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Theatres down shutters in AP, Telangana over film print fee

Around 1,800 movie theatres in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh today stopped screening films in protest against the "overpricing" of the virtual print fee (VPF) levied by digital service providers (DSPs) for South Indian films. VPF is a fee that service providers, who supply equipment to project films in theatres using satellites, levy on film producers and theatre owners. According to South Indian Film Producers Council chairman D Suresh, the decision was taken after several rounds of talks between producers and the service providers failed. "The strike call was given by the film industry to protest against the exorbitant VPF levied by service providers. The international norm is that eventually the VPF should become zero. Here, on the contrary, it is being increased which is not acceptable," he told PTI. He informed that there was currently no VPF in the United States as well as for foreign films in India. "Theatres in Tamil Nadu were partially closed today as well as 750

Trump fires back at comedian Alec Baldwin

President Donald Trump isn't pleased with Alec Baldwin's latest comment that impersonating the president is "agony," and is suggesting Saturday Night Live replace the comedian. Trump tweets: "Alec Baldwin, whose dying mediocre career was saved by his terrible impersonation of me on SNL, now says playing me was agony. Alec, it was agony for those who were forced to watch. Bring back Darrell Hammond, funnier and a far greater talent!" Baldwin, a Democratic activist, received an Emmy award for his running parody last year on Saturday Night Live, or SNL. But he tells The Hollywood Reporter that he doesn't enjoy it: "Every time I do it now, it's like agony. Agony. I can't." The comedian joked that if Trump wins in 2020 he might "host a game show in Spain.

Hormones do not affect girl's gender identity: Study

Prenatal exposure to male hormones influences which activities girls are interested in, but the effects of those hormones do not extend to gender identity, a new study suggests.

Making it on your own in Bollywood is challenging: Yami

In an industry where a slew of star children are gearing up for their launch into Hindi filmdom, actress Yami Gautam says making it in Bollywood all by herself has been challenging.

'India by the Nile' festival to start next week in Egypt

The mega annual cultural festival 'India by the Nile', organised to celebrate Indian culture and its diversity, will begin here next week with the main focus on classical culture this year. The 12-day event, the biggest foreign festival in Egypt, will host a wide range of events and starts on March 6. The festival which provides audiences an Indian cultural experience and encourages artistic collaborations between India and Egypt will be held in several cities such as Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said. "There is a big focus this year on classical culture which is very ancient like music, dance and yoga. But what we are also trying to do is that we are bringing contemporary elements so we have a good mix of heritage aspects as well as the contemporary development," India's Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya said yesterday. He said the embassy had been working for almost a year to prepare for the festival. This year's edition will host Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, who will perform

'Death Wish': Slick but flighty popcorn entertainer (IANS Review, Rating: **1/2)

Film: "Death Wish"; Director: Eli Roth; Cast: Bruce Willis, Vincent D'Onofrio, Elisabeth Shue, Camila Morrone, Dean Norris, Kimberly Elise, Len Cariou, Jack Kesy, Ronnie Gene Blevins, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Ian Matthews; Rating: **1/2

Abhishek faces camera after 2 years with 'Manmarziyan'

Actor Abhishek Bachchan on Friday sought his fans' good wishes as he was facing the camera after two years for his upcoming film "Manmarziyan".

Ram Kapoor makes me laugh a lot: Sunny Leone

Actress Sunny Leone says actor Ram Kapoor has a great sense of humour.

'Veere Ki Wedding' another wedding-wali romcom (Movie Review: Rating **)

Starring: Jimmy Sheirgill, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Yuvika Chowdhary, Satish Kaushik. Rating: **

'Pari': No fairy tale romance this (IANS Review, Rating: **)

Film: "Pari"; Director: Prosit Roy; Cast: Anushka Sharma, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rajat Kapoor, Ritabari Chakraborty; Rating:**

Hosting is about connecting with people: Ravi Dubey

Actor-host Ravi Dubey says irrespective of the type of the show, hosting is all about emotionally connecting with people.

Ankitta Sharma keen on doing dance shows

Actress Ankitta Sharma, known for TV series like "Lajwanti" and "Yeh Vaada Raha", calls herself a dance addict, and wants to participate in reality shows that will let her present her dancing skills.

'Ready Player One' gets India release date

Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg's next sci-fi action adventure "Ready Player One" will release in India on March 30.

'Pari' will send chills up your spine (Review)

Film: "Pari"; Director: Prosit Roy; Cast: Anushka Sharma, Parambrata Chattopadhyay, Rajat Kapoor; Rating: **** ½

Saqib, Taapsee would hit each other after romantic scene

Actor Saqib Saleem says the shooting of "Dil Juunglee" has helped him develop a close bond with the cast and crew.

Virat Kohli reviews Pari, calls it Anushka's 'best work'

India cricket team skipper Virat Kohli heaped praises on his wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma for her performance in the horror film 'Pari'.Applauding Anushka, the cricketer took to Twitter to say that Pari is his wife's best work ever.Kohli wrote, "Watched #Pari last night, has to be my Wife's best work ever! ?? One of the best films I've seen in a long time. Got quite scared but so very proud of you @AnushkaSharma ??."Anushka starred and Prosit Roy directed Pari hit the theatres on Friday but Kohli is said to have watched the film along with Anushka's family at a special screening in Mumbai.Earlier, Kohli also shared the poster of the film on his official Instagram handle."Can't wait to watch my one and only in an avatar never seen before and I'm blown away already ?. Can't wait ???,"Kohli captioned the picture.

ITBP band gives stellar performance in maiden concert

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police(ITBP) band gave a musical performance at the Siri Fort auditorium in New Delhi yesterday. This was the first such concert by the ITBP band.Minister of Home (State) Kiren Rijuju was the chief guest for the evening.Led by conductor Major Nazir Hussain VSM, the band entertained those present with a whole range of musical numbers.From patriotic songs to old Hindi film songs and some western tunes, all in all 16 tunes of martial music were presented by the Band.Greeting the band after the concert Kiren Rijuju said "he had had a very busy day today, but after attending the concert he said that he is feeling refreshed again".He further said that he felt very happy and proud to be part of this concert and added that such ITBP concerts should be taken to other parts of the country.The Minister complimented the band for the rendition of the patriotic song "Hum Sarhad ke Sainani", which he said showed the love and commitment of the ITBP jawans for their ...

'Pari' my wife's best work ever: Virat lauds Anushka

Star cricketer Virat Kohli has showered praise on his actress-wife Anushka Sharma's work in her latest release "Pari". He has vouched for it as her best work.

Bollywood heroes turning villains in south films new trend: Upen

Bollywood actor Upen Patel, set to start shooting with Atharvaa Murali for "Boomerang", says the new trend seems to be of Bollywood heroes getting negative roles in the southern film industry.

Teaser of Rajinikanth's movie 'Kaala' released

The teaser of superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming flick 'Kaala' was released today, with the trilingual movie all set to hit the screens on April 27. The near two-minute teaser starts off with veteran star Nana Patekar asking what kind of a name 'Kaala' is, with a voiceover in the next scene saying it means not only the colour black, but also someone who fights and defends. Later, Rajinikanth himself is shown explaining that black is the colour of hard work. The actor is seen speaking in the Tirunelveli slang of the Tamil language. Actor Dhanush, also Rajinikant's son-in-law, has produced the movie under his banner Wunderbar Films Pvt Ltd. Pa Ranjith is the director of the film, his second association with Rajinikanth after their 2016 gangster flick 'Kabali'. Dhanush released the teaser on his Twitter page today. 'Kaala' will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Besides Rajinikanth and Patekar, the movie also features Hindi cinema actor Huma Qureshi, actor-director ...