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Los Angeles, Jun 17: John G Avildsen, who directed Rocky and The Karate Kid — two dark-horse, underdog favorites that went on to become Hollywood franchises — died Friday at age 81. Anthony Avildsen said his father died Friday in Los Angeles from pancreatic cancer. "He was a pretty extraordinary man in my estimation. He was super talented and very driven and very stubborn and that was to his

Mumbai, Jun 16: Saif Ali Khan is not happy with his daughter, Sara Ali Khan’s acting aspirations. The 46-year-old, feels the profession is too risky and doesn’t want her to enter an unstable profession as a parent. ”Why would she want that for herself? Look at where she studied. After having done that, why wouldn’t she want to live and work in New York, rather than do this?” Saif said in an

New Delhi, Jun 16: Supporting Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's views on warmongering, representatives from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have said that the superstar has voiced the collective opinion of all Indians. Speaking at a promotional event, Khan had said "those people who order war, they should be given guns and made to fight. Within a day all conflicts will get over

Mumbai, Jun 14: Salman Khan, who is all set to return to the silverscreen after delivering a blockbuster in the form of ‘Sultan’ last year, isn’t apparently in favour of war. Interestingly, his upcoming Eid release – ‘Tubelight’- directed by Kabir Khan is reportedly set in the backdrop of the Indo-Sino war of 1962. While promoting his Eid release, both Salman and Sohail, expressed their take on

Mumbai, Jun 14: The lead actress of Marathi blockbuster 'Sairat', Rinku Rajguru, who became a household name in Maharashtra after the grand success of the movie, has cleared the class 10th examination of the state board. Rinku scored 66.4 per cent marks in her SSC exam. She scored 59 out of 100 in English. Incidentally, a popular line her character, Aarchi, mouthes in the film is: 'Did you get it

Mumbai, Jun 13: This has got to be the mother of all team-ups on television. Kapil Sharma's former teammates -creative director Preeti Simoes, her sister Neeti and co-actors Ali Asgar -have now joined hands with his arch rival Krushna Abhishek for a new comedy show, which will soon be launched on the same channel that airs The Kapil Sharma Show. We have learnt that Kapil's former colleagues, along

Mumbai, Jun 13: Small-time actress Kritika Chaudhary (30) was found dead under mysterious circumstances at her residence in suburban Andheri on Monday, police said. Police suspect it to be a case of murder, an investigating official said. The incident came to light at around 3.45 pm when Chaudhary's neighbours complained of foul smell emanating from her flat and informed police. Chaudhary was a

Mumbai, Jun 12: Actress Raveena Tandon recently sparked a Twitter controversy with her post on "saree" where she targeted trolls, who labelled her as "bhakt". "A saree day... Will I be termed communal, Sanghi, bhakt, hindutva icon? If I say I love wearing the saree and I think it's the most elegant. (sic)" the actress wrote. Soon after her tweet, Raveena, 42, was trolled on the micro-blogging site

Mumbai, Jun 11: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who has signed a petition for a global ban on the practice of cosmetic animal testing, says as humans everyone needs to show responsibility towards animals. Jacqueline on Friday launched The Body Shop's campaign Forever Against Animal Testing (FAAT), and the brand has pledged to generate 500,000 petitions towards the cause in India. Talking about it

New Delhi, Jun 10: Actress Zaira Wasim was involved in an accident at the Dal Lake in Kashmir on Thursday, reported news agency. The 16-year-old actress, who played Aamir Khan's onscreen daughter in 2016 film Dangal, was on the Boulevard Road in Srinagar when the car she was travelling in went out of the driver's control and fell into the Dal Lake. Zaira, who escaped unhurt, and her co-passengers