From Ajith’s Vivegam to the new Vijay film, a quick look at all things bright and somewhat shiny in cinema today!
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Ajith Kumar’s 57th film as lead actor has been titled Vivegam.
Mahima Nambiar will play the female lead in GV Prakash Kumar’s next.
Yuvan Shankar Raja will soon make his Kannada language debut.
Sonam Kapoor may play the female lead in Aanand L Rai’s next with SRK.
Vijay 61 went on floors. The film reportedly has a rural element to it.
Heard On The Street
Aadhi is in talks to play the villain in Ram Charan’s next.
Newsworthy
Soha Ali Khan has published her first book – The Perils Of Being Moderately Famous.
Priyanka Chopra may soon produce a South Indian film with cousin Mannara Chopra as the female lead.
Releases, Releases
Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal and Bogan will release today (2 February).
Spotlight
A screening of Asghar Farhadi’s The Salesman is being planned in London. The show is a mark of protest against Trump’s ban on refugees and visitors from seven Islamic states (Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen), and will likely be held on the night the Academy Awards are announced in Los Angeles – February 26.
Actors and filmmakers including Julie Christie, Kevin Macdonald, Kiera Knightley, and Terry Gilliam as well as Oscar winners and nominees like Mike Leigh, Glen Close, and Andrea Arnold have sought permission from the Duke of Westminster to screen The Salesman at London’s Grosvenor Square.
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A character in the Indo-Chinese film Kung Fu Yoga has allegedly been made to spout pro-Chinese propaganda. According to a Hindustan Times report, “Basically, in the movie, the Indian archaeologist comes to China to ask Jackie Chan’s Chinese archaeologist to help her research as he’s supposed to be an expert on Indo-Chinese cross-cultural history. She says their cooperation on this aspect is ‘in line with the One Belt, One Road Policy’.”
The BRI, or the One Belt, One Road initiative, is a multi-billion dollar project that aims to connect China to Asia and Europe over land and sea. India has thus far stayed away from cooperating with this initiative.
Let Them Eat Cake!
Actors Shamita Shetty and Rohini, and filmmaker Buddhadeb Dasgupta will all turn a year older today!
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