Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon on Sunday urged people to handle the #MeToo movement responsibly and to not dilute the movement with their anonymity. She believes men and women must reveal their identity before imposing serious allegations against someone. The “Barielly Ki Barfi” star Kriti Sanon took to Twitter to share[Read More…]
Mumbai: Filmmaker Karan Johar, who has helmed films like “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai” and “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham”, says showcasing old world romance on-screen today is no longer viable. In conversation for Royal Stag Barrel Select Large Short Films Perfect Strokes with Anupama Chopra, Karan was asked how showcasing romance[Read More…]
Mumbai: She made her Bollywood debut with a commercially successful film like “Dangal”, and has since acted in films that have established an image far away from a quintessential Hindi film heroine. The actress says she wants to remain versatile as a performer rather than being recognised by one genre.[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Post allegations of sexual harassment by an anonymous woman, a complaint has been filed against filmmaker Subhash Ghai by model-actress, Kate Sharma, who has accused him of molestation. Kate alleged that the ‘Taal’ filmmaker molested her by forcefully trying to kiss and hug her. “He called me to his[Read More…]
Los Angeles: Marvels “Iron Fist” will not return for a third season, said a Netflix representative. “Marvel’s ‘Iron Fist’ will not return for a third season on Netflix. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is proud of the series and grateful for all of the hard work from our incredible[Read More…]
Mumbai: As many as 11 women Indian filmmakers on Sunday came together to support the raging #MeToo movement in India, saying they have taken a stand to not work with proven offenders. Alankrita Shrivastava, Gauri Shinde, Kiran Rao, Konkona Sen Sharma, Meghna Guizar, Nandita Das, Nitya Mehra, Reema Kagti, Ruchi[Read More…]
New Delhi: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana often sings for his own films, but he has no qualms about passing on the microphone to others, especially when the songs are “heavily classical”. Back in 2012, he made his debut in Bollywood as an actor-singer with the film “Vicky Donor“, for which his[Read More…]
Kolkata: Maya Kamaty, a prominent Maloya musician and singer of Indian origin from Reunion Island, the French overseas territory, thinks good music can transcend all geographical barriers and says she is deeply inspired by Indian classical music and fascinated by the traditional instruments used here. In a freewheeling interview with[Read More…]
Mumbai: Actress, producer, author Soha Ali Khan says that despite coming from a famous family, she prefers to maintain her own individuality and does not attach to much value to fame and stardom. She feels it fades away with time. Soha is the daughter of iconic actress Sharmila Tagore and[Read More…]
Mumbai: Veteran music composer AR Rahman says Indian culture has to be marketed to the children here first. He feels Marathi cinema has been successful in doing over the last few years. Rahman was interacting with media at the music launch of Marathi film “Maaza Agadbam”, along with film’s lead[Read More…]
Mumbai: Farhad Samji will take over the reins as director of “Housefull 4” after Sajid Khan stepped down from the role amid sexual misconduct allegations against him. “‘Housefull 3’ director Farhad Samji will now direct ‘Housefull 4’,” a spokesperson for production banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment told IANS via WhatsApp on[Read More…]
Kochi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA), led by super star Mohanlal, came under fire on Saturday from the Women’s Collective in Cinema (WCC) over the way the kidanpping case of an actress is being handled. The WCC was formed last year by women drawn from[Read More…]
Actors Abhay Deol and Pankaj Kapur’s films are among the 11 projects chosen for the first edition of the South Asian Film Market (SAFM) which was launched at the Singapore South Asian International Film Festival on Saturday, October 13. SAFM includes a selection of 11 filmmakers and their projects and gives them an opportunity to showcase[Read More…]
Mumbai: Actress-model Malaika Arora on Friday supported #MeToo campaign which has gathered momentum in India, saying it is up to the government and the work place concerned to create safe and conducive atmosphere for working women. Arora was interacting with the media after launching her yoga studio “Diva Yoga”, along[Read More…]
Mumbai: Pyaar Ka Punchnama director Luv Ranjan has denied sexual misconduct allegations against him, saying he has never misbehaved with a woman. He has, though, apologized if his actions made someone uncomfortable. Ranjan has been accused by an anonymous actress of making her uncomfortable while giving an audition for his[Read More…]
Priyanka Chopra is one of the busiest actresses in the industry. She was recently in India for her Roka ceremony and also shot for the first schedule of Shonali Bose‘s, The Sky Is Pink. Ever since the former Miss World has been spending time with her fiance, Nick Jonas in[Read More…]
It is a well-known fact that Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor Khan cannot be in the same room together. The reason? Well, both of them hate each other for starters. However, we can trust Karan Johar to play the mediator, who brought even Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan under[Read More…]
Sonali Bendre, who is currently undergoing treatment for cancer in New York City, recently enjoyed a girls day out with fellow actress Priyanka Chopra. Joining them was Game Of Thrones actress Sophie Turner, who happens to be Priyanka’s sister-in-law-to-be (Sophie is Nick’s brother Joe Jonas’ fiancee). Piggy Chops shared a[Read More…]
In what seems like to be the casting coup of the Gen-Y, it has been rumoured that Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be making his debut with late Sridevi’s daughter, Khushi Kapoor. Janhvi Kapoor, Khushi’s elder sister made her debut with Dharma Productions’ ‘Dhadak’ which[Read More…]
In the wake of the Me Too movement and the sexual harassment cases that are coming to light, actor Emraan Hashmi has decided to include a clause incorporating the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redresal) Act, 2013 in his production company’s (Emraan Hashmi Films) employment contracts.[Read More…]
As the allegations against filmmaker Sajid Khan pile up, he has stepped down from being the director of the fourth installment of Housefull. Actor Akshay Kumar who has starred in all Housefull films has asked to cancel the shoot of Housefull as the film also stars Nana Patekar. Taking a[Read More…]
New Delhi: Actress and soon-to-be-mother Neha Dhupia, who will be seen as the host of FOX Life show “Styled by Neha”, says that pregnancy, for her, never meant that she will stop working. She says that though there is nothing compared to the love she has for her child and[Read More…]
Popular television actor and Bigg Boss 11 winner Shilpa Shinde, says that the Me Too campaign holds no ground if the victims don’t report the case immediately. When asked to comment on India’s Me Too movement, Shilpa told ZoomTV.com, “It’s rubbish. You have to take a call that time only,[Read More…]
Misogyny has been deep-rooted in Bollywood since the advent of cinema. What has been discussed right now, the problematic portrayal of women, has existed since a long time. The gender disparity and wage-gap has existed since the early 1940s and 50 when cinema started being popular. The actresses were always[Read More…]
Bollywood’s tales of Me Too are getting murkier by the day. While the world was just reeling from the shock of knowing Subhash Ghai been accused of drugging and raping an upcoming actress, three women have claimed sexual harassment at the hands of director-producer, Sajid Khan. Only a while ago[Read More…]