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Mumbai, Jun 18: Actor Irrfan Khan says film fraternity needs to stand together against piracy. The 49-year-old "Piku" star says many other films have been the victim of piracy in the past and source of the leak is probably the same. "Such cases (online leaks) have happened in past as well. Industry should come together to fight against this. I feel the source of all these leaks is same," Irrfan

Mumbai, June 17: As Abhishek Chaubey's Udta Punjab begins to unspool, it becomes apparent almost instantly that it isn't an average commercial Hindi film. It is easy to see why influential forces wouldn't want it to be seen. It is a film that articulates the bitter truth – yes, much of it might have been exaggerated for dramatic effect – about the reality of substance abuse in Punjab and its

Mumbai, Jun 17: Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif has praised "Udta Punjab" calling it a "beautiful" film but said it is extremely tragic that the movie was leaked online. The 32-year-old "Fitoor" actress, who watched the film at the special screening here last night, was impressed with the performances of Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. "I thought it was a really outstanding film. Both Shahid and Alia

Ludhiana (Pb), Jun 17: Superstar Aamir Khan today said that if "Udta Punjab" was leaked online before its release by the censor Board then it reflects badly on them. The superstar, who had earlier tweeted to request fans to watch the movie in theatres, said piracy is an issue that the film industry has been fighting for a long time. "I am not sure whether it was a CBFC copy. But if it's a censor

Chennai, Jun 16: Veteran Tamil film director AC Tirulokachandar, who had directed over 60 movies including Tamil, Telugu and some Hindi films, passed away here today. "He was 85 and he passed away at a hospital here due to age related health issues and he is survived by a son and a daughter," N Shan, son-in-law of Raj Chandar, son of Tirlokachandar said. Remembered for films in which he had

Jun 15: Muzik247 Tulu, the prominent music label in the Tulu film industry, has released the Hindi music album titled 'Dosthi', composed by Loy Valentine Saldanha and written by Melwyn Antony D'souza. The duo have also sung in this multi-genre album featuring new singers - Munita Velgas Rao, Rithesh Kumar, Savitha Puttur, Aurvile Rodrigues, Sandesh Kumar, Akshada Talaulikar and Gauthami Hede. The

Mumbai, Jun 15: Abhishek Chaubey’s upcoming film Udta Punjab said the film will have a “pretty wide” release on approximately 2,000 screens, its makers said on Tuesday. Ekta Kapoor, from Balaji Motion Pictures, has produced the film along with Phantom Pictures, which comprises of Anurag Kashyap, Vikas Bahl, Madhu Mantena among others. At a press conference, Ekta, asked about the release strategy

New Delhi, Jun 14: Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani and Bihar Education Minister Ashok Choudhary were today locked in a bitter war of words on Twitter after the Congress leader addressed her as "dear". Issues of etiquette in official communication also cropped up during the barrage of tweets unleashed against each other. Choudhary in a tweet today referred to the Human Resources Development(HRD)

Houston, Jun 14: Actor Anupam Kher has reached yet another milestone in his illustrious acting career by signing up another Hollywood film "The Big Sick", which happens to be his 500th film. The 61-year-old actor, who started his career 32 years back with award winning movie "Saaransh", will be sharing screen space with Hollywood actors Holly Hunter, Zoe Kazan, Ray Romano, Kumail Nanjiani and

Mumbai, Jun 13: Bollywood couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh have name their second son Rahyl. The pair, who are already proud parents to one-year-old Riaan Riteish Deshmukh, took to twitter to reveal the new moniker. "RAHYL - The Youngest Deshmukh," he wrote along with an image, where his son's name was written in pink with a black background. The "Masti" actors welcomed their second child