I can’t believe what I just read.

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The Late Show host joked that the GOP nominee had a “totally normal” approach to counting.

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It turns out that a grainy livestream of the Eras Tour was the only thing keeping this fandom in line.

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“Zachary Levi couldn’t endorse Trump without reminding the audience that he used to be Shazam first. These are levels of unemployment I’ve rarely seen.”

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“You got in the trunk of my agent’s car.”

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The recent edition of the International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA), held from September 27 to September 29 in Abu Dhabi, has sparked controversy after Kannada filmmaker Hemanth Rao called out the event organizers for what he described as disrespectful treatment. IIFA Utsavam, a segment dedicated to the South Indian film industries—Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada—left Rao and his team deeply disappointed.

Hemanth Rao Calls Out IIFA for Disrespect
Hemanth Rao, known for directing acclaimed Kannada films like Godhi Banna Sadharana Mykattu and Sapta Saagaradaache Ello, took to Instagram to express his frustrations. In a detailed post, Rao shared that he and his music director, Charan Raj, were made to wait for hours, only to discover that they would not receive the awards they had been promised.

Rao described his experience as “a massive inconvenience and extremely disrespectful.” Despite being in the industry for over a decade and attending various award shows, this experience stood out for all the wrong reasons. “For context, I was sat till 3 AM in the morning only to realize there was no award. The same happened to my Music Director: Charan Raj,” Rao wrote.
No Mention of Nominees
Rao also criticized the way the awards were conducted, pointing out that no nominees were mentioned during the presentation. “It’s your award. You can give it to whoever you want to. That’s your choice!! I haven’t won MANY awards and haven’t lost sleep over it, so these grapes aren’t sour,” he said. However, what troubled him was the lack of transparency in the process. “The format this year was just to hand out the award. The nominees weren’t even mentioned.”

In a sharp statement directed at the IIFA organizers, Rao remarked, “Your award shows run on the talent that you put on your stage. NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. I don’t need your award to enjoy the best job in the world.”

Siddharth Reacts: “Disrespect Towards Artists Will Not End”
Actor Siddharth, who has always been vocal about the treatment of artists in the industry, responded to Hemanth Rao’s post. He expressed solidarity, stating, “Sorry to know you and Charan had to go through this… disrespect towards artists at the hands of these middlemen will not end… but props to you for speaking out.”

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Nobody Wants This is for everyone who has had a crush on Adam Brody’s Seth Cohen and Dave Rygalski for the last 20 years.

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I still can’t believe Angela Lansbury recorded the song “Beauty and the Beast” in a single take after staying up all night on a flight.

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Nia Sharma, who has been entertaining audiences in Colors’ Suhagan Chudail and Laughter Chefs, is all set for her eighth association with the channel. The actress, after several rumours of being a part of the reality show Bigg Boss, will finally be a part for the upcoming new season, which will have Salman Khan as the host. Nia, who gained fame for her role as Manvi in Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri Behna Hai and Roshni Patel in Jamai Raja, has become the first confirmed contestant.

Readers would be aware that Khatron Ke Khiladi 14 had its grand finale over the weekend with Rohit Shetty as the host. While the stunt-based reality show had several guests who came to support their favourite contestants on the show, the grand finale also saw the team of the fun cooking-comedy reality show Laughter Chefs wherein Nia Sharma, Bharti Singh, and others also appeared on the show. Rohit, while speaking to the team, introduced Nia as the contestant of the reality show, leaving everybody surprised. Meanwhile, the actress did not confirm the news but flashed a nervous smile.

Speaking of Bigg Boss 18, the recently released promo of the show featured Salman Khan introducing the new season which is themed ‘Time Ka Tandav’. Although the clip featured an aesthetically shot ‘futuristic’ vibe, the superstar did not divulge any details of the game audiences can expect from the new season.

Apart from her, other names that are doing the rounds include Shilpa Shirodkar, Digvijay Singh Rathee, Shoaib Ibrahim, Nyraa Bannerjee, Muskan Bamne, Chahat Pandey, Shehzada Dhami, etc. In the past, Nia has collaborated with Colors for Ishq Mein Marjaawan, Naagin 4, Khatron Ke Khiladi 4 and KKK: Made In India, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 10, among others.

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The first two films in the Dhoom franchise were directed by Sanjay Gadhvi. But both the movies were written by Vijay Krishna Acharya. The latter then went onto direct and write Dhoom 3 (2013), the third film in the successful franchise. It is now learnt exclusively by Bollywood Hungama that Vijay aka Victor will have major contribution in Dhoom 4 as well.

News about Dhoom 4 was recently out, and it instantly sent a wave of excitement among the Hindi film lovers. This wasn’t surprising since the heist franchise has tremendous following among the Bollywood audience. But what took them by surprise was the announcement of Ranbir Kapoor as the antagonist in Dhoom 4.

The actor teaming up with Victor is an interesting combination. A source told Bollywood Hungama exclusively, “Vijay Krishna Acharya aka Victor has written the script for Dhoom 4. He has written all the previous three Dhoom films and directed one, so it was natural for him to be given the responsibility. He will also be directing the film. He had helmed Dhoom 3, which had then become the highest grossing Bollywood film.”

All three previous Dhoom films saw Abhishek Bachchan and Uday Chopra as the cop duo. However, the choice of actors to play the cops in Dhoom 4 is currently under wraps.

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