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Jan 30: Akshara Haasan did not have any plans to turn actor but when the offer to star in 'Shamitabh' came her way, she could not say no. The 24-year-old actress, the younger daughter of Kamal Haasan and Sarika, worked as an assistant director for four years but never felt the need to shift to acting. It was while working with an ad agency, she met Balki and felt she was ready to switch and become

Mumbai, Jan 30: Ever since she got married to Saif Ali Khan in October 2012, Kareena Kapoor Khan has regularly become the target of certain religious groups, who have used her as the poster girl for ‘Love Jihad’ (a controversial term given by religious outfits to a Muslim man marrying a Hindu woman). Outraged by the concept, Saif feels that his actor-wife is being wrongly targeted by these groups

Mumbai, Jan 30: Ranbir Kapoor has apparently been asked to stay away from the sets of Katrina Kaif's next film, Fitoor. According to a Zee TV report the Kapoor lad has been asked to stay away by director of Fitoor, Abhishek Kapoor, so that Kaif can give her undivided attention to the film. Not just her, every other cast member have also reportedly been asked to concentrate in their work. While it

Mumbai, Jan 29: King of Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan, who has 11.1 million followers on Twitter, recently posted a video tweet for his fans on the social networking platform Twitter. Shah Rukh is the first Indian to use the mobile video camera on Twitter since its introduction. Play the video below to listen to the superstar's message: Trying video tweet pic.twitter.com/boiJUX0BVH — Shah Rukh Khan (

Mumbai, Jan 29: Procedure was not followed in collecting the blood samples of Salman Khan, his lawyer has told a Mumbai court hearing the 2002 hit-and-run case in which the actor is accused of killing one person and injuring four. Shrikant Shivde said preservatives were not added to the sample, which would have fermented the blood. He argued that alcohol levels were likely to be higher in a

Mumbai, Jan 28: Known as glib talker, actor Shah Rukh Khan candidly said he doesn't deserve an award for his performance in Happy New Year, which was one of the biggest box office hits of 2014. When asked to share his thoughts about not being nominated in any category in an upcoming film award function, Shah Rukh was bold enough to say that as an actor he fell short of delivering a good

Mumbai, Jan 28: The 79-year-old screenwriter who wrote scripts for biggest Hindi films like Sholay, Deewar and Zanzeer along with his partner Javed Akhtar has turned down precious Padma Shri award asserting that it’s too late for the Indian government to acknowledge his work and contribution to the Hindi cinema. Salim Khan feels that the central Indian government has taken too long time to give

Mumbai, Jan 27: Shah Rukh Khan has big plans for US President Barack Obama. On a day when Obama mentioned him as one of the inspirations for Indians and quoted a dialogue from his film, the actor said in a tweet, "Proud 2 b part of the gender & religion equality speech of Pres. Obama. Sad he couldn't do the Bhangra...next time Chaiyya Chaiyya for sure." Obama was speaking at his townhall meeting

Mumbai, Jan 27: NH10 is essentially a thriller at heart about a young couple who are getting away from the city for a much needed break and how things take an interesting and unexpected turn – It’s new age, gritty and looks to break stereotype and will leave you at the edge of your seat. What makes this thriller, different from the others was the fact that no scene has been over dramatized and is

Miami, Jan 26: Miss Colombia Paulina Vega has been crowned Miss Universe, beating out contestants from 87 other countries. Miss USA Nia Sanchez and Miss Ukraine Diana Harkusha were the runners-up during Sunday’s competition. Vega said the contests leading to Miss Universe were the first she had participated in and will be her last, as she’s eager to return to her studies in business administration