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Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 15: Her cute wink and coquettish smile may have made Priya Prakash Varrier the national crush but the debutante, who is enjoying her newfound fame, hopes to have a lasting acting career rather than being a fleeting Internet sensation. The 18-year-old college student, whose appearance in the teaser song 'Mani Manikya Malaraya Poovi' from film "Oru Adaar Love" ( A Superb Love

Mumbai, Feb 15: Bollywood’s showman Raj Kapoor may have brought the film industry to China, but the actor-filmmaker never visited the country as he did not want fans to see him after his weight gain, Raj Kapoor’s son Randhir has revealed. Randhir said his father’s films were so popular in China that the late actor once received an invitation to visit the country. “One day, he called me and said he

New Delhi, Feb 15: Ace comedian Kapil Sharma delighted us all when he announced his comeback TV reportedly titled 'Family Time with Kapil Sharma'. The new show will have almost the same cast except for Sunil Grover. Kiku Sharda and Chandan Prabhakar will be a part of the show but it is not clear if Ali Asgar is on board. However, looks like things aren't going too well for the comedian-turned

Hyderabad, Feb 14: Police in Hyderabad on Wednesday registered a case for hurting religious sentiments of Muslims against the director of a Malayalam movie, whose song featuring actress Priya Prakash Varrier has gone viral. On a complaint by some youths in the old city of Hyderabad, the police registered a case against Omar Lulu, director of "Oru Adhaar Love" and some others. The case under Indian

Firebrand Dalit leader turned MLA Jignesh Mevani has used winking star Priya Prakash Varrier’s viral video clip to counter Sangh Parivar’s opposing to the celebration of Valentine’s Day in India. Extending his wishes on Valentine's Day with the viral video of Malayalam actress, Mevani tweeted: “Viral hit of ‘Manikya Malaraya Poovi’ is the answer to RSS's Valentine’s Day protest and again Indians

Mumbai, Feb 14: With participation of 30 countries and 25,000 artistes from across the globe, National School of Drama (NSD) is set to host the "biggest theatre celebration" for the first time in India here. The 8th edition of Theatre Olympics, touted as the largest international theatre festival, will be inaugurated by vice president Venkaiah Naidu on February 17 at the Red Fort, Culture Minister

Mumbai, Feb 12: Priyanka Chopra will be back with her hit show "Quantico" with a new season in April this year. The 35-year-old actor will reprise her role as FBI agent Alex Parrish in the new instalment of the series. The show, which won Priyanka a People's Choice Award, will also see Jake McLaughlin, Johanna Braddy, Russell Tovey and Blair Underwood reprise their respective roles. Season three

Mumbai, Feb 12: Actors Salman Khan, Bobby Deol and Daisy Shah are currently in Bangkok filming their upcoming movie, "Race 3". Bobby took to Twitter where he shared a selfie with his co-stars and the film's producer Ramesh Taurani. "Racing on, in Bangkok!! @ShahDaisy25 @BeingSalmanKhan @RameshTaurani @SKFilmsOfficial @tipsofficial #Race3," the actor wrote. The third instalment in the 'Race'

Mumbai, Feb 12: "Padman" director R Balki has brushed off allegations of plagiarism against his recently- released film, calling the claims "silly" and "foolish". Writer Ripu Daman Jaiswal has accused the makers of the Akshay Kumar-Radhika Apte starrer of copying 11 scenes from a script that he had written. "That's so foolish. After every film, some people foolishly make these claims," Balki told

Cambridge, Feb 12: Movie actor- turned-politician Kamal Haasan has made it clear that any political alliance with superstar Rajinikanth is unlikely if his colour is "saffron", in an apparent reference to the BJP. Haasan, who had recently announced his foray into the electoral politics, said that his "true purpose today is to challenge the status quo and mediocrity in politics, that is plaguing the