From Samantha’s new role to Bhagyaraj’s advice for the film community, here’s a quick roundup of all the news in cinema today.
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu will play a speech-impaired person in Sukumar’s next film.
Prabhu Deva says that his next film, Karuppu Raja Vella Raja, will have shades of Sholay.
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Filmmaker Bhagyaraj has said that the focus of the Tamil film industry must remain on making quality films. The director said, “Recently, all anyone can talk about is how piracy is affecting our industry. But, there has been no commitment to make quality films that would speak to the audience. I think content matters always. Thieves can be punished later.”
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Shabana Azmi has defended Bollywood, and said that the films do not incite violence against women. Shabana’s remarks come after Minister Maneka Gandhi blamed the Hindi film industry for promoting stalking. Speaking at Goa Fest 2017 in Panaji, Shabana said, “It’s a sweeping generalisation to say that every Indian film shows romance that starts with stalking. Definitions change with times and in today’s lingo, a few films do show stalking as a legitimate precursor to romance. This needs to change and should start with actors being sensitised to their responsibilities as artists. No does not mean yes after a while! No means no! PERIOD! Young filmmakers like Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee feel strongly about this and have taken a conscious decision along with others to not legitimise stalking in their films.”
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Director Bejoy Nambiar turns a year older today!
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