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Mumbai, Feb 11: Actor Mahesh Anand, who played negative roles in a number of Bollywood films in the '80s and '90s, was found dead at his residence in suburban Andheri, a police official said on Sunday. When the 57-year-old actor's maid came to work at his house on Saturday, she knocked at the door but there was no response. The maid then informed Anand's neighbours who alerted the police. Later

Mumbai, Feb 11: Ajay Devgn says he was shocked by the #MeToo allegations against some of the prominent names in the Indian film industry but he believes a due course of law should be followed in such cases. Several Bollywood personalities such as directors Rajkumar Hirani, Subhash Ghai, Sajid Khan, Vikas Bahl and Rajat Kapoor, actor Alok Nath, singer Kailash Kher and music composer Anu Malik were

London, Feb 11: While 'Roma' nabbed the top prize for best film, 'The Favourite' took home the most awards with seven, including both actress categories for Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman and best original screenplay. The evening was hosted by legendary British actress Joanna Lumley, reported Variety. 'The Favourite' also took home prizes for best production design, best costume design, best hair

Los Angeles, Feb 9: After the mega success of superhero saga "Aquaman", Warner Bros is planning its horror spin-off, "The Trench". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film will focus on deadly underwater creatures who battled Jason Momoa's Aquaman in the James Wan-directed 2018 hit. The studio has hired Noah Gardner and Aidan Fitzgerald to write a script for the proposed project. The film

Mumbai, Feb 8: Actor Madhuri Dixit says she was shocked to read names of Alok Nath and filmmaker Soumik Sen, people she has previously worked with, in the #MeToo movement as she was not privy to this side of their personalities. In the #MeToo movement, which hit Bollywood in August last year, Nath was accused of rape by writer-director Vinta Nanda. Sen, who directed Madhuri in "Gulaab Gang", has

Mumbai, Feb 7: Ranveer Singh, who will be playing Kapil Dev in Kabir Khan's '83', will soon begin training with the cricket legend for the sports drama. The film will chronicle India's win under Kapil's captainship, when the Men in Blue defeated West Indies in the final to clinch their first-ever World Cup trophy in 1983. "I am looking forward to spending time with Kapil Sir. I feel like that time

Mumbai, Feb 6: "Uri: The Surgical Strike" director Aditya Dhar says its popular dialogue 'how's the josh?', which has been invoked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ministers, comes from a childhood memory. The film is based on the 2016 Indian Army's surgical strikes on terror launch pads in Pakistan as a retaliation for the Uri attack that claimed the lives of 17 army personnel. The film

Los Angeles, Feb 6: The upcoming Academy Awards, the biggest night in Hollywood, will take place this year without a host for the first time in three decades, organizers said on Tuesday. "We can confirm that there will be no host," a spokesperson from the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences told AFP without elaborating. The Academy was left hostless after actor and comedian Kevin Hart

Mumbai, Feb 5: Juhi Chawla says she is grateful that even after three decades in the film industry, the audience looks forward to watching her films. The actor, who was one of Bollywood's reigning stars in the '90s, believes her dedication and loyalty to the craft is key to her relevance in Bollywood. "People still accept me with open arms and I love the fact that the makers have a role for me. I

Mumbai, Feb 4: Nawazuddin Siddiqui is thrilled "Thackeray" emerged a hit at a time when a "strong" perception rules the trade that an actor is considered a heavy-weight performer only when the film crosses the Rs 100-crore mark. The actor, who carved a niche by featuring in off-beat films, said he doesn't care about box office validation but if an actor's talent is measured in numbers, he can play