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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 […]

Mumbai: From being a successful actor to turning author with his book, Emraan Hashmi now embarks on a new journey as producer with his home banner, Emraan Hashmi Films. The actor, 37, has roped in his “Azhar” director Tony D’Souza to direct his first film for his own company, a statement said. The duo will […]

Mumbai: Reliance Entertainment has tied up with California-based Talenthouse for a joint venture to focus on nurturing fresh and creative talent in the country and provide opportunities for collaboration at international level as well. Talenthouse India, a social crowdsourcing platform, will connect with artists across films, fashion, music, photography and art on collaborative projects and […]

Mumbai: UTV has entered into a deal with Warner Bros. International Television Distribution to bring popular Hollywood movies dubbed in Hindi and Telugu on the small screen. Through the exclusive long-term telecast rights deal, the company`s primary action movie channels – UTV Action and UTV Action Telugu – will have access to 60 and 50 […]

Mumbai: Singer Raageshwari Loomba feels that she was evicted from the Bigg Boss house as she was unable to create conflicts and thus failed to grab eyeballs. "I could not create conflicts in the house and that led to my eviction. But even by indulging into conflicts I did not want to win eyeballs. I […]

Mumbai: With Bollywood bigwigs like Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan already weaving magic on the small screen through various shows, actor Aamir Khan feels that his entry into television is not late and he is not running behind the rat-race of TRP. Aamir will be hosting a television chat show, which will be […]

Mumbai: Observing that prima facie there had been a copyright violation, Bombay High Court today directed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan to deposit Rs 1 crore with the court before releasing his ambitious Diwali offering `Ra.One`. "The defendants (Sharukh, his production house Red Chillies Entertainment and Eros Entertainment) are directed to deposit a sum of Rs […]

New Jersey: Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, who has shared his rich experience in Indian classical music in classes across the West, will now teach at the prestigious Stanford University. The music doyen will be part of a three-month programme on music that will have lessons in Sarod at the Ivy League institute in […]

Mumbai: “Ra.One”, the ambitious Diwali offering by Shah Rukh Khan, has been dragged to the Bombay High Court for alleged plagiarism by a television producer- writer. Yash Patnaik claimed that he is the copyright owner of the concept and the content of “Ra.One”, produced by Khan`s Red Chillies Entertainment. He has sought a stay to […]

Mumbai: Director Abbas-Mustan`s much awaited action thriller film `Players` will be releasing on January 6 next year. `Players` is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Abbas-Mustan. The film is an official remake of the Hollywood crime thriller `The Italian Job`. "Players releases on the 6th of January 2012," Bachchan junior wrote on micro blogging […]

Mumbai: Noted Bollywood producer-director Prakash Jha has lodged an FIR here alleging that two New York based filmmakers were trying to extort Rs 2-3 crore from him besides threatening to kill him over a movie dispute, police said today. According to Jha`s complaint, two filmmakers — Pramod Bhanti and Devendra Singh — both NRIs based […]

Mumbai: Actor Hrithik Roshan has decided to again request the cyber crime division of Mumbai police to trace the person who was allegedly talking to actress Kangana Ranaut on his behalf from an email address. Hrithik and Kangana have slapped legal notices on each other. The actor, 42, who was the first to send the […]

Mumbai: Delhi-based `Shirdi Sai Baba Foundation` is gearing up to release its animated movie `Shirdi Sai Baba` that focuses on spreading the message love and brotherhood, in January 2012. The Shirdi Sai Baba Foundation is run with objectives like spreading the teachings of Shirdi`s Sai Baba, setting up Sai temples and hospitals and organising programmes […]

Mumbai: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma feels that today`s film directors are no longer the captain of a ship, as it is the star who actually rules. "Bollywood stars have completely shattered the myth of the director being the captain of a ship…a star is truly the only captain of the ship," Varma wrote on twitter. […]

Mumbai: Several Bollywood beauties attended the `godh bharai` ceremony of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Tuesday at their residence in suburban Mumbai. The Bachchans hosted a grand ceremony for their daughter-in-law Aishwarya, where several actresses came in to shower their blessings. Aishwarya`s husband actor Abhishek, who was busy shooting for `Bol Bachchan` in Jaipur, took a […]