Veteran actor Alok Nath, who has been accused of rape by writer-director Vinta Nanda, filed for an anticipatory bail at the civil and sessions court in Dindoshi on Thursday (14 December). The plea was filed before additional sessions judge SS Oza. The matter has been adjourned till 20 December after Faranaaz Karbhari, Nanda’s lawyer, sought time […]
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Nandita Das’s Manto released in India on 21 September. Even though it didn’t do very well at the box office, the film was critical appreciated. Starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Manto is based on the life of noted Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto, who migrated to Pakistan from India during Partition. Das and her team were hoping for
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Actress Richa Chadha, who has been training in kabaddi for Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s Panga (2019), says she used to play the sport in her school days and that is coming in handy now. “It has been amazing to work with professional players,” Chadha said in a statement. “We are working with a senior player and a
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The makers of the NTR biopic yesterday teased fans with the look of Rana Daggubati as Nara Chandrababu Naidu, son-in-law of the legendary actor and former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao (NTR), on the eve of the actor’s 34th birthday today. In the poster, Baahubali star Rana Daggubati is seen waving to the
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After a successful first season, the second edition of the Cinestaan India’s Storytellers Contest has begun. The contest is judged by a jury of eminent persons from the Hindi film industry. Chaired by well-known screenwriter and sometime actor Anjum Rajabali, the jury includes filmmaker Rajkumar Hirani, actor-producer Aamir Khan and screenwriter Juhi Chaturvedi. At the
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With Kangana Ranaut at the helm, it is natural for the actress to get all the limelight, but Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi will also have other pivotal characters. One of them is Maharaja Gangadhar Rao, the husband of Manikarnika. Bengali actor Jisshu Sengupta plays Gangadhar Rao. Neetu Lulla, who has designed the actor’s costumes,
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Pick a song from the 1980s or 1990s. Hire Tanishk Bagchi to remix it. Play on nostalgia factor by retaining hook lines. Add some rap portions. Cast a hot dancer in the video. Voila! You have a dance number to sell your film on! This time China Gate (1998) song ‘Chamma Chamma’, composed by Anu Malik and featuring
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After its international premiere at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in October, director Praveen Morchhale’s Widow Of Silence is now part of the official selection at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2019. Directed by Praveen Morchhale, Widow Of Silence is set in conflict-ridden Kashmir and revolves around a Muslim ‘half-widow’ named Aasia whose husband is arrested
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In a quiet neighbourhood of Mumbai, a father prays for protection over his family. He works as a liftman in a posh building while his son Raju (Moin Khan) is hoping that this time he passes his exams. As luck would have it, he doesn’t and circumstances force him to take over his father’s job in
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Ajayan, who shot to fame with the only film that he directed Perumthachan (1990), died in Trivandrum on Thursday (13 December), said his colleague and veteran character-actor Nedumudi Venu. Ajayan breathed his last at a private hospital after a cardiac arrest, Venu said. He is survived by his wife and two children. Venu said it
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