Vivek Oberoi began trending on social media as soon as it was announced that the actor was ‘in talks’ to play the baddie in Ajith Kumar’s upcoming film. Meanwhile, leaked photos from the sets of Bairavaa also did the rounds on Twitter. Vijay sports an all-new hairstyle in the film, and his look in the project is quite similar to that of MGR in Rickshawkaaran. Or so, some felt.
A quick look at all this and more in cinema today!
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Amit Bhargav will play Trisha’s husband in an upcoming film
Arjun, Vivek Oberoi are in talks for major roles in Ajith Kumar’s 57th film
Colin Firth has joined the Mary Poppins reboot
Vijay goes thara local for Bairavaa; shows off new look
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Kajal Aggarwal, Nayanthara might star in Vijay’s 61st film with director Atlee
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Vijay Sethupathy’s next with T Rajendar has been titled Kavan
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Shyam Benegal today reacted to filmmaker Karan Johar’s statement that was released yesterday. The National Award-winning director said that Karan Johar had been ‘forced’ to come out with a statement, an act that showed the sad state of affairs within the society.
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An up-and-coming director Antony has accused Bogan’s producer Isari Ganesh and its director Lakshman of plagiarism. In an interview recently, Antony revealed that he’d come up with the idea for the story a long time ago and that he began filming it under the title, Halwa. Due to some production issues, the film was stalled mid-way.
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Soon after this, Antony learnt that director Lakshman (who rose to fame with Romeo Juliet) had used a ‘suspiciously’ similar story in his film, Bogan. Produced by Prabhu Deva through his home banner, the film had stars like Aravind Swamy and Akshara Gowda and was said to be the official remake of Face/Off.
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Cricketers Virender Sehwag, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Lyricist Pa Vijay, Rapper Snoop Dogg, Actor John Krasinski will all turn a year older today.