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Varun Grover drops new standup video with a disclaimer after Kunal Kamra row: ‘Venue ki isme koi galti nahi hai’

Varun Grover drops new standup video with a disclaimer after Kunal Kamra row: ‘Venue ki isme koi galti nahi hai’

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Apr 16, 2025 09:03 PM IST Varun Grover’s latest comedy gig was all about the perils of being a comedian today. He added a disclaimer referring to the Kunal Kamra controversy. Lyricist, filmmaker and comedian Varun Grover‘s latest standup comedy gig as part of his tour ‘Nothing makes sense’ took aim at several topics, ranging from the sorry state of comedians who are arrested for making jokes, the sorry state of governance. He added a disclaimer in the beginning which took an indirect dig at the recent controversy surrounding Kunal Kumra. (Also read: Comedian Varun Grover’s brutal but hilarious takedown of Ranveer Allahbadia invites roaring reactions. Watch) Varun Grover hilariously took aim at the state of comedians in India. What Varun added in the disclaimer Varun added in the disclaimer, “These are jokes. Venue ki isme koi galti nahi hain. Mera bhi nahin hai. Humare time ki hai. If offended, break a clock (There is no mistake of the venue. I am also not the one to be blamed. But the time can be).” This …

CBFC asks makers of John Abraham-starrer The Diplomat to add THIS disclaimer

CBFC asks makers of John Abraham-starrer The Diplomat to add THIS disclaimer

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With The Diplomat, actor-producer John Abraham and director Shivam Nair are bringing a political thriller inspired by the 2017 episode of Uzma Ahmed’s repatriation. It has been learnt that ahead of its March 14 release, the makers screened the movie for the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in the first week of March. Following that, on March 6, the Abraham, Sadia Khateeb, and Revathy-starrer was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) with a mandate—the makers were instructed to add a disclaimer stating that they support maintaining good relations with neighbouring countries.    In The Diplomat, Khateeb’s character is modelled on Ahmed, who, in May 2017, had escaped from her husband’s house in Pakistan, and knocked on the doors of the Indian Embassy in Islamabad for help, claiming that she was forced to marry him at gunpoint. Indian diplomat JP Singh, who had led her repatriation to India, is played by Abraham. Sources indicate that the MEA screening focused on ensuring that the film’s narrative did not adversely affect India’s diplomatic ties with …

Disclaimer review: Alfonso Cuarón spins a cautionary tale about the manipulative power of narrative | Web Series

Disclaimer review: Alfonso Cuarón spins a cautionary tale about the manipulative power of narrative | Web Series

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Disclaimer review: Celebrated filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón dives headlong into prestige TV waters with Apple TV+’s Disclaimer – an adaptation of Renée Knight’s novel of the same name. Cuarón writes and directs each of the 7 episodes starring Cate Blanchett, Kevin Kline, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Lesley Manville. The show follows a documentarian whose life is turned upside down when a novel reveals a dark secret from her past. (Also read: Alfonso Cuaron opens up on directing psychological thriller Disclaimer: ‘Don’t know how to do TV’) Disclaimer review: Cate Blanchett stars as a documentarian with a dark past About Disclaimer Disclaimer begins with famed journalist Christiane Amanpour saying, “Beware of narrative and form. Their power can bring us closer to the truth, but they can also be a weapon with a great power to manipulate,” before felicitating Blanchett’s documentarian character, the imperiously named Catherine Ravenscroft. Cuarón makes his thesis clear with that statement, and follows it up with fractured timelines, stories within stories, and unreliable narrators. The viewing experience is more than a little unsettling, and …

Trailers of the week: Thunderbolts, Rumors, and Disclaimer

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This week, I’ve been slowly catching up on Dark Matter; I’m about 20 hours into Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door on the Switch; and I’m still trying to work a trip to the movie theater into my schedule to see Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. I’m behind, in other words! And this week’s trailers shoveled so much more onto my need-to-watch pile, from the next Marvel MCU film, Thunderbolts, to the amusingly bizarre black comedy Rumours, to Disclaimer, Alfonso Cuarón’s new Apple TV Plus series. That’s to say nothing of all the game trailers from Sony’s State of Play event this week. Check out some of my favorite trailers from this week below. Thunderbolts Marvel hasn’t said much about Thunderbolts, which sees David Harbour’s Red Guardian and his daughter, Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) in a new outing that concludes the MCU’s phase 5 in May next year. Joining them are Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan), and John Walker (Wyatt Russell), with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) as their apparent ring leader. There’s …

Alfonso Cuaron opens up on directing psychological thriller Disclaimer | Web Series

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Five-time Oscar winner Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron shared his experience of directing ‘Disclaimer’ and how challenging it was for him , according to The Hollywood Reporter. (Also read: Nicole Kidman leaves Venice Film Festival midway after learning her mom passed away: ‘I have to go…’) Alfonso Cuaron attends the TIFF Tribute Awards during the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)(Getty Images via AFP) Cuaron made his feature film debut with the romantic comedy ‘Solo con tu pareja’, and directed the film adaptations ‘A Little Princess’, and ‘Great Expectations’. He gained much popularity for directing the fantasy film ‘Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban’, the dystopian drama ‘Children of Men’, and many others. The challenging aspect for him was directing the psychological thriller miniseries ‘Disclaimer’. “I realised I’d never done something overtly narrative. And maybe, okay, I don’t know how to do it [TV]. That was part of the motivation,” Cuaron said at the Toronto Film Festival. He added …

Zeenat Aman shares smoking pic with disclaimer; praises Dimple Kapadia: ‘During difficult time she publicly stood by me’ | Bollywood

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Zeenat Aman, known for her nostalgic Instagram posts, on Tuesday shared a rare photo of herself with Dimple Kapadia. The veteran actor smoked a cigarette in the black-and-white photo as Dimple and filmmaker Joy Mukherjee looked on. In her long caption alongside the throwback, Zeenat not only gushed about Dimple, but also asked fans not to ‘be influenced by her smoking in the image’. Also read: Zeenat Aman on love and lust and who she is dating these days Zeenat Aman with Dimple Kapadia and filmmaker Joy Mukherjee (centre) in the throwback photo. Zeenat Aman’s latest Instagram post The actor began by writing, “I can’t recollect where this picture was taken, but it quite certainly had something to do with the film Chhailla Babu. Perhaps it’s a BTS shot from set. I say this because while the chairs scream ‘production’, I’m in my own clothes not a costume. With me are the director of the film Joy Mukherjee and the effervescent Dimple Kapadia, who must have been visiting set as she was married to the …

Ajay Devgn’s Maidaan Asked To Add THIS Disclaimer By Censor Board, Gets U/A Certificate

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Ajay Devgn’s Maidaan will hit theatres on April 10. It has also been revealed that Maidaan is 181.30 minutes long which is approximately 3 hours, 1 minute and 30 seconds. Ajay Devgn is currently gearing up for the release of his upcoming movie, Maidaan. Days ahead of its release, it has received a U/A certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). As reported by Bollywood Hungama, the censor board cleared the film without any cuts but asked the makers to add a disclaimer to the movie. Maidaan makers have been asked to add the disclaimer which reads, “The film is a work of fiction inspired by true events available in the public domain, views of the legendary football players, and research of writers with fictional elements.” The disclaimer should also mention that “the use of certain dialogues is done purely to dramatize the incidents and that the film is not made to incite any lawlessness.” Besides this, makers have also been asked to add anti-smoking notes in scenes where the characters are seen …

SC asks Ajit Pawar to demonstrate how his faction adhered to NCP symbol order | Latest News India

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar to file an affidavit within 24 hours to demonstrate how his faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has adhered to a previous order that mandated the inclusion of disclaimers in advertisements and public notices, specifying that the “clock” symbol allocated to his faction was subject to ongoing judicial scrutiny. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. (HT Photo) Simultaneously, a bench of justices Surya Kant and KV Viswanathan asked the senior Pawar to submit an affidavit before the hearing on Thursday for repelling his nephew’s accusation that the Sharad Pawar camp was projecting the court’s interim order of March 19 as a final one. Hindustan Times – your fastest source for breaking news! Read now. On March 19, the bench allowed the Ajit Pawar faction to keep using the “clock” symbol and the NCP name but with a caveat that it would issue a public notice in leading English, Marathi, and Hindi dailies informing the public that the allocation of “clock” symbol is …

Ahead Of Kill Teaser Release, A Disclaimer From Karan Johar: “The Bloodiest Ride”

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Image instagrammed by Karan Johar. (courtesy: KaranJohar) New Delhi: Kill, actor Lakshya Lalwani’s debut film, has been making headlines for months now. The film has already received great reviews at international film festivals and cinema lovers in India will finally be treated to the teaser of the action thriller on Thursday [April 4]. Now, with one day to go for the big drop, producer Karan Johar – whose Dharma Productions has backed the film – shared a teaser announcement video with the caption: “Prepare for the bloodiest ride of your life! #KILL – Teaser Out Tomorrow. India theatrical release 5th July, 2024.” The video, which has a blood-laden background, features rushes of a train, and the words, “Prepare for the bloodiest ride you’ll ever witness. Relentless. Gory. Violent,” splashed over the screen. Akshay Oberoi, last seen in Fighter, commented: “So excited for this one.” Check out the clip here: As mentioned above, Kill was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival. The screening of the film, directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, was attended by producers …

Ahead of `LSD 2` teaser launch, Dibakar Banerjee shares disclaimer

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`Love Sex Aur Dhokha` is among such films that is explicitly bold and appealing. While the makers brought an immensely intriguing film with the concept of love in the times of the camera, now they are coming up with its sequel, `Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2` that will tap yet another relatable subject of love in the times of the internet. As much as the first part was very bold yet sensitive, the sequel is surely going to raise the bar a notch higher, and director Dibakar Banerjee is pretty confident about the same, so he has a disclaimer for the audience ahead of the teaser drop.  Director of `Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2`, Dibakar Banerjee is going to bring absolutely sensitive and shocking content that should be watched considering the personal concerns of an individual in today’s digital age. Since the film caters especially to the youth of this generation, it will throw light on some realities that might be hard to digest. He also elaborated that `Love Sex Aur Dhokha` was about how …