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Mumbai, Apr 12: Comedian Kiku Sharda, best known for his role of Palak in Comedy Nights With Kapil, says comedian Kapil Sharma should be given the space to recuperate. Kapil, who became a household name with show Comedy Nights with Kapil, has been going through a rough patch in his career as well as in his personal life. Last year, Kapil (37) had confessed that he was suffering from depression and

Los Angeles, Apr 11: Saudi Arabia will be for the first time participating in the 71st Cannes Film Festival in France, which is set to run from May 8 to 19, 2018. The move comes a few months after the country lifted its 35-year ban on public cinemas. The country's new film organisation, the Saudi Film Council, will have a dedicated pavilion at the 'Marche du Film', reported The Hollywood Reporter

New Delhi, Apr 11: Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Wednesday demanded strict action against those who thrashed policemen during the anti-IPL protests, saying that violence was no solution to the Cauvery row. The superstar took to Twitter to share a video of a protestor hitting a police personnel and said, "The worst form of violence in law and order situation is attack on uniformed

Chennai, Apr 11: A Telugu actress, whose nude protest sent shockwaves across the country, has now taken her fight against the casting couch menace in Tollywood to the next level. Threatening to expose the big fish of the film industry now, she shared intimate pictures of herself with the son of leading Telugu film producer. “He literally raped me at his studio. He would often tell me that he would

New Delhi Apr 10: Bollywood's powerhouse actor Ranveer Singh has been finalised for the Dadasaheb Phalke Excellence Award as Best Actor this year for his movie Padmaavat. He has not only received incredible acclaim for his portrayal of the merciless Alauddin Khilji but he has also delivered outstanding box office collections as he recorded his first ever 300 crore blockbuster. Ranveer's acting as

New Delhi, Apr 9: Wink sensation Priya Varrier is in trouble again as two Hyderabad-based parties have filed a fresh application in the apex court of India objecting to her wink in Manikya Malaraya Poove song of the Malayalam movie Our Adaar Love. The application refers to the verses in the Holy Quran and wants the court to hear the petitioners before giving a decision on actress Priya Prakash

Mumbai, Apr 8: More and more filmmakers are looking at the digital medium as their new go-to platform, but the Hindi film industry is not worried. The digital world may present new challenges but it is not a threat to films released in cinema halls, industry people say, stressing that the two mediums can coexist. Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, one of the first stars from Bollywood to warm up to the

Mumbai, Apr 8: Amidst distribution of sweets, bursting of fire-crackers, cheers and whistling by hundreds of fans, actor Salman Khan returned to his Mumbai home in Mumbai on Saturday evening. Salman, 52, tensed but smiling, gave a flying kiss to his fans from the balcony of the Galaxy Apartments at Bandra in Mumbai. The actor reached Mumbai from Jodhpur by a chartered aircraft. Khan, accompanied

Jodhpur, Apr 7: Actor Salman Khan was today granted bail by a district and sessions court here in the 1998 blackbuck poaching case in which he has been sentenced to five years in jail. District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Kumar Joshi allowed Khan's plea for bail and suspension of the sentence so that he can file an appeal against his conviction and sentencing. Khan, who had spent two nights in the

Hyderabad, Apr 7: A few days ago actress Rakul Preet Singh was slammed by fellow actresses for denying the existence of casting couch in Telugu film industry. One of the actress who lashed out at Rakul was Sri Reddy. She had been talking about the devil that is casting couch which, according to her, is prevalent in Telugu film industry. She has been raising her voice on social media and several TV