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Thane, Mar 10: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his wife have been summoned by Thane's crime branch in connection with a Call Data Records (CDR) racket that was unearthed in January. The duo have been summoned after some of the arrested accused had told the police that an advocate named Rizwan Siddiqui had obtained the CDR of the actor's wife from private detectives. The matter is part of the larger

Amritsar, Mar 9: Pyarelal Wadali, one of the singers of legendary Sufi set Wadali Brothers, passed away here on Friday after a cardiac arrest. He was the younger brother of Ustad Puran Chand Wadali. The Wadali Brothers, adept in various styles of singing including Kaafian, ghazal and bhajan, had their first musical performance outside their village in Harballabh Temple in Jalandhar. They entered

On the occasion of International Women's Day, Farhan Akhtar dedicated a song 'Chulein Aasman' for the digital campaign 'Bas Ab Bahut Ho Gaya,' which aims at ending violence against women and girls. "The campaign is an initiative by Population Foundation of India, along with FarhanAkhtar's initiative MARD and noted director Feroz Abbas Khan," read an official note. Sung by Farhan and Salim Merchant

Stellar performances won big at the Kerala State Film Awards announced on 8 February, Thursday. Parvathy — who played the role of an Indian nurse held hostage in Iraq in the critically-acclaimed as well as commercially successful Take Off — won the award for the Best Actor (Female). In the male category, Indrans won the Best Actor award for his role of a desperate father searching for his missing

Los Angeles, Mar 8: Veteran actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said the shooting of the next instalment in the "Terminator" franchise will start in June. The 70-year-old actor said he is looking forward to reprising his role of cyborg T-800 in the Tim Miller-directed film, which also sees Linda Hamilton return as Sarah Connor. "We are starting to shoot 'Terminator 6' in June to the middle of October

It is sometimes difficult to fathom the extent of fandom that Indian actors enjoy. Diehard fans consider their icons as demigods and can go to any extent to showcase their love. In a recent case, a deceased 62-year-old Mumbai resident, Nidhi Tripathi, went ahead and wrote off all her belonging to actor Sanjay Dutt. Suffering from a terminal disease, Nidhi had in her will mentioned Sanjay Dutt as

New Delhi, Mar 7: Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon has disputed allegations that she shot an advertisement inside a no-camera zone at Bhubaneswar's Sri Lingaraj Temple. Tandon's clarification followed Lingaraj Temple authorities lodging an FIR against her. The complaint alleged that she had shot an advertisement in the 'No Camera Zone' inside the premises of the 11th century lord Shiva shrine, which

Mumbai, Mar 7: Actor Richa Chadha will play the role of real-life adult film star Shakeela in her biopic which will be directed by Indrajit Lankesh. Shakeela is one of the biggest stars of the 90s from Kerala and has acted in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. The film will go on floors next month and will chronicle the life of Shakeela who entered the

Mumbai, Mar 7: Over the course of his 25 years in Hindi cinema, superstar Aamir Khan has become synonymous with perfection and discipline, but the actor reveals that in real life he is the most disorganised person, a side about which only the people close to him get to see. When asked how he has continued to be a disciplined actor, the 53-year-old 'Dangal' star said it is only his work that

Mumbai, Mar 6: Veteran actor Shammi, who acted in over 200 films and some popular television serials and was known for her impeccable comic timing, died today after a prolonged illness. She was 89. Born as Nargis Rabadi in a Parsi family, Shammi featured in many popular films, including "Ustad Pedro", "Bhai- Bahen", "Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi", "Half Ticket", "Jab Jab Phool Khile", "Ittefaq", "The