Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Anees Bazmee, on Friday, took to social media to celebrate 17 years of his hit film “Singh Is Kinng.” Released in 2008, the film starred Akshay Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Om Puri, Ranvir Shorey, Neha Dhupia, Javed Jaffrey, Sonu Sood, and Sudhanshu Pandey. Taking to his Instagram handle, Bazmee shared a poster from the film featuring Akshay and Katrina and recalled how this film gave him memories for a lifetime.For the caption, the director wrote, “17 years of Singh…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) As his film “Chhaava” is all set to have its television premiere on Independence Day weekend, National Award-winner Vicky Kaushal spoke about the film and said that he poured his heart into every moment of the film. Vicky shared, “It’s an honour to bring the legacy of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj into every home. Chhaava has been a journey of courage and pride, and I poured my heart into every moment.”The actor said that for the first time ever, it will also be ava…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Natashaa Fernandes has opened up about her decision to keep a distance from others while shooting for her film “Andaaz 2.” The actress shared her reasons for maintaining distance from everyone on the sets. Speaking about the challenges of her role, Fernandes shared, “There were ample challenges, which I was keen on overcoming. Since I am the negative lead, I used to maintain distance from everyone and live in my bubble of emotions on days when I had a major scene.“Th…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Actor Naveen Kasturia, who is sharing the screen with Mukesh Rishi in the recently released OTT series ‘Salakaar’, has called his co-actor, a gentle giant. Naveen spoke with IANS ahead of the release of the series, and shared that since he has seen Mukesh perform for so many years, he used to get lost in his performance as a co-actor.He told IANS, “I enjoyed working with him. I used to get lost in his performance, and forget my lines because I was enjoying it so much. …

Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) The makers of director Rishab Shetty’s eagerly awaited film, ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’, which will be a prequel to the blockbuster ‘Kantara’, on Friday released the first look of actress Rukmini Vasanth, who plays the character of ‘Kanakavathi’ in the film. Hombale Films, the production house producing the eagerly awaited film, took to its X timeline to release the first look of the actress in the film. It said, “Introducing @rukmini_vasanth as ‘KANAKAVATHI’ from the world o…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Amidst a risk challenge on the couple’s reality show Pati Patni Aur Panga, Avika Gor’s fiance, Milind Chandwani, got a tattoo in her honour, a gesture the actress said she will cherish forever. In the latest episode in the high-stakes challenge, partners had to show their dedication in the most creative and impactful way possible.Talking about her fiance getting a tattoo, Avika said: “Milind always said he’d get this tattoo for me someday but I never imagined it would …

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Vijay Raaz-starrer “Udaipur Files” has finally got a green light and has been released in 4,500 cinemas across the country after receiving approval from the censor board. Udaipur Files’ is based on the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya Kumar was killed for allegedly sharing a social media post in support of Indian politician and Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose comments led to the 2022 Muhammad remarks controversy.Upon the film’…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma may soon get protection from the Mumbai police following the shooting incident outside his cafe in Canada. This is the 2nd such incident outside his cafe in Surrey, British Columbia. Given the second shooting incident comes within a span of 30 days, the Mumbai police is on alert, and is assessing the threat to the actor’s life. A police official said that after the firing incident, a post went viral on social media, claiming that the Canadian fi…

Los Angeles, Aug 8 (IANS) Actress-singer Selena Gomez has shared how the TV sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place changed her life. The 33-year-old actress auditioned for a series of TV shows, including the spin-off of Lizzie McGuire, before she joined the cast of Wizards of Waverly Place.Selena said on the Therapuss with Jake Shane podcast: “It was actually a weird thing because I was on three pilots for the Disney channel. One was the spin-off of Lizzie McGuire. One was the spin-off of the Suite Lif…

Hyderabad, Aug 8 (IANS) The makers of director Srikanth Odela’s eagerly awaited action thriller, ‘The Paradise’, on Friday disclosed that actor Nani plays a character called Jadel in the action entertainer and released his look in the film. Taking to his X timeline to share the first look poster of Nani, director Srikanth Odela wrote, “Presenting to you all – ‘Jadal’. This time, my hero, @NameisNani anna will walk into hell and turn it into #TheParadise. March 26th, 2026 in Cinemas Worldwide…