BTS’ Jin leaves for Argentina to perform with Coldplay; Jungkook flies to Qatar for FIFA World Cup 2022

South Korean band BTS’ member Jin was spotted at the international airport on Monday morning while leaving for Buenos Aires, Argentina to perform his solo single ‘The Astronaut’ at the Coldplay concert on October 28.

On the morning of October 24, Jin arrived at the Seoul airport to leave for Argentina where he is set to perform his new single alongside the British band Coldplay. The pop singer looked dapper in Louis Vuitton holding a plushie of Wootteo which is his mascot for his solo promotions.

Jin and Coldplay will perform ‘The Astronaut’ live together for the first time. The concert will take place at Buenos Aires’ River Plate Stadium on October 28 (local time). A live cinema broadcast of the concert will be available worldwide. The live performance of the song will also be available to watch on BTS’ official YouTube channel after the concert ends. ‘The Astronaut,’ co-written by Jin and Coldplay, is set to be released at midnight ET on October 28.

Photos of Jin at ICN Airport heading to Argentina! pic.twitter.com/FgfZTAfrN1

— S.M_love Bts???? (@SofyloveBts1) October 24, 2022

Meanwhile, BTS’ youngest member Jungkook was also spotted at the Seoul airport, the same morning, as he was flying with a chartered aircraft to Qatar for promoting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He was spotted in casuals paired with glasses and greeting his fans and reporters.

– It has recently come to light that #JUNGKOOK arrived at Gimpo Airport, Seoul to depart for Qatar. According to Korean media his trip is for the promotion schedule of Qatar 2022 World Cup Qatar 2022. (+)

HAVE A SAFE FLIGHT JUNGKOOK pic.twitter.com/2xfIRBinCW

— Music Mundial (@MusicMundial) October 24, 2022

On the work front, Jungkook was recently featured on Benny Blanco’s track ‘Bad Decisions’ along with Jin, Jimin and Jungkook. He also collaborated with Charlie Puth on his album for the track ‘Left and Right’.

Also Read: BTS’ Jin unveils ‘Outlander’ concept photos of new single ‘The Astronaut’ ahead of the October 28 release

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EXCLUSIVE: Black Adam star Quintessa Swindell on working with Dwayne Johnson – “He just feels like my brother”

Hollywood star Quintessa Swindell is currently seen as Cyclone in the movie Black Adam which opened in theatres this Friday. The actress, who is a non-binary transgender actor, plays the superhero who has the power to manipulate wind. The film marks one of the first times a transgender actor has been roped in for one of the pivotal roles in the DC Universe. In a loft in Downtown Los Angeles, Quintessa Swindell hopped on a zoom call around 8 in the morning donning a comfy jumper and bandana for a conversation with Bollywood Hungama.

The actress revealed that she previously knew Dwayne Johnson, who plays the titular role in Black Adam, through his sister as they studied in the same school. She said. “With DJ (Dwayne Johnson), whenever he was on set, it was the feeling like let’s f***ing nail it and do an incredible job. He just feels like my brother and I went to school with his sister. So the fact that I’m now on set working with him, and I’m also seeing his sister visit on set, and I was like ‘Bri, look at me! I am working with your brother!’ It was truly so insane and so inspiring. And the conversations I’ve had with are just like life changing – on set, off set, post production – very inspiring.”

 

Swindell, who studied theater at Marymount Manhattan before dropping out to pursue acting in Los Angeles, says that DC has it on lock when it comes to making these tentpole projects. “Our director is such a visionary, and the way that he’s crafted a superhero film and made it ask big questions, especially questions that pertain to like freedom, especially in today’s world, and who has the right to freedom and to liberate themselves and I think those are things that are coming quite frequently now and have always been, and I haven’t seen, like a superhero film, really put that in front of you and like, really question it – ‘Are the superheroes actually in the right?’”

Quintessa mentioned that Dwayne Johnson was quite good at balancing out the duality in Black Adam. “Dwayne is incredible at balancing that duality and being that figure to really pose that question. And all of us being there to support it, too, and we’re all asking those questions ourselves as like our characters. So yeah, the main takeaway is like we got it. Don’t worry, literally do not worry.”

Black Adam’s screenplay is written by Adam Sztykiel and Rory Haines & Sohrab Noshirvani, based on characters from DC, based on characters created by Bill Parker and C.C. Beck. The film’s producers are Beau Flynn, Dwayne Johnson, Hiram Garcia and Dany Garcia, with Walter Hamada, Adam Schlagman, Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Chris Pan, Eric McLeod, Geoff Johns and Scott Sheldon executive producing.

Black Adam is directed by Jaume Collett-Serra. The film released in theatres on October 21 in English, Hindi, Tamil & Telugu.

ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Black Adam star Quintessa Swindell on working with Pierce Brosnan: ‘He’s literally a guru’

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India Vs Pakistan: Anushka Sharma kept getting phone calls after Virat Kohli’s stupendous performance at T20 World Cup

India won the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne against Pakistan in one of the most thrilling matches of all time. Cricketer Virat Kohli made his long-awaited comeback and was hailed for his performance. Anushka Sharma, actor and wife of Virat, could not contain her excitement upon seeing his performance.

Speaking to the broadcasters following India vs Pakistan match at the T20 World Cup, Virat revealed that Anushka Sharma was extremely proud of him. “I spoke to my wife Anushka, she was over the moon. She just told me one thing, ‘People are so happy. They are calling me to express their happiness, I don’t know what to do.’ So I don’t realize what is happening on the outside. My job is to do it on the field,” he said.

Virat Kohli’s performance on Sunday took over social media. Following 18 months of tough times during matches, he ended up becoming the star of the night. He gave up the T20 captaincy after his performance at the World Cup. He later gave up Test cricket captaincy too. Now, cricketer, Rohit Sharma is the Captain for India across all formats.

Earlier in the day, Anushka Sharma shared a loving note for Virat as she watched the match at home. “You beauty!! You freaking beauty!! You have brought sooooo much joy in peoples lives tonight and that too on the eve of Diwali! You are a wonderful wonderful man my love. Your grit, determination and belief is mind boggling !! I have just watched the best match of my life I can say and although our daughter is too small to understand why her mother was dancing around and screaming wildly in the room, one day she will understand that her dad played his best innings that night which followed after a phase that was tough on him but he came out of it stronger and wiser than ever before!” she wrote.

“So proud of you !! Your strength is contagious and you my love, are LIMITLESS!! Love you forever and through thick and thin,” she added.  Virat responded to her in the comments section and wrote, “Thank you my love for being by my side through everything every single moment. I feel so grateful and love you so much.”

 

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Meanwhile, Anushka Sharma is set to return to the screens with the Netflix movie, Chakda Xpress. The actress will essay the role of cricketer Jhulan Goswami.

ALSO READ: T20 World Cup: Anushka Sharma exults in husband Virat Kohli’s performance; says, “I have just watched the best match of my life”

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India Vs Pakistan: Shah Rukh Khan hails Indian Cricket Team; says ‘so brilliant to see Virat Kohli batting’

India won the T20 World Cup match in Melbourne, Australia against Pakistan in one of the most thrilling matches. While Hardik Pandya and Ravichandran Ashwin won hearts, Virat Kohli made his long-awaited comeback and was hailed for his performance. Shah Rukh Khan, who was watching India vs Pak match on Sunday, took to Twitter to share his message for the Indian Cricket Team and praised Virat Kohli.

“So good to see a great game of cricket. So wonderful to see India win. So brilliant to see @imVkohli batting….and so inspiring to see him cry and smile….and the background score of Chak de India!! Happy Diwali starts right now,” he wrote. Chak De India is Shah Rukh Khan’s film where he played the coach of the Indian Hockey Team.

So good to see a great game of cricket. So wonderful to see India win. So brilliant to see @imVkohli batting….and so inspiring to see him cry and smile….and the background score of Chak de India!! Happy Diwali starts right now!!!

— Shah Rukh Khan (@iamsrk) October 23, 2022

Virat Kohli’s performance on Sunday took over social media. Following 18 months of tough time during matches, he ended up becoming the star of the night. He gave up the T20 captaincy after his performance at the World Cup. He later gave up Test cricket captaincy too. Now, cricketer Rohit Sharma is the Captain for India across all formats.

Meanwhile, Shah Rukh Khan is all set to make 2023 his year with three big releases, starting with the film Pathaan. It will be released in theatres on January 25, next year. The film stars Deepika Padukone and John Abraham and is directed by Siddharth Anand. It is being directed by Siddharth Anand. Apart from that, he will be seen in Atlee’s Jawan in June 2023. The film stars Vijay Sethupathi and Nayanthara. Deepika is expected to make a cameo as well in the film and she recently shot her scenes in Chennai. This will be followed by Rajkumar Hirani’s Dunki in December 2023. The film stars Taapsee Pannu, and Boman Irani.

ALSO READ: Suhana Khan shares a photo of her saree look from the Manish Malhotra bash; Shah Rukh Khan had a rather ‘fatherly’ comment on it

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EXPLOSIVE: Manoj Desai THUNDERS as he’s not allowed to open bookings for Ram Setu and Thank God in Maratha Mandir: “Inki wajah se Diwali pe hum toh barbaad ho hi rahe hai. Main chahta hoon ki yeh log bhi barbaad ho jaaye”

The advance booking of Ram Setu and Thank God has begun since a few days. But several single-screen cinemas have not yet got the go-ahead to open the bookings. According to the sources in the exhibition sector, the show sharing issues have cropped up. This has become a common occurrence when two big films clash at the box office. What has added to the woes this time is that the festival of Diwali will be celebrated tomorrow while Ram Setu and Thank God will arrive a day after, on Tuesday, October 25. The exhibitors were hoping to sell tickets by now and thereby enjoy the Diwali festival. But with advance booking kept on hold in these cinemas, the exhibitors are angered lot.

Manoj Desai, executive director, G7 multiplex and Maratha Mandir Cinema, has often raised his voice against this practice. When Bollywood Hungama spoke to him to ask why he hasn’t begun bookings in Maratha Mandir, he didn’t mince words as he talked about his situation.

He said, “The issue is not just in Maratha Mandir. It has happened in many single screen cinemas across the country. We have been told not to open bookings kyunki pehle woh multiplex ko sambhalna chahte hai. Inki wajah se Diwali pe hum toh barbaad ho hi rahe hai. Main chahta hoon ki yeh log bhi barbaad ho jaaye. The films are releasing on Tuesday. It’s Sunday evening and we are still not allowed to open bookings. Nothing can be more unfortunate and shameful.”

When asked about the problem, he replied, “Ram Setu’s distributors are asking for more shows. Even Thank God’s distributors are making the same demand. Dono andar hi andar jhagad rahe hai. Aur isme hum phans gaye.”

When can we expect the advance bookings to begin in Maratha Mandir? Manoj Desai sighed, “I asked the same question just the same time back to Vinay Choksey of Aum Enterprise, who is the booker of our theatre. He told me, ‘Let the multiplex show sharing issue resolve. Kal sochte hai kya karna hai’. Can you imagine?”

He continued, “I had planned to give 2 shows to Ram Setu and 2 shows to Thank God in Maratha Mandir. But Ram Setu’s distributors are not satisfied. They are asking for 3 shows and that we should give just 1 show to Thank God. Those who make such demands, their films never work. Satyanaash ho in logon ka!”

Meanwhile, he has been allowed to start bookings of both the films in Gaiety-Galaxy aka G7 multiplex. There were murmurs that even Black Adam’s distributors might ask for certain shows since its performance has been decent over the weekend. But Manoj Desai clarified, “There’s no problem with regards to Black Adam. It’s only due to Ram Setu and Thank God’s distributors that we are suffering”

Manoj Desai has often given thunderous statements but this time, one can sense that his anger levels have gone considerably up. He rued, “Yeh log single screen theatre ko latka dete hai. So many single screens are shutting down. With great difficulty, I am running this theatre.”

He signed off by saying, “This is not the first time. It has happened in the case of so many films. We are fed up.”

Also Read: Gaiety Galaxy director Manoj Desai talks about OTT vs Theatre; says, ‘Chota screen, chota screen hota hai’

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Photos: Celebs attend Shilpa Shetty’s Diwali bash

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Photos: Soha Ali Khan, Kunal Kemmu, Neetu Singh and others snapped at Kareena Kapoor Khan’s house Diwali dinner party at Bandra

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