Veteran actress Asha Parekh will be conferred with the prestigious Dada Saheb Phalke Award at the upcoming National Film Awards 2021. The award is the highest recognition in the field of Indian cinema.

This was informed by the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Tuesday. Last year, the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2019 was awarded to superstar Rajinikanth.

Known has one of the most popular and influential actresses of all time in Hindi cinema, Asha Parekh starred in several iconic movies like Teesri Manzil, Kati Patang, Caravan, Do Badan among others. The actress had made her debut as a child artist in Bollywood with the 1952 film Aasmaan.

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House of the Dragon star Emma D’Arcy, who recently took over the role of Rhaenyra Targaryen after a ten-year time jump in episode six, spoke about the “grooming” relationship between her character Rhaenyra and her uncle Daemon.

According to Insider, D’Arcy – who replaced Milly Alcock for the role – told the Independent tabloid that the problem with their relationship was more to do with their age gap rather than their blood relation as Rhaenyra was around 15 years old while Daemon is 31. “This is essentially a grooming scenario,” the 30-year-old actor said.

“The idea that a teenage girl is in any way able to consent to that sexual interaction is a mess. There is no way that power can be equally distributed in that relationship.” During Alcock’s time as the Princess, Rhaenyra has a sexually-charged relationship with her uncle which almost results in the pair having sex in episode four.

Despite horrifying viewers with depictions of incest, the episode was reportedly praised for its sensitive depiction of scenes of a sexual nature. “This isn’t something I know a lot about, but I do know that something very electric and erotic can happen between people who share genetic material and don’t grow up together,” D’Arcy added.

“That’s always exciting and dangerous, especially when one is young. He offers Rhaenyra new horizons, and I don’t know about you, but I find that a deeply attractive quality in a person.” She added, “It’s very much open to interpretation, but I think impotence is a big theme with Daemon, so that’s my read on it.”

New episodes of House of the Dragon air on Disney+ Hotstar on every Monday morning.

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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige explained in a new interview why he and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler chose not to recast Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa in the upcoming sequel Wakanda Forever after the actor’s death.

In an interview The Hollywood Reporter, Feige insisted Boseman needed to be honored, not replaced, in Ryan Coogler’s follow-up film. “It just felt like it was much too soon to recast,” Feige said. “Stan Lee always said that Marvel represents the world outside your window.”

He added, “And we had talked about how, as extraordinary and fantastical as our characters and stories are, there’s a relatable and human element to everything we do. The world is still processing the loss of Chad. And Ryan poured that into the story,” the Marvel Studios boss shared.

After Boseman died of colon cancer at the age of 43 in August 2020, Marvel and the filmmakers were forced to reconceive Black Panther 2. The trailer for the sequel suggests that the film acknowledges the death of T’Challa.

“The conversations were entirely about, yes, ‘What do we do next? And how could the legacy of Chadwick — and what he had done to help Wakanda and the Black Panther become these incredible, aspirational, iconic ideas — continue?’ That’s what it was all about,” Feige said.

The follow-up brings back much of the cast with some newcomers. Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Winston Duke, Florence Kasumba, Dominique Thorne, Michaela Coel, Tenoch Huerta, Martin Freeman, and Angela Bassett are set to star in the upcoming Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives in theaters November 11.

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Bollywood actor Aamir Khan faced quite a failure with this last release Laal Singh Chaddha. While the film released on August 11, it failed to create any magic at the box office. Since then, the actor has been in US taking some time off before he resumes work. Reportedly, Aamir will next be seen in a film directed by RS Prasanna who had directed Shubh Mangal Saavdhan. Rumours are rife that Anushka Sharma has been approached to play the female lead. Now, there’s a new development on the project.

As per a report in Peeping Moon, the makers have begun pre-production on the project and have reportedly worked out a six-month schedule for the shoot. Produced by Sony Pictures India, the makers are busy with location scouting, casting and finalising other aspects of it.

Meanwhile, Aamir Khan has given the dates from January onwards and shooting will commence once he returns from the US. The plan is to kick-off the schedule from January 2023 onwards.

Another development on the remake is that Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy have been roped in for the music. This will mark Aamir Khan’s third project with the music composer trip after Dil Chahta Hai in 2001 and Taare Zameen Par in 2007.

The Hindi remake will be set in Punjab with Aamir Khan reportedly will be playing the role of a stubborn and hot-headed minor league basketball coach who is sentenced to community service and forced to coach a Special Olympics team, whose players have a range of learning disabilities. RS Prasanna has adapted the script as per the sensibilities of India and penned it as per stories of the real development disabilities players.

The said film is the official remake of the Spanish film Campeones. Campeones meaning Champions is a sports comedy-drama set against the backdrop of basketball where an arrogant coach is forced to do community service and train a team with developmental disabilities. The film starred Javier Gutierrez, Jose de Luna, Gloria Ramos, Roberto Chinchilla, Athenea Mata, Luisa Gavasa, Mariano Llorente, Daniel Freire, and Juan Margallo. It was directed by Javier Fesser. The film was the biggest national box office hit of the year.

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Period drama film Armageddon Time – which is being well received by the critiques – has reportedly submitted Anne Hathaway’s name for Oscar consideration in Supporting Actor category.

According to Variety, two-time Oscar nominee Anne Hathaway, who plays the devoted mother Esther, was one of the actors who seemed to straddle the line between lead and supporting, and she will be seeking the latter.

Additionally for supporting actor, Emmy winner Jeremy Strong (Succession) will also compete for the award alongside a long list of veterans including his co-star Anthony Hopkins who portrays the wise and loving grandfather Aaron.

Per the report, Jaylin Webb will also be presented as a supporting player for his debut in the feature film. His co-star Banks Repeta, who plays the young Paul, will be the sole actor submitted for lead consideration.

The coming-of-age story is also seeking recognition in the technical races: production design (Happy Massee and Teri Bella), cinematography (Darius Khondji, who also shot “Bardo”), costume design (Madeline Weeks), film editing (Scott Morris) and original score (Christopher Spelman).

Armageddon Time will open in limited release on October 28 then nationwide on November 4.

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