The judge said women have a “fundamental right” to abortion under the state constitution.
The judge said women have a “fundamental right” to abortion under the state constitution.
Hugh Grant is opening up about being skeptical in his choices when it comes to performing a role in the movie. The Hollywood star, in conversation with Vanity Fair, claimed that he has turned down multiple big-budget movies over the course of his career as he found them insufficient in one way or another. The actor went on to reveal that the roles he rejected were all hail from big production studios. However, Grant did not feel the connection and had to turn them down.
As the Notting Hill star sat down for a conversation with the media portal, he stated, “I’ve turned down a few that I thought were insufficient in quality or independence allowed to the filmmakers—you felt like a big corporation [was] breathing down the neck of these filmmakers, and I don’t want to make that decision.”
He went on to add, “I asked them bluntly. I quizzed the directors. You can tell quite early on, since you might have a few ideas about the part before you’ve signed up—you suggest things, and you can tell if there’s a lot of pushback from noncreative executives.”
While the actor does not have regrets over any of the other films he rejected, expect for the Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Theives, which Grant believes was a good movie. While the film did well on the box-office, it did not exceed the expectations of the production house so as to laugh a franchise over the success.
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Meanwhile, talking about the movie that lost on its audience, the Four Weddings and a Funeral actor stated, “Why didn’t anyone do market research before?” He further added, “I think that’s what went wrong: Basically, people just thought, I don’t want to see a film about this game. Why had no one asked the public?”
On the work front, the 64-year-old actor is all set to reprise his role of Daniel Cleaver in the fourth Bridget Jones movie, Mad About the Boy. After initially denying to return to the franchise, Grant got onboard after loving the script. He said, “It’s absolutely the best [Bridget Jones book], and I think it’s very funny and very, very moving. I’m not in a lot; I did a week’s work, that’s it… But when you see the film, you’ll be very moved.”
The fourth Bridget Jones movie will hit theaters on February 14, 2025.
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Veer Zaara directed by Yash Chopra and starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji is one of the most iconic movies of all time. The eternal love story about Veer and Zaara found a lot of love at the time of its release back in 2004 and also emerged as the highest grossing Indian film of the year. 20 years later, Veer Zaara is re-releasing in theatres and the excitement for the same is palpable, if the robust bookings despite the limited showcasings are anything to go by.
Veer Zaara has been planned to be re-released in 250 screens by Yash Raj Films and every screen only has one show of the movie. The makers could have gone for a full blown re-release like the makers of Tumbbad but they didn’t. Regardless, Veer Zaara has sold 3250 tickets for the first day of re-release at the end of the advances in top chains like PVRInox and Cinepolis and that’s a great number given how low-key the re-release has been kept. The MovieMax chain has also contributed with over 300 tickets; three times greater than this week’s new release – The Buckingham Murders. The movie should be taking a re-opening in the vicinity of Rs 15-20 lakh and hopefully the shows for the movie will increase over the weekend.
What’s interesting is that it isn’t the first time that Veer Zaara is being re-released by Yash Raj Films. They have done it in the past as well, along with their other iconic films like Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, Dil To Pagal Hai and Mohabbatein. Despite the film being heavily consumed on digital, it is heartening to see Veer Zaara still have enthusiasts booking tickets for it, that too in theatres. This only reiterates that big-screen viewing will never go out of fashion, especially when it comes to content that brings a feeling of nostalgia in the hearts of its viewers.
Veer Zaara plays in theatres from today, that is the 13th of September, 2024. Have you watched Veer Zaara? If yes, how did you find it? Do let us know.
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