British actor Maggie Smith, an award winning Shakespearian actor and double Oscar winner who later appeared in the Harry Potter films, has died aged 89, the BBC reported on Friday.
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"It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September," her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said in a statement.
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She was born December 28, 1934, in Ilford, England and was a renowned British actor with a career spanning over six decades.
She gained prominence with her roles in films like The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), winning her first Academy Award, and A Room with a View (1985).
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Smith is also well-known for her portrayal of Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series and the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey.
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Olivier Assayas’s political drama The Wizard of the Kremlin has Jude Law stepping into the shoes of Vladimir Putin. The film had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
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AI artiste aitot2.0 has imagined what Bollywood x Hollywood crossover could look like if Hollywood hunks teamed up with Bollywood actresses for movies. And the result is quite exciting. Here, the artiste imagines Leonardo DiCaprio with Aishwarya Rai. We think they would have made for a lovely pair in a movie.
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Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra played Jai and Veeru respectively in Sholay. Jai and Veeru were named after Salim Khan's college friends, Veerandar Singh Bias and Jai Singh Rao Kalevar. Both have passed away.
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The release of Rajinikanth's film Coolie on 14 August coincided with the milestone of the Tamil superstar completing 50 years in cinema on 15 August.
