Month: July 2021

Contributors Vedika Sud, CNN Bollywood actor Dilip Kumar, one of the most beloved figures in Indian cinema, died on Wednesday at the age of 98, his doctor confirmed. Kumar was known to several generations of movie fans for starring in Bollywood cult classics, including the films "Devdas," "Naya Daur," "Ganga Jamuna," and more. He often took on tragic roles, earning himself the nickname "Tragedy King." "Dilip Kumar passed away at 7:30 a.m. this morning, after prolonged illness," said Dr. Jalil Parkar, who was treating him at Hinduja Hospital in Mumbai. Kumar had been taken to the hospital in early June and later discharged, but was admitted again on June 30, according to posts on his official Twitter account. On July 5, just two days before his death, Kumar's wife, Saira Banu Khan, ...

There has been perhaps no introduction this America’s Got Talent season that stopped the hearts and dropped the jaws of the judging panel like that of Matt Mauser this week — when the 51-year-old Orange County musician and father of three shuffled humbly onstage Tuesday and stoically stated, “On Jan. 26, 2020, I lost my wife in the same helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant. … It’s been a rough year, but here I am.” Matt and his wife Christina met in 2004 at one of his “dive bar” gigs, and she soon became his “greatest supporter.” The two were married for 15 years and were both schoolteachers, but when Matt, the frontman for SoCal party band the Tijuana Dogs and a part-time Frank Sinatra impersonator, quit teaching to focus on music, Christina took a job as a girls’ basketball coach a...

Val Kilmer is opening up in an upcoming documentary. The 61-year-old is set to be the subject of the documentary "VAL," which will see him reflect on his decades-long career in Hollywood and much more, including his battle with throat cancer. The trailer opens with a throwback video of a young Kilmer introducing himself. "I don’t do this with everything interview I go on," he said in another previously filmed clip. "Take you inside my home. I don’t. But I’m going to." VAL KILMER'S PERSONAL HOME MOVIES TO PREMIERE AT CANNES FILM FESTIVAL  Several of the star’s iconic roles are then highlighted, including appearances in "Top Gun," "The Doors," "Batman Forever" and more. "My name is Val Kilmer. I’m an actor," a narrator reads. "I’ve lived a magical life and I’ve captured quite a bit a...

Mr. Kumar’s love life also made news; he had relationships with the actresses Kamini Kaushal, Madhubala (they made the 1960 blockbuster “Mughal-e-Azam,” about thwarted lovers, long after they broke up) and Saira Banu, whom he married in 1966 when he was 44 and she was 22. In the 1980s, while still married to Ms. Banu, Mr. Kumar married the socialite Asma Rehman in secret. The news was quickly outed and it became a scandal, but Ms. Banu stuck with Mr. Kumar, who ended the second marriage. He is survived by Ms. Banu. Professionally, Mr. Kumar’s record was spotless, with films that have not only been successful but have left a lasting impact. Films like “Naya Daur” (“New Era”) in 1957, “Yahudi” (“The Jews”) in 1958, “Madhumati,” also in 1958 and “Ram Aur Shyam” (“Ram and Shyam”) in 1967 are ...