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Natalie Portman wore overcoat embroidered with names of female directors not nominated for an Oscar



Natalie Portman paid tribute to snubbed female directors with her outfit for the 92^nd Annual Academy Awards. Portman wore a Dior cape embroidered with the names of the female directors who were shut out of the Oscars this year. “I wanted to recognise the women who were not recognised for their incredible work this year in my subtle way, -Natalie”.  The outfit bore the names of Lulu Wang, Greta Gerwing, Lorene Scafaria, Marielle Heller, Alma Har’el and Mari Diop.

Fahad Hussayn loses eponymous brand to bankruptcy



After a decade of decadence in the realm of fashion, ace couturier Fahad Hussayn has announced that he will be shutting down his brand owing to bankruptcy. In a lengthy, heartfelt Instagram post, the designer paid homage to his 10 long years in the industry, during which he admittedly failed to learn the ropes of sustaining a business model. “For as long as I can remember, art and fashion is what I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” he captioned the post leading up to the announcement. “Spending more than a decade learning the crafts and building my brand to what I always thought it should be, I completely failed to realise my biggest shortcoming – as an artist, I’ve struggled with business skills.” Having launched his last opulent collection Labyagawachi just a few months prior, the announcement comes as a surprise – the designer even showed at a fashion week that wrapped up in December 2019. Now, his brand’s Instagram profile reads ‘closed for business’.

‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ free from legal turmoil



The Legend of Maula Jatt has finally been freed from all the legal entanglements after Sarwer Bhatti, the producer of the original film withdrew all cases. Bhatti has denied all rumours of a financial settlement between himself and the producers. Bhatti has instead attributed the decision on his desire for the welfare of local cinema. “In my career I struggled a lot for the welfare of local cinema and film industry, If the film industry could be strengthened by withdrawing the case, then I will do so. Also surely more volume of local releases across the country would benefit the industry-Bhatti”. The main producers of The Legend of Maula Jatt, Ammara Hikmat and Bilal Lashari were embroiled in a two year legal battle with Bhatti. The latter had filed a case over copyright infringement, claiming that his company Bahoo Films owned the rights to the Maula Jatt story. As a result The Legend of Maula Jatt‘s release was blocked. “I allowed them for using copy rights of only my film Maula Jatt and also asked them to take back the cases they filed against me. They and their parents had approached me. When our own children make mistakes, we forgive them. Both Bilal and Ammara are like my own children so I forgive them,” he said.

Oscars 2020: 92nd Academy Awards



Joaquin Phoenix won his first Oscar for his turn in super-villain origin story Joker, the film that started the night with the most nominations. Renee Zellweger sealed a remarkable comeback by winning best actress for Judy, dedicating the award to the Hollywood screen legend she portrayed. Brad Pitt, who claimed his first acting Academy Award for his supporting turn in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, was one of several winners to strike a political note. Laura Dern won best supporting actress for her turn as a feisty divorce lawyer in Marriage South Korean black comedy Parasite made movie history at the Oscars, becoming the first non-English-language film to win the best award- Hollywood’s biggest prize of all, stunning the pundits who believed the Academy would never crown a subtitled Asian movie.

Kalki Koechlin welcomes baby girl into the world



Big news for Bollywood star Kalki Koechlin as she welcomes a baby girl into the world. The actor, who announced her pregnancy with boyfriend Guy Hershberg, gave birth last week, reported the Hindustan Times. She is also believed to have opted for a water birth in Goa. Koechlin has been actively documenting her pregnancy through social media. In a post on the social media platform, she revealed, “This was an unexpected pregnancy. In the first two months, I didn’t feel any maternal instinct.

Pakistan Army Aviation pilots rescue two foreign mountaineers



Pakistan Army has rescued two foreign climbers trapped in the country’s eastern Karakoram mountain range in the Himalayas, the ISPR announced on Sunday. “Pakistan Army Aviation pilots rescued two foreign mountain climbers, Mr. Donald Allen Bowie (USA) and Ms. Lotta Henriikka Nakyva (Finland) from Broad Peak, Baltoro Glacier … part of an International Winter Expedition attempting to summit Broad Peak but stranded en route due to sickness,” said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army’s media wing. The French government awarded medals to the Pakistan Army Aviation pilots who rescued Revol.“Rear Admiral Didier Malterre, Commander of French Joint Force in Indian Ocean, conferred France National Defence Bronze Medal to brave pilots of Army Aviation who took part in the daring rescue operation,” said the ISPR.