Veteran actor-filmmaker Deven Varma, best know for his comic performance in ‘Khatta Meetha’ and ‘Angoor’, passed away this morning at his residence following a heart attack, family sources said.
He was 78.
Varma started his acting career as a stage artist and eventually made his Bollywood debut with a supporting role in Yash Chopra’s ‘Dharmputra’ in 1961, which did not do well.
Actor Eddie Redmayne has revealed he gave a bad audition for an unnamed role in the upcoming eighth instalment of ‘Star Wars’.
The 32-year-old actor said the audition for ‘Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens’ crushed his ‘childhood dream’ of starring in a ‘Star Wars’ film, reported Contactmusic.
“My ‘Star Wars’ audition was pretty catastrophically bad.
There’s this wonderful casting director called Nina Gold, who I absolutely love.
Hollywood star couple Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis will reportedly have a special appearance in the upcoming musical comedy-drama film ‘Annie’.
The new parents, who welcomed their baby girl Wyatt Isabelle in September, will star in a film within ‘Annie’, called ‘Moonquake Lake’, reported Contactmusic.
Singer Susan Boyle is reportedly learning to write her own music as she wants to offer something new to her fans.
The 53-year-old former ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star wants to change direction with the songs she puts out and hence wants to write herself, reported the Daily Mirror.
Susan loves singing but she has decided that she wants to change direction with the music she is putting out there and write it herself.
Veteran actor Christropher Walken, who is set to perform in a children’s play live on US TV this month, says live brodcast scares him.
The 71-year-old ‘Deer Hunter’ star is due to play Captain Hook in ‘Peter Pan Live!’ on NBC on December 4 and he said the short preparation time for the show has left him terrified, reported the Daily Express.
‘Mad Men’ creator Matthew Weiner says it saddens him that none of the actors on his hit drama have been rewarded for their work by the Television Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The 1960s-set programme has been critically acclaimed since its debut in 2007, earning nominations in multiple awards, but none of their wins have ever included Emmys for any of the actors, reported Contactmusic.
Renee Dhyani, the latest contestant to get evicted from ‘Bigg Boss 8′, says her three-week-long stay in the show left her depressed and drained.
Renee, who rose to fame after participating in stunt-based reality show ‘Roadies’, entered as a wild-card contestant, said she found being confined in the house very difficult.
“I entered the house at the time when almost half of the show was over.
