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New Delhi, Dec 24: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu on Monday presented the National Film Awards to this year's winners with actors Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana and Keerthy Suresh receiving top honours. Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who was supposed to receive the Dadasaheb Phalke Award at the ceremony, skipped the event citing ill health. The 77-year-old actor will now be honoured by President Ram

Mumbai, Dec 23: A writer has approached the Bombay High Court against Deepika Padukone-starrer "Chhapaak", claiming he originally penned an acid attack survivor's story on which the film is based. The petitioner, Rakesh Bharti, has sought that he should be given credit as one of the writers of the film. The suit filed by Bharti claimed that he had conceived an idea/script for a movie, tentatively

New Delhi, Dec 23: The National Film Awards" 66th National Film Awards is all set to take place in Delhi on Monday. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu will give away the awards in presence of Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar, and other senior dignitaries. The function will witness film luminaries being awarded for their outstanding contribution to the growth and

Popular Konkani Movie Director, Harry Fernandes, Barkur, was conferred with prestigious, ‘Konkani Cine Kala Samrat’ Award on 18thDecember, 2019. It was a great and pleasant day of first parish Feast of renovated Church / parish of St Peter in Barkur and in the evening, the Church open ground was filled with thousands to watch the Movie Benddkar, at 7.00 p.m. on 18th December, 2019. The ICYM Barkur

Dec 18: Actor Sushant Singh on Tuesday said it was unclear whether he was let go from Savdhaan India because of his participation in the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act or if there were budgetary constraints behind his firing from the crime show. The actor, who has been associated with the TV show as its host since 2012, shared the news about his exit on Twitter, hinting his involvement

Mumbai, Dec 18: Actor Radhika Apte believes the #MeToo movement just came and went in Bollywood with many things in the industry still remaining unchanged. The #MeToo movement gained momentum in India last year with women calling out actors, filmmakers, comedians, authors and journalists. When asked what were the things she liked or hated about the decade, Radhika said, "Me Too movement came and

Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 18: Protests continued against the amended Citizenship Act, top Malayalam actor Mammootty on Tuesday said the country can forge ahead as a nation only when one rises above caste, creed and religious considerations. "We can forge ahead as a nation only when we rise above caste, creed, religion and other considerations. Anything against such a spirit of togetherness is to be

Bundi, Dec 18: Actor Payal Rohatgi, who was freed from the jail on Tuesday, said she is thankful to the supporters who stood with her. Payal burst into tears as she said: "I have freedom of speech on the basis of which I made the video. I also stated that I wasn't aware that I will be trapped in legality." "I am not a lawyer and I have not studied to become a lawyer and I will try to exercise my

Bundi (Raj), Dec 17: Bollywood actor Payal Rohatgi, who was arrested in a case relating to alleged objectionable content against the Nehru-Gandhi family on social media, was granted bail by a court here on Tuesday. Rohatgi's counselor Bhupendra Sahay Saxena moved the bail application in the court of the district judge on Monday. The district judge was on leave on Tuesday so the application was

New Delhi, Dec 17: American actor John Cusack has condemned the attack on students on social media and shared a series of posts. The star shared a series of tweets addressing the attacks that had shaken India since last evening. The 'Serendipity' star had shared videos of the attacks which were tagged as "Video from the assaults". He also shared the quotes of author Arundhati Roy on the current