Holly to Bolly: Kanye West resumes touring, Anurag Kashyap to make Tamil debut, and more

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Kanye West resumes touring in Chicago

Kanye West returned to his tour on Friday night, after cancelling dates earlier in the week after his wife Kim Kardashian West was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. The rapper resumed the Saint Pablo Tour in his hometown of Chicago without mentioning the crime at the show, telling the crowd “it’s good to be home”. West performed for about 90 minutes straight. The rapper abruptly cut short a New York concert earlier this week citing a “family emergency”. It was later reported that robbers held Kardashian West at gunpoint Monday and locked her in the bathroom of a Paris residence before stealing more than $10 million worth of jewellery. Kardashian West has since postponed a make-up masterclass that was scheduled for Dubai later this month. — AP

Anurag Kashyap to make Tamil debut with Imaikaa Nodigal

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who was last seen in a menacing role in AR Murugadoss-directed Akira, will be making his Tamil debut with upcoming action-thriller, Imaikaa Nodigal. "I am Rudra. Here's the news guys. I've signed a Tamil film titled Imaikaa Nodigal, a nail-biting thriller with Nayanthara and Atharvaa," Kashyap shared on his Twitter page on Saturday. Directed by Ajay Gnanamuthu, the film also stars Atharvaa and Raashi Khanna in the lead, while a hop-hop soundtrack will come from Tamizha. — IANS

Bruno Mars releases first single in four years

Singer Bruno Mars is back with a brand new song, 24K Magic, his first solo single in four years. The 30-year-old hitmaker dropped the song and music video after a week of social media hype. "You can call it my first single, but I call it the invitation to the party," says Mars. 24K Magic was written and produced by Shampoo Press & Curl, with additional production by The Stereotypes. The single is the title track from a forthcoming third studio album, slated for a November 18 release. Mars was the featured artist on Mark Ronson's 2014 record-breaking smash Uptown Funk, however he has not premiered new solo material since 2012's Unorthodox Jukebox — IANS

Forest Whitaker joins Marvel’s Black Panther

Actor Forest Whitaker has joined the cast of Marvel's Black Panther, alongside Chadwick Boseman. The film, helmed by Creed director Ryan Coogler, also stars Michael B Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Kasumba, reported variety.com. Boseman will play T'Challa, t mhe prince of the African nation of Wakanda, who must take over the throne after his father's murder. Marvel unveiled the character in Captain America: Civil War in May, with the stand-alone film slated to hit screens in February 2018. Whitaker will play the role of Zuri, an elder statesman in Wakanda. Kasumba will reprise her Captain America: Civil War role as Ayo. Kaluuya will play T'Challa confidant W'Kabi. — IANS

Trailer of Force 2 garners 10 million views

The trailer for forthcoming John Abraham vehicle Force 2 has already garnered 10 million views on YouTube, within nine days of its release. The three-minute clip was released on September 29 and had been viewed by 10,306,575 individuals on Saturday. Directed by Abhinay Deo, the film also stars actress Sonakshi Sinha, who will share screen space with Abraham for the first time since 2011's Force. The makers of this sequel have dedicated the trailer to martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the Indian nation. — IANS