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Anjali Anand excited to play mother on-screen

Actress Anjali Anand, known for starring in the show "Dhhai Kilo Prem", is enjoying playing an "extremely challenging and fun" mother on the small screen.

'Missing': Who needs Meryl Streep when we have Tabu? (Review)

Film: "Missing"; Director: Mukul Abhyankar; Cast: Manoj Bajpai, Tabu, Annu Kapoor; Rating: ***1/2

YouTube shooter's bizarre videos key to suspected motive

The woman who shot three people at YouTube's headquarters was prolific at producing videos and posting them online, many of them bizarre, such as a clip in which she removes a revealing purple dress to expose fake, strapped on breasts with the message, "Don't Trust Your Eyes." In others, Nasim Aghdam exercises, promotes animal rights and explains the vegan diet, often in elaborate costumes or carrying a rabbit. The videos have become central to the motive authorities have settled on for the shooting: Aghdam's anger with the policies of YouTube -- the world's biggest online video website. Nasim Aghdam, an Iranian native who was in her late 30s, posted the videos under the online name Nasime Sabz, and a website in that name decried YouTube's policies, saying the company was trying to "suppress" content creators. "Youtube filtered my channels to keep them from getting views!" one of the messages said. "There is no equal growth opportunity on YOUTUBE or any other video sharing site, your .

'Missing': Thriller with plot-holes galore (IANS Review, Rating:*1/2)

Film: "Missing"; Director: Mukul Abhyankar; Cast: Tabu, Manoj Bajpayee, Annu Kapoor; Rating:*1/2

Hope Salman gets justice in coming times: Raj Babbar

Congress MP Raj Babbar today expressed hope that Bollywood actor Salman Khan would get "justice" in the coming times and people's good wishes will help him tide over the difficult times. Speaking in his personal capacity, the actor-turned-politician said Salman has done a lot of philanthropic work and people's good wishes are with him and help him come out of the crisis. "Today the court has given its verdict and we respect it," Babbar said. "I hope he gets justice in the coming times. I am sure, he is a strong man and people's good wishes are with him which will help him overcome the difficult times," he said. "It is my personal experience that Salman Khan is a good human being and has done a lop of philanthropic work for the welfare of people, irrespective of caste or community," he also said. A Jodhpur court today convicted Salman and sentenced him to five years in prison for killing two blackbucks. The court acquitted his Bollywood colleagues Saif Ali Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali

Salman not alone, joins stars who have spent time in jail

The name of the film that landed Salman Khan in trouble was ominous. It was during the shoot of "Hum Saath Saath Hain" -- or We Are All Together -- in Rajasthan that its hero encountered two blackbucks late one night near Jodhpur. That could well be the name of a group of actors from Bollywood who have served time. The thread that ties them is that they were all imprisoned -- though not together, of course. Khan, who was jailed in Jodhpur today after being sentenced for shooting and killing two endangered blackbucks in 1998, joins a line of stars who found themselves on the wrong side of the law. The Dabangg actor, who has been in and out of jail on poaching cases and a 2002 hit and run incident that resulted in the death of a man, follows friend and colleague Sanjay Dutt, whose turbulent life is now the subject of a Bollywood film. Dutt put behind his dark past in 2016 when he was released after spending 42 months in the Yerawada jail after being convicted in a 1993 Mumbai serial ...

Salman sentenced to 5 years, to spend night in jail for killing blackbucks (Roundup)

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was on Thursday sentenced to five years in prison after a court here convicted him for killing two rare blackbucks, putting an end, at least for now, to a legal battle that ran for 20 years.

With projects over Rs 600 cr-plus, Bollywood shudders at Salman's sentencing

With an upwards of Rs 600 crore worth of major film projects under his belt, Bollywood shudders at the prospect of superstar Salman Khan spending five years in jail after Thursday's verdict in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case by a Rajasthan Court.

Adah Sharma to endorse German brand

German brand Garmin has roped in actress Adah Sharma to launch their new campaign in India.

Shirley Setia unveils her first Punjabi song

Singer Shirley Setia unveiled her first Punjabi song titled "Koi vi nahi" on Thursday.

Indian producer to act in Hollywood film

Producer Preeti Thaker has bagged a role in the upcoming Hollywood comedy "What Men Want", which is inspired by the 2000 film "What Women Want".

Bollywood's heart goes out to Salman Khan

Salman Khan's conviction in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case by a Jodhpur court on Thursday has saddened film fraternity members like Jaya Bachchan, Subhash Ghai and Alok Nath, who hope he will get justice in a higher court.

Audience's response matters most: 'Blackmail' director Abhinay Deo

Irrfan Khan's "Blackmail" has received positive word-of-mouth from industry veterans like Amitabh Bachchan and Anil Kapoor, but director Abhinay Deo says the audience's verdict is supreme.

'Blackmail' gets thumbs from Bollywood

Irrfan Khan starrer "Blackmail" is getting rave reviews from industry stalwarts such as Shabana Azmi and Amitabh Bachchan. At a special screening of the film, celebrities like Shabana Azmi, director David Dhawan, Omung Kumar, Vineet Kumar Singh, Sharad Kelkar, Swanand Kirkire were present last evening. "'Blackmail' is a mad predictable script directed with such relish by Abhinay Deo, performed with unrestrained delight by a super ensemble cast led by Irrfan, Arunoday Singh and Divya Dutta," Azmi said after the screening. Lyricist and writer Swanand Kirkire called "Blackmail" as a "Waakda" film, which should not be missed. Filmmaker Omung Kumar found the film incredibly funny, witty, quirky and he enjoyed watching it so much that he did not want the movie to end. "It's fantastic, I wanted to see all the stupid things that are in the film and I was guessing who is going to die next. The writing, the direction, the cast is believable. Irrfan is obviously fantastic but everyone put ...

Cinema screens in Saudi Arabi to reopen mid-April after 35 years

Saudi Arabia will open its first cinema in over 35 years on April 18 as part of a deal with the world's biggest cinema chain AMC to open up to 40 theatres in some 15 Saudi cities over the next five years.

Good guy, bad boy Salman back in jail

Bollywood's 'bad boy' through the decades, Salman Khan, was today sent to the Jodhpur jail for killing two blackbucks 20 years ago, his fifth stint in jail on charges ranging from killing deer to a man sleeping on a Mumbai pavement. Bollywood's 'enfant terrible' and arguably its most successful star, with an estimated Rs 600 crore riding on him currently, has long walked the good and bad binary with his larger than life 'bhai' image clashing with his controversial personal life. The star, mellower perhaps at 52 than he was in 1998, when he killed two endangered blackbucks in a forest near Jodhpur, is rarely out of trouble, often making the headlines with his undiplomatic comments. Salman first landed in trouble while shooting Sooraj Barjatya's syrupy family drama "Hum Saath Saath Hain" in 1998 in the desert town of Jodhpur. On the night of October 1, 1998, Salman and his co-stars in the film, Tabu, Saif Ali Khan, Neelam and Sonali Bendre, allegedly went out in a Gypsy. Salman was at .

Trump's election was a real wake-up call: Nixon on NY guv bid

"Sex and The City" star Cynthia Nixon, who is in the running for the office of New York governor, has said the election of Donald Trump as the US President in 2016 pushed her to announce her candidacy. The 51-year-old actor said she decided to take the political plunge as she loves New York and believes she would be able to make a difference, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "Well, I love New York. I believe so much in New York and I believe that we're a real progressive bastion, and I have to say, the election of Donald Trump was a real wake-up call. "If we don't like the direction our government is going in, we have to step up," Nixon said on "The Wendy Williams Show". This was her first nationwide TV interview after announcing her gubernatorial bid last month. The actor will be up against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running for his third term, in the Democratic primary to be held on September 13. If elected, Nixon would create history by becoming the first female ...

Why is settling down linked to getting married, asks Ekta Kapoor

Successful producer Ekta Kapoor wonders why Indian society links being settled down to marriage.

'Black Panther' to end cinema ban in Saudi Arabia

Marvel's superhero blockbuster 'Black Panther' will mark the end of a nearly three-decade ban on cinema in Saudi Arabia.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first cinema, in more than 35-years, will open in Riyadh on April 18.The screening will take place at the first AMC-branded cinema, which was announced on Wednesday.The 620-seater theater is the first of hundreds of cinemas planned to open in the next decade.The ban was put in place during the Eighties under Islamists who opposed the public mixing of men and women and public entertainment.

'Gully Boy' will take Indian hip-hop to every street: Rapper Divine

Zoya Akhtar's upcoming film "Gully Boy" will take Indian hip-hop to every street, village and home of our country, believes rapper Vivian Fernandes, who is known by his stage name Divine.