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Mumba , Oct 26: Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Rural Development minister Jayant Patil opposed a pardon to actor Sanjay Dutt, who was sentenced in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, saying that such a move would spark similar demands from other convicts. "Sanjay Dutt was convicted and sentenced to jail after the completion of a judicial process. If his sentencing is

Dharamshala, Oct 25: Documentary Filmmaker Nishtha Jain, who has been travelling to festivals abroad and in India with her film "Gulabi Gang", says not much has been done to promote documentaries in our country. Jain's "Gulabi Gang" was named the Best Film in Muhr Asia-Africa documentary section at Dubai International film festival. The film, documenting the women activists group Gulabi Gang in

Mumbai, Oct 25: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has topped a list of the most attractive personalities, beating the likes of Salman Khan and megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Shahrukh Khan is 'India's Most Attractive Personality' according to a 16-city 'survey' conducted by Trust Research Advisory (TRA), a Comniscient Group company, based on what it called a "36 Trait Matrix", to measure "brand

Mumbai, Oct 24: Actress Tisca Chopra, whose grandparents were victims of Partition, found acting in Anup Singh's Punjabi film 'Qissa', a post-colonial story about a family uprooted by the events of 1947, an emotionally cathartic experience. The 39-year-old actress plays the long-suffering wife of Umber Singh (Irrfan), who is trying to build a life for his family all over again in the post-colonial

Bangalore, Oct 24: Legendary singer Manna Dey passed away after a prolonged illness in Bangalore. The 94-year-old singer was undergoing treatment at Hrudayalaya in Bangalore. He passed away at 3:50am on Thursday morning. The singer was suffering from severe lung infection. The Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner singer had given several hits songs during his several decades long career which include

Mumbai, Oct 23: Looks like Salman Khan just can't have enough of mending bridges with his foes. Months after hugging Shah Rukh Khan, Salman is set to host Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan on the sets of his reality show, Bigg Boss 7. The star is not known to be exactly friends with either Duggu or PC. Priyanka had made headlines when she had turned down Salman's offer to star in his home

Mumbai, Oct 23: Filmmaker Tigmanshu Dhulia says he roped in Saif Ali Khan for his upcoming action-crime thriller 'Bullett Raja' as the movie required a superstar to rake in box office earnings. The 46-year-old director, who has made films like 'Haasil', 'Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster' and 'Paan Singh Tomar' among others, said a high budget film demands the "stars" of Bollywood. "When you are working on

Mumbai, Oct 23: Actress Priyanka Chopra has donated Rs 50 lakh to help build a cancer ward in a suburban hospital in the memory of her father. The 31-year-old actress lost her father Dr Ashok Chopra in June this year due to cancer and has donated the amount to help cancer patients of the health care global enterprises cancer centre at the Nanavati hospital. She inaugurated the section for cancer

Mumbai, Oct 22: Her cousins Priyanka and Parineeti are really doing well in the Hindi filmdom, and Meera Chopra, ready to enter Bollywood, vows not to let her family name down. Meera is debuting with 'Gang of Ghosts', a remake of Bengali film. Directed by Satish Kaushik, it also features Sharman Joshi and Mahi Gill. "I will make Chopra surname more strong. I will not let down my surname down,"

Mumbai, Oct 22: Mumbai: Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi, known for Oscar-winning film 'A Separation', Monday said that Indian cinema shouldn't try to imitate Hollywood or European cinema, but continue catering to everybody. "I think Indian cinema should not lose its originality by trying to imitate other film industries. It should continue making films and shouldn't try to imitate Hollywood or