This day That Year: 'Manmarziyaan' deleted scene, India's official entry to Oscars & more

entertainment industry makes major headlines every year. While some of those stories do t withstand test of time, some of m stand out. Similarly, re have been events in past two years, i.e 2018-2019 on September 21, which are worth looking back. Check out some of those stories below -

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1) Anand L Rai defends cutting a scene from Manmarziyaan

Director-producer Anand L Rai had come in support of cutting down scenes from Manmarziyaan. scenes were related to smoking and director had stated that scenes getting cut from film did t really make a difference to overall product. inclusion of cuts in film was implemented after film was released which put film in troubled waters. Actor Taapsee Pannu had also tweeted about same back n. 

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2) Chris Evans' Defending Jacob was anunced (2018)

Back in 2018, Chris Evans' Apple TV miniseries Defending Jacob was anunced which went on to become critically acclaimed. Besides being onboard as an actor, Evans also executive produced miniseries which was based on a 2012 vel by William Landay. It follows story of a 14-year-old getting accused of murder and its aftermath. series turned out to be a success as it mand to gain 2 Emmy minations this year-round. 

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3) Brad Pitt's 'Ad Astra' trolled to be a sequel to ' Cowboys' (2019)

Brad Pitt's Ad Astra had released back in 2019 and had been trolled mercilessly for being a sequel to Cowboys. While ories have t stopped floating around internet to this day, film's connection with Tommy Lee Jones has been deemed to be its connection with Ad Astra. 

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4) Gully Boy became India's official entry to Oscars (2019)

It was anunced back on September 21, 2019, that Gully Boy would be India's official entry to Oscars. While film was a big r in India, it failed to impress Academy members and was soon out of race. Bong Joon-ho's Parasite had won Best Foreign langu film. film was out of Oscars race on December 17, 2019.