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Patna: The `Baadshah` of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan today described megastar Amitabh Bachchan as the "cent per cent original Don", adding that Don 2 was inspired by the 1978 film starring Big B. "Amit ji is cent per cent Don and I have full respect for him," SRK told reporters on his maiden visit to […]

Bhubaneswar: As a mark of noble gesture the Government of Pakistan has announced that the ancestral houses legendary Bollywood thespians Raj Kapoor and Dillip Kumar would be soon accorded the status of national heritage sites. Mohammed Yusuf Khan alias Dillip Kumar was born at Quisa Khawani Bazar in 1922. His childhood was spent in Pakistan. […]

Mumbai: Controversial `Bigg Boss` contestant Pooja Misra has alleged favouritism on the show for evicted model-actress Mahek Chahal, who is likely to make an entry into the house again on a wild card. As she allegedly kept picking up fights with everyone in the house, Pooja was labeled as `psycho`. Though she was evicted due […]

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is elated to have received the Maharashtrian of the Year` Award. "And today among all the thoughts another award – The Maharashtrian of the Year, the `Maanbindu`, for me from the President of India," Bachchan wrote on Twitter. "Have spent 3/4th of my life, 42 years in my 70, in this […]

Agra: Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman is excited that controversial film `Dam 999` is in the eligibility list of Academy Awards and three songs from the film are competing with 36 others for a nomination in the Best Song category. The Sohan Roy-directed film, with music by Ousephachan,has been banned in Tamil Nadu over allegations that […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is happy and relieved after the Supreme Court today cleared the decks for the release of his movie “Indu Sarkar” on Friday. The apex court dismissed the plea of a woman, who claimed to be the biological daughter of late Sanjay Gandhi, for a stay on the screening of the film, […]

New Delhi: South Indian cinema proved to be the lucky charm this year for Bollywood, with the movies, actors and songs like `Kolaveri di` leaving a mark on the Hindi film industry like never before. Riding high on the trend was actor Salman Khan, who seems to be keen on making a Hindi remake of […]

Mumbai: Shah Rukh Khan believes the greatest of love stories are made by directors who are sensitive and understand women’s perspective about romance. The actor, who is often called the ‘king of romance’ in Bollywood, says his most romantic films — “Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayege”, “Dil Toh Paagal Hai” or “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” — […]

London: British rocker Pete Doherty has posed for a controversial photoshoot depicting him eating syringes. The former Libertines frontman has battled an addiction of heroin and cocaine for almost 10 years and his drug-fuelled antics have frequently sparked a storm of criticism in his native UK, reported Contactmusic. Now he has risked further controversy by […]

London: Beatles legend Paul McCartney will include the song, `My Valentine` in his new album, which he wrote and performed on his wedding day to Nancy Shevell. The 69-year-old sung the track when he tied the knot with third wife Shevell in London in October, reported Daily Mirror. The song will be one of two […]

London: Actress Kate Beckinsale insists she doesn`t always look good and needs a whole a lot of people to help her get ready for public events. The 38-year-old, who has daughter Lily, 12, with former partner Michael Sheen and is married to director Len Wiseman, insists the way she looks on the red carpet takes […]

Mumbai: Though his directorial debut `Jaan-E-Mann` bombed at the box office, director Shirish Kunder, who is working on his forthcoming 3D adventure film `Joker`, remains unfazed and says he will not hard sell his movie but will instead employ the marketing fundas used by Aamir Khan `Joker` is a fantasy-adventure film made in 3D format […]

Kochi: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is in a spot with police here, which registered a case against the actor today for violating provisions of Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act 1986. Shah Rukh, who was here on December 4 in connection with the inauguration of the showroom, had performed the popular number `Chamak Challo` […]

Mumbai: Superstar Salman Khan is taking lessons in horse riding for his upcoming film “Tiger Zinda Hai” in Morocco. Ali Abbas Zafar, director of the movie, took to Twitter to post a 14-second-long video, where the “Tublelight” actor can be seen riding a horse. “Straight from New York, with no sleep @BeingSalmanKhan jumps in for […]

Panaji: The Goa government today said that permission to the Sunburn 2011 music festival, scheduled between December 27 and 29 at Candolim beach here, was yet to be given. State Chief Secretary Sanjay Srivastava said that the authorities were yet to give permission to the festival, which has been widely advertised and line-up has been […]