Tag: Actor

Mumbai: Well-known television actor Rajeev Khandelwal’s mother Vijay Laxmi Khandelwal, who was suffering from cancer, has died, said the actor on Friday. The “Kahiin To Hoga” fame actor tweeted on Friday evening: “My mom passed away day before yesterday after a year and half-long fight with cancer. My mom passed away day before yesterday after […]

Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Nandita Das, who is gearing up for her next directorial venture “Manto”, has said she was not trying to put Sadat Hassan Manto, the author and playwright, on a pedestal. Speaking at the teaser launch of “Manto” along with Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Rasika Dugal and Tahir Raj Bhasin, Nandita said “Manto” was not a […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor says he has never faced the casting couch. The actor commented when he was asked for his opinion on veteran choreographer Saroj Khan’s controversial statement that casting couch “provides livelihood at least” in the film industry. “I have never faced it (casting couch). If it’s there, it is the worst […]

Mumbai: Film stars, directors, singers and composers — the Indian film industry is unified in condemning the “barbaric” and “appalling” rape of a minor in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. They are “disgusted” by the silence of the government. Popular celebrities like Priyanka Chopra, Kamal Haasan, Karan Johar, Adnan Sami and Sanjay Dutt have demanded […]

New Delhi: Search engine Google on Wednesday dedicated a doodle to legendary singer-actor K.L. Saigal on his 114th birth anniversary. The doodle, designed by Vidhya Nagarajan, shows Saigal singing with the background of Kolkata, where the Hindi film industry or Bollywood was based initially. Born on this day in 1904 in Jammu, Kundanlal Saigal is […]

Mumbai: Actor R. Madhavan’s 12-year-old son won a bronze medal for India in the 1500 meter freestyle at the Thailand Age Group Swimming Championship 2018. Madhavan announced the news on Instagram on Monday. “Proud moment for Sarita (his wife) and I, as Vedaant wins his first medal for India in an international swim meet in […]

Mumbai: Actor-presenter Rannvijay Singha will be the face and host of the upcoming season of “Troll Police”, which will bring celebrities and their trolls face-to-face. The objective of the show is to showcase how in today’s day and age it is no big deal for one to log on to any social media platform and […]

Mumbai: Actor Riteish Deshmukh, described by the Bollywood fraternity as one of the most genuine, warmest and craziest of the lot, turned 39 on Sunday. A successful actor and producer, he is looking forward to shoot “Total Dhamaal”. “December 7, 2018. The date is fixed. Excited to shoot the third part of this mad mad […]

Chennai: Confirming his political plunge, actor Kamal Haasan on Sunday said the first step will be the launch of a mobile software app on November 7 – his 63rd birthday – that will enable him to be in touch with the fans and as well as enable book-keeping. At a function to mark the 39th […]

Los Angeles: British-Indian actor Kunal Nayyar ranks fourth on the Forbes magazines list of World’s Highest-Paid TV Actors 2017, which is led by his “The Big Bang Theory” co-star Jim Parsons. Nayyar, who plays the role of Rajesh Koothrappali, an astrophysicist originally from New Delhi, India, in “The Big Bang Theory”, minted $25 million between […]

Mumbai: Actor Ali Fazal is happy that his Hollywood film “Victoria & Abdul”, in which he stars with Judi Dench, has had a good start at the UK box office. Many cinema managers had been counting the days until the release of Victoria & Abdul”, according to British daily The Guardian, which claims the film […]

Los Angeles: Actor Harry Dean Stanton, who spent six decades of his life in showbiz and is best known for his roles in “Pretty in Pink”, “Twin Peaks” and “Repo Man”, is dead. He was 91. According to his agent, Stanton died from natural causes, CBSNews reported. He breathed his last at the Cedars-Sinai hospital […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan says a ‘star’ is a big word for his achievements to be tagged as and he believes that actors like Ayushman Khurana, Rajkummar Rao, Bhumi Pednekar are some of the new-age stars in making. “I can remember the conversation with dad, after watching ‘Bareilly Ki Barfi’ that we loved watching, […]

New York: Frank Vincent, veteran actor who is known for his role in films like “The Sopranos” and “Goodfellas'”, died during open heart surgery in New Jersey. Vincent, who has been acting for four decades, suffered a heart attack last week and underwent surgery at a Jersey hospital on Wednesday. He died during the surgery, […]

Mumbai: Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty feels that comedian Kapil Sharma is the most talented artiste. There has been a constant comparison between the existing show of Kapil Sharma and “The Drama Company” featuring comedian Krishna Abhishek. Talking about this, Mithun, who was present at the launch of new comedy series titled “The Drama Company” on […]