Actress Deepika Padukone, who has everyone drooling over her latest release “Piku”, says she is open to doing more of women-centric films but the character and the story should appeal to her. “I don’t want to do women-centric films for the heck of doing it,” said Deepika during the success bash of “Piku” on Friday. […]
In their endeavour to give a boost to young dancers and artists, the team of “ABCD 2” including Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan will leave on a trip across India. “0ur film “ABCD 2″ connected to Mumbai and the whole country. In the film we make India’s first dance team which participates in an international […]
Just like arranged marriages in India, a new film on the subject uses a new more “democratic” way of distributing films to match niche South Asian audiences with select theatres in America. Theatrical-on-Demand (ToD) puts the power in the hands of the audience, says Rohena Gera, director of “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” […]
Inmates of a Bihar jail are being trained to play different musical instruments, officials said on Friday. A music training programme was launched early this month at Bhagalpur central jail to reform the inmates. “At present, 15 inmates are learning to play musical instruments and more would join soon,” jail superintendent Neeraj Jha said. Inmates […]
The musical world of Blues went silent with the death of “King of the Blues” B.B. King. International celebrities like Bryan Adams and Snoop Dogg and Indian talents Mohit Chauhan and Randeep Hooda mourned his loss, saying that the musical pitch laid by the late singer and guitarist will continue to live on. According to […]
Bollywood film personality Deepti Naval said on Thursday she intends to write a book of short stories on Kashmir, reflecting the life and times of the people here. Deepti spoke to IANS in the summer capital Srinagar about her writing interests and also about the inspiration she gets each time she visits the Valley. “I […]
Pakistani actress and model Sanam Saeed, who found popularity in India with her TV show “Zindagi Gulzar Hai”, is now going to play an Indian girl in Nasir Khan’s romantic thriller film “Bachaana”. “Bachaana” is a journey of a sweet and bubbly Indian girl Aalia, played by Sanam, who undergoes a series of unfortunate events […]
The overseas small screen is calling for Bollywood talent. From Priyanka Chopra, Nimrat Kaur and Tina Desai to veterans like Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi – Indian actors are landing plum roles in international TV shows. And they’re truly loving it. After creating waves globally with her singing talent, former Miss World and B-Town’s ‘desi […]
The visuals of actor Ranveer Singh taking a dive in the ocean and beating up a shark in a Rupa Frontline advertisement have got the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) up in arms. PETA plans to take the matter forward by writing to the actor and the brand. “PETA will be writing […]
Himachal Pradesh is trying to rope in Bollywood actress Kangna Ranaut, who hails from the hill state, as a brand ambassador for promoting tourism, an official said on Wednesday. “We are planning to hire Kangna Ranaut as a brand ambassador as it’s going to help us practically like Gujarat benefitted from its brand ambassador Amitabh […]