INFOTAINMENT

New Delhi, Feb 10: Filmmaker Lijo Jose Pellissery's "Jallikattu", India's official entry in the Best International Feature category at the 93rd Academy Awards, is out of the Oscars race. The Malayalam-language movie is not part of the shortlist of 15 features that will be vying for a spot in the final five, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced on Wednesday. Thomas

Indore, Feb 9: A group of Indian-American stand-up comedians have come out in support of Munawar Faruqui, who was recently released from jail after 35 days in a case of allegedly hurting religious sentiments during one of his comedy shows. Faruqui and four others were arrested on January 1 following a complaint by a BJP MLA's son that objectionable remarks about Hindu deities and Home Minister

New Delhi: Late actor Rishi Kapoor and Randhir Kapoor's younger brother Rajiv Kapoor breathed his last on Tuesday, February 9, 2021. The 'Ram Teri Ganga Maili' star has reportedly died of cardiac arrest. He was 58. Renowned film critic and trade analyst Komal Nahta broke the unfortunate news of Rajiv Kapoor's demise on Twitter. Very sad news. Rajiv (Chimpu) Kapoor passes away following a heart

Washington, Feb 8: A new teaser for the upcoming 'Fast and Furious' movie titled 'F9' was released during Super Bowl 2021. The teaser may be short but promises an emotional reunion of nearly all the major members of the family. The action-packed teaser promises another high-octane ride in the popular action-thriller franchise. The 30-seconds-long video features everything -- Han, Family dinner

New Delhi, Feb 5: The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to comedian Munawar Faruqui in a case lodged at Indore in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly hurting religious sentiments. A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman also issued a notice to the Madhya Pradesh Government on Munawar's plea challenging the high court order refusing to grant regular bail to him. In the proceedings conducted

Microblogging site Twitter on Thursday removed some of the tweets of Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut on farmers' protest. The move comes a day after the actor went into a rampage on Twitter over pop singer Rihanna's recent post on farmers' protest at the Singhu border in Delhi. "This Tweet is no longer available because it violated the Twitter Rules," the company said. Rihanna on February 2 tweeted

Mumbai, Feb 1: Actor-producer Anushka Sharma and her cricketer-husband Virat Kohli on Monday announced that they have named their first child, daughter Vamika. The couple, who announced their pregnancy last August, welcomed the baby on January 11. In a heartwarming note on Instagram, Sharma said that the arrival of Vamika has been a blessing for them. "We have lived together with love, presence

Mumbai, Feb 1: Popular comic-host Kapil Sharma and wife Ginni Chatrath on Monday welcomed their second child, a baby boy. The host of "The Kapil Sharma Show" said both Chatrath and the newborn were healthy and thanked his fans for their blessings. "Namaskaar. We are blessed with a baby boy this early morning, by the grace of God baby and mother both are fine, thank you so much for all the love

New Delhi, Jan 31: The central government has allowed full occupancy in cinema halls and multiplexes starting from February 1. In this regard, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has issued a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for cinema halls and theatres to prevent the spread of the ongoing novel coronavirus. Indian film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared the news on

Washington, Jan 31: An infamous documentary on the royal family that was said to have been banned by Queen Elizabeth decades ago was mysteriously leaked onto YouTube this week. People Magazine reported that the fly-on-the-wall BBC documentary, titled 'Royal Family', aired in 1969 and offered an unprecedented look inside the life of Queen Elizabeth and her family. Prince Philip thought it would