A quick look at everything making news in the world of cinema today!
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Dhanush and Aanand L Rai will begin their next in late 2018
Ameer Sultan will star in a film titled MGR Pandiyan
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Dhanush’s Vada Chennai is likely to release in December this year. The film unit is already hard at work making sure that the first part of the trilogy is ready for the audience by then.
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Actor Matt Damon has praised Akshay Kumar for making the issues surrounding open defecation the focal point of his recent release, Toilet: Ek Prem Katha.
According to reports, Mersal’s team are hard at work trying to get the film’s title trademarked.
Taapsee Pannu has teamed up with IIT students to raise awareness about menstruation and abolish the taboos surrounding it.
Ed Skrein has walked out of Hellboy reboot. The actor was supposed to play a half-asian character in the movie. He decided not to go for it once he heard of the whitewashing controversy surrounding the project.
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Bidita Bag believes that the Hindi film industry values actors more than stars. At a promotional event for her Rabbi, Bidita explained her point of view:
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“This industry is very fair. People in the industry are known because of their talent and their hard work. If an actor does not showcase his worth in films, then he or she will no more be a part of this industry. If you see superstars, they are also here because of the work they do. The film industry knows the importance of actors and not just stars”
Bag’s last release was the Nawazuddin Siddiqui starrer Babumoshai Bandookbaz.
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Actors Nagarjuna, Vishal Krishna, Vijayakumar, singer Richa Sharma will all turn a year older today!