Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Bollywood star Irrfan Khan took home the best actor trophy for his realistic and effective portrayal of a middle-class father in “Hindi Medium”, while romantic-comedy “Bareilly ki Barfi” earned other top two honours, including the best director award for Ashwiny Iyer at the 63rd Filmfare Awards. The second award for “Bareilly ki Barfi” came for Rajkummar Rao in the best supporting actor category. Held last evening here, the prestigious award ceremony gave away the best actor (female) award to Vidya Balan for her heartwarming performance of a housewife-turned-radio jockey in…

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Filmmaker Woody Allen has dismissed his adoptive daughter, Dylan Farrow’s, sex assault claims saying he “never molested her”. Allen’s reaction comes after Farrow gave her first public TV interview about the claims hoping that appearing on camera would convince people she was telling the truth. In his response the filmmaker has accused Farrow of “cynically” using Hollywood’s Time’s Up movement to renew her claims of sexual assault, reported Entertainment Weekly. “When this claim was first made more than 25 years ago, it was thoroughly investigated by both the Child Sexual…

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Veteran star Kamal Haasan on Thursday said he intended to launch his political tour of Tamil Nadu on February 21 from the residence of late President APJ Abdul Kalam at Ramanathapuram, which is also the hometown of the actor. The top actor said he too shared the vision of Kalam who dreamt of a “good Tamil Nadu.” By launching his political tour from the residence of the late leader, he would be moving forward towards that goal, the actor said, writing in his weekly column in Tamil weekly ‘Ananda Vikatan.’…

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Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan will be the showstopper for fashion designer Anamika Khanna at Lakme Fashion Week Summer-Resort 2018. Anamika will bring down the curtains to the upcoming fashion week with her collection ‘Reinventing Nudes’. The designer, who has often dressed Bollywood celebrities, said choosing the actor was an easy choice. “For this one it’s simple, it’s Kareena Kapoor. She’s the face of Lakme,” Anamika told PTI. The designer, known for her work with rich craftsmanship that blends Indian colours with global contours, said there is a need to look…

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Actor Jessica Chastain said disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein once put pressure on her to wear his wife fashion label Marchesa. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Chastain said the Hollywood producer tried to bully her into wearing a Marchesa, his soon-to-be-ex-wife Georgina Chapman’s fashion label, to the premiere of her film “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby”, which was distributed by The Weinstein Company. The “Molly’s Game” actor said she refused and instead wore a blue Atelier Versace gown to the event, which resulted in Weinstein mocking her…

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Rani Mukerji went through the usual anxiety of a mother when she started “Hichki” after Adira’s birth, but the actor is confident that her daughter will one day be proud of her working parents. The actor said more than her, it was her filmmaker husband Aditya Chopra who wanted her to get back to the sets. “I had this anxiety about leaving my daughter at home because it was going to be a new environment for her. She is not going to see me for a few hours, which she…

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Indian-origin actor Aziz Ansari, who has been accused of sexual misconduct by a woman with whom he went on a date last year, has responded to the claims saying the two engaged in “sexual activity, which by all indications was completely consensual”. The 34-year-old actor’s statement comes after a 23-year- old Brooklyn-based photographer recounted a date with him that she called “the worst night of my life” in an interview with Babe.net. “In September of last year, I met a woman at a party. We exchanged numbers. We texted back…

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As “Wonder Woman” Gal Gadot received the #SeeHer trophy at the Critics’ Choice Award, the actor kept alive the “Time’s Up” spirit and called for gender equality. #SeeHer award aims to recognise the importance of accurately portraying women across the entertainment landscape. Gadot began her acceptance speech by pointing out that the top three films of 2017 “The Last Jedi”, “Wonder Woman”, and “Beauty and the Beast” were all led by women. “Although this is progress, there is still a long way to go,” she said. “We’ve been witnessing a…

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Having featured in over half a dozen films and being considered one of the most sought on-screen pair, Kajol says working alongside Shah Rukh Khan is always a pleaure as the superstar makes the experience easier. Kajol and Shah Rukh shot for a special sequence for Aanand L Rai’s next, “Zero”. While Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma will be seen in lead roles alongside Shah Rukh, Kajol and Rani Mukerji shot for a special sequence. Rani had called the experience as “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai part two”. Kajol, who last…

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