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Zoe Kravitz has been gaining applause from the personalities of the Hollywood industry following the release of her directorial debut film, Blink Twice. Adding another name to the list, Taylor Swift, too, praised the 24-year-old for her movie.
The film stars Channing Tatum in the lead role, who portrays the character of Slater King. Taking to her Instagram, Swift shared the good words alongside the poster of Blink Twice and a trigger warning for the viewers.
On her social media story, the Grammy-winning singer shared, “This film is incredible. Thrilling, twisted, wickedly funny, and visually stunning.” She further wrote, “The performances are phenomenal. @zoeisabellakravitz conceptualized this, wrote it, obsessed over every detail, and directed it with such a clear and bold vision.”
The Anti-hero crooner stated, “I’m so blown away by what she’s accomplished here and I can’t wait to watch everyone discover this film and this brilliant filmmaker.” Swift also added a trigger warning for the viewers of the film after it was declared R-rated. The singer wrote, “Trigger Warning: contains mature themes and depictions of violence, including sexual violence. This may be upsetting or triggering to some viewers.”
The trigger warning for the movie was issued after Amazon Studios issued a warning over the violent content available in the film. According to the website of Blink Twice, “While this is a fictionalized movie, it contains mature themes and depictions of violence—including sexual violence. This may be upsetting or triggering for some viewers.”
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Last week, the Big Little Lies actress attended the Eras tour concert with her boyfriend, Channing Tatum. The couple was also gifted guitar picks by Swift’s dad, to which Tatum shared that he would sell and donate the money to the charity.
As for the film, Blink Twice is the story of a Slater King who invites his friends over for a vacation on his private island. However, things soon turn shady as some dark secrets are revealed. As for the cast members of the movie, Channing Tatum is joined by Naomi Ackie, Adria Arjona, and Alia Shawkat, amongst others.
Blink Twice is running in theaters successfully.
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Rajkummar Rao made his debut with Dibakar Banerjee’s 2010 film Love Sex Aur Dhokha. Even though the actor is now shouldering movies worth hundreds of crores, you’ll be shocked to know that he earned only Rs 11,000 for his first big-screen outing. Read on to learn this intriguing story that the Stree 2 actor shared in an interview with Raj Shamani.
Rao after moving to Mumbai did a role hunt for over a year only to find no opportunities. Sometime down he came across an ad for LSD casting and he quickly reached Dibakar’s office. However, he was told to meet the casting director Atul Mongia. Rajkummar finally managed to arrange his number and upon reaching out, was asked to share his pictures. The 39-year-old did that again and again until Atul finally called him for an audition.
Rajkummar Rao shared that when he first went to give his audition, he wore ‘atrangi (weird) clothes; as per the briefing. He was asked, “What are you wearing? Do you have anything else?” and Rao said no. “I was like, ‘S****, I’m gone, he doesn’t like it.” The actor, however, gave the audition and after a few days received a call that Banerjee liked his audition.
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However, they came up with a clause that Raj would have to shed some weight from his face and he readily agreed. “In one week, I lost significant weight. I ran a lot. I came back for the second and third rounds, and at last, there were two guys. Eventually, I got the call that everyone looks forward to,” Rajkummar recalled being finalized for the role and thinking that finally, he got his starting point.
“Of course, it didn’t fetch me any money. I got ₹11000 for the first film. But it was not for the money, work was important,” Rao added.
Produced by Ekta Kapoor, Shobha Kapoor, and Priya Sreedharan under the banner of ALT Entertainment, Love Sex Aur Dhokha also starred Anshuman Jha, Nushrratt Bharuccha, Neha Chauhan, Amit Sial, Herry Tangri and Ashish Sharma among others. This film had a sequel released in 2024 which turned out to be a box office bomb.
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