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NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is all set to grill actress Rakul Preet Singh on December 19 in connection with a four-year-old drug case involving trafficking, consumption, and money laundering. She was issued the summons by the ED

LUCKNOW, (IANS) - Veteran actress Shabana Azmi has underlined the need to adopt the US-style film certification system since she believes that filmmakers, and not the Censor Board, should decide whether any scene needs to be removed. Responding to a question

CHENNAI, (IANS) - The onceflop movie, 'Baba' of Tamil megastar, Rajinikanth, which was re-released on his 72nd birthday on December 12, has become a super hit. Directed by Suresh Krissna, the movie has Rajinikanth playing the role of an atheist who

MUMBAI, (ANI) - 'Besharam Rang', the first track from 'Pathaan', raised the temperature as soon as it was released. The lady behind the song and many more such songs is ace choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant. The song composed by Vishal-Sheykhar with lyrics

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - Filmmaker, Atlee's wife Krishna Priya has announced her pregnancy with some adorable pictures of her with Atlee. The note that she wrote read, "Happy to announce that we are pregnant and need all your blessing and

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Shah Rukh Khan and Rani Mukerji were among the many stars that attended Kolkata International Film Festival 2022. The duo amazed fans with their sweet moments of friendship at the event: from SRK's Bengali speech to Rani

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Director Rajkumar Santoshi, who is known for films like 'Andaz Apna Apna', 'Ghayal, 'Khakee', 'China Gate', 'Ajab Prem ki Ghazab Kahani' and 'The Legend of Bhagat Singh', is returning to the director's chair after a hiatus of

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who was most recently seen in the film 'Double XL' and will be seen in OTT series 'Dahaad', has been named PETA's 2022 Person of the Year. The animal rights non-profit organization has conferred upon

KOLKATA, (IANS) - An impressive, star-studded gathering at the inauguration of the 28th Kolkata International Film Festival here on December 15 evening was taken by surprise, when Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, usually known for dodging political issues, suddenly referred to

DOHA, (ANI) - Rumored Bollywood couple, Aditya Roy Kapur and Ananya Panday jetted off to Qatar, on Tuesday to attend the FIFA World cup semi-finals along with actors Sanjay Kapoor, Chunky Panday and Shanaya Kapoor. Sanjay Kapoor shared a string of

MUMBAI, (ANI) - A war of words erupted between filmmakers Vivek Agnihotri and Anurag Agnihotri on Twitter on December 14 after the 'The Kashmir Files' director shared his disagreement over Anurag's statement. Agnihotri shared a screenshot of Kashyap's interview which reads,

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Bollywood has had a long history of popularizing places by showcasing picturesque locations in its films and now northeast India seems to have become this industry's new favorite. The reason behind this might be that the states in

MUMBAI, (IANS) - 'Beintehaa' actress Anjali Kapoor shares her experience of facing the casting couch and why she preferred to be a singer rather than an actor. She says: "I have experienced the casting couch and it was also one of

NEW DELHI, (IANS) - The Supreme Court on December 13 granted anticipatory bail to Bollywood actors Sherlyn Chopra and Poonam Pandey, and businessman Raj Kundra and others, in connection with a case against them for allegedly distributing pornographic videos. The court

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Film producer Guneet Monga tied the nuptial knot with a Delhi-based fashion entrepreneur Sunny Kapoor on December 12. While Guneet heads the Mumbai-based production house Sikhya Entertainment, Sunny leads a Delhi-based apparel brand, Meenakshi Creations. The two met

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Pan-India star Ram Charan, who has received unanimous praise for his blockbuster movie 'RRR', and his wife, Upasana are expecting their first child. Ram's father, Telugu megastar Chiranjeevi, tweeted on December 12 the happy news: "With the blessings

MUMBAI (IANS) - Bollywood actor Nora Fatehi has filed a defamation case against actor Jacqueline Fernandez, alleging that the latter made defamatory allegations against her for "malicious reasons" and to destroy her career. Contending that her image is being tarnished, Fatehi,

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Filmmaker Rohit Shetty has revealed that actress Deepika Padukone will be donning the khaki uniform for his cop universe and they are all set to work together. He said: "Log poochte rehte hai Singham ka agla part kab

MUMBAI, (IANS) - A video of filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma, known for giving blockbusters like 'Rangeela', 'Satya' and 'Sarkar', in which he is licking and kissing actress Ashu Reddy's feet, has gone viral on social media. He recently posted a picture

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Bollywood actress Bhumi Pednekar, whose latest is 'Govinda Naam Mera', has shared that her upcoming cinematic choices - the films and the characters - are a reflection of her belief system. The actress said: "My upcoming film choices

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Post 'Badlapur', National Award-winning director Sriram Raghavan has teamed up with Dinesh Vijan for 'Ikkis', which will star Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan's grandson Agastya Nanda. The makers made the announcement of their exciting project on the special occasion

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - As 'RRR' emerges as a season favorite across America, with the Pakistani Punjabi film, 'Joyland', giving it close competition, the influential Rolling Stone magazine has named the "epic Tollywood blockbuster" as one of the 22

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's son Aryan Khan is making his directorial debut soon. Aryan, on December 6, announced on Instagram that he has completed the writing of his first project which he will also be directing. He

MUMBAI, (ANI) - After representing India at Cannes 2022, actor Deepika Padukone has once again made all Indians beam with pride. As per a source, Deepika will be flying to Qatar to be part of the most-watched sporting event in the

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Happily married to the dream girl of his life, actor and national crush Vicky Kaushal has explained how love evolves a person into becoming better professionally and personally. He minces no words when he says being with

MUMBAI (IANS) - Superstar Shah Rukh Khan talked about his first experience of shooting in Saudi Arabia with 'Dunki', his upcoming actioner 'Pathaan' and why he believes there will always be a place for theatrical releases in the ever-changing content

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - The "Hera Pheri" actor recently came under fire for a statement he made during an election rally in Gujarat. During his speech addressing the crowd Paresh Rawal said "Gas cylinders are expensive, but their price will come

MUMBAI, (IANS) - After slamming a media portal calling it "unethical" and "insensitive" for a report that his girlfriend Malaika Arora is pregnant, actor Arjun Kapoor has now shared a cryptic post about karma on his social media. He took to

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Actor Kriti Sanon has finally addressed rumors of her dating Prabhas. In an Instagram post, Kriti said that the "rumors are absolutely baseless." She also pulled up her "Bhediya" co-star Varun Dhawan to add fuel to such reports.

PANAJI, (ANI) - 'Yaanam,' a non-feature film, was screened under the Indian Panorama section at the 53rd edition of the International Film Festival at Goa. It is based on the autobiographical book "My Odyssey: Memoirs of the Man Behind the

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - Ever since Pakistani actors and artists were banned from working in the Indian Film industry, many have wondered what the Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan is up to. As far as Indian cinema is concerned, Fawad Khan, who

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Bollywood star Ayushmann Khurrana, who is currently busy with the promotions of his upcoming movie 'An Action Hero', is a Shah Rukh Khan fan. Well, who isn't? But the 'Andhadhun' star took it a bit further and confessed

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale passed away at Pune's Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital after a multi-organ failure on November 26. He was 77. Gokhale excelled in roles across genres over the course of his five-decade big-screen career. Be it

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Bollywood actress Kajol says the late veteran actress Nutan was an inspiration. She also revealed that the 'Sujata' actress was also an amazing singer and she used to play harmonium at home. Kajol is all set for her next

MUMBAI, (IANS) - His life seems right out of a Bollywood potboiler. Pulled out of school and put to work on his family's agricultural land, he is married off young but frustrated at the bickering between wife and mother, he

By VIKAS DATTA MUMBAI - The first model to make it big in Bollywood, she went on to make her name as an actress ready for unconventional and 'bold' (for the time) roles, usually playing independent-minded, "Westernised" women and rarely sporting

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Akshay Kumar has condemned Richa Chadha's comment about the 2020 Galwan clash, in which several Indian Army soldiers died. Akshay Kumar called out Richa on Twitter and shared a screenshot of her comment. Along with the photo, he

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Bollywood star couple Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, who became proud parents to a baby girl earlier this month, have named their daughter Raha. Alia took to her Instagram handle to reveal the name of her baby girl

PANAJI, (IANS) - Actor Anupam Kher has said that 'The Kashmir Files' is not just a film for him, but "an emotion that I portrayed on screen". He was speaking at the 'Table Talks' program here on November 23 at

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Veteran actor Ranjeet, who is known for delivering memorable performances as a villain in the movies of 1970s and 1980s, is happy as his son Jeeva is all set to make his Bollywood debut with the upcoming

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Bhumi Pednekar is reaping praises for her incredible acting and dialogue delivery in her upcoming film 'Govinda Naam Mera', a comic thriller. She said that with her character, she is trying to do something "disruptive" again. Bhumi said:

CHENNAI (IANS) - 'Drishyam 2', headlined by Ajay Devgn has brought some much-needed cheer to the beleaguered Bollywood box office with a strong opening worldwide weekend gross of Rs 89 crore. The suspense thriller, which also stars Tabu and Akshaye Khanna,

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - Tollywood 'megastar' K. Chiranjeevi, who has been staying away from politics for the last eight years, said that it is very difficult to succeed in politics but hoped that his younger brother Pawan Kalyan would do well. Chiranjeevi,

MUMBAI, (IANS) - While it may appear that Bollywood's fit and skinny celebs don't eat, this couldn't be further from the truth. You'd be surprised at the cheat meals, binge days, and their favorite sweet treats. Whether they're on a

By VIKAS DATTA Cinema can be a powerful medium for social transformation, and no one gauged it better than the legendary V. Shantaram who used his memorable films to attack the malaise of untouchability and caste, forced marriages of young women

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Filmmaker Karan Johar in an episode of the dance-based reality show 'Jhalak Dikhhlaa Jaa 10' revealed that actress Kajol once had a crush on Bollywood's very own Khiladi, Akshay Kumar. In a promo, host Maniesh Paul is seen

MUMBAI - Ira Khan, daughter of superstar Aamir Khan is engaged to her boyfriend Nupur Shikhare. In pictures doing the rounds on social media, Ira Khan can be seen wearing a gorgeous red gown, while her boyfriend Nupur Shikhare can be

CHENNAI, (IANS) - Fifty days after it was released on September 30, Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan-1' has grossed Rs 500 crore globally, making it only the second Tamil film to achieve the distinction after the Rajnikanth-starrer ‘2.0'. The movie now finds

By VIKAS DATTA He carved himself into the history of Bollywood playing - in his first major role - a foul-mouthed, sadistic, and vicious brigand, but there was much more to him than just being Gabbar Singh of "Sholay". While Amjad

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Kabir Khan, who has helmed films such as "Kabul Express", "New York" and "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", spoke of the struggle to cast the character of Munni from his 2015 Salman Khan-starrer "Bajrangi Bhaijaan". The filmmaker, who started his career