‘Boogie Nights’ Star Burt Reynolds Passes Away at 82
Burt Reynolds, Hollywood’s top-grossing star from 1978 through 1982, who acted in films like The Longest Yard, Smokey and the Bandit, Striptease and Boogie Nights, for which he received an Oscar nomination, passed away at the age of 82 on 6 September in Florida.
'Petta' Motion Poster Release
The much-awaited motion poster of Rajinikanth's new movie Petta, which stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui alongside Thalaivar, has just been released. The film is directed by Karthik Subbaraj.
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A new poster of Rajinikanth-Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film 2.0 is out. Rajinikanth is reprising his double role as good-hearted scientist Vaseekaran and bad brained robot Chitti in the Shankar film. The movie was scheduled to release early this year, but has been delayed due to massive VFX work.
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SAG-AFTRA Lets Morgan Freeman Keep Achievement Award
Legendary actor Morgan Freeman, who was accused of sexual harassment by eight women, will get to keep his lifetime achievement award from the screen actors union, SAG-AFTRA.
According to variety.com, SAG-AFTRA has declared that it will not rescind Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman's SAG Life Achievement Award after it completed an investigation into reports of inappropriate behaviour toward several women, reports IANS.
A spokesperson for SAG-AFTRA said: "Based on the results of an independent investigation and the information we have at this time, we are taking no action regarding the SAG Life Achievement award presented to Morgan Freeman. As always, the details of the investigation are confidential."
Dulquer Sends out B'Day Wish to 'Coolest Dude' Mammootty
Actor Dulquer Salmaan on Friday wished a happy birthday to the "coolest dude" -- Malayalam megastar Mammootty, also his father.
"Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the coolest dude ever. Words are never enough to write and our hearts are never enough to fill the love we feel for you pa! Mammukka," Dulquer tweeted along with a photograph of Mammootty sporting a shirt with rolled up sleeves and blue shorts, reports IANS.
Dulquer, known for sharing online posts with cool hashtags, also wrote: "#definitionofcool #timemachine #megastar #daddycool #theking #aintnobodylikeyou #HappyBirthdayMammukka."