It’s always revolving doors in Kollywood, and this year’s no exception: Arun Vijay joins a new film as Monal Gajjar walks out of another. A quick look at everything that’s making news in cinema today.
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Monal Gajjar has walked out of VIP – 2.
Arun Vijay is in talks to team up with Magizh Thirumeni for a new film.
Amy Jackson might be paired opposite Vijay Sethupathi in Gokul’s next movie.
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2.0 is running heavily behind schedule, making its release this year very doubtful.
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John Abraham believes that the anonymity that social media offers has made men ‘less of men’.
“I think social media has made men less of men. They are not like they used to be. Today there are a very few of genuine people on social media. Otherwise, generally people have become very brave as they don’t have any face. Social media is an important tool and it has to be used smartly. But most of us don’t use that platform wisely. We do it to insult in the name of caste, religion, creed and gender. This is a disgrace and shame to those who troll, but don’t have guts to show their face.”
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Shruti Haasan has opened up about the time she was treated as a ‘bad luck’ actress by the film industry. In a recent interview, Haasan said:
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“Early on in my career, some of my films didn’t do well. So, producers stopped calling because apparently I was bad luck. Now, though, it is a different case. I have been here for ten years. I was set aside for three of them. When Pawan Kalyan made the brave decision to cast me in his Gabbar Singh, my whole career changed.”
Let them eat cake!
Actor Geeta Basra, director Anusha Rizvi and musician Darbuka Siva will all turn a year older today!
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