'Those involved in the government had invested in cineplexes in Tamil Nadu, so they wanted Vishwaroopam stopped to further their gains.' 'When there was a difference of opinion, they started punishing the film by banning it.' 'It is ugly, tyrannical politics which the nation did not understand.' 'They broke me for Rs 60 crores.' 'Because I am a star, I am living to tell the story.'
'She was lying there and I mustered up enough guts to lay next to her and hold her tight.' 'And she said, "Oh my, Girish, isn't he supposed to be nervous?"' 'Making light of the situation, Girish said, "No, he's been practicing with a pillow the whole day".'
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Kamal Haasan has filed a complaint with the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association wifor restricting the release of his film Vishwaroopam in theatres last year.
In an emotional blog post titled Life and Decisions, Gautami announced the split.
The veteran actor said he intends to challenge the status quo 'that has been plaguing the politics of Tamil Nadu for some time now'.
A lot of time is spent on giving us the background of the story and establishing the characters but the film is named Kalki and the man is not even born, notes A Ganesh Nadar.
Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political launch and the GOAT script and dialogues could have gone a long way in helping out. But the kind of script and screenplay and the unusually and equally unnecessary long run-time (3 hours, 3 minutes) that GOAT offers takes the film experience over the heads of those that are not familiar with secret agents and uranium theft in Tamil cinema, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Everyone in Bollywood seemed to have the same entry in their busy dairy schedules on April 24: Attend the grand screening of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic Web series, Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar.
This extremism is no victory or progress for those who call themselves Hindus. The motto 'Truth alone triumphs' being replaced by 'might is right' will make savages of us all.
After the success of his debut Telugu film, Happy Days, Varun Sandesh's next is Maro Charitra, a remake of original that starred Kamal Haasan.
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As the legendary actor turns 60 today, we look at his finest performances in the last six decades.
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The participation of the two veteran actors assumes significance in view of their recent statements suggesting that they could be joining politics.
'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.'
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The actor wants show his Muslim brothers a sense of solidarity!
The workshop will feature some of the best screenwriters and filmmakers from around the world. One of the writers who have confirmed participation is Jean Claude Carriere who will do a video conference. Kamal Haasan himself will join the discussions and don the role of faculty during the workshop and seminar.
The Kalki Universe might just take off, but it will still owe its gee-whizery to Hollywood movies, observes Deepa Gahlot.
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Here's a look at Kamal's new look in the film.
Haasan fractured his leg last week and has been asked to rest for at least two weeks.
Director Jeethu Joseph will remake his own hit Malaylam film Drishyam in Tamil with the superstar.
It is no secret that Madhavan admires Kamal Haasan a lot. In fact, Madhavan is an unabashed the star, who is ready with his upcoming Tamil film, Dasavathaaram. Catch him gush about the star in this exclusive interview.
The actress turned 27 on January 28, and celebrated her birthday on the sets of her Telugu film, Yevadu.
Manjummel Boys traces the story of one such bunch of inebriated tourists from Kochi, fans of the film Gunaa.
As the legendary actor turns 59 today November 7, we look at some of his finest films.
Reader Keyur Shah has sent us this photograph of the star.
The fourth Filmfare OTT awards saw some interesting winners as top shows like Scoop and Jubilee as well as movies like Darlings and Sirf Ek Banda Kaafi Hai scored big.
Kamal Haasan's shares his memories of the superstar on Rajesh Khanna's 74th birth anniversary on December 29.
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
The complaint has accused Haasan of hurting religious sentiments of the Hindus by making the "inflammatory and derogatory remark of Hindu terrorism".
Check what they have to say.
Kamal Hassan interviewed Ang Lee who was in Chennai to promote his film Life Of Pi.
The dazzling ladies who stunned at the reception.
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