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Mumbai, Feb 24: Vidya Balan recently claimed that the audiences have begun to accept female actors depicting different stages of life, instead of just being an eye candy. The 38-year-old actress said in a recent interview, "Things are no longer the same for female actors over the age of 30. All kinds of films are being made these days. I think audiences are ready to see old actors in films,"

Mumbai, Feb 24: National Award-winning actor Manoj Bajpayee, who has portrayed the life of gay professor Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras in the upcoming film 'Aligarh', says he doesn't read a script if is it is not written in Hindi. "I am very passionate about Hindi language. 'Satya' made me a commercially successful actor. After that I slowly started getting work in this industry. The day I realised I

Mumbai, Feb 23: The 93-year-old actor had been given exemption from personal appearance in the case due to old age. Legendary actor Dilip Kumar was on Tuesday acquitted by a local court in a cheque bounce case of 1998. Additional Metropolitan Magistrate of Girgaon B S Kharade acquitted the 93-year-old actor in the case filed by Smita Shroff against Geekay Exim India Ltd and its 20 directors

Mumbai, Feb 23: An anonymous phone caller has threatened to kill Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, prompting the Mumbai Police to launch a probe, an official said today. The phone call was made to the city’s Police Control Room on February 16, police said. Police suspected it was a hoax call and launched a probe though no case has been filed yet. Police has managed to locate the place from where

Pune, Feb 23: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is all set to be released from the Yerawada Central Jail here in Maharashtra on Thursday morning, an official source said on Monday. The 56-year-old celebrity prisoner will be released after serving the remainder of his five-year sentence for possession of illegal arms in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case. Dutt is scheduled to step out of

New Delhi, Feb 22: In what is by far the most damning indictment of the champions of free speech in the country by a mainstream actor, veteran Malayalam star Mohanlal has come down heavily on protests spreading through our universities by posting an emotional blog piece on Sunday. Written in Malayalam, the post, titled ‘Respect freedom, respect it’s price too’, appeals to all to react rationally

New Delhi, Feb 22: Bollywood actress Swara Bhaskar, a JNU alumnus, has written an open letter to varsity's student Umar Khalid, who is being searched in connection with a sedition case. Khalid is among the students, who are being looked out by police in connection with an event at JNU against hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru during which anti- national slogans were allegedly raised

Mumbai, Feb 20: After months of speculation, it is now clear that Bollywood actress Preity Zinta is all set to tie the knot with LA-based Gene Goodenough by February end. It was earlier reported that Preity Zinta would get married to Gene around Valentines Day but the actress vehemently denied the report and lashes out at media for the wrong speculation. She tweeted# Am seriously fed up with all

New Delhi, Feb 19: The Supreme Court issued notice to actor Salman Khan in the 2002 hit-and-run case on Friday on the Maharashtra government’s petition challenging his acquittal by the Bombay high court. An apex court bench comprising justice Jagjit Singh Khehar and justice C. Nagappan told Salman Khan issued a notice returnable in six weeks, saying “it would be much, much better if he gets

Mumbai, Feb 18: The Indian government must appreciate the talent of fashion designers like the French government does, says Manish Arora, who at 43 has been conferred the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, the highest civilian award, by the French government. Known for working with a riot of colours, psychedelic prints and for producing kitschy designs that have been loved the world over --