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New Delhi, Jun 14: An authorised biography of AR Rahman will be out in August which will feature intimate interviews with the musical wizard, as well as anecdotes from key people from his life. In "Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of AR Rahman" by Krishna Trilok, the multiple Oscar winner opens up about his philosophies: hope, perseverance, positivity and love. From his early days as a

London, Jun 13: Actor Kalki Koechlin has been roped in by BBC World Service to present a new podcast series on India. The podcast, titled "Kalki Presents: My Indian Life", will explore extraordinary real-life stories, featuring young people from around India, BBC said in a statement. The ten-episode series, BBC's first to be aimed specifically at Indian audiences, will be launched on August 4 this

Kolkata, Jun 12: The Chinese Consul General in Kolkata, Ma Zhanwu, has said Aamir Khan is the most famous international film star in China, and his recent film 'Secret Superstar', was a big hit in the country. "Aamir Khan is very much loved, adored and respected in China. His 'Dangal' (2016) was a hit and his recent production 'Secret Superstar' (2017), has also been a big hit," Zhanwu told

Jacqueline Fernandez is currently gearing up for herupcoming film ' Race 3'. The actress is currently promoting the film in full swing. Jacqueline Fernandez has performed some high octane action sequences in the film and while shooting for the action thriller the 31-year-old actress suffered an eye injury back in March. Well, now the actress has shared the news that her eye has got a permanent

Indore, Jun 11: Sunny Leone has found a supporter in Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel who today said she deserved respect, irrespective of her past, like any other Bollywoodactress. "Why can't we view Sunny Leone as an actress on screen independent of her old image? What's the problem if we look at her the way we look at actresses Nargis, Sridevi, or Madhuri Dixit. If our thinking is such that we

Newsroom, Jun 10: After Quantico producers, lead actress Priyanka Chopra apologised for a recent episode of the show, which angered several Indian fans. In a tweet, Priyanka said that she is a "proud Indian" and it was never her intention to hurt anyone's sentiments. "I'm extremely saddened and sorry that some sentiments have been hurt by a recent episode of Quantico. That was not and would never

Hyderabad, Jun 10: Notorious gangster Sampat Nehra, who was arrested in Hyderabad earlier this week, was working on a plan to kill actor Salman Khan, according to the Haryana Police. Nehra, 28, had gone to Mumbai for a recce as part of the plan; he clicked photos of the actor's home and the routes leading to it on his mobile phone. "In the first week of May, Sampat Nehra was in Mumbai and surveyed

Mumbai, Jun 9: ABC studios has apologised for stepping into a “complex political issue” with the latest episode Priyanka Chopra-fronted “Quantico”, which showed ‘Indian nationalists’ planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Manhattan and frame Pakistan for it days before a summit on Kashmir. The episode, titled ‘The Blood of Romeo’, received a lot of backlash from Indian fans of the show, who

Mumbai, Jun 8: Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker has hit back at a torrent of online abuse over a masturbation scene in a film dubbed India's answer to "Sex and the City" that is proving a hit worldwide. "Veere Di Wedding", meaning "Friend's Wedding" in English, has caused a stir on social media for its portrayal of female sexuality -- a taboo subject in patriarchal, socially conservative India. The

Hypernationalist trolls are furious at Bollywood film star Priyanka Chopra after an American TV drama centering on her role as an FBI agent showed her foiling a Hindu extremist plot to carry out a nuclear attack on New York City and blame Pakistan for it. Calling the fictional plot a “betrayal” and arguing that such a scenario is improbable if not impossible, a group calling itself “Hindu