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Mumbai, Sep 2: The falling Indian rupee has led to a sharp decline of up to 35 percent of Bollywood movies being shot in exotic foreign locales in the past four months, an industry study released here Monday said. The weakened rupee has not only restricted Indian filmmakers from shooting abroad, but compelled them to settle for locations within the country, said a study on "Weak Rupee dampens

New Delhi, Sep 2: Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan is all set to work with ace actor Naseeruddin Shah in "Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro" sequel. The 46-year-old actor, who worked with Shah in "Maqbool" and "Yun Hota Toh Kya Hota" (where Shah was the director), said he is looking forward to the opportunity. The duo are National School of Drama (NSD) graduates. "Naseer bhai was my senior in NSD. Working again with

Mumbai, Sep 1: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Rekha are likely to come together for Anees Bazmee's upcoming comedy film 'Welcome Back'. Producer Firoz Nadiadwala and director Anees Bazmee are reportedly in talks with Bachchan and Rekha for the sequel of their 2007 hit 'Welcome'. Big B has already been approached to play the role of RDX-- a don played by the late actor Feroz Khan in the

Mumbai, Sep 1: Noted actor Om Puri was today arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife, and later released on a bail bond, police said. "The actor was arrested after he surrendered before the police and later granted bail on a bond of Rs 10,000 today," Senior Inspector Harishchandra Parmale of Versova police station said. As per complaint by Om's wife Nandita, the actor assaulted her with a

Mumbai, Aug 31: With her music and film career expanding outside of Bollywood, Priyanka Chopra says she is now in a position to change common misconceptions that people may have about India. The actress plays an eye-catching animated racing airplane in Disney’s global adventure “Planes” and her step into Hollywood coincides with her foray into pop music. Chopra, 31, spoke to Reuters on Thursday

Katrina Kaif has been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately. The actress has reportedly been clicked with alleged boyfriend Ranbir Kapoor in Sri Lanka where he is shooting for Bombay Velvet. So much emphasis has been laid on Katrina's personal life that according to Zoom, Katrina is said to have lost out on some important endorsements. Apparently, Katrina's loss has been Anushka and

Mumbai, Aug 30: Veteran actor Manoj Kumar has finally decided to withdraw the cases against Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan for defaming him in his 2007 movie Om Shanti Om. In the movie directed by Farah Khan, SRK had apparently poked fun at Manoj Kumar by spoofing the veteran actor’s signature palm-on-face style. Kumar had first raised objection in 2008 right after the movie was released. Back

Mumbai, Aug 30: The popular game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati", hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, is back and this time it's bigger and better. The jackpot prize in the "Kaun Banega Crorepati 2013" will be Rs.7 crore and participants will have to answer 15 questions to win the whopping prize money. There will be four questions in the new feature "Sapta koti sandook" that will let contestants win

New Delhi, Aug 27: Mumbai Police are in search of actor Om Puri after his second wife Nandita lodged an assault case against him. In her complaint, filed at the Versova police station, Nandita said that her husband hit her with a rod after an argument over maintenance of their flat in Seven Bungalows in Andheri (west) on Thursday night. Police have booked the 62-year-old actor under IPC sections

Mumbai, Aug 26: Bollywood beauty Kareena Kapoor feels marriage to actor Saif Ali Khan has not changed anything in her life and she hopes the Nawab of Pataudi also remains the same. The star couple Saif and Kareena tied the knot in Mumbai in October last year after a five-year courtship. "Saif and I were in love and we decided to get married. For us everything is same. Things are going great (in