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This actor worked as extra, got no lead roles, built $1 billion business empire, now richer than Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp
6 days, 19 hours ago

This actor worked as extra, got no lead roles, built $1 billion business empire, now richer than Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp

Hindustan Times  

Imagine beginning your career in the world of acting at 17. The actor who went from extra on set to owner of $1-billion empire The actor who went from extra to A-lister George Clooney came from a humble background. Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the Clooney Foundation for Justice's The Albies at New York Public Library on September 26, …

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SS Rajamouli urges actor Nassar to conduct workshops?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

SS Rajamouli urges actor Nassar to conduct workshops?

Deccan Chronicle  

Reigning director S S Rajamouli seems to be determined to set a new path and also deliver a blockbuster with his upcoming film with superstar Mahesh Babu. “He is planning to conduct acting worships for his actors and he would give some time to his actors to be trained a bit and get into the skin of their characters,” says …

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Saas Bahu aur Flamingo actor Mark Bennington: Not playing a token white guy is very satisfying
6 months ago

Saas Bahu aur Flamingo actor Mark Bennington: Not playing a token white guy is very satisfying

Hindustan Times  

American-Indian actor Mark Bennington says that after spending seven years in the Indian film industry, producers have started casting him in various roles across streaming platforms, moving away from his usual “typical villainous British character”. The actor was in Lucknow for as the jury member for the the Lucknow Short Film Festival Season 2. Mark Bennington at Lucknow Short Film …

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Frances Sternhagen, ‘Cheers’ and ‘Sex and the City’ actor, dies at 93
1 year ago

Frances Sternhagen, ‘Cheers’ and ‘Sex and the City’ actor, dies at 93

LA Times  

Frances Sternhagen won two Tony Awards during her career, including one in 1995 for featured actress in a play for her performance in “The Heiress.” Frances Sternhagen, a stage and screen actor who received acclaim for her maternal roles on “Cheers,” “Sex and the City” and “The Closer,” has died. A veteran character actor, Sternhagen was a familiar maternal face …

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From Shakti Arora to Sanjay Gagnai - Ageing on screen is a big no for TV actors
1 year, 5 months ago

From Shakti Arora to Sanjay Gagnai - Ageing on screen is a big no for TV actors

Hindustan Times  

In the world of television, actors are often asked to take on challenging roles that require them to stretch their abilities and portray characters that are vastly different from themselves. Shakti Arora Actor Shakti Arora walked away from Kundali Bhagya after the show took a leap of 20 years. Aapko bola jaata hai ki usme toh aapka 20 saal ka …

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Pedro Pascal reveals heartwarming reason he changed his stage name
1 year, 8 months ago

Pedro Pascal reveals heartwarming reason he changed his stage name

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Years before the Chilean-American actor, whose latest roles in …

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Koffee With Karan 7: Anil Kapoor was insecure about Jackie Shroff, says 'he became A-lister, I was doing bit roles'
2 years, 3 months ago

Koffee With Karan 7: Anil Kapoor was insecure about Jackie Shroff, says 'he became A-lister, I was doing bit roles'

Hindustan Times  

Actor Anil Kapoor has revealed that he was insecure about actor Jackie Shroff in the initial days of his career. Anil and actor Varun Dhawan appeared on filmmaker Karan Johar-hosted chat show Koffee With Karan season 7 episode 11. When Karan interrupted to add Jackie Shroff's name, Anil said, "Jackie was an outsider in a way but still he got …

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Priyanka Chopra says she's finally doing roles she wants to after 10 years in US
2 years, 3 months ago

Priyanka Chopra says she's finally doing roles she wants to after 10 years in US

Hindustan Times  

Priyanka Chopra, who gained international recognition and fame after she played Alex Parrish in the American TV show Quantico, has said she still has a lot to achieve in terms of her acting work in the English language. Priyanka said that after 10 years of being active in the entertainment industry in the United States, she is finally able to …

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With nearly 700 credits at age 93, legendary actor James Hong isn’t done yet
2 years, 6 months ago

With nearly 700 credits at age 93, legendary actor James Hong isn’t done yet

LA Times  

Actor, filmmaker and icon James Hong, 93, at his home. Before breaking out in the ensemble cast of “Lost,” Kim played leading roles starring in David Henry Hwang’s “Golden Child” and as Prospero in “The Tempest” for East West Players, the Asian American theater company Hong co-founded in 1965. He played replicant eye designer Hannibal Chew in sci-fi classic “Blade …

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When Varun Dhawan recalled how Divya Bharti made him an omelette
2 years, 8 months ago

When Varun Dhawan recalled how Divya Bharti made him an omelette

Hindustan Times  

Actor Varun Dhawan who turned 35 on Sunday, made his Bollywood debut in 2012 with Student Of The Year, but the actor has always been surrounded by Bollywood celebrities since his childhood. In an old interview, Varun recalled the time when late actor Divya Bharti made an omelette for him, during the shoot of Shola Aur Shabnam, which was directed …

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Akshaye Khanna Almost Got Married to This Bollywood Diva. Read to Know More
2 years, 8 months ago

Akshaye Khanna Almost Got Married to This Bollywood Diva. Read to Know More

News 18  

Actor Akshaye Khanna, who celebrates his 47th birthday today, is not someone who makes a lot of public appearances these days unless necessary. However, post that, the offers started drying up and the few movies he did during this time like Mere Baap Pehle Aap and Tees Maar Khan failed to revitalise his earlier popularity. Karisma Kapoor later married industrialist …

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Saif’s charmed life
3 years ago

Saif’s charmed life

Deccan Chronicle  

The actor, who recently started filming his movie Vikram Vedha with Hrithik Roshan, has several projects up his sleeve — from Adipurush and Vikram Vedha to the Rahul-Dholakia film, Fire. It’s about everyone from the costume designer to the guy doing the background music — the director and the editing — the scriptwriter who writes great lines that contribute to …

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Grateful to Get the Opportunity to Choose Contrasting Roles, Says Rakul Preet Singh
3 years, 7 months ago

Grateful to Get the Opportunity to Choose Contrasting Roles, Says Rakul Preet Singh

News 18  

Actor Rakul Preet Singh says “experimentation” in movie writing has enabled performers to pick varied and contrasting roles. “I think it’s a great time where people are writing different kinds of scripts, that possibly the audiences are looking to watch. The experimentation that’s happening is different and that leads us to get that opportunity to be able to choose those …

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Charles Grodin, known for his roles in Midnight Run and Heartbreak Kid, dies at 86
3 years, 7 months ago

Charles Grodin, known for his roles in Midnight Run and Heartbreak Kid, dies at 86

Hindustan Times  

Charles Grodin, the droll, offbeat actor and writer who scored as a caddish newlywed in The Heartbreak Kid and later had roles ranging from Robert De Niro’s counterpart in the comic thriller Midnight Run to the bedeviled father in the Beethoven comedies, has died. He commented: “After seeing the movie, a lot of people would approach me with the idea …

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From Mumbai to the Marvel cineverse: The unusual journey of actor Harish Patel
3 years, 7 months ago

From Mumbai to the Marvel cineverse: The unusual journey of actor Harish Patel

Hindustan Times  

This is a rare Mumbai success story, the tale of a man who never dreamed of being an actor but ended up on TV anyway, then in the movies, and is now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He’s spent the last week telling everyone who calls, “Haan, woh main hi hoon,” Patel says with a bellowing laugh. “My 11-year-old …

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The widow who wouldn’t cry: Sanya Malhotra on ‘Pagglait’
3 years, 9 months ago

The widow who wouldn’t cry: Sanya Malhotra on ‘Pagglait’

The Hindu  

There is a constant in Sanya Malhotra’s performances — her impish smile. In her upcoming film, Pagglait — written and directed by Umesh Bist, known for films like O Teri and Hero — she plays a young widow, Sandhya Giri. When a friend, in the middle of a consolatory hug, tells Sandhya she found out about her husband’s death through …

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