07022021-LSTL-01.qxd 2/6/2021 11:36 PM Page 1 c m y b TRIBUNE Injured! Hollywood actress Jennifer Lawrence was injured by a shard of glass while shooting her new film, Don’t Look Up. The accident happened on the Boston set of the film. IANS LUDHIANA | SUNDAY | 7 FEBRUARY 2021 SO LONG,FAREWELL New abode Jacqueline Fernandez was looking for a change of space since quite some time and finally, the actress seems to have found her new neighbourhood. Jacqueline has now moved into Priyanka Chopra’s old house in Juhu, Mumbai. Yes, the actress’ new house is PeeCee’s former house. However, according to a source, Priyanka had sold the said house and now it is rented by Jacqueline. With a whopping cost of around 7 crores, the house has an oval sea-view balcony, a massive living area and five bedrooms. Reportedly, Priyanka’s pre-wedding functions took place in the same house. After Priyanka moved to US, her mother Madhu and brother shifted to another apartment in Andheri West. The house seems to be lucky for PeeCee and we hope the same for Jacqueline now. Meanwhile, on work front, Jacqueline is currently busy shooting for Bhoot Police, which also stars Yami Gautam, Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor. She also has Kick 2 in her kitty. Jacqueline Fernandez moves to Priyanka’s house Hollywood mourns the loss of Oscar-winning star Christopher Plummer The prolific actor had several awards including two Tonys and two Emmys, along with an Oscar to his credit. He won his Academy Award for the 2010 film Beginners, becoming the oldest person at that time to win the award at 82. He was also nominated for Oscar for All the Money in the World. His other top projects include Sound of Music, The Last Station and many more. Many celebrities shared their tributes on the sudden demise of Plummer. Fun memories In a statement, Plummer’s The Sound of Music co-star, veteran actor Julie Andrews, said that she has lost a “cherished friend”. “The world has lost a consummate actor today and I have lost a cherished friend. I treasure the memories of our work together and all the humour and fun we shared through the years. My heart and condolences go out to his lovely wife Elaine, and his daughter Amanda,” Andrew said. Evans, who played the grandson of Plummer’s Harlan Thrombey in Knives Out, called the veteran actor’s death an “unbelievable loss” for Hollywood. “Few careers have such longevity and impact. One of my favourite Another roadblock Olympian sharp-shooter Abhinav Bindra’s biopic has gone through several ups and downs before finally landing up on the doorstep of Anil Kapoor and his son Harshvarrdhan Kapoor. However, the recent reports suggest that the project has been put on hold for the time being. The Kapoors have now reportedly moved to another project titled Thar, which is being directed by actor-turned-director Raj Singh Choudhary. Raj Singh had played the lead in Anurag Kashyap’s Gulaal. Thar is being shot in Rajasthan for Netflix and also stars Fatima Sana Shaikh. On the other hand, the Abhinav Bindra biopic was to be directed by Kannan Iyer who previously directed Ek Thi Daayan. Anil was to play Abhinav’s father and Harshvarrdhan was cast in the titular role of Abhinav Bindra. Earlier, late Rishi HARSHVARRDHAN KAPOOR Kapoor had been roped in to play the father while Ranbir Kapoor who shares his birthday with Bindra, was to play the role of the Olympian. Abhinav Bindra biopic has been shelved again BACK TO WORK FOR DISPATCH Actor Manoj Bajpayee on Saturday shared the news that he has commenced the shoot of his upcoming film Dispatch. The thriller tells the story of what goes in the underbelly of crime journalism. Manoj posted a picture on Instagram from the set and captioned it: “Back to where it feels like home. Despatch commences shoot.” The film is directed by Titli fame director Kanu Behl, and will be released directly on a digital platform. — IANS A STILL FROM KNIVES OUT CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER 1929-2021 PTI H OLLYWOOD celebrities, including the Knives Out team of actor Chris Evans, Ana de Armas and filmmaker Rian Johnson, have paid tributes to veteran star Christopher Plummer who died on Friday. The award-winning actor, who played Captain von Trapp in the classic film The Sound of Music, died Friday morning at his home in Connecticut with his wife, Elaine Taylor, by his side. In a career spanning five decades, Plummer featured in films such as The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Beginners, for which he won an Oscar for best supporting actor, and All the Money in the World. “WHAT A GUY. WHAT A TALENT. WHAT A LIFE. AND I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK WITH HIM LESS THAN TWO YEARS AGO AND HAD A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE. MY HEARTFELT CONDOLENCES GO TO ELAINE. HE WILL BE REALLY MISSED.” RIDLEY SCOTT “CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER WAS A LOVELY, CHARMING MAN. I WAS HUMBLED AND INCREDIBLY FORTUNATE TO GET THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH HIM. HE WAS A JOY TO BE AROUND. MY HEART GOES OUT TO HIS FAMILY AND LOVED ONES.” DANIEL CRAIG “THE WORLD HAS LOST A CONSUMMATE ACTOR TODAY AND I HAVE LOST A CHERISHED FRIEND. I TREASURE THE MEMORIES OF OUR WORK TOGETHER AND ALL THE HUMOUR AND FUN WE SHARED THROUGH THE YEARS.” JULIE ANDREWS “HE WAS AN ACTOR IN THE 19TH CENTURY MEANING OF THE WORD—HIS COMMITMENT TO HIS PROFESSION. HE WAS FEARLESS, ENERGETIC, COURAGEOUS, KNOWLEDGEABLE, PROFESSIONAL AND A MONUMENT TO WHAT AN ACTOR CAN BE.” HELEN MIRREN memories from Knives Out was playing piano together in the Thrombey house between set ups. He was a lovely man and a legendary talent,” the actor wrote on Twitter. Joyous company Actor Daniel Craig also released a statement, saying he is “deeply saddened” by Plummer’s death. “Christopher Plummer was a lovely, charming man. I was humbled and incredibly fortunate to get the chance to work with him. He was a joy to be around. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones,” he added. Living legend Johnson posted on Twitter, “RIP to Christopher Plummer, a living legend who loved his craft, and was an absolute gentleman. So lucky to have shared a set with him.” De Armas said she feels “lucky” to have shared screen space with Plummer. “My heart is broken, my dear Chris. I feel your loss deep inside. How lucky was I having you next to me in what’s been one of the best experiences of my career,” she wrote in a post on Instagram. Lovely connection Actor Jamie Lee Curtis, who also starred in Knives Out, shared a black and white portrait of Plummer to honour him. “I made this portrait of Christopher Plummer the first day of filming @knivesout. As I played his eldest child I wanted to connect a moment with him and I sat in the little study that he had as a room to wait in and we talked. “I had very little work with him but we made a lovely connection. His work in that movie is full of life, love and longing. A beautiful portrayal.” Veteran filmmaker Ridley Scott, who had replaced embattled actor Kevin Spacey with Plummer in his 2017 movie All The Money In The World, also mourned his demise. “What a guy. What a talent. What a life. And I was fortunate enough to work with him less than two years ago and had a wonderful experience. My heartfelt condolences go to Elaine. He will be really missed,” he said. The special friend William Shatner, Plummer’s co-star from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, also paid tributes to his friend. “He was what I call a friend. What is the definition of a friend? Somebody you know intimately whose every Anushka is leading by example The actress practices waste segregation on the sets of her production ventures Anushka Sharma is always the first one to set a benchmark in the industry and looks like she has done it again! During the pandemic, Anushka activated practice of waste segregation on the sets of the projects greenlit by her production house Clean Slate Filmz, and she, thus, becomes the first producer to do so. During her pregnancy, Anushka was still looking at contributing towards making the industry operations better and we have to laud her for this! Anushka says, “Waste segregation at film shoots can make a world of difference and I’m glad that we could implement this on the sets of our production ventures.” The actress further says, “Protecting the environment is the need of the hour and the industry can contribute immensely towards the cause and also raise enough awareness on the same. We had realised the need to segregate waste to be of utmost importance a while back and I’m happy that we could do this even while we are in the middle of the pandemic.” Anushka’s brother Karnesh adds, “Anushka and I started Clean Slate Filmz with the intent to make a difference at various points. One such area of focus for us has always been to reduce waste on film sets. Segregation of waste is the need of the hour and we decided to take all necessary steps to make this happen.” c m y b CHRISTOPHER IN THE LAST STATION breath and every thought that is so much like yours or can a friend be someone whose life is intertwined near and afar with great gaps of time between meetings? That was the kind of friend Chris Plummer was to me,” he tweeted. A great actor British star Helen Mirren remembered him as a “mighty force”. “He was an actor in the 19th century meaning of the word—his commitment to his profession. His art was total, theatre being a constant and the most important part of the totality of his drive to engage with storytelling. He was fearless, energetic, courageous, knowledgeable, professional and a monument to what an actor can be. A Great Actor in the truest sense,” she said. – TNS, PTI