Legendary Bollywood actress Sridevi passes away

Legendary Bollywood actress Sridevi passes away

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NEW DELHI: Legendary Bollywood actor Sridevipassed away in Dubai after a massive cardiac arrest, reports say. She was 54.
Sridevi was in Dubai for a family function. Reports say her husband Boney Kapoor and younger daughter Khushi were with her at the time of her death.

Her elder daughter Janhvi did not accompany the family due to her shooting schedule.

A versatile actor, Sridevi made her Bollywood debut in 1978 with "Solva Sawan".

But it was only after five years with Jeetendra-starrer "Himmatwala" that she gained commercial success. Her beguiling eyes, scintillating screen presence and acting prowess soon made her one of the most sought-after artistes in the Hindi film industry.

While films like "Mawaali" (1983), "Tohfa" (1984), "Mr India" (1987) and "Chandni" (1989) kept her at the top in the box-office game, her outings like "Sadma" (1983), "ChaalBaaz" (1989), "Lamhe" (1991), and "Gumrah" (1993) earned her critical acclaim.
 

She went on a hiatus for 15 years after starring in home production -- "Judaai" -- co-starring her brother-in-law Anil Kapoor and Urmila Matondkar. It was director Gauri Shinde's "English Vinglish" in 2012 that marked Sridevi's comeback.

Her nuanced performance as a middle-class woman, learning to speak English to feel accepted by her family, won accolades, and the film was also a commercial success.
 

Last year, she was seen in revenge-drama -- "Mom" -- opposite Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna. She shot for a special appearance in superstar Shah Rukh Khan's upcoming film -- "Zero" -- which releases in December.

But by the time she made her entry into Bollywood, the actor was a known face in South Indian films. She made her debut in Tamil films as a child artiste with "Thunaivan" in 1969. As an adult, she debuted in Tamil cinema in late 70s. She also worked in Malayalam, Telugu and Kannada films.

Besides Boney and Khushi, she is survived by older daughter Janhvi Kapoor, who is currently working towards making her entry into the Hindi cinema. Sridevi was step-mother to actor Arjun Kapoor and his sister Anshula, who Boney had from late first wife Mona.

Condolences started pouring in on social media as the news of the actor's death spread.

A Pictorial Tribute to the Bollywood legend

http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/sridevi-south-indian-films-5077002/

Vicar of Dibley actress Emma Chambers dies aged 53

Vicar of Dibley actress Emma Chambers dies aged 53

Courtesy of http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43183354

Actors Dawn French and Hugh Grant have led tributes to their former co-star Emma Chambers, who has died aged 53.

Known for playing Alice Tinker in The Vicar of Dibley, Doncaster-born Chambers also had roles in Notting Hill and a Martin Chuzzlewit adaptation.

Chambers died from natural causes on Wednesday evening and would be "greatly missed", her agent John Grant said.

"Emma created a wealth of characters and an immense body of work," he added.

She leaves a husband, fellow actor Ian Dunn.

French, who starred in The Vicar of Dibley alongside Chambers for 13 years, paid tribute to a "very bright spark and the most loyal and loving friend anyone could wish for".

"I will miss her very much", she said, while also posting a picture of the pair on Twitter.

The Brits 2018, Red Carpet & Winners

The Brits 2018, Red Carpet & Winners

See list of nominees and winners http://www.brits.co.uk

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EE BAFTAS - British Academy Film Awards 2018

EE BAFTAS - British Academy Film Awards 2018

See winners here

http://www.bafta.org/film/awards/ee-british-academy-film-awards-in-2018

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John Mahoney, who played Martin Crane, beloved father of TV's Frasier, dies at 77

John Mahoney Dies: The Emmy-Nominated ‘Frasier’ Star Was 77

Courtesy of http://ew.com/tv/2018/02/05/john-mahoney-dead-frasier-star-dies/

Actor John Mahoney died Sunday at age 77, EW confirms.

Born in Blackpool, England, in 1940, Mahoney became best known for his role as Martin Crane in NBC’s Frasier, though he didn’t kick-start his acting career until later in life. As a child, Mahoney — who was one of eight children from an Irish-Catholic family — witnessed the struggles of war firsthand as it quickly tore apart his parents’ marriage.

The British native attended St. Joseph’s College in Blackpool but was determined to immigrate to the United States. At 19, he moved to America with the help of his older sister, Vera, a war bride living in Illinois. As Mahoney acclimated himself with life Stateside, he began studying at Quincy University in Illinois. Shortly after, he spent three years in the United States Army and received his citizenship in 1959.

“It was so bleak and dark in England — those gray and foggy postwar years,” he previously told the Chicago Tribune. “[The United States], it was so sunny. The people smiled.”

After graduating from Quincy with a Bachelor’s degree, he began working on his Master’s degree while teaching English at Western Illinois University and working as a hospital orderly. Shortly after, Mahoney made the move to Chicago and began editing a medical journal. However, according to the Tribune, Mahoney wasn’t completed satisfied with his life. He spent most of his time “at home, smoking and drinking a few beers.”

“There was this deep-seated frustration,” he said. “I knew that the only place I had ever been really happy was on stage.”

Ready to take on showbiz, Mahoney quit his job and started taking acting classes and soon got his first role in David Mamet’s Water Engine in 1977. Four years after pursuing acting, John Malkovich encouraged him to join Chicago’s legendary Steppenwolf Theatre.

“The theater is my brothers, my sisters, my father, my mother, my wife,” he explained. “It is everything to me.”

In 1986, Mahoney won Broadway’s Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in John Guare’s The House of Blue Leaves.

Before finding success in television, Mahoney made his film debut in Tin Men and Moonstruck. He went on play memorable roles in Reality Bites, Say Anything, andAmerican President, among others.

In 1993, the actor accepted the role of Martin Crane in NBC’s sitcom Frasier. Throughout his run with the show, Mahoney received two Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for this role. He remained a regular until Frasier‘s end in 2004. More recently, he had a recurring role in Hot in Cleveland. 

Mahoney also had a prolific career as a voice actor, featuring in several animated films including Antz, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, and The Iron Giant.

Eventually, Mahoney took his skill back to the stage starring in the Broadway revival of the play Prelude to a Kiss, Better Late and The Outgoing Tide at the Northlight Theatre in Illinois.

Throughout his life, Mahoney traveled to and from Los Angles and New York for various work projects but remained loyal to his home in Oak Park, Illinois.

“It is quiet here,” he said. “I get bored out of my mind in L.A. It’s such an industry town. Here, I have old friends who aren’t in the business. I can walk to all sorts of good places where the waiters and waitresses don’t want me to read their screenplays.”

Mahoney was never married and did not have any children.

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Inside Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl halftime performance 2018

Everything you need to know about Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl halftime performance 2018

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Justin Timberlake's Super Bowl LII performance is probably one of the most anticipated half-time shows in a while - for mixed reasons. While his fans can't wait to see him take the stage with his band, The Tennessee Kids, some followers of Janet Jackson are still holding a grudge for the botched Super Bowl performance in 2004 when Timberlake mistakenly ripped off a piece of Jackson's costume, showing off...well, too much.

Regardless of which side you may be on, all eyes will be on Timberlake Sunday night in Minneapolis, and he's promised to "rock the stage." If his past Super Bowl appearances are any indication, he definitely will.

It's not the "Rock Your Body" singer's first time at the big game. He took the halftime stage for the first time along side his band *NSYNC in 2001 and later with Jackson three years later.

And now that he finally has the stage all to himself, Timberlake, 37, has hinted what to expect.

Will there be any special guests?

It doesn't look like it.

"I had a ton of grand ideas about special guests, from 'N SYNC to Jay [-Z] to Chris Stapleton to Janet," Timberlake told reporters Thursday at a press conference in Minneapolis. "But this year...my band, The Tennessee Kids, I feel like they're my special guests, and I'm excited to rock the stage."

After much buzz about Jackson perhaps returning to the stage to redo the duo's performance 14 years after her wardrobe malfunction, she put such rumors to bed Saturday.

"To put to rest any speculation or rumors as to whether I will be performing at the Super Bowl tomorrow; I will not," she wrote in a statement posted to social media. “Thank you for your support and I do look forward to seeing you all very soon.”

TMZ reported Saturday that since the Super Bowl was in Minneapolis, the birthplace of late music icon Prince, Timberlake planned to honor the Purple One during the halftime show.

The same report claimed that Timberlake planned to use a Prince hologram, upsetting many fans, including his longtime collaborator and friend, drummer Sheila E.

Still, Sheila E. took to Twitter late Saturday night to let fans know that she spoke to Timberlake and there will be no hologram.

"Family, I spoke w/Justin 2nite and he shared heartfelt words of respect for Prince & the Purple fans," she wrote. "I look 4wrd 2 seeing what I’m sure is going 2 be a spectacular halftime show. There is no hologram."

So what songs can we expect?

Timberlake released his latest album, "Man of the Woods," earlier this week so the singer will likely perform newly-released singles from that project. Songs, including "Filthy," "Say Something" and his title track may all be performed live.

But previously when Timberlake went on a worldwide tour with his band, The Tennessee Kids, they performed his past hits such as, "TKO," "Rock Your Body," "Suit & Tie," "SexyBack," among others.

Still, the singer hinted at what fans can expect in a press conference Thursday.

"Without giving too much away, we're doing a few things with this halftime show that they've never quite done before," he told reporters.

Timberlake added that he plans to "bring so many people together through what I think is the greatest art form, which is music."