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One of the leading production houses in Bollywood is in serious legal and financial muddle. Ashtavinayak, the producers of money churners such as Jab We Met and the Golmaal franchise were dragged to court by financer Raju Shah after they failed to clear his dues of Rs 41 crore and several cheques were dishonoured. On Friday the Bombay High Court pronounced the company a 'defaulter,' and directed

Udaipur, June 27: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor on Tuesday failed to appear before a local court in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly smoking in public. The court has now asked him to appear before it on July 26. Pictures of Ranbir Kapoor smoking at a public place here last month while shooting for his upcoming film “Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani” had appeared in the local press

'Supermen Of Malegaon' will be released on June 29, 2012. The film has been directed by Faiza Ahmad Khan and produced by Chung Yong Park, Hee Yah Ong, Junichi Katayama and The Asian Pitch. It stars Farogh Jafri, Nazir Shaikh, Shafique, Shakeel Bharati and Akram Khan. Mollywood actor Shafique Shaikh, the lead actor of Malegaon Ka Superman, died of mouth cancer. Director Khan talks about what

She made her mark as the young Lenny in 1947 Earth with Aamir Khan and Nandita Das. And after a blink and miss appearance in Dia Mirza-Zayed Khan starrer Love Breakups Zindagi, Maia Sethna is all set to make a comeback with Main Aur Mr Right. Maia who was in the UK for a while, is now back to explore her talent in B-town. "I feel I am confident now and will be able to take the right decision." Her

While actors like Vidya Balan and Sonakshi Sinha are known for their curves, Kareena Kapoor believes that being big is uncool. She has been on a strict diet for over a month to look lean and sexy for a song she's shooting for an upcoming film. Says Bebo, "I have gone back to the size-zero look I had in Tashan, but this time it is curvier. I wanted this body for my item song in the film. Since it

Eleven months after Income-Tax department officials searched superstar Mohanlal's houses here, a case has been registered against him for keeping an elephant tusk at his home, said a Kerala forest department official Thursday. The Kodanad forest office, under which the Kochi town falls, filed documents related to the offence before Perumbavoor Judicial Magistrate Thursday. The case against the

Beijing, June 13: China's roaring sex and political scandal took a new turn with world famous actress Zhang Ziyi suing Hong Kong's leading newspaper Apple Daily and its sister weekly Next Magazine over reports that she exchanged sex for money with the purged Communist Party strongman Bo Xilai. The 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon' star is fighting back allegations that she was paid $110 million for

Mumbai, June 12: In a country where cartoons are creating flutter among politicians, the iconic 'utterly butterly' girl survived half a century. The brand mascot of the Amul butter advertisements, for whom no subject is a taboo, has turned 50. The girl in her polka dotted dress, with a matching bow in her hair, has continued to charm with her tounge-in-cheek humour since 1960s. To celebrate her

In April this year, TOI had reported trouble in TV actress Rucha Gujarathi's marriage. It can now be confirmed that her marriage to businessman Mitul Sanghavi has hit choppy waters. A source close to the actress claims she's been a victim of physical and mental abuse at the hands of her husband and in-laws. Says the source, "Problems cropped up soon after Rucha tied the knot on October 24, 2010

No, you couldn't have mistaken this lady for Veena Malik's quieter twin, even if she wasn't conservatively dressed. When Veena visited Delhi's Nizamuddin Dargah a couple of days ago, the spirituality was accompanied by perfect makeup and a touching concern for the right camera angles. Nevertheless, it was an avatar Veena's been seen in rarely. In a sequinned burqa and black heels, Veena stepped