Aaron Judge Home Run Tracker: No. 47 Comes Against Max Scherzer

Judge, the slugging Yankee outfielder, is having an incredible year. We are tracking his pursuit of other Yankees greats.

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Welcome and Hera Pheri producer A G Nadiadwala passes away

Noted Bollywood producer Abdul Gaffar Nadiadwala aka A G Nadiadwala passed away early morning on August 22. He was 91 years old and died due to cardiac arrest while he was being treated at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai. His son, producer Firoz Nadiadwala, informed the media that A G Nadiadwala breathed his last at 1:40 am.

A G Nadiadwala began his career as a film producer way back in 1953. In a career spanning nearly 69 years, he produced more than 50 Hindi films. He has the distinction of producing Mahabharat (1965), starring Pradeep Kumar and Dara Singh. Till date, it is the only film made on the epic Mahabharat in India. He was also the producer of popular films like Welcome (2007), Hera Pheri (2000), Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) etc.

A G Nadiadwala’s father A K Nadiadwala was also a producer while Firoz’s cousin Sajid Nadiadwala, a producer, runs a separate production house.

In an interview with an entertainment daily in 2015 given as part of their 60-year-celebrations in the industry, A G Nadiadwala said, “While keeping film aesthetics and requirements in mind, we make our budget according to the movie and not the other way round. We first understand the dynamics of the story and screenplay before we put down our expenses. Even if we end up spending a little more, we ensure that the money spent should be visible in terms of both, sensibility and quality.”

We at Bollywood Hungama extend our heartfelt condolences to the Nadiadwala family.

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Shocking: Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani accused of non-payment of film workers’ wages for months

Around 300-400 members of the Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union have been working for Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani's Excel Entertainment since May 2022 at various locations in as well as outside Mumbai. These are daily wage workers and are supposed to be paid their wages. However, the said production house has allegedly not paid the wages of these workers for the past 3-4 months.

The total outstanding dues of the workers is said to be around Rs. 20-25 lakh

Workers have now accused Excel  Entertainment of extended working hours beyond permissible limits as per the provision in the labour law. Allegedly, these workers have  received no payment for all the extra hours. Also, they are allegedly not provided good quality food at work.

The workers are so fearful of losing the job that they cannot raise their voice. However, the union has now taken up the matter with the said production house and with   the government authorities, seeking their intervention in the matter  and requesting them to get these outstanding dues released from the said production at the earliest.

The Film Studios Setting & Allied Mazdoor Union has been taking up such matter of non-payments with all the respective authorities in Labour, Police and Ministry of State.

However, no action has so far been taken against the supposedly guilty production house.

We tried getting in touch with Excel for their side  of the story. There was no response.

Also Read: Karisma Kapoor shares photos with Kareena Kapoor Khan and girl gang; reveals Farhan Akhtar was their photographer

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Soccer’s Return to Ukraine Is Marred by Broken Contracts and Bad Faith

European soccer offered support to Ukrainian teams when Russia invaded the country. Now, as rivals bargain shop in wartime, one top club says the sense of solidarity is gone.

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Filmfare Awards withdraws Kangana Ranaut's Best Actress nomination for Thalaivii after she plans to sue them for inviting her: 'We are subjected to unwarranted malicious remarks'

Filmfare Awards 2022 has released an official statements condemning Kangana Ranaut's remarks as the actress was planning to sue them for inviting her to the award show happening later this month. The actress' Best Nomination for Thalaivii has been withdrawn by Filmfare following her accusations.

In a statement shared by FilmFare on Sunday on their official site, they condemned the unwarranted accusations made by Kangana Ranaut. "It pains us at Filmfare, today, to be subjected to unwarranted malicious remarks by Ms. Kangana Ranaut. For over six decades, Filmfare Awards, and Filmfare, at large, has been a platform that celebrates and honours talent in the Film industry impartially and with utmost transparency. It is our strong ethic that has helped us in gaining the trust of our audiences and the film industry. As is customary during the awards, Filmfare’s Executive Editor informed Ms. Ranaut about her nomination in the Best Actor in a Leading Role, Female category and asked for her address to send across the invitation," the statement read.

It continued, "The exact message was as follows ‘Hello Kangana, heartiest congratulations on your nomination for the Filmfare Awards. It’ll be a pleasure to have you there, do confirm your presence at the awards ceremony on August 30 at Jio World Convention Centre at BKC, Mumbai. It’ll help us plot your seats. P.S. Please send us your residential address so that we can send you the invite. Regards.’  At no time was there any insinuation of an award being given to her or any request for performance at the event made. "

"This is a patently false accusation being made by Ms Ranaut. Our invitation to her was our effort in bringing together everyone in a collective celebration of what brings this nation together, i.e. Indian Cinema. Filmfare Awards are a celebration of cinematic excellence and are awarded irrespective of the fact that a nominee attends or performs at the function. Further, Ms. Ranaut a 5-time Filmfare Awardee, was given the award twice in absentia (2014 & 2015). Despite knowing that she would neither attend nor perform. Given the irresponsible remarks made by Ms. Ranaut about Filmfare Awards, we are withdrawing her Best Actress nomination for the movie Thalaivii. We reserve all rights to pursue any legal action against her malicious and defamatory statements tarnishing our reputation and goodwill," the statement concluded.

Kangana had shared her message through an Instagram Story. “I've banned unethical, corrupt and totally unfair practices like @filmfare since 2014, but since I have been getting many calls from them for attending their award function this year as they want to give me award for Thalaivii... I am shocked to know that they are still nominating me. It is beneath my dignity, work ethics and value system to encourage such corrupt practices in anyway, that is why I have decided to sue @filmfare ... thanks,” she wrote.

Kangana Ranaut was nominated for Thalavii in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category alongside Kiara Advani, Kriti Sanon, Parineeti Chopra, Taapsee Pannu and Vidya Balan.

ALSO READ: Kangana Ranaut ropes in Mahima Chaudhry to essay the role of Pupul Jayakar in Emergency; first look unveiled

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Serena Williams Brought New Fans to Tennis. Are You One of Them?

Part of Williams’s legacy can be seen in the stands of her matches, where the spectators are among tennis’s most diverse.

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The Yankees Outlasted an Ace. Two More May Loom.

After scoring two runs off Toronto’s Alek Manoah and getting to the Blue Jays’ bullpen to avoid being swept, the team is scheduled to face the Mets’ Max Scherzer and possibly Jacob deGrom.

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