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Mumbai, Mar 16: Anushka Sharma said that she never faced nepotism in her decade-long career in Bollywood despite being an outsider. Actress Kangana Ranaut had called filmmaker Karan Johar the ‘flag bearer of nepotism’ on his talk show, leading to a war of words between the director and the actress. Anushka, who made her acting debut in 2008 with Aditya Chopra's ‘Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi’, said she got

Guwahati, Mar 16: Teen singer Nahid Afrin of Indian Idol fame seemed unfazed on Wednesday by an alleged fatwa a group of Islamic clerics issued banning her from performing in any public entertainment event. In the first such edict issued in Assam, the alleged fatwa asked the 16-year-old to stay away from a musical programme, to be held on March 25, claiming the event was “against Sharia”. The

Kolhapur, Mar 15: The set of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film "Padmavati" was vandalised by unidentified persons in Kolhapur district in the wee hours today. They also torched the costumes and the animal feed kept there, said the police. The shooting of the Deepika Padukone-starrer film was underway at Mhasai Pathar, a rocky plateau in the western Maharashtra district, when a group of around 15-20

Mumbai, Mar 15: Actress Vidya Balan has been showered with praises for her feisty performance as a madam of a brothel, in the trailer of her upcoming film 'Begum Jaan'. The actress along with the film's director Srijit Mukherji and producer were recently spotted at the Kolkata airport, going about their professional commitments, when a male fan approached the star for a selfie. Being the fan

New Delhi, Mar 14: Sonakshi Sinha will perform at Grammy Award winner and global pop sensation Justin Bieber’s Purpose World Tour here in May, she said on Monday. The actress will perform as one of the opening acts at the highly anticipated gig, which will be held at the DY Patil Stadium here on May 10. “I am really fond of Justin Bieber’s music and I love how his sound has evolved over the years

Mar 14: Priyanka Chopra might be away from home, but that doesn't stop her from celebrating Indian festivals with much fervour and enthusiasm. The 'Baywatch' babe painted NYC colourful by pulling in her team and family to celebrate the Indian festival of colours. PeeCee took to Instagram to share a series of pictures and she seemed to be having a ball indeed. The actress and her team make for the

Mumbai, Mar 13: Fatima Sana Shaikh, who was seen in Aamir Khan starrer "Dangal", has dismissed reports of teaming up with the superstar again for his next film "Thugs of Hindostan". There were reports doing the rounds that Aamir had recommended Fatima for "Thugs of Hindostan" which also stars him and Amitabh Bachchan and that the actress also signed on for the film. When asked about it, Fatima

Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 13: Noted Malayalam film director Diphan passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Monday, according to film industry sources. Aged 47, Diphan was not keeping well for the past three months and passed away on Monday morning in a private hospital. He is survived by his wife and two children. A hospital spokesperson said Diphan had been undergoing treatment for the liver

Mumbai, Mar 13: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Alia Bhatt have bagged the top honours at the Zee Cine Awards 2017. Bachchan was adjudged Best Actor for his portrayal of an astute lawyer in the courtroom drama Pink at the awards night held last night, while Alia’s role as a migrant from Bihar in Udta Punjab won her the Best Actress trophy. Among the other major awards, Pink won Best Film

Mumbai, Mar 12: Superstar Salman Khan, who had put on weight for his role of a wrestler in his last outing "Sultan", says the physical transformation from fat-to-fit was a painful experience. In the film, Salman's character Sultan was seen ageing from a young Haryana wrestler to an older man, for which he had to gain several kilos. "There is a lot of pain in undergoing physical transformation. I