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  Mumbai: Veteran choreographer Saroj Khan has defended the casting couch culture, saying the Indian film industry “at least” provided jobs and did not abandon women after raping them. In the comments that have come in the wake of #MeToo campaign, which calls out sexual offenders, Khan put the onus on the woman and said […]

Mumbai: South actress Shriya Saran`s, whose forthcoming Bollywood film `Gali Gali Mein Chor Hai`, is based on the menace of corruption, says the movie is not anyway cashing on the popularity of anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare. "We are not cashing on the movement. Everyone is appreciating what Anna Hazare is doing. Even I respect him […]

Mumbai: A day after muck-flying, Farah Khan and her husband Shirish Kunder patched up with Shah Rukh Khan over the fracas at Sanjay Dutt`s party, saying everthing has been sorted out. "There is no animosity any more. There was misunderstanding. We are all friends again. We have cleared everything. Sometimes these things make the bond […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Rakesh Om Prakash Mehra is keen to shoot his next project `Bhaag Milkha Bhaag` starring Farhan Akhtar, in Pakistan. The movie is a biographical sports drama, inspired by the life of Milkha Singh, one of the earliest sports icons of post-1947 India. As the legendary athlete was born and brought up in the […]

Mumbai: Actress Soha Ali Khan has said that she has been fascinated by the history and thrilled by the romantic stories of royals. "History was my favourite subject since school days. Like past romantic stories of kings, queens, Mughal empires, Britishers who came to India and how we fought….I used to like those stories and […]

Mumbai: In a country where cricket is a religion, makers of the proposed Bollywood biopic on former world and Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra hope the film will encourage youngsters to consider shooting seriously as a sport. Bindra became the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games — he achieved the […]

Kochi: Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal will be inaugurating the re-located jewellery showroom of Joy Alukkas, one of the world`s largest jewellery retain chains, here on Feb 5. Shreya Ghoshal will perform the best of her melodies in Hindi, Malayalam and Tamil at a musical night for which about 25,000 people are expected, Joy Alukkas, Chairman […]

Kolkata: Popular singer Usha Uthup was made the Big Woman Entertainer of the year in recognition of her `Special Contribution to Bengali music` at a ceremony, the first such award instituted for women achievers in different creative fields including show business. Actor Rituparna Sengupta was adjudged the Entertainer of the year for essaying critically acclaimed […]

Mumbai: Hemant Brijwasi emerged the winner of live singing reality show “Rising Star 2” last night. In the live voting show, the finale was among Vishnumaya, Zaid Ali, Rohanpreet Singh and Hemant. For the finale, Hemant sang soul-stirring song ‘Alvida’ from the film “Life in a Metro” and the 20-year-old aspiring singer was declared the […]

Mumbai: Basking in all-round appreciation for her performance in `The Dirty Picture`, actress Vidya Balan has said she had her own share of questions about the role initially, but eventually the film turned out to be a life- changing event for her. In `The Dirty Picture`, directed by Milan Luthria, Vidya has portrayed the character […]

Mumbai: As Preity Zinta turned a year older today several B-town celebrities took to Twitter to greet the bubbly actress and wished for her successful stint as a film producer. Preity, who turned 36 today, is resurrecting her acting career in Bollywood. She would be seen on celluloid after almost a gap of two years […]

Mumbai: Ranveer Singh has injured his shoulder during a football match, the actor’s spokesperson today said. The 32-year-old star, however, will continue shooting for his next “Gully Boy”, directed by Zoya Akhtar. “Ranveer Singh has injured his shoulder during a football match and has been advised not to over strain it for at least one […]

Banaskantha (Guj): Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is shooting in Gujarat for an ad campaign on tourism, Monday performed `shradh` (ritual performed after death of one`s parents) at famous Bindu Sarovar in Siddhpur town of Patan district, officials said. Bindu Sarovar is a well known place for `matru tarpan` (shradh for one`s mother) and Big B […]

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan allegedly punched and slapped Farah Khan`s filmmaker husband Shirish Kunder at a private party thrown by Sanjay Dutt. The fracas took place late last night at the "Agneepath" success party at a nightclub where Shah Rukh is said to have roughed up Kunder, who has been taking potshots at the […]

Mumbai: Actress Madhuri Dixit is the latest B-town celebrity to launch her official website. The Bollywood diva has now joined the bandwagon with stars like Hrithik Roshan, Priyanka Chopra, Gul Panag and others, who own their official websites. The website has a picture of Madhuri in black outfit. "Here is the first reward… Official Madhuri […]