AMRITSAR: Regarding the release of the animation film 'Hind Di Chadar' made on the life of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji, the Chief Secretary of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Kulwant Singh Mannan, has asked the producer and director of the film not to release it in view of Sikh sentiments.

CHENNAI: If sources in the industry are to be believed, actress Wamiqa Gabbi has been roped in to play the female lead opposite ace Tamil film director Lokesh Kanakaraj in his first film as a hero.

MUMBAI: Actor Sooraj Pancholi, son of producer-actor Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, has clarified that he has not quit films.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against the upcoming film 'The Taj Story,' which is slated for release on October 31, 2025.

NEW DELHI: A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court against the upcoming film ‘The Taj Story’, alleging that the movie distorts historical facts and could potentially disturb communal harmony.

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Karan Johar took to social media to celebrate 10 years of his beloved romantic drama “Ae Dil Hai Mushkil.”

MUMBAI: One of Punjab’s biggest stars Sonam Bajwa says this year has been a “pleasant surprise,” as she is finally living her long-cherished dream of working in Hindi films.

MUMBAI: Actress Shehnaaz Gill sought blessings at the Golden Temple ahead of the release “Ikk Kudi” and said that the film is made especially for Punjab.

MUMBAI: Actress Tanya Maniktala will be seen starring alongside actor Rajkummar Rao in filmmaker Aditya Nimbalkar’s upcoming film, rooted in the realities of India’s education system.

MUMBAI: Actor Ayushmann Khurrana, known for exploring diverse roles, has opened up about his latest release, “Thamma.”

MUMBAI: Actress Sonal Chauhan, who is known for working in films such as “Jannat” and “Adipurush” to name a few, has officially joined the cast of “Mirzapur: The Film”.

HYDERABAD: If rumours doing the rounds in the industry are to be believed, actress Nayanthara has now been roped in to play the female lead along with actor Nandamuri Balakrishna in his upcoming film which is to be directed by Gopichand Malineni.

NEW DELHI: Actress Rashmika Mandanna says her parents called her latest horror comedy film “Thamma” by far the best film of hers that they've watched and that her younger sister thoroughly enjoyed it, which makes her genuinely feel at peace.

HYDERABAD: Telugu star Allu Arjun on Friday showered praise on the director Rishab Shetty's pan Indian blockbuster film, 'Kantara: Chapter 1', calling it a "mind-blowing film".

MUMBAI: Ayushmann Khurrana has described his latest release, Thamma, as the “tentpole” of his career. The actor shared an anecdote and said that every year he would go to theatres with his family to watch a superstar’s film, and this time, he experienced that joy with his own movie.

MUMBAI: Since its release, 'KGF: Chapter 2' has taken over the box office. The Yash-starrer has now become the third highest grossing Hindi film after 'Baahubali 2' and 'Dangal' starring Aamir Khan.

MUMBAI: The film Jersey, which features Shahid Kapoor and Mrunal Thakur in the lead roles has recently hit the theaters and fans loved both their performances in the movie. Likewise, our talented actress Seerat Kapoor, took to her social media by sharing the poster of the movie as she expressed her emotions on how grateful she feels over the movie, as she is soon going to be seen as a lead under the roof of Dil Raju’s Production.

MUMBAI: The trailer of the upcoming Marathi musical drama 'Chandramukhi' is getting praises from B-town. Recently Bollywood like Madhuri Dixit Nene, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Riteish Deshmukh have lauded the trailer of the Prasak Oak directorial.

MUMBAI: The upcoming adaptation of Nintendo's Super Mario Bros video game series, which was originally set to release on December 21, targeting a theatrical run through the holiday season, has been postponed to 2023, reports 'Variety'.

NEW DELHI: In an industry synonymous with slapstick comedy and loud gangster films, where very few directors have managed to bring forth something meaningful, Anmol Sidhu's directorial debut 'Jaggi', which will have its world premiere at 2022 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), and will also be screened at the New Delhi Film Festival comes as quite a shocker.

MUMBAI: A new movie is in the works based on actress-turned-author Twinkle Khanna's short story 'Salaam Noni Appa' from her 2016 anthology, 'The Legend of Lakshmi Prasad'.

HYDERABAD: A.S. Prakash, the art director of 'Sarkaru Vaari Paata', revealed what goes into filming a big commercial movie like 'SVP'.

CHANDIGARH: Cinema & Music creates lots of excitement and similar sentiments were witnessed at the opening ceremony of second Chandigarh Music and Film Festival 2022 that took place at Chandigarh University, in the presence of eminent celebrities from the field of films and television.

MUMBAI: Punjabi superstar Gippy Grewal is all set to headline a new yet-to-be-titled Punjabi film where he will be seen sharing the screen with his son Shinda Grewal.

LOS ANGELES: Model Cara Delevingne recorded a show called 'Planet Sex' at one of London's oldest and most treasured LGBT venues - the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.

NEW DELHI: Returning after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Habitat International Film Festival is scheduled to be held from May 6 to 15 at India Habitat Centre in the Capital.

MUMBAI: 'Pehli Mulaqat', the first song from Punjabi film 'Main Te Bapu' starring Parmish Verma, was released on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: The teaser of Kangana Ranaut-starrer 'Dhaakad' was unveiled on Tuesday and it depicts the Bollywood actress in a intense spy avatar, acing her action skills while combating enemies and beating them at their own game.

NEW DELHI: Filmmaker David Yates, who has directed Warner Bros' 'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore', has talked about the enduring appeal of the Wizarding World.

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Mohit Suri, who is known for films such as 'Awarapan', 'Aashiqui 2' and 'Ek Villain', will soon produce and creatively monitor a yet-to-be-titled action-musical film, for which he has joined forces with producer Vinod Bhanushali.

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) to allow candidates suffering from colour blindness to pursue all courses on filmmaking and editing.

HYDERABAD: After the historic success of 'The Kashmir Files', producers Abhishek Agarwal Arts and I Am Buddha Productions are reuniting to tell two more brutally honest tales of humanity on the big screen.

HYDERABAD: Released a couple of weeks ago, 'RRR' is continuing its dream run as the movie surpassed the Rs 1,000 crore mark at the worldwide boxoffice.

MUMBAI: Actor Anil Kapoor says it was his son Harshvarrdhan Kapoor who brought the film 'Thar' to him and was very passionate about the project and it coming together.

HYDERBAD: Telugu's leading producer Dil Raju, who has acquired the rights to release the Telugu version of the Tamil movie 'Beast', hailed actress Pooja Hegde and called her the 'Lucky Charm'.

MUMBAI: Actress and television personality Malaika Arora has penned a long note on social media, a week after she met with a car accident.

LOS ANGELES: Staff at Ukraine's top studio, Film.UA, didn't think much of the abandoned bomb shelter on site.

CHENNAI: Even as fans eagerly await the release of actor Vijay's film 'Beast', which is scheduled to hit screens on April 13, the actor has begun work on his 66th film, that is being helmed by National Award-winning director Vamshi Paidipally

HYDERABAD: Naga Chaitanya, who scored back-to-back superhits with 'Majili,' 'Venky Mama', 'Love Story' and 'Bangarraju', has a fantastic line-up ahead.

CHENNAI: Even as fans eagerly await the release of actor Vijay's film 'Beast', which is scheduled to hit screens on April 13, the actor has begun work on his 66th film, that is being helmed by National Award-winning director Vamshi Paidipally

MUMBAI: 'Undaunted: Lt Ummer Fayaz of Kashmir', the book by Bhaavna Arora, which chronicles the life of Kashmiri Army officer Lt Ummer Fayaz, will be adapted for the big screen.

MUMBAI: Taking the digital route, the Tamil family entertainer 'Oh My Dog' is all set to have its global premiere on April 21.

CHENNAI: Actor Ajmal, who impressed audiences with his stellar performances in superhits like 'Ko' and 'Anjaathey', is now playing lead in a Tamil film titled 'Theerkadarishi'.

NEW DELHI: After battling cancer at the age of 62, Sanjay Dutt is back in action as the strong and tough villain Adheera in 'K.G.F: Chapter 2'.

MUMBAI: Director Siddharth Anand has just wrapped up the Spain schedule of the actioner 'Pathaan' starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. He says he wants to 'make 'Pathaan' the biggest event film of India'.

I have had many occasions to write about how deficient are the marketing graduates who now literally run the film exhibition industry. They often fail to judge the potential of a particular film offered to them or judge the public mind.

NEW DELHI:  As the politics on 'The Kashmir Files' has heated up, the partners in Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra -- Shiv Sena and NCP -- have slammed the BJP for using it for political gains.

MUMBAI: Kareena Kapoor Khan is all set to make her streaming debut in a murder mystery based on Japanese author Keigo Higashino's novel, 'The Devotion of Suspect X'.

LOS ANGELSE: Denis Ivanov, the Ukrainian producer of critically acclaimed films including Myroslav Slaboshpytskiys 'The Tribe', Sergey Loznitsas 'Donbass' and Oleh Sentsovs 'Rhino', has penned an impassioned letter against Russias war in Ukraine, describing it as a 'genocide against Ukrainians' and accusing the Russian military of war crimes.

MUMBAI: Popular TV actor Shaheer Sheikh will be seen along with Shweta Basu Prasad in the upcoming short film 'Yatri Kripya Dhyan Dein', releasing on February 24.

MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar took to social media on Sunday to celebrate his 1996 film Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi completing 25 years of its release date.
The film hit theatres on June 14, 1996.

Thiruvananthapuram: Two days after the Kavaratti Police sent a notice to Lakshadweep filmmaker Ayesha Sultana to appear before it on June 20 in connection with her remarks about the spread of Covid in the island, a bunch of BJP leaders quit the party in protest against levelling of sedition charges against Sultana.

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to stay the release of movie "Nyay: The Justice", purportedly based on the life of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, and scheduled for release on Friday.

NAGPUR: In a huge jolt, the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench on Tuesday struck down the caste certificate issued to Amravati Lok Sabha MP and ex-filmstar Navneet Kaur Rana on the grounds that it was obtained fraudulently using fabricated documents.

MUMBAI: Filmmaker Karen Maine reveals the online success of her short film "Yes, God, Yes" prompted her to turn it into a fullfledged film.Yes, God, Yes" received 2.9 million views and also won Best Short at the St. Louis International Film Festival upon being premiered in 2017 as a Vimeo Staff Pick. It was after the success of the short that Maine along with producers Katie Cordeal and Colleen Hammond went ahead to make it into a full-length feature film.

CHENNAI: Dr Lakshmi Devy, a doctor by profession has always been passionate about acting and filmmaking and her dreams have come true after she won the prestigious Gold Remy award for direction at the 54th World Houston International Film festival for her movie -- "When the Music Changes."

CHANDIGARH: Punjabi film actor and director Sukhjinder Shera has passed away due to Covid in Uganda where he went to see a friend.

MUMBAI: Actress Raveena Tandon shared birthday wishes for filmmaker Onir on Saturday, in a post she uploaded on Instagram Stories."It's been a long journey together my friend, and many many more years to come. Happy birthday @iamonir. Stay safe, stay blessed. Love you," Raveena write along with a picture featuring her with Onir.

MUMBAI: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan's body double Prashant Walde will release his film "Premaatur" on May 7, a week before Salman Khan's "Radhe " hist the screens on May 13.

PUNE: Renowned 7-time National Award winner Marathi film-maker and writer Sumitra Bhave passed away in Pune due to age-related ailments. She was 78 and breathed her last at a private hospital early on Monday.

CHANDIGARH: With a view to inspire the younger generation of Punjab about the glorious historical and cultural heritage of the State guided by the vision of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, Senior Advisor to Chief Minister, Punjab Lt. Gen. T.S Shergill, on Saturday released the Documentary Film titled, 'The Bathinda Fort' in online mode on worldwide scale in the presence of Director of the film Harpreet Sandhu.

MUMBAI: Amitabh Bachchan went down memory lane to recall how he had nearly half a dozen releases the same year, in the seventies. He shared a throwback picture from his younger days along with his post, dressed in a white T-shirt and is sporting big chunky retro sunglasses.

PHAGWARA: The parents n residents of Phagwara raised noisy demonstration against a teacher of a private school in Mohalla Subhash Nagar area or forcibly showing a pornographic film to a girl student on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Action has been a perennial favourite genre among lovers of mainstream cinema, especially in the Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Malayalam film industries. Larger-than-life heroism of southern superstars is now in for period twist. Many top actors are exploring the idea of reorganising the action genre through retro themes pertaining to historicals, mythologicals, or crime drama set in the seventies, eighties or nineties.

LONDON: Priyanka Chopra Jonas is one of the presenters at the upcoming 74 British Academy Film Awards, which will take place on April 10 and 11 at Royal Albert Hall.

MUMBAI: Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, whose debut feature film as a co-writer and producer, "99 Songs", is all slated to release this month, says it was Mani Ratnam who inspired him to try filmmaking.

MUMBAI: Actors and filmmakers associated with Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films took to social media on Thursday to congratulate superstar Rajinikanth, who will be honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

MUMBAI: Sunny Deols younger son Rajveer Deol will make his Bollywood debut in a coming-of-age love story backed by Rajshri Productions. The film also marks the directorial debut of Sooraj R. Barjatyas son Avnish S. Barjatya. Bollywood veteran and Rajveers grandfather Dharmendra tweeted the news on Wednesday.

MUMBAI: With his wavy, silvery mane and erudite wit, Anil Dharker, who passed away late Thursday night, was an essential fixture at literary events in the city, was a promoter of New Cinema, a film critic of note, and as a journalist, was the editor of some of Indias best known publications.

MUMBAI: Actress Yami Gautam has a busy year ahead with three films coming up. As many as five more could be on the way, but official announcements are awaited. The sudden signing spree spells good news and she is happy that her time has come.

BENGALURU: The much-awaited Bengaluru International Film Festival (Biffes) has been postponed indefinitely from March 24-31 due to surge in Covid cases in the tech city, an official said on Monday.

CHANDIGARH:Paani Ch Madhaani has already gained hype amongst the audience. Gippy Grewal's New Avatar is making the headlines and Neeru Bajwa's evergreen charm is all set to steal your hearts on the big screen, again.

MUMBAI:  AR Rahmans film production venture "99 Songs", a musical-romance drama, is all set to release theatrically on April 16.

MUMBAI: People no longer listen to film songs, feels Shaan, who has done playback duty in Bollywood for over a couple of decades.
People have stopped listening to film songs these days. Film songs are not enjoying the popularity they used to in earlier times. When we used to sing playback regularly, people would listen to film songs and discuss them. These days, maybe one song from a big film, that too which has been heavily publicised -- only that people listen to," Shaan told IANS.

MUMBAI: The epics Ramayan and Mahabharat seem to be the latest favourites of our filmmakers. A host of new films have been launched, with plots that seem influenced by the epics. Not only Bollywood, South Indian film artistes also seem intrigued by the epics lately.

CHANDIGARH: Mothers’ are the biggest creation of god, and nobody can thank them enough for the hard work and sacrifices they do for their children and family. However, time and again we try to do our best to show gratitude towards them. This time our Punjabi Superstar Gippy Grewal showed a special gesture for his mother by dedicating his upcoming film ‘Maa’ to his mother on her birthday.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Kajol on Tuesday recalled her short film Devi, which was launched on YouTube last year on this day.1 year to Devi. A film which I will forever be proud of but which also till today makes me feel so many things in such a short period of time. The reason, the women and the conclusion all just bring a lump to my throat till today. Watch it for yourself again," Kajol wrote on Instagram.

KOLKATA:Star wars continue in poll-bound West Bengal as the Mamata Banerjee-led ruling Trinamool Congress and its arch rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are busy roping in film stars and actors in their respective political folds ahead of the forthcoming state Assembly elections.

MUMBAI: Nikki Tamboli, who finished in the top three spot of Bigg Boss 14, now looks forward to working in Bollywood, besides music videos.
Nikki is a popular name in the South Indian film industry. She is known for her roles in films such as "Kanchana 3", "Chikati Gadilo Chithakotudu" and "Thippara Meesam".

MUMBAI: Miss India 2017 Jhataleka Malhotra makes her Bollywood debut opposite Poonam Dhillon's son Anmol Thakeria Dhillon in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali-backed romantic drama, Tuesdays And Fridays. She recalls how Bhansali put her at ease during an outdoor shoot in London.

MUMBAI-Bombay high court on Wednesday questioned a “social worker” who has challenged a film being made on the life of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput whether he knows its contents.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Prachi Desai is all set to make her debut in the web space with the murder mystery film, Silence Can You Hear It, starring Manoj Bajpayee.

MUMBAI: Dancer-actor Dharmesh Yelande wants direct a film or web series. He reveales he has started writing a script, though he won't divulge much about the project because it is not complete yet.

KOCHI: With just a few days left for the OTT release of 'Drishyam-2', one of the most awaited film of superstar Mohanlal, the Kerala Film Chamber has expressed their ire over the move as this could well prove disastrous for the film theatre owners.

MUMBAI: Superstar Aamir Khan's son Junaid is all set to make his Bollywood debut as an actor. Junaid commenced shooting for his debut film on Monday.