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Mumbai, Mar 22: A metropolitan magistrate’s court in Mumbai acquitted Bollywood actor Preity Zinta in a cheque bouncing case filed by a script writer. “Zinta was acquitted in the case filed by script writer Abbas Tyrewala,” said her lawyer Hitesh Jain. Tyrewala, who wrote the script for Zinta’s film Ishkq In Paris, had filed a complaint with a magistrate saying a a remuneration cheque of Rs 18.9

Mumbai, Mar 21: Dubai is known as Shah Rukh Khan's second home and as the glitterati was present in the desert emirate for a recent awards function, the star made it a point to host a big bash for some of his industry buddies. The party took place at his hotel suite, we hear, with Salman Khan staying the night for an intense conversation with SRK about Bollywood and beyond. "The two actors were

Kolkata, Mar 21: India's cine megastar Amitabh Bachchan did not take any appearance fee for singing the national anthem in the India-Pakistan World Twenty 20 clash, confirmed a senior official of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) on Sunday. India beat Pakistan by six wickets at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday night. A report on social media claimed that the megastar had taken Rs.4 crore to

Dubai, Mar 21: Actress Parineeti Chopra, who is gearing up for her next film “Meri Pyaari Bindu” in which she has lent her voice for the first time, says singing runs in her family genes. The 27-year-old, who was co-hosting the TOIFA’s main gala on Friday, added that her cousin and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has already impressed the audience with her vocal prowess by lending voice to

Mumbai, Mar 18: Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut's lawyer has claimed statements made by actor Hrithik Roshan against the actress are nothing but efforts to "gain public sympathy". Advocate Rizwan Siddiquee said Hrithik cannot wash his hands off the matter now after "criminally" threatening the 28-year-old actress. "Hrithik's statements made to the media are nothing but efforts to gain public

Hyderabad, Mar 17: Telugu television anchor Nirosha committed suicide by hanging herself at a hostel in Hyderabad on Wednesday, the police said. She was 23. According to the police, Nirosha made a Skype video call to her friend in Canada and is believed to have threatened suicide after an argument, even as she was on the call. Her friend instantly called a common friend in Hyderabad for help but

Mumbai, Mar 17: Actress Kangana Ranaut's lawyer says he sent a counter notice to actor Hrithik Roshan on behalf of his client as his demand that she tender a public apology to him for defamation is baseless. The controversy between the two actors, who were rumoured to have been dating in the past, has taken an ugly turn with both of them slapping legal notices against each other. While Hrithik

New Delhi, Mar 16: Retiring as Rajya Sabha member, noted film personality Javed Akhtar said on Tuesday that "adjournaments" and "polarisation" will not take the country forward. He pleaded with the Opposition and the government to work together without thinking about the next elections. Taking a break from the usual uproar, the different political parties in the Upper House, were seen cheering

Mumbai, Mar 15: The Hrithik Roshan-Kangna Ranaut controversy seems to be getting uglier by the day. According to Spotboye.com, Hrithik has sent a legal notice to Kangana for tarnishing his image and fearing defamation. According to the notice, Hrithik wants the actress to hold a press conference and render an apology to him, making it clear that she had not hinted at Hrithik Roshan as her 'silly

Chennai, Mar 15: Tamil TV actor Sai Prasanth allegedly committed suicide here, police said. He was 30. Sai Prasanth, a VJ-turned-actor, was suspected to have consumed alcohol laced with poison on Sunday, they said, adding it was not clear why he took the extreme step. In a letter he purportedly wrote to his wife, Prasanth said he was "the reason" for taking the extreme step. He had featured in