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Aayush Sharma starts shooting for 'Loveratri'

Superstar Salman Khan's brother-in-law Aayush Sharma has started shooting for his debut film "Loveratri".

Ridley's biggest fear is being buried alive (Lead, Correcting dateline)

Actress Daisy Ridley says she is terrified of being buried alive.

Collaboration, not bans key to cross-cultural understanding: British-Pakistani actor

Amid the ongoing debate on whether Pakistani artistes should be allowed to work in Bollywood or not, British-Pakistani actor Alyy Khan feels "bans of any nature are never a good idea". He says the key to more understanding and tolerance lies in more collaborative work.

Daisy Ridley's biggest fear is being buried alive

Actress Daisy Ridley says she is is terrified of being buried alive.

Everything happens the way it's supposed to: Bruce Willis

Actor Bruce Willis says he truly believes that everything in life happens exactly the way it is meant to be.

YouTube fanfest for the first time in Hyderabad

Celebrating the amazing success of YouTube content creators from Hyderabad, YouTube Yoda recognised the fastest growing online creators from Hyderabad, who have captured the imagination of audiences all across India and abroad on its platform.YouTube congratulated some of the fastest growing Telugu language content creators like VIVA, Mahathalli, Kantri guyz, Kiraak Hyderabadiz, Shanmukh Jaswanth who have got an entire new generation of audience hooked onto their content and inspiring new creators to get behind the camera and take center stage.The YouTube fanfest kicked off Saturday evening.Satya Raghavan, head of entertainment, YouTube in India speaking with ANI said, "The YouTube fan was first started in the year 2014 in India. It is the first time that the event is organised in Hyderabad. Basically we want to create a magic on the stage where the creators will be part of it. Bringing YouTube fanfest to Hyderabad is our way of recognising and celebrating the success of our content .

Luira Phanit- 'Seed Sowing Festival' celebrated in Mumbai

The Tangkhul Welfare Society Mumbai (TWSM) organised their 2nd Luira Phanit 'Seed Sowing Festival' in Maharashtra's Mumbai city.During the celebration, adorned in fineries - males sported headgears made from bamboo with intricately weaved designs, while female donned traditional neckpieces apart from their colourful traditional attires.Young boys and girls performed the Kharing-Kharak pheichak, a folk dance, to begin the festival. Other highlights of the day included folk song, dance competition, fancy dress, Mr. & Miss Luira and many more.Marking the occasion on the day, Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Qr. Omi Ningshen, chief guest, felicitated the event and urged the gathering to sow the seeds of peace and unity.

Ashim Ahluwalia's 'Palace of Horrors' to feature at US gala

Filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia's next "Palace of Horrors" is a part of the international horror anthology "The Field Guide To Evil", which will have its world premiere at the prestigious festival, South by Southwest (SXSW) in the US.

The 'winners' of worst of worst at Razzies

The infamous Golden Raspberry Awards are held each year a day before the revered Oscars to felicitate the worst productions and performances of the actors in Hollywood.The highlight of the Golden Raspberry Awards, known as the Razzies, held on Saturday, was 'The Emoji Movie'. It swept awards for worst picture, screen combo, director and screenplay.'Fifty Shades Darker' bagged two awards in the category for worst supporting actress for Kim Basinger and The Worst remake, rip-off or sequel.Tyler Perry scored the worst actress award for his turn as Madea in 'Boo! 2: A Medea Halloween', and Tom Cruise won worst actor for 'The Mummy'.Here's the complete list of 'winners' of Razzies:'The Emoji Movie' declared Worst PictureTyler Perry as the Worst Actress for the movie 'BOO! 2: A Medea Halloween'Tom Cruise as Worst Actor for 'The Mummy'Kim Basinger as Worst Supporting Actress for 'Fifty Shades Darker'Any Two Obnoxious Emojis in 'The Emoji Movie' for Worst Screen ComboAnthony (Tony) Leondis as

Aamir Khan to launch Manjeet Hirani's book

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, who has worked closely with filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, will launch his wife Manjeet Hirani's book "How To Be Human - Life Lessons by Buddy Hirani".

Aamir Khan to launch a new book

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan to launch a book named 'How To Be Human - Life Lessons by Buddy Hirani' penned by Manjeet Hirani on Monday.

Chhatra stolen from Huaz Khas Sai Baba temple

The 'Chhatra' of a Sai Baba idol at a temple in Hauz Khas was stolen on the night of Holi, police said today. The incident took place yesterday. Efforts are being made to arrest the culprit and recover the stolen item, a police officer said. CCTV footage shows a man, whose face was covered, entering the temple, he said. In another case of theft in a temple in outer Delhi on the same day, a man was arrested for stealing cash from three donation boxes, police said The incident occurred at the Dada Mandu temple in Karala village. Sandeep, 42, was caught within three hours of the theft being reported around 1.36 PM. He was identified through CCTV camera footage, Rajendra Singh Sagar, Additional DCP (outer), said. Rs 10,055 was recovered from him, besides an iron rod and a chisel used to break open the locks, he added.

Ker CM undergoes routine medical check-up in Chennai hospital

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was admitted to the Apollo Hospital here for a "routine medical check-up" and discharged today, the hospital said. The 73-year-old Vijayan, admitted to the hospital at Greams Road here at 11.55 pm yesterday, was discharged around 4 pm today, hospital authorities said. A hospital bulletin said he was admitted for 'routine annual medical check-up'. Earlier, the Chief Minister's Office in Thiruvananthapuram had said Vijayan was scheduled to be discharged tomorrow evening. Meanwhile, popular Tamil film icon-turned politician Kamal Haasan today called on Vijayan at the government guest house here and enquired about his health condition. Vijayan said he met Haasan at the guest house and shared a picture of the meeting on his facebook page. During the brief interaction, the Makkal Needhi Maiam President enquired about Vijayan's health, a release from the actor's party said. Last year, the 63-year-old actor had met Vijayan at his residence .

Salman's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' beats 'Dangal' first day collections in China

Salman Khan's film "Bajrangi Bhaijaan", over two years after releasing in India, got off to a flying start in China by raking in Rs 18 crore.

Hrithik plays mountaineer Arjun Vajpai in ad campaign

Actor Hrithik Roshan has essayed the role of real life mountaineer Arjun Vajpai in an ad campaign.

Pamela Anderson opens up about Weinstein, molestation by babysitter

Pamela Anderson opened up about the experience working with Harvey Weinstein and being molested by a babysitter in her childhood, among other things.The 'Blonde and Blonder' star talked to British journalist Piers Morgan for his documentary 'Life Stories', scheduled to air on Saturday in the UK, and revealed a lot of things, unbeknown to the world till now.Speaking about Harvey Weinstein, the 50-year-old actor said that he threatened her career when she refused to do his film, "Superhero Movie".She recalled, "He scared me so much that I did the film because I thought, 'Harvey Weinstein, oh my God, this is like the most powerful person in Hollywood.' He was just a bully, very rude, threatening. I did it out of duress".During the interview, she also confessed that she was happy to see the producer get disgraced because of his wrongdoings against the ladies of the industry.She talked about being molested by her babysitter in the childhood, around the age of 4 and 8. Anderson admitted to .

Viola Davis to play Lupita Nyong'o's mother in 'The Woman King'

Actors Viola Davis and Lupita Nyong'o will star in the feature film "The Woman King", based on an original story by Mario Bello. The Oscar-winning duo will play mother and daughter in the film, which is inspired by true events that took place in the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful states of Africa in the 18th and 19th centuries, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It tells the story of Nanisca (Davis), general of the all-female military unit known as the Amazons, and her daughter Nawi (Nyong'o), who together fought the French and neighboring tribes who violated their honor, enslaved their people, and threatened to destroy everything they've lived for. Bello will also produce the film via her Jack Blue Productions, along with Cathy Schulman, and with Davis and her husband Julius Tennon via their JuVee Productions.

Ashim Ahluwalia's 'Palace of Horrors' to premiere at South by Southwest festival

Filmmaker Ashim Ahluwalia's short segment "Palace of Horrors" will premiere at the prestigious South by Southwest festival as part of the horror anthology "The Field Guide To Evil". South by Southwest (SXSW) will be held in Austin, Texas from March 9 to 18 this year. The "Palace of Horrors", which features Niharika Singh, Mark O'Gleby, Henry Throop and Robin Das, will have its premiere at the festival on March 16. "It's quite an honour to be the first Indian filmmaker to have a world premiere at SXSW. It's become the most relevant film festival in the US today. Our film 'The Field Guide to Evil' is a collaboration between 8 international directors, all very exciting in their own right, and in that sense is very different from what I'm used to. "It's a horror film, inspired by dark folk tales from around the world, and the buzz on the premiere has been huge. I'm really excited for the audience to experience this," Ahluwalia said in statement. "The Field Guide To Evil" has been produced

Elton John screams at fan during gig

Veteran musician Elton John stormed off stage after an expletive-laden rant when a fan touched him while he was playing the piano during his show here.

Cinema theatres remain shut in Andhra, Telangana

Cinema theatres in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh remained shut for the second consecutive day on Saturday over the issue of Virtual Print Fee (DPF).