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 […]
The police here have booked Bollywood playback singer Abhijeet Bhattacharya on charges of allegedly abusing and molesting a woman at a Durga Puja event late on Thursday night, an officer said on Friday. The incident happened during a live performance by singer Kailash Kher as part of the Lokhandwala Durga Puja Mandal, of which Bhattacharya […]
JIO MAMI 17th MUMBAI FILM FESTIVAL WITH STAR INDIA ANNOUNCES ITS STELLAR PROGRAM LINE-UP **Festival will have several ‘firsts’ – New Sections, Special Screenings & Workshops** **Over 190 films to be screened in Feature-Documentary-Short Film Categories** **Oscar Academy Award Winner A.R Rahman composes Signature Tune for the Festival ** **Ava DuVernay, Academy Award Nominated Director for […]
Two feature films, Sir Ridley Scott’s next production for Twentieth Century Fox and Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok, starring Australia’s Chris Hemsworth, will be filmed in Australia from 2016. Today’s announcement is expected to bring more than $300 million in offshore investment to Australia’s economy, provide over 3,000 jobs and use the services of thousands of […]