A quick look at everything making news in cinema today.
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Nikesha Patel will have a cameo in Arvind Swamy and Amala Paul’s film Bhaskar Oru Rascal.
Tovino Thomas to play a village boy with family values in his next Malayalam film directed by Jeo Baby.
Arya will be seen in a Kannada-Telugu bilingual, directed by Anup Bhandari.
Jackie Shroff and Chunkey Pandey are now a part of Prabhas’ next – Saaho.
Newsworthy
- Actor Vijay’s highly anticipated film Mersal‘s audio launch took place in Chennai last evening. The grand launch had AR Rahman performing and was attended by several stars from Kollywood.
Speaking at the event, Vijay said, “Mersal is very special for me. I admire Atlee’s confidence and his ability to execute things. I’ve given hits, flops and blockbusters but what I’ve truly earned is my fans and your love,” he said. He further had an advice for his fans:
“People keep asking me what they should do with negativity around them. Just ignore.”
Photos: Mersal audio launch.
Recommended
- Documentary on Arvind Kejriwal titled An Insignificant Man, will finally be certified. The Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT) in its order, asked the CBFC to issue a U/A certificate to the film and held that the requirement of seeking an NoC from political personages and others as a pre-condition for certification is unsustainable.
Rest In Peace
Comedian and filmmaker Jerry Lewis died on Sunday morning at his home in Las Vegas. He was 91.
Known for his slapstick humour, he partnered with Dean Martin and the duo became popularly known a Martin and Lewis. Funny Bones and The Nutty Professor are just few of the popular films he had starred in.
He is currently survived by his wife SanDee Pitnick, six sons, and one daughter.
Time Out
In a series of tweets, actress Ileana D’Cruz spoke of how a male fan misbehaved with her, highlighting that even a public figure like her gets harassed.
It’s a pretty shitty world we live in. I’m a public figure. I understand that I don’t have the luxury of a private & an anonymous life.(1/2)
— Ileana D’Cruz (@Ileana_Official) August 20, 2017
But that doesn’t give any man the right to misbehave with me. Don’t confuse “fan antics” with that. I am a WOMAN at the end of the day.(2/2)
— Ileana D’Cruz (@Ileana_Official) August 20, 2017
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Let Them Eat Cake!
Bhumika Chawla, Mini Mathur, Sana Khan, RJ Mitte, and Kim Catrall will all turn a year older today!