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New Poster of 'Frozen 2'
Walt Disney just released the poster of its animated franchise film Frozen 2 along with its release date. Frozen 2 will release on 22 November. In the poster, characters Anna and Elsa are standing in the woods.
Tamil Actor Crazy Mohan Passes Away At 67
Renowned Tamil writer, actor and comedy giant Crazy Mohan breathed his last in Chennai on Monday after he suffered a major heart attack. He was 67. "After he complained of pain in his chest and suffered a heart attack, he was rushed to Kauvery Hospital in the afternoon. Efforts were taken to revive him but unfortunately he passed away around 2 pm," a family source told IANS.
Mohan's first stint with writing began in college. In 1976, Mohan wrote his first full-length play called Crazy Thieves in Paalavakkam, thereby, earning the moniker Crazy Mohan. He started his own drama troupe Crazy Creations which staged several popular plays such as Chocolate Krishna, and Satellite Saamiyar.
In 1983, he made his film debut as a writer for K. Balachander's "Poikkal Kuthirai", which featured Kamal Haasan in a cameo. Mohan went on to work with Haasan in multiple Tamil comedies including Sathi Leelavathi, Michael Madana Kama Rajan and Vasool Raja MBBS.
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Sajid Nadiadwala to Return as 'Kick 2' Director
Sajid Nadiadwala will be directing Kick sequel, production house Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment confirmed on Monday after reports of the filmmaker's exit from the project started doing the rounds on social media.
As per reports, director Rohit Shetty was being considered to take over the directing duties from Nadiadwala for the follow-up to the 2014 film, starring Salman Khan and Jacqueline Fernandez.
Shraddha Kapoor Kicks Ass in New ‘Saaho’ Poster
The makers behind the upcoming action thriller Saaho have released a new poster featuring the female lead of the film Shraddha Kapoor. In the poster Shraddha looks to be playing the role of a badass cop pointing her gun towards the camera. Take a look.
New Poster of Ayushmann Khurrana-Starrer 'Article 15' Out
A new poster of Article 15 has been released, and Ayushmann Khurrana looks intense in that. He plays a cop in the film and sports a moustache. Ayushmann took to Instagram to share the poster.
The Anubhav Sinha directorial is loosely inspired by the rape and murder of two Dalit women, which took place in Badaun in Uttar Pradesh. Article 15 hits the theatres on 28 June.
Chris Pratt Ties the Knot With Katherine Schwarzenegger
Avengers star Chris Pratt and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger's daughter Katherine exchanged wedding vows on 8 June at a luxury resort in Montecito, California. The guests at the wedding included Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn and Schwarzeneggers' family friend Rob Lowe, apart from Katherine's siblings Patrick, Christopher and Christina in attendance, reports said.
Pratt was earlier married to actor Anna Faris with whom he has a six-year-old son named Jack.
Veteran Playwright, Actor Girish Karnad Passes Away
Award-winning playwright, actor and novelist Girish Karnad has passed away at the age of 81from multiple organ failure at his home in Bangalore. A three-day mourning period has been declared in his home state of Karnataka in his honour. Several Bollywood celebs, including Shabana Azmi, Kamal Haasan, Madhur Bhandarkar, Anil Kapoor and Anupam Kher have expressed their condolences.
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