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Mumbai, Jun 2: Shilpa Shetty may have been away from films for a while but has no desire to be seen in movies just for the sake of it. The actor's last cinematic outing was 2007's 'Apne'. "I think I have become too practical when it comes to (choosing a) script. My script sense has changed and that comes with time and experience. This is my 25th year in the industry and I have not done a film for

Jun 2: Neil Portnow will step down as president and CEO of The Recording Academy and the Grammy Awards next year. The organization announced Thursday that Portnow chose not to “seek an extension on his current contract,” which ends next year. He has led the academy since 2002. Portnow was criticized at the Grammys this year when he said women need to “step up” when asked about the lack of female

Thane, Jun 2: Bollywood actor and filmmaker Arbaaz Khan arrived here for recording his statement before the police in connection with an alleged IPL betting racket, an official said. The city police yesterday issued summons to the 50- year-old actor-producer for recording his statement today in connection with the betting racket. In a letter sent to Arbaaz, the police asked him to join the probe

Agra, Jun 1: Vishva Hindu Parishad’s dethroned leader Pravin Togadia’s one of the close aide has announced Rs 2 lakh reward for those who would thrash Bollywood superstar Salman Khan in public. The generous hatemonger has been identified as Govind Parashar, the chief of Agra unit of Togadia’s new outfit, ‘Hindu Hi Aage’. Togadia had to quit the Vishva Hindu Parishad on April 14 earlier this year

Jun 1: Actor Diljit Dosanjh will be seen playing the role of hockey player Sandeep Singh in the upcoming biopic Soorma but says it is sad that when the film was offered to him, he was not aware of his story. Soorma tells the story of Singh, a professional hockey player and former captain of the Indian national team. Singh was seriously injured after hit by an accidental gunshot in a train in 2006

Mumbai, May 31: Filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani on Wednesday said he had offered the part of Sunil Dutt to Aamir Khan for the "Sanju" biopic but the superstar was reluctant to play an older character after "Dangal". Khan recently revealed that he was offered the role of Sunil Dutt in the biopic, but he was more keen to play the lead role, which was already with Ranbir Kapoor. When asked about this

Chennai, May 30: Superstar Rajinikanth today expressed hope that the issue of a ban on the release of his upcoming film "Kaala" in Karnataka will be solved amicably by the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce. Miffed with his comments on the Cauvery row, the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce yesterday decided not to allow the screening of the film, which is slated to release on June 7. The

Mumbai, May 30: Former censor board chief Pahlaj Nihalani is back in the news with his next project "Rangeela Raja", starring Govinda, which he says is inspired by Vijay Mallya's lifestyle but not the "fraud or the scam" connected to the fugitive businessman. His film will not discuss the allegations of fraud against the liquor baron or his life in London, Nihalani said. "I'm not making a movie on

Aizawl, May 29: Kummanam Rajasekharan, who was the BJP's Kerala unit chief for three years, was today sworn in as the 18th Governor of Mizoram at the Durbar Hall of Raj Bhavan here. Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh administered the oath of office to the new Governor in the presence of Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla, his cabinet colleagues, Assembly Speaker Hiphei, Chief Secretary Arvind

Mumbai, May 29: Salman Khan has become one of the most bankable TV hosts with successful stints on "Dus Ka Dum" and "Bigg Boss" but the actor says he was initially hesitant to show his real personality. The 52-year-old actor, who made his TV debut as the host of "Dus Ka Dum" about nine years ago, said he turned to his father, noted writer Salim Khan, for advice. "This was my TV debut and during