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Kolkata, Aug 14: Prominent film makers of Bengal today welcomed the appointment of eminent lyricist and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi as Censor Board chief and hoped it would bring the much needed change in its functioning. Internationally acclaimed director Buddhadev Dasgupta told PTI, "former chief Pahlaj Nihalani had virtually turned the Censor Board into his own office. He had forgotten that the

Los Angeles, Aug 13: Pop star Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend Alex Rodriguez has described her as an "incredible athlete". The former professional baseball player has been hitting the gym with the singer, and praised his 48-year-old partner's workout skills, reported Us Weekly magazine. "Jennifer is an incredible athlete. She's a former star athlete going back to junior high and high school. And we

New Delhi, Aug 12: Neha Dhupia on Saturday met with an accident on her way to the airport in Chandigarh. The actor was present in the town to promote her podcast series, No Filter Neha Season 2. However, what was more unfortunate was the fact that when the actor met with the accident, instead of helping her, people around were wanting to take a selfie with her. “Neha met with an accident on her

New Delhi, Aug 12: Dulquer Salmaan, who could rightly be tagged as the young superstar of Mollywood is on his way to conquer new territories. The actor has already committed his first direct Telugu movie titled as Mahanati, the shooting of which is currently progressing. Now, speculations are rife regarding his big debut in Bollywood. Certain reports are doing the rounds that Dulquer Salmaan has

Mumbai, Aug 11: Egyptian singer Shaimaa Elshayeb, who sang the track Radha in Arabic for the film “Jab Harry Met Sejal”, says superstar Shah Rukh Khan is loved a lot in Egypt and thus she collaborated for the project. On board with Sony Music India, “Radha” was Shaimaa’s first collaboration in the Indian market which she says “opened an international door” for her. “This opportunity opened an

Mumbai, Aug 11: Actor Sanjay Dutt said he has been open about his life to filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, who is helming a biopic on him, but hopes nothing about his love life will be shown in the movie. Hirani, who has worked with Dutt in films like "Munna Bhai" franchise and "PK", will be directing the film, starring Ranbir Kapoor. When asked if his love life will be shown in the film, Dutt told

Chennai, Aug 10: Actor Kamal Haasan, who has taken on the AIADMK government on corruption issue, today shared the dais with opposition DMK leaders while 'superstar' Rajinikanth chose to sit in the audience at a party event here, further fuelling speculation about their taking the political plunge. Haasan was seated on the stage along with DMK Working President M K Stalin, who had backed him amid a

New Delhi, Aug 10: Actress Sharmila Tagore is fighting to reclaim real estate on behalf of the royal family of Bhopal, to whom her late husband Mansoor Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi, was related. The property in dispute is situated in the Koh-e-Fiza neighbourhood of Bhopal and the district administration have sent notices to the current occupants after Ms Tagore, 72, filed a complaint, reports

Mumbai, Aug 9: Veteran actor Dilip Kumar was today discharged from hospital, eight days after being admitted for kidney-related ailments. The actor came out of the hospital on a wheelchair with wife Saira Banu, family friends and doctors. Saira hugged and kissed the actor on his cheek before asking him to wave to the waiting fans. The 94-year-old actor was admitted to the city-based Lilavati

Mumbai, Aug 9: Taapsee Pannu said she can only demand an equal pay if the opening box office numbers of her movies are as big as her male colleagues in the industry. The actor, who recently featured in "Naam Shabana", said films like this and "Queen" and "Mary Kom" are still a rarity in Bollywood. "How many movies like these do you actually come across in a year? Probably one or two maximum. It's