer that she's a child after his own heart, so to speak, and Laura quickly demonstrates that she can almost take care of herself. (Other than the fact that she doesn't have a driver's license and needs to get to safety in Canada as soon as possible.)


The film makes explicit allusions to Shane, the classic Western about a loner who becomes a kind of surrogate father to a little boy. But one of the nicest things about Logan is the way it distances itself from earlier literature, as it were. Laura's determination to hit the road, for instance, in search of a place called Eden, is based on an X-Men comic book that she carries around with her. (It isn't a real one, but one created expressly for the film.)

Watch the trailer of Logan:


 

In response, Logan says, dismissively, "Maybe a quarter of it happened. And not like this. In the real world, people die."



Those words - ironic given that movies are no more real than comics - prove to be prophetic, in ways that shouldn't surprise anyone who has been following Jackman and Stewart's public declarations about their future participation in the X-Men saga. The climax of this long, grisly and surprisingly satisfying tale - part road movie and part story of bonding - places a mournful punctuation mark on the mythological tale that fans have been following for so long, while leaving open the possibility of a continuation.
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NEW DELHI: Not long after Prakash Jha's ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ was denied certification, the Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) has found its latest victim in the Malayalam film ‘Ka Bodyscapes' and FTII chairman Gajendra Chauhan justifies its move.

“I would like to appreciate Censor Board and revising committee that they stopped the film from showing. I got to know that Lord Hanuman has been shown in a derogatory manner. I object,” said the 60-year-old to ANI on the last day in his office.

According to Chauhan, films like ‘Ka Bodyscapes’ shouldn’t be allowed in India as nobody has the right to hurt a religion and its views. 

He added, “Court should also not allow it. What do they have to prove by making movies on freedom of expression and artistic values? Do they want to show the future generation their parents in bad light?”

CBFC believes that ‘Ka Bodyscapes’ glorifies gay and homosexual relationship, but seems like Chauhan is against the flick for not the same reason. 

“Make a movie on sexual orientation that can teach something, not hurt a religious belief. I condemn the movie,” Chauhan continued.

The movie follows the lives of three young people in Calicut – “Haris, a gay painter; Vishnu, a rural kabaddi player and their friend Sia, an activist who refuse to conform to dominant norms of femininity, struggle to find space and happiness in a conservative Indian City.”

Director Jayan Cherian posted the official letter from the CBFC on social media, adding, “It’s official, Mr. Pahlaj Nihalani (chairman of the CBFC) put the final nail in my coffin!”

The letter, from the second revising committee, reads, "The second Revising Committee felt that the film is glorifying the subject of gay and homosexual relationship, nudity accentuating vital parts of male body (in paintings) in closed shots in the whole movie." 

"The film is explicit of scene offending Hindu sensibilities depicting vulgarity and obscenity through the movie. The religion of 'Hindu' is portrayed in a derogatory manner especially Lord Hanuman (shown in a poor light as gay) which may cause law and order problem in the society." 

"The film contains posters depicting homosexuality throughout the movie and derogatory remarks against women. Abusive language is used in most of the places and also a female Muslim character is shown masturbating. The film has references to Hindu organisations indirectly which is unwarranted."
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