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Viveik Kalra
Viveik Kalra () is an English actor. His breakout role came in 2019's ''Blinded by the Light'', directed by Gurinder Chadha. Early life and education Kalra was born in Windsor and Maidenhead,''England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007'' Berkshire, England, to a British-born Indian father and Indian mother. He was raised in Windsor, where he became a fan of Indian films and American hip hop. He was in his first year at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff in 2016 when he left after being cast in his first role. Career Kalra's first job was in the 2018 ITV miniseries ''Next of Kin'', which came after he sent a video audition. In 2019, he also starred in another ITV miniseries, Gurinder Chadha's historical drama ''Beecham House''. He was cast as Javed Khan in ''Blinded by the Light'', about a British-Pakistani teen inspired by Bruce Springsteen in 1987, after singing "Born to Run" in the audition. For his role as Javed, Kalra was nominated as B ...
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Royal Borough Of Windsor And Maidenhead
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is a Royal Borough of Berkshire, in South East England. It is named after both the towns of Maidenhead and Windsor, the borough also covers the nearby towns of Ascot and Eton. It is home to Windsor Castle, Eton College, Legoland Windsor and Ascot Racecourse. It is one of four boroughs entitled to be prefixed ''Royal'' and is one of six unitary authorities in the county, which has historic and ceremonial status. Incorporation and enhancement to unitary authority The borough was formed on 1 April 1974 as one of six standard districts or boroughs within Berkshire, under the Local Government Act 1972, from minor parts of Berkshire and Buckinghamshire which remained for more than two decades Administrative Counties, and such that Berkshire assumed the high-level local government functions for the resultant area. The change merged the boroughs of Maidenhead and Windsor (formally the ''Royal Borough of New Windsor''), the rural districts of ...
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Fionn Whitehead
Fionn Whitehead (; born 18 July 1997) is an English actor. He portrayed the lead role in the 2017 film '' Dunkirk'' and the 2018 film '' Black Mirror: Bandersnatch''. His first acting credit was in the 2016 ITV miniseries '' Him''. Life Whitehead was born on 1997. He was born in Richmond, London, to jazz musicians Tim and Linda Whitehead. He was named after Irish folk legend Fionn mac Cumhaill. Whitehead has two older 2 sisters, Maisie, a performance artist and Hattie, a singer, and one older brother, Sonny. Whitehead was raised "in an artistic household". Growing up, he aspired to be either a guitarist or a breakdancer. He began acting at the Orange Tree Theatre when he was 13 years old. Later he went to Orleans Park School. He then went to Richmond College and entered the National Youth Theatre's summer course. By 2015, he was an aspiring actor working at a coffee shop in Waterloo, London. Career In 2016, Whitehead starred in the British miniseries '' Him''. He also acte ...
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Alumni Of The Royal Welsh College Of Music & Drama
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women. The word is Latin and means "one who is being (or has been) nourished". The term is not synonymous with "graduate"; one can be an alumnus without graduating (Burt Reynolds, alumnus but not graduate of Florida State, is an example). The term is sometimes used to refer to a former employee or member of an organization, contributor, or inmate. Etymology The Latin noun ''alumnus'' means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from PIE ''*h₂el-'' (grow, nourish), and it is a variant of the Latin verb ''alere'' "to nourish".Merriam-Webster: alumnus
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21st-century English Male Actors
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman em ...
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1998 Births
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently shadowed craters near the Moon's poles. * January 11 – Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. * January 12 – Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. * January 17 – The ''Drudge Report'' breaks the story about U.S. President Bill Clinton's alleged affair with Monica Lewinsky, which will lead to the House of Representatives' impeachment of him. February * February 3 – Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the deaths of 20 people near Trento, Italy, when his low-flying EA-6B Prowler severs the cable of a cable-car. * February 4 – The 5.9 Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (''Very strong''). With up t ...
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Chennai Story
''Chennai Story'' is an upcoming English rom com adaption of the Timeri N. Murari's 2004 novel ''The Arrangements of Love'', starring Viveik Kalra and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, written and directed by Philip John, co - written by Nimmi Harasgama and produced by Sunitha Tati on Guru Films. The film is being sold at the EFM by Metro International. Cast * Viveik Kalra * Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian I ... References {{Reflist 2020s Tamil-language films English-language Indian films Upcoming films Indian multilingual films ...
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Lift (2024 Film)
''Lift'' is an upcoming American heist comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Daniel Kunka. The film stars Kevin Hart (who also served as producer), Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D'Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, and Sam Worthington. ''Lift'' is scheduled to be released by Netflix on January 12, 2024. Cast * Kevin Hart * Gugu Mbatha-Raw * Vincent D'Onofrio * Úrsula Corberó * Billy Magnussen * Jacob Batalon * Jean Reno * Sam Worthington * Paul Anderson * Viveik Kalra * Kim Yoon-ji * Burn Gorman Production In March 2021, Dan Kunka's spec script ''Lift'' was acquired by Netflix, with Simon Kinberg's Genre Pictures and Matt Reeves' 6th & Idaho set to produce. In September, F. Gary Gray was set to direct and Kevin Hart was attached to star and produce. Principal photography took place from February to May 2022 in Italy and Northern Ireland. Filming occurred in March at Belfast's Harbour Studios. Scenes were shot in T ...
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Three Months
''Three Months'' is a 2022 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Jared Frieder, and starring Troye Sivan, Viveik Kalra, Brianne Tju, Javier Muñoz, Judy Greer, Amy Landecker, Louis Gossett Jr. and Ellen Burstyn. It was released on Paramount+ on February 23, 2022. Plot On the eve of his high school graduation, Caleb Kahn, a South Florida boy realizes he has been exposed to HIV. While he waits three months for the definitive tests on his status, he finds love in the most unlikely of places, and gets help from many new friends. Cast * Troye Sivan as Caleb * Viveik Kalra as Estha * Brianne Tju as Dara * Javier Muñoz as Dr. Diaz * Judy Greer as Suzanne * Amy Landecker as Edith * Louis Gossett Jr. as Benny * Ellen Burstyn as Valerie Reception Curtis M. Wong from ''Huff Post'' said "As a coming-of-age comedy-drama, ''Three Months'' is heartfelt and forward-thinking, probing the challenges young LGBTQ people face in a thoughtfully humorous way. Sivan gives the film ...
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Philip John
Philip John (born in Newport, Wales) is a director and screenwriter. He is the managing director of his own production company, Orange River Ltd, named after the River Ebbw, which, in the 1960s, was one of the most polluted waterways in Europe. Early life and education John played bass with DIY punk band called Reptile Ranch. Along with Spike Reptile, Simon Smith and Andrew Tucker, he founded Z-Block Records, a non profit-making collective releasing records by fellow Cardiff-based DIY bands, including the Young Marble Giants. John also ran a musicians collective at the seminal Grassroots Cafe on Charles Street in Cardiff. John left the music business "following an ill-fated busking-trip to Paris with nine-piece kazoo band performing Motown numbers." A graduate of Newport Film School (formerly part of the University of Wales, Newport, now the University of South Wales), Film On leaving film school, John made a further three short films under various schemes. ''Sixteen Ounces'' w ...
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Chennai Story
''Chennai Story'' is an upcoming English rom com adaption of the Timeri N. Murari's 2004 novel ''The Arrangements of Love'', starring Viveik Kalra and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, written and directed by Philip John, co - written by Nimmi Harasgama and produced by Sunitha Tati on Guru Films. The film is being sold at the EFM by Metro International. Cast * Viveik Kalra * Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian I ... References {{Reflist 2020s Tamil-language films English-language Indian films Upcoming films Indian multilingual films ...
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu
Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian International Movie Awards and two Andhra Pradesh State Nandi Awards. She has established herself as one of the leading actresses in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Samantha worked part-time on modeling assignments while pursuing a degree in commerce. She soon received offers for film roles and made her acting debut in Gautham Vasudev Menon's critically acclaimed Telugu romance film, ''Ye Maaya Chesave'' (2010), which fetched her the Filmfare Award for Best Debut Actress and a Nandi Award. Samantha then became the second actress ever to win both the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil and the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu in the same year, for her performances in the films ''Neethaane En Ponvasantham'' (2012) and ''Eega'' (2012 ...
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