Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Tamil-language film “Members of the Problematic Family” helmed by R Gowtham will be the Opening Night Film at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026 edition. Director R Gowtham said, “Members of the Problematic Family is a deeply personal story that examines grief, family and the complexities that exist within every community. It is an honour for the film to open the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne following its premiere at Berlinale.”“IFFM has become …

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher has completed the first shooting schedule of his upcoming film ‘Shri Ram Bhoomi’ in Ayodhya. He marked the occasion with an emotional note reflecting on his experience in the holy city. Calling Ayodhya “not just a city, but an experience,” Kher said the journey left him spiritually enriched and deeply connected to the sacred land. The ‘Special 26’ actor also expressed pride in being part of a film that aims to portray both history and fait…

Chennai, July 17 (IANS) The makers of director Jithu Madhavan’s eagerly awaited next film, tentatively being referred to as #Suriya47 and featuring actor Suriya in the lead, have now announced that shooting for the film had been wrapped up, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Taking to its social media timelines, Zhagaram Studios, which is producing the film, wrote, “It’s a wrap for #Suriya47. See you in theatres with The One, @Suriya_offl.” It also shared a video that showed the entire …

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) As their daughter Zuneyra turned two years old, actor Ali Fazal revealed that he recently started learning the piano and tried to play a tune in time for her special day. Ali shared a video of himself playing the “Happy Birthday” song on the piano and singing the number for her baby daughter, whom he shares with actress Richa Chadha.For the caption, Ali added: “Happy Birthday my little girl. !! .. started learning the piano recently… so was just tryna learn in time…

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Reality TV star Kris Jenner has shared an emotional tribute following the death of her mother, Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon, who passed away aged 91, remembering her as the “heart of our family.” Kim Kardashian’s mother penned a heartfelt post reflecting on the unconditional love, wisdom, and strength she gave their family, while expressing gratitude for the life and childhood MJ gave her.Kris wrote as the caption: “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. There are no w…

Chennai, July 17 (IANS) Actor, director and producer Dhanush has released the teaser of director Santhosh Srivatsan’s upcoming Tamil film, ‘See U’, featuring actors Kishen Das and Sanjana in the lead, much to the delight of fans and film buffs.Taking to his social media timelines, actor Dhanush wrote, “Happy To Present the Title teaser of #SeeU. Starring: @kishendas @isanjkayy. Written & directed by @santhoshsrivtsn. Music: @ZenemOfficial @AdvocateReyaa @ARentertainoffl.”The teaser opens wit…

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has revealed that his character Phunsukh Wangdu from the 2009 blockbuster “3 Idiots” is not based on educationist and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk. Aamir was speaking at the ongoing London Indian Film Festival when an audience member asked him about Sonam Wanchuk being the inspiration behind 3 Idiots.Aamir replied: “No, that’s not true actually. That is a misconception.”Aamir said he didn’t know about Sonam when we were making the …

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Television actor Dheeraj Dhooper has called his “Lock Upp: Sach Ya Sazaa” co-contestant Akanksha Chamola a “red flag” as she makes him feel uncomfortable. In the upcoming “Judgement Day” episode of the reality show, which will have actor Arjun Kapoor asking Dheeraj what tag he would like to give to Akanksha, who has openly spoken about being “bisexual” and then later in the journey calling herself “asexual”.Dheeraj feted her with the “red flag” tag …

Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese’s mother mother Catherine Scorsese once revealed how she received $28 from her son for an acting gig in ‘Mean Streets’. An old video of a young Martin Scorsese has resurfaced which shows his mother speaking about performing in her son’s movies despite having no formal training in acting.In the video, she said, “I love to watch my son direct. I just love to sit there and watch him direct a picture. I’ll tell you what I don’t lik…

Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) Actor Tom Hiddleston has shared insights into his docu-series ‘Pompeii: Out of Time with Tom Hiddleston’. On Thursday, the actor took to his Instagram, and shared a series of BTS pictures from the docu-series. He also penned a long note detailing the history of the preserved ancient Roman city near Naples, Italy. He also heaped praise on the director of the seriesHe wrote, “On the day of the London Premiere of POMPEII: OUT OF TIME at the British Museum, I just want t…