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The X-Men franchise is heavy on the epics–previous installments have destroyed the Golden Gate Bridge, thwarted the Cuban Missile Crisis, and traveled through time to save all of humanity. But in the first trailer for next summer’s X-Men: Apocalypse, the epic scale gets cranked to prehistoric levels–despite being set in the 1980s (which is the only time period fashion choices like Jubilee’s make sense). This time around, the stakes are bigger than ever, with a possible mutant dystopia facing our heroes from the hands of the film’s titular villain: Oscar Isaac’s Apocalypse. advertisement The trailer offers a few things–our first glimpse of Apocalypse, whom Isaac plays under so much makeup that you kind of have to pinch yourself to ensure isn’t CGI; our first look at Game Of Thrones’ Sophie Turner as Jean Grey (as well as young’ns Tye Sheridan and Alexandra Shipp as Cyclops and Storm); and–in perhaps the funniest … [Read more...] about The Stakes Are Right In The Title: The “X-Men: Apocalypse” Trailer

The passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament will mark the definitive victory of Mohammed Ali Jinnah's thinking over that of Mahatma Gandhi's, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on December 8, asserting that the exercise of granting citizenship on the basis of religion will reduce India to a "Hindutva version of Pakistan".The former Union minister also alleged that the BJP government wants to single out "one community" and refuses to grant its members asylum from oppression on the same conditions as other communities.In an interview to PTI, Tharoor said even if the bill is passed by both the Houses of Parliament, he is confident that no bench of the Supreme Court will allow such a "blatant violation" of the fundamental tenets of India's Constitution to go unchecked.Close "It is a shameless performance by a government which as recently as last year, refused to entertain any discussion on developing a National Asylum policy, which I had proposed in a Private … [Read more...] about Granting citizenship on basis of religion will reduce India to ‘Hindutva version of Pakistan’: Shashi Tharoor

The world of web series is turning out to be bigger, better and wider. And if the promo of upcoming Queen is any indication, it could very well turn out to be one of the biggest ever. Promising to be one of those affairs which carry major cinematic appeal, Queen has arrived as a major surprise this winning season where number of films and web series are emerging as massive entertainers.A multilingual drama, Queen is apparently based on the life and times of former actress and late chief minister of Tamil Nadu J Jayalalithaa. Though it hasn't been announced as her official biopic, the manner in which the promo has been put together gives a clear indication that Ramya Krishnan, the leading lady who is playing the central protagonist 'Queen', is donning the hat of Jayalalithaa who won the tag of 'Iron Lady' for herself.Ramya is indeed enjoying this innings of her film career where Baahubali series has been her huge calling card. Now, she is pretty much set to make Queen her own, with a … [Read more...] about Ramya Krishnan nails it in Queen, promises to narrate life and times of late Jayalalithaa

Now that's the kind of consistency which would be any superstar's dream. However, Akshay Kumar is living it and that too for years in succession. While Mission Mangal is already a superhit with collections hitting the roof, his other 2019 release Kesari is going great guns as well. The Karan Johar production recently had an Independence Day premier on television and the TRP is a massive 3.86. This was made possible due to 15.6 million impressions that the film received and as per insiders, this is just a beginning.With this, Kumar has achieved another major record. The record TRP was generated by Total Dhamaal a few months back and the second best was 2.0 (Hindi) which featured Kumar as the antagonist opposite Rajinikanth. When the Hindi version of the film premiered on television, it did kick up a storm and as of today, the numbers are in the Top-3.For the actor this is indeed massive as now he has two films in the Top-3 charts, a feat which would be tough for many other … [Read more...] about Akshay Kumar leads TRP ratings as Kesari follows 2.0 in Top-3 charts of 2019

Indian-origin stand-up comic Hasan Minhaj, who is popular for his Netflix show 'Patriot Act', was allegedly denied entry to the venue of the 'Howdy Modi' event. In a video which is doing the rounds on social media, Hasan Minhaj can be seen outside the venue, on the phone with a media coordinator from the press registration.The event, which was held at the NRG stadium in Houston on September 22, saw a 50,000-strong gathering of attendees, mostly from the Indian-American community. It was jointly addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump.The 'Patriot Act' star was heard speaking to the organiser over a call as the phone was on loudspeaker. He was reportedly enquiring about his credentials for the event.Close "We're just trying to get our credentials," the comedian said. related news Sab changa si?: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter tweets dig at Centre again Foreign Affairs | Balancing Powers, Modi Style Digging Deeper | Howdy Modi, and what it means … [Read more...] about Hasan Minhaj allegedly denied entry to ‘Howdy Modi’ event