27032024-LSTC-01.qxd 3/26/2024 10:15 PM Page 1 c m y b RANBIR LEARNS ARCHERY Ranbir Kapoor, who is basking in the success of his blockbuster film Animal, is currently undergoing training for archery. Pictures from his meeting with an archery coach have surfaced on social media. Ranbir will essay the role of Lord Rama and Sai Pallavi will be seen as Sita. TRIBUNE New role Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy has been roped in to star in a period mining drama, titled Blood Runs Coal. CHANDIGARH | WEDNESDAY | 27 MARCH 2024 ‘I’m a Scorpio’ ‘There is light at the end of this tunnel’ Inspired by Kate Middleton, Leverage star Gina Bellman reveals cancer diagnosis Gina Bellman, best known for her role in Leverage, was inspired by Princess of Wales Kate Middleton’s cancer announcement to publicly reveal her own diagnosis. Taking to X, Bellman said, “Catherine, The Princess of Wales, displayed such composure and grace today in her heartbreaking announcement. Hoping her treatment is successful and also for a kinder world.” She then opened up about her cancer diagnosis. “I myself underwent treatment for breast cancer last summer. Until now, I didn’t have the courage to go public. Eight months on I’m back in stilettos and filming. For those undergoing treatment right now- there is light at the end of this tunnel,” she added. Bellman plays Sophie Deveraux on TNT’s Leverage, its fiveseason run wrapping up in 2012. Bellman is currently reprising the role on Leverage: Redemption, the follow-up that debuted on Freevee in 2021 and will move to Prime Video for its upcoming third season. — ANI Heart talk... Schwarzenegger feels ‘a little bit more of a machine’ after getting pacemaker Arnold Schwarzenegger, who previously has undergone three open-heart surgeries, shared on his daily wellness podcast that he recently had a pacemaker put in to help regulate his heart. “Last Monday, I had surgery to become a little bit more of a machine: I got a pacemaker,” he said. “First of all, I want you to know I’m doing great! I had my surgery on Monday, and by Friday, I was already at a big environmental event with my friend and fellow fitness crusader, Jane Fonda. Nobody would ever have thought I started the week with a surgery.” Schwarzenegger thanked his medical team by saying, “All of the doctors and nurses took amazing care of me and made the surgery as painless as possible.” The Terminator star has been keeping a check on his cardiac health due to a genetic heart condition that took his mother’s life in 1998, when she did not get the valve replacement surgery she required. He underwent two surgeries in 1997, during which doctors replaced his pulmonic and aortic valves. He had them replaced again in 2018 and 2020. Scar tissue from the surgeries caused Schwarzenegger to have an irregular heartbeat, which he continued to monitor. “I stayed in touch with my medical team and visited in person at least once a year to get a full check-up and see how my heart was doing,” he said. “That’s life with a genetic heart issue. But you won’t hear me complaining.” Schwarzenegger concluded the segment by admitting that it’s not in his nature to be so public about his health, but that he’s realised over the years how much being open about his own struggles can help others. —IANS When Anne Hathaway was told that she had zero sex appeal Fight for equal rights SHIRLEY Cast: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Terrence Howard, Lucas Hedges, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Christina Jackson and Michael Cherrie Director: John Ridley Rating: ★★★ Nonika Singh T HERE are winners and then there are catalysts. And here was a woman who wanted ‘nothing more nothing less than be a catalyst for change.’ Shirley Chishlom, the first black woman to run for US Presidency, is hailed by many as a game changer in the realm of equal rights. Indeed, while we all love underdog stories, making one on a person who didn’t finally make it to the top position in the world’s largest democracy is an onerous task. Writer director John Ridley does rise to the challenge. But then she had many firsts to her credit. In 1968, she became the first black woman to be elected to the United States Congress and was the only woman in the first-year class that year. Lest we forgot, it’s not the Obama days of the US. The year is early 1970s when blacks were not so well represented and black women in particular as Shirley pointed out ‘faced double discrimination’. Yet, she was not content with just being in the Congress and decided to put her hat into the Presidential ring. Her act was seen by many as audacious and by some, including her sister, as a crazy one. But this school teacher-turned-Congress woman had the dare if not the numbers. Or, the money. Much of the drama centres on her underfunded campaign which hit many a roadblock. Since, she did not emerge as a serious contender, there wasn’t much to rejoice and root for. The one shining ray of light is how she won the right to be included in television debates after she filed a case against the pillars of fourth estate. Prior to this the television chan- Oscar winner Regina King nails the character of Shirley Chisholm in this John Ridley directorial nels did not even consider her a contender worth paying attention to. Of course, Oscar winner Regina King has all our attention as she nails the tough as nails Shirley Chisholm who does not believe in words such as ‘can’t.’ Casting is near perfect and resemblance to real life characters uncanny. Regina’s transformation, physical and otherwise is impeccable. Besides Regina more than one actor impresses. Especially notable is Lance Reddick as Wesley McDonald, her adviser, whose slight nod of the head says it all. Christina Jackson as Barbara Lee and Lucas Hedges as Robert Got- tlieb her national student coordinator, bring youthful energy. Michael Cherrie as Conrad Chisholm is understated and reveals both the pride and the hurt of the man who has to be her shadow figuratively and otherwise. Writing too is sharp and we get gems like, ‘men are so used to being in control that equality to them feels like chaos.’ And then, there is ‘humility in successful people comes off as its own kind of arrogance’. Her campaign slogan Unbought and Unbossed, also the name of her book, does not get enough play, probably for there is a documentary on her by the same name. Ridley tries to infuse dynamism through some other factual incidents like her meeting with Chairman of Black Panthers Party who agrees to endorse her. Going against the popular sentiment and advice of her team, she visits the racist Alabama Governor George Wallace in a hospital after he survives an attack. Where the film falters is how the rough edges in her family life are easily smoothened. Her conflict with her seemingly supportive husband is left hanging and it’s only the end credits which tell us that she finally did divorce him to marry her fundraiser Arthur Hardwick. Reconciliation with her sister too does not have the necessary emotional heft. But we do see her bonding with those who came on board and supported her all the way in her Presidential race. While the biographical film is not as rousing as it ought to be, there are many shades of this woman of substance, who was included in the National Women’s Hall of Fame. In more recent times, her legacy has been revisited, but as the song by Samara Joy goes, Shirley always knew ‘I know why I am here.’ Streaming on Netflix, check it out if political history piques your interest or if you care for being introduced to relatively lesser known yet no less gritty woman who paved the way for many more to follow suit. Anne Hathaway was told that she had zero sex appeal when she was a young actor just starting out in Hollywood. However she refused the claim and said, “I was like, ‘I’m a Scorpio. I know what I’m like on a Saturday night’.” The actress talked about it in her new Vanity Fair cover story. Hathaway joined the world of acting as a teenager with The Princess Diaries, when she was 17 years old. The actress talked about how the cultural definition of what it means to be sexy was narrow during her early days of stardom than it is now. “The male gaze was very dominant and very pervasive and very juvenile,” she said, noting that her feelings are far more important in the business nowadays than her physical appearance. Her latest role is that of single mother Solene in The Idea of You, which revolves around the romance between 40year-old Solene and the 24-year-old lead singer of the world’s most popular boy band. — IANS Sentimental value Floating door from Titanic beats Indiana Jones’ bullwhip at auction Tiger and Akshay Kumar ‘Tiger’s just like me’ Akshay Kumar says BMCM gave him a ‘friend’ — Tiger Akshay Kumar has revealed that the action entertainer Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (BMCM) has given him a ‘friend’ from the industry, who is just like him, and that is Tiger Shroff. The trailer of the film Bade Miyan Chote Miyan was launched in Mumbai on Tuesday. In the film, Akshay and Tiger will be seen doing hard core action sequences. During the trailer launch, Akshay, who wore a black biker jacket and matching trousers, said, “It is a film made with a lot of blood and sweat and of course producer’s big money. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan is one of the films in my career which I am going to be very proud of and I am very happy to get an opportunity to work with Ali Abbas Zafar.” “Also, this film gave me a friend from the industry — Tiger Shroff. He is just like me, sleeps on time, gets up on time. Keeps himself fit,” shared Akshay. The actor also shared his c m y b experience of working with Prithviraj Sukumaran, who will be seen essaying the role of villain Kabir in the film. “He is such a good actor. It was so much fun to work with him and I learnt a lot of things from him,” added Akshay. The movie revolves around elite soldiers, who team up to recover a stolen weapon from a masked madman who wants to destroy the country. The film has Sonakshi Sinha, Manushi Chhillar, and Alaya F in pivotal roles. — IANS The wooden slab that Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet hang onto in the last scene of filmmaker James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic has fetched over Rs 5 crore ($718,750) at an auction. Heritage Auctions announced that its recent Treasures From Planet Hollywood auction collected Rs 1, 56, 80,000 ($15.68) million in total. Movie props that were sold at the auction included Harrison Ford’s bullwhip from 1984’s Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the axe Jack Nicholson wielded in 1980’s The Shining and, the piece of balsa wood. While the prop item is referred to as the “floating door” by fans of the movie, the item is actually “part of the door frame just above the (ship’s) first-class lounge entrance,” as per the auction. The iconic prop sold for Rs 5 crore $718,750 at the auction and turned out to be the event’s highest-selling item, among 16 total props that sold for more than Rs 83,36,960 ($100,000). The wooden door was not the only prop from Cameron’s film made available at the auction. A prototype of the same piece of wood sold for Rs 1,04,21,200 ($125,000), while the wheel used for the boat in the movie sold for Rs 1,66,74,030 ($200,000). The dress Winslet wore in Indiana Jones the film’s final scene as her character Rose and DiCaprio’s character Jack descend into the water, sold for Rs 99,00,205 ($118,750), while a telegraph prop used in the film sold for Rs 67,73,824 ($81,250) per a release. Information included within Heritage Auctions’ website reads that the slab of wood is “based on the most famous complete piece of debris salvaged from” the real-life April 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic. The wooden prop used in the film has long been the subject of fan debate over whether DiCaprio and Winslet’s characters could have both stayed afloat on top of the slab of wood. —IANS Titanic
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