Actress Sonam Kapoor will attend the sixth edition of the IWC Filmmaker Award celebrations here. "IWC has always stood for beauty, perfection and precision and I look forward to meeting all the beautiful women from all walks of life at the event," Sonam said in a statement. She will join Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett at the gala. The IWC F...
Vinod Kapri's "Pihu" has won two awards at the 14th Trans-Saharan International Film Festival at Zagora in Morocco. "I can't express my happiness... A single character film, that too a two-year-old, creating waves in the international film festival circuit is something very special for all of us," Kapri said in a statement. "When I conceived this fi...
Actress Dia Mirza hopes children are able to retain the "carefree" aspect of their childhood intact. Dia is happy to see events like the forthcoming Mumbai Juniorthon and an initiative called Scrappy News Station which helps children spread awareness about issues affecting lives everywhere. "The most beautiful thing about childhood i...
Actors Shraddha Kapoor and Rajkummar Rao will share screen space for an upcoming horror-comedy project. Shraddha on Wednesday tweeted: "Very excited to share that I'll be working with one of my favourite actors Rajkummar Rao and the hilarious director duo Raj and DK for a first-of-its-kind horror-comedy," Shraddha tweeted. The yet untitled fi...
A Kerala trial court on Tuesday accepted a chargesheet which has named Malayalam superstar Dileep as an accused in a case involving the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of an actress in February. The Angamaly Magistrate Court accepted the chargesheet which names a total of 12 persons including Dileep's former wife Manju Warrier who i...
Veteran actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor, who passed away on Monday at the age of 79, was wrapped in the tricolour for his last rites at the Santacruz Hindu Crematorium on Tuesday. The veteran matinee star breathed his last at 5.20 p.m. at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital on Monday after a period of hospitalisation. Bollywood celebrities l...
Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan says he is honoured to create the signature tune for the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). "An honour to have created the signature tune for our Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)! Thank you for the love and affection," Mahadevan tweeted on Tuesday. The DRI is India's chief anti-smuggling intell...
The shooting for actor Vidyut Jammwal's next film titled "Junglee" commenced on Tuesday. A photograph of the film's clapboard was shared on the Twitter account of production company Junglee Pictures. "Our next, 'Junglee' starring Vidyut Jammwal and directed by Chuck Russell goes on floors today! It's set to release on Dussehra, October 1...
Veteran actor Shashi Kapoor, who passed away at a city hospital here a day ago, will be cremated on Tuesday amid rains and cold as Cyclone Ockhi lashes the city's shores. The last rites of the 79-year-old actor will take place at the Santacruz Hindu Crematorium at 12 noon. The veteran matinee star breathed his last at 5.2...
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan recollected memories of veteran actor-filmmaker Shashi Kapoor, who died aged 79 after a period of hospitalisation. Big B wrote on his blog: "Shashi Kapoor, son of Prithviraj Kapoor, younger brother to Raj Kapoor and Shammi Kapoor, making a debut in a forthcoming film, is what the caption read ... And I said to myself, as very un...
