Kalki: Upbringing shaped me
National award-winning actress Kalki Koechlin, who is known for voicing her opinions without mincing words, says her upbringing and cultural consciousness helped her to become an opinionated person. Whether it is on gender equality, against sexual abuse of women or supporting lGBT community, Kalki has always expressed her thoughts firmly.
“I think my upbringing helped me to find my voice and opinion on things, developed a certain kind of sensibility. I have grown up in a very open cultural environment. Since I was born into a French-South Indian family and grew up in Auroville ashram, the environment was very inclusive. I am not religious but quite spiritual,” she said.
Game of Thrones has been an institution longer than any other institution I've been in. School, drama school, anything. I get a bit weepy thinking about it. It's going to be a strange year saying goodbye to everyone and having last scenes with this person and that person.
— Kit Harrington
Actress Disha Patani has replaced Shruti Haasan as the lead in the Tamil historic drama Sangamithra.Disha took to Twitter on Saturday to share her excitement over the project. “Really very excited for Sangamithra. Can't wait to start shooting for this wonderful film,” she wrote.
Shruti earlier opted out of Sangamithra due to “unavoidable circumstances.” To be helmed by Sundar C and produced by Sri Thenandal Films, the film will also be released in Telugu and Hindi.
Sean Penn calls out Netflix
Actor Sean Penn is not happy with video-streaming app Netflix for making a docu-series about his infamous meeting with Mexican kingpin El Chapo.
The actor called the documentary “cheap” and “reckless” ahead of its release on Friday, October 20. “This is nothing but a cheap, National Enquirer-esque tale spun be a delusional person whose hunger for fame is both tawdry and transparent,” Penn’s representative said.
Penn met Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in October 2015 with the help of Mexican actress Kate del Castillo when the kingpin was still on the run after he escaped from a high-security prison in 2001 through a tunnel. The actor published their meeting on Rolling Stone magazine in January, just one day after the criminal was re-captured.