New Delhi, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is saddened by the death of veteran actor Saeed Jaffrey, who passed away at the age of 86. He says losing the star, who brought shine to showbiz with his craft through films likes “Gandhi” and “Shatranj Ke Khilari”, is a big loss to the film […]
Superstar Salman Khan, known for his action-packed films and ‘masala’ entertainers, will be seen sword-fencing in “Prem Ratan Dhan Payo”. The actor says he puts his best foot forward for all such scenes as he believes that action without emotion is just fights. The “Kick” star, who will be turning 50 next month, will be […]
Mumbai, Actor Riteish Deshmukh and son of late Maharashtra chief minister and union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, has congratulated Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar for the “stupendous” victory of the Grand Alliance in the Bihar assembly elections. The actor took to Twitter to share his views after the election results came in on Sunday. “Congratulations @NitishKumar […]
By Durga Chakravarty New Delhi With over 20 million Facebook fans, a Twitterati of 17.5 million, and a growing “extended family” on his blog, the 73-year-old son of legendary poet Harivanshrai Bachchan was aptly titled the ‘Social Media Person of The Year’ by an association earlier this year. He often writes about trivia related to […]
It’s been three years since actor Gulshan Devaiah worked in Vasan Bala’s critically acclaimed film “Peddlers” and he still considers it a labour of love. “This project is very close to my heart. I don’t think I’ve worked on a film so far in my career purely out of love. If I ask me to […]
Actor Rajinikanth may soon watch the critically-acclaimed documentary “For the Love of a Man” about the superstar’s phenomenon and his fandom. Post the screening on Sunday here at the ongoing Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival, its director Rinku Kalsy said she plans to show the film to Rajinikanth soon. “I met Rajinikanth’s daughter Aishwarya couple […]
Filmmaker Prakash Jha, who has wrapped shooting for his upcoming film “Jai Gangaajal”, has left on a solo vacation to Paris and London. He says he wants to “catch up with friends” and “brood” on his next film. “There is no agenda of this vacation. I just wanted to catch up with friends and chill […]
Title: Murder in Bollywood; Author: Shadab Amjad Khan; Publisher: Penguin India; Pages: 256; Price: Rs.250 It is an eerie, dark night in a deserted studio on the outskirts of Mumbai where Bollywood’s leading director Nikhil Kapoor dies of a powerful electric shock. Across the city, in a opulent hotel where she comes for a celebrity […]
In an attempt to take a dig at the superstitions that people often follow in their day-to-day lives, Zee TV is coming up with a new show “Kaala Teeka”, which is touted to break the shackles of age-old superstitions and spread awareness against them amongst the masses. Set against the backdrop of Mithila, Bihar, “Kaala […]
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, who has often spoken out on issues of national importance quite in contrast to others in the film and entertainment industry who choose to remain silent, has raised his voice against the growing atmosphere of intolerance in the country, saying that such acts “ridicule” our constitution and “debunks” India’s claim of being […]