Entertainment wrap: From Filmfare Awards to Chris Rock refusing to host Oscars 2023

Filmfare Awards 2022: Ranveer and Kriti win Best Actor, Actress

Ranveer Singh and Kriti Sanon were named the best actor and actress at the 67th Filmfare Awards which were held in Mumbai on August 30. Ranveer won the top acting honour for his incredible performance in Kabir Khan’s ‘83’, while Kriti received the award for her role in the critically acclaimed film ‘Mimi’.

‘Shershah’, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Kiara Advani, was declared the best film.

Vicky Kaushal took home the best actor award in the critic’s category for his performance in ‘Sardar Udham’. The Shoojit Sircar-directorial was also named the best film in the critic’s category.

'Laal Singh Chaddha' row: Aamir Khan Productions’ apology

On the occasion of the Jain festival of Samvatsar, Aamir Khan Productions shared a video on social media apologising to everyone and seeking their forgiveness. The video opens with the words 'Michami Dukkadam’, which mean 'may all my improper actions be inconsequential'. Fans and followers of the actor are speculating that this video is an apology for ‘Laal Singh Chaddha's miserable box office performance.

Now, as per a report in Bollywood Hungama, Aamir Khan has decided to completely forgo his fees for the Advait Chandan-directorial.

‘Liger’ failure: Puri Jagannadh to compensate South distributors

‘Liger’, starring Vijay Deverakonda and Ananya Panday, failed to pull the audience to theatres and due to its box office debacle, South distributors have lost a lot of money. According to film distributor Warangal Srinu, he has lost 65 per cent of his investment. He also alleged that there was an elaborate plan to ‘sabotage’ the film’s collections.

However, as per a report in ETimes, the film's producer-director Puri Jagannadh will compensate the distributors who have suffered. He will reportedly meet the distributors and execute the compensation soon.

Oscar slapgate: Chris Rock won’t host Academy Award ceremony in 2023

Comedian Chris Rock has reportedly declined the offer to host the Academy Award ceremony in 2023 after this year’s Oscars slapgate. Chris reportedly made the announcement during his Sunday night show at the Arizona Financial Theatre in downtown Phoenix.

According to Arizona Republic, referencing the murder trial of O.J. Simpson, Chris compared the incident of Will Smith slapping him to the gruesome murder of Nicole Brown Smith.

For the unversed, actor Will Smith had slapped Chris Rock because the latter had made a joke on his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s bald head. Chris was not aware of Jada’s medical condition called alopecia areata which leads to acute hair loss.

Does boycott trend work? Here’s what celebs said

The hashtag ‘Boycott Bollywood’ has been trending on Twitter over the last few months and many big-ticket films such as ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’ and ‘Liger’ have faced boycott calls. Reacting to the ongoing trend, actor Swara Bhasker stated that it's all ‘hyped up’, as people will watch a film if it's good enough to pull them into theatres. Citing an example of Alia Bhatt’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’, she said that despite facing calls for a boycott the movie went on to become one of the highest-grossing Bollywood films this year.

Veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar called the boycott trend a ‘passing phase’ in an interview with ETimes and said that if a film is good, it will work.

Pallavi Joshi countered earlier claims made by a few actors, such as Vijay Deverakonda and Akshay Kumar, who stated that boycott trend has a negative impact on the economy. Speaking with Hindustan Times, ‘The Kashmir Files’ actor said that as long as films are made, people will get paid unless, of course, there is a pandemic.

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