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Kochi, Jan 26: Legendary south star Mohanlal has dedicated his Padma Bhushan honour to all the people who have contributed in his four-decade-long journey in films. The 58-year-old actor, who made his acting debut in 1978 with the film "Thiranottam" and went to establish himself as one of the most versatile performers, in an emotional social media post said there are scores of people whose love

Mumbai, Jan 25: A man died on the sets of Shahid Kapoor's upcoming film "Kabir Singh" on Thursday in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. Ram Kumar, 35, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, lost his life in a freak accident at the five-star hotel where the film's unit is staying. The incident took place before the commencement of the shoot, a release issued by Cine1 Studios and T Series Films, said. According to the

Thrissur, Jan 25: National award winning director Priyanandan was attacked by suspected right-wing activists early on Friday following his social media post on the Sabarimala issue, police said. Speaking on condition of anonymity to news agency IANS, a police officer confirmed the incident that occurred near Mr Priyanandan's home. "He was beaten up and water mixed with cowdung was flung on him. A

Mumbai, Jan 23: Nawazuddin Siddiqui says he does not advocate any ideology and believes no actor should have a take on any situation. The actor is gearing up for the release of "Thackeray", a biopic on late Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray, who advocated the "Maharashtra for Maharashtrians" plank in the late 1960s. Nawazuddin says an iron-clad ideology can hinder an artiste's growth, something he

New Delhi, Jan 22: Kangana Ranaut says she was harassed several times by actors on film sets and while it wouldn't fall under #MeToo as it wasn't sexual, the experience was daunting and humiliating. The actor said harassment can happen on several levels and she has faced toxic behaviour from many people in her career. "Harassment happens on many levels. So many times on sets, I wasn't sexually

Mumbai, Jan 20: Sonu Nigam has been doing playback for over 25 years and the singer believes the trick not to burn out is to keep learning. The singer, who has lent voice to tracks as diverse as "Sandese Aate Hain", "Akhiyon Se Goli Mare", "Saathiya" to "Abhi Mujhmein Kahin", said it is not necessary to find a mentor in someone who is senior in age. "If you have the humility, heart and soul, you

Mumbai, Jan 19: Actress Swara Bhaskar has revealed she was sexually harassed by a director but it took her nearly six to eight years to realise what had happened as the culture doesn't teach women to recognise predatory behaviour. Swara, without taking any names, said the harassment happened at workplace and the director was being "predatory." "It took me 6-8 years to realise when I heard someone

Mumbai, Jan 18: Actor Richa Chadha says comparisons between her upcoming "Shakeela" and Vidya Balan's "The Dirty Picture" are inevitable but she takes it in the right spirit. The Indrajit Lankesh-directed film features Richa as the eponymous adult actor who was one of the biggest stars of the '90s from Kerala and acted in several adult films in languages spanning Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and

New Delhi, Jan 17: Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi who is all geared up for the release of his movie ‘Why Cheat India’, says he hopes the film will at least start a conversation, as it is shows mirror how a system should be. Talking to media, Emraan told that ‘Why Cheat India’ is based on real instances but is a fictional story. The movie which is based on education system of India, when asked if it

Bengaluru, Jan 16: It was a different battlefield a 'relaxed' Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy watched amid the political crisis in Karnataka ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Taking time off from the turmoil his government is facing due to two MLAs withdrawing support to the government, Kumaraswamywatched a trailer of the movie 'Kurukshetra', the Kannada period movie based on the Mahabharata, based on the