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 Master featuring superstar Vijay, to release in cinemas Jan 13. By Rajesh Ahuja Tamil film #Master, featuring superstar Vijay, will release in cinemas on January 13 on Pongal. Makers of the film made this announcement on twitter. '#Master will release on 13th Jan 2021 #VijayTheMaster (Hindi) will release on 14th Jan 2021 ,'they said. The makers of the film also released a new poster of the film, featuring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by Xavier Britto, under the banner XB Film Creators, #Master stars Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi, with Malavika Mohanan, Arjun Das, Andrea Jeremiah and Shanthanu Bhagyaraj in supporting roles. Trade experts feel that the decision of the makers to release the film with the Covid pandemic still raging is a brave decision indeed. The decision to release Master in cinemas is perhaps due to the fact that compared to North India and Mumbai, audiences in South India have been turning out in ci...

 Alt Balaji to end 2020 on grand note with Royal Saga Paurashpur  By Rajesh Ahuja  After success of #Dark7White, #Mumbhai and #WhosYourDaddy, #Alt Balaji is set to end the year on a grand note with streaming of the Royal saga Paurashpur from tonight. .  Featuring an ensemble cast of Shilpa Shinde, Milind Soman, Sahil Salathia, Shaheer Sheikh, Annu Kapoor, Anantvijay Joshi, Flora Saini, Aditya Lal among others, Paurashpur is touted to be one of the biggest web series on the OTT platform.  Infact, Paurashpur has created a strong buzz among the audience even before its release with its ensemble cast and its grand look. The trailer of the series and its promos have evoked tremendous curiosity among the audience who are eagerly looking forward to the web series from tonight. The period-drama series, directed by Sachindra Vats, is a show dealing with love, lust, revenge and gender politics. Set against the backdrop of 16th century India, it narrates the story of a kin...

 Farah Khan's Twitter account hacked  Choreographer filmmaker Farah Khan today said that her Twitter account has been hacked. In a post on Instagram, Farah Khan said that “My Twitter account has been hacked as of last evening. Please do not click or reply if you get any message from it as it may be used to hack into your account too.' Farah informed that her Instagram account was also hacked but her husband Shirish Kunder has restored it.

 Prime Video releases character looks for web series Tandav By Rajesh Ahuja  After a good response to the teaser of its upcoming web series Tandav, streaming platform Prime Video today unveiled character looks of the ensemble cast comprising Saif Ali Khan, Dimple Kapadia, Sunil Grover, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub and Kritika Kamra. Amazon Prime Video unveiled character looks of Saif Ali Khan as Samar Pratap Singh, Dimple Kapadia as Anuradha Kishore, Sunil Grover as Gurpal Chauhan, Mohd. Zeeshan Ayyub as Shiva Shekhar and Kritika Kamra as Sana Mir.  The poster uncover the powerful roles that every character entails in the upcoming film, which is set in the backdrop of politics.  The 9-episode series, conceived and directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, marks the director's debut in the digital streaming world . Set in the capital city of the world’s largest democracy, Tandav will take viewers i...

 Makers of Atrangi Re wrap up schedule of the film  By Rajesh Ahuja  Makers of Atrangi Re today Wrapped up the current shooting schedule of the film in Delhi and Agra. Director of the film Anand Rai took to Twitter to announce wrap of the schedule. 'Our warriors end 2020, and the last day of the schedule in #AtrangiRe style #AtrangiRe ,'Anand Rai posted alongside the pictures of the film's crew. Being produced by Akshay Kumar's Cape of Good and T series, Atrangi Re features Akshay Kumar Sara Ali Khan and Dhanush in key roles. Akshay Kumar and Sara Ali Khan had recently posted some stills from the  film.

 A R Rahman 's mother Kareema Begum passes away, film industry conveys condolences  By Rajesh Ahuja Music Maestro A R Rahman's mother Kareema Begum passed away earlier today in Chennai . Rahman shared a photograph of his mother on his Twitter profile without a caption. Members of the film industry offerdd their condolences to Rahman on death of his mother. Among those who expressed grief on the death of Rahman's mother were Director Mohan Raja, producer Dr Dhananjayan, singer Shankar Mahadevsn, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, playback singer Shreya Ghoshal and singer Harshdeep Kaur . Expressing her condolences, Shreya Ghoshal said, 'Deeply saddened by this news Rahman sir. She was one of the most gentle affectionate person I have met. Praying for her departed soul.' 'My condolences to you and your family. Rest in peace Amma,'music composer Harris Jayaraj said. Filmmaker Boney Kapoor also condoled the death of Rahman's mother. 'Heartfelt...

 Salim Suleman to release final track of Bhoomi 2020 Jheeni Jheeni on Dec 30 By Rajesh Ahuja After success of songs Saanwal, Muraliya , Haq Ali, Zinda Dil and Haji Peetpr, music composers Salim Merchant and Suleman Merchant are set to release JheeniJheeni, the final track of their music album #Bhoomi2020 on December 30. Salim Merchant today announced that Jheeni Jheeni features #Jonita Gandhi and Swaroop Khan, with lyrics written by Dhiren Garg. Taking to Twitter, Salim Merchant said, 'Are you ready for the finale? Introducing #JheeniJheeni, the final track of #Bhoomi 2020 releasing on 30th December 2020! The song features the incredible #JonitaGandhi and #SwaroopKhan, with lyrics written by Dhiren Garg. Stay tuned! '' The first single of the music album  Saanwal, was released on November 23. Since then five songs - Muraliya , Haq Ali, Zinda Dil , Saiyaan Bol and Haji Peer-have been released on a weekly basis. While Saanwal was sung by Sukhwinder Singh ...