Have you heard? Maintaining distance

Maintaining distanceProject K actor Deepika Padukone is set to miss the grand event organised for the film at the San Diego ComicCon today The development comes in the wake of the ongoing Hollywood strikes by SAGAFTRA Screen Actors Guild mdash American Federation of Television and Radio Artists The actor will skip the event as a show of solidarity with the film television and radio artistes in the US who are on a strike to protest the increased dependency on artificial intelligence and the decrease in residual incomes by the big Hollywood studios Earlier the other cast members of the film like Prabhas and Kamal Haasan along with Rana Daggubati landed up in San Diego to attend the grand launch event of the film at SDCCA special filmAs the film Googly clocked a decade since its release yesterday actor Kriti Kharbanda took to her Instagram to express her gratitude towards her fans The Kannada romantic comedy was directed by Pawan Wadeyar and featured the superstar Yash who also headlined KGF Kharbanda rubbed shoulders with Yash who portrayed her love interest ldquoTen years to this brilliant satisfying iconic movie A movie I knew was magical in every sense while I was shooting it Dr Swathi is my favourite character And Sharath Yash will always be my favourite onscreen boyfriendrdquoTaking time off from workSamantha Ruth Prabhu is currently in Coimbatore on a spiritual retreat The actor who is battling an autoimmune condition called myositis took to social media to share pictures of herself meditating among a crowd of yogis ldquoA while ago sitting stillwithout thoughts flooding without twitching itching twisting and turningseemed almost impossible But today a meditative state is my most powerful source of strength calm connection and clarity Who would have thought that something so simple could be so powerfulrdquo she asked on social mediaIn honourActor Anupam Kher and acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi will be honoured with cinematic retrospectives at the upcoming 11th edition of the Jagran Film Festival JFF starting August 3 The cinema extravaganza will begin with Kherrsquos address on the present state of the Indian film industry followed by the world premiere of his yettorelease film The Signature in which the 68yearold actor plays the protagonist ldquoIt brings me immense pleasure to be part of the JFF where I can not only share the captivating Indian retrospective of cinema but also represent my film as an opening film on such an incredible platform Through such platforms the industry aims to emphasise the significance of Indian cinema and discuss the need for better storytelling for aspiring filmmakersrdquoMore trouble Or the truthFilmmaker Vivek Agnihotri announced his upcoming nonfiction project The Kashmir Files Unreported that will release on the streamer ZEE5 The filmmaker who earlier directed the 2022 movie The Kashmir Files shared the news on his social media pages along with its official teaser saying that it will present the ldquovulgar truth of Kashmir genocide of Hindusrdquo ldquoA lot of genocide deniers terror supporters and enemies of Bharat questioned The Kashmir Files Now bringing to you the vulgar truth of Kashmir genocide of Hindus which only a devil can questionrdquo Agnihotri tweeted Agnihotrirsquos film had evoked strong reactions from the masses While some had praised the director for showcasing what transpired others accused him of instigating the masses by spreading misinformationPak actor among The Marvels trioPakistaniCanadian actor Iman Vellani will be one of the three protagonists of The Marvels which will release this Diwali New photos from the MCU offering have been released They feature Captain MarvelCarol Danvers Brie Larson Ms MarvelKamala Khan Vellani and Monica Rambeau Photon Teyonah Parris along with Nick Fury Samuel L JacksonCelebrating Karanrsquos legacyThe Indian Film Festival of Melbourne IFFM announced its tribute to Karan Johar as he completes 25 years as a filmmaker in 2023 The film gala will host a series of events and special screenings of Joharrsquos films in its run from August 11 to 20 the organisers said in a press release Johar made his directorial debut in 1998 with Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and emerged to become an influential figure in the Indian film industry The filmmaker 51 said he is ldquodeeply honouredrdquo to be a part of the 14th edition of IFFM ldquoThis year holds a special significance for me as I celebrate 25 years as a filmmaker and I canrsquot think of a better platform than this festival to commemorate this milestone in my career Returning for the third time at the festival I am overwhelmed by the love and support I have received from the Australian audience The festivalrsquos curation of a special experience and celebrations to mark this momentous landmark in my journey fills me with a sense of joy and gratituderdquo he said in a statement Joharrsquos upcoming offering Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kaahani is set to release