From Saif Ali Khan’s take on the Azaan controversy to Prabhas’ Mahabharata dreams, a quick look at all things bright and shiny in Cinema today!
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Prabhas has signed up for a trilingual film called Saaho.
Subiksha and RK Suresh team up for Vettai Nai.
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Ram Gopal Varma questions the National Awards, claims Aamir Khan is the greatest filmmaker.
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Akshay Kumar has started an insurance scheme for stunt women and men. The scheme covers about 380 stunt persons between the ages of 18 and 55.
Prabhas would like to act in Mahabharata if given a chance. He would rather share screen space with Mohanlal than replace him as Bheema.
An FIR has been filed against filmmaker Rahat Kazmi for screening an uncensored film.
A release date has been finalised for the Tom Hanks – Meryl Streep film
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Saif Ali Khan says he found Sonu Nigam’s early tweets on Azaan aggressive. While agreeing that sometimes the Azaan can be loud, Saif says calling for it to be banned is an extreme measure. Speaking to HT, he said:
Not just here but also in Israel apparently where three different religions co-exist. It’s been written about so I believe it’s the same. As a minority, you would like to make your presence felt and hopefully accepted. If someone says that it should be extinguished, it will make some people little uncomfortable. As a precursor to some sort of holocaust, it is the first thing you think of. There’s a bit of fear there.
It’s fine to express your views on the decibel levels. I think that tweet was a bit aggressive though, initially. And I do think religion should be a private affair and we should be a secular country.
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Let them eat cake!
Sachin Tendulkar, Varun Dhawan, writer Jayakanthan, and John Cena will all turn a year older today!