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Mumbai, Jun 22: Dia Mirza says exciting work opportunities start thinning out for female actors after they reach a certain age as filmmakers and some male actors "above 50" prefer to cast young heroines. Dia, who is returning to the silver screen after a gap of six years with Rajkumar Hirani's "Sanju", believes the film industry is not that welcoming to female actors in their mid 30s. "For women

London, Jun 22: Michael Jackson's personal photographer Harrison Funk has claimed the singer was "gender fluid". Funk, who worked with the pop legend from the 1970s until his death in June 2009, said that Jackson's make-up routine was a sign that he did not solely identify with one gender. "Him and Jermaine (Jackson) loved putting on their own makeup.... It wasn't so much femininity on Michael's

Mumbai, Jun 21: Manisha Koirala has found poetry in the everyday mundaneness of the world - the sunrise, the grass, the shining stars - and feels more appreciative of life today with every breath she takes. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2012 which she successfully overcame. Though difficult, Manisha says the phase, where the fear of losing everything loomed largely, left her completely

Los Angeles, Jun 21: Actor Priyanka Chopra made a passionate appeal for refugee children and said the world cannot lose an entire generation of kids to violence and displacement. On World Refugee Day (June 20), the 35-year-old star, who is a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, pledged her support to the kids who have been forced to flee their homes. In a video shared by UNICEF on Facebook, Chopra said

New Delhi, June 20: Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday held a meeting with Election Commission (EC) officials in Delhi for the registration of his political party Makkal Needhi Maiam. "The EC had sought certain queries regarding our party. We have furnished all those details today. EC has said that very soon, the recognition to the party will be given," Hassan told media. Haasan had

Bengaluru, Jun 20: Noted Urdu poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar today sought immediate arrest of Karnataka cleric Tanveer Peera Hashim for his controversial remark that cows would be slaughtered during Bakrid, saying the comment was "irresponsible and outrageous." "Secularism doesn't mean ignoring or tolerating minority communalism. This irresponsible and outrageous cleric Tanveer Hashim should

Gangtok, Jun 20: Renowned music composer A R Rahman has been appointed as the Brand Ambassador of the Sikkim government, an official notification said. Rahman will promote and project the state's achievements nationally and globally, the notification issued by the Chief Secretary A K Srivastava said. Sikkim, with its natural and pristine beauty, has over the last two decades emerged as a world

Mumbai, Jun 20: Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old college student from Tamil Nadu, has been crowned fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2018 in an extravagant ceremony held here, hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and Bollywood actor Ayushmann Khurrana. Meenakshi Chaudhary, 21, from Harayana was declared the first runner-up while Andhra Pradesh's Shrey Rao Kamvarapu, 23, stood as the second runner-up in the

Los Angeles, Jun 19: 'Black Panther' roared at this year's MTV Movie and TV Awards as the film went on to bag top honours, including Best Movie, while 'Stranger Things' was adjudged the Best Show at the ceremony. The Ryan Coogler-directed film also won three other big awards - including 'Best Performance in a Movie' and 'Best Hero' for Chadwick Boseman's performance as 'T'Challa/ Black Panther'

Mumbai, Jun 18: Actor Huma Qureshi believes the #MeToo campaign worked in Hollywood because a lot of senior female actors came forward with their stories of sexual harassment, something which has not happened in the Hindi film industry. The campaign, which sparked off a movement in Hollywood late last year, top actors like Gwyneth Paltrow, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, along with people from other