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Great time to be an Indian actor: Irrfan Khan

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October 13, 2016

Mumbai, Oct 13: Actor Irrfan Khan, who is back from the premiere of his latest film 'Inferno' in Florence, says this is a good time for Indian cinema and actors.

Irrfan"I can say with full authority that this is a great time to be an Indian actor. Our cinema is being recognised and acknowledged internationally. Very soon Indian actors will be able to make their presence felt in every corner of the world. It's just a matter of time," he said.

The premiere of the film happened at an opera theatre, the Opera di Firenze in Florence, and Irrfan was delighted to hear how minutely the journalists gathered at the venue watched the film.

"They asked intricate literary questions about the film from all of us. They wanted to discuss the film's connection with Dante's Inferno. No one asked me about Indian politics," said Irrfan.

The eminently international Irrfan is back in India for just a few days until his new Hollywood film 'Inferno' releases on Friday.

"Actually I'm supposed to be in the US for some important meetings. I had to cancel them and get back home when my producers of 'Inferno', in all their wisdom, decided to release our film in India two weeks in advance of the rest of the world. That sort of threw me off gear, in a good way," laughs Irrfan.

"So, here I am just for a few days to do press in India," he added.

Irrfan has plenty of reason to be flattered. The producers of 'Inferno' decided to advance their film's release in India to cash in on Irrfan's presence in the cast.

"It is true they thought since I was in the cast, they wanted me to be the face of the film in India. I gladly and humbly accepted the honour, and here I am," said the actor.

Tom Hanks, Irrfan's co-star in 'Inferno', recently was quoted as saying, 'I thought I was the coolest guy in the room until Irrfan walked in.'

Irrfan laughs it off as his great co-star's magnanimity, 'Just being around Tom Hanks is so enriching for me. He is a very generous co-star, colleague and I can comfortably say we're friends. 'Inferno' has a truly global cast.'

"It gave me a chance to get to know actors from all across the world. To me the biggest advantage of working abroad is the exposure I get to international talent," he said.

Inferno is releasing in India on Friday, October 14, 2016.

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July 27,2020

Mumbai, Jul 27: Action director Parvez Khan, known for his work in films like Sriram Raghavan's Andhadhun and Badlapur, died on Monday after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 55. 

Parvez, who worked in the industry since 1986, was rushed to Ruby Hospital after he complained of chest pain, his longtime associate Nishant Khan told PTI. "He suffered a major heart attack in the morning. He was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced dead. He didn't have any health issues but felt chest pain last night," Nishant said.

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who worked with Parvez in the National Award winning 2013 drama Shahid, said the action director was extremely skilled. "Just heard that action director Parvez Khan is no more. We had worked together in Shahid where he executed the riots sequence in a single take. Very skilful, energetic and a good man. RIP Parvez. Your voice still rings in my ears," Hansal tweeted. 

Parvez started his career by assisting action director Akbar Bakshi in films like Akshay Kumar's Khiladi (1992), Shah Rukh Khan's Baazigar (1993) and Bobby Deol-starrer Soldier in 1998. It was with Ram Gopal Varma's Ab Tak Chhappan in 2004 that he started working independently and went on to have a long-standing collaboration with filmmaker Sriram Raghavan in films such as Johnny Gaddaar (2007), Saif Ali Khan-starrer Agent Vinod in 2012 and Badlapur, featuring Varun Dhawan. He is survived by wife, son, daughter-in-law and a granddaughter.

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May 20,2020

New Delhi, May 20: Singer Justin Bieber on Wednesday thanked his Indian fans for showering love on his newly-launched song 'Stuck With U'.

The 26-year-old singer shared a video on Twitter, that featured many Indian music enthusiasts crooning and making their own individual creative videos with the song playing in the background.

In reaction to it, the 'Yummy' singer tweeted: "Thank You India"

Bieber and American singer Ariana Grande teamed up for the song earlier this month to help the people affected and who are in need during the ongoing coronavirus crisis.

The official music video was dropped on May 8. The romantic track marks the first collaboration of the duo.

The music video has cameos by the singer's partners and features many special moments shared by the couple amid lockdown.

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April 21,2020

Mumbai, Apr 21: While the whole country continues to struggle against the COVID-19 crisis, filmmaker Rohit Shetty's name has been added to the list of renowned personalities who have come forward to give the frontline workers a boost to help them in their battle against the deadly infection.

Rohit Shetty has facilitated eight hotels across the city for the on-duty corona warriors to rest, shower and change with arrangements for breakfast and dinner. The Mumbai Police thanked Shetty for this kind gesture in keeping Mumbai safe and tweeted," #RohitShetty has facilitated eight hotels across the city for our on-duty #CovidWarriors to rest, shower & change with arrangements for breakfast & dinner. We thank him for this kind gesture and for helping us in #TakingOnCorona and keeping Mumbai safe."

Meanwhile, scores of celebrities have stepped forward in the fight against coronavirus by supporting different initiatives to help the ones going through the difficult situation due to coronavirus outbreak.

India's count of positive coronavirus cases reached 18,985 after 1,329 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Tuesday.
Out of the total cases, 15,122 are active cases, 3,259 have been cured and discharged and one has migrated. With 44 new deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the toll stands at 603.

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