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Mumbai, Oct 13: Legendary musician Annapurna Devi died at Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai Saturday, hospital officials said. She was 91. She passed away at 3.51 am. She was suffering from age-related issues for the past few years, hospital officials said. Annapurna Devi was an Indian surbahar player of Hindustani classical music and she was the daughter and disciple of Allauddin Khan. She was

Mumbai, Oct 12: Subhash Ghai is the latest Bollywood figure to be accused of rape with an anonymous woman alleging that he spiked her drink and then sexually assaulted her, a claim the director “strictly and firmly” denied on Thursday. The anonymous account shared on Twitter by writer Mahima Kukreja, who was one of the first women to accuse comedian Utsav Chakraborty of sexual harassment last week

Mumbai, Oct 12: Filmmaker Sajid Khan on Friday said he is stepping down as director of "Housefull 4" amid allegations he indulged in sexual misconduct with multiple women. At least two actresses and a female journalist came out about their unpleasant experiences with Sajid on social media on Thursday in the wake of the #MeToo movement. In response, Sajid wrote on Twitter: "In the wake of the

Mumbai, Oct 12: Amid sexual harassment allegations against director Sajid Khan and actor Nana Patekar, actor Akshay Kumar has called off the shooting of "Housefull 4" "I have just landed back in the country last night and reading all the news has been very disturbing. I have requested the producers of 'Housefull 4' to cancel the shoot until further investigation," Akshay tweeted on Friday morning

Chennai, Oct 12: 'Marina Puratchi,' a Tamil film on the massive 2017 protests in the state seeking nod to hold the traditional bull taming sport 'Jallikattu,' has been referred to the Censor Board's revising committee. The movie sent for certification to the regional office of the Central Board of Film Certification by the filmmakers about a week ago has already been seen by the examining

Mumbai, Oct 11: As the #MeToo movement is sweeping the entertainment industry in India, Bollywood veteran Asrani has dubbed it as "rubbish." The 77-year-old actor feels that all this is just for promotions. Speaking to ANI, he said, "I support women, everyone should, but all this is mostly for publicity, part of film promotions and nothing else. All this is rubbish, and 90 per cent lie, just to

Mumbai, Oct 11: A First Information Report (FIR) has been filed against Bollywood veteran Nana Patekar at the Oshiwara Police Station over the sexual harassment allegations made by Tanushree Dutta. Besides Patekar, the FIR has also been lodged against director Rakesh Sarang, producer Sami Siddiqui and choreographer Ganesh Acharya under Section 354 and 509 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Tanushree

Chennai, Oct 10: The #MeToo movement has hit the Tamil cinema industry with a number of women including noted singer Chinmayi Sripaada Wednesday levelling allegations against veteran lyricist Vairamuthu. Sripaada, who has crooned a number of songs including for Oscar winner AR Rahman, alleged inappropriate conduct by the poet against her during a foreign tour sometime in 2005 or 2006. Vairamuthu

New Delhi, Oct 10: Actor Tanushree Dutta`s lawyer on Wednesday submitted a 40-page document to the Mumbai police and state women`s commission to support her recent complaint lodged at Oshiwara Police Station. This compilation of documents contains Dutta`s earlier complaint to police lodged in 2008 and subsequent correspondence to other film bodies including Cine And TV Artistes` Association

Mumbai, Oct 10: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is happy with India having its own #MeToo movement and the actor Tuesday said more support and strength should be given to the women who are sharing their experiences of sexual harassment. The #MeToo movement gained momentum in the country in the light of Tanushree Dutta's allegations of harassment against Nana Patekar. Many from the entertainment industry