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Amy to speak at Cannes

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This year, there seems to be more participation from South Indian cinema at Cannes. Close on the heels of ‘Baahubali’ makers revealing that they would attend a discussion at the prestigious film festival, Amy Jackson too has said she would be at Cannes.

The ‘I’ and ‘Madrasapattinam’ actress has said she has been invited by the British Film Institute for a luncheon, where she will be talking about her Bollywood journey. Also, she will attend a charity event where funds are being raised for Syrian refugees.

Meanwhile, Amy is busy with the much awaited ‘2.0’ starring Rajinikanth and directed by Shankar. Talking about the project, she said, “It is a very interesting role and I am thankful to Shankar sir for giving me the opportunity.”

On sharing the screen space with the Superstar, she said, “I was very nervous initially. But he made me feel at ease. He is such a nice gentleman and he ensures that things are cool on the sets. And he is a thorough professional.”

Samuthirakani to realise KB’s dream

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The legendary K Balachander, who is no more, wanted to direct a film centred on children. He had even penned the script, finalised the actors and asked his ‘student’ Samuthirakani to assist him in the project.

But before things could materialise, fate overtook the ‘Iyakkunar Sigaram’. And now, Samuthirakani, despite his busy schedule as actor and director, has vowed to make his mentor’s dream a reality.

The ‘Nadodigal’ and ‘Nimirndhu Nil’ maker, who is busy wielding the megaphone for a film titled ‘Appa’, will start working on Balachander’s project soon. Besides directing, he is also planning to produce the film and play a key role in it.

“I don’t want to request anyone to bankroll the film. Hence, I myself will be doing it. It will be my tribute to KB sir. But everything depends on the box-office response to be generated by ‘Appa’,” he adds.

Suriya’s gesture to kids

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From today, children watching ‘24‘ will be given ‘magic watch’ at theatres. “Since the summer vacation is on, more kids will be coming to cinema halls. So Suriya and other members of ’24’ team wanted to gift them something,” sources said.

They said the film, which has time travel as its concept, has already received positive feedback from the young ones and they expect more children to come to theatres to watch the movie.

Meanwhile, thanking fans for their support to the movie, Suriya said, “Truly elated to receive all the love and affection that’s been coming our way for 24. It’s a big step for a 2 film old company like 2D Entertainment to take up such a massive production.”

“This film is a simple narrative of a fantasy subject of Time Travel- Vikram Kumar had done his homework in advance and the scenes explaining the watch and what all it does have hit the right notes with the audience. I thank my co-stars, technicians and production team who have made every scene come together for the film to work as a whole!” he said.

“As an actor, it feels immensely good when I am appreciated for not one but all the three roles I took up in this film. I genuinely thank each one of you who have loved this film- like our director Vikram Kumar keeps saying- we made a film from our hearts for you and now we are truly humbled when we are showered with all your love and applause that you are giving me and Team 24”, he added.

Kajal’s research to play a visually challenged girl

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Kajal Aggarwal, who plays a blind girl in ‘Do Lafzon Ki Kahani’ , says, “I did a lot of research, read Hellen Keller’s books, watched a lot of reference films, went for workshops to XRCVC; a special branch of St Xaviers college, which helped me out quite a bit in terms of understanding life, mannerisms, daily activities and chores of the visually challenged.”

She adds: “Dr Sam and Calveena were extremely helpful and gave me tremendous insight. They taught me basic Braille, made me familiar with various equipments used by visually impaired people like special computers, audio machines, microwaves, watches, cellphones too!”

The ‘Thupakki’ and ‘Jilla’ actress further states that they also taught her the assisted walk technique, which helped her for her character.

“Calveena made me practice walking with a stick with my eyes shut so that I get a genuine feel and body language of a blind person. That was a challenge as we have a natural tendency to instinctively use our eyes for various reactions. I had to control my eye movements and that was difficult as I’m a very hyper person. Throughout the film, I looked with both my eyes on either side! It was very draining emotionally as this is an extremely intense film with a plethora of emotional upheaval,” according to Kajal.

Shruti Haasan’s international music collaboration

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Another biggie is seems to be in the repertoire of Shruti Haasan, as she is all set for an international music collaboration to sing and co-write tracks with the Brit Alt Rock band Dinosaur Pile-Up for an album.

She is believed to have recently collaborated with a British alternative rock band called Dinosaur Pile-Up to sing in and co-write with for a brand new album together.

“Shruti has made a couple of visits to London and has been meeting and jamming with the English Alt Rock band Dinosaur Pile-Up with the band members – lead singer and guitarist Matt Bigland, drummer Mike Sheils and bassist Jim Cratchley. When she spent time with them, she enjoyed the vibe of their music and felt it was in line with her own musical inclination. More importantly, being someone who’s always written her own songs right from when she had her former band – Shruti and the Extramentals, she has also co-written the lyrics for tracks that she’s working on with Dinosaur Pile-Up. Music has been a very deeply rooted facet of her being and unlike most singers, who are just singers, she’s a complete musician – someone who writes, composes and sings her own songs,” said a statement.

While she has a flourishing acting career, she wants to ensure she dedicates a sizable chunk of her time this year to her music.

She has been working crazy schedules shooting for two south films, pre-production for her tr-lingual film with her father Kamal Haasan – ‘Sabash Naidu’, her patch work for her Bollywood flick ‘Yaara’ directed by Tigmanshu Dhulia, her own production assignments under Isidro Media and of course her multiple brand endorsements and magazine cover shoots.
Despite all those commitments, she has ensured she makes time for her music whilst honoring all her existing commitments.