Actress Michelle Yeoh, famous for her roles in James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies” and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”, who was stranded in Nepal with fiance Jean Todt following the massive earthquake on April 25, will return to the disaster-hit country to help in rehabilitating the affected people. The Malaysia-born actress, who is also the […]
Working frame by frame for over a thousand hours in a labour of love spread over seven long years, top notch technicians have restored Indian master filmmaker Satyajit Ray’s masterpiece “The Apu Trilogy”. The restored films – “Pather Panchali” (Song of the Little Road), “Aparajito” (The Unvanquished) and “Apur Sansar” (The World of Apu) – […]
The powerful audio and dramatic video of the song “Bezubaan phir se” from “ABCD 2” is garnering views galore on YouTube since its release on the video-sharing platform May 6. Composer duo Sachin-Jigar are happy. “‘Bezubaan’ connects to the youth on the street and reflects their attitude and aspirations. We got a lot of feedback […]
Bollywood’s evergreen charmer Shashi Kapoor was on Sunday conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest honour in Indian cinema, by Information and Broadcasting Minister Arun Jaitley at the iconic Prithvi Theatre here. The 77-year-old was wheeled on to the stage by his son Kunal and daughter Sanjana before an august gathering. Shashi — the star […]
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor, who was contemplating quitting Twitter, has decided to stay put on the micro-blogging site at the behest of filmmaker Sajid Khan. “Back. Welcome reprieve for Salman. Unprecedented reaction to this news. Was wondering mere Twitter wapis aane pe Kya 1/100th% reaction hoga (Wondering if my return to Twitter will generate 1/100th […]
George Clooney-starrer adventure mystery “Tomorrowland” will hit theatres on May 22. Directed by Brad Bird, the Disney film also stars Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw, Kathryn Hahn, Keegan-Michael Key and Thomas Robinson. “Tomorrowland” tells the story of a former boy genius Frank (Clooney), jaded by disillusionment, and Casey (Robertson), a bright, optimistic […]
Ace choreographer Shiamak Davar is shocked and has denied sexual abuse allegations made by his former dance students Percy Shroff and Jimmy Mistry. Percy Shroff, 40, and Jimmy Mistry, 33, both of North Vancouver, say they endured years of unwanted sexual touching at the hands of Shiamak, who they say, abused his authority as their […]
As hundreds of fans gathered outside Salman Khan’s suburban Bandra residence here, singing songs, dancing and even bursting crackers to celebrate his homecoming after being granted bail in a 2002 hit-and-run case, the Bollywood superstar waved out to the waiting crowd. The Bombay High Court on Friday suspended the “Dabangg” actor’s five-year jail sentence and […]
National Award-winning director Sabyasachi Mohapatra feels the regional aspect of the Indian entertainment industry is losing its sheen for want of support from the government. As a result, he says, regional filmmakers, like from Odisha, are treading the remake path. Mohapatra received the National Film Award from President Pranab Mukherjee for “Aadim Vichar”, in the […]
In a major relief to Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, the Bombay High Court — while admitting his appeal — on Friday suspended his five-year jail sentence in a 2002 hit-and-run case that killed a man, paving the way for him to secure regular bail. Special public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat said Justice A.M. Thipsay directed Salman […]