The makers of "An Insignificant Man" -- a movie that documents Arvind Kejriwal's journey and in the news for a row with the CBFC -- have welcomed the changes in India's film censor board. However, they rue that it won't affect the status of their yet-to-be-certified movie....
"Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!" famed actor Manjot Singh, excited about his upcoming film "Fukrey Returns", says the Hindi film industry is changing its attitude towards actors with a turban and that the acceptance of Diljit Dosanjh is a prime example....
During a long career on the stage, she acted in iconic plays like "Nabanna" (1944), based on the Great Bengal famine where she played the female lead role, and "Kallol" (1965), set in the backdrop of the 1946 naval mutiny....
Kuwaiti actor, playwright and comedian Abdul Hussain Abdul Redha, who famously portrayed the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in the 1991 play, "Saif Al Arab, the Arabs' Sword", with a satirical interpretation, died here in a hospital. He was 78....
Nawazuddin Siddiqui-starrer "Babumoshai Bandookbaaz", which has been in the news for the 48 cuts suggested by the censor board, projects some uncomfortable truths about society, says its writer Ghalib Asad Bhopali. ...
Nitesh Tiwari might have said that he was willing to wait for a few years for...
Singer Sona Mohapatra, who has sung a song titled "Saamne aa" that speaks against son preference, says she supports the idea of having a society where gender equality is the norm and not the exception. The song is for the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign. "'Saamne aa' has a simple tune. I have kept my rendition of it simple, so that t...
Actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar starrer satire film "Toilet: Ek Prem Katha" has received a good response at the box office by collecting over Rs 13 crore on its opening day. The film, which released on Friday and is directed by Shree Narayan Singh, collected Rs 13.10 crore on first day, the makers said. "Toilet: Ek Prem Kath...
Nitesh Tiwari might have said that he was willing to wait for a few years for superstar Aamir Khan to be part of his blockbuster "Dangal" and showed interest in casting actor Varun Dhawan in his next, but the filmmaker says he doesn't write scripts with an actor in mind. "I don't write keeping an actor in mind. Only after I have finished...
National Award winning actress Vidya Balan, who has been named a member of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), says that she is looking forward to the new responsibility where cinema will reflect the society we are living in today. "I am very happy to join the CBFC and I hope to fulfil my responsibilities as a member t...
