NADINE LABAKI AND RANBIR KAPOOR TO RECEIVE VARIETY INTERNATIONAL VANGUARD AWARDS AT RSIFF2022

The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea IFF) announced today that acclaimed Lebanese director, screenwriter, and actor Nadine Labaki and multi-award-winning Indian actor Ranbir Kapoor will receive Variety International Vanguard Awards at the upcoming second edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah, on the Eastern shore of the Red Sea.

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Nadine Labaki will be presented with the Variety International Vanguard Filmmaker Award. Labaki first made her mark in the film industry with her feature debut, Caramel, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2007. Known for using her filmmaking platform to highlight aspects of everyday life in Lebanon. She is also the first female Arab director to have been nominated for an Oscar in the category for Best Foreign Language Film for Capernaum. Labaki will also be taking part in an ‘In Conversation’ event set to take place on Saturday, 3rd December at Vox Cinemas, Red Sea Mall to discuss her inspiring career to date.

Ranbir Kapoor will be presented the Variety International Vanguard Actor Award. One of India’s biggest acting talents and hailing from a legacy family, Kapoor carried on the indelible mark made on the Indian Film Industry by the Kapoor family. Ranbir Kapoor rose to fame in 2007 with Saawariya by Sanjay Leela Bhansali since which he went on to star in box office hits such as Rockstar and Barfi!, earning him two consecutive Filmfare Awards for Best Actor.

Today 15 years and over 30 roles later, on the heels of the Disney blockbuster ‘Brahmastra’, Kapoor has carved out for himself a distinct identity as a performer that can entertain audiences across a diverse set of roles. He will be taking part in an ‘In Conversation’ event on Wednesday, 7th December at Vox Cinemas, Red Sea Mall to discuss his fascinating career in cinema so far.

Mohammed Al Turki; CEO of the RedSeaIFF said: “Nadine Labaki and Ranbir Kapoor are two remarkable talents in the film industry. We are honored to be partnering with Variety to recognise their huge talent and contribution to the industry, and to be hosting In Conversation events with each of them to hear about their past success and hopes for the future. Each a unique storyteller, we look forward to welcoming them to Jeddah.”

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Amul gives shoutout to Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt as they welcome baby girl

Mumbai [India], November 8: Wishes and congratulatory messages are pouring in for Bollywood couple Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor as they welcomed their baby girl on Sunday.

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After celebs extended their warm wishes, now, the popular dairy brand Amul has shared a new post dedicated to the new parents in town.

In the poster, animated Alia and Ranbir can be seen holding their baby girl. The poster read, "ALIA Bhetti and Utterly Daughterly Delicious." Sharing the post, they wrote, "#Amul Topical: Star couple welcome a baby daughter!"

Alia Bhatt announced the arrival of her baby girl via an Instagram post that read, "And in the best news of our lives:- Our baby is here...and what a magical girl she is. We are officially bursting with love - Blessed and obsessed PARENTS!!!! Love love love Alia and Ranbir."

The 'Brahmastra' couple welcomed a baby girl around 12:05 pm on November 6. Soon after Alia shared the news on her social media, fans swamped the comment section and dropped red heart emoticons and congratulatory messages for the new parents.

The couple reached Sir HN Reliance Hospital in Mumbai on Sunday morning and the news made their fans quite curious. Soon after, their mothers Soni Razdan and Neetu Kapoor were also spotted arriving at the Hospital. Alia has been frequently showering her fans with cute pictures from her preggers diary throughout her pregnancy. The power couple announced their pregnancy in June this year.

The 'Brahmastra' couple tied their knot on April 14, 2022, after dating for years at Ranbir's Mumbai residence in an intimate ceremony. Just after two months after their marriage, the couple treated their fans with such a big surprise. Other celebrities who congratulated the couple on social media are Akshay Kumar, Anil Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, Malaika Arora, Neha Dhupia, Rhea Kapoor, Mouni Roy, Shweta Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, and Arjun Kapoor among many others. On the work front, Alia and Ranbir were recently seen together in the sci-fi action film 'Brahmastra: Part 1- Shiva' which gathered massive responses from the audience. Helmed by Ayan Mukerji, the film also starred Amitabh Bachchan and Mouni Roy in the lead roles. 'Brahmastra' is now streaming on the OTT platform Disney+ Hotstar.

Meanwhile, Ranbir will be next seen in director Luv Ranjan's next untitled romantic comedy film alongside Shraddha Kapoor and in director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's gangster drama film 'Animal' opposite Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Bobby Deol.

Alia, on the other hand, will be next seen in director Karan Johar's 'Rocky aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani' alongside Ranveer Singh, Dharmendra and Jaya Bachchan.

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Ranbir Kapoor's communiqué on #Boycottbollywood culture & cancel trends

Mumbai [India], September 7: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor, in a recent media interaction, reacted to Bollywood films and said that they are not performing well at the box office.

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Ranbir's communiqué, " I will not speak about other films, I will give my own example. I had a film released a few weeks back called 'Shamshera', I didn't feel any negativity, if the film doesn't run at the box office, it's probably because the audience didn't like the film.

Eventually, it is about the content, of course, who doesn't want to go to the movies and experience a different emotion, cry, laugh, we all want to feel that." "So if the film doesn't work, it's because the content is not good" Ranbir added. Post pandemic, many highly anticipated films like Aamir Khan's 'Laal Singh Chaddha', Akshay Kumar's 'Prirthviraj', 'Raksha Bandhan', and 'Bachchan Paandey' and Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday starrer 'Liger' failed to impress the audience at the box office and the collections of the film were not as expected.

Previously, Aamir, on Karan Johar's chat show 'Koffee with Karan 7' also stated, "If you want movies to work, then eventually you have to work on the story."

Helmed by Ayan Mukerji, 'Brahmastra Part-1: Shiva' stars Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan and Mouni Roy in the lead roles. The film is all set to hit the theatres on September 9, 2022.

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