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Mumbai, Jun 9: ABC studios has apologised for stepping into a “complex political issue” with the latest episode Priyanka Chopra-fronted “Quantico”, which showed ‘Indian nationalists’ planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Manhattan and frame Pakistan for it days before a summit on Kashmir. The episode, titled ‘The Blood of Romeo’, received a lot of backlash from Indian fans of the show, who

Mumbai, Jun 8: Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker has hit back at a torrent of online abuse over a masturbation scene in a film dubbed India's answer to "Sex and the City" that is proving a hit worldwide. "Veere Di Wedding", meaning "Friend's Wedding" in English, has caused a stir on social media for its portrayal of female sexuality -- a taboo subject in patriarchal, socially conservative India. The

Hypernationalist trolls are furious at Bollywood film star Priyanka Chopra after an American TV drama centering on her role as an FBI agent showed her foiling a Hindu extremist plot to carry out a nuclear attack on New York City and blame Pakistan for it. Calling the fictional plot a “betrayal” and arguing that such a scenario is improbable if not impossible, a group calling itself “Hindu

Mumbai, Jun 7: Neither rain nor the early morning chill could dent the spirit of Rajinikanth fans who came in large numbers to watch the superstar's latest "Kaala" first day first show. As the admirers celebrated the release of the much-awaited film by dancing to the beat of the drums, the skies too opened up to match the footsteps of Rajini lovers. Rajini loyalists started streaming into one of

New York, Jun 7: The Miss America Organisation has decided it will no longer judge contestants by their looks. As a result of the latest development, the contestants will no longer be strutting down the stage wearing swimsuits. Last year, an email scandal in which former Miss America officials made fun of the previous title winners with regards to their intelligence, looks and sex lives, led to a

Mumbai, Jun 6: Salman Khan has seen the trailer of "Sanju", a biopic on friend Sanjay Dutt's life, but believes the actor should have been a part of his story, particularly in the last portions. Ranbir Kapoor has played Dutt's role in the film, that chronicles his life from his young years to his life after jail. "For 'Sanju', I was thinking why is somebody else playing this bit? The last 8-10

Mumbai, Jun 5: Bollywood actor Armaan Kohli has been accused by her girlfriend of assaulting her following which the police has registered a case and launched a search to find him, a senior official said today. The 35-year-old woman, a model, has registered the case against Kohli at the Santacruz police station here, the official said. As per the complainant, she was in a relationship with Kohli

New Delhi, Jun 5: Lamenting inadequate representation of environmental causes in cinema, actor and sustainability advocate Dia Mirza today said she is aiming to produce and star in films based on such themes, as she underlined that the narrative of nature has to find a "more mainstream context" in all forms of media communication. Speaking to news agency on World Environment Day, Mirza, who has

London, Jun 5: Actor Chris Hemsworth believes that fans will find the upcoming Avengers 4 more shocking than its predecessor Avengers: Infinity War. The 34-year-old actor, who plays superhero Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, said that he was blown away after reading the scripts of the both the films. “If you were shocked by (Infinity War), I think the second one is even more shocking, for

Mumbai, Jun 4: Feeling intimidated while working with Rajinikanth in "Kaala" was obvious for Huma Qureshi but the actor was surprised by the megastar's down-to-earth nature. Huma will be seen working with the 67-year-old actor for the first time in Pa Ranjith's upcoming film, which features Rajinikanth as a powerful don living in the slums of Dharavi. "What I found out about Rajini sir is that he