INFOTAINMENT

Mumbai, Sep 26: It seems that standup comedian Kapil Sharma's woes are not over yet. After a major fire on the sets of Comedy Nights with Kapil at Goregaon Film City, he was grilled by Mumbai service tax department for five hours. The service tax department has booked Kapil Sharma for evading the service tax to the tune of Rs.65 lakh. According to an official, the comedian has registered himself

As reported earlier, fire broke out on the sets of Kapil Sharma's highest rated show 'Comedy Nights with Kapil' today morning. Kapil shares how shocked he is over the mishap. Kapil Sharma tells us, "The fire broke out due to short-circuit. Thankfully, there are no causalities in the accident. But, it is a major loss for us." About the magnitude of loss, he shares, "Abhi toh I am not sure of the

Bangalore, Sep 26: The four-day event to celebrate the 100th year of Indian cinema in Chennai struck a sour note with the organisers refusing entry to renowned actor of yesteryears, Leela- vathi, on Tuesday evening. The veteran actor was invited by the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce for felicitation on the concluding day and had issued a valid pass for her entry. She was carrying the pass and

Mumbai, Sep 25: A Mumbai sessions court on Tuesday heard three applications in the 2002 hit and run case involving actor Salman Khan. On Salman's plea on unfair media coverage of the case, the court orally directed that the media should report on the case in a fair manner. While hearing activist Santosh Daundkar's plea to transfer false evidence case from Bandra to the sessions court, the court

Mumbai, Sep 25: In a blow to actor John Abraham, the Bombay High Court has restrained his production house from using 'Hamara Bajaj', a popular tagline associated with Bajaj Auto, as the title of his next movie. Bajaj Auto Ltd had approached the court against JA Entertainment Pvt Ltd after it learnt Mr Abraham's production house proposed to make a movie by the name 'Hamara Bajaj'. While ruling in

Deepika Padukone plays a Maharastrian in Happy New Year. For her audition, she was apparently dressed in some bright, tacky clothes in perfect sync with her character. The audition happened at Shah Rukh Khan's bungalow Mannat. And when SRK's daughter Suhana saw the test shots on Deepika's phone, she apparently asked the actress, "Where are you in this?" Dippy was heard sweetly explaining to the

Chennai, Sep 23: The second day of the film festival to mark the 100th year of Indian Cinema at the Nehru stadium here reverberated with the tunes of Kannada music and dance. More than 200 professional dancers showcased Kannada cinema which was the highlight of Sunday’s event. Yesteryear actor Saroja Devi was the star among the 50 film artistes, directors, producers and film personalities of south

Tashkent, Sep 23: The popularity of Raj Kapoor in former Soviet republics notwithstanding, young Uzbeks swear by Shah Rukh Khan when it comes to present-day Bollywood. "I loved Shah Rukh Khan in 'Don 2' and 'My Name is Khan'. I have watched these films many times," says Bekzod, a guest relation officer at Hotel Miran International here. "Now I want to see his 'Chennai Express'," Bekzod told PTI

Kazan (Russia), Sep 22: Yesteryear Bollywood icon Raj Kapoor is a hot favourite in Russia but "disco dancer" Mithun Chakraborty is not far behind, as the country's love affair with Indian movies is still very much alive. Bollywood continues to inspire and entertain many Russians and Raj Kapoor remains one of the biggest overseas names in Russia till date. A group of visiting Indian journalists

Mumbai/Ahmedabad, Sep 22: Gujarati film The Good Road was picked on Saturday as India's entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards next year. Set in the harsh terrain of Kutch, the film, a road movie by debutant feature film director Gyan Correa, revolves around a truck driver and a couple whose child is on the run. Although the film was adjudged the Best Feature Film