Mr. Kumar, one of India’s earliest Method actors, was the last survivor of a triumvirate of actors who ruled Hindi cinema in the 1950s and ’60s.
Category: Actors and Actresses
Graham Norton Comes Around
The Irish entertainer is known for his freewheeling talk show, but in his novel “Home Stretch” he explores what it’s like for a gay man to return to his home and find both it and himself wholly transformed.
BAFTA Rescinds Award for Actor Noel Clarke
The British actor and director has been accused of sexual assault, harassment and bullying by 20 women in a published report.
BAFTA Suspends Award for Actor Noel Clarke Amid Harassment Allegations
The British actor and director has been accused of sexual assault, harassment and bullying by 20 women in a published report.
South Korea Celebrates Oscar Win for Youn Yuh-jung of ‘Minari’
Ms. Youn is the first Asian woman to win the best supporting actress Oscar since 1957. But it’s her life story — as well her characters — that made her award resonate among Koreans.
‘Nomadland’ Wins Big at Diverse BAFTAs
Four awards went to Chloé Zhao’s tale of itinerant Americans, living in vans and rolling through gorgeous landscapes, seeking temporary jobs to eke out an existence.
Yaphet Kotto, James Bond Villain and ‘Alien’ Star, Dies at 81
The actor, who descended from Cameroonian royalty, was known for his roles in movies like “Midnight Run” and the TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
Ex-Artistic Director of Greece’s National Theater Held After Rape Arrest Warrant
The case of Dimitris Lignadis is the most high-profile among the numerous directors and actors to have been named in a torrent of accusations that have rocked the Greek arts world.
A Chinese Celebrity Scandal Puts Surrogate Births on Trial
The state news media excoriated an actress accused of abandoning babies born in the United States. Others say China’s limits on reproductive techniques at home are outdated.
Death Transformed a Year, and What May Lie Ahead
As Covid-19 swept the world, the killing of George Floyd galvanized a racial justice movement, and the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg upended the makeup of the Supreme Court.