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Photo: Director Kartiki Gonsalves (Left), Producer Guneet Monga (Right) LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - As short documentary 'The Elephant Whisperers' brought home an Oscar, its director Kartiki Gonsalves credited her "motherland India" for the win.'The Elephant Whisperers' was competing in the category

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Superstar NTR Jr says that the steps from his iconic number 'Naatu Naatu' from the film 'RRR' were not tough, but it was the "sync" which was tougher. He adds that his "legs still hurt" from shooting

MUMBAI, (IANS) - American dancer Lauren Gottlieb, who was also seen as a runner-up in the sixth season of 'Jhalak Dikhlaa Jaa', is excited to perform on the song 'Naatu Naatu' which has been nominated at this year's Academy Awards

India-West News Desk LOS ANGELES, CA - Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her husband Nick Jonas celebrated Holi with Preity Zinta, and friends at their home. Preity shared photos and videos of herself along with her husband Gene, and friends from the celebrations. She

DALLAS, TX - Kartik Aaryan shared a video of his Holi celebrations on Instagram, and it showed a huge crowd which social media estimated to be of 8,000 fans cheering him on. He wrote, “Pardesh mei Desi wali Holi” celebrations with

PARIS (ANI) - Deepika Padukone has left everyone in awe with her look at the ongoing Paris Fashion Week (PFW) wearing Louis Vuitton's leather stud button coat. She accentuated her clothing by carrying a stylish black bag. She paired the coat

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Grammy Award winner John Legend who came to India for a music concert on March 4 and 5 performed with rapper Raja Kumari during the musical tour. The duo wrote the song 'Keep Walking' together late last year

NEW DELHI, (ANI) - Actors Alia Bhatt and Jr NTR have been awarded the 'Spotlight Award' at Hollywood Critics Association 2023. The actors were not able to attend last week's ceremony in the US with the rest of the team. On

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Actress Deepika Padukone is one of the chosen few from the world who will be presenting an award at the Oscars 2023 ceremony. Deepika joins the likes of Emily Blunt, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan,

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - Contrary to speculations, power couple Ram Charan and his entrepreneur wife Upasana Kamineni Konidela are all set to welcome their first child in India. Upasana has set the record straight on rumors that their first child will

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI) - Indian American actor Karan Soni, known for his work in the 'Deadpool' movies, is set to be part of the voice cast for 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'. Soni will provide the voice for Pavitr Prabhakar aka Spider-Man

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Continuing its string of wins, filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli's 'RRR' recently won big at the recently concluded HCA awards. While Ram Charan was seen during the ceremony, the absence of the film's other lead, NTR Jr left

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - The first-look images of the upcoming action-spy thriller series 'Citadel' were unveiled recently, and they show Priyanka Chopra Jonas in a deadly gun-toting avatar which she balances by setting the mercury on fire with her

MUMBAI, (IANS) - The streaming docu-series 'The Romantics', which is a tribute to the legacy of late director-producer Yash Chopra, will be screened for students at Harvard University. Additionally, the Film Television Institute of India in Pune, which is India's

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Actress Anjali Bhimani, who is known for her work in the superhero mini-series 'Ms. Marvel', was starstruck as she stood next to the 'RRR' actor Ram Charan on the stage at the recently concluded Hollywood Critics Association

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - As the Oscar race gets intense, filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli's magnum opus continues to make waves on the global canvas as 'RRR' bagged 4 awards at the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Awards. The film won Best International

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - The Producers Guild of America awards ceremony held here on February 25 saw B.J. Novak present the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television to Mindy Kaling. In a sweet speech, he recalled their early days together

NEW YORK, NY (ANI) - 'RRR' star Ram Charan, in the US for the Oscars, appeared on the daytime talk show ‘Good Morning America,’ where he talked about becoming a father. When one of the show hosts, medical correspondent Jennifer Ashton,

SALT LAKE CITY, UT (IANS) - Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh, who recently played in the 2023 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game for Dwayne Wade's team, received words of appreciation from Greek-Nigerian basketball player Giannis Antetokounmpo, who also coached the winning team

LONDON, (IANS) - Indian hopes at the ongoing 76th edition of the BAFTA ended with the Indian documentary "All That Breathes" losing the Best Documentary honor to "Navalny". "All That Breathes", which has been internationally co-produced, has been directed by Shaunak

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - Actor Ram Charan, who left here for Los Angeles for the Oscars, was the cynosure of all eyes at the airport for a different reason. Instead of the usual stylized gladrags that stars are clicked in at airports,

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Ali Fazal's international project 'Kandahar', which also stars Gerard Butler, has finally got a release date. It is all set to hit the screens on May 26. This will be Ali's first international release this year after 'Death

San Francisco, (IANS) A new feature that will enable users to add new contacts and change current contacts from the "Contacts sidebar" has been revealed by Google for its contact management service, "Google Contacts." Previously, the only way to change or

Toronto, (IANS) India strongly condemned the defacement of a Hindu temple in Canada on Wednesday and urged Canadian authorities to investigate the incident and take swift action against those responsible. The Ram Mandir in Mississauga was vandalized with anti-India slogans, shocking

United Nations, (IANS) India contributes $30.54 million annually to the 2023 UN budget, according to a UN spokesperson. António Guterres' spokesman Stephane Dujarric said India was one of 43 countries on an 'honorary list' to have paid contributions to the budget

New Delhi (IANS) According to an official statement, Brazil, India, and the United States, as leading biofuel producers and consumers. They will work together in the coming months to form a Global Biofuels Alliance with other interested countries. To facilitate

Havana (IANS) According to local media, Cuba has reported its first case of avian influenza The virus was detected in wild birds at a zoo in Havana, Cuba's National Centre for Animal Health was quoted as saying by online news outlet

San Francisco (IANS) Disney CEO Bob Iger has announced the layoff of 7,000 employees in order to cut costs. During the company's earnings call for its December quarter, he said the move is "necessary to address the challenges we're facing today". "This

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Hollywood director Tarsem Singh, who is known for films such as 'The Cell' (Jennifer Lopez), 'The Fall' (Lee Pace), 'Immortals' (Henry Cavill, Frieda Pinto), and 'Self/Less' (Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley), recently shot his first Indian feature film

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Filmmaker Sudhanshu Saria's directorial 'Sanaa' starring Radhika Madan has locked its North American premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival and will be the only Indian film to be screened at the event. Saria said: "I'm so

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Streaming giant Netflix is to celebrate late filmmaker Yash Chopra and his production banner Yash Raj Films' rich cultural legacy of 50 years in a new docu-series titled 'The Romantics'. Netflix will globally release 'The Romantics' on February

WASHINGTON, DC (ANI)- Shah Rukh Khan's 'Pathaan' opened at around 5,500 screens in India and at 2,500 screens internationally. Out of the 2,500 screens overseas, the film was screened at 694 theatres in the US. According to Variety, the film is

MUMBAI, (IANS) - American musician DJ Diplo, who recently set the stage on fire at the first Indian edition of the multi-genre music festival Lollapalooza, performed for the packed crowd at the Mahalaxmi Racecourse here wearing a black sweatshirt with

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - Kicking off the proceedings for the 65th annual Grammy Awards, the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony will return to the Microsoft Theater here, on  February 5. In an exciting development, the ceremony will be marked by

HYDERABAD, (IANS) - One of the last eligible bachelors of Tollywood, the multiple award-winning actor Sharwanand got engaged on January 26. The actor is set to marry US-based software engineer Rakshita Reddy. The engagement ceremony took place in the presence of

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, who directed late Hollywood star Heath Ledger in the 2002 epic 'The Four Feathers', has paid fulsome tribute to the late actor. Ledger had a brief but bright career as a leading man,

MUMBAI, (ANI) - Shaunak Sen's directorial 'All that Breathes' made it to the final nominations list at the 95th edition of the Academy Awards. Expressing happiness over the news, Shaunak wrote, "We're all shocked, relieved and discombobulated. Deepest, most heartfelt thanks

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - Reliance Entertainment's film 'The Fabelmans', directed by Steven Speilberg, is one of the most nominated films in the 95th Academy Awards. The film is contending in the categories Best Picture, Best Director, Best Lead Actress, Best

MUMBAI, (IANS) - While it was 'Naatu Naatu' that made a lot of noise with its Oscars nomination, another song 'Applause' from the film 'Tell it Like a Woman' is also competing in the Best Original Song category. Bollywood actress Jacqueline Fernandez

LOS ANGELES, CA - The peppy dance number 'Naatu Naatu' composed by M.M. Keeravani and penned by Chandrabose is now vying for the top music honor at the Oscar Awards. The high-energy rendition of the number is by singers Rahul Sipligunj

LOS ANGELES, CA (ANI) - Indian filmmaker Shaunak Sen's directorial 'All That Breathes' has made it to the 95th Oscar Awards after it got nominated in the Documentary Feature Film category. The documentary has been nominated alongside films such as 'All

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - Kartiki Gonsalves' directorial 'The Elephant Whisperer' has been nominated in the Documentary Short Film category. The short documentary will be contending alongside 'Haulout', 'How Do You Measure a Year?' (Jay Rosenblatt Films), 'The Martha Mitchell Effect"

TORONTO, (IANS) - Ravi Srinivasan, a senior Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) executive, passed away suddenly at the age of 37, sending shockwaves across Canada's arts and film community. Srinivasan, a senior manager of festival programming for TIFF, who died on

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - Hollywood filmmaker James Cameron, who spoke to Indian filmmaker S.S. Rajamouli, at length, was all praise for his vision, his genius storytelling, and the emotions that drive his characters. In his conversation with S.S. Rajamouli, Cameron

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan's daughter Suhana and her friend Shanaya Kapoor, who will make their debut in acting, posed for a picture with Reality TV star and supermodel Kendall Jenner in Dubai. Shanaya shared the pictures of

LOS ANGELES, CA (IANS) - Amazon Freevee has given a straight-to-series order to 'The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh', an eight-episode series inspired by the life of showrunner Vijal Patel. British American actor Naveen Andrews ('Lost', 'The English Patient', 'Bride and Prejudice') stars

NEW YORK, NY (IANS) - 'USA Today' has shortlisted Tollywood star NTR Jr as one of the hottest contenders for Oscar 2023 for his performance in S.S. Rajamouli's ‘RRR'. The website has predicted that NTR Jr's role as 'Komaram Bheem' will

Anita Verma-Lallian seen here with Lilly Singh India-West Staff Reporter PHOENIX, AZ - Indian American Anita Verma-Lallian has announced the creation of Camelback Productions. A press release said it was Arizona’s first woman and South Asian-owned film production and entertainment company. The announcement

MUMBAI, (IANS) - Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt's Hollywood debut film 'Heart of Stone' starring Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan is set to release on August 11. The film will be clashing with her husband Ranbir Kapoor's 'Animal'. Streaming giant Netflix shared

LONDON, (IANS) - The BAFTA Awards nominations announced on January 19, January 19, have completely ignored the awards season favorite, 'RRR', although India can take solace from the fact that Shaunak Sen's documentary, 'All That Breathes', is in contention for