Arjun Kapoor turns 'villain' in Paris, check how?

Mumbai [India], June 29: Arjun Kapoor seems to be very excited about the release of his upcoming film 'Ek Villain 2'. After the first look posters of its cast were unveiled, the actors have been busy creating buzz for the film on their social media.

Arjun, who was busy celebrating his birthday in Paris with beau Malaika, has also joined the bandwagon. The actor posted a slew of pictures from Paris where he is seen holding the famous Ek Villain's smiley mask.

Arjun is going to be back to the bay now and has promised 'epic villainy' in the film. Standing on the streets of Paris, Arjun posed for pictures in a black blazer layered over a round-neck t-shirt and black pants as he held the 'Ek Villain' masks in hand. He wrote, "#EkVillain was in Paris and is now headed to Mumbai for the Big launch. Brace yourselves for some epic villainy coming your way! #EkVillainReturns".

Arjun Kapoor starrer 'Ek Villain Returns' has been in the making for quite some time now. The film is slated for July 29 release and stars Tara Sutaria, Disha Patani and John Abraham alongside Kapoor. Earlier this week, the makers of the film unveiled the first-look posters of the actors. In the posters, every actor can be seen in a dark and intense look, showing up their villainous avatars and holding up the same yellow smiley mask.

The cast wrapped up shooting last year and the film was earlier supposed to release on July 8, however makers earlier this month postponed the date to July 29. Produced by Balaji Telefilms and T-Series, The film is directed by Mohit Suri. Mohit Suri has earlier helmed films like 'Half Girlfriend', 'Aashiqui 2', 'Murder 2' and 'Zeher' among many others. 'Ek Villain Returns' marks John Abraham's first collaboration with the director. Arjun Kapoor has previously worked with him in 'Half Girlfriend'. Disha Patani also collaborated with him in his last film 'Malang'. The film is a sequel to the 2014 film 'Ek Villain' starring Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha Kapoor.

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KJo shares hilarious promo of 'Koffee With Karan' Season 7

Mumbai [India], June 28: Bollywood ace director and producer Karan Johar shared his struggles of bringing in Bollywood stars to his chat show 'Koffee With Karan' by posting a hilarious promo of his forthcoming Season 7, before settling on the 'screw it I'm still going to brew it' conclusion.

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The 55-second long video shows Karan in his quirky avatar, being positive that 'everybody wants Koffee With Karan to come back'. However, proving him wrong, soon the promo revealed a montage of tweets which showed some of the haters of the show, making derogatory and rude remarks online.

Ignoring the tweets nonchalantly, Karan then asserted that even if not everybody liked the show, 'everybody wants to come on the show'.

However, immediately in the next few moments, Karan's assertion failed, as he was seen pleading Bollywood celebrities to make an appearance on the show, who seemed to be quite reluctant. In the hilarious video, Karan tried his best to convince the stars, resorting to promises, blackmail and bribery to get them on the show. He agreed on giving away more hampers than one, assured that he would not be asking any 'personal questions' and even reminded them that he was the one who 'launched' them. The final tactic of Karan was to tell another star that they could not break their friendship over a show.

When all the above bribery proved to be in vain, Karan with his classy attitude took a dig on his haters stating that no matter what comes his way, he would still be brewing the show, like a fresh cup of coffee. 'Koffee With Karan Season 7' premieres exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar from July 7. This would be the first time, that the chat show would not be telecasted on television but would stream in an OTT platform.

First aired on Star World in 2004, 'Koffee With Karan' is known to bring in several Bollywood celebs who spill the beans on numerous topic from their careers, to relationships, and personal enmities. The chat show has been a hot topic of controversies as well.

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BTS' new album 'Proof' tops the Japanese Oricon chart

Seoul [South Korea], June 28: Global K-pop group BTS' new album 'Proof' has topped the Japanese Oricon 'Weekly Album Ranking' chart.

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According to the latest Oricon chart which was released on June 24, BTS' album 'Proof' has earned 546,373 points between June 13 and June 19, and topped the 'Weekly Album Ranking' chart, as per Global Economic.

Their agency Big Hit Music said, "BTS' 540,000 points were the highest points for the Oricon weekly album chart." BTS has topped the weekly album chart with a total of six albums, including their latest album 'Proof.' This is the largest number of albums ranked on the chart. 'Proof' is an anthology album containing BTS' 9-year history since their debut in 2013.

Since its release, it has topped Oricon Weekly Album Ranking chart by selling 514,000 copies in Japan. It also topped the Weekly Digital Album Ranking chart for two consecutive weeks. Meanwhile, the South Korean boy band BTS will hold a global concert to support the nation's bid to host the 2030 World Expo in Busan. HYBE's Chairman Bang Si-Hyuk and CEO Park Jiwon, and Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City Park Heong-joon signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this morning at the Busan Metropolitan City Hall to promote Busan's bid for the World Expo 2030. As part of the agreement, BTS as ambassadors will hold the Global Busan Concert in efforts to bring the World Expo 2030 to Busan. The memorandum covers joint initiatives for Busan to succeed in its bid as the host. It includes BTS to "act as the ambassadors, hold global concert in Busan, organise activities to appeal to the members of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE); and personally introduce the proposed site for the BIE Enquiry Missions.

"They also have to "serve as the ambassadors at South Korea's presentation session, be present on the election day to support the bid, provide photos and videos for the city's digital campaigns, and spread promotional videos via official social media channels." The news comes days after BTS members announced they will be taking a break to focus on their solo projects. BTS consists of 7 members - RM, Jin, Suga, J. Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkok - with Rm as their leader.

The first artist announcement for a solo album after the group confirmed their disbandment, came from BTS band member J-Hope on Saturday, revealing that he will release the solo album called 'Jack in the Box' on July 15.

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