Actress-producer Dia Mirza says she plans to produce romantic drama and coming of age films. Dia co-owns Born Free Entertainment with her husband Sahil Sangha and they have produced films like Love Breakups Zindagi and Bobby Jasoos. Now she plans to come up with an interesting slate of movies. "We are working on dramas - one is a romantic drama, coming-of-age film," Dia told PTI. The 35-year-old…

As another year comes to an end, it is time to look back on the best performances the silver screen had to offer. To round up the remaining contenders: here is a list of actors who surprised us, who delighted us and created controversy. Some gave the latest in a long line of impressive performances; others seemed to come out of nowhere. Shakib Khan: Enjoying a performance and a film driven simply…

Mumbai: South Superstar Rajnikanth’s younger daughter Soundarya shared the first look of ‘VIP 2’ starring Kajol and Dhanush. The 32-year-old filmmaker unveiled the poster of the film on Twitter. “As the year comes to an end and a New Year begins … Here’s my gift to all Dhanush fans. VIP 2. First Look Posters #TeaKadaiRajasAreBack #2017,” she wrote. Kajol…

Chandigarh: The Haryana government on Sunday said 100 wrestling mats will be provided to ‘akhadas’ in the state following the success of Aamir Khan’s film “Dangal”. The film is based on wrestling. “Dangal” highlights the struggle of a wrestler father to train his daughters into international champions. Hayana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who met wrestling…

Actor Shruti Haasan says she strongly believes in the charm of old-world romance, something which is missing in today’s internet-savvy generation. The actor recalls a conversation she had with her father, Kamal Haasan, who pointed out that in his days, love blossomed outside cell phone screens. “I was talking to my dad and he said half of the love stories happened because we didn’t…

MUMBAI – A women’s rights organization is asking movie-mad Indians to rewrite sexist Bollywood songs, the latest attempt in drawing attention to gender stereotyping and misogyny portrayed by the country’s influential film industry. Akshara Centre’s ‘Gaana (Song) Rewrite’ competition, launched earlier this month, invites people to change the lyrics to any Bollywood…

Los Angeles: After her stunning appearances at the Oscars and Emmys this year, Priyanka Chopra will make her debut at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in 2017. The Bollywood actress will be one of the presenters at the upcoming 74th edition of the gala. Priyanka — who is earning applause for her work internationally courtesy her American show “Quantico” and will be making her Hollywood…

Mumbai : Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has scored 22 million followers on Twitter, retaining his position of the most followed Indian actor on the micro-blogging site.   The 73-year-old actor is ahead of superstars like Shah Rukh Khan (20.8 million), Salman Khan (19 million), Aamir Khan (18.3 million), and Bollywood stars Deepika Padukone and Priyanka Chopra, who have 15.6 million and 14.8 million…

Mumbai :Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar whose recently released film “Rustom” clashed with Hrithik Roshan starrer “Mohenjo Daro” at the box office said there were no clashes between the actors and they were still friends. Akshay’s “Rustom” and Hrithik’s “Mohenjo Daro” locked horns at the box office on August 12. ‘Khiladi’ Kumar,…

Actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sonam Kapoor and Fawad Khan received top honours at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2016. The awards night, held at the iconic Melbourne Recital Centre on Friday, had “Parched” bagging the award for Best Indie Film while the Shakun Batra’s directorial “Kapoor & Sons” won award for the Best Movie, read a statement.  Nawazuddin…

Superstar Salman Khan’s wedding date has always been a talking point but his father Salim Khan says even God does not have any idea about the marriage. The 80-year-old veteran scriptwriter, who is often questioned about his son’s wedding, took to Twitter to announce that he will be hosting a radio show, but asked his followers to not grill him about the Sultan actor’s marriage. “…You…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan’s detention at Los Angeles airport in the USA is very “unfortunate and embarrassing”. “I am shocked to hear about the harassment caused to @iamsrk. Security is security but this is very unfortunate and embarrassing,” Banerjee tweeted.  Khan, who was in the USA to visit Yale University,…

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Madhuri Dixit alongside Health & Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda today launched “MAA- Mother’s Absolute Affection”, a nationwide programme to promote breastfeeding. The 49-year-old actress, who is a mother of two sons, is the brand ambassador of this campaign, which is an intensified program for the promotion of breastfeeding along with UNICEF India.…