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Chennai, Dec 12: Superstar Rajinikanth turned 67 on Tuesday, with his fans leading the birthday celebrations. The actor was, however, not in town, according to his publicist. Enthusiastic Rajini fans celebrated their icon's birthday by conducting prayers, even as many of them thronged the city with a hope of catching a glimpse of the actor, currently busy with "Kala-Karikalan", touted as a sequel

Mumbai, Dec 12: The Indian Film and Television Directors’ Association has suspended filmmaker Sajid Khanfor one year over complaints of sexual harassment against him. The 48-year-old was accused of sexual harassment by three women, namely actor Rachel White, assistant director Saloni Chopra and journalist Karishma Upadhyay. The three opened up about their heart-wrenching ordeals on their

Lucknow, Dec 11: A case has been filed in a local court at Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh against the Bollywood flick 'Kedarnath', which is set against the backdrop of the 2013 flash floods. The film which depicts the love story of a Muslim porter and a Hindu girl on a pilgrimage to Kedarnath sees the debut of Sara Ali Khan, daughter of actress Amrita Singh and Saif Ali Khan. In his petition

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 11: "Good films should always reach the audience. They should never be termed as festival films and limited there,” said globally acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi in at the IFFK. He was speaking at the ‘In Conversation’ session of the festival. The maker of cinema wonders like 'Children of Heaven' and 'Muhammad: The Messenger of God’, is the Jury Chairman at the

Dec 11: India is preparing for what could be one of the world’s most expensive weddings ever, a spectacle that could even put the fictional nuptials in “ Crazy Rich Asians” to shame. On Dec. 12, Asia’s richest man -- oil-and-telecom tycoon Mukesh Ambani -- is scheduled to give away his daughter Isha to billionaire Ajay Piramal’s son, Anand. The week-long extravaganza is estimated to cost about

Mumbai, Dec 10: Anushka Sharma has completed 10 years in the movie business and the actor believes the reason for her successful run are the “unconventional” choices she has made as a performer, producer and an entrepreneur. Anushka, who carved a niche with films like Band Baaja Baaraat, PK, Sultan, NH10, made her debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in 2008 blockbuster Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi. “I have

Mumbai, Dec 12: Shah Rukh Khan says has never felt complete as an actor and that's what has kept him going for almost three decades in the industry. The 53-year-old actor says rather than looking for end result, he believes in quietly celebrating milestones. "I have never felt complete. As an artiste, I am very incomplete and I know that. If I am not, then I would not like to work. If I am

Sanya, Dec 9: A Mexican model and volunteer was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan on Saturday. Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, has a degree in international business, volunteers for "Migrantes en el Camino" and is on the board of directors of a rehab centre for girls, according to the Miss World website. She was crowned as the 68th Miss World by

Mumbai, Dec 8: Newlyweds Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas have received an apology from writer Mariah Smith, who penned an article for The Cut in which she labelled the Indian star as a "modern-day scam artist". The article, published on The Cut website, claimed that Nick shares a "fraudulent relationship against his will". The piece was full of racist, first world complex and misogynist undertones

Bengaluru, Dec 7: Grammy and Oscar-winning musician, A. R. Rahman, will be in action in the city after seven years as part of his ‘One Heart Tour’, on December 22. Kicking off his first concert at the garden city, the multiple award-winning musician and composer will be accompanied by Harshdeep Kaur, Udit Narayan, Haricharan, Ranjit Barot, Vijay Prakash, Shweta Mohan, Neeti Mohan and Jonita Gandhi