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Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 13: Noted Malayalam film director Diphan passed away at a private hospital in Kochi on Monday, according to film industry sources. Aged 47, Diphan was not keeping well for the past three months and passed away on Monday morning in a private hospital. He is survived by his wife and two children. A hospital spokesperson said Diphan had been undergoing treatment for the liver

Mumbai, Mar 13: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and actress Alia Bhatt have bagged the top honours at the Zee Cine Awards 2017. Bachchan was adjudged Best Actor for his portrayal of an astute lawyer in the courtroom drama Pink at the awards night held last night, while Alia’s role as a migrant from Bihar in Udta Punjab won her the Best Actress trophy. Among the other major awards, Pink won Best Film

Mumbai, Mar 12: Superstar Salman Khan, who had put on weight for his role of a wrestler in his last outing "Sultan", says the physical transformation from fat-to-fit was a painful experience. In the film, Salman's character Sultan was seen ageing from a young Haryana wrestler to an older man, for which he had to gain several kilos. "There is a lot of pain in undergoing physical transformation. I

Bhopal, Mar 11: Ranbir Kapoor, who is stepping into the shoes of Sanjay Dutt in an upcoming biopic by Rajkumar Hirani, says the film will be not gloss over the controversies associated with the actor. Bollywood biopics generally steer away from the negative aspects of the subject but Ranbir says their movie will not be a propaganda. "The audience will get to know the real Sanjay Dutt. There is a

Mar 11: Pakistani actress Veena Malik has ended her three-year-old marriage with Asad Khattak after a family court here granted them divorce. The court in Lahore accepted Veena's 'khula' (divorce) application and ruled in her favour after non-pursuance of the case by Khattak. As she had filed for divorce, she will to have return 25 per cent of the 'haq mehr' (dower money) to Khatak. According to a

Mumbai, Mar 11: Taapsee Pannu, who has been portraying strong characters in her films, says in real life she is a non-violent person. "I can't even slap someone in real life. Naturally, I am quite a hyperactive girl because I was into sports in my school days. So, because of that, my attitude seems like that only. Otherwise, I am a non-violent person in real life," she said at the launch of

Mumbai, Mar 10: Katrina Kaif was supposed to perform at an upcoming awards show, but that doesn't seem to be working out anymore. The Dhoom 3 star has hurt her spine badly and has pulled out of the show. Kat was in the middle of rehearsals for the Zee Cine Awards when she felt a shooting pain in her neck. While initially the actor tried to brush it off as nothing major, the pain only got worse

Bengaluru, Mar 10: Popular Malayalam actress Bhavana, who is also well known in Kannada, got engaged to Kannada film producer-actor Naveen N on Thursday. It was a private ceremony attended by just over a dozen close friends and family members at the residence of Bhavana in Kochi. The engagement became public after a photograph of the event was leaked online. Naveen was the producer of the Kannada

Mumbai, Mar 9: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's father Krishnaraj Rai, who was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai a fortnight ago, is reportedly in critical condition. Latest reports suggest that he had been shifted to the ICU on Tuesday evening. Aishwarya and hubby Abhishek Bachchan were spotted at the hospital on Tuesday night. Amitabh Bachchan and make-up artist Mickey Contractor too paid a

Mumbai, Mar 9: Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma’s tweet, ostensibly wishing International Women’s Day, has got him into a legal trouble as a police complaint has been filed against him, accusing him of insulting women. Known for offending people with his opinions, Varma was at it again today morning as he tweeted, “I wish all the women in the world give men as much happiness as Sunny Leone gives.” He