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Los Angeles, Jun 30: Netflix has announced a new original series based on celebrated author Salman Rushdie's classic novel Midnight's Children. The novel, released in 1981, is considered Rushdie's magnum opus and won him multiple accolades, including the 1981 Booker Prize, the Best of the Booker twice - both in 1993 and 2008, and the James Tait Memorial Prize. "I am absolutely delighted that

Mumbai, Jun 29: Bollywood celebrities like Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor graced the engagement function of Akash Ambani and Shloka Mehta, here. After a Goa vacation with boyfriend Nick Jonas, Priyanka attended the ceremony at Antilia here on Thursday night. The "Bharat" star looked stunning in a Tarun Tahiliani lilac saree with lace. Shah Rukh Khan and Gauri Khan

Los Angeles, Jun 29: British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran is being sued a second time over similarities between his hit track "Thinking Out Loud" and the Marvin Gaye classic "Let's Get it On." Owners of the song's copyright claim that it lifts from Gaye's 1972 hit and they are seeking USD 100 million in damages, reported Variety. The song was written by Gaye and Ed Townsend. The suit has been

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 28: Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) on Thursday demanded an emergency executive meeting of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) to discuss the row over the decision to take back actor Dileep into its fold. Dileep, an accused in the case of alleged sexual assault of a south Indian actress in February 2017, was behind bars for over 80 days and is presently out

Mumbai, JUN 27: Anushka Sharma has finished shooting for her next "Zero" and thanked the director Aanand L Rai and co-star Shah Rukh Khan for taking her along on the journey. The 30-year-old actor took to Twitter to share the news. "'Zero' is all heart. 'Zero' is these two wonderful people and everything they've endeavoured to create. 'Zero' is me going on this journey with them. What a pleasure

Newsroom, Jun 27: In a major embarrassment for Malayalam film industry, four prominent actresses including the one who was abducted and sexually assaulted, have resigned from the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), in protest against the organisation’s decision to reinstate actor Dileep. The four actresses who took a bold decision are Bhavana, Rima Kallingal, Ramya Nambeesan and Geetu

Mumbai, Jun 27: Irrfan Khan, who is currently in London for the treatment of neuro endocrine tumour, has thanked his fans for being "part of his journey" after he was received the Best Actor trophy for his performance in "Hindi Medium" at the Indian International Film Awards 2018 (IIFA). "Thank you to @IIFA and our audience who have been part for my journey #IIFA2018," Irrfan tweeted. Thank you to

Los Angeles, Jun 26: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, Tabu and veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah are among a record 928 new members invited by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as the body behind the Oscars seeks to enhance diversity. In an annoucement, the Academy said the new members will increase the diversity in a major way as 49 per cent of its invitees are female and 38 per

Mumbai, Jun 25: Filmmaker Neeraj Pandey is all set to helm the Bollywood adaptation of the top-grossing Thai thriller "Bad Genius". Inspired by real-life news of students cheating in the exam for entry into foreign universities, "Bad Genius" transplants the heist film structure to a school-exam setting, and features themes of class inequality as well as teen social issues. "We keep looking for

Karachi, Jun 25: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's "Race 3" has set a new opening day box office collection record in Pakistan despite being released a week after the Eid festival holidays. According to the Box Office Details website, "Race 3" did a business of Rs 2.25 crore approximately on its opening day on Saturday beating "Avengers Infinity War" and the top Pakistani release, "7 Din Mohabbat