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New Delhi, Nov 28: The Supreme Court on Tuesday took strong exception to statements made by persons holding high offices against the film 'Padmavati', saying the remarks were tantamount to pre-judging the movie which is yet to be certified by the Censor Board. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra dismissed the fresh petition that had sought an order to restrain the producers of the movie

Mumbai, Nov 27: Rajinikanth's sci-fi thriller '2.0' will have its digital premiere on Amazon Prime Video. The movie, also starring Bollywood star Akshay Kumar in the role of the antagonist, is the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster Enthiran. S Shankar is returning as the director for the film, which is being produced by Lyca Productions. According to a statement, the subscribers of the streaming

Panaji, Nov 26: Women-oriented films and strong female characters may be the latest trend in Bollywood, but Bhumi Pednekar believes society still holds regressive views towards a heroine. The 28-year-old actor, who delivered a Masterclass on 'Breaking Stereotypes' at the ongoing International Film Festival of India (IFFI), says a strong and confident woman is always labelled as "difficult". In an

Mumbai, Nov 25: As a mark of solidarity with Sanjay Leela Bhansali's controversy-hit "Padmavati", hundreds of people - from filmmakers to workers - across the country have announced a 15-minute blackout tomorrow. The Indian Films and TV Directors' Association (IFTDA), along with 19 other bodies of the film and television industry from across the country will stop shooting for 15 minutes to protect

Panaji, Nov 25: International Film Festival of India's (IFFI) festival director Sunit Tandon has asked "S Durga" filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan to submit the censored version of the movie in 35mm print. In a letter written to Sasidharan yesterday, Tandon, who has been avoiding talking to the media on the controversy, also asked the filmmaker to submit a copy of the censor certificate, along with

Mumbai, Nov 24: Since the producer of the Don franchise, Ritesh Sidhwani teased that the Don 3 might be under development; speculations on the highly anticipated third installment are rife. The latest is that Shah Rukh Khan as asked Farhan Akhtar to rope in Deepika Padukone for Don 3, and replace Priyanka Chopra who had essayed the role of Roma in both Don and Don 2: The King Is Back, as reported

Jaipur, Nov 24: The protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmavati took a deadly turn on Friday when a body was found hanging in Rajasthan’s Nahargarh Fort, 20 km near Jaipur, with slogans against the movie scrawled on stones nearby. One of the slogans read ‘Padmavati ka virodh (Opposing Padmavati), while another read ‘Hum putle nahi jalate, latkate hain’ (we don’t burn effigies, we kill)

New Delhi, Nov 24: India's foreign-language Oscar hopeful 'Newton' bagged two wins at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Brisbane, with Rajkummar Rao winning the best actor, and writer Mayank Tewari and director Amit V. Masurkar grabbing the best screenplay honour. Dedicating the award to his late mother, Rajkummar, in his acceptance speech, said, "Let's keep doing this beautiful work, let's keep

Mumbai, Nov 23: Actor Shefali Shah believes the film industry struggles to give roles to women after they hit a certain age. Asked whether roles start drying up for female actors after they get married, Shah said the discrepancy is wider than that. "It is not just after they get married but even after a certain age, they don't know what to do with actresses. So, either you are 18, a 22-year-old

London, Nov 23: The British Censor Board has listed the film on its official website, stating, “‘Padmavati’ (12A) moderate violence, injury detail.” Sanjay Leela Bhansali-directed “Padmavati”, whose release has been postponed amid the protests in India, has been cleared by British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) for the UK audience. The BBFC has given the film a 12A rating and was passed