Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Shilpa Shetty called out an Australian airline staff Sunday for alleged racist behaviour, saying colour of a customer cannot decide treatment meted out to them.The actor, who was travelling from Sydney to Melbourne, shared the incident on Instagram in a lengthy post.”… At the check-in counter met a grumpy #Mel (that’s her name) who decided it was ‘OK’ to speak curtly to ‘US’ (brown people!) travelling together, I was flying business and had two bags (my allowance) and she insisted and decided my half empty Duffel bag was oversized (to…

Rohit Shetty, one of the most successful commercial directors of the Hindi film industry, says love and acceptance of the audience motivates him to give his best to every project.The director said his aim is to provide entertainment to the people and he wants them to enjoy his films, irrespective of what the critics are saying.”I think of audience, especially my family audience, while writing or making or editing a film. I want them to enjoy my films. I am more happy when audience is happy. When they are laughing…

Upping the ante over the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a Rs 130,000 crore “surgical strike” on the defence forces.His renewed attack on Modi came a day after a French media report quoted former French president Francois Hollande as purportedly saying that the Indian government proposed Ambani’s Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale jet fighter deal and France did not have a choice.”The PM and Anil Ambani jointly…

Netflix has officially green lit the hit series “Sacred Games” for a second season.The thriller series, based on author Vikram Chandra’s novel of the same name, features Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Saif Ali Khan in the lead. Directed by Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, the first season of the series premiered on Netflix on July 6. The second season will pick up from Sartaj Singh (Khan) pursuing his relentless battle of saving the city and Ganesh Gaitonde (Siddiqui) facing bigger challenges to retain his position as the legendary kingpin of Mumbai,…

Mahesh Bhatt is set to return to direction with “Sadak 2”, after a hiatus of 19 years, his daughter, actor Alia Bhatt said Thursday.Alia, who is also part of the cast of the film, which is a sequel to Bhatt’s 1991 film, made the announcement on her father’s 70th birthday.”On your 70th birthday you have given me the greatest present I could ask and dream for. Your are directing me! ‘Sadak 2’ is a dream come true… “What I thought will never be possible you have made possible. Thank you…

Anurag Kashyap’s word on a controversial scene in his latest film Manmarziyaan, starring Abhishek Bachchan, Taapsee Pannu and Vicky Kaushal, is out. Addressing the Sikh community’s outburst regarding a scene in which Abhishek Bachchan’s character removes his turban to smoke a cigarette, the director said that they were guided by over 150 people on the sets of the film, all of whom were Sikhs. He also apologised for hurting the religious sentiments of the community saying that it was unintentional. “Every step of the way, we asked for guidance from…

Bollywood stars Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma have been signed on to promote and endorse the Skill India Mission, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The actors will next be seen in “Sui Dhaaga – Made in India”, a Yash Raj Films project, which salutes India’s entrepreneurs and skilled workforce, including homegrown artisans, craftspeople and weavers. Varun plays a tailor named Mauji and Anushka essays the role of his wife and embroiderer Mamta. The duo will dedicate time to promote the skilled talent in the country. “Varun Dhawan and Anushka Sharma, through this…

Freida Pinto says she never wanted to surrender to the Indian stereotype in Hollywood, which resulted in her saying no to a lot of big projects. The 33-year-old Indian actor, who started her Hollywood journey with Oscar-winning film “Slumdog Millionaire”, says even though she knew it was the right decision, she went through a phase of “self doubt and anxiety”. “I made it very clear after ‘Slumdog…’ that I would have to carve my own path and also determine the path for the next generation of Indian actors. It was very important…

He may have proved his mettle as a performer with films such as “Kaminey”, “Haider” and “Padmaavat”, but Shahid Kapoor says initially it was not easy for him to score versatile characters. The 37-year-old actor, who made his Bollywood debut with college romance “Ishq Vishk”, said it was tough for him to break out of the “chocolate boy” image. “I have always tried to get good and versatile roles. I wanted to show my versatility. But nobody used to offer me such scripts. They used to think that I am only suitable…