Remembering Muhammad Ali, five years on
Film star Muhammad Ali having stared in more than 300 films was known as the ‘emperor of emotions.’
Muhammad Ali was born on December 10, 1938 in Rampur, India. After the creation of Pakistan, Ali along with his family settled in Hyderabad. After graduating from Hyderabad City College, Ali started his career in the entertainment industry as a broadcaster in a radio station.
His voice quickly got him recognition and he became one of the best broadcasters of his time. His voice took him to new heights as he made his debut in the film industry with the movie ‘Charagh Jalta Raha’ in 1962.
After the huge success of the movie, Muhammad Ali was on his road to fame. Muhammad Ali acted in 277 movies out of which 252 were in Urdu, 17 were in Punjabi and 8 were in Pashto.
In his movies, the heroine was usually played by his wife, Zeba. His last movie ‘Dum must Qalandar’ was released in 1995.
Muhammad Ali passed away on March 19, 2004, in Lahore.
Jackson dad renews call for new probe of son's death:
Michael Jackson’s dad called for a new federal probe into his son’s death, suspecting a conspiracy.
Just a week before jury selection for the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson s doctor, the late singer s father, Joe Jackson renewed calls for a federal probe into his son s death. He firmly believes that a conspiracy was at work.
Joe Jackson believes Dr Conrad Murray was acting on behalf of other people involved in Michael s career. Murray was hired by concert promoters AEG Live to care for the singer as he rehearsed for his comeback concerts.
Michael Jackson, dubbed the King of Pop, died in 2009 at age 50 in Los Angeles of a drug overdose only days before he was to begin a series of comeback concerts in London.
In an interview, Joe Jackson characterised Murray as the fall guy but declined to say who else he thought might be to blame in the death of his superstar son. He said that, Michael had warned his family he would be killed over the publishing rights to hit songs such as "Thriller" and "Billie Jean."
Murray has pleaded not guilty, and lawyers begin jury selection next week for a trial set to begin in Los Angeles on May 9.
'Tomb Raider' Reboot Planned By GK Films: Lara Croft is dusting off her boots, but they won't be worn by the original adventurer.
EW reports that Graham King, best known for producing "The Departed" and "The Town," has purchased, through his production company, GK Films, the film rights to the video game series "Tomb Raider" and its iconic gun-toting leading lady, Lara Croft.
Those rights were once held by Paramount, who made two smash hit movies based on the game, carried by a young and kick-ass Angelina Jolie. She starred in 2001's "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" and 2003's "Lara Craft: Tomb Raider — The Cradle of Life." The films, which helped boost Jolie's rising star, made $274,703,340 and $156,505,388 worldwide, respectively, though the second film was a disappointment in domestic theaters.
To reboot the series, GK films calls for a young Lara Croft in its press release, which almost certainly means Jolie, who first played the role 10 years ago, would be aged out of the film.
In fact, in 2004, Jolie told the website Ugo.com, when they asked if she'd do another "Tomb Raider," that, "I don't think so. I just don't feel like I need to, because I felt very happy with the last one, which was kind of the one we wanted to do. The first one kind of frustrated us, because we were trying something new. The second one, I felt like that's kind of how I wanted to do it, and I don't really feel the need to do another one."
As for potential replacements, there's no official word, though one rumored potential Lara Croft, Megan Fox, has previously nixed that speculation.
The video game series, which began in 1996, has spawned 10 games, along with comic books and novels. The release from GK, via Deadline, is below:
