KRK Says He Wants To Join RSS, Netizens Troll Him With His Old Tweet ( Photo Credit – Facebook ; Twitter )
Self-proclaimed film critic Kamal Rashid Khan aka KRK is well known for picking up fights with Bollywood celebrities on Twitter. Often his tweets create controversies. Recently he was arrested by Mumbai police when he landed at the airport in Mumbai over his controversial tweet in 2020.
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Kamal was in jail until recently, in connection with two cases from 2020 and 2021 – his old tweets and a molestation case, respectively. However, he was later released on bail and he is back to stirring controversies on Twitter.
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KRK early this morning tweeted that he wants to join Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and tagged RRS chief Mohan Bhagwat, and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. He wrote, Honourable @DrMohanBhagwat Ji, I am ready to join @RSSorg if #RSS needs me. 🙏🏼
@Dev_Fadnavis.”
Soon after his tweets, netizens were quick to remind him of his old tweet wherein he bashed organisations like, RSS, Vishwa Hindu Parishadh (VHP), and BajrangDal. His tweet dates back to 2016, where the Deshdrohi actor wrote, “One day these communal organisations like VHP, RSS, and BajrangDal etc will destroy India completely and the entire world will boycott India.”
Don’t fall in his trap… He is the no.1 hypocrite… Using situation according to his favour pic.twitter.com/zIEKalGNoI
Netizens did not stop there. Some users began trolling KRK for turning back on his opinion. Here are some of the netizen reactions to his latest tweet:
KRK earlier this year made an announcement about his upcoming film Deshdrohi 2, which is the sequel to his 2008 film, and proclaimed that it will be a Blockbuster “bigger than Bahubali”. The poster of Deshdrohi 2 features KRK in all his glory, wearing a black ensemble. Moreover, the poster also reads that the movie has been “directed by KRK produced by KRK” and obviously stars KRK. The first Deshdrohi movie was released (and tanked) 14 years ago.
Ron Weasley star Grint told GMB in January: “I can’t really think of a reason not to. I love that character, I love that world. It’s a huge part of my life. I would [come back]. If the others did, I think, yeah!”
On top of him, Christopher Columbus who directed the first two Harry Potter movies would love to helm a Cursed Child movie.
Also referencing the Star Wars sequel trilogy, he told The Hollywood Reporter: “A version of Cursed Child with Dan, Rupert, and Emma at the right age, it’s cinematic bliss. If you’re a film nerd or cinephile, it’s kind of like what J.J. [Abrams] did with Star Wars. Star Wars really started to be great again when J.J. made the film and we had all the original cast back. There’s no question if you’re a Star Wars fan, you were moved just seeing them on screen. Seeing Harrison Ford as Han Solo again, and Chewy. It was very moving.”
Chitradurga, July 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat is visiting the Shiva Sharana Madara Channaiah Mutt in Karnataka’s Chitradurga and will meet seer Basavamurthy Madara Channaaiah Sree.
According to information from the mutt, Mohan Bhagwat will stay in the mutt on Monday night and meet various seers representing the backward, Dalit communities on Tuesday.
The development has surprised political observers in the state and assumes importance in view of the assembly elections in 2023. The development is seen as an attempt to draw the backward and the oppressed classes into the BJP fold.
Union Minister for State for Social Justice and Empowerment A. Narayanaswamy is accompanying Bhagwat to the mutt. Basavamurthy Madara Chennaiah Sree is named after the 11th century Kannada poet and seer who was a cobbler by profession. He is regarded as the first vachanakara.
Madara Channaaiah Sree had earlier stated that though there are 52 MLAs in the Karnataka legislature belonging to the oppressed communities it was not possible to capture power. He had given a call to MLAs belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to stop quarrelling among themselves and unite.
He asked them to come under one umbrella like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and stop establishing multiple organizations in the name of communities.
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More than 400 women from the rural parts of Maharashtra’s Nanded, who recently cleared their Class 12 board examination, have received job offers from Tata Electronics Private Ltd (TEPL) as part of an initiative of the district administration.
The initiative was taken up by assistant collector Kirtikiran Pujar who heads the integrated tribal project in Kinvat area of Nanded in Marathwada. “Bureaucracy and the corporate world have come together to provide employment to 410 women, who were chosen during a talent drive in Kinwat,” a district official said.
Kinwat is a predominantly tribal area, located some 360 km away from Aurangabad. Pujar got in touch with TEPL and the human resources department of the company responded to the proposal, following which a two-day talent hunt was held on September 6 and 7, the official said.
At least 600 women who recently cleared their Class 12 examination participated in the drive and of these, 410 were selected, he said. The selected candidates will work in different capacities at TEPL’s manufacturing unit at Hosur in neighbouring Karnataka. They will first have to complete their training in Bengaluru, the official said.
Generally, in these parts of the district, once a woman attains marriageable age, preference is given to marriage over higher education. Hence, to put an end to this practice, Pujar came up with this initiative, he said.
Rajaram Madavi, a resident of Talaigudapada village is a proud father, as his daughter is one of the lucky ones to get a job offer. “People from our generation have never stepped out of the tehsil. But thanks to the district administration’s initiative, my daughter is getting an opportunity to travel to Bengaluru and that too for a job,” Madavi said.
For Sheetal Bhise, a resident of Vashi village in Himayatnagar, the initiative has given her the means to contribute to her family’s finances and pursue further studies.
“Women like me wish to do something for their families, but we need a chance to do that. I got this opportunity with the help of officials of the integrated development project and TEPL. I am going to pursue higher studies while working,” said Bhise.
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Speaking about the initiative, Pujar said, “While working in a government job, we get a chance to give back to society. I tried to get in touch with the Tata Group and it gave results.”
When a person has a name similar to their job—i.e. a water researcher named “Andrew Drinkwater”—they’re filed under a category called “nominative determinism.” When Buzzy Cohen played and hosted Jeopardy!, for example, he validated the hypothesis that people work close to what their name implies (perhaps the Jeopardy! buzzer brought him to the game show).
Hero Fiennes Tiffin would like to have a word with the creators of this concept. It isn’t working for him. He can’t stop playing evil.
“It’s weird, [because] my name’s Hero, and I keep getting cast as villains,” he says, speaking about his turn as cruel slave trader Santo Ferreira in the brilliant new action flick The Woman King. Pair that with playing a young Voldemort in the Harry Potterseries (he’s Ralph Fiennes’ nephew) and the somewhat emotionally abusive boyfriend of After and you’ll get the full picture.
Fiennes Tiffin is fine with the irony. He laughs it off. It’s an honor to be included at all! In fact, he says, it’s easier to make audiences love you than hate you, and he’s up for the challenge.
“You have to care a lot more,” he says. “I’ve played a few villainous characters. Now, [in real life] I’m accustomed to making people happy as a success, an achievement. But it’s nice to do a bit of both, isn’t it? It’s nice to take them on a roller coaster, make them happy, make them sad.”
While his Santo Ferreira should make The Woman King viewers viscerally angry, his Hardin Scott that will have After fans in tears. For those who haven’t been keeping up: After was originally a Wattpad fanfiction about Harry Styles and the rest of his One Direction crew, hence the name “Hardin Scott.” (The initials are the same, and the rest of his friends have the same initials as the One Direction boys: Nate for Niall, Logan for Liam, Landon for Louis, and Zed for Zayn.)
In After Ever Happy, the fourth installment of the cheesy teen romance saga, Fiennes Tiffin returns opposite Josephine Langford as Tessa, his love interest. Hardin isn’t like fun-loving Harry Styles at all, though. He’s full of cuss words. He punches walls. He kicks doors in and shouts, “Fucking Trevor!” while Harry Styles is on stage in a feather boa, pouncing around like a sprightly elf.
Hero Fiennes Tiffin in After Every Happy.
“To be honest, that works in everyone’s favor,” Fiennes Tiffin says of the separation between his character and its inspiration. “I’m sure Harry doesn’t want to be defined by a character about him. And I know for a fact that the writer Anna Todd was aware of that and reluctant to overstep any boundaries or be intrusive. It started as an inspiration, and I think everyone will be happy that they’ve gone different ways.”
After is a goofy, goofy franchise. Again, it’s based on a Wattpad story. Fiennes Tiffin seems to realize the inherent absurdity of this, chuckling about the scene where has to punch a wall in, or how many cuss words he has to drop in every take. He tells me that he has to wake up (as in, literally act like he’s waking up) too much while filming—in fact, he demonstrates on our Zoom, pretending to be asleep and then popping his eyes open, looking around. He’s good at it. Must be all the practice. But what does he do the most? Scream “TESSA!” at his sweet, loving girlfriend.
“If we rehearse a scene where Hardin says ‘Tessa’ once, between rehearsals and takes, it’s got to be five on average,” he says, as he tries to deduce how many times he’s said Tessa’s name across the entire franchise. “It’s got to be over a thousand [times]. Probably over two thousand, three thousand. If any fans have a lot of free time and want to figure it out and do the math, get on it and let me know.”
Tessa and Hardin are on-again, off-again, but by the end of After Ever Happy, they’ve parted ways. (Worry not: A fifth entry was filmed in secret, which means the pair will surely be back together soon.) Hardin’s final scene is shot in a bookstore, where he reads from his book about his love with Tessa while she gazes on from outside.
I had to ask: Does he see the parallels between this and Taylor Swift’s All Too Well short film?
“I haven’t [seen it],” he confesses. “Essentially, she copied us? We’ll get the lawyers on it and see what we can do,” he then jokes.
When they’re not arguing, Tessa and Hardin are having sex. That’s pretty much all they do: argue, break up, and have sex. Before they shot the third movie, the After team introduced an intimacy coordinator to guide the many sex scenes in their films, and Fiennes Tiffin is grateful for the addition. He was happy working with Langford before, but now, they can get a little more creative. In the third film, for example, the pair get hot and sweaty on a gym bench.
“Like a stunt choreographer or dance choreographer, [an intimacy coordinator] also can gauge how comfortable you are,” he says. “Sometimes, they don’t need to do anything. Sometimes, it’s like when a director says, ‘You guys are playing a scene so well, it’s all realistic, it’s honest, I buy it, I don’t need to say anything.’ But it’s for the times when it doesn’t go right.”
He compares it to the hours of work put into stunt work in The Woman King—if you’re going to have something special, you’re going to need to hire a specialist. And speaking of that, The Woman King happens to include some of the finest stunts in recent memory, resulting in a moving action film beyond comparison.
“This was such an important story for so many young girls around the world,” he says of the movie, now in theaters. “I don’t know a type of person who wouldn’t like this film. It has something for everyone in it.”
He’s right! The Woman King stars Viola Davis as the leader of the Agojie, an all-women army looking to defeat a neighboring tribe and remove their Dahomey Kingdom from the slave trade. Despite playing one of her character’s nemeses, abrutal Portuguese slave trader, meeting Davis was Fiennes Tiffin’s favorite part of film shoot.
The pair don’t share any scenes together, but at base camp in South Africa, they did get to meet. Fiennes Tiffin showed up on set to see Davis giving her input on a scene, wearing a onesie and some killer shades. When she was done (and everyone agreed with her opinion, naturally), she threw off the shades and gave Fiennes Tiffin the warmest welcome ever.
“[Viola] exudes an experienced boss level energy,” he says. “She’s really good at playing the maternal, caring, making sure everyone’s okay, while also playing the role of making sure stuff gets done on time. The only thing I wish is that I had more scenes with her directly.”
As one might guess, things don’t end so well for Santo Ferreira in the film. They’re not looking so great for Hardin, either, thanks to his heart-wrenching breakup. But Fiennes Tiffin signs off chipper as ever, ready for whatever wicked (or maybe kind and sweet, like his real life demeanor) role heads his way next.
“You don’t know how lucky you are to have had your Mam.” Digital Spy has revealed an official trailer for an indie road trip drama titled Joyride, opening in the UK and in Ireland later this month. The film is a heartfelt dramedy about “train-wreck on an adventure” road trip film. Fleeing from his father, 12-year-old Mully steals a taxi and is shocked to find a woman, Joy, in the back seat with a baby. Joy is on her way to an important meeting, and Mully needs to get some distance from his dad, who’s after the cash Mully has with him. The unlikely pair go on a journey across Ireland, gradually finding the friendship, love and learning, they never knew they needed, in each other. Olivia Colman stars as Joy, with Charlie Reid as Mully, plus Olwen Fouéré, Lochlann Ó Mearáin, and Ruth McCabe. This looks like a sweet, amusing, smart film about making a connection with someone. Another nice film about finding a family no matter who it may be.
Here’s the first official UK trailer (+ UK poster) for Emer Reynolds’ Joyride, direct from YouTube:
Joy (Olivia Colman) is on her way to an important meeting when her taxi is hijacked by Mully, who finds her in the backseat with her baby. Mully is fleeing from his dad, who wants the cash that he has taken with him. However, despite the circumstances, the pair form an unexpected bond, becoming two diamonds in the rough on the run in this “train-wreck on an adventure.”Joyride is directed by award-winning Irish film editor / filmmaker Emer Reynolds, director of the documentary films Here Was Cuba, The Farthest, and Songs for While I’m Away previously, directing her very first narrative feature. The screenplay is written by Ailbhe Keogan. Produced by Tristan Lynch and Aoife O’Sullivan. This hasn’t premiered at any film festivals or elsewhere, as far as we know. Vertigo Releasing will release Reynolds’ Joyride in UK + Ireland cinemas starting on July 29th, 2022 this summer. No US release date has been set – stay tuned. Who’s interested?
So, when exactly is Hogwarts Legacy set and what does that mean in terms of Harry Potter connections and familiar characters that could appear? Keep on reading and we’ll break it all down for you.
When is Hogwarts Legacy set?
Hogwarts Legacy is set in the late 1800s, placing it before all the books, films and stage shows you may have already seen. The year 1890 seems to be a likely bet, with that particular year appearing on a newspaper clipping in one of the trailers.
At this point in the timeline, according to the game’s official website, “The Wizarding World is fraught with dangers including creatures corrupted by a magical force, sinister witches and wizards, as well as a possible mounting goblin rebellion.”
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In the books, Harry Potter was born in 1980, meaning that Hogwarts Legacy takes place roughly a century before The Boy Who Lived started living. It’s long before he turned up at Hogwarts, then!
The first Fantastic Beasts movie (Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) is set in 1926, with Newt Scamander apparently being born in 1897. He’d probably be a bit too young to appear in Hogwarts Legacy.
Three minutes and 50 seconds into the video below, you can see this point in the timeline being revealed as the setting for Hogwarts Legacy.
Which Harry Potter characters may appear in Hogwarts Legacy?
As the trailer confirms, “It’s the late 1800s, so while the common rooms and classes may be familiar, most of your professors will not be.
“However, you may recognise a few faces,” the trailer teasingly tells us, before cutting to a scene where the player-character converses with Nearly Headless Nick (who is already a ghost at this point).
Which other characters could you expect to see, then? There’s always a chance that other familiar ghosts could appear, but what about living and breathing people?
It’s worth noting that ancient Potter characters such as Nicolas Flamel (he of Philospher’s Stone fame) would very much be alive at this point, which could make for interesting cameos.
Albus Dumbledore is said to have been born in 1881, which could mean he is the right age to be attending Hogwarts himself at the time of the game. His future romantic interest/nemesis Gellert Grindelwald would be alive at this point too.
So far, only Nearly Headless Nick has been confirmed in terms of returning characters, but we’ll be sure to let you know if that changes! It’s certainly an interesting point in the Harry Potter timeline.
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An Edinburgh TikToker has proved a connection between many of the most popular characters in Harry Potter and the capital, despite JK Rowling insisting the link isn’t real.
Earlier this month, the author of the fantasy series hit out to deny that any of the names in her novels were based on real places in Edinburgh. However, a TikTok user has seemingly debunked these claims by showing off a number of direct comparisons between graves in Greyfriars Kirkyard and popular characters from the books.
The video on the social media site shows plaques and graves in the capitals most famous graveyard, which include a number of names of characters in Harry Potter, including: McGonagall, Moodie, Thomas Riddle and even one that says Sirius Black. While the last of these names seems to be a later piece of graffiti, the rest are startling coincidences that seem to lend weight to the common myth that Rowling used inspiration from Edinburgh when writing her books.
Recently, the author took to Twitter to insist that none of the names in her book had been inspired by Greyfriars Kirkyard or that Diagon Alley was inspired by Edinburgh’s Victoria Street.
She said on social media: “No real street inspired Diagon Alley, I’m afraid. It came out of my head! I’ve never seen 99% of the places that claim to be the inspiration and I’d never seen Victoria St when I created DA (I have since, obviously, as it’s in Edinburgh, where I live).
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“I know the graveyard you’re talking about because unbeknownst to me, one of my children was at a loose end one afternoon and went on one of those Potter walking tours with their best mate for a laugh. They came home with a ton of information that was news to me.”
Colorado Shakespeare Festival: “The Alchemist” is hitting the stage for a one-night-only performance of Shakespeare contemporary Ben Johnson’s satire on Tuesday. To get on the waitlist of the sold-out production, visit cupresents.org/2022-the-alchemist-waitlist. It will be on stage at Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU, Boulder; $25-$56; cupresents.org.
The Arts Hub: Youth actors hit the stage with “Matilda Jr.,” Roald Dahl’s story about a girl with telekinesis who navigates life’s obstacles; 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette; $10; artshub.org.
The Spark: Catch a comedic retelling of the Harry Potter book series by J. K. Rowling in this stage play “Puffs,” where not saving the world is OK too, July 30-Aug. 7, The Spark, 4847 Pearl St. B4, Boulder; thesparkcreates.org.
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All’s Well That Ends Well: Coming-of-age romp set in 1950s France, through Aug. 6, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, University Theatre, CU, Boulder; $20-$67; cupresents.org.
Amelia’s Big Idea: New musical about 10-year-old Amelia who wants to build a dog park, through Aug. 7, BETC’s mobile Theatre Truck will be in Broomfield at Community Park at Second Avenue and Main Street at 10 a.m. Aug. 3; free; betc.org.
The Book of Will: Contemporary play that pays tribute to the friends who helped publish Shakespeare’s plays after his death, through Aug. 6, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU, Boulder; $22-$81; cupresents.org.
Cinderella: Musical version of the fairy tale about how it requires a handsome, wealthy and powerful man to make a young woman happy, through Sept. 4, Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown; $29-$66; coloradocandlelight.com.
Coriolanus: Shakespeare’s political drama about a soldier, common people and polarizing times, through Aug. 7, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, University Theatre, CU, Boulder; $19-$64; cupresents.org.
Dance Nation: A primal scream of a play about a group of girls on the precipice of adulthood as they prep for a dance competition, through July 30, Square Product Theatre, ATLAS Black Box Theater, 1125 18th St., Boulder; $15-$25; dancenation.brownpapertickets.com.
Dorothy’s Dictionary: A high school student meets a book lover who’s losing her eyesight; BETC’s mobile Theatre Truck will be at Echo Brewing, 600 Briggs St., Erie, at 7 p.m. Sunday and at NoBo Arts District, 4949 Broadway, Boulder, at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 5; free; betc.org.
Father Featherbottom’s Forgotten Fairytales: A heart-warming romp through 21st-century fairy tales, Saturday-Sunday, Audacious Theatre, Hudson Gardens, 6115 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton; pay what you can; audacioustheatre.com.
Pride and Prejudice: Modern spin on the romantic novel, through Aug. 6, Firehouse Theater Company, John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver; $25; firehousetheatercompany.com.
The Spongebob Musical: The power of optimism shines through in this musical based on the hit cartoon, through Sept. 3, BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Road, Boulder; $70-$75 (includes meal); bdtstage.com.
The Three Little Pigs vs. The Apocalypse: It’s 2520 and things are crazy as three pig people escape a mad scientist’s lab and head for a safe haven in the Rocky Mountains, through Aug. 7, Arts in the Open, Chautauqua Picnic Shelter, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; $16-$21; chautauqua.com.
The Two Gentlemen of Verona: Two pals find themselves at odds over the same gal, through Aug. 7, Colorado Shakespeare Festival, Mary Rippon Outdoor Theatre, CU, Boulder; $22-$81; cupresents.org.
Coming soon
The Children: Humorous and timely eco-thriller, Sept. 15-Oct. 8, Butterfly Effect Theatre Company, Dairy Arts Center, 2590 Walnut St., Boulder; betc.org.
Hadestown: Tony Award-winning musical that tells a contemporary love story, Aug. 30-Sept. 11, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; $35-$125; denvercenter.org.
Into the Woods: Stephen Sondheim’s dark musical that looks at fairy tales, Sept. 9-Oct. 9, Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; arvadacenter.org.
Legally Blonde, the Musical: Based on the popular film starring Reese Witherspoon, Aug. 5-14, The Spark, 4847 Pearl St., B4, Boulder; thesparkcreates.org.
Newsical The Musical: Long-running off-Broadway show that spoofs the news, Sept. 7-25, Garner Galleria Theatre, DCPA, 14th and Curtis streets, Denver; denvercenter.org.
Pretty Woman, The Musical: Broadway tour of the musical based on the popular movie of the same name, Aug. 2-14, DCPA Broadway, Buell Theatre, 13th and Curtis streets, Denver; $35-$120; denvercenter.org.
Theater of the Mind: David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar-created immersive theater piece world premiere, Aug. 31-Dec. 18, DCPA, York Street Yards, 3887 Steele St., Denver; theateroftheminddenver.com.
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