Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Veteran filmmaker Ramesh Sippy has lauded actress and politician Hema Malini for her professionalism as she clocked more than 60 years in cinema. Hema Malini is set to be honoured through ‘The Dream Girl’s Diamond Jubilee Concert’, an event organized in collaboration with the Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE). The event will be held on July 10 at Shanmukhananda Hall in Sion, Mumbai.A press conference regarding the event was held at The Millennium Club…
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Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Veteran filmmaker Ramesh Sippy shared what made Hema Malini outshine even the leading men of her time in movies such as “Seeta Aur Geeta” and “Sholay”.Speaking exclusively to IANS, Sippy said that Hema Malini’s onscreen charisma made these roles so memorable.He was asked, “At a time when women-centric roles were not so common, you wrote ‘Seeta and Geeta’ and ‘Sholay’ for Hema Ji. She used to have powerful roles, despite strong male leads. What do you have to say about that?…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit, who is the Chief Advisor to the FWICE (Federation of Western India Cine Employees), has said that the body has rolled back the non-cooperation action against Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh. During a press conference in the city, the filmmaker also furnished the reason saying that FWICE arrived at the consensus of withdrawing the non-cooperation directive the after consulting multiple bodies like the IMPAA (Indian Motion Picture Producers’ Association…
Mumbai, June 3 (IANS) FWICE Chief Advisor Ashoke Pandit has hit back at filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma for suggesting that FWICE should be banned.He made a shocking revelation that RGV himself owes the technicians more than 1 crore for his movie “Officer”. During a press conference on Wednesday, Ashoke Pandit disclosed, “We live in a democratic country, and hence everyone is entitled to their opinion. But we would like to tell the world today that Ram Gopal Varma owes more than a crore and 25 lakhs…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) The National Award-winning actress Kangana Ranaut, who is gearing up for the release opf her upcoming film ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’, has come out in support of Bollywood star Ranveer Singh following the controversy surrounding his exit from ‘Don 3’. The actress attended the trailer launch event of ‘Bharat Bhhagya Viddhaata’ in the city on Tuesday. During the event, the actress interacted with the media, as she spoke about the film, and the subject.She was aske…
Mumbai, May 31 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding his exit from ‘Don 3’, Bollywood superstar Ranveer Singh was seen jetting off to Budapest, Hungary, where he witnessed Arsenal’s heartbreaking defeat in the UEFA Champions League final.A longtime team Arsenal supporter, Ranveer attended the match at the iconic Puskas Arena and later shared an emotional note for the club on his social media account.Despite the disappointing result, the actor expressed pride in the team’s perform…
Mumbai, May 30 (IANS) Veteran actress Poonam Dhillon has shared her views on the highly discussed FWICE’s non-cooperation movement that happened due to Ranveer Singh and Farhan Akhtar’s “Don 3” conflict.During an exclusive interaction with IANS, Dhillon stressed that no one should suffer due to such internal disagreements that arise because of someone’s ego.She further pointed out how industry conflicts can impact work and those involved.Showing concern regarding how such situations can affect t…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) After FWICE announced its decision to ban actor Ranveer Singh following his sudden exit from Farhan Akhtar’s “Don 3”, filmmaker Sanjay Gupta used social media to question the logic behind the federation’s decision. The “Kaante” maker pointed out that with an A-list actor like Ranveer not working a lot of the people working on the set, will end up being unemployed.Without taking any names, Sanjay Gupta shared on his X (Previously known as Twitter) handle, “When an A List H…
Mumbai, May 26 (IANS) Actor Ranveer Singh, who is facing a boycott from FWICE, offered prayers at the Chamundeshwari Temple after receiving direction from the Karnataka High Court in the Kantara mimicry case.In April, Ranveer had submitted a revised affidavit in the matter, along with an unconditional apology. The court ordered the ‘Dhurandhar’ actor to offer prayers at the Chamundeshwari Temple within four weeks.It all started in November last year, when, during the closing ceremony of the Inte…
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) Film body Federation of Western India Cine Employees (FWICE) has announced a non-Cooperation Directive (NCD) against Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh after Farhan Akhtar raised a grievance against the ‘Dhurandhar’ actor following his exit from “Don 3”.FWICE issued a statement saying, “Considering the conduct displayed towards the Federation and the stakeholders associated with the project, the office bearers of FWTCE have resolved to issue a Non-Cooperation Directive (NCD) aga…