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From Judi Dench to Bear Gryllis, entertainment celebs at Charles’ coronation

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As is the norm at all globally televised events such as these, the performing arts were well represented at the coronation of King Charles III. Notable among the Hollywood celebrities who were present at the majestic Westminster Abbey, a couple of hours before the coronation, as listed by ‘Variety’, included Judi Dench, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Lionel Richie and Katy Perry.

Although Charles ascended to the throne the minute Queen Elizabeth II died last year, the coronation was a ceremony to mark the formal investiture of his regal powers.

The 2,200-strong congregation who gathered to watch the St Edward’s Crown being placed atop King Charles’ head includes members of the royal family, including Prince Harry consigned to the third row, politicians, aristocrats, international dignitaries and celebrities.

There were a number of familiar faces in the audience hailing from the worlds of media and entertainment, says ‘Variety’. Among them were ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’ hosts Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, better known by their stage moniker ‘Ant and Dec’, adventurer Bear Grylls, ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ star Joanna Lumley, ‘Mr Bean’ actor Rowan Atkinson, singer Lionel Richie (who is also set to perform at the coronation concert on Sunday evening), Stereophonics frontman Kelly Jones, British ‘Vogue’ editor Edward Enninful, designer Stella McCartney, ‘The Repair Shop’ star Jay Blades and the magician Dynamo, notes ‘Variety’.

Some of the celebrities were invited thanks to their links with King Charles’ philanthropic organisation, The Prince’s Trust — Ant and Dec, Lionel Richie and Edward Enninful are all ambassadors for the charity — while others were beneficiaries.

Dynamo began his career thanks to a business loan from The Prince’s Trust, which bought him the camera and laptop he used to grow his global audience, while the Stereophonics received a grant from the charity at the beginning of their careers that enabled them to buy speakers for their live shows, notes ‘Variety’.

Australian singer-songwriter-actor Nick Cave, who was one of the invitees, felt compelled to explain his presence at the event last week in a blogpost titled “Why the f**k are you going to the King’s coronation?”

Cave, as quoted by ‘Variety’, wrote on his blog: “I am not a monarchist, nor am I a royalist, nor am I an ardent republican for that matter. What I am also not is so spectacularly incurious about the world and the way it works, so ideologically captured, so damn grouchy, as to refuse an invitation to what will more than likely be the most important historical event in the U.K. of our age. Not just the most important, but the strangest, the weirdest.”

Cave continued: “I hold an inexplicable emotional attachment to the Royals — the strangeness of them, the deeply eccentric nature of the whole affair that so perfectly reflects the unique weirdness of Britain itself.”

He added that he found himself welling up during the funeral of King Charles’s mother, Queen Elizabeth II, last September. “I’m just drawn to that kind of thing — the bizarre, the uncanny, the stupefyingly spectacular, the awe-inspiring.”

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Nawaz visits Faculty of Performing Arts: ‘This is where it all started for me’

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Acclaimed actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui visited Faculty of Performing Arts Academy in Gujarat where he started his journey in performing arts.

Travelling through the lanes of the academy, it was indeed a nostalgic trip for the actor where he addressed the students.

Nawazuddin captured some precious moments from his visit to his Faculty of Performing Arts Academy in a video on his social media. Remembering his good old days from the academy, the actor gave a speech to the students and the moment was filled with a lot of warmth and emotions.

He wrote in Hindi that translates to: “This is the place where I performed for the very first time in a play. This is where it all started for me @faculty.of.performing.arts.msu Special Thanks to everyone involved in this process.”

On the work front, Nawazuddin has an interesting lineup of films which includes Jogira Sara Ra Ra, Noorani Chehra, Haddi, Tiku Weds Sheru’, and Adbhut.

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Daisy Shah on ‘KKK 13’: Trying to test my strength, patience and limits

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Bollywood actress Daisy Shah, whose been away from the silver screen since 2018, is all set to make a comeback with the stunt-based reality show ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi’ Season 13 and she is looking forward to perform stunts under filmmaker-host Rohit Shetty’s guidance.

Why did she want to do the show?

“(I am) Trying to test my strength, patience and limits,” Daisy told IANS.

“Nervous to perform stunts like obviously. Because, If I am not then I am over confident so that’s not going to happen,” said Daisy, who was last seen in the Salman Khan-starrer ‘Race 3’ in 2018.

Talking about the excitement to share screen space with Rohit Shetty, she said: “Yes, I am super excited I have known Rohit (Shetty) sir for the longest time.”

She added: “I can’t wait to meet and connect with him because there are a lot of things we might talk about bhoole bhisrey memories we shared, we might talk about that. Also, looking forward to perform stunts under his guidance. Rohit has been very motivating since I have known him and stunts he pushes more.”

What has kept Daisy, who has worked as an assistant to choreographer Ganesh Acharya, away from the big screen?

“The first reason being Covid and second reason is that I have finished shooting for two projects. They are under post-productions and should be ready to release by the end of this year.”

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Tom Cruise enjoys conversation with Shakira at Formula One Miami Grand Prix

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Los Angeles: Hollywood star Tom Cruise has apparently brushed shoulders with Shakira at an unlikely place.

When attending the inaugural Formula One Miami Grand Prix, the “Top Gun: Maverick” lead man was caught on camera seemingly having an interesting chat with the “Hips Don’t Lie” hitmaker, reports aceshowbiz.com.

In a video uploaded, the 60-year-old Hollywood star was seen hanging out with the 46-year-old singer in a VIP area for the sports event. The two stood close to each other while chatting. Joining the two of them was one of Shakira’s sons.

On the occasion, the “Mission: Impossible – Fallout” actor kept his ensemble casual. He opted to go with an unbuttoned white polo shirt and a pair of long dark-coloured pants. He completed his look with a pair of black aviator sunglasses.

The Colombian superstar, in the meantime, looked chic in her all-green outfit. She donned a fitted top with several cutouts and matched it with a pair of loose matching pants. She additionally accessorised her ensemble with a pair of dark shades.

At the event, Tom also had a meet-up with fellow action stars. In a photo shared on another social media platform, he was all smiles when posing with “Fast X” stars Vin Diesel and Ludacris. The picture was shared by both Vin and Ludacris on their respective Instagram accounts.

Tom was seen enjoying a conversation with Shakira just one day after the ex-partner of Gerard Pique received the Woman of the Year award at Billboard’s first Latin Women in Music gala. In her speech at the Saturday, May 6 event, she seemed to address her break-up with the former soccer star.

“This has been a year of seismic change in my life where I’ve felt more than ever and very personally what it is to be a women. And what it means,” she said.

“It’s been a year where I’ve realised we women are stronger than we think, braver than we believed, more independent than we were taught to be.”

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‘Adipurush’ actor Devdatta Nage recalls chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ before shooting

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‘Adipurush’ actor Devdatta Nage recalls chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ before shooting

Actor Devdatta Nage, who will be seen playing Lord Hanuman in the upcoming film ‘Adipurush’ starring Prabhas, has recalled how the film’s unit would star shooting everyday for the movie.

Devdatta recalled: “Every single day before starting the shoot, we used to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’. I have to say that Goddess Saraswati resides in the hands of Manoj Muntashir (the dialogue writer). He has breathed life into this epic story with his writing.”

‘Adipurush’ is an upcoming 2023 Indian mythological film based on the Sanskrit epic ‘Ramayana’. The film is directed by Om Raut.

Shot simultaneously in Hindi and Telugu languages, the film stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon and Saif Ali Khan in his Telugu debut and Sunny Singh.

‘Adipurush’, is set to be released theatrically on June 16.

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Saffron flags, ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants in movie hall prior to ‘Adipurush’ trailer launch

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Saffron flags, ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants in movie hall prior to ‘Adipurush’ trailer launch

Ahead of the trailer launch of the widely anticipated film ‘Adipurush’, starring Prabhas as Lord Ram, Kriti Sanon as goddess Sita, Sunny Singh as Lakshman and Saif Ali Khan as Raavan, flags walked in the venue — a multiplex in the heart of Mumbai’s Juhu area with saffron flags chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’.

As the media waited with bated breath for the trailer release, fans, dressed in ethnic wear, walked in holding saffron flags and chanted the name of Lord Ram, who is essayed by Prabhas in the film.

They also chanted “Shri Ram Lakshman Janki, Jai Hanuman ki” (Lord Ram, Lakshman and Sita, all hail Lord Hanuman).

The religious emotion was also drummed up by the emcee who chanted in unison with the crowd.

The coordinated activity also saw different placards on the same lines. The chants grew stronger as the trailer release drew closer.

Earlier, the film’s dialogue writer Manoj Muntashir countered Congress’s claim for putting a ban on religious outfit Bajrang Dal as a part of their manifesto during the high-voltage Karnataka elections.

‘Adipurush’, is set to be released theatrically on June 16.

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