From Baahubali 2 topping the box office charts in the US to Rana Daggubati opening up about being blind in one eye, here’s a look at everything making news in cinema today.
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu will be seen performing ‘Silambam’ in director Ponram’s next, starring Sivakarthikeyan.
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Baahubali actor Rana Daggubati recently spoke about being blind in one eye. He shared his story on a Telugu chat show in which celebrities come and help people deal with their life’s major problems by taking up their job for one day. “I am blind from my right eye. I see only from my left eye. The one you see is someone else’s eye which was donated to me after his death. If I close my left eye, I can see no one,” he told a contestant.
In other news, Alia Bhatt, like her peers Anushka Sharma and Priyanka Chopra, might soon start producing films. She has been asking her father, director and producer Mahesh Bhatt, for tips.
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SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali – The Conclusion has outdone The Circle (a tech thriller starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson) in the US box office race. It has exceeded more than $10 million, ranking third in the box office chart.
Shah Rukh Khan met his favourite Hollywood star, Warren Beatty in Los Angeles. Khan delivered his first speech in a TED Talk in Vancouver earlier that week when he met the Hollywood actor.
Mysskin’s investigative spy thriller, Thupparivaalan, starring Vishal will release on August 11.
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Ram Gopal Varma has done what he does best – troll and abuse on Twitter. This time, he took a dig at those who did not enjoy SS Rajamouli’s Baahubali 2. RGV took to Twitter to speak his mind, saying that producer Shobu Yarlagadda should sponsor mental health checkups for people who disliked the film.
“Be sad on person who disliked #Baahubali2 as he/her needs psychiatric help nd I request producer @Shobu_ in to pay doctor bill for charity,” RGV tweeted.
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Actors Ajith Kumar, Anushka Sharma, Diana Hayden, Jamie Dornan and American musician Tim McGraw all turn a year older today!
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