Padma Shri actor Vivekh passes away, political leaders condole

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Padma Shri actor Vivekh passes away, political leaders condole

Tamil movie comedian and Padma Shri recipient Vivekh passed away on Saturday at a private hospital here. He was 59.

He was admitted to SIMS Hospital on Friday morning after showing “acute coronary syndrome with cardiogenic shock”.

Vivekh who was in a critical condition was put on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) support, the hospital said.

Vivekh was brought to the emergency ward of the hospital in an unconscious state at about 11 a.m. on Friday by his family members, the hospital said.

The hospital said that he was resuscitated in the emergency room by specialists and later underwent an emergency coronary angiogram followed by angioplasty.

According to the doctors, Vivek had complained to his family members about chest pain.

Condoling his death, Telangana Governor and Lt. Governor of Puducherry Tamilisai Soundararajan said Vivekh through his comedy dialogues had spread good social messages and earned the sobriquet “Chinna Kalaivanar” or Little Kalaivanar (Late Tamil movie comedian N.S. Krishnan had the sobriquet Kalaivanar) and was also an environmentalist in planting lakhs of tree saplings.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K.Palaniswami in his condolence message said that it was shocking to hear about Vivekh’s death.

With his incomparable service the passing away of Vivekh is a big loss for the movie and the social service sectors, Palaniswami said.

DMK President M.K. Stalin said that Vivekh by his distinctive style offered comedy and social message.

PMK Founder S. Ramadoss said that Vivekh’s death is unbelievable. He was socially and environmentally conscious and was instrumental in planting lakhs of tree saplings.

Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) leader M.H. Jawahirullah in his condolence message said that Vivekh had sowed good thoughts and constructive actions in people’s minds.

In a tweet Rajinikant said that he was greatly pained at close friend Vivekh’s death. He will not forget each and every day during the shooting of the movie Sivaji.

Several movie actors and fans are paying homage to the mortal remains of Vivekh at his residence here.

Vivekh born as Vivekanandan first joined Tamil Nadu government service and later switched over to the movie world.

He made his debut in 1987 in the movie “Manathil Urudhi Vendum” directed by the late K. Balachander.

Soon he was in great demand and has acted with top heroes like Rajinikanth, Vijay, Ajith, Surya, and others. He has acted in over 200 movies.

Vivekh was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Kalaivanar award from the Tamil Nadu government.

Vivekh an admirer of late President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, under the Green Kalam project, was instrumental in planting lakhs of tree saplings and also for mass campaigns for tree planting and environmental protection.

Armaan Malik: Artistes shouldn’t lose their art while looking for numbers

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Armaan Malik: Artistes shouldn’t lose their art while looking for numbers

Singer Armaan Malik on Friday took a jibe at the latest trend of numbers playing a crucial role in the present-day music scene. He slammed the idea of number of likes or views on a video deciding whether a song was hit or flop.

Talking about the same, Armaan tweeted in Hindi: “Yeh numbers aur data ke chakkar mein kahin artists apni art na kho dein bas yahi dua karta hoon (I pray that artistes don’t lose their art while chasing numbers and data).”

In a separate tweet, the singer wrote: “Don’t expect to be great if you don’t know how to patiently wait.”

Commenting on his tweet, fans expressed what they felt about the trend.

“People tend to judge artists and their music on the basis of numbers. The system should change,” commented a user.

“Some artists care about numbers more than the number of people it has reached. I hope this ends asap,” expressed another user.

“True. And you know what we as fans get attracted to art and of course not the numbers,” informed a fan.

‘Dostana 2’ row: Netizens back Kartik Aaryan, raise nepotism issue

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‘Dostana 2’ row: Netizens back Kartik Aaryan, raise nepotism issue

Kartik Aaryan’s name started trending on Twitter on Friday after reports emerged that he is no longer a part of filmmaker Karan Johar’s upcoming “Dostana 2”.

As per reports, differences have emerged between the makers and the actor. According to unconfirmed reports, Johar’s banner Dharma Productions have also decided not to collaborate with the actor in future.

Soon after such news reports emerged, a section of netizens started tweeting to claim that Kartik had been removed from the project because he is not an industry insider’s kid.

Many users compared Kartik’s position with late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was allegedly a victim of nepotism and groupism. Kartik’s fans also hurled verbal attacks at filmmaker Karan Johar.

“Suddenly negative PR rounding against #KartikAaryan. Unprofessional behaviour blah blah!!! Why there are so much negative article/PR always against outsiders?? Due to this we lost Sushant. #Kangana is battling through And now #KartikAaryan,” tweeted a user.

“The way Kartik remains unbothered by all the chaos created by that filthy jerk man and his minions and is still being professional by minding his own business is what we call grace that most of them lack. Keep shinning @TheAaryanKartik #KartikAaryan,” wrote another user.

“Those who say #KartikAaryan is unprofessional are biggest clown. He is one of the most talented, Hard working, Determined and focused person in this film Industry,” shared another user.

“Have u seen #KaranJohar blacklisting
* Arjun kapoor
* Varun dhawan
* Tiger shroff
* Ananya pandey
* Janhvi kapoor
Who he blacklisted:
#KartikAaryan #SSR
Do i need to say anything more @TheAaryanKartik Just boycott this KJO,” commented another user.

An official statement from Johar’s Dharma Productions is awaited. We reached out to the actor but did not receive a reply.

Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan tests Covid positive

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Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan tests Covid positive

Telugu actor-politician Pawan Kalyan has contracted coronavirus and is undergoing treatment at his farmhouse in Hyderabad, Janasena’s party statement said on Friday.

“As Coronavirus infection has been confirmed for Janasena president Pawan Kalyan, he is undergoing treatment under the guidance of expert doctors,” said the statement.

The actor was found to be ailing after returning to Hyderabad, following his public meeting in Tirupati in the run-up to the high octane Lok Sabha Scheduled Castes-reserved by-election.

The Janasena founder’s initial Covid test was negative, however, he had quarantined himself in his farmhouse.

Despite that, he started suffering from fever and body pains, prompting another test, which came positive.

Doctors have put him on antiviral drugs after monitoring Kalyan’s lungs and are also giving him oxygen when required.

A team of doctors from Apollo hospitals is also monitoring the actor’s health, including making arrangements in the farmhouse itself.

The Janasena founder, who divides his time between movies and politics, and Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) local ally said that his health is stable and promised that he would return to his admirers and people with complete health.

His elder brother and cinema legend Chiranjeevi and other family members are regularly checking on his health.

Meanwhile, the Tirupati by-poll is scheduled on Saturday, on which the actor and the BJP have pinned high hopes.

Gul Panag: Business of life has become urgent for focus on environment

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Gul Panag: Business of life has become urgent for focus on environment

Actress Gul Panag feels enough is not being done for the environment, though she doesn’t think it is a result of indifference.

“I think a lot of us are aware of what kind of an existential crisis the environment faces but we have other fires to fight and even though we may be willing and maybe interested and wanting to do our best to contribute towards conserving the environment other emergencies in life take over,” Gul told IANS.

The actress has given her voice to World Earth Day 2021 specials titled “Tiger Queen Of Taru” and “On The Brink”.

She added: “Shows like these are reminders that bring you back the conversation back into focus and remind you that there is more to life than just going about your daily existence.”

The actress says enough is not being done because of a busy lifestyle.

“So, I don’t think enough is being done but I don’t think it is a result of indifference. It is just the result of the business of life that has become so urgent. Everything that we do is backed by urgency, just the basic things we now do to live are urgent as opposed to being routine. when we were growing up because of technology, access, the assumption that if you have technology at your fingertips,” said Gul.

“If you have computers at home then you should be able to respond to work at any given point of time. In fact, the pandemic has taken a huge toll on the work-life balance of people because the assumption is that you are home morning to evening,” she added.

The specials air on National Geographic.

Priyanka Chopra is grateful to be ‘living in the light’

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Priyanka Chopra is grateful to be ‘living in the light’

Actress Priyanka Chopra treated her fans to a glamorous picture on Friday morning.

In the sunkissed picture, Priyanka looks stunning, with her hair open and light makeup. She is dressed in a beige top and wears a necklace. She wrote about how she is grateful for all that she has in her life.

“Living in the light. #grateful,” she wrote.

Meanwhile, Priyanka was the first presenter at the 74th British Academy of Films and Television Arts (BAFTA) awards which was held last week. She was clicked in a fiery red jacket with an open neckline. She teamed this up with ivory harem pants.

The actress is currently shooting for the series “Citadel”. Most details of the drama series are under wraps and all that is known is that Richard Madden will co-star in the series.

Pooja Hegde: There’s so much we took for granted

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Pooja Hegde: There’s so much we took for granted

Actress Pooja Hegde has reminisced in a new social media post about the times when people roamed around freely, adding that we have taken too much for granted.

Pooja posted a picture on Instagram in the wee hours of Wednesday night, from her vacation in Vienna.

“Back when people didn’t wear masks and roaming around freely was a thing… There’s so much we took for granted! #majormissing #takemeback #throwbackthursday,” Pooja wrote as the caption.

Currently, she awaits the release of her upcoming film “Radhe Shyam” starring Prabhas.

The film, which will be released in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, and Malayalam, is scheduled to hit screens on July 30 this year. Radha Krishna Kumar has directed and written the period romantic drama. Besides Prabhas and Pooja, the film also features Sachin Khedekar, Priyadarsi Pulikonda, Bhagyashree, Murli Sharma, Kunaal Roy Kapoor, Riddhi Kumar, Sasha Chettri, and Sathyan.

Lily-Rose Depp on why ‘Voyagers’ role was difficult

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Lily-Rose Depp on why ‘Voyagers’ role was difficult

Actress Lily-Rose Depp feels the biggest theme of her upcoming sci-fi film “Voyagers” is human nature. She also spoke of what made portraying her character Sela was a challenge.

The film tells the story of a group of young adults on a space expedition that could save mankind.

Lily-Rose Depp shares how the script won her over, saying: “To me, the biggest theme of this movie is human nature, and who are we really at our core when we take away things like experience and environment and childhood.”

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis’ daughter Lily-Rose claims to play Sela, a vulnerable and conflicted individual, challenged her as an artist.

She said: “How do you portray that kind of numbed effect that Sela and the rest of the crew feel before their awakening? Sela is intent on pursuing her humanity, and to experience an authentic human connection.”

On why she connected with her character, Lily-Rose said: “I think she is to be the character that has the most desire to be human and to feel human, and to feel normal and to feel a human connection and everything like that. So that was something that I was really excited to explore with her.”

“I think that fans will really respond to this film because it explores themes that go beyond the kind of a sci-fi fantasy environment, it touches on real themes and real questions that we all have ourselves, like who are we? What is the meaning of life? You know, what are our true human natures? a said Lily-Rose.

The film also stars Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Isaac Hempstead Wright, and Fionn Whitehead also part of the cast. It is scheduled to be released by P VR Pictures.

Ajay Devgn, Siddharth Roy Kapur to produce ‘Gobar!’

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Ajay Devgn, Siddharth Roy Kapur to produce ‘Gobar!’

Actor-producer Ajay Devgn has announced his new production, a comic drama named “Gobar!” along with Siddharth Roy Kapur.

The film is to be directed by ad-filmmaker Sabal Shekhawat, who has also penned the script along with Sambhit Mishra.

The film’s story is about a veterinary doctor who discovers a tangled web of corruption in his state hospital.

Ajay feels people will love the story.

“The story of Gobar! is at once unique, relatable, and incredibly funny, as well as gripping and entertaining to the point that I’m confident it will compel people to go to the theatres,” he says.

“We are very clear about the impact we want to make. We want viewers to laugh, relax, perhaps think a little bit, and be entertained. The standard that Siddharth observes in content creation and filmmaking makes this collaboration very exciting for us,” the actor-filmmaker adds.

Kapur says that the film centers around the journey of a common man and comes with a simple message.

“Gobar! is a story that chronicles the seemingly pointless but ultimately heroic journey of a simple citizen who deals with corruption in a way that will bring on many laughs, much adventure, and ultimately a simple message about the power of the common man,” says Kapur.

He adds: “What makes the film entertaining and unique is that it is a situational comedy that sheds light on the inner workings of power. To be collaborating with Ajay, someone I have always respected for his creative choices, and his team at Ajay Devgn Films on bringing this film to life is very exciting.”

Writer-director Shekhawat says that the film has been written keeping in mind true events.

“Gobar! is a film that will take viewers back to the charming days of the nineties and the simple life of small-town living. I wrote this story keeping I n mind a few true events that unraveled a gamut of issues, the center of which is a vet whose love for his cows and animals supersedes everything,” says Shekhawat.

“I’m grateful and happy that two esteemed producers like Aja y and Sid showed faith in my vision and offered a sizable canvas to the storyline. Quality cinema has come from both production houses, and I’m sure that the treatment of my directorial will be no different. As a filmmaker, I’m absolutely thrilled!” he says.

Produced under the banners Ajay Devgn Films and Roy Kapur Films, the film will go on floors at the end of the year. The casting of the film is underway.

Kareena posts pic of newborn son, hides face with emoji

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Kareena posts pic of newborn son, hides face with emoji

Kareena Kapoor Khan on Friday posted a picture of husband Saif Ali Khan and elder son Taimur looking at her newborn son but covered the face of the infant with a babyface emoji.

“This is what my weekend looks like… how about you guys?” Kareena wrote a caption with the Instagram image.

Kareena and Saif were blessed with the baby boy on February 21 this year, and have so far avoided sharing anything about the newborn in public, including his name or photo.

The couple had welcomed their first child, son Taimur, in December 2016.

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