Ali Fazal talks about his fist bumps with Tom Cruise

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Aditya Chopra’s vulnerability in his first ever video interview while decoding his father’s method of filmmaking and eventually his own, is what makes The Romantics truly authentic in the story it is trying to tell Uday Chopra (Yash Chopra’s younger son) who has been away from movies for a long time, also establishes along with his brother Aditya that nepotism doesn’t save careers Aditya said, “My brother is an actor and he's not a very successful actor Now, here is the son of one of the biggest filmmakers, he's the brother of a very big filmmaker Imagine a company like YRF, which has many people to revive the showman’s magic again.

The Romantics has been directed by Oscar & Emmynominated filmmaker Smriti Mundhra Thanks to Mundhra, the reclusive head of the iconic Yash Raj Films, Aditya Chopra, recorded his first on-camera interview for ‘The Romantics’!

The Netflix docu-series The Romantics is a tribute to the legacy of Yash Chopra, YRF and their cultural impact on India and Indians across the world for the past 50 years The four-part docu-series features 35 leading personalities from the film industry, who have closely worked with YRF through its 50-year glorious existence

While it is duly, a tribute to one of the pioneers of Indian cinema, especially the connoisseur of love and romance who changed the very lens with which women were perceived and showcased on celluloid, the series is more of a masterclass for Gen Z and many other film buffs who wanted to understand the business of cinema and what it takes to build an empire like YRF ‘The Romantics’ teaches us what we will not find in books It’s like the world needed Aditya Chopra to articulate his own cinema, the paradigm shift in filmmaking, an oral history of Hindi films, all in one go like a probably launched the most newcomers, and we could not make him a star Why could we not do it for our own? Because the bottom line is, only an audience will decide, ‘I like this person, I want to see this person ’ No one else can decide that ”

If you haven’t watched ‘The Romantics’ yet, watch it with your Gen Z children, grandchildren and friends who have either never seen the craft of Yash Chopra’s legacy, or thoroughly enjoyed it and shaped their lives according to his portrayal of romance on celluloid It is a great watch for diaspora kids who have only known Karan Johar films for a glimpse into India’s culture Here’s a man who’s Karan’s best friend, better than him and more confident in his success and failures, giving you a free oral history of Indian cinema, that no one else can in such a simplistic and articulate manner

Ali Fazal was one of the invitees to attend the Oscar nominees’ luncheon this year as a member of the Academy He was quoted as saying, “My experience at the luncheon was just amazing I got to meet such wonderful talent fr and I have watched all of their work It was a real honour to just have a nice relaxed afternoon with everyone ”

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The 36-year-o adds, “As an Academy member my responsibilitie and the responsibility of a the Indian members, is to be the global stage A it is very evident with the regular nominations that w that Indian talent is getting all across the globe It is only fair to say that Indian Academy members have a responsibility and have a role to play in storytelling across the globe I hope to keep bridging all the gaps between us and the rest of the world”

The actor took to Instagram to share several pictures from the luncheon, including happy moments with this year ’ s nominees from IndiaGuneet Monga and Shaunak Sen

“There are just too many cherished memories from lunch Getting fist bumps from Tom Cruise’s is definitely top of the list and sharing notes with Martin Mcdonagh whose plays I have performed on e Getting to meet ndan Fraser and a lot ther people out e who know my k That was really e to know It is ouraging for an or like me and has en the biggest keaway from the ncheon,” says the tor, who has starred several Hollywood ojects such as urious 7 ’ , ‘Victoria & bdul’ and ‘Death on he Nile ’

Talking about ndian representation s, “I am s They are doing some great work We have had a great representation from India, for instance All That Breathes is one of the best films I have seen, I am not saying this because it is from India and I know the team ”

He added, “In fact, the best work is there in focus at the Oscars from All Quiet on the Western Front, Top Gun sequel, and I met the creators as well as editors of these films The moment is going to be etched in my head for a while ”

Deepika not happy with South Asian representation in Hollywood

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Padukone is a multi-talented and accomplished person. She has consistently delivered outstanding performances in various roles, and proven her range and versatility as an actress The actress and businesswoman has not only created a loyal fan base in India, but also in the West She has featured in a Hollywood film titled ‘XXX: Return of Xander Cage’ alongside Vin Diesel

The actress has often spoken to the media about how she is not happy with the overall representation of South Asian people in Hollywood Recently, talking about South Asian representation in the West and the kind of roles that she would like to play in Hollywood, Deepiak said, “I think we have a long w a y t o g o w h e n i t c o m e s t o S o u t h A s i a n representation So I think that’s what I am looking for

I am done for all of us- on behalf of all of us- being the Indian doctor in a movie or the Indian Taxi driver I want to be W o n d e r W o m a n , I w a n t t o b e B a t Woman and there’s no reason, and when I say I, I mean we There’s no reason why I want us to be Barbie I want us to be all of those things and there’s no reason why we can’t be And so the choice of or the decision to not do these movies is an intentional decision to say- bring me, bring us something that is worth our talent, worth our while, and worth our energy ” M e a n w h i l e , o n t h e w o r k f r o n t ,

Deepika Padukone has some major projects in the pipeline She is all set to star with Prabhas and Amitabh Bachchan in 'Project K,' the release date of which was announced today She will also feature in the Hindi remake of 'The Intern '

Ranveer Singh hangs out with former basketball players at an NBA game

NBA India’s brand ambassador Ranveer Singh spent the weekend as a spectator after playing at the NBA All-Star Celebrity game. He was seen spending time with former basketball players like Karl Malone, Reggie Miller, Shaquille O’Neal; Marvel stars Jonathan Majors, Michael B Jordan, Simu Liu and filmmaker Spike Lee Singh was dressed in bright colours with a yellow T-shirt, pink puffy jacket, blue pants, and a hat

While on the court, he also got a chance to talk to actord i r e c t o r B e n A f f l e c k o n t h e court Ben was promoting his upcoming Prime Video film ‘Air’ and had come to watch the game Ranveer is a selfacclaimed basketball fan

W h e n n a m e d I n d i a ’ s brand ambassador in 2021, R a n v e e r h a d s a i d i n a n i n t e r v i e w , “ I h a v e b e e n a basketball fan since I was a child It is one of the most e l e c t r i f y i n g s p o r t s i n t h e world and NBA stars have been shaping pop culture for decades now From Michael Jordan to Allen Iverson to LeBron James, the NBA has developed a unique culture within its players and fans The players’ impact on and off the court is something that I admire ”

On the work front, the actor's next project is Karan Johar's ‘Rocky Aur Rani Ki P r e m K a h a n i ’ , w h e r e h e reunites with his ‘Gully Boy’ co-star Alia Bhatt The film will be released in June 2023