Los Angeles, July 30 (IANS) As the US elections draw closer, several Hollywood personalities, including Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Alba, have urged people to register to vote.

Lopez and Alba took to their respective Instagram accounts to share a post related to the upcoming US elections, which will take place in November.

The post read: “We are officially 100 days away from election day. Let’s go!! Register here.”

Alba shared the same post but added an extra note: “There’s a lot of uncertainty around the 2024 elections, but here’s one thing we do know: Election Day is still November 5.

“With only 100 days to go, make sure you are ready to take the issues you care about straight to the ballot box this November.”

Several other personalities have joined the rallies for the upcoming elections, showing support for their favourite candidates.

On July 30, it was announced that rapper Megan Thee Stallion will be performing in Atlanta at Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris’s campaign rally.

Hollywood star Eva Longoria made a strong appeal urging people to vote for the Democrats, emphasising the importance of preventing Donald Trump’s return to the office.

Donald Trump, Republican presidential nominee, and former US president, faced flak over his “in four years, you don’t have to vote again” remarks after some Democrats said that his comments, directed at a Christian audience, signalled his plans to be a “dictator”.

President Joe Biden last week had said that he would end his presidential re-election campaign less than four months before Election Day and backed Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee.

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Los Angeles, July 30 (IANS) Hollywood stars Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s latest release, ‘Bad Boys: Ride or Die’, has become the ‘biggest movie of all time’ in Saudi Arabia.

Smith took to Instagram and shared numerous pictures and videos where he and Lawrence are seen interacting with fans at the film’s premiere, which was released in June.

In one clip, Smith is seen addressing the audience in the theatre.

He is heard saying: “That was spectacular. We have come, we have made history with the first-ever Hollywood premiere in Saudi Arabia. The Bad Boys have come and delivered. This is amazing.”

Smith captioned the post: “Woooowww!!! @badboys Ride or Die just became the biggest movie of ALL TIME in Saudi Arabia. Shukran Lakum.”

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ is a buddy cop action comedy directed by Adil and Bilall.

The film is the fourth part of the ‘Bad Boys’ series and is the sequel to 2020’s ‘Bad Boys for Life’.

The first instalment was released in 1995 and was directed by Michael Bay.

Stars including DJ Khaled, Vanessa Hudgens, Alexander Ludwig, Paola Nunez, Jacob Scipio, and John Salley return from previous instalments.

‘Bad Boys: Ride Or Die’ follows Miami detectives Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett as they attempt to clear the name of their late captain, Conrad Howard, after he is falsely accused of conspiracy.

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Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee visited the Tirupati Devasthanams to seek blessings.

Devoleena took to Instagram and shared a picture collage of herself dressed in a yellow salwar kameez.

In the photos, she is seen sitting alongside a friend and posing candidly.

The actress, who is famously known as “Gopi Bahu”, captioned the post with just the geotag of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams and the hashtag #GovindaGovinda.

Tirumala, known for its spirituality, is in the Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh.

It is one of the neighbourhoods of Tirupati city.

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is an independent government trust that manages various temples, including the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.

Talking about Devoleena, the actress is a trained Bharatanatyam dancer and made her acting debut in 2011 with ‘Sawaare Sabke Sapne Preeto’.

She gained stardom after replacing Giaa Manek as Gopi Bahu in ‘Saath Nibhaana Saathiya’.

Devoleena was also seen in reality shows such as ‘Bigg Boss 13’. She entered ‘Bigg Boss 14’ as a proxy contestant and appeared in ‘Bigg Boss 15’.

Currently, the actress is seen in ‘Chhathi Maiyya Ki Bitiya’ as Goddess Chhathi Maiyya.

On July 12, Devoleena spoke about resolving her confusion over playing the goddess in the show, which also stars Sara Khan, Jaya Bhattacharya, Vrinda Dahal, and Aashish Dixit.

The actress said that she had another offer while deciding on ‘Chhathi Maiyya Ki Bitiya’. However, she felt that choosing this show and character was a sign from God.

“I was torn between two shows while deciding on ‘Chhathi Maiyya Ki Bitiya’, and then a friend unexpectedly called me and said, ‘Devo, I want to see you in the role of a goddess on screen’, unaware of my dilemma. It felt like Chhathi Maiyya herself was speaking to me through my friend, guiding me to choose this role,” added Devoleena.

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Los Angeles, July 30 (IANS) Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is set to perform at Vice President and presumptive Democratic nominee for US President Kamala Harris’s campaign rally in Atlanta.

Stallion confirmed on her Instagram that she’s heading down south to support Harris with a special performance.

“ATL HOTTIES SEE YOU TOMORROW,” she wrote in a caption accompanying the news, reports Variety.com.

This will not be the ‘Body’ hitmaker’s first brush with Harris.

In March 2023, Harris and Stallion co-hosted a Women’s History Month brunch at Harris’s residence in Washington, DC.

Stallion shared a series of pictures on her social media profiles depicting her arm-in-arm with Harris.

She joins a number of musicians who have recently shown their support for Harris’s bid to become the Democratic presidential nominee in the upcoming election.

Beyonce, who collaborated with Harris on her ‘Savage’ remix, allowed Harris to use the song ‘Freedom’ as her walk-out music and in the first advertisement for the campaign.

Rapper Cardi B also supported Harris, defending her against “disgusting” sexist attacks.

Harris, who stepped up as the potential presidential nominee after Joe Biden withdrew his re-election campaign recently, garnered immediate online support after singer Charli XCX declared that ‘Kamala IS brat’ on X, referring to the culture surrounding her sixth album ‘Brat’.

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Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan, has made another unintentional error in his social media post.

The senior actor recently shared a video on his Instagram citing a clip from his film ‘Agneepath’, and juxtaposed it with a more recent video of himself running away from the camera. The actor meant that hustle is eternal and even at such an age, he is actively running around for his work given his passion for cinema.

All looked good until some of his fans commented that the first clip in the video was not from ‘Agneepath’ but ‘Akayla’.

The senior actor soon corrected himself as he admitted being wrong about the film. Taking to the Stories section of his Instagram, the actor wrote, “Apologies … that picture I posted of running saying from Agneepath .. wrong! It’s from AKAYLA thank you well-wishers”.

‘Agneepath’ is considered one of the most iconic films of Big B. The film tells the story of the lead character, who sets out to avenge the death of his father and the injustices done to his family by joining the Mumbai underworld.

Big B had to dub twice for the film because earlier his voice wasn’t working out for the character. The film was later remade into the Hrithik Roshan-starrer ‘Agneepath’.

It also starred Sanjay Dutt, Rishi Kapoor, Priyanka Chopra, Kanika Tiwari, Om Puri and Zarina Wahab in lead roles. Katrina Kaif also starred in a special appearance in the chartbuster track ‘Chikni Chameli’.

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