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New Delhi, Jun 7: The row over drug-themed Bollywood film "Udta Punjab" slated for release on June 17 escalated today with co-producer Anurag Kashyap hitting out at Censor Board chief Pahlaj Nihalani, calling him "oligarch" and "dictator" and that it was like living in North Korea. The Shahid Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor Khan and Diljit Dosanjh starrer movie that delves into how the youth in

Mumbai, Jun 7: Singer Mika Singh said that he will speak to fellow singer Arijit Singh regarding the controversy related to superstar Salman Khan for a song in film ‘Sultan’. Mika, speaking in the controversy when at a launch of Archana Kochhar's kids collection, said: "I have decided to discuss this when I will meet Arijit. However, I feel Arijit is quite young and maybe he has done a mistake

New Delhi, Jun 7: A Delhi court today dismissed a criminal complaint seeking registration of a police case against actors Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by entering the sets of a temple wearing shoes while shooting for reality show 'Bigg Boss 9'. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vandana Jain, however, allowed the complainant advocate's plea to

Mumbai, Jun 6: As Bollywood touches its half-way mark in 2016, the industry looks back at a rather slow box office while Hollywood movies stand tall after causing quite a stir in the domestic market during last six months. The biggest example is "The Jungle Book", which created history of sorts at the Indian box office. The live action adaptation of the book of the same name, released on April 8

Mumbai, Jun 6: At a time when several Bollywood actors are going behind the microphone to record songs, Sonu Nigam is unfazed as he feels technology today helps anyone to be a good singer. Sonu says there is nothing wrong in actors attempting to sing, but the litmus test of a singer is during live shows. "Technology has facilitated everyone to be a good singer. They (actors) can sing in films

Mumbai, Jun 5: Sunny Leone has been a part of reality TV shows like "Bigg Boss" and "Splitsvilla" and the actress says they are not scripted. The "Mastizaade" actress says some of the headline- grabbing moments on reality shows are as much a shock for the people on the set as they are for the audience. "I love reality television. I know a lot of people think it is all scripted, it is not. Some of

Mumbai, Jun 4: Amitabh Bachchan has revealed legendary filmmaker Prakash Mehra wanted to make a movie, featuring the megastar and Muhammed Ali in the lead. Bachchan, 73, has worked with Mehra in hits like "Zanjeer", "Muqaddar Ka Sikandar", "Namak Halaal" among others. "With the 'greatest' Muhammed Ali at his home in LA. Prakash Mehra had wished to make film with him and me," he posted on Twitter

Mumbai, Jun 4: Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap says even the slightest of alteration by the Censor Board for any film is no less than killing the creativity of the movie. Kashyap's troubles with the censor are well-known. The "Bombay Velvet" director has often been at loggerheads with the censor board right from his unreleased directorial debut film "Paanch" to "Black Friday" and "Ugly". Recently, there

Mumbai, Jun 4: BJP MP Hema Malini, who has been facing staunch criticism for posting pictures of her movie shoot when her Parliamentary constituency Mathura was hit by violence, on Friday evening, said she was unaware of the happenings as she was busy with her shooting. “I did not know at that time (yesterday) at all. All these things happened in the afternoon or by evening, while my shooting is

Mumbai, Jun 3: As violent clashes in Mathura, the constituency of parliamentarian Hema Malini, led the news this morning, the actor-politician tweeted photos of a film shoot at Madh Island near Mumbai. 22 people have died after nearly 3,000 members of an armed sect in Mathura opened fire on the police when it tried to evict them from a 270-acre park they have occupied illegally for two years