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Chennai, Sept 16: Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, amid news that he is planning to launch his own party, has said he would be willing to join hands with superstar Rajinikanth if he takes the political plunge. "Rajini and I have been discussing professional matters. If he joins politics, it won't be difficult for us to discuss politics. I will join him provided he enters politics. We have been rivals

London, Sept 16: Bollywood star Salman Khan received a Global Diversity Award at Britain's House of Commons. Salman was at the House of Commons here on Friday and received the award from Keith Vaz, British Parliament's longest-serving Asian MP. "The Global Diversity Award is given to people of immense stature in terms of what they have done for diversity in the world, and he is certainly one of

Mumbai, Sep 15: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has crossed the 28 million mark on microblogging site Twitter. The 51-year-old actor, who is an avid user of social media where he updates about his personal and professional life, often interacts with fans from across the globe on his Twitter handle. The actor still trails behind megastar Amitabh Bachchan who earlier this month had crossed 29 million

New Delhi, Sept 15: Actor Kamal Haasan has ended the speculation over his political entry, saying he will form his own political party as none of the existing ones can provide a platform for his "reformatory" ideology. The actor said he was thinking of launching a political party, out of compulsion and not choice. "Yes, I am thinking on those lines, not out of choice but compulsion. Which existent

Toronto, Sept 15: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra, who has produced a Sikkimese film, came under attack after calling the hill state insurgency-troubled. She has apologised to the Sikkim government, which sought another apology in more "clear-cut terms". Netizens on Thursday slammed Priyanka for being "politically illiterate" after she spoke about Sikkim in an interview on the sidelines of the

Mumbai, Sep 14: From judging reality shows to promoting his films on daily soaps, actor Akshay Kumar has been frequent on the small screen and believes TV actors work harder than film stars and deserve a better pay package. The 50-year-old star says television artistes have to continuously be on their toes and deliver their best in a short span of time. "I admire television artistes more than

New Delhi, Sep 14: Priyanka Chopra has been slammed on social media for calling Sikkim an "insurgency affected state". The actor, who recently presented her home production "Pahuna", a Sikkimese language film, at the ongoing Toronto international film festival, claimed in an interview with ET Canada that it was the first-ever film to have emerged from Sikkim as it's a "very troubled" region. "This

Mumbai, Sept 14: His directorial venture 'Simran' has been mired in controversies, be it the fight over writing credits or the focus on leading lady Kangana Ranaut's personal life, but director Hansal Mehta says the actor is not doing anything for publicity. Recently Kangana appeared on the show "Aap Ki Adalat" and talked about her alleged relationship with Hrithik, Aditya Pancholi and Adhyayan

Cairo, Sep 13: Priyanka Chopra was amazed by the popularity of Hindi cinema in Jordan as the actor spent some quality time with the children on her maiden visit to a Syrian refugee camp there. The "Quantico" star shared a video of a teenager named Wafaa on Instagram, where the girl talked about her love for Katrina Kaif. Priyanka dedicated the post to the "Jagga Jasoos" actor on behalf of Wafaa

Mumbai, Sept 13: Actress Sonakshi Sinha has praised fellow actress Priyanka Chopra, terming her a woman of substance. Priyanka, the goodwill ambassador for Unicef, is currently in Jordan to help children uprooted by the civil war in Syria. A large number of Syrians died or were forced to leave their homes due to the conflict. Since then, a number of Syrians have taken shelter in neighbouring