Soumen Das

The 49th International Film Festival of India on Tuesday (20 November) honoured veteran Israeli filmmaker Dan Wolman with the Lifetime Achievement award at the opening ceremony, held in Panjim, Goa. Israel is the country in focus at the festival this year and will also screen 10 Israeli films. “For this award is much sweeter, more … Read more

Akshay Kumar appeared before a special investigation team (SIT) in Chandigarh today (21 November) in connection with a case of alleged sacrilege in Punjab. In a questioning session that ran for two hours, Akshay Kumar denied meeting the Dera Sachcha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at the actor’s … Read more

Unlike his immediate predecessor Pahlaj Nihalani, Central Board of Film Certification chairman Prasoon Joshi has enjoyed a largely peaceful tenure so far, notwithstanding the ruckus late last year and early this year around Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat (2018). Recently, Nihalani’s film Rangeela Raja was pulled up by the CBFC, popularly known as the censor board. And … Read more

With one month to go, the makers of Shah Rukh Khan’s next film, Zero, have stepped up the promotion of the film. The new promo video captures the character Bauaa with his very ladykiller attributes. Except, for once, the King Khan has borrowed a line from a very South Indian star, Dhanush.  Despite his dwarfish … Read more

Actor Arun Vijay, last seen playing a crucial role in Mani Ratnam’s crime-thriller Chekka Chivantha Vaanam, will be seen playing a boxer in his upcoming film Boxer. On Monday (19 November), on the occasion of Arun’s birthday, the project was officially announced along with its title poster. The actor did a photoshoot a couple of … Read more

Little Amrita (Ishika Gurung) and Pranay (Anmol Limboo) have a worried and hushed conversation about their fate in the opening of the Pahuna: The Little Visitors trailer. The two young children, along with their baby brother, Bishal, have escaped the violence from their home country Nepal. Their mother has entrusted them to the care of … Read more

Actress Preity Zinta has apologized after her comments on the Hindi film industry’s #MeToo movement triggered controversy and rage on social media. During an interview to promote her upcoming film Bhaiaji Superhit, the actress had cut a ‘Sweetu and MeToo’ joke and said she wished she had faced harassment in the film industry. These comments … Read more

Seldom does one see a leading actor and an Olympian-turned-politician together on stage in conversation with a filmmaker and TV show host. If you do, you would expect the politician to be the odd man out. But not if his name is Col (retd) Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore. The former soldier and sportsman now heads the Union information and … Read more

It was a regal affair as the who’s who of Bengaluru city arrived at The Leela Palace to attend the reception for Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh. The couple arrived in the city days after their high profile wedding in the tourist town of Lake Como, Italy on 14 November.  Pictures: From Deepika, Ranveer’s mehendi … Read more