Bollywood

SRK stopped at Mumbai airport for carrying luxury gadgets


Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan was halted in his tracks by the Mumbai Airport Customs sleuths for carrying several expensive watches and other high-priced gadgets, officials said. The Customs Department stopped Khan and other persons travelling with him from Sharjah to Mumbai as they were in possession of Apple Watch, six other high-value gadgets in...

Priyanka claps for Nick as he mentions her at concert


Priyanka Chopra is back in the US and has been regularly attending husband Nick Jonas' concert each day. Last week, she made an appearance at a concert during which Nick Jonas mentioned that one of the songs was actually sung by his brother at their wedding in India. The crowd cheered for Priyanka and Nick...

‘Joyland’ feted world over, but banned in Pakistan


Pakistani authorities have banned filmmaker Saim Sadiq's critically-acclaimed film 'Joyland' alleging that it contains "highly objectionable material". The film happens to be the country's official entry for the 2023 Academy Awards and has been acclaimed world over in film festivals. 'Joyland' was granted the certificate for screening by Pakistan on August 17. However, objections were...

‘Will expose reality of Pakistan one day’: Adnan Sami


Singer Adnan Sami, a Padma Shri awardee, said in a twitter post on November 14 that one day he will expose the "reality of Pakistan". After renouncing his Pakistani citizenship, the artist became an Indian citizen in 2016. The musician was born in the UK to a Pakistani father. In his most recent tweet, Sami vowed...

‘RRR’ sequel in early stages: Director Rajamouli


S S Rajamouli, director of 'RRR', has confirmed that a story for the sequel is currently being worked out by his father, the screenwriter V Vijayendra Prasad, the Variety reported. The 'Baahubali' filmmaker discussed the sequel at a screening in Chicago over the weekend. “My father is the story writer for all my films. We...

Sikh International Film Festival returns to NYC


The Sikh International Film Festival returned to New York City last weekend after a two-year pandemic hiatus. A total of 17 films centered around Sikh history, diaspora, and innovation were showcased at Manhattan’s Rubin Museum on November 12. The festival, hosted by the New York-based Sikh Art and Film Foundation since 2009, has previously been...

‘I am very much Indian’: Akshay on Canadian citizenship


Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar, has, time and again, faced criticism and trolling for having a Canadian passport. The actor had already, earlier, cleared his stance, stating that despite holding a Canadian passport, he pays his taxes in India. And now, at an event in Delhi, the actor said that having a Canadian passport does not...

Priyanka revisits her childhood home in Lucknow


Priyanka Chopra shared a video of herself as she stepped out for a field trip in Uttar Pradesh to see the work being done by UNICEF and its partners to end violence and discrimination against girls in the state. Taking to Instagram reels, Priyanka shared a video of herself from inside a car as...

Meenakshi Seshadri says she became ‘bawarchi’ after moving to US


Meenakshi Seshadri, who ruled Bollywood in the 1980s and early 90s, made a rare appearance on singing reality show Indian Idol. The actor also gave a pleasant surprise to the Indian Idol judges Neha Kakkar, Vishal Dadlani and Himesh Reshammiya by bringing South Indian dishes, cooked by her, for them. She also talked about...