‘Gabbar Is Back’ rakes in Rs.13.05 crore on opening day

‘Gabbar Is Back’ rakes in Rs.13.05 crore on opening day

Akshay Kumar’s much talked about Bollywood project “Gabbar is Back” has received an opening of Rs.13.05 crore. The film, released on Friday, marks the second collaboration of Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali along with co-producer Shabinaa Khan. According to a statement, the film’s box office performance saw a solid and steady growth on […]

India welcomes Pakistani artists with grace: Actress Sarwat Gilani

India welcomes Pakistani artists with grace: Actress Sarwat Gilani

Sitting miles away in Karachi, the mention of India makes Pakistani actress Sarwat Gilani remember its ‘mitti ki khushboo’ (smell of the earth) which is endearing to her family till date. She is appreciative of how India has been welcoming artists from her country, and says “it’s a big deal”. The 32-year-old’s TV show “Mata-e-Jaan […]

Convict Salman for culpable homicide, demands prosecution

Convict Salman for culpable homicide, demands prosecution

The prosecution in the Salman Khan trial on Thursday rested its case against the Bollywood actor, demanding he be convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, which attracts a 10-year jail term. Public prosecutor Pradeep Gharat who concluded his final arguments before Additional Sessions Judge D.W. Deshpande, forcefully argued that evidence shows that Salman […]

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: An Indian ‘proving his point’ in Hollywood

Vidhu Vinod Chopra: An Indian ‘proving his point’ in Hollywood

English was alien to him until he was 16; but he landed an Oscar nomination in 1979, directed pertinent Hindi films like “Parinda” and “1942: A Love Story”, produced India’s cinematic goldmine “3 Idiots”. And now, he’s ready with his maiden Hollywood project “Broken Horses”. At 62, Vidhu Vinod Chopra feels like a debutant who […]

DD documentary on Mrinal Sen handed over to filmmaker

DD documentary on Mrinal Sen handed over to filmmaker

As part of its tribute to India’s living legends, Doordarshan has made a documentary on legendary film maker Mrinal Sen, the DVD of which was handed to the nonagenarian movie maker here on Wednesday. Titled “Celebrating Mrinal Sen”, the four-episode documentary is primarily based on conversations between the maestro and renowned film critic and analyst […]

Murli Manohar Joshi flays Deepika’s video

Murli Manohar Joshi flays Deepika’s video

Veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Wednesday flayed Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone’s video on women empowerment as “height of lack of consciousness”. “We don’t realise how much we have changed. It has been an Indian tradition of addressing woman as ‘mother’, but now there are objections at being called a mother,” Joshi said here […]

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