Senior Bollywood actress Soni Razdan on Tuesday demanded a probe into why the 2001 Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru was made a “scapegoat” and hanged in 2013, despite his raising questions against his investigating officer. In what is being seen as dipping her finger into a burning cauldron, Razdan’s controversial tweet said: “This is […]
In collaboration with World Economic Forum (WEF), Chinese short-video sharing application TikTok on Tuesday launched the #AllTheDifference challenge to promote inclusion in diversity ahead of the Davos summit that will discuss inclusive societies. From January 21 to 27, TikTok users in over 75 global markets including the US, the UK, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, […]
Indian opener Rohit Sharma was at his witty best as he trolled his team-mate Yuzvendra Chahal after the leg-spinner’s shirtless picture was compared to Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on social media. Following India’s emphatic ODI series win over Australia, the 32-year-old star Indian opener tweeted a photo of Johnson along with a shirtless picture of […]
Actress and entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra and her husband businessman Raj Kundra have been awarded the Champion of Change 2019 Award for their efforts towards encouraging people to take up the Swacch Bharat Abhiyan. Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee handed the award to Shilpa on Monday in the Capital. “I am really honoured to […]
“Ghost Stories” (Netflix movie); Cast: Surekha Sikri, Janhvi Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, Sukant Goel, Mrunal Thakur, Avinash Tiwary; Direction: Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee, Karan Johar; Rating * * * & 1/2 (three and half stars). By Vinayak Chakravorty Sinister. Diabolic. Macabre. Wicked. Those are the respective moods Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap, Dibakar Banerjee and […]
By SANJAY B JUMAANI ‘It’s not Rebels that make trouble, but the trouble that makes rebels’’- By Ruth Messinger 2020=4, Uranus {Rahu}; Expansive, but Expensive! Expect Unconventionality, originality, breakthroughs but avoid disputes! Another year speedily goes by ushering in a turn of not only another year, but also the last year of the decade. […]
BY AHANA BHATTACHARYA Mumbai His smile, the dimples on his cheeks, expressive eyes, and that signature romantic posture with his arms stretched on either side, are just a few traits that have contributed to fans declaring him as Bollywood’s King Khan. Throughout his 27-year career, Shah Rukh Khan has also been described variously as India’s […]
Comedian Kathy Griffin is now married to her longtime boyfriend Randy Bick. The 59-year-old comedian said “I do” early on Wednesday in what she described, alongside a clip on Twitter, as a ceremony lasting “just under 14 minutes”, reports people.com. Griffin’s video of the ceremony was only of the first minute or so and showed […]
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY For nine years, he has lived Chulbul Pandey in what he calls is a “parallel existence”. If the maverick cop of planet “Dabangg” defines Salman Khan’s superstardom more than any of his other screen avatars, the actor has now opted to become a part of the creative process driving Chulbul’s mojo. He […]
The Alia Bhatt-Vicky Kaushal starrer “Raazi” did not do justice to his book, on which the film is based, claims author Harinder Sikka. “Raazi” directed by Meghna Gulzar, is based on Sikka’s book “Calling Sehmat”, and the author says he was not happy over omission of the highlight “Tricolour scene” in the film, which is […]