'To surprise us every single time, come what may... To show us a simple enough boxed-up character and then spring out in a way we could never anticipate...' And now he's dead. Before the devil could know it.'Raja Sen salutes Philip Seymour Hoffman, perhaps the finest actor of his time.
Friends, family and fans of Philip Seymour Hoffman came together to give the late actor a final farewell on February 6 in New York.
The immensely talented actor passed away at the age of 46 in his New York apartment.
The actor was found with a hypodermic needle sticking out of his arm.
The Oscar-winning actor of films like Magnolia, The Big Lebowski and The Master was 46.
'He was not a matinee idol. He was overweight and mostly seen in crumpled clothes. His scruffy, unshaven look had become his identifier and he did not seem to give a damn.'
Phillip Seymour Hoffman was one of the greatest actors of his time. Here's why.
The talented actor, 46, passed away in New York on February 2.
In what many movie observers believe is one of the biggest surprises in years, Dev Patel, 18, has just been nominated along with Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Josh Brolin, (Milk), Robert Downey Jr. (Tropic Thunder) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (Doubt) for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Best Supporting Actor Award.
With a number of top nominations, Doubt, could emerge as yet another triumph for Meryl Streep whose Mamma Mia! is ending its glorious worldwide with over $ 560 million.
Hollywood's awards season continues with the Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Johnny Depp is being tipped to be the next Batman villain, taking on the role of The Riddler. Movie bosses are convinced that they will be able to get Depp to take on the role, especially after 'The Dark Knight' broke all records at the box office shortly after its release.
The actor is to star in a film alongside Hollywood biggies Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.
The show takes its own pace to pick up, but then when you least expect, it grabs you by the throat, notes Aseem Chhabra.
Here's looking at Om Puri's career graph, through these pictures from his films.
Raja Sen takes stock of Best Director nominees at Oscars 2015.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is an extremely frustrating film, feels Paloma Sharma.
Brilliant cinema at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival, raves Sukanya Verma.
y talking about her struggle with depression, Deepika Padukone has exposed the stress-filled lives of filmstars say Ranjita Ganesan and Veenu Sandhu.
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