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Kamal Haasan to annnounce political party's name on Feb 21

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has announced he will commence his political journey from his hometown Ramanathapuram on February 21, when he will also reveal the name of his party.

Renowned cinematographer W B Rao passes away

Renowned cinematographer W B Rao passed away this morning at a suburban hospital. Rao, known for his works in Bollywood hits like "Rangeela", "Hum" and "Khuda Gawah", breathed his last at the Bhartiya Arogya Nidhi Hospital, sources close to the family said. In a career spanning four decades, Rao's first break as a cinematographer happened in 1987 with Mukul Anand's "Insaaf" starring Vinod Khanna and Dimple Kapadia. Some of his other notable films include "Dhadkan", "Judwaa", "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega" and others. Actor and host Naved Jafri and filmmaker Sangeeth Sivan took to twitter to offer their condolences. "Legendary craftsman of indian cinema passes away, ace cinematographer WB Rao sahab has left us, May his soul rest in peace, may the almighty give strength and patience to the family, deepest condolences," Jafri said on Twitter. Sivan said, "W B Rao, the much respected and revered cinematographer is no more.

Death of Cranberries lead singer O'Riordan not suspicious: British police

The death of Dolores O'Riordan, the 46-year-old iconic lead singer of the rock band The Cranberries, was on Tuesday ruled not suspicious by the British police.

Ex-WWE champ Goldberg to be inducted into '2018 Hall of Fame'

Retired wrestling superstar and former UGA defensive lineman Bill Goldberg will be inducted into World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Hall of Fame at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on Friday.Confirming the news, WWE executive Paul Levesque said that Goldberg's persona and intensity have always captured the attention of fans from all around the world and that they are honoured to have him in the Hall of Fame's Class of 2018."Goldberg's unique athleticism, persona and intensity captured the imagination of sports entertainment fans around the world throughout his illustrious career," said Levesque, WWE Executive Vice President, Talent, Live Events & Creative."We are honored to have Goldberg take his rightful place in the WWE Hall of Fame," he added.One of the fastest-rising Superstars in sports entertainment history, Goldberg made his WCW debut in September of 1997 and went on to an undefeated streak of 173-0. Over the course of his WCW career, he held the WCW Championship, ..

43 artists to receive Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards on Wednesday

The Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards for 2016 will be given away to 43 eminent musicians, dancers, and theatre artists at Rashtrapati Bhavan by President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday.

No heroes in 'Ferrous': Vijay Raaz

Actor Vijay Raaz says there are only "very dark" characters and no heroes in the upcoming film "Ferrous".

Get set for a mad 'Veere Di Wedding'

The makers of 'Veere Di Wedding' have shared an exciting new poster of the highly anticipated film.The latest still shows Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Tansania, who are all set for the big fat Indian wedding, in different moods.The official Twitter handle of the film shared the poster with the caption, "The next shaadi season will start with a mad one! #GetReadyForVeereDiWedding on June 1, 2018. @sonamakapoor #KareenaKapoorKhan @ReallySwara @ShikhaTalsania @vyas_sumeet @RheaKapoor @ektaravikapoor"The movie, which was earlier supposed to release on May 18, will now hit the theatres on June 1.'Veere Di Wedding' is produced by Rhea Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor and Nikhil Dwivedi.

Taapsee Pannu, Saqib Saleem to play lead in 'Dil Juunglee'

Actors Saqib Saleem and Taapsee Pannu have been revealed as the leading pair of the film "Dil Juunglee". The makers of the romantic-comedy film revealed the lead pair in a fun-filled audition video, titled "Casting for Dil Juunglee", which also featured actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani. Actors Nidhi Singh, Abhilash Thapliyal and Sristi Srivastava round off the cast of the film, which is written and directed by Aleya Sen, and produced by Deepshika Deshmukh, Bhagnani, Mudit Jain and Mayank Jain. Taapsee also shared a new poster of the film on Twitter, captioning, "Let's make this valentine Junglee ! Here's the first poster of 'Dil Juunglee'." Presented by Pooja Entertainment and Dinesh Jain, the film will release on February 16, 2018.

Gnani was an independent, fearless journalist: TN Guv

Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit today described the late 'Gnani' Sankaran as an independent and fearless journalist who spoke his mind. "I am shocked to know about the demise of Gnani Sankaran, veteran journalist, writer and political analyst," a Raj Bhavan release, quoting Purohit, said. He was an independent, fearless journalist who spoke his mind and never compromised on his principles, the governor said. Sankaran was a strong believer in democratic values and did his best to propagate the values of freedom, expression and principled journalism in society, Purohit said. "His death is a great loss to the society, particularly to the journalist fraternity, Purohit said, extending his condolences to the bereaved family. DMK Working President M K Stalin met Sankaran's family and offered his condolences, a DMK release said. Sankaran died here yesterday following a brief illness.

Israeli town names cinema for 'Wonder Woman' Gadot

A cinema in northern Israel is to be named after Israeli-born Hollywood celeb Gal Gadot, star of the blockbuster hit "Wonder Woman", the town of Upper Nazareth said today. "We are going to name the new cinema after Gal Gadot, an Israeli actress who brings honour to this country," municipal spokeswoman Orna Yosef told AFP. "This is a message for our young people because Gal Gadot is an example of success, who has shown that dreams can be attained." Gadot, 32, won the Miss Israel beauty pageant in 2004 aged 18. After her two-year compulsory military service she went into modelling and then films, breaking into Hollywood with a role in 2009's "Fast and Furious." She now lives in Los Angeles. Last year, Lebanon and Tunisia banned "Wonder Woman" because of Gadot's Israeli army service. The Gal Cinema, which will have two screens, will open officially on Wednesday with a showing of Israeli director Eran Riklis's thriller "Shelter". Upper Nazareth was founded in 1956 adjacent ..

Now 'Padmaavat' banned in Haryana

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmaavat" was banned on Tuesday by Haryana's BJP government, even as massive protests against the movie's upcoming release continued in Rajasthan.

Actor pledges to donate salary from Woody Allen film

Actor Timothee Chalamet has pledged to donate his entire salary from his upcoming Woody Allen-helmed film to three organisations as the director faces the fallout from allegations of sexual abuse by his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow.

Soni turns negative for 'Naamkarann' (TV Snippets)

Actress Soni Singh, who entered "Naamkarann" as a positive character, will now essay a role with grey shades.

Scribes boycott Mevani meet after he asks TV channel to leave

In a show of solidarity, journalists today boycotted a press meet to be addressed by Gujarat MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani here after he refused to talk in the presence of an English news channel. After a close door interaction with students and academicians, Mevani had agreed to a short media meet. As soon as the newsmen started getting ready for the event by arranging the microphones, Mevani asked the reporter of an English news channel to remove his equipment. The legislator made it clear that he will not talk in the presence of that TV channel since it was "his policy". "We were arranging the microphone. As soon as he saw microphone that had our logo, he asked us to remove it. I told him we want a general byte and not an exclusive. But he refused", the reporter of that particular channel covering the event told PTI. "We felt like he was dictating terms. We just sought a byte from him on issues relating to the State (Tamil Nadu)", he said. The video released ...

'Hamara Tiranga' release date changed due to two big films: Ashmit

Actor Ashmit Patel says the release date of his film "Hamara Tiranga" has been changed due to two big films releasing on January 25.

R. Madhavan has no interest in politics

Even as southern superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have announced their entry into politics, actor R. Madhavan says he has no interest in foraying into the field.

Nakuul has been my biggest support: Surbhi

Actress Surbhi Chandna says her onscreen husband Nakuul Mehta has been her biggest support system.

Vikram Bhatt an ocean full of knowledge: Zareen

Actress Zareen Khan has praised her "1921" director Vikram Bhatt, saying he is an ocean-full of knowledge.

Tarun Majumdar gets Lifetime Award at WBFJA award function

Veteran Bengali filmmaker Tarun Majumdar got the Lifetime Achievement honour, at the second West Bengal Film Journalist Association award function for films released in 2017. Thespian Soumitra Chatterjee and Bengali film superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee jointly shared the Best Actor (critic) award for the highly acclaimed Bengali film Mayurakshi at the award ceremony by WBFJA, the association of film journalists. Mayurakshi, directed by Atanu Ghosh and based on the relationships between an elderly dementia-struck father and his NRI son, also got the Best Film award at the same function on January 14. Director Kaushik Ganguly's film 'Bisarjon' got Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Music Director (late Kalika Prasad Bhattacharjee), Best Actress (Jaya Ahsan), Best Supporting actor (Kaushik Ganguly) and Best Comic Actor (Lama) crowns. Young director Manas Mukul Pal was given the Best Promising Director honour for 'Sahaj Pather Goppo' while the Best Promising Actor crown ..

Playing lead even after 20 years the biggest award: Madhavan

R Madhavan has been in the film industry for over two decades and the actor says the fact that he still gets to play a lead in the movies is the "biggest award" for him. The 47-year-old actor, who started off as a TV actor with hit shows such as "Sea Hawks" and "Ghar Jamai", said he is proud of his achievements. "They all give titles to actors in the South. They also wanted to give me a title which meant 'King of Smiles', but I said no. And they got offended. "My biggest award is after 20 years, I am still playing the main lead, so that's great. It's an award that very few people can claim," Madhavan told reporters here at the launch of his upcoming web series "Breathe". The actor said initially he was not keen on doing a web series as he was busy with films, but the concept of "Breathe" made him change his mind. "The reason, I take time to do a project is because I need to get really excited. 'Breathe' is one of the exciting projects I have recently heard. It was ...