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Los Angeles, Sep 10: Priyanka Chopra says she is "digging her feet in" to get equality for women in the film industry so they can get the meatier roles like their male counterparts. The 35-year-old star says she wants to make things easier for the next generation of female actors in Hollywood, reported Entertainment Tonight. "Well first of all, just to take a step back, women had had to choose

Mumbai, Sep 9: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor says if a biopic is made on his father, legendary filmmaker Raj Kapoor, the family would make sure his life is depicted in its truest sense and not sensationalised. The 65-year-old actor says he understands that the present generation is curious about Kapoor's personal and professional life, but if a biopic will ever be made, the story will be dealt with

Mumbai, Sept 9: Actress-entrepreneur Shilpa Shetty Kundra has shared a heart-warming message on her husband and businessman Raj Kundra's 42nd birthday on Saturday She says that she is very happy to find him as her "soul mate". Shilpa shared a photograph on Friday night on Instagram of herself along with Raj. The two are seen smiling at the camera. "Happy Birthday my 'muchchad cookie'! Happy I

Bengaluru, Sept 9: Veteran Kannada actor, producer and singer Rattihalli Nagendra Sudarshan (78), popular known as R.N. Sudarshan, breathed his last on Friday at a private hospital. He is survived by his wife actor Shylashree. He had been ailing from kidney-related problems for sometime now. Fourth son of R. Nagendra Rao, one of the pioneers of Kannada cinema, Sudarshan has worked in over 250

Mumbai, Sep 8: Music maestro A R Rahman has condemned the killing of senior journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, saying the current scenario does not represent the India he knows. The Kannada journalist, known for her left-leaning outlook and forthright views on Hindutva politics, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at her residence on September 5. The 50-year-old music composer expressed

Mumbai, Sept 7: Without taking any names, choreographer-turned-director Farah Khan today reacted to the Hrithik Roshan - Kangana Ranaut controversy, saying the "Queen" actor is playing a woman card. Farah said for her feminism meant equality and if a man would have made statements like Kangana he would have faced the wrath of the society. When asked about her views on Kangana's recent interview

New Delhi, Sept 8: Inspired by Ranveer Singh-starrer 'Ladies vs Ricky Bahl', a 34-year-old man duped several women over the last six years on the pretext of marrying them and would later blackmail them with intimate videos. Yogesh alias Sameer Garg conned close to 15 women of more than Rs 50 lakh in the last year alone, police said. He was arrested on September 5 from the New Delhi railway station

Toronto, Sep 7: She impressed the audience in the West with her powerful performance in "Quantico" and actor Priyanka Chopra said she took up the American TV series to pave the way for artistes like her who come from different ethnicities. The 35-year-old actor was speaking at TIFF Soiree's Share Her Journey segment organised by Toronto International Film Festival. The snippets of the tete-a-tete

Mumbai, Sep 6: Bollywood celebrities such as Javed Akhtar, Shabana Azmi, Sonam Kapoor and Dia Mirza have condemned the killing of senior journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh, calling it an attack on independent press. The Kannada journalist-activist, known for her left- leaning outlook and forthright views on Hindutva politics, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at her residence last night

Melbourne, Sept 6: Australia has roped in Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra to be its first Indian woman Ambassador to encourage Indians to visit the country. She was presented the Friend of Australia (FOA) recognition by Australian Consul General Tony Huber for her contribution to promote Australia recently, according to Tourism Australia (TA) statement. Chopra will be the first Indian woman