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Kolkata, Aug 21: A day after actor Farhan Akhtar pointed out an error in a textbook depicting him as legendary athlete Milkha Singh, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien today said the book was neither a part of government school curriculum nor was it published by the state. The senior TMC leader, however, assured Mr Akhtar that efforts were being made to track the private publishing company that

Aug 21: Disgraced American actor Kevin Spacey's new film Billionaire Boys Club has made a mere $618 (Rs. 42,985) in the 11 theaters that it opened in across the US. Panned by critics, it is the worst opening suffered by a Spacey film in his entire career. A crime drama based on a true story, it stars Spacey alongside Ansel Elgort (Baby Driver) and Taron Egerton (Kingsman). According to The

Los Angeles, Aug 21: Highly anticipated romcom "Crazy Rich Asians" - the first Hollywood film with a mainly Asian cast in a generation -- dazzled the North American box office in its debut weekend, claiming the top spot, industry estimates showed on Sunday. The Warner Bros adaptation of Kevin Kwan's best-selling novel of the same name raked in $34 million since hitting theatres on Wednesday, box

Mumbai, Aug 20: Actor Sujata Kumar, best known for films such as English Vinglish, passed away on Sunday night due to cancer. Family sources told news agency she was suffering from fourth stage metastatic cancer (metastatis) and was admitted to Lilavati Hospital here. “Her condition worsened day before yesterday at the hospital,” the insider said. Actor Suchitra Krishnamoorthi, Sujata’s younger

Mumbai, Aug 20: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has expressed concern over the "frightening" situation in Kerala where 197 people have lost their lives and 36 are missing since August 8 due to floods and landslides. The deadliest deluge in Kerala in close to a century has battered the scenic state, with its infrastructure, standing crops and tourism facilities severely hit. The 75-year-old actor took to

Mumbai, Aug 19: Seems like Priyanka Chopra and fiancee Nick Jonas had a blast at their engagement party. Filled with excitement, the 25-year-old singer took to his Instagram stories and uploaded a video from the bash. In the video, Priyanka can be seen grooving with Nick and her friend Anusha Dandekar at her residence in Mumbai. Nick also posted a family picture which included his father Paul

Chennai, Aug 18: Contributions to the Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund, Kerala, continued to pour in from Tamil Nadu with actor Rajinikanth donating Rs 15 lakh and director Shankar granting Rs 10 lakh for the flood victims, sources said on Saturday. IAS officers in the State, too, have decided to chip in by each contributing a day's salary to the fund, a press release from the president of

Mumbai, Aug 17: Shahid Kapoor sent fans in a frenzy when he had said he would be teaming up with Imtiaz Ali for a film but the project never happened and the filmmaker says queries around the movie should not be directed to him as he never announced it in the first place. In December last year, Shahid had expressed excitement about his team up with his "Jab We Met" director for a new film with an

New Delhi, Aug 15: Kalki Koechlin says mob mentality continues to thrive in India as independent thought is not given an environment to flourish in, something that can only change with education. With incidents of lynching and vandalism on the rise, the actor feels there is no state of "social security" in the country. "We have no social security. There is no system that's protecting us actually

New Delhi, Aug 15: The nation is engulfed in the spirit of patriotism as India is celebrating its 72nd Independence Day. To mark the occasion, Bollywood stars took to social media to wish their fans and followers. Actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja took to Twitter to urge everyone to be liberal, empathetic and tolerant. She wrote, "What does it mean to be free? Our forefathers fought to create a beautiful &