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Mumbai, Dec 16: Superstar Salman Khan has revealed that "Dabangg" was originally a dark film with its lead character Chulbul Pandey being "out and out negative." Directed by Abhinav Kashyap, the 2010 film featured Salman as Pandey, a fearless yet corrupt police officer with unorthodox working methods. It received critical acclaim and was a blockbuster upon its release. In a group interview, Salman

New Delhi, Dec 16: Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt joined a protest against the amended Citizenship Act at Dr B R Ambedkar's abode in Mumbai. As a part of the protest meeting, the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was read out by those present. The veteran filmmaker shared a picture of him and other protesters at the Rajgruha-abode of Dr B R Ambedkar on Twitter. "We the people of India, having

New Delhi, Dec 14: Adding another feather to her hat, Deepika Padukone won the 26th Annual Crystal Award for spreading awareness about the importance of mental health. "With more than 300 million people suffering from the illness, depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability in the world today and a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. It is therefore

New Delhi, Dec 14: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana's image of a bankable star is becoming sturdier with each film he does. So far, the actor has single-handedly delivered Rs. 475 crores gross and counting globally during this calendar year with his three films 'Article 15', 'Dream Girl' and 'Bala'. Success has taught him several good lessons which he confronted when he said, "This has been my biggest

Mangaluru, Dec 13: Tata Sky, India’s leading content distribution platform, has yet again expanded its portfolio of regional language services and is all set to strengthen its reach amongst its core regional audience in the south market. Partnering with COLORS Kannada, one of the leading movie content providers, Tata Sky Kannada Cinema has been launched with a ready line-up of 150+ films

New Delhi, Dec 10: Comedian Kapil Sharma and his wife Ginni Chatrath were blessed with a baby girl on Tuesday morning. The 38-year-old TV-host hopped on to Twitter to share the good news with friends and fans, as he wrote: "Blessed to have a baby girl need ur blessings .love u all. Jai Mata Di" Singer Guru Randhawa was quick to congratulate Kapil as he tweeted, "Congrats my paji. I'm officially a

New Delhi, Dec 10: Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was appointed as the brand ambassador of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Tuesday. NADA along with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently conducted anti-doping awareness workshops for all footballers. The mass athlete awareness program against doping, which is a NADA educational programme, is set to be a regular fixture from 2019

Jaipur, Dec 10: Several theatres here stopped screening Ashutosh Gowariker's "Panipat" on Monday, amid criticism by Jat groups over the film's portrayal of Bharatpur's Maharaja Surajmal. Jat groups and political leaders, including state ministers, have criticised the portrayal of Maharaja Surajmal and demanded a ban on the film. The state government has also sought a response from film producers

Mumbai, Dec 9: Actor Kriti Sanon says it was nearly impossible for the team of "Panipat" to trim down its run-time because when one deals with history, it's difficult to cut a lot of events. Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, "Panipat" released last Friday. The Arjun Kapoor-Kriti starrer historical drama has a duration of nearly two hours fifty minutes. When pointed out that there has been some

Mumbai, Dec 9: Expressing anguish over the gangrape and murder of a woman veterinary doctor, veteran actor Waheeda Rehman has said rape is a horrific and unforgivable crime, even as she believes the guilty deserve life imprisonment, not death. All four accused in the rape-and-murder of the 25-year-old woman were killed in an encounter with police in Hyderabad last week. The Cyberabad Police had