From trailer releases to the recently held National Film Awards, we've got deets for you from the highlights of this week in this roundup!
The internet's favorite rom-com right now, Nobody Wants This is renewed for season 2 and if that doesn't make you happy, we don't know what will! Back home, The 70th National Film Awards were held this week with Mithun Chakraborty being honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution to Hindi cinema. Brahmastra Part 1 took home three National Awards and Sooraj Barjatya won Best Director for Uunchai! YRF Entertainment's Vijay 69 starring Anupam Kher announced its release date and Ananya Panday launched her podcast 'So Positive'. This and more happened through the week!
YRF Entertainment's Vijay 69 starring Anupam Kher releases this November
Written and directed by Akshay Roy and produced by Maneesh Sharma for YRF Entertainment, this heartwarming slice-of-life film starring Anupam Kher will stream on Netflix from November 8, 2024! Beautifully capturing the spirit of "better late than never," the film follows the remarkable journey of Vijay, a 69-year-old man who defies societal expectations by training for a triathlon and refusing to let age limit his ambitions.
Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives Season 3 trailer released
Everyone's favorite guilty pleasure, Fabulous Lives vs Bollywood Wives is back and season 3 brings us Riddhima Kapoor Sahni and more. Saif Ali Khan too has joined this series for this season as the moderator.
To promote healthier online habits, Ananya Panday is launching the So Positive Podcast, a transformative series aimed at navigating mental health in the digital age. Panday will be teaming up with six content creators, Prajakta Koli, Sumukhi Suresh, the creators behind the DesiCrime Podcast, Yashraj Mukhate, Ankush Bahuguna, and BeYouNick to share their personal journeys and practical insights into achieving digital well-being. The first episode available to stream from October 15.
Nobody Wants This renewed for Season 2 on Netflix
Created by Erin Foster, this rom-com has quickly become the only thing anyone can talk about on social media ever since its release. Netlfix has announced the second season of this series but there will be different showrunners in season 2.
Manjummel Boys receive Best Music at Kino Bravo International Film Festival
This survival thriller was the only Indian film to be screened in the competition section of the festival and it received Best Music at Kino Bravo International Film Festival held in Russia. Sharing the news on Instagram, the makers wrote, “Award for the Best Music at Kino Bravo International Film Festival held at Sochi, Russia.”
Starring Neena Gupta, 1000 Babies is based on a mass infanticide case. Directed by Najeem Koya, this series will be streaming on Disney+ Hotstar from October 18, 2024.
The sequel for Khosla ka Ghosla is in works
The makers of Khosla ka Ghosla announced the sequel for this film that the world has been awaiting for a while now. While no other information has been released, you can watch this iconic film in the theatre once again as it re-releases on October 18, 2024.
Cillian Murphy to play Voldemort in upcoming Harry Potter TV series
The new Harry Potter series by HBO Max is on its way and will be having 10 seasons, the first of which is expected to be out in 2026. While Helen Mirren, Adam Driver have been associated with this project, Cillian Murphy is all set to play Voldemort in this series and we can't keep calm!
Anne Hathaway confirms development of Princess Diaries 3
20 years after the release of Princess Diaries 2, Anne Hathway took to her Instagram to announce that we'll soon be revisiting Genovia in Princess Diaries 3. Here's what she wrote on her social media, "Miracles happen ✨👑 Back to Genovia with @adeleblim@disney@somewherepictures. The fairy tale continues ❤️🔥"
Aaron Pierre cast as John Stewart and Kyle Chandler cast as Hal Jordan in DC Studios' Green Lantern series
HBO's series based on the Green Lantern DC comic, Green Lantern finally has Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler on board where the two will be seen opposite each other as John Stewart and Hal Jordan, respectively.
Besides these updates, the 70th National Film Awards were held this week and here's who won what!
Rishab Shetty won Best Actor for Kantara. Manasi Parekh won Best Actress for Kutch Express and she shared this with Nithya Menen who won the same for Thiruchitrambalam. Aattam won Best Feature Film and Gulmohar won Best Hindi Film. Sooraj Barjatya won Best Director for Uunchai. Brahmastra: Part 1 received many National Awards starting with Best Male Playback Singer for Arijit Singh, Best Film in the AVGC category (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comic), and Best VFX Film.
Neena Gupta won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Uunchai. A R Rahman won his seventh National Film Award for Best Music Director (background score) for Ponniyin Selvan 1 while Pritam won the same award for songs in Brahmastra Part 1.KGF 2 won Best Kannada Film and Ponniyin Selvan: Part 1 won Best Tamil Film. Karthikeya 2 won Best Telugu Film and Manoj Bajpayee won a National Award for Gulmohar in the special Mention category. Mithun Chakraborty was honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award to mark his contribution to Hindi cinema.
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