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JNU film screening: Delhi Police registers 3 cases
The Delhi Police said today it has registered three cases in connection with the alleged violence on the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus over the screening of a film on the contentious issue of 'love jihad' on Friday night. The police had received 13 complaints in the matter. It registered the cases after analysing the complaints. The police said it has registered a case following a complaint by former JNUSU president Mohit Kumar Pandey against a few students, who, he said, roughed him up. Another case was registered against Pandey on the complaint of Yogesh Kumar, a security guard at the university, who suffered injuries in his leg after Pandey allegedly ran his car over him. A third case was registered on the basis of a complaint by a woman student, who alleged that she was hurt and words or gestures were used to outrage her modesty. The screening of the film "In the Name of Love-Melancholy of God's Own Country" on Friday was organised by the Global Indian Foundation and the ...
Dada Saheb Phalke Awards: Akshay Kumar, Bhumi Pednekar win big
Bollywood actor Bhumi Pednekar and Akshay Kumar bagged the best actress and best actor award at the Dada Saheb Phalke awards being held in Mumbai.While Akshay Kumar won 'Best actor' for a leading role for Padman( Jury) and for Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, Bhumi Pednekar won 'Best Actress for Toilet Ek Prem Katha.Manisha Koirala won the 'Most versatile actress' award.Whereas legendary Film Director, Rakesh Roshan won a Lifetime achievement award for contribution to the industry as an actor, producer and a director.Also, veteran actor, Farida Jalal won the Saraswatibai Dadasaheb Phalke Best actress (Lifetime) award.The other celebrities who won Dada Saheb Phalke Awards are as follows:Best actress in a leading role (Padman) - Sonam KapoorBest actor in a character role - Rajesh SharmaBest Playback singer (Female) - Neeti MohanBest TV anchor- Aditya Narayan JhaBest entertainer (TV) - Manish PaulBest playback singer (Jury)- Bhumi TrivediBest Stage Anchor- Siddharth KannanBest producer (short ...
Amit Shah hosts multiple rallies in Karnataka
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Sunday held a roadshow in Karnataka's Tumkur as a part of his campaigning for the upcoming state legislative assembly elections.Earlier in the day, he hosted a packed roadshow in Davanagere.He also visited the Duggamma Temple in Davanagere to seek blessings the ahead of the elections.As the elections in the state are inching closer, the political parties are leaving no stones unturned to woo the voters.A few days back, Congress president Rahul Gandhi also visited the poll-bound state and held rallies.Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect representatives to the 225-member state assembly. The results will be out on May 15..
Rita Ora observes one minute's silence for Avicii
Singer Rita Ora had tears running down her face as she paid tribute to the late Swedish DJ Avicii, who is thought to have taken his own life last Friday.
Against logic of labelling children as child actors: Srijit
Labelling children in films as 'child actors' is a "logic" that does not find favour with national award winning director Srijit Mukherjee, who says they should not be treated in any different manner than regular actors. Talking about his next directorial 'Uma', where the centre of focus is a 13-year-old girl, he said she would give all the right expressions in a very spontaneous, uninhibited manner and even improvise on occasions. "I never share the logic of labelling a kid in the cast as child actor. Nor do I believe a child should be treated in any different manner," the 'Begum Jaan' director told reporters here, after the trailer launch of the film at Sovabazar Razbari yesterday. Uma, slated for a June 1 release, stars Sara, the daughter of actor Jisshu Sengupta, who also plays her reel father in the movie. Asked to comment on the legendary Satyajit Ray, who had a knack for extracting the best from children associated with his films, Mukherjee said, "I have given ...
MI6 boss: James Bond's real-life 'M' to be woman for first time
The head of Britain's MI6 secret service - superspy James Bond's boss - is expected to be a woman for the first time in real life in the agency's 109-year history. The top job, depicted as 'M' in the Bond films where she was portrayed by actress Judi Dench, is likely to go to a female frontrunner as part of the succession planning process at the UK's foreign intelligence agency, The Sunday Times' reported. The woman, who cannot be named for security reasons, has run agent networks around the world and has proved her strong operational capabilities on overseas postings over many years, according to people who have worked with her. The current MI6 chief, Alex Younger, is understood to have himself singled out the female spymaster who was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II for her work on foreign policy. She is now considered by Britain's intelligence community as the frontrunner to succeed Younger, whose five-year term as chief will end in November 2019. While the UK's domestic intelligence
Will take legal action: Twinkle Khanna over 'Rustom' costume auction row
Twinkle Khanna today responded to a message by an Indian Navy officer, who warned her against auctioning a costume piece worn by her husband Akshay Kumar in the film, "Rustom", saying she "will not retaliate with violent threats but by taking legal action". The author-producer had recently supported Akshay's announcement to sell off the "actual naval uniform" he donned in the 2016 film, which was loosely based on the 1959 Nanavati murder case. Khanna received a lot of flak on social media for backing the sale, the proceeds from which would go to "the cause of animal rescue and welfare". The original message, by Lt Col Sandeep Ahlawat, was shared by senior journalist Sandeep Unnithan on Twitter, who claimed the author was "one of the finest men in uniform" known to him. In a Facebook post, Lt Col Ahlawat called Khanna's idea of auctioning the costume "as sick as your funnybones jokes/book/blog". He wrote what Akshay wore in the film, as Commander Rustom Pavri for which he won his ...
Vinit Kakar feels blessed to play demon in show
Actor Vinit Kakar, known for his work in shows like "Vighnaharta Ganesha" and "Sankatmochan Mahabali Hanuman", says he feels blessed to play a demon in "Mahakaali - Anth Hi Aarambh Hai".
There will be official announcement if anything happens: Shahid on 'Arjun Reddy'
Actor Shahid Kapoor today neither confirmed nor denied if he is on board the Hindi remake of Telugu hit "Arjun Reddy" but said he would be excited if the project came to him. There were reports that Shahid was being considered for the title role of a man who goes down a path of self-destruction and alcoholism after a break-up. The 2017 film starred Vijay Deverakonda and Shalini Pandey. When asked if he was doing the movie, Shahid quipped he had also heard the same and said he loved the Telugu original. "I'm very excited that it might come to me, that it might happen. You will hear an official announcement if anything happens," he told reporters. Recently, in an interview, "Arjun Reddy" director Sandeep Reddy Vanga had confirmed the "Padmaavat" star will feature in the film. When asked about the same, Shahid said, "He also thinks I'm the right choice? Then, I have to think." The actor was speaking at the 19th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards voting ...
I'll not retaliate with violent threats: Twinkle to troller
Producer-author and entrepreneur Twinkle Khanna believes in taking legal action instead of retaliating with "violent threat" online.
Halsey 'really happy' with her life
Singer Halsey says she is "really happy" with her life, career and boyfriend G-Eazy.
Director Michael Anderson dies at 98
British director Michael Anderson, who received an Oscar nomination for "Around the World in 80 Days" and later helmed the cult sci-fi classic "Logans Run", has died. He was 98.
Cumberbatch swears on TV because of Iron Man
Hollywood star Benedict Cumberbatch got the fright of his life during an appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" when someone dressed as Iron Man popped up out of a table next to him.
Ben Affleck roasts Matt Damon on social media
Actor Ben Affleck playfully roasted his friend and actor Matt Damon over his old headshots.
Hrithik shares his Michael Jackson memory on World Dance Day
On the occasion of World Dance Day, Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan shared a throwback picture in which he can be seen dancing on King of Pop Michael Jackson's popular track "Thriller". The 44-year-old actor, who is one of the best dancers in the Hindi film industry, posted the picture on Twitter. "1982. MJ's Thriller has just released. That's an inspired 8-year-old me doing nonsense but to mom and dad I was Jackson that night," Hrithik captioned the photo. In the picture, little Hrithik is suited up and dancing on the song, as his parents Rakesh Roshan and Pinky Roshan cheer for him. On the work front, Hrithik will next be seen playing the role of mathematician Anand Kumar in Vikas Bahl's directorial titled "Super 30". He is also doing a dance movie alongside Tiger Shroff.
Robin Williams' calls helped Steven Spielberg get through 'Schindler's List' shoot
Veteran filmmaker Steven Spielberg has revealed he heavily depended on actor Robin Williams during the shooting of Holocaust drama, "Schindler's List" in the winter of Poland. The 71-year-old director, who became friends with Williams after working together in 1991 film "Hook", said he would rely on the episodes of "Saturday Night Live" and weekly phone calls by the late actor to deal with the catharsis of the Oscar-winning period film, USA Today reported. "Robin knew what I was going through, and once a week, Robin would call me on schedule and he would do 15 minutes of stand-up on the phone, and I would laugh hysterically, because I had to release so much. "But the way Robin is on the telephone, he'd always hang up on the loudest, best laugh you'd give him. He'd never say goodbye, just hang up on the biggest laugh," Spielberg said. The director was speaking at the Tribeca Film Festival's 25th anniversary screening of the movie here. The film went on to win an Oscar for Best Picture .
Mason Guccione joins Tom Hardy in Al Capone biopic
"Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle" actor Mason Guccione has been roped in to star in "Fonzo", the Al Capone biopic. The 22-year-old actor will star in a key role in the film, which features Tom Hardy in the lead, Variety reported. The film is written and directed by Josh Trank. Capone was a ruthless mobster who ruled Chicago with an iron fist during the 1920s. He was prosecuted for income tax evasion in 1931 and imprisoned. He died at the age of 47, following nearly a decade of imprisonment, of dementia. Linda Cardellini, Matt Dillon, Kyle MacLachlan and Kathrine Narducci are also a part of the cast. Cardellini will play Capone's long-suffering wife Mae, Dillon will depict his closest friend Johnny, MacLachlan will portray his doctor Karlock, and Narducci will be Rosie, one of his sisters. The principal photography of the movie is currently on in New Orleans.
Kavita Seth finds good poetry always appealing
"Iktara" hitmaker Kavita Seth has often collaborated with poets including Rehman Faris from Pakistan. The singer says good poetry always appeals to her.
Rishi Kapoor on why he did only one scene in 'Manto'
Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor says he chose to do a cameo in Nandita Das' film "Manto" just because he has "respect and admiration" for the actress-filmmaker.
Will share at right time: Anil Kapoor on daughter Sonam's wedding reports
Actor Anil Kapoor today remained tight-lipped on the reports of his daughter Sonam Kapoor's wedding and said people will get to know everything "at the right time". There have been reports that Sonam is set to tie the knot with beau Anand Ahuja early next month. The pictures of Anil's bungalow decorated with lights, with wife Sunita overseeing the preparation, are doing the rounds on social media. When asked about it, the actor told reporters,"Media has always been with me and my family when we began our careers. We will share everything at the right time. You all will know very soon. We won't hide these details. You will know why there is lighting outside the house." He was speaking at the 19th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards voting weekend here. Anil, who will next be seen in "Race 3" co-starring with Salman Khan, said he shares a comfortable relationship with the superstar. "Salman has done things wholeheartedly. When you (will) watch the film, you ...