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Kajol, KJo, Ayan Mukerji support organ donation campaign

Directors Karan Johar and Ayan Mukerji, and actress Kajol have lent support to the 'Real Hero' organ donation campaign.

Sneha, Siddhant, Flora reunite

Actors Sneha Wagh, Siddhant Karnick and Flora Saini have once again come together for the show "Mere Sai".

Rossi finds similarities between pianos, motorbikes at Yamaha event

Italy's Valentino Rossi and other MotoGP riders discussed the connection between a motorcycle and a piano during a promotional event organized by Yamaha here on Wednesday.

Manoj Bajpayee, Raghu Rai to attend Dharamshala film fest

Acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee and celebrated photographer Raghu Rai will attend the seventh edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF).

Shweta Pandit accuses Anu Malik of harassment

Singer Shweta Pandit Wednesday accused music composer Anu Malik of harassment when she was a minor. In a lengthy post on Twitter, the singer accused Malik of being a "pedophile and sexual predator", saying he misbehaved with her when she was a greenhorn in the Hindi music industry. "It was the year 2000 when I was launched as a lead singer with 'Mohabbatein' and was trying to get other good songs to follow up with the success of that soundtrack and the outstanding welcome it gave me in the music industry," she said. Pandit said she was an admirer of the musician and was thrilled when she got a call from Malik's manager to come to Andheri's Empire Studio in mid 2001 to meet him. "He was recording a group song with Sunidhi and Shaan for the film 'Awara Pagal Deewana', when my mother and I walked in the monitor room. He told me to wait in the small cabin inside where singers sang at Empire studio. It was just him and me there," she said. Malik then asked Pandit to sing a few lines for a .

Keira Knightley to star in Miss World pageant comedy-drama 'Misbehaviour'

Keira Knightley is all set to feature in 'Misbehaviour', a Miss World pageant comedy-drama.The film will be directed by BAFTA-winner Philippa Lowthorpe, who is one of the only two women to have won a BAFTA TV Award for direction.It is based on the 1970 Miss World pageant in London, the live broadcast of which was disrupted, as part of the Women's Liberation Movement, claiming that such beauty competitions demeaned women.The show, however, resumed after a while, only to cause further uproar after Miss Grenada became the first black woman to be crowned Miss World, reported Variety.The Oscar-nominated actor, whose past credits include 'Pride and Prejudice', 'Anna Karenina', and ' The Imitation Game', will next be seen in Disney's 'The Nutcrackers and the Four Realms' and Gavin Hood's "Official Secrets.

Vinta Nanda files police complaint against Alok Nath

Writer-director Vinta Nanda, who has accused actor Alok Nath of raping her, submitted a complaint against the actor at a police station here on Wednesday. Police said they were yet to register an FIR in the case. In a social media post last week, Nanda had alleged that the actor had raped her 19 years ago. Nath had refuted the allegations and also filed a civil defamation suit against Nanda. A senior police official said Nanda submitted her complaint against Nath at Oshiwara police station. "She gave a written application and our inquiry is on," he added. Meanwhile, Nanda in a statement said the police were "very cooperative" and a woman police sub-inspector recorded her statement. "It was not easy for me to give my statement as it is like reliving your pain," Nanda said. Following Nanda's rape accusations, Nath had Monday filed a civil suit in a court here and sought Re 1 as damages for allegedly defaming him. Nath's wife Ashu had also recorded her statement before a magistrate in ..

'New Amsterdam' an opportunity to challenge myself: Anupam Kher

Veteran Indian actor Anupam Kher, who plays a doctor in a medical drama on NBC, says the show gave him an opportunity to reinvent himself and working on the American show is a different horizon for him as an actor. It is a different horizon for me as an actor. I have worked for 34 years in India and abroad and I wanted to challenge myself, reinvent myself. Then this opportunity came, Kher told PTI here. Kher plays Dr Vijay Kapoor in the medical drama New Amsterdam' that runs on NBC. The show got picked up for a full season and the network recently announced it will have nine more episodes, bringing the total count to 22. Describing his experience of working on the show, Kher said learning all the medical terms was a challenge and I love challenges. That is the only way you can reinvent and recreate your own work. Kher said he had read the pilot for the show, he was very excited about it. Here is a series on the medical profession which talks about being compassionate, about the ...

Gender solidarity is positive: Sharmila Tagore

Creating gender solidarity is a step towards a better tomorrow, believes veteran actress Sharmila Tagore, who says she faced brickbats and bouquets for some of her choices which are now celebrated as game changers.

Indian Oil's art exhibition to open in Mumbai on October 24

Indian Oil Corporation's biennial art exhibition - The Canvas Code - will open here on October 24, officials said on Wednesday.

Female-fronted films have become commercially viable for producers: Kajol

Actor Kajol believes the strong performance of female-fronted films at the ticket window has forced producers to rethink their strategy. She says producers were earlier reluctant to back such project because box office response was not very encouraging for such films though they garnered good reviews. But with films such as Raazi, Padmaavat, and Pink doing well at the box office, Kajol believes there is a definitive shift in the mindset. "I think the talk about it right now is because it's finally become financially viable and the numbers are coming in. I think that's the main difference. Such films were always being made but they were no doing well as other films were or maybe the ratio was much less. The ratio and the numbers are adding up now," the actor told PTI. Kajol credits the audiences for bringing about this change. "I thank our audiences for changing the mindset and deciding they want to watch every kind of films. Finally, it has become financially viable to even think of ..

Vinta Nanda files police complaint against Alok Nath

Writer-producer Vinta Nanda on Wednesday lodged a complaint with police against actor Alok Nath, who allegedly raped and sexually harassed her in the 90s.This comes just days after Nath filed a civil defamation suit against Nanda.Speaking to ANI outside the Oshiwara police station, Vinta said, "I have lodged a complaint, which has been accepted by the police. The officials have been really helpful and the process went easy and smooth."However, she said that it wasn't easy to recount the whole event which took place almost two decades ago.In the ongoing #MeToo movement, Vinta had accused Alok Nath of rape and narrated her horrifying ordeal in a Facebook post. She was the writer and producer of tele serial 'Tara' in the 90s, in which Nath played a lead role.In the wake of these allegations, the Indian Film and Television Directors' Association (IFTDA) also issued a notice to the veteran actor, seeking his stand on the rape allegations made against him.

Titled 'The Canvas Code', the IndianOil Art exhibition announces 22nd edition

IndianOil's biennial art exhibition has come of age, with its 22nd edition this year titled 'The Canvas Code'.What began as an eclectic art display in 1987 at IndianOil's head office in Bandra, has today, become a significant event on Mumbai's art calendar.This philanthropic initiative of IndianOil is organized with a view to support and promote young budding talent in the art fraternity and provides them a prestigious platform to exhibit their work alongside established artists. A wide array of paintings by over 90 artists from across the country will be showcased at the Jehangir Art Gallery from October 24 to 29, 2018.It will also present a diverse range of artworks by artists of different age groups, styles and categories. IndianOil has also collaborated with NGO Nanhi Kali to ensure that 10 per cent of sale proceedings will be contributed to charity.The event will be formally inaugurated by internationally acclaimed artist Bose Krishnamachari at Jehangir Art Gallery on October ...

Paritosh Tripathi talks about his Bollywood debut

Host Paritosh Tripathi, popular as 'TRP Mama', will make his debut in Bollywood as Rangeela in the forthcoming film "Kaashi In Search Of Ganga", which also stars Sharman Joshi. He says his character is funny, witty and emotional.

Overwhelming to be in film like 'Namaste England': Aditya Seal

For "Tum Bin 2" actor Aditya Seal, the experience of working on a film like "Namaste England' has been an overwhelming experience.

Piers Morgan mocks Daniel Craig for carrying his child, faces backlash

TV host Piers Morgan questioned Daniel Craig's masculinity after the James Bond star was photographed carrying his daughter in a baby carrier. Mocking the "Spectre" actor, Morgan shared the said picture on Twitter with a caption: "Oh 007.. Not you as well?! #papoose #emasculatedBond." The remark by the host was met with criticism on social media, which was led by "Avengers: Infinity War" star Chris Evans. "You really have to be so uncertain of your own masculinity to concern yourself with how another man carries his child. Any man who wastes time quantifying masculinity is terrified on the inside," Evans wrote on the microblogging site in response to Morgan's tweet. Several fathers from around the world joined the chorus and shared pictures with their babies. Some of them gave the "Good Morning Britain" host the taste of his own medicine. "Delighted to find out I am as unmanly as Daniel Craig," a user wrote, sharing his photo with his kid on his back as he sprawled on the floor ...

Aashim Gulati faced lot of rejection

Actor Aashim Gulati says there was a time when he had to face "a lot of rejections".

'Kahaanibaaz' director working on international film 'The Disguise'

After receiving appreciation on the digital platform for the short film "Kahaanibaaz", director Sandeep A. Varma is working on his international short film "The Disguise".

'Vada Chennai' dives deep into dark underbelly of rowdyism, politics (Movie Review)

Film: "Vada Chennai"; Language: Tamil; Director: Vetrimaaran; Cast: Dhanush, Samuthirakani, Kishore, Ameer, Andrea Jeremiah, Aishwarya Rajesh and Daniel Balaji; Rating: *****

Sahapedia invites applications for second edition of Frames Photography Grant

As an opportunity for emerging and established photographers to engage with subjects of cultural value in India and South Asia, Sahapedia, the digital encyclopedia of Indian arts and cultures, has announced the second edition of its annual Frames Photography Grant. The annual photography grant will be awarded to a total of 20 photographers who will be shortlisted by famous photographer and curator Dinesh Khanna. Ayan Ghosh, visual researcher at Sahapedia, said that the grant will give photographers the "space and means to document the anthropological, artistic and cultural landscapes of South Asia". "In this age of instant gratification through the mass production of images, Sahapedia intends to adapt a more classical approach to photojournalism by encouraging photographers to engage in 'slow photography'. "Slowing down the process and shooting over a longer duration of time will allow the photographer more intimate engagement with the subject and more investigative depth in their ...