Mumbai, July 28 (IANS) Veteran diva Rekha will be seen as a guest of honour at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026 and her 1981 film “Umrao Jaan” will be screened at the event. The icon says her character has never left her and that she lives in her memories and silence. Speaking on this, Rekha said in a statement: “Umrao Jaan has never left me. She lives in my memories, in my silences, and in the hearts of those who have embraced her with a lot of love over the years. To revis…
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Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Pankaj Tripathi is all set to be feted with the ‘Artist of Distinction’ honour at the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne (IFFM) 2026. The overwhelmed actor says that coming from a small village in Bihar, he never imagined that the stories he would become a part of would travel across the world and be celebrated. Expressing his gratitude on receiving the honour, Pankaj said in a statement: ”To be soon receiving the ‘Artist of Distinction’ honour at the Indian Film Festival…
Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) ‘Laapataa Ladies’ fame actress Chhaya Kadam embraced spirituality as she took part in Maharashtra’s revered ‘Wari’ pilgrimage. The actress as per her social media post, walked nearly 20 kilometres barefoot from Saswad to Jejuri alongside thousands of ‘Warkaris’.The actress shared a series of photos and videos from her pilgrimage on her social media account, offering fans a glimpse into the vibrant spiritual journey.Translating her Marathi caption into English, she wrot…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Actress Saanvie Tallwar has opened up about her experience of working with Raqesh Bapat in the horror thriller “Khamosh Aahatein.” Speaking about their on-screen collaboration, the actress praised her co-star for his constant support and encouragement on set. Saanvie told IANS that his guidance helped her deliver a more confident and convincing performance. “I had a great working equation with Rakesh Bapat. I had seen him in Tum Bin so when I got an opportunity to wo…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) As his directorial “Bhaag Milkha Bhaag” clocked 13 years in Hindi cinema, acclaimed filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra remembered the late Indian track and field sprinter Milkha Singh. Omprakash Mehra shared a string of images featuring him, Milkha Singh, actors Farhan Akhtar and Sonam Kapoor.“13 years. Thank you, Milkha ji, for trusting us with your story. Your footsteps continue to inspire generations, and they always will. Forever running. Forever remembered,” he…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Actor-writer Adivi Sesh has shared his thoughts on the evolving landscape of Indian cinema, stating that the dream should be to create films that belong to the country, not just one language market Sesh feels that the focus should shift from language labels to storytelling.Speaking about the subject, Sesh said in a statement: “I find it interesting that we still call films ‘Hindi films’, ‘Telugu films’, ‘Tamil films’, and then separately use the term ‘pan-I…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Raj Babbar revealed during “The Kapil Sharma Show” how he escaped dancing during the shoot of their movie ‘Hum Paanch’.Babbar shared that the film had all non-dancers like himself, Naseeruddin Shah. The only one who could do any step was Mithun Chakraborty. In order to avoid dancing under the strict dance master Kamal master, they all came up with a plan.”So, this syndicate decided that we’ll do something. We will make him (Kamal Master) abuse us, and when he abuses us in …
Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) Veteran Bollywood stars Jeetendra, Shatrughan Sinha and filmmaker-actor Rakesh Roshan were seen all smiles as they reunited at actress Hema Malini’s grand celebration marking her 60 remarkable years in Indian cinema.In videos shot by IANS from the venue, Jeetendra and Rakesh Roshan were seen making an entry together. Jeetendra looked elegant in a black bandhgala sherwani adorned with a golden brooch, and Rakesh Roshan sported a grey patterned kurta paired with amber-tinted…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Veteran actress Saira Banu recalled the time Dilip Kumar stepped in to help her and Hema Malini.Taking a trip down memory lane, Saira Banu revealed through her latest social media post that she was working with Hema Malini on a television show, and Dilip Kumar graciously guided the two ladies through many parts of the shoot.The ‘Padosan’ actress dropped a couple of BTS photos of Dilip Kumar on the set with her and the ‘Dream Girl’ and penned on her Instagram, “Where do I…
Rashmika Mandanna give peek into ‘Mysaa’ underwater action sequence: ‘Most challenging thing I’ve ever had to do in life’ The actress took to the Stories section of her Instagram on Thursday, and shared a picture of herself in which she can be seen standing in a pool with her back facing the camera.She wrote on the picture, “I know I’ve been MIA but this is what we’ve been doing. This is by far the most challenging thing I’ve ever had to do in life. We are crazy for this but that’s wha…