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Kolkata, Nov 18: Bollywood actresses Moushumi Chatterjee, Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukerji and Bipasha Basu were on Sunday (November 17) felicitated by the West Bengal government at the closing ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). The 'Panch Kanya' (Five Women) award was also given to Bengali actress Koel Mullick at a gala event at the Science City auditorium. On this occasion

New Delhi, Nov 17: TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee became the eleventh contestant to be ousted from the 7th season of the celebrity reality show 'Bigg Boss' tonight. Pratyusha, 22, who was in the house for two months says she is already missing the company of other contestants, with whom she lived an amazing experience of her life. "Suddenly I am missing the house because I am very used to all of them

Hyderabad, Nov 17: The work on the next installment of 'Munnabhai' franchise would start once the actor Sanjay Dutt is released from prison, Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani said here today. "Yes. At some stage. Right now Munna Bhai (Dutt) is not there. Whenever Munnabhai comes back, we will make a film," Hirani told reporters at the International Children's Film Festival of India here. "It is

Mumbai, Nov 16: Until a few years ago, Diwali was the big Bollywood release date. Salman Khan who makes his own rules, decided not to clamour for that release week and opted for Eid day to release his films. He struck gold, over and over again (Wanted, Bodyguard and Ek Tha Tiger). So much so that now Eid has become the biggest release week, which most actors are now vying for. Last year, Salman

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16: The memoirs of an eminent oncologist, who treated South Indian actress Srividya, who died of cancer seven years ago, has sparked a row over the allegation that a trust, which managed her assets, showed reluctance to bear the expenses of some costly medicines. Former Director of Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Dr M Krishnan Nair, claimed in his recently released book that

Mumbai, Nov 15: Actress Katrina Kaif, who was angry after her holiday pictures with "rumoured" beau Ranbir Kapoor went viral in media, calls them "a private moment". She had written a letter to the media afterwards and said she was upset, distressed and felt media invaded her privacy. "I saw the photos and reacted from heart at that moment. I was upset, hurt, angry. I feel it was a private moment

Mumbai, Nov 15: Known to be a stickler for professionalism, superstar Aamir Khan on Thursday surprised all, albeit pleasantly, when he let his professional committments take a backseat to watch Sachin Tendulkar play his 200th and final Test against West Indies at Wankhede Stadium. Bollywood's Mr Perfectionist was scheduled to attend an event to promote his upcoming flick Dhoom 3 where he would

New York, Nov 12: Pakistani teenage activist Malala Yusufzai stole the show at a star-studded awards night here as she was honoured in the presence of flamboyant pop icon Lady Gaga and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The Glamour Women of the Year Awards 2013 were presented to Gaga, Malala and nine other women who have through their works and life been an inspiration to people across

Jodhpur, Nov 13: In a relief to Salman Khan, the Rajasthan High Court on Tuesday stayed the 2006 order of a lower court which had sentenced the actor to five years in jail for poaching, paving the way for him to apply for a British visa. Under British immigration rules, any person convicted for more than four years is not eligible for a visa. Since the actor was convicted for five year, he was

Mumbai, Nov 12: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan became nostalgic to realise that 1993 film 'Baazigar', which was his breakout role, is two decade old. The 48-year-old actor, who experimented with an anti-hero role in the film opposite Kajol and Shilpa Shetty, took to Twitter to express his gratitude to the director Abbas-Mustan and his co-stars including veteran actress Raakhee. "And yes 20 years of