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Kanguva box office collection day 6: Suriya's film earns Rs 60 crore

At the start of the week, Suriya's film Kanguva saw a sharp decline in its box office collection. However, the film maintained its Monday earnings and made a similar amount (India net) on Tuesday

SC to hear plea raising concerns regarding pre-censorship of films in Jan

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it would hear in January a plea which has raised the issue concerning pre-censorship of films. The apex court had in April 2017 sought responses from the Centre and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on the plea filed by veteran actor-director Amol Palekar. The matter came up for hearing before a bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan. "Why should all such petitions be filed directly before the Supreme Court," the bench asked. The counsel appearing for the petitioner said the pleadings in the matter were complete. "It is our respectful submission that documentaries do not fall within the definition of cinematograph as defined under the Act (Cinematograph Act)," the lawyer said. When the lawyer referred to the prayers made in the plea, the bench observed it also relates to pre-censorship of films. The petitioner's counsel said the government had notified the Cinematograph (Amendment) Act, 2023 in August last year but that doe

Keerthy Suresh set to marry childhood boyfriend Antony Thattil in Goa

Actor Keerthy Suresh is all set to marry her long-term boyfriend, Antony Thattil. As per the Deccan Chronicle report, Keerthy and Antony have been high school sweethearts for 14 years

Moon Moon Sen's husband and Raima Sen's father Bharat Dev Varma dies

Bharat Dev Varma, the husband of actor Moon Moon Sen and the father of Raima and Riya Sen, passed away in Kolkata today. He was 83 years old

Bigg Boss 18 elimination: Avinash Mishra-Digvijay Rathee fight intensifies

Bigg Boss 18 Elimination: Will Avinash Mishra be out of Bigg Boss after an intense physical altercation with Digvijay Rathee? All eyes on Bigg Boss now

Is Karthi a part of Suriya's Kanguva? Fans react to his unrecognisable look

Siva's Suriya, Bobby Deol and Disha Patani-starrer Kanguva was released in theatres on Nov 14. The film features a cameo by Suriya's brother, actor Karthi, and the fans react to his look

Simi Garewal defends Abhishek amid divorce rumours with Aish, deletes post

Amid Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan's divorce rumours, veteran actor Simi Garewal took to social media to defend the Bachchan scion but after being trolled, she deleted the post

Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection day 4: Kartik's film earns 164.2 cr

Kartik Aaryan's Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 box office collection reached Rs 164.2 cr globally and Rs 127.2 cr nationwide. Despite a great start, the day 4 dropped to Rs 17.5 crore

Baby John Taster Cut: Varun Dhawan, Jackie Shroff in Atlee's next film

In his recent movie, Baby John, actor Varun Dhawan plays an action avatar. On Monday, November 4, the film's first teaser, which is named by the producers, "taster cut," was made available online

Singham Again Box Office Collection Day 3: Ajay Devgn film mints Rs 120 cr

In its first weekend, Singham Again made over Rs 120 crore, breaking both the director's and Ajay Devgn's past records. However, the movie had a minor drop on Day 3 amid clash with Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3

Bachchan, Rajinikanth reunite: A study in contrasting star journeys

Bachchan has endorsed too many products and services to list here. Rajini has hardly endorsed anything, though brands plan fancy things around his movie releases

Alienation and empathy themes shine at MAMI Film Festival screenings

The answer to alienation then is in freeing oneself of expectations. Why be beautiful when you can be free?

Delhi HC asks CBFC for response on accessibility features in films

The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) on a petition seeking to ensure movies released after September 14 follow the accessibility guidelines for persons with hearing and visual disabilities. Justice Sanjeev Narula issued notice on the plea by Suman Bhokray, who suffers from visual disability, and asked the authorities to file a response within four weeks. The petitioner said according to the "Guidelines for Accessibility Standards in the Public Exhibition of Feature Films in Cinema Theatres for Persons with Hearing and Visual Impairment", issued on March 15 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, feature films certified in more than one language were required to provide at least one accessibility feature each for persons with hearing and visually disabilities, like closed captions and audio descriptions, from September 14. The petitioner's counsel claimed non-compliance with a high court order with respect to the ...

Motion poster of 'The Raja Saab' unveiled on Telugu star Prabhas' birthday

Actor Prabhas is all set to celebrate his birthday with the poster release of his upcoming, 'The Raja Saab'. Today, the makers of the film dropped a scintillating motion poster in an all-royal look

Dangal made Rs 2000 crore but my family got only Rs 1 crore: Babita Phogat

Nitesh Tiwari-directed Dangal, starring and co-produced by Aamir Khan, earned around Rs 2,000 crore globally when it was released. The movie was based on the Phogat family

Happy 45th birthday Prabhas: 5 upcoming films of the superstar to watch

Global star, Prabhas, is celebrating his birthday today, on October 23, and celebrations of his 45th are already in full swing. Here's a list of films for Prabhas fans in the coming months and year

Actor Aamir Khan to star in Anurag Basu's biopic on Kishore Kumar

Actor Aamir Khan has reportedly been offered a biopic on legendary Kishore Kumar, under the direction of filmmaker Anurag Basu. Report says, Aamir and Anurag had four to five meetings so far

HC orders SIT to investigate drug-alcohol abuse in Malayalam film industry

The Kerala High Court on Monday directed the SIT investigating the sexual abuse allegations in the Malayalam film industry to probe the widespread use of alcohol and drugs on film shooting sets and other related work places. A special division bench of Justices A K Jayasankaran Nambiar and C S Sudha, hearing the PIL regarding the Justice Hema Committee report and related matters, directed that necessary steps should be taken, as and when required in the future, to prevent the rampant use of alcohol and drugs at shooting locations and other connected work sites, and said this was in violation of law. The bench directed the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the matter and take necessary action as per law. The Justice Hema panel was constituted by the Kerala government after the 2017 actress assault case and its report revealing instances of harassment and exploitation of women in the Malayalam cinema industry. Following allegations of sexual harassment and exploitation

Do Patti trailer: Kriti Sanon marks production debut alongside Kajol

A sneak peek at the captivating mystery was provided by the Do Patti trailer, released today. TV actor Shaheer Sheikh makes his B-wood debut whereas Kajol and Kriti Sanon feature in daring new roles

From Salman Khan to Shah Rukh, celebrities who received underworld threats

Baba Siddique murder: The shocking murder of former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique has brought back the focus on security and safety of Mumbai's high profile individuals