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New Delhi, Sept 15: Actor Kamal Haasan has ended the speculation over his political entry, saying he will form his own political party as none of the existing ones can provide a platform for his "reformatory" ideology. The actor said he was thinking of launching a political party, out of compulsion and not choice. "Yes, I am thinking on those lines, not out of choice but compulsion. Which existent

Toronto, Sept 15: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has produced a Sikkimese film, came under attack after calling the hill state insurgency-troubled. She has apologised to the Sikkim government, which sought another apology in more "clear-cut terms". Netizens on Thursday slammed Priyanka for being "politically illiterate" after she spoke about Sikkim in an interview on the sidelines of the

Mumbai, Sep 14: From judging reality shows to promoting his films on daily soaps, actor Akshay Kumar has been frequent on the small screen and believes TV actors work harder than film stars and deserve a better pay package. The 50-year-old star says television artistes have to continuously be on their toes and deliver their best in a short span of time. "I admire television artistes more than

New Delhi, Sep 14: Priyanka Chopra has been slammed on social media for calling Sikkim an "insurgency affected state". The actor, who recently presented her home production "Pahuna", a Sikkimese language film, at the ongoing Toronto international film festival, claimed in an interview with ET Canada that it was the first-ever film to have emerged from Sikkim as it's a "very troubled" region. "This

Mumbai, Sept 14: His directorial venture 'Simran' has been mired in controversies, be it the fight over writing credits or the focus on leading lady Kangana Ranaut's personal life, but director Hansal Mehta says the actor is not doing anything for publicity. Recently Kangana appeared on the show "Aap Ki Adalat" and talked about her alleged relationship with Hrithik, Aditya Pancholi and Adhyayan

Cairo, Sep 13: Priyanka Chopra was amazed by the popularity of Hindi cinema in Jordan as the actor spent some quality time with the children on her maiden visit to a Syrian refugee camp there. The "Quantico" star shared a video of a teenager named Wafaa on Instagram, where the girl talked about her love for Katrina Kaif. Priyanka dedicated the post to the "Jagga Jasoos" actor on behalf of Wafaa

Mumbai, Sept 13: Actress Sonakshi Sinha has praised fellow actress Priyanka Chopra, terming her a woman of substance. Priyanka, the goodwill ambassador for Unicef, is currently in Jordan to help children uprooted by the civil war in Syria. A large number of Syrians died or were forced to leave their homes due to the conflict. Since then, a number of Syrians have taken shelter in neighbouring

Cairo, Sep 11: Actor Priyanka Chopra, on her maiden visit to a Syrian refugee camp in the Jordanian capital of Amman, is appalled by their plight and said the world should be inspired by their resilience. More than 5 million people have fled war-torn Syria since the civil war began in 2011 and have taken shelter in neighbouring countries like Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey as well as Jordan

New Delhi, Sept 11: Nawazuddin Siddiqui is trying to strike a fine balance between commercial and indie cinema, but the actor says he still feels a little hesitant to accept a typical masala film as it often fails to provide scope for performance. Despite being a part of several commercial hits such as "Badlapur", "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and "Raees", the 43-year-old actor says it is his small-budget

Bengaluru, Sept 10: Veteran South Indian film actress BV Radha died in Bengaluru after suffering from a heart attack. She was 70. Radha has acted in over 250 Kannada, Tamil and Telugu films. Her main contribution was towards Kannada films in which she had produced two films as well. She was the wife of the late Kannada director KSL Swamee who died last year. The veteran actress had overcome cancer