A quick look at everything making news in the world of cinema today!
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KS Ravikumar might team up with Arvind Swamy for a new film
Indian 2 is still on, the film’s producer has said.
Sadha plays a sex worker in her next
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The uncertainty over Mersal’s release persists. The AWBI has scheduled an emergency meeting for 10 AM today, following which a NoC may or may not be given for the film. The film will receive its censor certificate only if the AWBI clears the movie.
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In 2012, France’s then-president, Nicolas Sarkozy, awarded film mogul Harvey Weinstein with the Legion of Honor award, the highest military and civilian honor, after the Weinstein Co.’s The Artist won five Oscars. Now French President Emmanuel Macron is seeking to revoke it, according to the Associated Press.
Macron said in an interview with TF1 television on Sunday that he has “taken steps” to strip Weinstein of the honor over the multiple accusations of sexual assault and harassment currently swirling around the Hollywood titan.
“Yes, I’ve begun the procedures to withdraw the Legion d’Honneur,” Macron said. “Because his actions lack honor.”
Let them eat cake!
Actors Hemamalini, Prithviraj, Rajeev Khandelwal, Naveen Patnaik will all turn a year older today!