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Mumbai, Aug 3: Music maestro A R Rahman says India's musical heritage may lack exposure but it is not dying as its roots are deep in tradition and people have a spiritual connection with it. The double Oscar-winner has travelled across India to find rare instruments and hidden musical traditions in his maiden non-fiction series, "Harmony with A R Rahman", being launched on Amazon Prime on August

Chennai, Aug 3: The Madras High Court on Friday ordered actor Kamal Haasan and his production house Rajkamal Films International to file a reply by Monday in connection with a suit seeking to stall the release of his "Vishwaroopam 2" on August 10. When the civil suit moved by Pyramid Saimira Productions International against Haasan for recovery of Rs 5.44 crore came up for hearing, Justice C V

Chennai, Aug 2: The second season of the Tamil version of 'Bigg Boss' hosted by actor Kamal Haasan has courted a controversy, with an advocate filing a police complaint seeking a ban on the show for "defaming" late chief minister J Jayalalithaa by portraying her as a "dictator". In her complaint, advocate Louisal Ramesh alleged that Haasan, the founder of the Makkal Needhi Maiam party, was using

Bengaluru, Aug 2: The Bengaluru Police, just like other state authorities, has issued a warning against the viral 'In My Feelings' challenge - also known as the 'Kiki' challenge - and urged people not to do it. The challenge requires people to jump out of their cars and dance on the streets to singer Drake's hit 'In My Feelings' song. The bizarre social media sensation has been causing numerous

Mumbai, Aug 1: Shah Rukh Khan today met survivors of childhood cancer before they left for World Children's Winners games 2018 in Moscow to represent India. The 52-year-old star invited the kids at his residence, Mannat to wish them for the upcoming championship. Shah Rukh's IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders along Meer Foundation, that he set up in his father's memory who was a cancer patient, are

Mumbai, Jul 31: Director Ali Abbas Zafar has found his new female lead in Katrina Kaif, days after Priyanka Chopra's departure from "Bharat". The film, to be released Eid next year, reunites Salman Khan and Katrina after 2017 blockbuster "Tiger Zinda Hai", which was also directed by Ali. The director is excited to reteam with the actor duo. "I am extremely excited to work with Katrina Kaif and

Hyderabad, Jul 30: A case has been registered against upcoming Bollywood movie 'Satyameva Jayate' by the Shia community in Hyderabad for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. As per the complainant, a 'Maatam' (mourning) scene in the film has hurt religious sentiments of a Muslim sect. Shia community head, Nisar Hyder, said that a complaint was lodged in regard with the Deputy Commissioner of

Mumbai, Jul 30: "Sacred Games" screenwriter Varun Grover says Jitendra Joshi is among those actors who "surprised" him the most with his stellar performance in the Netflix's first India Original series. The 38-year-old writer and series' co-director, Vikramaditya Motwane engaged in an Ask Me Anything session on Reddit India in which the duo were asked a number of questions about the popular show

Mumbai, Jul 30: Bollywood is witnessing a rising trend of adapting real-life stories for biopics but Akshay Kumar says he would never make a movie on himself. Recently, Rajkumar Hirani's Sanju, a biopic on Sanjay Dutt, did great business at the box office but was criticised for whitewashing the actor's image."I would never ever make a biopic on myself and I will never write a book on myself,"

Jul 29: National Award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut on Saturday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said he deserves to come in power again in the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections as he is the "rightful leader of the democracy." Kangana attended the screening of short film 'Chalo Jeete Hain', which is reportedly inspired by the early life of Prime Minister Modi. "The film has been made