MTV Awards 2018: 'Big Panther' big winner

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June 19, 2018

Los Angeles, Jun 19: 'Black Panther' roared at this year's MTV Movie and TV Awards as the film went on to bag top honours, including Best Movie, while 'Stranger Things' was adjudged the Best Show at the ceremony.

The Ryan Coogler-directed film also won three other big awards - including 'Best Performance in a Movie' and 'Best Hero' for Chadwick Boseman's performance as 'T'Challa/ Black Panther'. Micheal B Jordan's portrayal as Erik Killmonger in the film won him the title of 'Best Villain'.

The 'Best Movie' award was presented by Lady Gaga, who made a surprise appearance at the show. She then announced the award would go to 'Black Panther'.

Boseman, Jordan and Winston Duke (M'Baku) came on to the stage to accept the award.

"Thank you all for investing in not just a beautiful story, but investing in a continued conversation in what this industry and what this culture could achieve - and what we all can aspire to be," Duke said.

Boseman dedicated his 'Best Hero' award to real-life "true hero", James Shaw Jr, an American man known for disarming a gunman during the Nashville Waffle House shooting in Antioch, Tennessee and saving lives.

With three trophies, 'Stranger Things' emerged the second biggest winner.

Actor Millie Bobby Brown from the Netflix series won the award for Best Performance in a Show. Her co-star Noah Schnapp scored the win for the Most Frightened Performance.

Brown, who could not attend the show due to a broken kneecap, addressed the audience through a pre-taped video message in which she made a powerful speech against bullying.

"I was taught, if you don't have anything nice to say, just don't say it. There should be no space in this world for bullying, and I'm not going to tolerate it and neither should any you. If you need a reminder of how well you are and to rise above the hate, message me on Instagram," she said.

The actor's remarks come days after she quit social media due to online bullying.

For a second consecutive year, both categories were gender-neutral.

The Best Fight win was scored by 'Wonder Woman' for the scene in which Gal Gadot's 'Wonder Woman' faces off against German soldiers in the battlefield.

Lady Gaga's 'Gaga: Five Foot Two' won the laurel for the Best Music Documentary.

"I love you little monsters so much! And, Happy Pride Month! I just have one problem, I recently found out that I am actually five-foot-three and three quarters … I am so, so sorry, but thank you so much," she said in her acceptance speech.

'Master of None' co-writer-actor Lena Waithe accepted the Trailblazer Award, who dedicated the honour to the 1990 documentary 'Paris Is Burning" that introduced her to trailblazers such as Pepper LaBeija, Dorian Corey, Angie Xtravaganza and Willi Ninja.

"Avengers: Infinity War" star Chris Pratt received the Generation Award and spoke to the next generation as their 'elder' and then went on to offer his 'Nine Rules from Chris Pratt, Generation Award Winner'.

The show was hosted by Tiffany Haddish, who made history by becoming the first African American to have headlined the event. She also took home the prize for Best Comedic Performance for 'Girls Trip'.

The cast of 'It' received the award for Best Onscreen Team.

Madelaine Petsch from 'Riverdale' bagged the Scene Stealer award for her portrayal as Cheryl Blossom in the show.

The 'Best Kiss' award was shared by Nick Robinson and Keiynan Lonsdale for 'Love, Simon' film. 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' was adjudged the Best Reality Series/Franchise and mother-daughter duo Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian were present to collect the award.

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August 5,2020

New Delhi, Aug 5: Playback singer S P Balasubrahmanyam on Wednesday confirmed testing positive for COVID-19 with 'mild' symptoms.

The 74-year-old musician shared the information through a video message posted on his official Facebook page.

In the video, the singer detailed about having a little "discomfort" for two days, stating he had chest congestion along with cold and on-off fever, which led him to get tested for the virus.

However, he also mentioned that he could have stayed at home in self-quarantine, as advised, but did not want to put his family in danger, and hence got admitted by his own choice, to recover quickly.

"I am in good hand, I am in good health. Nobody has to worry about this. The fever has subsided, and in two days I'll be discharged and I'll be home. Thanks for the concern," he said in the video message.

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April 6,2020

New Delhi, April 6: Acknowledging on being scared and talking of not seeing his family for three weeks, actor Salman Khan along with nephew Nirvaan on Sunday shared their lockdown experience in a video message.

The 54-year-old star, without disclosing where the actor actually is, shared a video message on Twitter along with his brother Sohail Khan's son, Nirvaan.

Salman began the one-minute and 26-seconds long video, by saying: "We came here for a few days and now we're stuck and scared"

The 'Bharat' actor then introduced Nirvaan and asked him "How long has it been since you saw your father?", to which Nirvaan replied, "It must have been three weeks."

"I have not seen my father for three weeks. We are here and he is alone at home," Salman added.

The 'Sultan' actor then asks the boy: "You remember the film dialogue, 'the one who got scared, died.' It does not apply here in this situation. We are scared and bravely we admit that we are scared. Please don't be brave in this situation."

Nirvaan also further requested everybody to stay safe and maintain social-distance.

"I think it's better for everyone to stay home, avoid contact and I think the longer we stay indoors the faster this ends," he added.

The 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' star concluded the video by saying: "The one who got afraid saved himself and lives of others around him. Moral of the story, 'We're all scared'."

Urging people to take the government's advisory of self-isolation seriously amid the rising cases of coronavirus in the country, the megastar had earlier shared a video message for fans. 

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July 4,2020

London, Jul 4: Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth says he is really excited about the biopic on WWE legend Hulk Hogan, which is currently in development.

"The Thor" actor revealed that he will bulk up his physique for the much-anticipated film to be directed by “Joker” helmer Todd Phillips.

“This movie is going to be a really fun project. As you can imagine, the preparation for the role will be insanely physical. I will have to put on more size than I ever have before, even more than I put on for Thor.

''And then there is the accent as well as the physicality and the attitude. I will also have to do a deep dive into the rabbit hole of the wrestling world, which I'm really looking forward to doing,” Hemsworth told British magazine Total Film.

The project was announced last year, with “8 Mile” scribe Scott Silver and John Pollono attached to pen the script.

It is expected to look into Hogan's rise from the Florida wrestling circuit to becoming the face of the World Wrestling Federation in the 1980s where he squared off with villain Andre the Giant.

The 36-year-old actor, however, said that the team is still “quite a way away” from starting production on the film.

“'I haven't even seen a script yet. The project is deep in development. Todd Phillips and I met to chat about it maybe a year or two ago. We talked about the idea for the film, which I think was going to be a TV series at one point.

''There were a few different ideas about what portion of his life it was going to be set in, so we spitballed about what it could be and what I thought it might be. Thankfully, they ran with a few of those ideas and the script is in the process of being written - but Hulk Hogan is still quite a way away.''

The biopic will be produced by Michael Sugar through his Sugar23's first-look Netflix deal along with Joint Efforts' Phillips and Bradley Cooper, Eric Bischoff, and Hemsworth.

Hogan will also serve as executive producer along with Sugar23's Ashley Zalta. Steve Desmond and Michael Sherman will serve as co-producers.

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