From Sathyan’s new role to SRK signing romantic comedies, a quick look at all the bright and shiny news in cinema today!
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Sathyan has a major role in Vijay 61.
Sulile will play the villain in Ameer’s next movie.
Heard On The Street
Deepika Padukone has been dropped from Majid Majidi’s Beyond The Clouds. Actress Anupama Parameswaran has also been dropped from the Ram Charan film. No explanations have been offered for either decision.
Newsworthy
Actor Vishal says he is being unnecessarily targeted by pro-Jallikattu supporters.
SRK says he feels too old to act in larger-than-life romantic comedies.
Spotlight
The Oscar nominations are out, and this year too, there were absolutely no surprises. The usual suspects got their nominations, with Meryl Streep getting her 20th nomination.
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Anirudh Ravichander is deeply disturbed by a MMS video that is doing the rounds on social media. The video has captured a young couple’s intimate moments, with many alleging that it was Anirudh in the video. After the video went viral, Anirudh was forced to deny that he was in the video. He has now asked people who thought it was him to “get their eyes checked”.
Let Them Eat Cake!
Musicians Alicia Keys and Kavitha Krishnamurthy, and actor Urvashi will all turn a year older today!
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