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Mumbai, Sep 12: Actress Pooja Bedi says this recent culture of bans, especially in Maharashtra, is "ridiculous" and needs to go. "I think this banning business is ridiculous, we should all ban bans. We need to ban this whole culture of shutting down and banning things. If you have to ban something, ban products which are actually harmful for us like cigarettes. Smoking also affects the health of

Mumbai, Sep 12: Fatwa has been issued against music maestro AR Rahman and filmmaker Majid Majidi by a Mumbai-based Sunni Muslim group, Raza Academy. According to the report, Fatwa was issued against the Iranian filmmaker Majidi for his upcoming film titled 'Muhammad: Messenger of God', which is based on the trilogy on the life of Prophet Mohammad. “We are against the title. People may use it in a

Chennai, Sep 11: Reacting strongly to media reports that Rajinikanth may star in a biopic on Tipu Sultan, Hindu Munani leader Rama Gopalan has urged the superstar to desist from doing so. According to Gopalan, Tipu was 'anti-Tamil' and hence no Tamil actors including Rajinikanth should star in the film. Bengaluru-based entrepreneur-producer Ashok Kheny reportedly wants to make a biopic of Tipu

Chandigarh, Sep 11: The ban on controversial film The Mastermind Jinda and Sukha has left radical Sikh groups fuming. Addressing media persons in Chandigarh, the director of the film Sukhjinder Singh Jinda, said that the Censor Board's decision has come as a big blow to Punjabi film industry which is already facing a number of challenges. However, he also said that the decision will not hinder

Mumbai, Sep 10: After Sonam Kapoor, it was Sonakshi Sinha’s turn to be heavily trolled on Twitter over the past two days for speaking up against the temporary meat ban in Mumbai. “This is a free country! Welcome to BAN-istan... I meant India.. Stupid autocorrect (sic),” tweeted @sonakshisinha, panning the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)’s decision to suspend sale of meat and shut down

Karachi, Sep 9: Ayesha Omar — who made her silver screen debut with ‘Karachi Se Lahore’ said in a recent interview with Gulf Times that she is a huge fan of Bollywood but doesn’t feel it is the right time to join the industry. “Frankly, I’d be very honored and humbled, but I want to work in Pakistan because my country needs us right now.” “The Indian industry is very lucrative and it’s easy to go

New Delhi, Sep 9: Bollywood actress Parineeti Chopra, who was in Jakarta for a stage show recently, not only had some crazy fun times but also some 'crazy currency' times in the Indonesian capital. Parineeti Chopra took to Instagram to share a photo of her shopping experience in Jakarta and captioned the image, "I paid 1 million for 2 shirts!!!! #CrazyCurrency #Jakarta" She further tweeted, "Haha

Mumbai, Sep 8: Many celebrities have been trolled on Twitter for expressing their views. And today, it’s - Sonam Kapoor – who has been at the receiving end for a comment that has apparently amused and offended many users on Twitter! Popular for being Bollywood’s style icon, Sonam, reacted to a tweet on the banning of meat in Mumbai for four days during the Jain fasting season of Paryushan. Sonam’s

Lahore, Sep 8: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee complained to Nawaz Sharif after the outbreak of the Kargil conflict that he had been shabbily treated and made the Pakistan premier speak with Bollywood legend Dilip Kumar who pleaded for controlling the situation, says a new book. Narrating a startling anecdote recounted to him by Saeed Mehdi, the ex-Principal Secretary to Prime Minister

Mumbai, Sep 8: They may have kissed and made up in the recent past but old rivalries rarely die, or so you'd say. Speaking at a promotional event for his co-production Hero, Salman Khan said that he is a better singer in comparison to his arch-rival-turned-friend Shah Rukh Khan. Interestingly, Salman had said he "can't sing to save" his life, just a day ago in Delhi while promoting the same movie