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Majid Majidi’s Beyond The Clouds, starring Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan, has a new release date. The film was initially scheduled to release on March 23, but has now been postponed to April 20.
Set in the slums of Mumbai, the film explores separation and love told through the story of two siblings. Music is by AR Rahman.
Majid Majidi’s #BeyondTheClouds will now release in India and worldwide on the same date: 20 April 2018. Stars Ishaan Khatter and @malavikamohan06 Music by @arrahman pic.twitter.com/NVeree9cQ5
— yuvraaj (@proyuvraaj) February 15, 2018
Kannada actor Sudeep is likely to star in Dhanush’s next directorial. According to reports, the actor has been approached to play a significant role in the film, directed by and starring Dhanush. It was earlier reported that Telugu actors Chiranjeevi and Nagarjuna were approached for a role in the film.
After Pa Paandi, this untitled film marks Dhanush’s second directorial.
Taking #PadMan to the marginalised pockets of rural India where people don’t have access to cinemas- A big thank you to @WorldBank @LearCenter @UNICEF @TheThirdEyeACEE pic.twitter.com/pTr3M3YRoM
— Twinkle Khanna (@mrsfunnybones) February 15, 2018
Twinkle Khanna, speaking at a discussion organised by UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on the taboo around menstrual hygiene, said that she would next talk about reproductive rights. “I don’t know about a movie, but next, I would like to work for reproductive rights,” she said, adding that her recent venture, PadMan, is more than just a movie.
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“I am hoping it’s part of a movement where women are no longer held back or embarrassed by their biology. I think commercials also should stop showing blue liquids on sanitary pads instead of red,” she said.
Suriya Sivakumar’s Thaana Serndhaa Koottam is now available on Amazon Prime. Directed by Vignesh Shivn, with music composed by Anirudh Ravichander, the film is inspired from Akshay Kumar’s Special 26. The film also stars Keerthy Suresh, Suresh Menon, Ramya Krishnan, and Senthil.
Read Silverscreen‘s review of Thaana Serndhaa Koottam here.