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The 29th Kolkata International Film Festival kicked off today at Netaji Indoor Stadium in presence of veteran actors, film stars and musicians from Tollywood and Bollywood. Salman Khan announced the festival opening, while Anil Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Sonakshi Sinha, Mahesh Bhatt and Timangshu Dhulia attended the event as special guests. Ranjit Mallick, Sabitri Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee, Anjan Dutt, Lily Chakraborty, Paran Bandopadhyay, Sandip Ray and Dipankar De were felicitated for their contributions to cinema over the decades. Global dignitaries and jury members such as Pavel Lungin from Russia, and Laurence Kardish from USA were present too.

Vicky Kaushal starrer 'Sam Bahadur' released on Friday with 'Animal' and the film has been slowly paving its way in the hearts of the audience. It released in lesser number of screens than 'Animal' but it has managed to see a huge growth on Saturday and Sunday.

The Saturday numbers saw a growth of almost 50 percent as it made Rs 9 crore on Day 2. Meanwhile, on Sunday, the film has managed to score double digit numbers. 'Sam Bahadur' made Rs 10 crore nett on Sunday and that gave the film a very healthy weekend of around Rs 25 crore. This is considered quite good considering the fact that 'Animal' is just roaring and how! But the Monday figures will play a huge role in determinng the film's fate.

Pakistani actor Hania Aamir, who often posts videos of herself jamming and dancing to Hindi and Punjabi songs, surprised fans with her latest Instagram post featuring rapper Badshah and Punjabi singer-rapper Karan Aujla. It seems the three recently met in Dubai.

On Saturday, sharing a bunch of pictures of herself in a black outfit from her recent outing, Hania simply added a coffee emoji to her caption. She shared some candid photos of herself chilling with Badshah, and also a group photo featuring the two with Karan Aujla. Hania also shared a couple of videos from the night and gave a glimpse of her meal.

Noted veteran actress R Subbalakshmi died on November 30 in Kochi. She was 87 years old. The cause of death is still unknown. More details regarding her funeral are awaited. Soon after the news about the death of Subbalakshmi broke, fans took to social media to fondly remember her famous roles. For the unaware, she is the mother of actor Thara Kalyan, who appears in Malayalam films.

On November 30, news about R Subbalakshmi's untimely death was shared widely on social media. She was known for playing grandmotherly roles in films of different languages. 

'Sam Bahadur’ is a straight-ahead war drama that brings the best of Vicky Kaushal before you. Based on the dynamic life of India's first Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. A Bollywood-style celebration of heroism in a war setting, ‘Sam Bahadur’ celebrates the career of Manekshaw in the army that spanned over four decades and five wars.  

Vicky Kaushal has indeed watched, and memorised, how the real-life Sam Manekshaw maneuvers. Just like the war hero, Vicky aced the art of being sweet with undertones of cockiness. Whatever the film’s cinematic faults, it’s hard to emerge from the theater unmoved or without having the urge to laud the real and reel hero.