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Mumbai: Actor Gaurav Arora says last year’s reports claiming he dated “Dilwale” actress Kriti Sanon bothered him a lot as the speculation took away from the hardwork he was putting in, professionally. Even before he made his debut with “Love Games” earlier this year, Gaurav was in news for his link-up with Kriti.The actor says […]

Kolkata: Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s immortal poem “Hotath Dekha” will soon be made into a film under an Indo-Bangladesh joint production, with a cast drawn from the two countries. The film’s director, Reshmi Mitra, said that shooting would be done extensively in Bangladesh and Birbhum district in West Bengal. “The dialogues retain the resonance of […]

Mumbai: While his upcoming film `Don 2`, a sequel to the 2006 film `Don- the Chase Begins Again`, is slated for a release in December this year, director Farhan Akhtar has hinted at coming out with one more sequel. `Don 2 – The King is Back`, an action thriller, is a sequel to Akhtar`s earlier […]

Mumbai: Bollywood star Aamir Khan has wished success for Shahrukh Khan`s much-awaited sci-fi film `Ra.One`. "My best wishes for Shahrukh and his team for `Ra.One`. "Lot of hard work and money has been put in…I hope the effort pays off. Hope the film gets due success," Aamir said. `Ra.One`, a superhero film, starring Shahrukh, Kareena […]

Mumbai: Actor Ranbir Kapoor will make a special appearance on the sets of controversial reality show `Bigg Boss` to promote his upcoming film `Rockstar`. The actor, along with singer Mohit Chauhan, will be seen on the `Aapka Farman` episode that will be aired on Colors channel this Saturday. "It is still not confirmed if Ranbir […]

Bhopal: Film star Saif Ali Khan, son of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, who passed away last month, would soon be sworn in as the Nawab of Pataudi. Saif`s sister Saba Ali Khan revealed this to reporters here last evening. "Heads of 52 villages want to organise a symbolic coronation ceremony, in […]

Bhopal: Former captain Nawab Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi`s youngest daughter Saba Ali Khan has taken over as custodian of a royal trust which looks after the Pataudi properties spread across India and Saudi Arabia. Speaking to reporters last evening after formally assuming the charge as the Naib Mutawalli (custodian) of the Aukaf-e-Shahi Trust, Saba said […]

Keeping its conventional date with Diwali, the festival of lights, Bollywood is banking on the weekend release of three films, including Shahrukh Khan`s much-awaited opus `Ra. One`, to rake in the moolah. It`s conventional wisdom in Bollywood to release movies during Diwali in a bid to set the Box Office register ringing.

Mumbai: Releasing a film during Diwali, one of the biggest festivals in India, might be a sure way of earning good revenues, but over the years, the presence of this festivity on celluloid has diminished noticeably. Like many other festivals in India, including holi, dahi handi and Ganesh festival, Diwali used to find space in […]

Mumbai: Actor-director Farhan Akhtar, who is looking forward to his ambitious project `Don 2 – The King is back`, says he is afraid of piracy and hopes that the content of the film does not get leaked before its release. Directed by Farhan, `Don 2 – The King is Back`, an action thriller, is a […]

Mumbai: A month before its release, Rohit Dhawan`s movie `Desiboyz` has got embroiled in a legal battle with a Latur-based script writer and director approaching the Bombay High Court claiming copyright on the title of the flick. Shyam Devkatte in his petition before the high court has claimed that he had registered the title `Desiboys` […]

Mumbai: TV actor Akashdeep Sehgal will be the third male contestant to enter the reality show Bigg Boss. The fifth season of Bigg Boss started with Shakti Kapoor – the lone male — and 13 female contestants. Soon after the first eviction from the show, TV actor Amar Upadhyay made an entry, followed by Splitsvilla […]

Panaji: Goa`s apex industrial body today said it was partially pulling out from the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), which will take place in Goa during November 23 to December 3. Last year and the year before, the Chamber had organised `Panaji Shopping Festival` as a part of IFFI. The shopping festival would not […]

Mumbai: Meghan Markle might be one of the most sought-after names in Hollywood owing to her popular TV series “Suits”, but the actress has a secret dream to feature in a Bollywood movie with her “good friend” Priyanka Chopra. Meghan, best known for her role as Rachel Zane on the legal-drama, and Priyanka recently hung […]

Thiruvananthapuram: Theatre doyen Kavalam Narayana Panicker, who successfully blended the classical tradition and folk elements in the format of contemporary theatre, passed away at his home here. He was 88. He is survived by his wife Saradamani and singer-son Kavalam Sreekumar. He had been unwell for some time due to age related ailments, family sources […]