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Mumbai, Feb 17: Following the Pulwama terror attack in which 40 CRPF jawans were killed, the film wing of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) Saturday asked music label companies to stop working with Pakistani singers. “We have verbally communicated to Indian music companies like T-Series, Sony Music, Venus, Tips Music etc to not work with Pakistani singers. These companies should stop it

Mumbai, Feb 16: Celebrated actor-comedian Johnny Lever and his daughter Jamie, also a comedian, have addressed the topic of nepotism in Bollywood in a lighter vein. The father-daughter duo came at the ActFest, organised by Cine and TV Artistes` Association (CINTAA) and the 48 Hour Film Project, on Friday. Tickling the funny bone, Jamie and moderator of the session, actor Vrajesh Hirjee quickly

Los Angeles, Feb 16: The organizers of the Oscars ceremony on Friday scrapped a plan to award four Academy Awards during commercial breaks in the Feb. 24 telecast, following an uproar by Hollywood filmmakers, actors and others. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said in a statement that it had "heard the feedback" from members and that all 24 Academy Awards "will be presented without

Mumbai, Feb 15: She came to WWE at a time when female wrestlers were mostly considered divas but Paige broke the stereotype, fighting perceptions and drawing home a larger point: that women can wrestle too. Paige, real name Saraya-Jade Bevis, has emerged as one of the biggest female wrestlers in WWE but she says initially she did not realise how "male dominated" the sport was. "But the WWE never

New York, Feb 13: A year after being accused of sexual misconduct, comedian Aziz Ansari has opened up about the incident during one of his pop up comedy shows in the city. Ansari appeared at New York City's Village Underground and joked how a fan confused him for 'Patriot Act' host Hasan Minhaj on the street. Once the fan realised his mistake, he told Ansari, "You had the whole thing come out last

Mumbai, Feb 14: After getting raving reviews about her performance in her directorial debut film Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, we get to know that Kangana Ranaut's next directorial project will be her own story. According to a source close to the development, the film will be scripted by Baahubali writer KV Vijayendra Prasad who was also the writer of Manikarnika. The film will go on floor by

Muzaffarpur, Feb 14: Muzaffarpur Police has lodged an FIR against actors Anupam Kher, Akshaye Khanna and 12 others on a district court's direction in connection with the movie 'The Accidental Prime Minister'. The FIR was lodged at the Kanti police station on Tuesday after the court took objection to non-compliance of its January 8 order in this regard. Kher, Khanna and 12 others named in the FIR

New York, Feb 13: Veteran Hollywood actor Richard Gere has once again become a father at the age of 69 after his wife Alejandra Silva gave birth to a boy here a few days back. According to Straitstimes, this is Gere’s first child with Alejandra. He already is a father to a 19-year-old from his previous marriage to actress Carey Lowell. Alejandra, 35-year-old Spanish publicist and activist broke

Hyderabad, Feb 13: Prominent Telugu film director-producer Vijaya Bapineedu, who gave several hits to mega star Chiranjeevi, passed away here on Tuesday. He was 83. The film-maker has been keeping indifferent health for some days. His cremation is planned for Thursday after his elder daughter, who lives in America, arrives, they said. Bapineedu hails from West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh

Los Angeles, Feb 11: Veteran record producer Quincy Jones on Monday created history as he took home yet another Grammy with his documentary "Quincy" winning for best music film on the 2019 Grammy awards. The win marks the 85-year-old legend's 28th Grammy, making him the living artiste with the most trophies in Grammy history. Jones has won Grammys in more than 10 categories over his nearly seven