INFOTAINMENT

Panaji, Nov 21: Veteran actress Waheeda Rehman got a standing ovation as she received the inaugural Centenary Award for Indian Film Personality of the Year at the opening ceremony of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here. The 77-year-old actress received a standing ovation as she was felicitated on-stage by Bollywood star Rani Mukerji in recognition of her unparalleled contribution

Mumbai, Nov 20: He may not be very tall himself, but Aamir Khan Tuesday revealed that he enjoys working with actresses who tower over him. In "Dhoom 3", Aamir will be seen romancing tall and beautiful Katrina Kaif. "I love tall women and her (Katrina's) heels didn't come in the way," Aamir told reporters at an event to announce Yash Raj Films' association with Mattel to create D:3-inspired limited

Mumbai, Nov 19: Bollywood actor Salman Khan today pleaded for a fresh trial before a sessions court in the hit-and-run case, saying the evidence adduced earlier before a magistrate be discarded as he was now facing a more serious charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Salman's lawyer Srikant Shivade argued that the actor had not been given an opportunity in the magistrate's court to

Gurgaon, Nov 18: Bollywood actress Chitrangada Singh feels politicians in our country, especially the youth leaders, should abandon their formal clothes in favour of more casual attires. "The youth leaders in our country should dress more casually. I think it is time they start wearing jeans and T-shirts instead of the regular kurta and pajama," Chitrangada said. The 37-year-old dusky beauty

Kolkata, Nov 18: Bollywood actresses Moushumi Chatterjee, Sushmita Sen, Rani Mukerji and Bipasha Basu were on Sunday (November 17) felicitated by the West Bengal government at the closing ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF). The 'Panch Kanya' (Five Women) award was also given to Bengali actress Koel Mullick at a gala event at the Science City auditorium. On this occasion

New Delhi, Nov 17: TV actor Pratyusha Banerjee became the eleventh contestant to be ousted from the 7th season of the celebrity reality show 'Bigg Boss' tonight. Pratyusha, 22, who was in the house for two months says she is already missing the company of other contestants, with whom she lived an amazing experience of her life. "Suddenly I am missing the house because I am very used to all of them

Hyderabad, Nov 17: The work on the next installment of 'Munnabhai' franchise would start once the actor Sanjay Dutt is released from prison, Bollywood director Rajkumar Hirani said here today. "Yes. At some stage. Right now Munna Bhai (Dutt) is not there. Whenever Munnabhai comes back, we will make a film," Hirani told reporters at the International Children's Film Festival of India here. "It is

Mumbai, Nov 16: Until a few years ago, Diwali was the big Bollywood release date. Salman Khan who makes his own rules, decided not to clamour for that release week and opted for Eid day to release his films. He struck gold, over and over again (Wanted, Bodyguard and Ek Tha Tiger). So much so that now Eid has become the biggest release week, which most actors are now vying for. Last year, Salman

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 16: The memoirs of an eminent oncologist, who treated South Indian actress Srividya, who died of cancer seven years ago, has sparked a row over the allegation that a trust, which managed her assets, showed reluctance to bear the expenses of some costly medicines. Former Director of Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), Dr M Krishnan Nair, claimed in his recently released book that

Mumbai, Nov 15: Actress Katrina Kaif, who was angry after her holiday pictures with "rumoured" beau Ranbir Kapoor went viral in media, calls them "a private moment". She had written a letter to the media afterwards and said she was upset, distressed and felt media invaded her privacy. "I saw the photos and reacted from heart at that moment. I was upset, hurt, angry. I feel it was a private moment