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 […]
Actress Evelyn Sharma, who is of Indian and German origin, believes NRI artists get recognised in Bollywood due to their “Indian connect” rather than the tag of being ‘outsiders’. Born to a Punjabi father and German mother, Evelyn, who will next be seen as a “simple Indian girl” from Himachal Pradesh in “Ishqedarriyaan”, refuses to […]
Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who has bagged the Best Actor award at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) for “Haraamkhor”, says he feels honoured. “I’m feeling very honoured to have received such a prestigious award at a big festival like this one. Thanking all for love and support always,” Nawazuddin said in a statement. In […]
Katrina Kaif’s spokesperson has clarified that there’s no truth to rumours about the actress’ wedding plans. This has come in the wake of reports that Katrina’s rumoured beau Ranbir Kapoor has revealed that they will wed next year. Rumour mills are also abuzz with news that the duo may get engaged later in May. But […]
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 […]
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 […]