Trigger Warning: This particular article contains information regarding the death of an individual which might be triggering for some readers. 

Kaviyoor Ponnamma passed away after battling cancer in Kochi on Friday, September 20. The veteran actress was 79 years old at the time of her passing. The news of her untimely demise sent shockwaves in the entire film industry with many actors expressing their grief. Recently, Kamal Haasan paid a touching tribute to Kaviyoor Ponnamma for her contribution to Malayalam cinema.

Kamal Haasan took to his X handle and wrote in Tamil which loosely translated to, “Kaviyoor Ponnamma, the best character actor of the Malayalam screen, is nicknamed ‘Mother of all Actors’. Because of her acting talent, we brought her to the Tamil screen as well (Sathya). Making her debut as a stage play heroine at the age of 13, her artistic journey continued into cinema, serials and commercials. The news of ‘mother’ Kaviyur Ponnamma’s natural death is saddened. My condolences to her family. Tribute to Anna.”

Check out his post below:

Janet Jackson has recently made remarks about Vice President Kamala Harris’s race that have proven false. Speaking with The Guardian, Jackson who is now 58 years old, insinuated that Harris only has Indian lineage, hence, she would not become the first Black woman to become President if she gets elected.

All these opinions are within the boundaries of conspiracy theories that some time ago were promoted by the representatives of the right-wing politicians including Donald Trump.

In the interview, one of the issues brought up to the Grammy-winning singer was Harris’s chances of making history by becoming America’s first female Black president. While discussing Harris’ ethnicity, Jackson quickly remarked, as she told the British news outlet, “She’s not Black. That’s what I heard. That she’s Indian.”

This seemed to irk the interviewer, Nosheen Iqbal, but Jackson maintained that Harris’s paternal ancestry is ‘White’ even though it is incorrect. She even confessed that she did not follow recent news. She maintained, “I was told that they discovered her father was White.” When asked, Janet Jackson did not seem sure whether the country was ready to have a woman of color at the helm of the state. She stated that whoever wins the elections, either way, is going to be “mayhem.”

When Vivek Oberoi’s career was at its peak, the actor made sure to make noise other than his movies as well. The man gave remarks that were extremely controversial and always rubbed people the wrong way. The actor has now looked back at one of his controversial 2009 remarks when he said, “Our industry has more plastic than the company that makes Tupperware boxes.” Read on to know what Vivek has to say about it now.

The Prince actor was recently speaking to India TV when he acknowledged that he was immature when he said it and his thoughts were ill-advised and made him regret it. Vivek shared, “They know who they are and you know it, too. The way I made this remark back then, it’s been a while… now I am older and more mature.” He further stressed that to be real or plastic is an individual’s choice.

Oberoi further remarked that some people chose to become plastic because they feared being judged of their true selves and others just lacked the strength to be real. He continued, “And others become plastic because they don’t know any other way to survive. They think this is how it is — networking, pleasing people, lying to them behind their backs. But, when you realize that all this is a waste of time, and being real is the ultimate satisfaction, you live in a meditative state and enjoy life.”