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Mumbai, Aug 19: Bachchan, 73, congratulated Sindhu, saying when she comes back he would like to click a selfie with her. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan indirectly took a dig at author Shobha De while congratulating P V Sindhu on winning the women's badminton singles semi-finals at Olympics in Rio. De had mocked Indian athletes, saying their aim was only to click selfies and return without any medal

New Delhi, Aug 19: She may be best known for her glamourous and girl-next-door roles in films but Jacqueline Fernandez says she now wants to try her hand at playing villain in films. The 31-year-old Dishoom star, who has starred in films like Aladin, Housefull series and Kick among others in her seven-year-long Bollywood career, feels it is time to try something new. “I would love to play a

Mumbai, Aug 18: Global icon Priyanka Chopra recently revealed that if given a chance, she would love to try her hand in Urdu language. In a recent question and answer session on Twitter, when asked, if she could speak another language what would it be? The former Miss World promptly replied, "Urdu". "If there was another language I could speak, it would be Urdu and French. Love them," said the

Mumbai, Aug 17: Superstar Salman Khan, the goodwill ambassador of the Indian contingent at this year's Olympics in Rio, will present a cheque of Rs 1,01,000 to each of the athletes. "As a gesture of appreciation for our Olympic athletes, I will present each one with a cheque of Rs 1,01,000," Salman, 50, tweeted. The "Sultan" star, whose appointment as the goodwill ambassador had come under

Mumbai, Aug 17: It's been five years since Parineeti Chopra made her Bollywood debut. But unlike other actors, she has been linked to more or less only one man in the industry- her first director, Maneesh Sharma. Though, the two have remained silent on their relationship status all these years, recently the news of their patch up started doing the rounds, after a brief break up. But the Shuddh

United Nations, Aug 17: Oscar-winning composer A. R. Rahman enthralled a packed audience at the iconic UN General Assembly hall with his renditions of Indian Carnatic legend M. S. Subbulakshmi’s music, Sufi songs and the foot-tapping ‘Jai Ho’ at a concert to mark India’s 70th Independence Day here. Rahman, 49, became only the second Indian artist after Subbulakshmi to perform in the General

New Delhi, Aug 16: Five years after the welcomed son Azad, actor Aamir Khan and director Kiran Rao have spoken about their experience with surrogacy. "Haven't done anything wrong, it's nothing to hide," said Aamir, 51, about his chosen method of parenthood. He was speaking at the inauguration of the new fertility centre at Mumbai's Jaslok Hospital on August 15. "Kiran and I both wanted a child and

Mumbai, Aug 16: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar whose recently released film Rustom clashed with Hrithik Roshan-starrer Mohenjo Daro at the box office said there were no clashes between the actors and they were still friends. Akshay’s Rustom and Hrithik’s Mohenjo Daro locked horns at the box office on August 12. Akshay, however, emerged as the winner as Rustom has earned over Rs 50 crore in the

Mumbai, Aug 15: Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan says he was a changed man once he became a parent, a feeling that is very close to his heart. The 51-year-old "Dhoom 3" actor said children bring special happiness in the lives of parents and he experienced that when he had his first child, Junaid. "It's such a joy to have a child in your life. It's something that really changes your life. I remember

Mumbai, Aug 15: Hrithik Roshan-starrer "Mohenjo Daro" minted Rs 30.54 crore on its opening weekend in India, its makers said. The film had taken in Rs 8.87 crore on Friday in India. The epic adventure-romance collected Rs 9.6 crore on Saturday (day two) and Rs 12.07 crore on Sunday (day three) taking the cumulative total to Rs 30.54 crore NBOC (Net Box Office Collection), a statement from the film