PAGE 3

Brisbane, Nov 22: Filmmaker Nandita Das will be honoured with the FIAPF Award at the 12th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) here. Das will be presented the award in recognition of her achievement in film in the Asia Pacific region on November 29, the APSA and its founding partner FIAPF International Federation of Film Producers Associations. "It is an honour to welcome Nandita Das to Brisbane as

Panaji, Nov 22: "Kaala" may have redefined the symbolism of colours black and white in cinema but its director, Pa Ranjith says if that were true the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) would have selected the film for the ongoing gala's Indian Panorama section. The Rajinikanth-starrer was touted to be India's "Black Panther" in the reviews for its political message highlighting the

Panaji, Nov 21: Bollywood actor Poonam Dhillon on Wednesday voiced support for the #MeToo movement but cautioned against making generalisations and branding the entire film industry as "bad". Dhillon, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the inauguration of a multi-media exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi here, also said that to a great extent it "depends on how you conduct yourself". Asked

Chandigarh, Nov 21: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar Wednesday appeared before the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Punjab Police, which is probing the 2015 police firing incidents at Behbal Kalan and Kotkapura in the state following cases of sacrilege in Faridkot. Soon after his arrival at the Chandigarh airport, the actor headed straight to the Punjab Police headquarters at sector-9 here where

Mumbai, Nov 21: A 23-year-old man (fan) identified as Shah Rukh Nabi alias Shera was arrested from Uttar Pradesh for threatening to bump off Salman Khan's father Salim Khan for not sharing the super star's number. Though the name of the arrested is Shah Rukh, he is in fact a fan of Salman Khan. Shah Rukh got the number of Salim Khan through social media and posed as 'gangster Chhota Shakeel's aide

Mumbai, Nov 20: The makers of Richa Chadha-starrer "Shakeela" have released a bold and feisty first look of the film. The first poster of the Indrajit Lankesh-directed film features Richa as the eponymous adult actor who was one of the biggest stars of the '90s from Kerala and acted in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. In the poster, which has the

Mumbai, Nov 20: The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) passed an order in favour of Sushmita Sen, ruling the Rs 95 lakh that the actor received from beverages maker Coca Cola for settling a sexual harassment complaint would not be classified as an 'income'. According to a November 14 order, the tribunal accepted the actor's contention that the sum is a "capital gain" and not an income which

London, Nov 20: A Bahraini royal told England's High Court on Monday he was "astonished" at being sued over an alleged deal for access to Bollywood stars. Sheikh Hamad Isa Ali Al Khalifa is alleged to have struck a contract with Egyptian entrepreneur Ahmed Adel Abdallah Ahmed to pay for meetings with 26 top actors from the Indian film industry. The deal was allegedly worth £35 million ($45 million

Mumbai, Nov 19: Preity Zinta says if female actors devote as much time as their male counterparts to the film career, it would be possible for heroines to have a longer shelf-life. The 43-years-old actor said the fact that the society is still patriarchal makes it tough for women to pursue their careers and same is the case with movie stars. "If a female actor dedicates that many years then she

New Delhi, Nov 19: Impressed by Air India's services, cine star Shah Rukh Khan Sunday said "unofficially and unabashedly" he wants to declare himself as the ambassador of the national carrier. Responding to the star's appreciation, Air India said it is humbled when 'King Khan' is the brand ambassador for 'Maharaja'. Debt-laden Air India is working on ways to turn around its fortunes and there have