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Thun Hela Jana Gee Kalliya wins big in India!

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Sri Lanka’s ‘Thun Hela Jana Gee Kalliya’ folk song group became the best performing group at the 6th International Ethnic Folklore Festival held in New Delhi, India.

They beat 13 other countries that participated in the festival by performing local dance items and folk songs.

A total of 36 dancers and singers from age three to 51 representing Pasindu Art Academy in Madiwela and Pamoda Art Academy in Narahenpita participated in the competition.

They arrived in the country from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake this morning from New Delhi.

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Harry Potter star – Sir Michael Gambon no more

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Legendary actor Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82, his family has said.

The Dublin-born star worked in TV, film, theatre and radio over his six-decade career. He won four Baftas.

His widow Lady Gambon and son Fergus said their “beloved husband and father” died peacefully in hospital with his family by his side, following a bout of pneumonia.

Sir Michael’s family had moved to London when he was a child but he made his very first stage performance in Ireland, in a production of Othello in Dublin in 1962.

His career took off when he became one of the original members of Laurence Olivier’s National Theatre acting company in London. He went on to win three Olivier awards for performances in National Theatre productions.

He was best known for playing Professor Albus Dumbledore in six of the eight Harry Potter films.

Sir Michael took on the role of Dumbledore – headmaster of wizarding school Hogwarts – in the hit Harry Potter series, based on JK Rowling’s novels, after the death of Richard Harris in 2003.

(BBC News)

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Writers in deal to end Hollywood strike

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Screenwriters in the US say they have reached a tentative deal with studio bosses that could see them end a strike that has lasted nearly five months.

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) said it was “exceptional – with meaningful gains and protections for writers”. WGA members must still have a final say.

It is the longest strike to affect Hollywood in decades and has halted most film and TV production.

A separate dispute involves actors, who are also on strike.

The writers’ walkout, which began on 2 May, has cost the California economy billions of dollars.

The WGA leadership and union members need to agree a three-year contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers before they return to work.

The guild’s message on the proposed deal said details still had to be finalised, and it was not yet calling off the strike, but “we are, as of today, suspending WGA picketing”.

(BBC News)

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Raini is safe: Rookantha (Video)

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Popular singer Raini Charuka is unhurt following the collapse of a stage at a concert in Jerusalem, Israel, her father Rookantha Gunathilake has told the media.

The Flashback group, which was providing the music for the concert, faced this accident.

Following the incident, Flashback Leader Roshan Fernando said, “We are safe. Thank you to everyone who checked in on us. We are doing well.”

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