Have you heard? The celebrated celebrates

Ranveer Singh received career honour for his contribution to cinema at the third edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival and thanked the ldquomaster of transformationrdquo Hollywood actor Johnny Depp in his acceptance speech He was one of the three recipients of this yearrsquos award at the Jeddahbased film gala and was presented the gong by Hollywood star Sharon Stone ldquoOne of my screen idols is in the house Ladies and gentlemen Mr Johnny Depp My good sir I have followed your work since Edward Scissorhands and Whatrsquos Eating Gilbert Grape What an honour to be receiving this award in your presence Thank you for everything you have unknowingly taught me about the craft sirrdquo he saidCinema close to cricketSri Lankan cricket legend Muttiah Muralitharan says Hindi and Tamil films enjoy a huge fan following in his home country and the craze for cinema comes in a close second to cricket in the island nation ldquoIn Sri Lanka Hindi movies are famous because very few movies are made in Sri Lanka They Sri Lankan films donrsquot have a lot of budget but they still run in theatres because people want to watch films in their own language Both Hindi and Tamil movies are famous in Sri Lanka A young person there can even speak Hindi because they have watched Hindi movies Mostly there are Hindi movies Hollywood movies are very fewrdquo the 51yearold former cricketer saidTo new venturesDirector Nagraj Manjule who is known for films like Sairat Fandry and Jhund started the shoot of his next Marathi film titled Khashaba The film is a biopic based on the first Olympic winner in postindependence India Khashaba Dadasaheb Jadhav who clinched a bronze medal in wrestling at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics Set against the backdrop of postindependent India it promises to tell a tale of triumph and tenacity and explores the journey of an unsung hero who overcame adversities with his unwavering dedicationSecond chancesMast Mein Rehne Ka starring Jackie Shroff and Neena Gupta will premiere on Prime Video on December 8 the streaming platform announced yesterday Written and directed by Vijay Maurya the narrative delves into the parallel universes of two distinct generations each navigating its unique reservations and confronting the adversities of life and explores themes of second chances in love and life forgiveness and redemptionLove for the brotherSunny Deol has given a shoutout to his ldquolittle brotherrdquo Bobby for his performance in the latest release Animal starring Ranbir Kapoor ldquoMy little brother has shaken the world All guns firing success to Animalrdquo wrote Sunny to which Bobby replied ldquoYou are my life Love you the mostrdquo Animal also stars Rashmika Mandanna Anil Kapoor and Tripti Dimri It is one of the longest Indian films made with a runtime of 201 minutesFilm Imran felt ashamed ofImran Khan took to a YouTube channel to talk about Luck his film that did not do well at the box office Khan confessed that he has been rewatching his recent work and was pleased to realise how progressive Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na and Break Ke Baad were for their time ldquoWhen Luck released it was a disaster They tarred and feathered me they took me out back to shoot me behind the latrines for taking part in such a horrible film Itrsquos quite a journey to reshape your perspective on something like that to me this was a horrible shameful film and I should be ashamed of it But yet someone says lsquoHey I like it I enjoy itrsquo Thatrsquos remarkable it makes me feel like that wasnrsquot time wastedrdquo he saidStories of triumphImliee fame actor Sumbul Touqeer will take a leap into uncharted territory with her new YouTube talk series Ek Jazba Ek Junoon that promises a genuine look into the lives of everyday heroes whorsquove triumphed over adversity ldquoHeroes arenrsquot just the ones we see in reel life or on social media real heroes are those who have bravely faced challenging situations Irsquove been inspired by them not just recently but since my childhood Their stories have always motivated me and I hope that this talk show will touch millions of hearts giving a voice to the unheard stories of my guests who fought hardships to survive and sustainrdquo she saidCelebrating a filmAs her film Qala marked a year since its release Triptii Dimri said ldquoQala was more than just a film It was a journey of selfdiscovery resilience emotions passion and love for art Irsquom grateful for the opportunity that allowed me to bring this story to life Herersquos to the power of storytelling and to everyone who embraced the film with open hearts Grateful for the journeyrdquo