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Ravish Desai excited to romance wife on-screen

Television actor Ravish Desai is excited about a chance to work with his real wife Mugdha Chaphekar on reel.

Change happens with collective voice: Dia Mirza

Actress-activist Dia Mirza has lauded the 75th Golden Globe Awards ceremony for highlighting issues that matter to drive change.

A new day is on the horizon: Oprah in Golden Globe speech

Talk show host and actor Oprah Winfrey today became the first African American woman to be honoured with the Cecil B DeMille Award at the Golden Globes and used the global platform to say "Time's Up" for sexual predators in the industry. Women are no longer afraid to speak the truth, Winfrey said in a rousing speech at the 75th Golden Globes Award ceremony beamed live to millions of screens across the world. Speaking of gender and racial equality, she also paid tribute to the civil rights movement and ordinary women who stood up against discrimination. The audience honoured Winfrey with a standing ovation as she took to the stage to receive her honour. The gathering then rose to its feet and remained standing as she sent out a message of hope to all girls. "I want all the girls watching here and now to know that a new day is on the horizon!" Winfrey, 63, the 15th woman to receive the honour since its inception in 1952, began her speech with her earliest memory of an ...

'Padmavati' to release as 'Padmavat' on January 25

After months of uncertainty, Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial Hindi film "Padmavati" will release on January 25 as "Padmavat" with a U/A certificate. It will clash with Akshay Kumar's "Pad Man".

Anushka Shetty's 'Bhaagamathie' trailer is haunting and intriguing

The trailer of Anushka Shetty's much-awaited horror film 'Bhaagamathie' has been released and is as scary and thrilling as is possible.The 'Baahubali 2' star is seen playing the role of an IAS officer and actor Unni Mukundan features as her lover.The two minute trailer takes the viewers on a gripping ride and shows Anushka locked up in a haunted house where she experiences extreme paranoia.Film critic Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the trailer as he wrote, "#Baahubali actress Anushka Shetty's new film #Bhaagamathie to release on 26 Jan 2018... In Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam... Directed by Ashok... Music by Thaman... The Telugu trailer catches your attention... Link [with English subtitles]: https://youtu.be/Aahj3atxdS4"Directed by G Ashok and boasting Thaman S' intriguing background score, 'Bhaagamathie' also stars actor Jayaram in a pivotal role.The film is all set to release on January 26.

Radiohead giving Lana Del Rey the creeps over song similarity

Singer Lana Del Rey has confirmed that she is being sued by Radiohead over a song from her latest album, which, as per the English rock band, has uncanny similarities to their breakthrough song 'Creep'.The 32-year-old American singer, who insisted she had not been inspired by 'Creep', took to Twitter to say, "It is true about the lawsuit"."Although I know my song wasn't inspired by 'Creep', Radiohead feel it was and want 100% of the publishing - I offered up to 40 over the last few months but they will only accept 100. Their lawyers have been relentless, so we will deal with it in court", she wrote.The dispute centres on 'Get Free', the closing track on her last album 'Lust for Life', which opens with seemingly identical guitar chords to the 1993 hit track.Ironically, the English band was itself sued over the resemblances between its song 'Creep' and another English band The Hollies' song 'The Air That I Breathe'. After losing the legal battle, the band had to give credits to the ...

Now, showcase your interest and talent with a click!

Humans, have since the beginning of time, have always come together and communicated their interests, some of them being similar in nature. Whether it is writing, photography, music, poetry, art, comedy or any other interest, today, in the digital world, the inherent need to connect with people of similar interest is still not fulfilled.Nojoto, a mobile-based interest-based network plans to be the "Linkedin for Talents", is serving all three purpose for talents to "showcase interest, network with people and get hired."A theater artist himself, Satyaprem, Co-Founder and CEO left his high paying job last year and spent about six months travelling and talking to over 5,000+ artists, musicians, writers, poets, and found that talents across world are facing these three problems:• No platform to showcase interest• No platform to network with people of similar interest• No single platform to get hiredAfter six months of concept validation and developing MVP, they were five co-founders with ..

'Padmavat' to not release in Rajasthan

Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Padmavati', now titled 'Padmavat', will not be released in Rajasthan, the state's home minister, Gulab Chand Kataria, said on Monday."Following earlier orders of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, movie 'Padmavat' will not be released in the state," Kataria told ANI, hours after the January 25 release date of the movie was announced.Meanwhile, the Shri Rajput Karni Sena is not happy with the news, and have declared to gherao the CBFC office in Mumbai as well as hinted on gheraoing the Prime Minister's Office in the national capital to bolster their protest.Calling for the dismissal of the Censor board's chairperson Prasoon Joshi, Karni Sena President Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi told ANI, "We'll soon gherao the CBFC office on Mumbai, and we may also surround the PMO in Delhi, but we will not let the film release."Gogamedi also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discharge Union Ministers Smriti Irani and Rajyavardhan Rathore from their respective ...

Now Karni Sena wants names of 'Padmavati' characters to be changed

Shri Rajput Karni Sena is now demanding for the names of the characters in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial directorial 'Padmavati' to be changed, days after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) suggested changing its title to 'Padmavat', after Malik Muhammad Jayasi's epic poem of the same name on which it is based.Talking to ANI, Karni Sena member Mahipal Singh Makrana said, "We have a very clear stand since day one that we want this film to be banned. The committee made by the CBFC watched the movie and said the movie was vulgar and the facts were distorted. The film is made just to earn money. Along with the name of the movie, the characters names should also be changed."Makrana appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take cognisance in the matter."Till now, we have always protested against the movie keeping law and order in mind and without violating it. I appeal to Prime Minister Modi to take cognisance in the matter, otherwise the Central Government and the ...

David Krumholtz regrets working with Woody Allen

Actor David Krumholtz has said he regrets working with director Woody Allen on his film "Wonder Wheel". Woody Allen has been accused of sexually abusing his daughter Dylan Farrow. Her brother Ronan Farrow was one of the instrumental figures who blew the lid off Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein's alleged sexual misconducts. "I deeply regret working with Woody Allen on Wonder Wheel. It's one of my most heartbreaking mistakes," Krumholtz tweeted. "We can no longer let these men represent us in entertainment, politics, or any other realm. They are beneath real men," Krumholtz added. Directed by Allen, "Wonder Wheel" featured Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake and Juno Temple in key roles.

The fearless, acrobatic performer of early Bollywood: Nadia's life and legacy (Jan 8 is Fearless Nadia's 110th birth anniversary)

Bollywood was more of a colonial construct than we thought -- even in the days the Indian freedom struggle was at its initial pitch. And in its initial days, it could also boast of strong feminist credentials. These contradictory impulses were fully showcased in the incredible career of one of its earliest, most identifiable and popular stars -- the Fearless Nadia, aka "Hunterwali".

Ewan McGregor would be happy to play Obi-Wan Kenobi once again

Actor Ewan McGregor has said he is open to reprise his "Star Wars" charcter of Obi-Wan Kenobi for a solo film. The "Fargo" actor, however, said there is nothing concrete on the project yet, according to The Hollywood Reporter. "There's a lot of talk, and I'd be happy to play him again, but I don't know anything more than you do," McGregor said at a press conference shortly after accepting the Golden Globe for Best Actor for his work in "Fargo". The Scottish actor played the famed Jedi master in the "Star Wars" prequels series and had also lent his voice for a scene in 2015's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens".

Takes more than just writing for books to turn bestseller:

There's more than just writing that goes into making any book a bestseller, believes popular comedian and author Sorabh Pant, who is out with his third novel, a science fiction and fantasy. Pant's latest novel "Pawan The Flying Accountant", is about a character who is an accountant by day and a demigod by night. But he'd rather care about the Goods and Service Tax (GST) than his superpowerseven less so about life himself. Pant started off as an author with "Wednesday Soul The Afterlife with Sunglasses" in 2011 and followed it with "Under Delhi" in 2015. While the former was a pure fantasy, the latter had a more linear plot with a more realistic story about a girl fighting rapists in Delhi. Talking about his writing process, Pant said during his first book it struck to him as an author one doesn't realise that there is a certain "marketing aspect" of any novel and back then (2011), he had no idea how to do it. "So that (marketing) is something that has definitely ...

'Padmavat' finally has a release date!

Confirmed! Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversial film, which has now been renamed to 'Padmavat', will finally hit the big screens on January 25.The movie, starring Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor, is all set to clash with Akshay Kumar-starrer 'PadMan'.Film critic Taran Adarsh made the announcement on the social media as he tweeted, "#Padmavat to release on 25 Jan 2018... #RepublicDayWeekend".The flick, based on the legend of Rani Padmini, a Hindu Rajput queen, mentioned in Padmavat, an Avadhi poem written by Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi in 1540, has been facing protests from various groups, including Shri Rajput Karni Sena, for allegedly tampering with historical facts.The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) suggested few modifications in the controversial movie 'Padmavati', which included changing of the film's title to 'Padmavat'.

Rosario Dawson joins 'Jane the Virgin'

Actor Rosario Dawson has joined the cast of "Jane the Virgin". "The Defenders" star will feature in a multi-episode arc on the season four of the CW series, reported the Entertainment Weekly. No details about her character were released at the time of the announcement. Dawson was most recently seen on Netflix's "The Defenders" and is expected to repise her role in the new seasons of "Daredevil" and "Iron Fist". "Jane The Virgin" returns from its winter hiatus later this month with 10 episodes in the season four.

'The Post', 'Get Out!' snubbed at Golden Globes 2018

Steven Spielberg's newspaper drama "The Post", Jordon Peele's "Get Out" and coming-of-age gay drama "Call Me By Your Name" returned empty handed despite winning multiple nominations at the Golden Globes this year. Spielberg and the films leading stars -- Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks -- lost it out in their respective categories to Guillermo del Toro ('The Shape of Water'), Frances McDormand ('Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri') and Gary Oldman ('Darkest Hour'). 'Three Billboards..." was a surprise winner in the Best Picture - Drama category where "The Post" was also nominated alongside "The Shape of Water" and Christopher Nolan's "Dunkirk". Nolan's war movie failed to register a win despite three nominations, including one for the director and composer Hans Zimmer. "This Is Us" star Sterling K Brown created history by becoming the first African-American to get the Best Actor - Drama award for the show but "Get Out" star Daniel Kaluuya, a strong front-runner for ...

Want to do good work: Sonam Kapoor

Actress Sonam Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her forthcoming film "Pad Man", says that she wants to do good work and be a part of good films.

Radiohead sues Lana Del Rey for allegedly copying 'Creep'

Singer Lana Del Rey has confirmed rock band Radiohead is filing a lawsuit against her for allegedly lifting their breakthrough single, "Creep". Speculation was rife over the weekend that the British music group was taking action over "Get Free", the final number on the singer's latest LP, 'Lust For Life'. Del Rey, 32, took to Twitter to share the news. The "Young and Beautiful" singer maintained her song was not "inspired" from the Radiohead song, yet she had offered 40 per cent of the publishing royalties to the group, which they declined. "It's true about the lawsuit. Although I know my song wasn't inspired by Creep, Radiohead feel it was and want 100 per cent of the publishing - I offered up to 40 over the last few months but they will only accept 100," she tweeted. "Their lawyers have been relentless, so we will deal with it in court," Del Rey added. According to BBC.com, Radiohead were sued over similarities of the same song ("Creep") to "The Air That I Breathe" by ..

Taapsee starts shooting for next Telugu film

Actress Taapsee Pannu on Monday commenced the shoot of her yet-untitled Telugu film here.

Priyanka Chopra supports Time's Up campaign

Even if actress Priyanka Chopra was not at the 75th Golden Globe Awards, it didn't stop her from lending support to the Time's Up campaign by sporting an all-black ensemble.