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Mumbai, May 8: From an exclusive autographed sarod to designer outfits, American pop sensation Justin Bieber will be given several souvenirs upon his maiden visit to India. The 23-year-old singer will be performing at the JIO Justin Bieber Purpose World Tour by White Fox India, on May 10 at DY Patil stadium here. As a goodwill gesture Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be gifting an

Mumbai, May 8: Rajkumar Hirani says it was unfortunate that Ranbir Kapoor's look from Sanjay Dutt's biopic was leaked but the fimmaker is happy with the way the movie is shaping up. Hirani is currently busy filming the biopic on Dutt, which features Ranbir in the role of the "Khalnayak" actor. Recently Ranbir's new look from the film went viral online. "The pictures shouldn't have come out. We

Mumbai, May 7: Priyanka Chopra says she is dismayed by the level of sexual violence against children in Zimbabwe, with government officials there telling her many young girls are ‘asking for it’. Chopra spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday after visiting the southern African country as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. She said it was ‘an eye-opening experience’ meeting girls who had been shunned

New Delhi, May 7: Music maestro A R Rahman, who has made his directorial debut with a multisensory virtual reality film, doesn't believe that a grand war epic like "Baahubali" lends itself to the medium. Rahman's film "Le Musk", starring actors Nora Arnezeder, Guy Burnet, Munirih Grace and Mariam Zohrabyan, revolves around the sense of smell. "Grandeur is too overwhelming in VR. You feel tired

Mumbai, May 7: Actress Sonam Kapoor's Special Mention at the 64th National Film Awards for her performance in "Neerja", has made Anil Kapoor has made a "proud father", while her brother Harshvardhan says such appreciation inspires one to work harder and be humble. "Any family will be proud if there is any member of the family winning a National Film Award. It might be a son, daughter, wife, friend

New Delhi, May 6: Filmmaker Vibha Bakshi, the director of a National Award winning documentary on the December 16 gangrape of a physiotherapy intern, today hailed the Supreme Court's verdict upholding the death sentence given to four convicts and said the "conspiracy of silence has been broken". Another filmmaker Leslee Udwin, whose film 'India's Daughter' had kicked up a row here for showing the

Beijing, May 6: Aamir Khan-starrer Dangal has set a Rs 20 crore record in its opening day, the most for an Indian film in China, as it opened to rave reviews from Chinese audiences. The film, which opened on May 5, had crossed Rs 20.65 crore by early Saturday (22.16 million Yuan), around four times the earlier high for an Indian film of Rs 5.7 crore set by PK. PK in China went on to cross Rs 100

Mumbai, May 5: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has rubbished the media reports that he is in contention for fighting by-elections on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket for the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. The Lok Sabha seat fell vacant when the sitting BJP MP, actor Vinod Khanna died of cancer last week. “What a rubbish report! Absolutely false,” is how 49-year-old Akshay

Bengaluru, May 5: Multiplexes and other cinema halls on Thursday implemented the state government order’s that caps tickets at Rs 200. They are, however, yet to enforce the other order on compulsory exhibition of Kannada and regional language films on at least one screen during prime time (1.30 pm to 7.30 pm). The multiplexes implemented the order on ticket cap soon after receiving the

Mumbai, May 4: Aamir Khan’s movie 3 Idiots is one of the most popular and highest grossing films ever. The film was such a cult hit that it spawned a generation of critical thinkers and made many educational institutions take a look at their methods of teaching. The movie illuminated a very poignant problem in the field of Indian academia of that of spoon-feeding or making students learn the