Urvashi Rautela recalls working with late actor Vivekh

Mumbai, April 19, (Telugu Bullet)  Actress Urvashi Rautela took to social media on Sunday to mourn the demise of Padma Shri actor Vivekh and recall her experience of working with him in her upcoming Tamil debut film.

The first schedule of the film was shot in Manali last month.

Urvashi shared a photograph with the late Tamil film actor on Instagram and a video where the two of them can be seen reading a script and practising the dialogues.

Sharing the photo and video on Instagram, Urvashi wrote: “I will miss you forever my Padma Shri @actorvivekh sir. My experience of working with a legend like you in my debut tamil film is unforgettable. I’m so shocked by the loss. You cared for me & cared for the world. Your comic timing & dialogues. Your love for the trees. My heartfelt condolences to Vivekh sir’s family, friends and fans. #RIPVivekh. I have some best memories of my life with you….Thank you sir for everything.”

Tamil film comedian and Padma Shri recipient Vivekh passed away on Saturday at a private hospital in Chennai. He was 59.

Vivekh made his debut in 1987 in the film “Manathil Urudhi Vendum” directed by the late K. Balachander. He has acted in over 200 films and was awarded the Padma Shri in 2009 and the Kalaivanar award from the Tamil Nadu government.

 

Sonu Sood Tests Positive for COVID 19

In pandemic situations, The Actors and Actresses Are regularly Testing Positive for Covid-19, in the Cine Industry.

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Star actor Sonu Sood took Twitter to announce he has tested covid-19 positive.  Now he is self-isolated and in quarantine, under the supervision of doctors.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas to launch Kabir Bedi’s autobiography

Actor Kabir Bedi announced on Saturday that actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas would launch his autobiography “Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life Of An Actor” on April 19.

The launch will take place virtually as Priyanka will join Kabir from London. Kabir made the announcement on Instagram, uploading a launch poster.

“THRILLED TO BITS!!! @PriyankaChopra is officially launching my book “Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life of an Actor” on 19 April 2021 at 6:30 p.m. IST,” he captioned the poster.

“Stories I Must Tell: The Emotional Life Of An Actor” is about the highs and lows of Kabir Bedi’s professional and personal life, in Bollywood, Hollywood, and Europe. The book promises to talk of his tumultuous relationships, his deep loves and lingering losses, why his beliefs have changed, his wrenching setbacks, and how he made India proud. It is pitched as a story of his making, breaking, and re-making as a man.

Bhumi Pednekar is Covid negative

Bhumi Pednekar has tested negative for Covid-19. The actress shared the news with fans via Instagram on Saturday.

“Am — but super + about life,” she wrote with a green tick emoji on her verified Instagram account.

Bhumi posted a close-up selfie with her post that captures her lying in bed and tagged the post with #NoCorona, #HealthyAndWise, and #IsolationOver.

The actress had tested positive on April 5, around the same day as Vicky Kaushal, her co-star in the upcoming film “Mr. Lele”. Vicky announced testing negative on Friday.

Incidentally, actress Katrina Kaif, who had tested Covid positive around the same time, informed via Instagram earlier on Saturday that she has tested negative.

Also earlier on Saturday, actor Sonu Sood posted to say he has tested Covid positive but asked his fans not to worry.

When people thought Big B had lost his eyesight!

Mumbai, April 17, (Telugu Bullet)  Amitabh Bachchan uploaded a throwback picture on Saturday, striking retro swagger in sunglasses. He recalled those were the days when wearing glasses like the ones he does in the image was not in vogue, and many thought he had lost his eyesight.

“Wo bhi kya din the (those were the days)!!! When wearing glasses like these publicly or at public functions was not considered ‘IT’ .. but I liked wearing them and did it .. they all thought I had lost my eye sight ..BUT .. you know what thought did,” Big B write alongside the Instagram picture.

The 77-year-old superstar has an array of films lined up over the next months. He will be seen in “Jhund”, ” Mayday”, “Goodbye”, “The Intern”, and “Brahamastra”. He also has an untitled film coming up with Prabhas and Deepika Padukone.

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.

Aditi Rao Hydari: I am dying to go back to theatres

Mumbai, April 17, (Telugu Bullet)  Aditi Rao Hydrari says while OTT is doing a great job at entertaining the audience, she does miss the big screen.

The actor says there is a sense of “magic” in theatres, which has always been there and will never go away.

“I miss it because there’s the magic associated with the theatre, there’s a whole childhood nostalgia, and it’s a very immersive experience. You go there and you become a part of the world there,” Aditi says

However, she said that since last year, OTT platforms have really gained prominence.

“In lockdown, OTT platforms have been our best friends. With OTT, there has been amazing writing, content, and the way the audience has consumed the content, that’s been really incredible,” she said, adding that the platform has given a lot of work to people in the industry.

“As an actor, there is so much more to do on it, in fact, for directors, writers, and everyone in the industry it has opened a whole new world,” she said, adding there will come a time when both platforms will be at the same level.

“Of course, I am dying to go back to theatres, but I feel there will be a time when there will be a value of the theatres and there will be the same value for OTT because each platform is powerful in its own way,” she says.

The actress adds that the kind of content that plays on both platforms is diverse.

“For writers, directors, actors, it has opened up a new world in terms of stories that one can only make for OTT which is different from (what) one makes for the theatres. Quite often, the theatrical films are larger-than-life and mounted differently. A producer might tell it better, how it is structured. OTT is different because the pressure is different,” she says.

“As an artist, I have the same passion and the same love. It’s just the medium and the way it is done for each platform, that is a whole producer and the finance thing, that’s different. So, it doesn’t make a difference in how I work. I do believe, the variety can be more and it is, the kind of topic people are making films and shows on, might not be conducive to the theatre or the way stories they tell like in 6 to 7 seasons, in theatre you just have 2 hours. That’s different,” she says.

Aditi is currently seen on the OTT-released film “Ajeeb Daastaans”, and will soon be seen in the Tamil film “Hey Sinamika”, “Maha Samudram”.

Meera Jasmine returns after hiatus in Sathyan Anthikadu film

Kochi, April 17, (Telugu Bullet)  After almost a five year hiatus hugely popular actress Meera Jasmine is all set to don the greasepaint in the film of master story teller- Sathyan Anthikadu.

This was announced by Anthikadu himself, who too is directing a film after a three year gap and would be his 57th film.

He said the film stars Jayaram and it would also feature Innocent, Sreenivasan and Siddique.

Produced by Central Pictures, Iqbal Kuttipuram has scripted the film and cinematography is being done by award winning cameraman S. Kumar.

Anthikadu over the years has become one of the top most directors and has been in this business for close to four decades and has given hugely popular films like Oru Indian Pranayakatha, Vinodayathra, Rasathanthram to name a few.

The return of Jasmine, a national award winning actress is the biggest highlight as she has excelled in four of Anthikadu’s recent four films.

The shooting will begin in July and the film is expected to be released later in the year.

Tamil actor Vivekh dies in Chennai

 April 17,(Telugu Bullet)  Popular Tamil actor Vivekh breathed his last at around 4.45 am today at a private hospital in Chennai. According to wish, his mortal remains have been brought to his home in Virugambakkam in the city. He was 59 years old. The actor suffered a massive heart attack on April 16 and was rushed to the hospital. He was given first-aid and was later put on ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation) support.

Dr Raju Sivasami, who treated Vivekh at the hospital, said that his health began to deteriorate at around 2 am on April 17. He further added that Vivekh suffered a massive heart attack on April 16, and it took more than 45 minutes to resuscitate him. Sivasami said that Vivekh succumbed to his condition.

This comes a day after Vivekh took the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine at the Omandarur Government Hospital. He took the vaccine along with his friends at a government hospital so that he could set an example for the public. After getting the jab, he met the media and urged everyone eligible to get vaccinated soon.

Vivekh is survived by his wife Arulselvi and daughters Tejaswini and Amritha Nandini. His son Prasanna Kumar died at the age of 13 due to brain fever. More details about his funeral will be out soon.

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.