MUMBAI: Veteran Bollywood actress Sridevi, who had an illustrious career spanning over four decades, passed away in Dubai. She was 55. According to the family sources, the actor, wife of producer Boney Kapoor, reportedly died due to cardiac arrest late in the night in Dubai, where she had gone, along with her family, to attend […]
MUMBAI: The Income Tax department has provisionally attached the Alibaug farmhouse of actor Shah Rukh Khan under the new Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amended Act, 2016, according to two senior tax officials familiar with the development. According to the tax probe, Khan, through Deja Vu Farms, made an application for purchase of agriculture land for farming […]
NEW DELHI: Right-wing Hindu fringe groups threatened to disrupt the screening of Bollywood period drama Padmaavat after the Supreme Court lifted a ban on the controversial film. Rajasthan and Haryana, where the BJP governments had banned the film, said though they respect the top court order they will explore the option of filing an appeal. […]
KOCHI: For the first time in India, a consortium of leading business houses engaged in the business of advertising, branding, strategic consulting, public relations, digital, events, celebrity management and entertainment infrastructure development is investing in the domain of cinema and distribution. The consortium of Push Motion Picture Company & Aeon Entertainment is the change, the […]
NEW DELHI: The producers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat have moved the Supreme Court against the film being banned in four states after receiving a clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC). Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana governments have banned the movie saying its release may pose law and order problems. Starring […]
MUMBAI: India’s most watched couple — Bollywood star Anushka Sharma and Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli — today tied the knot in Italy, ending days of suspense and media speculation about the couple’s marriage plans. In one of the most awaited weddings in tinsel town and the playing fields, the two were married in a […]
MUMBAI: Shashi Kapoor, the embodiment of romance and charm who wooed the top leading ladies of the ’70s and ’80s on the silver screen and captivated millions of fans, died today. He was 79. The actor-producer took his last breath at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here. “Yes, he has passed away. He had a […]
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday quashed a petition against the release of Padmavati, describing it as “hopeless” and “misconceived”, and an encouragement to people agitating against the Bollywood film. The plea sought creation of a panel ahead of the film’s release to ensure there is no “distortion” of history in regard to […]
NEW DELHI: Union minister Smriti Irani today took a jibe at Congress leader Shashi Tharoor for his reported ‘maharaja’ comments amidst a row over period drama ‘Padmavati’. Tharoor had yesterday reportedly said the “so called valourous maharajas” had scurried to accommodate themselves when the British “trampled” over their honour and were now after a filmmaker, […]