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'Wazir' mints Rs.44 crore in first week
Bejoy Nambiar's "Wazir" has minted Rs.30.05 crore in its opening week in the domestic market, while internationally the movie has made Rs.14.22 crore.Made at a budget of Rs.35 crore, “Wazir” has recovered its production cost, read a statement issued on behalf of the film's…
'Dheere dheere...' crosses 100-mn-mark on YouTube
"Dheere dheere se meri zindagi", a romantic single recreated and sung by rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh and featuring actors Hrithik Roshan and Sonam Kapoor, has crossed the 100-million-mark on video-sharing site YouTube.The video was published on September 1 from the official T-Series channel…
Priyanka Chopra's 'Quantico' leaves B-Town impressed
Bollywood's 'desi girl' Priyanka Chopra, who has made a powerful foray into international TV with "Quantico", has garnered support and kudos from the Indian film fraternity veterans like Shabana Azmi, Prakash Jha and Shekhar Kapur. For them, she's already an "international star".The former beauty…
Love is beyond gender: 'Dunno Y2...' actors
Actors Kapil Sharma and Yuvraaj Parashar of "Dunno Y2.. Life Is a Moment", whose film delves on the LGBT issue, believe love is an emotion that transcends gender.The actors support the issue of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) wholeheartedly."We think it's about…
Akshay wants me to be like 'Mrs. Funnybones': Twinkle
Actor-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna says that her husband Akshay Kumar wants her to be calm and collected like the character in her book "Mrs. Funnybones"."The man of the house (Akshay) says I really wish you were this woman in the book who's always so calm…
It's a shame: Saif on 'Phantom' ban in Pakistan
Actor-producer Saif Ali Khan says he was expecting his forthcoming film "Phantom", set in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, to be banned in Pakistan. But he affirms that the film isn't against the neighbouring country.The counter-terrorism drama film, directed by Kabir Khan,…
'Piku' writer to mentor emerging writers
"Piku" writer Juhi Chaturvedi, "Dum Laga Ke Haisha" director Sharat Katariya and Habib Faisal, co-writer of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer "Fan", will mentor six budding writers.The writers are the finalists of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) India's Romance Screenwriters' Lab 2015.The six final…
Can never be a part of a brain-dead film: Richa Chadha
She has carved a permanent place in the showbiz world by taking non-conventional route from portraying a hot-headed don in "Fukrey" to a small town girl fighting taboos around sex in "Masaan". Actress Richa Chadha says she is not averse to the idea of doing…
Banning porn won't work, sex education will, experts say
New Delhi: Terming the government's crackdown on 857 pornographic websites an "act in haste", the country's top sex and behavioural experts have favoured making sex education mandatory for young Indian teenagers so that crimes like rape or child molestation can be efficiently curbed.According to…
Fashion is 'timeless' for Aditi Rao Hydari
Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says she doesn't believe in fashion trends and that it is timeless.“I don't know what is in and what is not. I go with what appeals to me. I also don't believe in trends. Fashion is timeless for me,” Aditi…