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Mumbai, Nov 10: Sridevi, Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Akshaye Khanna, starrer "Mom" will now release in Russia. Directed by Ravi Udyawar, the film follows a mother who avenges a crime committed against her step daughter. The film will be titled "Mama" for its Russia release and will first be premiered at a popular film fest before its official release in the country. The film marked the 300th screen

New Delhi, Nov 10: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed against release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial film Padmavati. While dismissing the petition, the Supreme Court said that the Censor Board has not yet issued certificate to Padmavati and the board is an independent body, therefore the apex court should not intervene in their jurisdiction. Earlier in the day, the

Mumbai, Nov 9: Senior BJP leader Raj Purohit on Thursday demanded that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ban Sanjay Leela Bhansali's epic period drama Padmavati. The film starring Deepika Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh is slated for December 1 release. The film has stirred up a controversy as some organisations in Rajasthan have accused the filmmaker of "distorting" history

New Delhi, Nov 9: Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate office’s zonal office in Lucknow in connection with an ongoing investigation into an online Ponzi scheme. The ED had earlier issued summons to the Bollywood actor after it discovered links between him and the directors of the company behind the scheme. It had earlier served him a notice asking him

Mumbai, Nov 9: Varun Dhawan has become one of the most successful actors of this generation. Not only does he enjoy a huge fan following among Indians but also has a big fanbase across various nationalities and perhaps that is the reason why he has become the youngest Bollywood celebrity to have his wax statue for Madame Tussauds museum. But little did the actor know that his massive popularity

New Delhi, Nov 8: Salman Khan, who said couples should enjoy kissing IRL and not on screen, led director Ali Abbas Zafar to chop out an intimate sequence from Tiger Zinda Hai. "The scene has been dropped now," a source close to the film's production said. According to the report, the sequence was of immense importance to the plot of the script and hence, the makers were hopeful about getting a go

Jaipur, Nov 8: Protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s upcoming movie Padmavati have intensified in Rajasthan with several organisations stating their objection to the movie over Rani Padmini’s portrayal, while distributors have also decided to wash their hands off it. “We don’t want to get involved in this controversy; our company has decided to not get involved in this film until this

Mumbai, Nov 7: The first trailer of Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif-starrer spy action film Tiger Zinda Hai has been released by Yash Raj Films. Tiger Zinda Hai is the sequel to 2012's Ek Tha Tiger, also starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif as an Indian RAW agent and a Pakistani spy respectively. The sequel takes place 8 years after the first film's end and continues the story of two super spies

Chennai, Nov 7: Facing flak over his comments on right wing extremism, veteran actor Kamal Haasan today said he never intended to hurt Hindus and opposed violence in the name of any religion. Addressing a press conference here coinciding with his 63rd birthday, amid expectations of a big announcement by him on his long hinted political entry, the actor said he was already there. "I am already here

Mumbai, Nov 6: Actor Amitabh Bachchan has spoken at length about his name featuring in the Panama papers and Bofors scandal, explaining that he has always cooperated with the "system" but wishes to be left alone at this stage of his life. Bachchan wrote his anguished post on his blog yesterday and said, "Tomorrow there could be more and the process of cooperation shall continue..." This morning