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Chennai, Nov 10: The AIADMK hit out at Tamil superstar Rajinikanth Saturday for slamming its protests against certain scenes in the Vijay-starrer "Sarkar", saying a mere censor certification would not justify contentious scenes. As the controversy was around the government's freebies schemes, the ruling party in Tamil Nadu equated those to providing reservation benefits to the deprived classes

Singapore, Nov 10: Netflix's Indian content has often been characterised as niche by the critics due to lack of mainstream features as compared to its rivals but actor Madhuri Dixit believes the streaming giant has disrupted the Indian film industry. "I think stars will always be the stars but this is like a ground breaking thing where you disrupt the system and Netflix is doing that," Dixit said

Singapore, Nov 10: Actor Mrunal Thakur, who will star as a young Sivagami in Netflix's ambitious live-action series "Baahubali: Before the Beginning, says it would be challenging to measure up to Ramya Krishnan's portrayal of the queen. Krishan was the parallel lead in “Baahubali: The Beginning” and its sequel “The Conclusion” apart from Prabhas. Now the team behind the Telugu blockbuster has

Chennai, Nov 9: With the ruling AIAMDK opposed to the Vijay-starring 'Sarkar' over certain scenes and a character's name, the producer and director of the Tamil movie have obtained CBFC's permission to voluntarily delete some visuals and mute some dialogues, said an official. The Central Board of Film Certification said excisions and modifications carried out in the originally certified movie were

New Delhi, Nov 9: 'Thugs of Hindostan' has become the first film in Bollywood to cross the 50 crore mark on day one. The multi-starrer flick, which released on November 8, raked in a whopping Rs. 52.25 crore on the opening day, including the Tamil and Telugu-dubbed versions. With it, the action-adventure film - which features Amitabh Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh in

Chennai, Nov 9: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth Friday lashed out at the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu for its protests against certain scenes in actor Vijay's Diwali release 'Sarkar', questioning the rationale behind protesting against a film certified by the Censor Board. He "strongly condemned" the demands for deletion of scenes. "It is against the law to hold protests seeking removal of some scenes

New Delhi, Nov 8: Tamil Nadu Law minister C.V. Shanmugam on Thursday condemned Tollywood actor Vijay's recent release 'Sarkar' for allegedly attempting to instigate violence in society and said that it is not less than a terrorist instigating people for violence. "Through this movie, an attempt is made to instigate violence in society. It is not less than a terrorist instigating people for

New Delhi, Nov 7: Rani Mukerji says she knew that Indian films were popular in China but it was still a surprise to witness the love and respect the audiences have for Bollywood stars when she visited the country to promote "Hichki". In "Hichki", Rani played the role of a teacher who suffers from Tourette syndrome, a neurological disorder that causes involuntary vocalisations. The film, which

Washington, Nov 6: American actor Matthew McConaughey opened up about how he missed on the role of Jack Dawson in 'Titanic' and how he really wanted to draw Rose, played by Kate Winslet, like one of his French girls. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter's 'Awards Chatter', the 49-year-old star said he is still upset that he missed out on Leonardo DiCaprio's role in 'Titanic'. The Oscar

Mumbai, Nov 6: Before the country recognised the talent of AR Rahman, the celebrated composer says there was a phase in his life where he felt like a failure and thought about ending his life almost every day. The Oscar-winning composer says the initial low phase of his career eventually helped him emerge braver. "Up until 25, I used to think about suicide. Most of us feel they are not good enough