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New Delhi, Nov 16: The Supreme Court today dismissed a plea seeking stay on the nationwide release of the movie 'An Insignificant Man', which the petitioner claimed was based on the life of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The movie is set to be released tomorrow. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said freedom of speech and expression is sacrosanct and it should not be ordinarily

Kolkata, Nov 16: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan had a miraculous escape in the city last week when one of the rear wheels of his Mercedes got detached, prompting the state government to show-cause the travel agency from where the car was provided, a senior official said today. Bachchan had visited the city on an invitation from the state government for the inaugural programme of the 23rd Kolkata

New Delhi, Nov 16: With "Newton" being unanimously chosen as India's official entry to the Academy Awards next year, actor Rajkummar Rao hopes that his dark comedy on Indian democracy manages to win the golden statuette. Directed by Amit Masurkar, the movie featuring Rajkummar in the title role has been chosen to represent the country in the Best Foreign Language category at the awards. As it is

Mumbai, Nov 15: In another fallout of the information and broadcasting ministry dropping two films from IFFI's Indian Panorama section, scriptwriter Apurva Asrani announced today that he was resigning as a jury member. Asrani's resignation comes a day after filmmaker Sujoy Ghosh said he had quit as chairperson of the Indian Panorama jury. Asrani said his conscience doesn't allow him to participate

New Delhi, Nov 15: Aar Paar film actress Shyama passed away on the morning of November 14, 2017. She was 82 and was considered one of the most beautiful actresses of her time. Actor Johnny Walker's son, Nasir Khan said. “It’s really disheartening to know about the demise of Shyama aunty. She had done several films with my father and in a lot of them she was opposite him also. In fact, in the film

Mumbai, Nov 14: The Economic Times reports that SRK allegedly floated a company so that he could buy a farmland near South Mumbai sea beach under its name. The same report states that he allegedly gave a loan of Rs 8.45 crore to his own company in order to purchase the land. However, construction was reportedly not allowed on the land on which his villa is situated as it violates coastal norms

Mumbai, Nov 14: Superstar Salman Khan today came out in support of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s magnum opus Padmavati, saying that the film should not be judged before it is seen. The 51-year-old actor, who has collaborated with Bhansali on films such as Khamoshi, Hum Dil Chuke Sanam and Saawariya, said Bhansali was a great filmmaker. “No decision should be made without seeing the film

Mumbai, Nov 13: Priyanka Chopra has had quite a journey in Bollywood. After being crowned Miss World in 2000, she entered Bollywood with the film, Hero: Love Story of a Spy, starring Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. Today, she is one of the most sought-after actresses with over 40 films, along with a Hollywood film and a immensely successful TV show. However, she could have had 10 more, which she

Mumbai, Nov 12: Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor said he agrees with National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who claimed that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) belongs to Pakistan and "this won't change" no matter how many wars India and Pakistan fight against each other. Abdullah had yesterday said that talk of an independent Kashmir was "wrong" as the Valley is landlocked and surrounded by three

Mewar, Nov 12: MK Vishvaraj Singh, a royal member of Udaipur`s Mewar, penned a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Union Ministers, Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chief Prasoon Joshi and others, requesting them to withhold the certification and release of the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial 'Padmavati'. Information and Broadcasting minister Smriti Irani, Human Resource and