Make Aamir Khan’s ‘PK’ tax free: Agnivesh

New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh Tuesday advocated tax exemption for Aamir Khan-starrer “PK” in view of the movie’s “new message” that would encourage scientific temperament among students across India. Agnivesh welcomed “th film which takes a swipe at superstitious beliefs and false idol worship practiced by some people in the […]

Modi, Rekha named India’s hottest vegetarian celebs

Modi, Rekha named India’s hottest vegetarian celebs

New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and veteran actress Rekha have been named the hottest vegetarian celebrities by People For the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). Early leaders Kangana Ranaut and Shahid Kapoor as well as Amitabh Bachchan, R. Madhavan, Jacqueline Fernandez and Hema Malini put up a real fight. But after […]

Film stars to play Santa for Mumbai kids

Film stars to play Santa for Mumbai kids

New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Film celebrities like Raveena Tandon, Boman Irani to Shreyas Talpade and Mandira Bedi will surprise the less fortunate children in Mumbai at an event Star Nite, to be held here Saturday. A dance event, to be held at Nehru Centre auditorium in Worli here, is being organised by Mumbai police’s […]

Starz releases ‘The Interview’ from Sony output deal

Starz releases ‘The Interview’ from Sony output deal

Los Angeles, Dec 25 (IANS) Premium cable and satellite television network Starz has released “The Interview” from its output deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment. A representative from the company issued a statement saying: “As the situation with ‘The Interview’ is new territory and has been constantly evolving, Starz released the film from its output deal […]

‘Hawaizaada’ will change my image: Ayushmann

‘Hawaizaada’ will change my image: Ayushmann

Mumbai, Dec 24 (IANS) Video jockey-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana feels his upcoming film “Hawaizaada” will be an image change for him. “Hawaaizaada” is based on the life of scientist Shivkar Bapuji Talpade, who is believed to have built India’s first unmanned airplane. “After ‘Vicky’ Donor, Vibhu Puri (director) offered me this amazing story of an unsung […]

Film fraternity plunges into gloom over Balachander’s death

Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) The Indian film industry Tuesday plunged into gloom following the death of legendary Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander. KB, as he was fondly called by his fans, died at a private hospital here due to urinary infection and age-related ailments. Many film personalities took to Twitter to share their grief. Prakash Raj: […]

Vikram Bhatt’s scripts to turn into novel

New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt’s three scripts, including forthcoming “Khamoshiyan”, will now be available in a novel form. The writer of “Khamoshiyan” is “simply thrilled” as his other films “1920” and “1920 – Evil Returns” too will turn into a novel with never before published pictures and never known facts, which Bhatt […]

‘Roy’ music to be launched on Hungama.com

‘Roy’ music to be launched on Hungama.com

Mumbai, Dec 22 (IANS) The music and videos of Ranbir Kapoor-starrer “Roy” will be launched on on-demand digital entertainment store-front Hungama.com, making it accessible to users of Hungama’s web, WAP or mobile apps. The film’s music is produced by T-Series. “‘Roy’ is one of the most anticipated movies of 2015, and it gives us great […]

Mel B turns to Eddie Murphy for advice

Mel B turns to Eddie Murphy for advice

Los Angeles, Dec 22 (IANS) Singer Mel B’s former husband Eddie Murphy has advised her to ”stay classy” following her split from Stephen Belafonte. According to a source, the 39-year-old has turned to her first husband for some advice on how to handle the situation and Murphy has told her to keep quiet, reports dailystar.co.uk. […]