Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Bollywood star Rani Mukerji, who has been honoured at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) with a special citation recognising her excellence in acting, calls herself fortunate to play women who laughed loudly, loved deeply, fought fearlessly and never stopped believing in themselves. As she completed three decades in the industry, the festival feted with the honour as the actress has built an illustrious career spanning diverse genres and some of the most memorable…

Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Choreographer Vaibhavi Merchant gave fans a glimpse of her special bond with two generations of Bollywood icons – Rani Mukerji and Rekha.The ace choreographer shared pictures with the actresses from the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026.Vaibhavi took to her social media account to share two pictures from the festival, including a selfie with Rani and another candid moment with Rekha.In one of the posts, she wrote, “My fav girls” which featured Rani and Rekha…

Bangalore, Aug 14 (IANS) If sources in the industry are to be believed, director Geetu Mohandas’s eagerly awaited pan Indian action spectacle, ‘Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown Ups’, featuring Yash in the lead, has now been cleared by the Censor Board for release with an ‘A’ certificate. Sources claim that the version cleared by the Censor Board has a runtime of three hours and 14 minutes and that the story is set in Goa.However, there has been no official confirmation from the makers in this regar…

Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson turned songwriter to celebrate the extraordinary bond he shares with his daughters Tia, Jazzy and Simone. He opened up about the unconditional love, protection and lifelong support he hopes to give his girls. Johnson took to Instagram, where he promised them that he would always be their biggest cheerleader and “spiritual protector.” He wrote in the caption: “A song for my daughters, Tia, Jazzy & Simone. There’s a very special ‘on…

Mumbai, August 14 (IANS) Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor recently revealed an unknown and rather unusual detail about the iconic song ‘Mehboob Mere’ featuring Sushmita Sen from the 2000 film ‘Fiza’.The actress recalled how she found the situation on screen quite strange as Sushmita Sen danced to the track while she was searching for Hrithik Roshan in the movie.The revelation came on the dance reality show, ‘India’s Best Dancer Season 5’, which welcomed 90s music stalwarts Anu Malik a…

Hyderabad, Aug 14 (IANS) Even as his film ‘Vishwanath and Sons’ geared up to hit screens the world over, ace director Venky Atluri has now penned a note of gratitude to his entire unit, thanking them for what they had brought to the film. Taking to his Instagram page to share a statement, Venky Atluri wrote, “Gratitude. Indebted. For all the love and support we’ve received… truly grateful. This is for all of Suriya sir’s Anbaana fans and every movie lover out there. We’ve poured our hear…

Chennai, Aug 14 (IANS) The makers of director Priyan Rajendran’s upcoming action entertainer, featuring actor Rakshan in the lead, have now announced the title of the film as ‘Mary Gold’. The film, which is being produced by well known production house Trident Arts, is being produced by R. Ravindran and co-produced by Sudharsan. The film is Trident Arts’s 21st production.Sources close to the unit of the film say that actress Namritha plays the female lead in this film, which will be set against …

Mumbai, Aug 14 (IANS) Actor Nitish Bharadwaj recently took a trip down memory lane as he shared a throwback video from 1996, when he took his oath as a Member of Parliament in Sanskrit.Calling it a “historic moment” and a reminder of the timeless wisdom associated with the language, Nitish shared the archival video on his social media account.Sharing the video, he captioned it as, “Oath in Dev-Vaani,” adding that Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas and Upanishads, has a wisdom that “tr…

Los Angeles, Aug 14 (IANS) Hollywood actor Matthew McConaughey has shared that he turned down playing the main character of Joel in ‘The Last of Us’. The actor has said that the role wasn’t for him at the time. He said on the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast, “I wasn’t really acting at that point. That was when I was doing more writing and looking at leadership roles in life. It was really good”.He further mentioned, “I was excited. Correct me if I’m wrong, I’m not a huge TV wa…

Los Angeles, Aug 14 (IANS) Hollywood actress Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, who shared the screen with actor Will Smith, in ‘King Richard’, has defended the actor’s shocking Oscars slap, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. The actress, who essayed the role of Will Smith’s on-screen wife as the mother of Venus and Serena Williams in the biopic, told ‘Obsessed’ podcast that she empathises with actor as he stormed the stage in 2022 and smacked Chris Rock after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smit…