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Chennai, Dec 31: Ending suspense, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth today announced his entry into politics and said he will launch his own party. "I am joining politics for sure," the 67-year-old said amid thunderous applause from fans. Quoting a shloka from the Bhagwad Gita which stresses on the importance of doing one's duty and leaving the rest to the Lord, he said, "This is the compulsion of time."

Mumbai, Dec 30: The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has decided to give Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" a UA certificate and has suggested the director change the film's title to "Padmavat". According to a release issued by the CBFC, the board had a meeting of their examining committee on December 28 and decided to give the film a "UA certification along with some modifications and

Mumbai, Dec 30: Actor Kriti Sanon says after spending four years in the film industry and starring in films such as 'Dilwale' and 'Barielly Ki Barfi', she has improved a lot as a performer. The actor, who hails from Delhi, said that to create her own space in films without any support system "feels great". "The fact that I had never thought of becoming an actor in the first place when I was doing

Mumbai, Dec 30: Indian politicians have been infamous for promoting their children up the ladder but trust Bollywood to popularise the term 'nepotism'. However, this was not the only word that made headlines as the film industry had its moment of reckoning with the Harvey Weinsteinscandal exploding in Hollywood and terms such as pay disparity and feminism becoming a part of the debate in Bollywood

Aligarh, Dec 29: The director of the film "Game of Ayodhya", Sunil Singh, today urged the Uttar Pradesh government to ensure peaceful screening of the movie across the state, a fortnight after some right-wing organizations reportedly protested alleging that it "distorted facts". Talking to reporters in his hometown Aligarh, Singh said following protests by the Hindu Jagaran Manch and some other

Chennai, Dec 29: 'Superstar' Rajinikanth today came out against the practice of people falling at the feet of those who have power, money and fame, saying one should prostrate only before God and parents. "We should prostrate before God, and our parents who gave us life," he said while addressing his fans on the third day of his meeting with them. Further, people would be asked to fall at the feet

Mumbai, Dec 28: Katrina Kaif is on cloud nine over the record-breaking run of her latest release "Tiger Zinda Hai", calling it an "overwhelming and extremely satisfying" feeling. The 34-year-old actor, who reprised her role as super-spy Zoya opposite Salman Khan's Tiger in the Ali Abbas Zafar-directed film, said she is glad the audiences loved the film. "It feels incredible. When we set out to

New Delhi, Dec 27: Priyanka Chopra may have had a dream run all the way from Bareilly to the American showbiz industry via Bollywood but says she is "greedy" and doesn't want anyone telling her she can't have it all. The 35-year-old actor spoke on '12 rules of becoming the best version of yourself' while delivering the Penguin Annual Lecture at the packed Siri Fort auditorium last evening. "I want

Kochi, Dec 27: A man was today arrested following a police complaint by award-winning actor Parvathy, who alleged that she was abused and viciously trolled on social media for terming as "misogynistic" some dialogues in a film starring top actor Mammootty. The man identified as Printo from Vadakkancherry was arrested and charged under non-bailable sections of the Information Technology Act, police

Mumbai, Dec 27: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli's fairytale wedding was undoubtedly one of the most talked about events this year and now the actor's tweet announcing her marriage to the Indian cricket captain has become the Golden tweet of the year for Bollywood. According to a statement by the microblogging site, Anushka's tweet, which was accompanied by a wedding picture, was one of the most