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Mumbai, Jan 30: Breaking silence over the FIR registered against him for allegedly assaulting a woman over a parking dispute, Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui said that the whole incident was planned against him. "I just want to say that it was an unfortunate incident and this was all planned against me," the 41-year-old actor told the media here. In her complaint, the woman pointed out that

New Delhi, Jan 29: Akshay Kumar's latest Bollywood offering "Airlift", which revolves around the evacuation of Indians from Kuwait during the 1990 Gulf war, took artistic liberties with actual events, the external affairs ministry said on Thursday. "One, the fact that such a theme has been selected for a film shows how important it is," ministry spokesman Vikas Swarup said in a statement following

Melbourne, Jan 29: In a perfect climax to their stupendous run, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis were today crowned the Australian Open women's doubles champions after they tamed the spirited Czech duo of Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka in straight sets for their 36th win in a row, here. The top seeds fought past the seventh seeds Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6 (1) 6-3 in the women's

Mumbai, Jan 28: In a rare achievement, Oscar-winning sound artist Resul Pookutty has won nominations for two films, both banned in India, at the prestigious American Motion Picture Sound Editors’ (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards. The 44-year-old artist of the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ fame has won nominations for his sound engineering work in “Unfreedom”, a US production, and “India’s Daughter”, which

Mumbai, Jan 28: Priyanka Chopra earned accolades in her Bollywood journey and even at the global front she earned laurels by winning People's choice for Quantico. The diva was recently honoured with Padma Shri award for her hard work. Chopra, who will next appear in 'Jai Gangajal,' as we all know, is very much frank and gutsy. The daddy's lil girl is an inspiration for millions across the globe

New Delhi, Jan 27: Actress Sunny Leone says she was a "geek" while growing up and so, boys weren't really attracted to her until she was 18 years old. "I was a very academic student in college, but until college, I was an average student. But I knew business and I was fond of marketing, and all kind of geeky stuff. I was a nerd in my teenage years and didn't have a lot of friends." "I also knew

Karachi, Jan 27: Aftab Shivdasani and Tusshar Kapoor starrer raunchy Bollywood adult comedy 'Kya Kool Hain Hum 3' has been banned in Pakistan after the censor board there decided that the movie was unsuitable for public viewing. The Central Board for Film Certification (CBFC) and its provincial censor boards both decided after a meeting yesterday that the film was unsuitable for public exhibition

Mumbai, Jan 26: Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and filmmaker Aditya Chopra have been invited for a luncheon with French President Francois Hollande here to discuss films. The private event is being hosted by the ambassador of France, Francois Richier tomorrow and French-origin actress Kalki Koechlin is also one of the invitees."The Bollywood celebrities have been invited to

New Delhi, Jan 26: Bollywood actor Aamir Khan, whose "leaving India" comments linked to the "intolerance" debate had kicked up a huge controversy, on Monday said he never meant that he wanted to leave the country and asserted that India was intolerant. Asserting that no other country is as diverse as India, Aamir, 50, said, "I was born here and I will die here." Aamir's comments came on a day when

New Delhi, Jan 25: Superstar Rajinikanth, media baron Ramoji Rao have been awarded Padma Vibhushan. While Bollywood actors Ajay Devgn and Priyanka Chopra have got Padma Shri. Veterana actor Anupam Kher and singer Udit Narayan have been awarded Padma Bhushan. Expressing his happiness over the award, Anupam Kher told ANI news agency that it was the biggest achievement of his life.