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New Delhi, Dec 10: Bollywood actor Suniel Shetty was appointed as the brand ambassador of the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) on Tuesday. NADA along with the All India Football Federation (AIFF) recently conducted anti-doping awareness workshops for all footballers. The mass athlete awareness program against doping, which is a NADA educational programme, is set to be a regular fixture from 2019

Jaipur, Dec 10: Several theatres here stopped screening Ashutosh Gowariker's "Panipat" on Monday, amid criticism by Jat groups over the film's portrayal of Bharatpur's Maharaja Surajmal. Jat groups and political leaders, including state ministers, have criticised the portrayal of Maharaja Surajmal and demanded a ban on the film. The state government has also sought a response from film producers

Mumbai, Dec 9: Actor Kriti Sanon says it was nearly impossible for the team of "Panipat" to trim down its run-time because when one deals with history, it's difficult to cut a lot of events. Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, "Panipat" released last Friday. The Arjun Kapoor-Kriti starrer historical drama has a duration of nearly two hours fifty minutes. When pointed out that there has been some

Mumbai, Dec 9: Expressing anguish over the gangrape and murder of a woman veterinary doctor, veteran actor Waheeda Rehman has said rape is a horrific and unforgivable crime, even as she believes the guilty deserve life imprisonment, not death. All four accused in the rape-and-murder of the 25-year-old woman were killed in an encounter with police in Hyderabad last week. The Cyberabad Police had

Mumbai, Dec 9: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan believes the #MeToo movement may have started in the West but it has given voice to the women across the globe, including India, to share their stories of abuse and harassment. The 54-year-old actor says the movement has shone a light on the mistreatment of women in workspace. "It started from there... in the West and it gave voice to women to come out and

New Delhi, Dec 5: Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan has been voted the Sexiest Asian Male of 2019 as well as the last decade in an online poll released in London on Wednesday. The 45-year-old actor, who has box office hits such as War and Super 30 this year, topped the annual Sexiest Asian Male ranking compiled by British newsweekly, Eastern Eye, based on votes from film fans around the world, heat

Mumbai, Dec 5: South superstar Mammootty on Tuesday expressed concerns over the recent rape incidents in the country. A veterinary doctor was killed after being allegedly raped in Hyderabad. The incident has sparked outrage with many celebrities from the Indian film industry including Salman Khan, Shabana Azmi, Farhan Akhtar calling for stringent punishment against the perpetrators. "Society

Mumbai, Dec 4: Actor Akshay Kumar says he started working with a lot of new directors because the big ones never took him in their films. Akshay features in "Good Newwz", directed by Raj Mehta who is the 21st debut director the actor has worked with. "The big directors didn't take me, so I had to work with the new ones. That's the truth. When big people don't take you, you have to start your own

Mumbai, Nov 2: Katrina Kaif believes Bollywood is far behind in writing for women and there is a dearth of fun films in commercial space with female leads. The star on Sunday said in the West, actors are supported with great writing in films and shows, which has enabled them to give some of their best performances. "When you look at American cinema or what's happening in the West, you see

A video of Russian military cadets singing the famous Hindi patriotic song "Aye watan, aye watan, hamko teri Kasam Teri raahon mein jaan tak loota jaayenge" from the movie 'Shaheed', has gone viral on Twitter. Sung by Mohammad Rafi "Aye Watan" was released in 1965. A Twitter user said: "It made my day... Russian army cadets singing Ae Watan Ae Watan". #WATCH Russian military cadets sing- "Ae watan