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24 Oct

Scripts we get today are significantly better says Ratna Pathak Shah

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Actor Ratna Pathak Shah on Thursday spoke about the need to tell indigenous and original stories through films. She was speaking at the tenth edition of the India Film Project Festival, being held virtually this year due to the coronavirus outbreak. Ratna was last seen in Thappad. She remarked that Indian filmmakers are now paying attention to the script, and that’s a welcome change. Ratna said, “Scripts we get today are significantly better than what we used to get. So, obviously, there is some focus on script-writing now, which was missing earlier. Some stereotypes still exist, but at least there…

24 Oct

KGF to re-release in theatres

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On Friday, filmmaker Ritesh Sidhwani, one of the presenters of the KGF franchise announced the re-release of KGF: Chapter 1 in theatres. He noted that the film will be screened at PVR, Inox, and Cinepolis theatres for a week starting today. “Mask, Distance, Action! Catch the re-release of #KGFChapter1 at cinemas near you between 23rd-29th October (sic),” tweeted Ritesh. Since the theatres across the country were allowed to re-open from October 15. But however, the theatres can only operate at 50 percent of their actual seating capacity. Filmmakers seem to be in no hurry to release new movies in theatres…

23 Oct

Neha Kakkar looks radiant at her mehendi ceremony; see first photos from the bride-to-be’s pre-wedding function

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Indian Idol judge Neha Kakkar's pre-wedding ceremonies have kick-started. First photos from the bride's mehendi ceremony have surfaced online, wherein she looks radiant.In the photos, Neha can be seen sitting on a couch in black loungewear and getting her mehendi done. She looks glowing and is all smiles for the camera.Neha Kakkar, who is all set to tie the knot with fiance Rohanpreet Singh, flew to Delhi on Thursday with her family including siblings Sonu and Tony Kakkar. They were seen in high spirits on the flight.Neha also shared a few photos from her proposal day with her fans that…

23 Oct

Simon Cowell to launch brand new talent show with Oscar-winning producer

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X Factor boss Simon Cowell has decided to branch out after it was revealed America's Got Talent: The Champions would not be returning, instead, he is hoping to find 50 singing starsSimon Cowell's new show will try to discover singing talent in all 50 states across America. The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent boss has teamed up with Oscar-winning movie boss Ron Howard for the huge quest right across the country. 50 States to Stardom will feature a mini-documentary, focusing on each of the vast country's regions – while holding a contest to find a musical star from each…

23 Oct

“To Set The Record Straight”: Amazon Explains Parliament No-Show

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Hours after sources told NDTV that Amazon had refused to appear before a joint parliamentary committee looking into the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill - and could, therefore, face "coercive action" and a "breach of privilege" notice - the online retail giant said its position "may have been misconstrued" and that it would work with the committee to "set the record straight"."The inability of our experts to travel from overseas due to travel restriction and depose before the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) during the ongoing pandemic may have been misconstrued and led to a misunderstanding," the company said in a…

23 Oct

Government imposes stock limit on onion traders to check prices

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To boost domestic supply and provide relief to consumers from rising onion prices, the Centre on Friday imposed stock limits on both retailers and wholesales with immediate effect till December 31.Now, retailers can stock onion only up to 2 tonne, whereas wholesale traders are allowed to keep up to 25 tonne. This will check hoarding and blackmarketing, it said. Onion prices have shot up sharply to over Rs 75 per kg in the past few weeks in the wake of damage to the standing kharif crop in producing areas due to heavy rainfall as well as hoarding. Retailers can stock…

23 Oct

Actor Prabhas turns 41: Mahesh Babu, Rakul Preet, and other’s wishes the actor

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Social media is flooded with wishes for Baahubali Star Prabhas, who is celebrating his 41st birthday today. On the occasion of the actor's birthday, here are wishes from the film industry. Mahesh Babu tweeted @urstrulyMahesh Happy birthday, Prabhas! Wishing you infinite success, happiness and peace always😊 https://instagram.com/p/CGrJlgwnLcP/?igshid=1k8oe1b4n14hj Rakul Singh @Rakulpreet Happppy happpy bdayyyy #Prabhas 😃😃 wishing you a super duper year .. great health and lots of happiness 🤗 may your stardom keep growing infinitely Thaman S @MusicThaman Wishing Our darling of HEARTS ❤️#prabhas gaaru a very happy birthday !! #HappyBirthdayPrabhas 💿💿💿 Nithiin @actor_nithiin Wishing one of the sweetest, most…

23 Oct

পাইথন উদ্ধার আলিপুরদুয়ারের বারবিশায়

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সপ্তমীর সকালে ৮ ফুট লম্বা বার্মিজ পাইথন কে ঘিরে চাঞ্চল্য আলিপুরদুয়ারের বারোবিশাতে। বারোবিশা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়ের মূল গেটের পাশে পাহারাদারের কক্ষের ভেতরে পাইথন দেখতে পায় স্থানীয় লোকজন। সেই ঘরের টিন এর নিচে পেচিয়ে থাকা পাইথনটিকে উদ্ধার করতে বেগ পেতে হয় উদ্ধারকারীদের। কি করে এই পাইথন টি এখানে এলো সে প্রশ্নই সবার মনে। ৮ ফুট লম্বা পাইথন টি উদ্ধার করে বনদপ্তর এর ভলকা রেঞ্জের হাতে তুলে দেওয়া হয়।

23 Oct

Over tweet on Mumbai police another complaint against Kangana Ranaut

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Another criminal complaint has been filed against actor Kangana Ranaut before the metropolitan magistrate’s court in Andheri on Thursday alleging that the actor made “derogatory remarks” against the Mumbai police on the probe into actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. The complainant, a city-based lawyer, claims that tweets by Ranaut on Twitter have “defamed our country, its police, authorised government bodies, executive machineries all being established by law in India”. It claims that Ranaut “made fun of the judiciary” after a court in Bandra last week directed the Mumbai police to file an FIR against her for her tweets on a…

22 Oct

Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey reveals he was sexually abused as a teen

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Matthew McConaughey has revealed that he was sexually abused during his teen years. The Oscar-winning actor admitted he was violated, once when he was 15 and a second time when he was 18 years old. These revelations have come to light via his new memoir Greenlights. “I was blackmailed into having sex for the first time when I was 15. I was certain I was going to hell for the premarital sex. Today, I am merely certain that I hope that’s not the case,” writes the actor. Matthew McConaughey also states that he was sexually abused at the age of…