Category: ENTERTAINMENT

Mumbai, Jun 6 (DIN NEWS) Salman Khan has seen the trailer of “Sanju”, a biopic on friend Sanjay Dutt’s life, but believes the actor should have been a part of his story, particulary in the last portions. Ranbir Kapoor has played Dutt’s role in the film, that chronicles his life from his young years to his life after jail. “For ‘Sanju’, I was thinking why is somebody else playing this bit? The last 8-10 years. you cannot do justice to that. Sanju should have played the last bit,” Salman said…

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Los Angeles, Jun 5 (DIN NEWS) Disgraced actor-comedian Bill Cosby is preparing to ask the US Supreme Court to review the defamation lawsuit filed by former supermodel Janice Dickinson against him. The legal counsel for the 80-year-old actor, who stands convicted of sexual assault as of April, has submitted an application to justice Anthony Kennedy asking for an extension on their deadline to submit a petition seeking intervention, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Dickinson, who has also accused Cosby of drugging and raping her in the 1980s, is suing over a…

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Mumbai, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Taapsee Pannu says the reason why female actors have not called out sexual abusers in Hindi film industry is because they fear being judged and shamed. The #MeToo campaign, which sparked off a movement in Hollywood late last year, is yet to arrive in Bollywood. There are only a handful of Bollywood stars who have spoken about sexual harassment prevalent in the industry, without taking any names. Taapsee says “fortunately or unfortunately” she did not face any sexual harassment, otherwise she would’ve “probably helped voicing it.”…

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Mumbai, Jun 4 (DIN NEWS) Megastar Amitabh Bachchan said it took eight years for India to become polio free and he is happy to have contributed to the cause. India was declared polio-free in 2014 by World Health Organisation (WHO). The 75-year-old actor, who became the UNICEF goodwill ambassador for the polio eradication campaign in India in 2002, believes his erstwhile on-screen persona of an angry young man played a catalyst in spreading awareness about the disease. “When we started the campaign, it wasn’t very successful, as people were not very…

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Mumbai, Jun 3 (DIN NEWS) Writer Ritesh Shah says writing stories is a lonely and thankless vocation and finds it difficult to detach himself from the arduous process even in his sleep as he feels inspiration can strike any time. The 42-year-old scribe has been behind some of the biggest and critically-acclaimed films of recent times, including “Pink”, “Airlift”, “Kahaani” and the latest, “Raid” in various capacities — story writer, screenplay or dialogue writer. “Writing is lonely, difficult, thankless and damn hard. It’s not even sit-on-the-table process, it is lonely.…

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Los Angeles, Jun 3 (DIN NEWS) Singer Ariana Grande has written heartfelt letter for the LGBTQ and how the community has played an important role in inspiring them as artistes. The musician penned the open letter on account of Gay Pride Month as a part of the 2018 series of love letters published by Billboard. Grande, 23, recounted her experience of growing up with a “gay brother”. “I grew up with a gay brother whose every move I would emulate. I idolised him. Everything Frankie did, I would do. My…

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2 JUNE (DIN NEWS)Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor has remembered his late wife and actor Sridevi on what would have been their 22nd wedding anniversary. He posted a beautiful video on Twitter that captures Sridevi and his other family members during good times. The video has been tweeted from Sridevi’s account. Boney wrote alongside the video, “Today would have been our 22nd wedding anniversary. Jaan… My wife, my soulmate, the epitome of love, grace , warmth and laughter lives within me forever.” The video seems to have moments from the wedding…

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2nd June (DIN NEWS)Sonam Kapoor says she does not get bogged down with social media bullying and added that she feels sorry for trolls. Sonam along with other Bollywood personalities has been bullied on social media. Recently, Sonam, who tied the knot with her long time boyfriend Anand Ahuja in May, was trolled for wearing her mangalsutra on the wrist. Asked if trolls affect her, Sonam said, “No, it doesn’t affect me because they are faceless people with no jobs.” How does she deal with them? “I feel sorry for…

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Mumbai, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Kay Kay Menon, one of the most versatile actors in Bollywood, says the industry does not always applaud a good performance. The 51-year-old actor believes it is due to one’s destiny that an artiste gets recognition. “Cinema doesn’t deal with merit and it is a fact of life, we don’t applaud… And what has merit doesn’t become popular anyway, it is a fact and one can’t do much about it. “However noted your performance is, it doesn’t matter. It depends on your destiny. Sometimes, something just…

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Mumbai, Jun 1 (DIN NEWS) Shilpa Shetty may have been away from films for a while but has no desire to be seen in movies just for the sake of it. The actor’s last cinematic outing was 2007’s “Apne”. “I think I have become too practical when it comes to (choosing a) script. My script sense has changed and that comes with time and experience. This is my 25th year in the industry and I have not done a film for eight-nine years, people still have faith in me, be it…

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