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NDTV
14-06-2025
- Entertainment
- NDTV
Amy Jackson And Ed Westwick's Capri Holiday Sums Up Italian Summer Vibes
Amy Jackson and her husband, Ed Westwick dropped yet another vacay vibes photo dump that has got their fans and followers wanting to hop onto a plane and have an epic Italian summer too. The Crakk actress recently shared a carousel post featuring all the ins and outs of her summer break in Capri. She shared these glimpses of her vacation along with the caption, " SCUSIIIII IT Summer has officially started The best couple of days with the best bunch of beauty's... even if two of them did have pineapple on their pizza I'm looking at youuuu @edwestwick @kkatinka_, along with dancing girl, pineapple, pizza, and eye emojis. This set the tone for all things bright, sunny and vacation worthy that should be framed for memories. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amy Jackson Westwick (@iamamyjackson) Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick spent a summertime trip with a bunch of their friends in Capri. The 33-year-old actress's post shared a sneak-peek into the holiday where Amy posed in swimwear along with her girl besties, Ed and her made selfie videos while making their way through the turquoise waters atop a boat, Amy posed for diva style pictures in a red gown with the Italian sunset as a backdrop. But that wasn't all, Amy and her girls were seen dancing the night away while grooving to the beats of local music performed by a live band, going skinny dipping in the fresh waters by the beach, enjoying a delish Italian spread while cruising through the waters on a yacht, enjoying the sinfully yummy pineapple on a pizza combo, moon gazing perched atop the canoe, and celebrating the summer while dancing in true Italian style. If you are wanderlust stricken by viewing Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick's Italian summer vacay with friends, here are must-have experiences that you cannot afford to miss on your next visit to Capri. Just like Amy And Ed did, taking a boat tour is an essential Capri experience that allows you to witness the island's picturesque coastline, hidden grottos and the famous Faraglioni rock formations from the sea. Speaking of grottos, the Blue Grotto is a must-visit sea cave which is a tourists' favourite attraction for its brilliant blue light. The Gardens of Augustus offer stunning views of Faraglioni, Marina Piccola and the surrounding coastline to form a spellbinding botanical garden. Relaxing on the beaches of Capri in the two main seaside areas, including the Marina Grande or Marina Piccola must be on your to-do list while in Capri. No marks for guessing that gorging on Capri's local cuisine and culinary delights, such as fresh seafood, pasta dishes, pineapple topped pizzas, and the famous lemon-based sweets and drinks should be top priority for you as a tourist. Last but not least, visiting the Piazzetta of Capri which is a lively square in town, offers the perfect opportunity to watch the local populace and soak in the island's atmosphere. Amy Jackson and Ed Westwick Italian summer diaries are the stuff of wanderlust dreams.
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Arjun Rampal says the trend of turning everything into a franchise will cause trouble: 'We're always focused on making something huge'
Arjun Rampal 's recent thriller series 'Rana Naidu Season 2' was released on OTT today (June 13), where he shared screen space with Rana Daggubati and Venkatesh Daggubati in the much-awaited project. In a recent conversation, Arjun shared his candid thoughts on the shifting landscape of OTT content. Arjun Rampal reacts to the concerns about the quality of OTT content Rampal responded to growing concerns that OTT storytelling may be veering towards predictability and creative stagnation. While admitting that recent content has lacked depth, Arjun acknowledged that good work is still being produced. 'Yes, there was a golden period of writing—say, about seven to eight years ago—when it was truly great. But maintaining that level of consistency is impossible. There's been a generational shift. New writers are coming in, new people, new actors, and the world itself has changed so much in eight years,' he said in an interaction with Indian Express. Samantha Ruth Prabhu on her hiatus due to myositis: I've had my fair share of self-loathing and really low confidence Arjun Rampal showers praises on Adolescence Arjun believes the real issue with OTT content today isn't a lack of talent, but rather a shift in focus that needs correction. He feels the industry should return to valuing artistic integrity over purely commercial goals. He cited the recently released series 'Adolescence' as a powerful example of innovative storytelling. 'It's mind-boggling. It's one of the best things I've seen in many, many years, and it came out this year. So how can you say there's no talent, or that people aren't thinking or investing in great content?' he stated. Rampal also emphasised that the desire for quality must be collective. According to him, audiences will always crave cinema, but the industry must strive to uphold artistic vision, even amid pressures to commercialise everything. Growing trend of making more franchise The 'Crakk' actor further stated that the trend of turning every piece of content into a franchise could create problems in the future. He was convinced by the first seasons of both Rana Naidu and Bandish Bandits, which made him choose to be part of their second instalments without hesitation. 'I think the purer we are in our intent—the kind of work we choose to do—the more that shows. That's what's lacking sometimes. We're always focused on making something huge, putting it out there, and creating franchise after franchise,' he concluded.
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First Post
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- First Post
Netflix's 'Rana Naidu 2' actor Arjun Rampal: 'Have finished 9-10 projects post the pandemic, some have got stuck with the censor board and...'
In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Arjun Rampal spoke about his entrance into this world of darkness and dazzle, playing an antagonist again, and what has changed about the industry post the pandemic read more Arjun Rampal has displayed shades of black and grey in films like Om Shanti Om, Crakk, and Dhaakad. The actor with a man-mountain aura is now gearing up for the web-series Rana Naidu Season 2 that streams on Netflix this Friday. And in an exclusive interview with Firstpost, the actor spoke about his entrance into this world of darkness and dazzle, playing an antagonist again, and what has changed about the industry post the pandemic. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Edited excerpts from the interview Rana Naidu is already a dark and stylish show. But with your entry, how much darker, how much more stylish are you making things? I hope it gets more stylish and more, I don't know, darker or not, but, I think there's a lot more drama. The conflict is quite amazing. I haven't played a character like this, you know, who is so brutal and has been given the liberty and flexibility of being so wild. I don't think I as an actor have been able to explore it. So, I think that's what makes it quite unique for this character. When Karan and I had discussed this part, for me, it was very important that, even if you're playing the antagonist or whatever, everybody according to me is a human. And nobody, if you're playing somebody who is the antagonist, doesn't believe he's a bad guy. For that, he needs to have a very strong belief system. And, that belief system, I think, was incorporated with a sense of levity, which was important. Otherwise, it gets too serious and dark. So it's quite funny as well. How, you see in a Scorsese film, all of them, even if they're killing somebody, sometimes you end up, like, laughing or smiling. So, we've tried to achieve that. So let's see, how that pans out. I think Rauf comes with quite a strong enough belief system. He really is there for his community, for his people. And, when Rana comes and disturbs that, then he's really, you know, going into the hornets nest. Also, this is not the time that you have played a grey character. So what is the joy of playing such deliciously twisted characters as an actor? They're just not boring (Laughs). I don't know how to explain it. A lot of people ask me the same question, but it's the same thing. It's just a little bit more exciting. When you're playing the protagonist in most films, if the protagonist is not flawed in the case of Rana Naidu, that's not the case, and that's why we like the series. Right? Everybody's kind of flawed. But in general, when you play a protagonist, you're mister goody good shoes, which none of those people are in real life. When you're playing a bad guy, okay, you're, like, really, really bad, which none of us are exact in, real life. So to play characters, which go beyond your thing, you then choose which one is more exciting to do. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD And I think what happens when you play characters like this is, you pull so far away from your comfort zone. You know, there is a risk about how audiences will take it and how they will react to you. You are kind of breaking away from the stereotypical thing of creating an image, you know, which is something which I never wanted to be stuck or weighed down by. So, when you take a risk, when you do something which is totally out of the box, you know, which people don't expect you to play, then I think you're being true to your work. Because at the end of the day, the reason why we have careers which go over twenty five years, thirty years, going to forty years, which some of the good actors have, is because there's always an element of surprise, which this profession allows you to have. And, you should never give that up for anything or trade that or compensate for anything. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD You have done such a variety of films in your career, right from to Raajneeti to D-Day to Inkaar. What I feel is that after the pandemic, filmmakers and actors have become slightly scared to take risks. So as an actor, do you miss those days when filmmakers and actors actually told different stories and they actually took risks Well, I'm glad you've noticed my body of work, but the thing is that, I don't think people are not taking risks. People are definitely taking risks. Through this period, from the pandemic to now, I have actually finished about eight to 10 films. And all of them are very different kinds of movies. I'm just waiting for them to be released. Some have got into trouble with the censor board. Some are waiting for the right time to release it. There's Aparna Sen's The Rapist, again, a very different kind of a subject, with Konkona. Beautiful story. Very, very, emotional. I think one of Aparna's best films, that's ready. It's waiting for release. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Punjab 95, we don't know what's happening with that yet. There's, two films with Abbas-Mustan that I've done. And, you know, Dhurandhar that I'm shooting for. So they're all very, very different kinds of films. Sangeet Sivan's last film Blind Game. So all of that is ready. It's good to go. I don't know when they will come out, what's going to happen. I think the problem that's happened is that there was a kind of a backlog that was created during the pandemic period. These people did shoot. There were a lot of things. And a lot of people are not very certain about releasing it in theatres. Some were definitely made perfectly only for OTT release. So it really lies with those platforms now, how they bring it out. Also, every time Arjun Rampal has had a face off, it has always been iconic. Be it Ravan, be it household. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD You have worked with so many filmmakers who have been in the industry, but in different capacities. Like Farah Khan has been a prominent choreographer before she became a director. Sajid Khan was a very popular face on television. Karan Anshuman has been in the industry for long as a film critic as well. When they come to with a script, what makes you say 'Okay. I trust him. I trust her, and it's good to go.' So you just answered the question within the question. It's all about trust. You know, 90% of your battle is about how much you're going to trust this person. And that really, becomes the barometer of your decision making. Once the trust level is there, then obviously, you need to go and you're going to discuss the character and bring a lot of things and actors see his character very, very differently sometimes from what even the director is seeing and can bring a lot more to that character. To have that open mindedness is very important in any creative job. It's very difficult to work with people who have very, very fixed and rigid ideas for me because this is a creative space. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Of course, the last call will always be with the director, and you must respect that because it is his vision that you are coming into. So, I think with Karan, and Suparn, my few discussions were all about this. That I don't want to play anything stereotypical. I don't want to. I really love your show, and I would love to be a part of it. But, really, I don't want to play the typical bad guy. It'll be such a waste. And he just listened to me, and, he said, wait. I'll come back to you. And then he came back and came back, and we kept going through these scenes. And they just got better and better and better and better. And then he said, 'I think I am ready now,' and we did a reading. And, I just got up and hugged him, and I was like, bro, thank you. Because, you know, now I know I can sink my teeth into this character. And, of course, Karan, Suparn, Abhay, you got three different directors directing the same show, and I've never been in a situation like that. But the level of clarity and uniqueness that each one brought again to the table was really, really cool. And I think that's what keeps the whole franchise and keeps the show so amazingly, fresh because each one's got their own way of seeing things. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
News18
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News18
Jamie Lever Reveals Being Traumatised After Man Masturbated In Front Of Her
Last Updated: Jamie Lever, daughter of actor Johny Lever, shared a traumatic school incident where a stranger exposed himself and masturbated, leading her to avoid men for years. Actress, comedian, and social media personality Jamie Lever, daughter of the renowned Bollywood actor Johny Lever, recently revealed some deeply troubling experiences from her past. These incidents had a profound effect on her, causing her to avoid men for many years. Jamie recounted a distressing event where a stranger exposed himself and masturbated in front of her outside her school. Jamie was a student at Jamnabai Narsee International School in Mumbai's Vile Parle at the time. Recalling the disturbing incident, Jamie told Hauterrfly, 'My driver asked me to sit inside the car after school. I was sitting at the backseat with my friend and we were waiting for my brother. A man came and stood outside the car…he flashed and he started masturbating. I was so shocked that I didn't understand what was happening. I was shaking because I thought he'll open the car door. I slowly locked the doors and when he realised we were not looking at him, he walked off." The actress added, 'It was so disturbing. I was only 10-12 years old when this happened. I didn't tell my parents because I didn't understand what happened. I did not even discuss this with the friend who I was with because we were traumatised." Jamie also said that the school bus conductor, who was supposed to keep children safe, would sometimes hold them and touch them in a wrong way. Recalling another incident, Jamie said, 'Once, I was coming down the stairs at Andheri station and a man came and flashed in front of me. I froze as I didn't understand what happened and why it happened. My friend pulled me and asked me to just keep walking. All these things disturb you. It's now that I feel that I have the courage to stand up for myself and react." Talking about how these incidents affected her as a teenager, Jamie added, 'To be honest, all these things are like a bad dream to me. You don't want to go back and revisit these things. I've suppressed these incidents in my subconscious. Also, because of these scary incidents, I didn't let men come close to me for many years. Dating, relationships and even talking to men happened much later in my life. I started opening up when I was in London for my post-graduation." Jamie made her Bollywood debut in 2015 with the film Kis Kisko Pyaar Karoon, which starred Kapil Sharma, Elli AvrRam, and others. She later appeared in movies like Housefull 4, Bhoot Police, Yaatris, and Crakk. In 2024, she stepped into the South Indian film industry with her first Telugu film, Aa Okatti Adakku. First Published:
Pink Villa
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
Simone Ashley, Elle Fanning and Viola Davis Look Effortless on Cannes Film Festival Red Carpet; See PICS
The 78th edition of the Cannes Film Festival has entered its 11th day, and ahead of the closing ceremony, Simone Ashley, Elle Fanning, and others have served their best looks on the red carpet. The Bridgerton star showed up in an all-white ensemble. Ashley chose a flowy dress with a unique pleated neckline. She let her hair down in waves, which perfectly matched her strapless dress. To complete her look, the Picture This actress opted for dangling earrings and paired them with pump heels worth hundreds of dollars. Next up, Elle Fanning walked the red carpet in a glamorous golden dress. The actress opted for a plunging neckline, which went all the way till her waist. The checkered pattern near her waistline looked gorgeous, with a little trail at the end of the gown. To accessorize, the Maleficent actress went for a dainty neck chain and a silver ring on one of her fingers. Viola Davis, too, marked her presence on the red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival on the 11th day. The actress-producer donned a bright yellow dress for the event and kept her hair all curly to go with the look. Davis, too, had a trail at the end of her gown. For the jewelry, she opted for a rhinestone choker with a green emerald in the middle. Amy Jackson walked the red carpet in a white polka-dotted dress. The actress who served elegance in a black off-shoulder dress at the amfAR gala the other day chose to step out in a completely contrasting color. The new mom in town donned a strapless dress that was body-fitted at the top and floral at the bottom. The Crakk star kept her hair parted, gelled, and tied into a bun. She opted for bold red lips and accessorized with a silver neckpiece and earrings. As the Cannes Film Festival is heading towards the closing ceremony, celebrities are putting their best fashion foot forward.
