INFOTAINMENT

New Delhi, May 28: Hasee Toh Phasee actress Parineeti Chopra, all of four films old, is reportedly avoiding signing films with the three Khans - Shah Rukh, Salman and Aamir. Parineeti reportedly believes that her character will have "nothing to do" in a movie co-starring one of the Khans, still the most in-demand heroes in a film industry inundated with young talent like Ranbir Kapoor, Ranveer

Mumbai, May 28: "I am very inspired by Vidya ma'am. I have been watching her, following her work ever since I watched her in 'Parineeta'," the newcomer said here on Monday at the screening of her film "Citylights". The National Award-winning actress made her acting debut with "Parineeta" in 2005 and later carved out a niche with performances in films like "Paa", "Ishqiya", "The Dirty Picture" and

Chennai, May 28: Double Oscar-winning composer A.R Rahman said that superstar Rajinikanth's "Kochadaiiyaan" was the toughest film in his career of composing because of the importance of music in the narrative. "'Kochadaiiyaan' was one of the toughest movies to score and mix for, due to the responsibility and role music had in the narrative. Kudos to my whole team for coming through. We had to move

New Delhi, May 27: Rakesh Roshan, his wife Pinkie, and their children Sunaina and Hrithik were here in a rarely captured picture perfect moment for the launch of "To Dad, With Love", a pictorial biography on the filmmaker by his daughter. She says once she worked closely with her dad, she realised that "this man needs to be written about". Sunaina, a cancer survivor who constantly exudes a vibrant

Mumbai, May 26: Model-actor Rajneesh Duggal won the fifth season of stunt-based reality show "Khatron Ke Khiladi Season Five" at the finale Sunday. He took home prize money of Rs.25 lakh and a Mahindra Scorpio SUV. The actor, who feared lizards and snakes the most, left behind all the other contestants in the reality show hosted by filmmaker Rohit Shetty, and was rewarded a trophy by Bollywood

Chennai, May 26: Tamil superstar Rajnikanth, who had been invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday, will not attend the function, sources close to the actor said. They said the actor was not in town and, therefore, would not attend the ceremony, which will see Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz

Mumbai, May 25: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar says his actress wife Twinkle Khanna has brought luck to his professional life. The 46-year-old actor, who would be next seen in A R Murugadoss's action thriller 'Holiday', said that she has always supported him in his decisions. "Her (Twinkle) luck factor has always worked for me. She has supported me in all my decisions and has always been there. She

London, May 24: Glamourised drinking in movies can encourage young adults to consume more alcohol, a new study has warned. The study of the effects of alcohol portrayals in movies has found that positive and negative portrayals of alcohol can contribute to viewers' emotional involvement or "transportation" attitude towards, and evaluation of the movie. "It is my understanding that alcohol

New Delhi, May 23: Comedian Kapil Sharma's TV show "Comedy Nights With Kapil" Facebook page crossed a whopping 10 million likes and the comedian thanked his fans for approving his show. "Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who likes our page and shares our content with their friends. 'Comedy Nights...' is not only the number one show in terms of viewership, but now also in terms of fan base," said

Chennai, May 23: The Madras High Court has directed all theatre owners in the State not to collect entertainment tax from viewers of the much awaited Tamil feature film Kochadaiiyaan, starring Superstar Rajinikanth and Bollywood actor Deepika Padukone. A vacation bench of Justices M M Sundresh and R Mahadevan gave the direction while passing interim orders on a public interest writ petition from