Director Rambala’s debut film had ghosts as villains. The second time around, he’s roped in popular actor Vadivelu as a ‘comic villain’ in his film with G V Prakash Kumar. With the zany Vadivelu onboard and Rambala’s expertise at channeling said zaniness, the film is going to lead us down unexpected and interesting roads. Also, Johar’s Mushkil days are over. And all it took was a Rs. 5 Crore donation to the Army Fund.
A quick look at all this and more in Cinema today!
Sign On
Comedian Vadivelu has signed on for GV Prakash’s next
Ranbir Kapoor will co-produce Anurag Basu’s upcoming project
Thittam Pottu Thirudura Koottam will release in December this year
Director Tim Miller, who helmed Deadpool, has walked out of Deadpool 2 due to ‘creative differences’
Chris Pine joins Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle In Time as scientist-dad Dr.Alex Murry
Leonardo DiCaprio will play music producer Sam Phillips in a new film
Newsworthy
Aamir Khan revealed recently that his family wanted him to choose a ‘more stable’ profession such as engineering or medicine.
Re-making Ram – Lakhan is a ‘distant dream’, director Karan Johar told reporters at the MAMI event in Mumbai. “They [actors] are insecure of each other. The actor who will play Ram will always be insecure of Lakhan because he has a stronger presence. Either a Ram can be or a Lakhan, but not a Ram-Lakhan together. ”
Prabhas dismissed rumours of him being offered a major role in Dhoom 4
Heard on the street
Al Pacino, Morgan Freeman have been approached for a major role in Dhanush’s next with Karthik Subbaraj
Regina Cassandra’s surprise wedding announcement on Instagram was a promotional stunt for her upcoming film, Gemini Ganesanum Suruli Rajanum
Spotlight
As a group of filmmakers and producers sought to resolve the Pakistan artists row with a hasty plan, it was left to actor Naseeruddin Shah to be the sole voice of reason. In a recent interview, he said:
“The film industry is an easy target. They (MNS) have as much fun targeting the industry as they would have while watching films made by Bollywood. We haven’t broken diplomatic ties with Pakistan, nor are we in the state of war, or have sealed our borders. Only artists who aim to spread the message of love and peace are being attacked.”
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Wonder Woman’s recent appointment as an honorary UN ambassador for “the empowerment of women and girls” simultaneously honoring gender equality and women’s empowerment while celebrating the 75th anniversary of the fictional character, has met with criticism. What at first appeared as a fun, creative idea was soon met with a heavy bout of online criticism — the UN itself hasn’t had a women president in its 70-year history — but the critics didn’t solely come from anonymous comment boxes. Numerous UN staff members have expressed sharp disapproval over the honor, with more than 600 of them signing an online petition to condemn the superhero’s ambassador status.
Let them eat cake!
Actress Mallika Sherawat and Cricketer Wriddhiman Saha will turn a year older today!