"Nothing on 'Padmavati'," that's what IFFI steering committee and censor board member Vani Tripathi Tikoo said as she sat down for an interview, in which she disclosed how the film extravaganza is poised to be "for the people and by the people". The ongoing 48th edition of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) has made headlines not only ...
With political voices raised over his silence on the suicide of movie co-producer Ashok Kumar due to pressure from a loan shark, actor Kamal Haasan on Thursday said the law and movie industry has to put a stop to usury. In his tweet Kamal said usury affects poor farmers and also people in the movie world who are considered rich. He also ...
Filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan of "Masaan" fame says he feels ashamed to call himself a citizen of a country where people go about freely after threatening artistes on national television. Ghaywan was present at the screening of his short film "Juice" -- backed by Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films -- on Wednesday when he was asked...
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear on November 28 a fresh plea seeking to block the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's directorial "Padmavati" outside India. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to hear the plea after the petitioner told the court that "grave damage wou...
The Mumbai Police on Thursday issued a challan to Varun Dhawan for taking a selfie with a fan from his car and warned him to avoid such antics in future. The actor has apologised. The official Twitter handle of Mumbai Police shared snapshots of a newspaper article featuring Varun pulling off the selfie stunt on the road. The actor is seen ...
The British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) has cleared controversial Indian film "Padmavati" for release on December 1 but a source close to the film's makers said it won't release anywhere on that date. According to the official website of the BBFC, "Padmavati" will be released "uncut" in the UK. But the release will have to wait, a...
Legendary filmmaker James Cameron says he has only just managed to shoot his first successful scene for "Avatar 2" due to the challenges of filming underwater. The most anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning 2009 fantasy film has already had its release date pushed back several times due to the challenges of shooting motion capture under wat...
DJ Akhtar has fast become a familiar name in music circles and has been hired to play at private parties hosted by or for Indian and international superstars including the likes of Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, Hrithik Roshan and Shahrukh Khan, among others. But the artist says that he does'nt "have a passion for music", that ...
The launch of a hard-hitting trailer for leading actress Deana Uppal’s latest Punjabi film, Hard Kaur, has the audience asking for more. Deana, who is Miss India-UK, Big Brother Finalist – UK Big Boss and was also a contestant in Khatron ke Khaladi, will be playing a powerful role in this movie which will serve as her launch into...
With growing tension over filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati", actress Aditi Rao Hydari has questioned why people don't express as much anger when women are violated in the country as they are showing towards the film. Aditi, who too will be seen in Bhansali's historical drama, says though she loves her country, she fails to understan...
