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Manav Kaul in 'very interesting position'

Acclaimed theatre and film actor Manav Kaul is enjoying the fame he got after the success of "Tumhari Sulu". He says he is happy to see "interesting" offers coming his way.

Music has been Richa's passion since childhood

Singer Richa Sharma, who grew up singing devotional songs with her father, says music has been her passion since childhood.

Schumer invited wedding guests by text messages

Actress Amy Schumer invited her wedding guests by sending out text messages informing them about their nuptials - just days before she and actor Chris Fischer walked down the aisle.

More housewives will connect to 'Tumhari Sulu?, says director

Actress Vidya Balan-starrer "Tumhari Sulu" will soon air on the small screen, and its director Suresh Triveni believes that due to the television premiere of the film, more housewives will feel connected to its protagonist -- a housewife and radio jockey.

'Welcome To New York': Losers have fun in New York (Review)

Film: "Welcome To New York"; Director: Chakri Toleti; Cast: Diljit Dosanjh, Karan Johar, Boman Irani, Lara Dutta, Ritesh Deshmukh; Rating: **

Team 'Kedarnath' gearing up for film's next schedule

Sushant Singh Rajput and debutant Sara Ali Khan is all set to go on the floor with the second schedule of their film "Kedarnath" as they met director Abhishek Kapoor at his office on Friday.

'Namastey England' to release on Dec 7

Arjun Kapoor and Parineeti Chopra starrer "Namastey England" is scheduled to hit the screens on December 7.

Papon incident: NCPCR probing whether channel at fault

The apex body for child rights is probing whether &TV, which telecasts a reality show, was at fault for not reporting an incident of alleged sexual assault against singer Papon. A Supreme Court lawyer has complained to the National Commission for Protection of Child Right (NCPCR) alleging "sexual assault" after the singer uploaded a video on his Facebook page where he is seen kissing a minor contestant of the show called Voice of India Kids 2018. "We have taken cognisance of the matter and are probing the incident. A notice each has been issued to the channel and the accused," NCPCR Chairperson Stuti Kacker told PTI. The commission has sought an action taken report from Mumbai Police. "The Prevention of Child Sexual Offence Act requires mandatory reporting of sexual crimes against children. We have sought to know whether the channel complied with that," NCPCR member Priyank Kanoongo said. He added that NCPCR also has laid down guidelines for child artistes for reality shows and TV

Google raises price of YouTube TV, adds sports, Turner

(Corrects name of DirecTV Now service in paragraph 3 in the February 14 story)

Netflix will be a giant exporter of Indian stories: Reed Hastings

Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings says that the Global internet TV network will be a giant exporter of Indian stories in the future.

Prachi Tehlan to be seen in Lord Shiva avatar (TV Snippets)

Actress Prachi Tehlan is set to don the avatar of Lord Shiva in the TV show "Ikyawann".

DeGeneres takes on Trump for attacking Winfrey

Celebrity TV host Ellen DeGeneres called out US President Donald Trump, following his attack on TV and entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey in a tweet.

MNS leader makes badgeless cab driver do sit-ups

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Nitin Nandgokar made a cab driver do sit-ups outside Mumbai airport as the driver was neither carrying his badge nor wearing uniform.The incident took place on February 17. Nandgokar pulled up the cabbie, made him do sit-ups and shot a video of the entire incident, before posting it on his Facebook page.Talking to the ANI, Nandgokar said, "I saw a taxi driver at Mumbai airport without his driver uniform and badge. I told him that he should operate legally. At that point, I did what I felt what was suitable."Reportedly, Nandgokar has posted several videos on Facebook, in which cab drivers can be seen doing sit-ups as he threatens them with dreadful consequences.

Child rights body issues notice to Papon over kissing minor

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Friday issued notice to both singer Papon and a TV entertainment channel after a video emerged of the singer inappropriately kissing a minor girl, an official said.

Gael Garcia Bernal, Common, Mary J Blige to perform at Oscars

Singers Gael Garcia Bernal, Mary J Blige, Andra Day, and Natalia LaFourcade will perform this year's nominated songs at the 90th Academy Awards ceremony, show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd announced today. Other artistes to perform on the gala night are Miguel, Keala Settle, Common and Sufjan Stevens. "We're excited to have these talented artistes showcase the powerful contribution music makes to filmmaking. It's a privilege to welcome them to the 90th Oscars stage," the producers said in a statement. Bernal, LaFourcade and Miguel will perform the Oscar-nominated song "Remember Me" from "Coco". The track, nominated in the Best Original Song category, has been composed and penned by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. Bernal's credits also include the Oscar-winning films "Babel" (2006) and "The Motorcycle Diaries" (2004), as well as the Oscar-nominated films "No" (2012), "El Crimen del Padre Amaro" (2002), "Y Tu Mama Tambien" (2002) and "Amores Perros" (2000). While .

Kangana's 'Manikarnika' story continues in Bikaner

Bollywood's "Queen" Kangana Ranaut is busy breathing life into the story of Rani Laxmibai through "Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi" at the Junagarh Fort here.

Stephen Fry says he had surgery for prostate cancer

Actor-comedian Stephen Fry has announced that he underwent an operation in January to treat prostate cancer. The 60-year-old actor, who stepped down last month as Bafta film awards presenter, shared details about his illness in a video on Twitter. "For the last 2 months I've been in the throes of a rather unwelcome and unexpected adventure. I'm sorry I haven't felt able to talk about it till now, but here I am explaining what has been going on," he wrote. In the video, Fry described cancer as an "aggressive little bugger" but believed an early detection saved his life. Fry said he discovered he had cancer after an MRI scan. He had gone to the doctor for flu but a health check revealed that his prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels were high. The actor was offered the choice of radiotherapy or having his prostate removed to treat cancer and he chose surgery. "It doesn't seem to have spread, because what you don't want is to spread from one area to another, but one of the lymph nodes .

'Balika Vadhu' actress in 'Yours truly Roohani'

Actress Vibha Anand, who essayed the role of Sugna Shyam Singh in "Balika Vadhu", will be seen in the short film "Yours truly Roohani", directed by Sammir I Patel.

'Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety': A light-hearted tug of war (IANS Review, Rating: ***1/2)

Film: "Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety"; Director: Luv Ranjan; Cast: Kartik Aaryan, Nushrat Bharucha, Sunny Singh Nijjar, Alok Nath, Deepika Amin, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Virendra Saxena, Pawan Chopra, Rajesh Jais, Sonu Kaur; Rating: ***1/2

'Sacred Games' first look highlights intense, gripping storyline

Actor Saif Ali Khan as a gun-toting police officer with blood splashed over his face, actress Radhika Apte with a perplexed look and actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui staring at his reflection in the mirror -- the first look of Netflix original series "Sacred Games" highlights different facets of the story.