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Mumbai, Nov 14: Anand Kumar, best known for Sanjay Dutt-Vivek Oberoi starrer "Zila Ghaziabad", is working on former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia's biopic. Bhutia joins the pantheon of sports personalities such as Milkha Singh, Paan Singh Tomar, Mary Kom, MS Dhoni and Sandeep Singh to be immortalised on celluloid through a biopic. Kumar has conceptualised the biopic, which will showcase

Bengaluru, Nov 13: In a development that clearly re-emphasised the male dominance in Kannada film industry, actress Sanjjanaa Galrani, who three weeks ago had joined the #MeToo bandwagon, has apologised to director Ravi Srivatsa for publicly accusing him of harassing her during the shooting of the erotic thriller film, Ganda Hendathi. The 29-year-old actress had claimed the director had forced her

Los Angeles, Nov 13: Stan Lee, the creative dynamo who revolutionized the comic book and helped make billions for Hollywood by introducing human frailties in Marvel superheroes such as Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk, died Monday. He was 95. Lee was declared dead at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, according to Kirk Schenck, an attorney for Lee’s daughter, J.C

New Delhi, Nov 13: The recently released trailers of Excel Entertainment's ambitious Kannada project, 'Kolar Gold Fields' aka 'KGF' have been garnering immense praises from audience across the nation. Released in five different languages, namely Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malayalam, the trailer of ‘KGF’ has gone ahead to clock 25 Million views in just two days. The trailer is also trending

Mumbai, Nov 12: Producer Ronnie Screwvala and director Abhishek Kapoor on Monday said their upcoming film "Kedarnath" has nothing offensive, days after a BJP leader demanded a ban on the movie. Ajendra Ajay, who is part of Dehradun's BJP media relations team, wrote to Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairman Prasoon Joshi that despite being set against the backdrop of one of the worst

Kolkata, Nov 12: Actor and director Nandita Das on Sunday said that the beauty about art is that pain gives rise to something stronger and deeper. Das, whose 2018 film 'Manto' on famous Urdu author Saadat Hasan Manto would be screened at the 24th Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), said the writer had produced his best stories in his worst times. "It is true artistes, writers, filmmakers

Mumbai, Nov 11: Naseeruddin Shah has no qualms in accepting that he has worked for money in some films but says the more tempting way for an actor to get corrupted is by becoming a star. "The easiest way for an actor to get corrupted is by becoming a star. Then you start believing your own myth. You start believing what the press writes about you. That's very dangerous," Naseeruddin told PTI. The

New Delhi, Nov 11: Discovery Channel is all set to premiere an one-hour special documentary ‘Kerala Floods-The Human Story’ on November 12, which is a poignant take on the indomitable spirit of Keralites, who instead of losing hope, are steadily working towards rebuilding their beloved state. The documentary is a celebration of the spirit of survival in the face of disaster; viewers will get to

Dehradun, Nov 10: A senior BJP leader Saturday demanded a ban on "Kedarnath", an upcoming film set against the backdrop of a catastrophic deluge that hit the Himalayan shrine in 2013, alleging that it hurts the sentiments of Hindus and promotes love jihad. Ajendra Ajay, who is part of the state BJP's media relations team, wrote to Central Board of Film Certification Chairman Prasoon Joshi that

Mumbai, Nov 10: Former Miss India and actor Niharika Singh opened up about her #MeToo experiences in entertainment industry calling out Bollywood biggies Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sajid Khan and Bhushan Kumar. The "Miss Lovely" actor's account was shared on Twitter by journalist Sandhya Mennon. Niharika said she decided to write the piece "to expand my own understanding of what constitutes abuse, who