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Dubai, Oct 28: Rajinikanth appreciates the fact that youngsters today are concerned about the future of their country, but the superstar does not like the aloofness they show towards the culture and tradition. The 66-year-old actor, who was in the city to launch the music of his upcoming film "2.0," said it is important to be attached to one's roots to stay happy in life. "Nowadays, everyone loves

New Delhi, Oct 27: Singer Sonu Nigam, who had earlier this year sparked a controversy by calling azaan on loudspeakers a “forced religiousness”, on Thursday said he had also mentioned temple and Gurudwara in his Twitter posts, but only the Azaan was highlighted. “The issue of loudspeaker was in my office. But when I raised my voice against it, they fit one near my house also as a way to protest

Chennai, Oct 27: The Madras High Court today dismissed a petition seeking to revoke the censor certificate issued to Vijay-starrer 'Mersal' over certain controversial dialogues relating to GST, holding that people's right to freedom of expression applies to films also. The petitioner in his PIL had contended that the movie contained scenes and dialogues, which were against the interests of the

Mumbai, Oct 26: Critics may not have been kind to "Golmaal Again" but director Rohit Shetty is happy that the movie, his costliest so far, is doing well at the box office. The film, which reportedly released in 3,500 screens, opened at over Rs 30 crore. The 44-year-old filmmaker says, "'Golmaal...' has got the highest opening and minted the fastest Rs 100 crore of this year. After watching the

Chennai, Oct 26: Giving further indication of taking a political plunge, veteran star Kamal Haasan has said he will come out with a 'communication strategy' on his birthday next month to keep in touch with youth. "I can see that a youth force is waiting to be coordinated," the national award winner said. Enough pinpointings of shortcomings and "loot" has been made and the time has come for a

Mumbai, Oct 26: Celebrated filmmaker and actor Arbaaz Khan has said although the Supreme Court in its new rule has not mandated a citizen to stand up while the National Anthem is played at public places, he will always get up to pay his respect to it. During the trailer launch of his film "Tera Intezaar", Arbaaz on Wednesday said, "Irrespective of Supreme court's decision that says that we do not

Mumbai, Oct 26: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has received a notice from the Mumbai civic body – the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) – over illegal construction. According to news agency, the civic body had issued to similar notices to seven other persons besides the Bollywood superstar. Right to Information (RTI) activist Anil Galgali had sought information from P South Ward

Mumbai, Oct 25: Actor Asin Thottumkal and her husband Rahul Sharma on Tuesday welcomed their first child — a baby girl. The “Ghajini” star and Sharma, co-founder of tech company Micromax, confirmed the news in a statement. “We are ecstatic to announce the arrival of our angelic baby girl earlier today. The last nine months have been most special and exciting for both of us and we would like to

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Supreme Court on October 23 refused to modify its earlier order in connection with playing of National Anthem in movie theatres. The next hearing of the case has been scheduled for January 9. This move of the Supreme Court attracted controversies as well as both negative and positive arguments. The latest actor to join the heated debate is actor Kamal Haasan who has backed

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Indian box office witnessed a "tremendous" response during the special Diwali weekend with the release of Bollywood films "Golmaal Again" and "Secret Superstar", and Tamil film "Mersal". All the three movies started on a positive note, say trade gurus. Made on a budget of Rs 15 crore including the cost of production and prints and publicity, Aamir Khan and Zaira Wasim