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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 […]

Mumbai: Shahrukh "King" Khan has launched the digital avatar of G.One, a character that he plays in his much-awaited film `Ra.One`. He roped in UTV Indiagames to design a social game based on the film, which serves the dual purpose of marketing and entertaining in digital space. UTV Indiagames also developed digital comics based on […]

New Delhi: The government on Friday constituted a committee headed by eminent filmmaker Shyam Benegal to look into the revamp of the Censor Board, functioning of which has been mired in controversies in recent past. The panel, which would submit its report in two months, includes filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, adman Piyush Pandey and film […]

London: Troubled actress Lindsay Lohan is set to attend court on October 19 to see if she faces a prison sentence after allegedly skipping court-ordered therapy sessions. Judge Stephanie Sautner recently berated the 25-year-old star for failing to find a therapist for weekly sessions, which was part of her sentence for stealing a USD 2,500 […]

Thiruvananthapuram: A biographical film on Mohammed Abdul Rahman Sahib – a prominent freedom fighter in the Malabar region – has run into controversy with allegation from certain quarters that the director was distorting history to fetch a market for the movie. Veeraputhran-The Legend is a film made by noted film-maker P T Kunhu Mohammed, which […]

Mumbai: Hollywood actor-director George Clooney turned out to be the biggest crowd puller with his political thriller `Ides of March` at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival (MFF). The last show of the day, the film began at 8 pm yesterday, but movie buffs started queueing up at 6. Despite that, many had to be turned […]

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is urging all women to wear pink to work on October 21 to spread breast cancer awareness. The 26-year-old actress, who is the brand ambassador of the Ogaan Cancer Foundation, is spearheading its campaign where employees of the participating companies wear pink to office on Friday to support the […]

London: Actress Betty Driver, who starred in the British soap opera Coronation Street for 42 years, passed away on Sunday, aged 91. Driver, who was admitted to hospital six weeks ago, played Betty Turpin, barmaid at the Rovers Return Inn and appeared in more than 2800 episodes of the serial, reported Daily Mail. She was […]

New Delhi: Amitabh Bachchan, who had turned down an honorary doctorate from an Australian university two years back as a mark of protest against racial attacks on Indian students, has finally decided to accept it. The Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane has offered the 69-year-old veteran his fourth doctorate for his contribution to the […]

Mumbai: "Super K", a super-hero animation film for children, produced by Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd, will be released online on November 4. Film has been conceptualised and produced by Smita Maroo and directed by Vijay Bhanushali. The film will be released in two languages (English and Hindi), which will make it the biggest release ever for […]

London: Reality star Kim Kardashian wore a towering pair of heels as she went for a ride on a camel with her mother Kris Jenner in Dubai. Although high heals are part of her regular wardrobe, the 30-year-old socialite looked ridiculous in the inappropriate footwear on the camel, reported Daily Mail online. Kim and her […]

Mumbai: Seven years after making his directorial debut with Salman Khan-starrer `Garv`, actor Puneet Issar returns to direction with the upcoming `I Am Singh`. `I Am Singh` is about Sikhs, who, despite living in the US for generations, were mistaken for Arabs and Afghans due to their turbans and became victims of racist violence in […]

Bhopal: City police has registered a case against unidentified persons for incidents of stone-pelting in front of a mall here during film star Shahrukh Khan`s visit on Thursday. Police said the case had been registered as the mob present at DB mall here indulged in stone pelting injuring a Sub-Divisional Magistrate and some policemen. They […]

London: Johnny Depp`s axed movie “The Lone Ranger“ is back on the track after Disney bosses made adjustments to the massive budget. The 48-year-old “Pirates of the Caribbean“ star was slated to play Tonto opposite Armie Hammer`s Lone Ranger in the Disney adaptation of the classic TV show, Daily Express reported. Depp says he expected […]