New Delhi: Veteran theatre director-actor Aamir Raza Husain, known for his larger-than-life outdoor stage productions, died here at the age of 66. Husain was suffering from a heart-related ailment and passed away on Saturday, his son said. “He was hospitalised for two days and had undergone heart surgery, but wasn’t able to recover. He passed…
Hyderabad/Chennai: The spectacled face and a charming smile being his USP, the late Sarath Babu was the quintessential “friend” who would either travel with the hero or fall out of favour, setting the stage for interesting duels with the male lead, which in most cases was Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan. The 71-year-old actor breathed his…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked Twitter to disclose basic subscriber information, including e-mails, IP addresses and phone numbers, of some of its users who are allegedly sharing clips of Shah Rukh Khan’s upcoming film “Jawan”. The court had earlier directed YouTube, Twitter and Reddit to immediately block and take down the unauthorised…
Mumbai: The Mumbai Police have imposed fine on riders of two motorcycles for not wearing helmet while offering lift to Bollywood actors Amitabha Bachchan and Anushka Sharma on the city roads, an official said on Wednesday. “Amitabh and Anushka both have been fined through their riders for bike ride without helmets on Mumbai roads,” a…
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has thanked a stranger for helping him beat the traffic and reach his shooting location on time. Bachchan, 80, shared a photograph with a biker on his Instagram on Sunday night. “Thank you for the ride buddy… Don’t know you… but you obliged and got me on time to location of work……
New York: Actors Shefali Shah, Jaideep Ahlawat and director Avinash Arun Dhaware won the top honours at the 2023 New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) that showcased and celebrated new Indian cinema among the diaspora and global audience here. The gala ran from May 11-14 here and this year’s festival line-up featured 35 films that showcased…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought replies of the West Bengal and Tamil Nadu governments on a plea of the producers of “The Kerala Story” challenging the ban in the two states. While, the Mamata Banerjee headed TMC government has banned screening of the film citing the possible slip in law and order problem,…
Mumbai/Kolkata: Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri on Tuesday said he has sent a legal notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for defaming his movie “The Kashmir Files”. Officials in the chief minister’s office said they had no information on the legal notice. Banerjee on Monday ordered a ban on the screening of “The Kerala Story”…
Hyderabad: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday accused the Telangana government of failing to fulfil the aspirations of people with the requirement of water, funds and jobs not being provided to them so far even as the state witnessed suicides of 8,000 farmers since 2014 when the party came to power. Attacking the…
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday announced to give tax-free status to ‘The Kerala Story’ in the state, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi credited the movie for bringing out terror conspiracies and used it to attack the Congress during a rally in Karnataka. “We have already made a law against…
