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Mumbai, Sept 24: Renowned filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi died Sunday morning at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here, a family member said. She was 64. Lajmi was suffering from a chronic kidney disease and liver failure. "She passed away at the (Kokilaben Dhirubhai) Ambani hospital at 4.30 am. She was suffering from a chronic kidney disease and liver failure. "She was on dialysis. She has been in

Mumbai, Sept 24: Aayush Sharma says his debut film Loveyatri is a celebration of love and culture and it was painful to do away with the original title as the makers did not want to court any controversy. In an interview with news agency, Aayush opened up about the title row to how he landed in Bollywood as an actor, courtesy Khan brothers - Salman, Arbaaz and Sohail. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad

New Delhi, Sept 23: Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty Kundra has alleged that she had to face racism at Sydney Airport as she encountered a 'grumpy' ground staff when she was all set to board her flight to Melbourne. A furious Shilpa took to Instagram to narrate the entire story, of how her bag was called oversized to be carried as cabin luggage. The 'Dhadkan' star further wrote how the ground staff

Mumbai, Sept 23: Renowned filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi died Sunday morning at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital here, a family member said. She was 64. Lajmi was suffering from a chronic kidney disease and liver failure. "She passed away at the (Kokilaben Dhirubhai) Ambani hospital at 4.30 am. She was suffering from a chronic kidney disease and liver failure. "She was on dialysis. She has been in

Mumbai, Sept 22: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana's wife Tahira Kashyap has revealed that she was diagnosed with "stage 0" breast cancer and underwent a mastectomy procedure. In an optimistic Instagram post, Tahira said she was "detected with DCIS (ductal carcinoma in situ) in my right breast with high-grade malignant cells". "Simply put stage 0 cancer/ pre-cancerous stage, with cancer cells multiplying

Mumbai, Sept 22: Rima Das’ National Award-winning Assamese feature “Village Rockstars” has been chosen to represent India in the Best Foreign Language category at the 91st Academy Awards next year, the Film Federation of India (FFI) announced Saturday. The film follows Dhunu, a girl who grows up in poverty and learns to fend for herself. However, that does not prevent her from following her dream

Bhubaneswar, Sept 22: AR Rahman and Gulzar are once again collaborating, this time for the official song of the Men's Hockey World Cup 2018 to be held in Bhubaneswar. The lyrics of the track, titled "Jai Hind Hind, Jai India", has been penned by the veteran lyricist. The song will have a blend of poetry and pulsating rhythm. "Nothing says India more than our beloved sport hockey. And nothing is

New Delhi, Sept 21: Once he is on screen, the characters Nawazuddin Siddiqui plays feel like his second skin, inseparable from his psyche. But the actor says after playing the title role in Saadat Hasan Manto's biopic, a part of the famed short-story writer still lives inside him; a quality he imbibed - not to be judgemental. Siddiqui believes every time one takes up a character, it adds something

Mumbai, Sep 21: Netflix has officially green lit the hit series "Sacred Games" for a second season. The thriller series, based on author Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name, features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan in the lead. Directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, the first season of the series premiered on Netflix on July 6. The second season will pick up from Sartaj

Sept 21: Bollywood actress Richa Chadha was recently in Tbilisi, Georgia when she encountered a racist officer at the airport. She took to Twitter to post about her unfortunate incident while exiting Georgia. "Met a racist AF officer at the passport control,while exiting Georgia. Slammed my passport on the desk,twice... muttered under her breath in Georgian,yelled and asked me to hurry.Sad that