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New Delhi, May 7: Music maestro A R Rahman, who has made his directorial debut with a multisensory virtual reality film, doesn't believe that a grand war epic like "Baahubali" lends itself to the medium. Rahman's film "Le Musk", starring actors Nora Arnezeder, Guy Burnet, Munirih Grace and Mariam Zohrabyan, revolves around the sense of smell. "Grandeur is too overwhelming in VR. You feel tired

Mumbai, May 7: Actress Sonam Kapoor's Special Mention at the 64th National Film Awards for her performance in "Neerja", has made Anil Kapoor has made a "proud father", while her brother Harshvardhan says such appreciation inspires one to work harder and be humble. "Any family will be proud if there is any member of the family winning a National Film Award. It might be a son, daughter, wife, friend

New Delhi, May 6: Filmmaker Vibha Bakshi, the director of a National Award winning documentary on the December 16 gangrape of a physiotherapy intern, today hailed the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the death sentence given to four convicts and said the "conspiracy of silence has been broken". Another filmmaker Leslee Udwin, whose film 'India's Daughter' had kicked up a row here for showing the

Beijing, May 6: Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal has set a Rs 20 crore record in its opening day, the most for an Indian film in China, as it opened to rave reviews from Chinese audiences. The film, which opened on May 5, had crossed Rs 20.65 crore by early Saturday (22.16 million Yuan), around four times the earlier high for an Indian film of Rs 5.7 crore set by PK. PK in China went on to cross Rs 100

Mumbai, May 5: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has rubbished the media reports that he is in contention for fighting by-elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket for the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. The Lok Sabha seat fell vacant when the sitting BJP MP, actor Vinod Khanna died of cancer last week. “What a rubbish report! Absolutely false,” is how 49-year-old Akshay

Bengaluru, May 5: Multiplexes and other cinema halls on Thursday implemented the state government order’s that caps tickets at Rs 200. They are, however, yet to enforce the other order on compulsory exhibition of Kannada and regional language films on at least one screen during prime time (1.30 pm to 7.30 pm). The multiplexes implemented the order on ticket cap soon after receiving the

Mumbai, May 4: Aamir Khan’s movie 3 Idiots is one of the most popular and highest grossing films ever. The film was such a cult hit that it spawned a generation of critical thinkers and made many educational institutions take a look at their methods of teaching. The movie illuminated a very poignant problem in the field of Indian academia of that of spoon-feeding or making students learn the

New Delhi, May 4: President Pranab Mukherjee today hailed the National Film Awards for celebrating the diversity of the country and lauded Indian cinema for highlighting the spirit of unity. Mukherjee, who felicitated the winners of the 64th National Film Awards, honouring the talent from across the country, said he was elated to see a mini-India under one roof. "It is indeed a very pleasant

New Delhi, May 3: Tamil serial actor who is acting as the male lead in 'Sumangali' that is being telecast on Sun TV has committed suicide. It is reported that the actor hanged himself at his house in Puppalaguda, Hyderabad at around 4 am. Police have been investigating his family members and friends, while the reasons behind his suicide are yet to be known. The actor who made a mark on the small

Mumbai, May 3: Actress Priyanka Chopra will attend a UNICEF's gala fundraising event to highlight the challenges faced by children affected by violence here this week. The May 6, inaugural event plans to bring together some of the biggest names from across the globe to leverage their support to enhance care and protection of children affected due to violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation