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Chennai, Jul 6: Bringing good news for cinema goers in Tamil Nadu, theatres owners and distributors have called off strike. The move comes after the state government said they will form the committee to decide on municipal tax. The theatre owners and distributors in Tamil Nadu were demanding withdrawal of 30 per cent local body tax on movie tickets. About 1100 theatres were shut in the state since

Hyderabad, Jul 6: Ravi Teja's brother Bharath has passed away in a road accident in the city outskirts of Hyderabad on June 24th. The family was in a deep shock about Bharat's demise and they have skipped last rites due to various reasons. This is the first time Ravi Teja has appeared in front of Media after Bharath's demise. He lashed at media for circulating fake rumors about them. He requested

Chennai, Jul 5: Expressing his concern over the 'double taxation' on the Tamil Film Industry, thalaiva Rajinikanth requested the state government to consider the plea to abolish local body tax. He took to Twitter to appeal, "Keeping in mind the livelihood of Lakhs of people in the tamil film industry, I sincerely request the TN GOVT to seriously consider our plea." For the unversed, over and above

Los Angeles, Jul 5: Priyanka Chopra is one of the newest members the Academy of Motion Picture of Arts & Sciences (AMPAS) and the actress has praised the ongoing push for racial and gender equality. Following two years of sharp criticism and back-to-back ceremonies with an all-white slate of acting nominees, AMPAS last week invited a record 774 new members from 57 countries around the world to

Melbourne, Jul 5: Bollywood actors Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan, who are working together for the first time in Thugs Of Hindostan, are among the nominees for the Best Actor - Male category at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne 2017. The nominations were announced on Tuesday. Amitabh is nominated for Pink, while Aamir is in competition for his widely lauded blockbuster Dangal. Other nominees

New Delhi, Jul 4: Producer Ekta Kapoor has said she came up with a "sassy promo" for "Lipstick Under My Burkha" as she wanted the film to reach out to wider audiences rather than being confined to the art film zone. The movie hit a roadblock with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) soon after Ekta came onboard as a distributor but it only strengthened her desire to take the movie to the

Madikeri, Jul 4: Kannada film actors Rakshit Shetty and Rashmika Mandanna got engaged in a grand ceremony at Virajpet on Monday. The couple, who acted in the runaway hit ‘Kirik Party’, produced by Rakshit himself, exchanged rings at Serenity Marriage Hall, which is owned by Rashmika’s father M Madan Mandanna. The couple arrived from Dubai in the morning and drove straight to Ganapathi temple along

New Delhi, Jul 1: Actress Soha Ali Khan recently instagrammed a picture of herself dressed in a sari (probably from her baby shower), which became a big deal for the Internet. Social media trolls slammed her choice of outfit and said that Soha is 'not Muslim' - yes, because she wore a sari. Now, at an event when Tiger Shroff was asked to comment on the controversy, the Heorpanti actor said:

London, Jun 30: A new film about Hindu-Muslim unity bagged the top prize at the annual London Indian Film Festival (LIFF). "A Billion Colour Story", produced by Bollywood filmmaker Satish Kaushik and directed by Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy, won the Audience Award at the festival last evening for what was described as a heart-warming tale. "It's incredibly special for us that 'A Billion Colour Story

Mumbai, Jun 30: Actress Huma Qureshi said she is baffled by how people divide others on the basis of their rigid ideologies and food habits. The 30-year-old actress said such people need medical help. When pointed out that people in the country are still judged on the basis of their ideologies and which meat they eat, Huma told reporters here, "It's sad. We haven't really learnt. It's really sad