Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap Wednesday said he has decided to step down as the board member of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image (MAMI). The 46-year-old director has been a member of the MAMI board ever since it was set up.Kashyap, who has been accused of shielding director Vikas Bahl in an alleged sexual harassment case, said he will come back only after clearing his name. “In the light of the current events, I have decided to step back from my duties as a board member from MAMI until the shadow of…

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Super 30″ star Hrithik Roshan has broken his silence on allegations of sexual harassment against the film’s director Vikas Bahl, saying it is “impossible” for him to work with any person “guilty of such grave misconduct”.In a guarded statement, Roshan said he has been away and has “sporadic information” about the case but has asked the producers of the film to take stock of the situation. “It is impossible for me to work with any person if he/she is guilty of such grave misconduct. I am away and have access…

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Maharashtra minister Deepak Kesarkar said Thursday there will be a fair probe if actor Tanushree Dutta files a police complaint against Nana Patekar, following up on her allegations that he misbehaved with her during the shooting of a film in 2008.Kesarkar, the minister of state for home (rural), also asserted that the government was not biased towards Patekar.The Shiv Sena minister had said Wednesday that Patekar is an “illustrious personality” who had done a lot for the state, and asked why Dutta did not file a police complaint in the…

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In her over one decade-long career, Radhika Apte has carved a niche in the film industry and the actor says she hopes the success she has achieved is not “short-lived”. The actor says, in movies, it is impossible to keep getting interesting offers and continue to remain at the top of one’s game.”There are survival issues. In a freelance industry there is always a fear, there is a possibility that you will go down. When you are a freelancer you are always looking for a next job. There is always…

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Mahesh Bhatt says he decided to take a two decade long break from direction because the storyteller in him was short of a breath of fresh air. The veteran flmmaker, who will soon return behind the camera with “Sadak 2”, says he was aware of the fact that the desire to make movies had “withered” in him and did not want to cheat the audiences. “I have been fighting and that is a half-hearted fight… sitting outside and instructing people. There is another spring in me now. Why it happened? I…

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Actor Tanushree Dutta Saturday said she has not received any legal notice from Nana Patekar’s lawyer.Dutta, who recently kicked up a storm after she alleged that Patekar harassed her on the sets of film “Horn Ok Pleassss” in 2008, said he is trying to intimidate her giving “empty threats”. “Given the recent developments, I am putting together a team of lawyers and advocates to defend my interests. Also contrary to the claims made by Nana’s lawyer I have not received any legal notice.”…Instead of making empty threats to intimidate me…

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It is the beginning of a new era for Anushka Sharma, as she clocks 10 years in Hindi film industry in 2018, and the actor says over time she has grown to become a “calmer” individual.The 30-year-old actor made her acting debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in 2008’s “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” as the strong-headed Tani.She says becoming a better version of herself has been her all-time goal, which in turn has made her “a better actor”.”There has been an incredible amount of change. I’m so much calmer than…

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Megastar Amitabh Bachchan Thursday said he broke several bones shooting for action sequences in “Thugs of Hindostan”, but he went with the flow to honour director Vijay Krishna Acharya’s wishes.In March, his “Thugs” co-star Aamir Khan revealed that the megastar had suffered a shoulder and back injury.”It is not my age to do all this but our director asked us to do so I did it. There is no part of the body that has not been broken and there is no doctor that I haven’t met. There is not…

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Shah Rukh Khan has lauded “Tumbbad”, saying the horror film is a “well-crafted” piece of art. The period horror, directed by Rahi Anil Barve and Adesh Prasad, features “Ship of Theseus” star Sohum Shah in the lead.Shah Rukh took to praise the film, which recently had its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, on Twitter. “Saw bits of this extremely well-crafted film. A genre we normally don’t push boundaries in. Wishing my friends the best with this venture and hope you all watch it and enjoy it. #Tumbbad the Trailer,” he wrote.The…

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Critical acclaim with big box collections is the recipe for a memorable film, but Varun Dhawan believes actors must steer clear of the numbers to satisfy the artiste in them. With the “Dulhaniya” series, “Badlapur”, “Judwaa 2” and “October”, the actor is propelling to strike the balance between larger-than-life cinema and closer-to-earth films. He believes it is unfair to divide the art of storytelling. “It’s not fair to demarcate art. It’s film business but as actors we have to stop concentrating on the business part of it (all the time).”We…

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