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Malayalam actor Alencier named in #MeToo storm

Actor Alencier Ley Lopez has been named by an upcoming actress for harassing her a few times.

Rita Ora makes music chart history in UK

Singer Rita Ora has become the most successful UK female artiste of all time on the UK Official Singles Chart.

I've full faith in India's judiciary: Karim Morani's daughter

Zoa Morani, actress and daughter of producer Karim Morani who has been accused of sexual harassment by an aspiring actress, says the truth about her father will be out soon as she has faith in the country's judicial system.

Haven't got anything without a fight in my life: Kangana

Actress Kangana Ranaut says she has never got anything in her life without fighting for it, and she would not want her children to live the way she has.

Filmmaker Ashvin Kumar hits out at CBFC for 'abuse of power'

Filmmaker Ashvin Kumar has questioned the Central Board of Film Certification's (CBFC) decision to give his new movie "No Fathers in Kashmir" an 'A' certificate, which he says is discriminatory to a small independent film.

Luca Guadagnino to adapt Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' for big screen

Director Luca Guadagnino is set to turn Bob Dylan's album, "Blood on the Tracks", into a movie. The director said "The Fisher King" writer Richard LaGravenese will adapt the 1975 classic LP for the celluloid. In an interview with The New Yorker, Guadagnino revealed a producer of his Oscar-nominated film "Call Me By Your Name" had acquired the theatrical rights to "Blood on the Tracks" and had asked him to make it into a movie. He agreed but on a condition that LaGravenese, whom he had never met, wrote it. It was perhaps meant to be as the screenwriter cleared his schedule and produced a 188-page screenplay following characters through a multi-year story, set in the seventies, that he and Guadagnino had invented, drawing on the album's central themes. Guadagnino's latest directorial to release was "Suspiria".

Directors of Marathi film trying to create new vision

Directors Karan Chavan and Vikram Patil are trying to create a new vision with their Marathi film "Imago", which is based on a girl suffering from vitiligo.

Aamir had a ball dancing with Big B (Movie Snippets)

Actor Aamir Khan says he had a great time not just sharing screen space with veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan for the first time in "Thugs of Hindostan", but also shaking a leg with him in the film's song "Vashmalle".

Wish women had spoken about their #MeToo stories immediately: Bappi Lahiri

Singer-composer Bappi Lahiri says although he is not fully aware of the details of the #MeToo movement, he feels women should come out with their stories of harassment immediately. Bappi said while he is not trying to shame anyone, it does not make sense when a person speaks about an issue years later. "I heard and read about a few cases here. The old cases which are coming out now, my point is, why did you not speak about it when it happened? Why didn't you register a complaint, file an FIR? "The news which is coming out now, I wish it came out earlier. Today we are launching the film's music, there's no point talking about it ten years later." Bappi was speaking at the music launch of "Mausam Ikrar Ke Do Pal Pyaar Ke". The singer said he followed the #MeToo movement when it had rocked Hollywood and believes one should speak up if they have proof. "In India, women are respected the most. Mothers, wives, sisters, daughters. I live in USA too and I can say our culture is really good. .

Hyderabad Airport launches Airport Radio

GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL), the operator of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, has launched Airport Radio in collaboration with Radio Mirchi.

Music fests becoming vital part of India's music culture: Papon

Singer Papon, who has lent his voice to popular Hindi film songs like "Jiyein kyun" and "Moh moh ke dhaage", will soon perform at a festival dedicated to Bollywood music. He says such events are becoming an important part of the country's music culture.

Guru Randhawa unveils 'new-age peppy love song'

Singer Guru Randhawa on Tuesday released a single titled "Downtown". He says it's a new-age peppy love song.

My parents never wanted me to become a musician, says Prasoon Joshi

Writer-adman Prasoon Joshi says while his parents were musicians, they were scared to let him become a musician fearing how he would sustain himself.

Netflix, BBC One order new Dracula miniseries from Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat

Netflix and BBC One are teaming up for a new miniseries based on the classic vampire story, Dracula. The new series will be developed by Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat, the team behind BBC's famous show "Sherlock". The new adaptation of the Bram Stoker's classic novel will contain three episodes of ninety minutes each, the streaming giant said in a press release. The series will re-introduce the world to Dracula, the vampire who made evil sexy. In Transylvania in 1897, the blood drinking Count is drawing his plans against Victorian London. And be warned: the dead travel fast, an official synopsis read. It will premiere on BBC One in the UK and on Netflix outside of the UK/Ireland, and China where the service is not available. "There have always been stories about great evil. What's special about Dracula, is that Bram Stoker gave evil its own hero," Gatiss and Moffat said. The duo will also serve as executive producers on the project alongside Sue Vertue for Hartswood Films and Ben ...

Robin Wright to be honoured at Marrakech Film Festival

Robin Wright will receive Gold Star career honour at this year's Marrakech Film Festival. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the "House of Cards" star will be recognised for her film and television work and efforts for charitable organisations in the Congo. "I'm thrilled to be visiting the country of Morocco and grateful to be given this opportunity to experience the Moroccan culture," Wright said. Her acting credits also include "The Princess Bride" and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo". Besides the actor, iconic French New Wave director Agnes Varda will also receive the Gold Star career award. Varda, 90, received her first Oscar nomination for "Faces, Places" last year. As previously announced, the festival will also honour Robert De Niro and "The Lost City of Z" director James Gray will serve as head of the jury. The Marrakech Film Festival is set to run November 30-December 8.

Great to see films on women sports stars: Richa Chadha

Actress Richa Chadha, who will essay a kabaddi player with Kangana Ranaut in Ashwini Iyer Tiwari's "Panga", finds it great that a number of movies are being written about women sports stars.

Women should've shared #MeToo stories immediately: Bappi Lahiri

Veteran singer-composer Bappi Lahiri feels women should have shared their sexual harassment stories when they happened as he feels they would have got due justice for it.

Exhibition explores political 'darkness' through Narayana Guru's philosophy

For Kerala-born filmmaker-artist K.M. Madhusudhanan, the interplay between personal and political, local and global, and light and shade form the fulcrum of his ongoing exhibition "Granite Lamp and Mirror" here, the title of which derives from the 19th century social reformer Narayana Gurus philosophical texts.

Marriage to Tom Cruise protected me from being sexually harassed: Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman says she had married Tom Cruise for love and tying the knot with the actor inadvertently shielded her from being sexually harassed in Hollywood. The 51-year-old actor, who was married to Cruise for 11 years, said after their divorce in 2001, she had to start looking after herself. "Being married to Tom Cruise at 22 is something I'm always reluctant to talk about, because I'm married now to the man who is my great love (Keith Urban), and it almost feels disrespectful. "That said, I got married very young, but it definitely wasn't power for me it was protection. I married for love, but being married to an extremely powerful man kept me from being sexually harassed. I would work, but I was still very much cocooned. So when I came out of it at 32, 33, it's almost like I had to grow up," Kidman told The Cut magazine. She touched upon the spread of the #MeToo movement but asserted that she does not want to name and shame her harassers. "Of course I've had #MeToo moments ...

Agartala's 'Baahubali' theme pandals recreate Mahismati palace

Two big budget pujas here have chosen to depict the theme of the 'Baahubali' film series by building replicas of a palace synonymous with the movie. President of the Netaji Play Forum Centre, Jiban Krishna Saha said, they had chosen the theme because of the immense popularity of the franchise. "With the Baahubali series being bumper hits, we hope this theme will attract a large crowd during the puja," Saha said. The pandal bears the shape of the Mahismati palace, as revellers are welcomed inside through a huge gate with two gigantic elephants placed at the entrance. Inside the palace-like structure, there are many rock-cut carvings on the walls such as four horses carrying a big chariot and deities. At one corner, the statue of Baahubali is seen fighting with a buffalo. The budget of the puja, which entered into its 60th year, was Rs 40 lakh, Saha said. "Idols inside the pandal were made by clay artisans from Nabadwip in West Bengal. Decorators are a mix of local artists