Priyanka Chopra

As per reports, Priyanka Chopra is currently stranded in London after a Tier 4 lockdown was imposed in United Kingdom to curb the spread of the new strain of COVID-19. Many countries have currently banned flights to and from UK keeping the new strain in mind. 

Priyanka is reportedly in London since November 29 to shoot for the Hollywood film Text For You? with Sam Heughan. The shooting of the film, directed by Jim Strouse, was supposed to go on till January but the production team has decided to return to the US because of the new travel restrictions. As per reports, special permissions are being sought by the team to return back to the US. 

There are also reports that actor Aftab Shivdasani is also stranded in UK currently. 

Still from Joker movie

Joaquin Phoenixs Oscar winning Hollywood movie ‘Joker’ is back in controversy as Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in India decided to ban its screening on Indian television due to the ‘degree of violence shown’ in the film.

The two-page order, released by Film Certificate Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), also upheld the decision by CBFC to ban the film from broadcasting on any Indian channel due to the degree of violence shown.

Joker was considered to be one of the best movies ever made and Joaquins iconic character would be remembered for years to come.

The dramatic villain from Joker ruled the hearts of millions worldwide. The screenplay of the movie was talk of the town since its release. Moreover, Joker ended the Academy Awards in February 2020 by winning two Oscars.

Joaquins stunning performance in the movie wasn’t the only thing that caught the attention of the world; there was quite a controversy about the movie as some thought it glorified violence.

The film glorifies violence; if seen by non-adults it would create lasting effects on their minds, said CBFC. The moment this news broke out, people in India took to twitter and slammed CBFC for taking this decision.

I think CBFC isn’t paying attention towards the ‘violent’ movies which are made in Bollywood tweeted one of the users, while expressing his thoughts on this issue.

Though Joker has been banned from TV India, it is still available on OTT platforms in the country such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar and other.

Another user tweeted, CBFC should also keep an eye on the content of OTT platform; many movies there also glorify violence.

#jokerbanned was trending on twitter as people across the country showed their support for the movie.

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson

Former WWE wrestler and Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson, popularly known as The Rock, has revealed that he, his wife and two daughters tested positive for COVID-19 and have now recovered from it. Dwayne, through a video on Instagram, said that the family contracted the virus in spite of very disciplined about health protection. 

Dwayne said, Testing positive for Covid-19 is much different than overcoming nasty injuries, or being evicted or even being broke, which I have been more than a few times. He added, I can tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family. 

Stressing on the importance of wearing a mask, Dwayne said, It baffles me that some people out there, including some politicians, will take this idea of wearing masks and make it part of a political agenda. It has nothing to do with politics. Wear your mask. It is a fact. And it is the right thing to do.