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Mumbai, Oct 28: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has taken to Twitter to explain his outburst against 'Bigg Boss 7' contestant Kushal Tandon. Salman slammed Kushal for being rude to housemate Tanisha and his attempt to escape the reality show house over a fight during a task this weekend. But, many of Salman's fans believed that the actor was a bit "unfair" on Kushal by taking Tanisha's side

Mumbai, Oct 29: The 39-year-old actor said his father Rakesh Roshan, who is also the director of the film, did not allow him to play the character because he had chosen Vivek Oberoi for the part. "I wanted to play the role of villain in the film. He will be known as Kaal. But my father did not allow me to do that. I thought that only I could do justice to the character of ‘Kaal’ but Vivek proved

Mumbai, Oct 28: Actress Shilpa Shetty is quite excited about her upcoming film 'Dishkiyaaoon', which is set in the backdrop of Mumbai underworld. Shilpa has donned producer's hat for the film, which stars Sunny Deol, Harman Baweja and debutante Ayesha Khanna. "It is full-on masala entertainer. It is an interesting film on underworld, imagine Shilpa Shetty making a film on Mumbai underworld, it

Mumbai, Oct 28: Looking to find a husband? Then you need to have lighter skin. That’s the all-pervasive message in India, and it’s something that one actress is fighting to overturn. The new poster girl of the “Dark is Beautiful” campaign, Nandita Das, has called out India’s obsession with fair skin — a prejudice she says has driven some young women to the brink of suicide. “Magazines, TV, cinema

New Delhi, Oct 27: I have written for Bollywood, I have written for poem lovers and readers, I have written for my daughter too but now I am writing for my grandson, says renowned poet and lyricist Gulzar. "It is very difficult to learn and decipher the language of children. It is altogether a different literary world. Children's language is different when they are two, when they are seven and the

Mumbai, Oct 27: The city police, probing actress Jiah Khan's alleged suicide, today recorded the statement of her mother Rabia Khan who claimed her daughter did not hang herself but was murdered by a person "very close to her", apparently pointing to her boyfriend Suraj Pancholi, son of actor couple. The development comes three days after the Bombay High Court had asked police to carry out further

Mumbai, Oct 26: Actress Shilpa Shetty, who gave industry some popular dance numbers like Main Aayi Hoon UP Bihar Lootne, Shut Up and Bounce, says she misses dancing. Shilpa is judging the sixth season of celebrity dance reality show Nach Baliye along with director Sajid Khan and ace choreographer Terence Lewis. "It feels like it (the show) has just got over.. But it is a new season with new

Mumba , Oct 26: Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and Maharashtra Rural Development minister Jayant Patil opposed a pardon to actor Sanjay Dutt, who was sentenced in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, saying that such a move would spark similar demands from other convicts. "Sanjay Dutt was convicted and sentenced to jail after the completion of a judicial process. If his sentencing is

Dharamshala, Oct 25: Documentary Filmmaker Nishtha Jain, who has been travelling to festivals abroad and in India with her film "Gulabi Gang", says not much has been done to promote documentaries in our country. Jain's "Gulabi Gang" was named the Best Film in Muhr Asia-Africa documentary section at Dubai International film festival. The film, documenting the women activists group Gulabi Gang in

Mumbai, Oct 25: Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has topped a list of the most attractive personalities, beating the likes of Salman Khan and megastar Amitabh Bachchan. Shahrukh Khan is 'India's Most Attractive Personality' according to a 16-city 'survey' conducted by Trust Research Advisory (TRA), a Comniscient Group company, based on what it called a "36 Trait Matrix", to measure "brand