Entertainment roundup: NTR Jr to join YRF spyverse; Sridevi's death anniversary; Varun Dhawan & Natasha Dalal announce pregnancy; Kiran Rao to submit Laapataa Ladies to Oscars next year

Actor Khushi Kapoor, who made her Hindi film debut in Netflix's The Archies, shared a heartfelt memory of her mother, the legendary actress Sridevi, on the morning of February 24, the sixth death anniversary of the late actress. She took to her Instagram stories to share an old picture of her posing with sister Janhvi Kapoor and her mom. Sridevi worked in some well-loved Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Kannada films. Apart from a 15-year hiatus after Janhvi Kapoor was born, Sridevi worked in around 300 movies. Sridevi died in Dubai, from accidental drowning, on February 24, 2018. Read More

What’s on OTT this Friday (March 1, 2024): From Netflix's Ravi Kishan-starrer legal drama Maamla Legal Hai to comic Sunil Grover's Sunflower Season 2 on Zee5, earmark these series and films to stream on OTT platforms this weekend. One of the busiest weekends of this year so far, there are close to 10 films and shows releasing on platforms like Netflix, AppleTV +, Zee5 and others. This March, there’s action, comedy, drama and suspense Read More

Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal announce first pregnancy.

The expecting Bollywood couple who got married on January 24, 2021 are excited about their first child. They shared maternity shoot photos on internet. Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan and his wife Natasha Dalal took to Instagram to announce the news of their first pregnancy with a sweet picture. The Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania and Badrinath Ki Dulhania star captioned the photo: “We are pregnant! Need all of your blessings and love!” Read More

The docu-series will be about the K-pop star as he meets street dancers from across the world including cities like Osaka, Paris, New York, Seoul and Gwangju. This February 18 was an extra special birthday for BTS’ J-Hope, who turned 30. He announced the release of his new album Hope On The Street Volume 1 comprising six tracks. This music album will be released in March along with a six-part docuseries, on J-Hope's dance-centric origin story across global streets, that is also titled Hope on the Street, to stream exclusively on Prime Video from March 28. Read More

Come March, J-Hope of Korean band BTS will release both his new music album and a docuseries on him, both titled 'Hope On The Street'.

Earlier this year, the Swedish composer, conductor and songwriter won the Best Original Score category at the Golden Globe Awards. The Best Original Score category at the 77th British Academy Film Awards on Sunday (February 18) at London’s Royal Festival Hall, went to Ludwig Göransson for Oppenheimer. The 39-year-old Swedish composer has won many Grammy Awards, including one for Oppenheimer (Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media). After BAFTA win, Oscars is next. Read More

Made under the banner of Aamir Khan Productions and Kindling Productions, Kiran Rao's second directorial 'Laapataa Ladies', based on Biplab Goswami’s award-winning story, will release in theatres on March 1. The film is a tragicomic tale, set in rural India, of the case of two missing brides. The director said, following the viewer's reaction, they would consider submitting the film for the Oscars next year.

The YRF Spy Universe includes Indian agents Pathaan (Shah Rukh Khan), Kabir (Hrithik Roshan) and Tiger (Salman Khan). Could NTR Jr become the fourth? (Image via X/@SpyUniverseYRF)

While news of NTR Jr joining the Yash Raj Films Spyverse film franchise, as an Indian agent, was known, reports suggest his involvement in the massive spy universe could extend beyond War 2 co-starring Hrithik Roshan and slated to release on August 14, 2025. NTR Jr is all set to make his Bollywood debut, in the YRF Spy Universe that includes box office successes like War (over Rs 475 crore worldwide) and Pathaan (over Rs 1,050 crore globally). Read More