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Chicago film fest to open with ‘Lost’ Starring Rahul Khanna


The Chicago South Asian Film Festival (CSAFF) is back with a stellar line-up for its 13th edition this year, to be held between September 22 and 25. The opening film will be 'Lost' from India. Directed by co-written by Aniruddha Roy Pink Chowdhury, the thriller stars Yami Gautam Dhar, Rahul Khanna, Neil Bhoopalam, and Pankaj...

Upcoming Bollywood movies sequels you can’t miss


Bollywood is all set for the upcoming sequels of some of the box office hits like ‘Aashiqui’, ‘Fukre’, ‘Krrish’, ‘Dostana’, and others. Here’s a list of the much-awaited movies releasing in the next couple of years: Aashiqui 3 Directed by Anurag Basu, the movie stars Kartik Aryan in a leading role. The actor shared an announcement...

‘Brahmastra’ wracks up Rs 224 cr in first weekend


Ayan Mukerji's Bollywood action fantasy 'Brahmastra Part One: Shiva' was one of the leading films at the global box office over the weekend, grossing $28.2 million, or a whopping Rs 224 crore, report 'Variety' quoting the film's producers, Disney Star Studios India and Dharma Productions. The film was released in India across 5,019 screens and...

After Toronto, ‘Zwigato’ to be screened at Busan film fest


After screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, 'Zwigato' is all set for its Asian premiere at the Busan International Film Festival. The film features Shahana Goswami along with comedian Kapil Sharma. Applause Entertainment, the production house of Zwigato shared the news on Instagram. "After Toronto, Zwigato is now ready to deliver in Busan!!! Presented...

Indian American to develop Muslim-American comedy for ABC


Indian American writer and producer Vali Chandrasekaran of ABC’s 'Modern Family', is teaming up with actor Dan Ahdoot for a new Muslim-American comedy that is in development at ABC, Deadline has reported. The untitled comedy from 20th Television revolves around Mohammad “Mo” Al-Hayati, a young Muslim American doctor in rural red state America, who struggles...

‘The White Lotus’, ‘Squid Game’ win top honors at Emmys


At the 74th annual Television Academy Awards, hosted by Kenan Thompson, 'Succession' was named an Outstanding Drama Series, 'Ted Lasso' took the prize for Comedy, while 'The White Lotus' won in Limited or Anthology category. 'Ted Lasso' starring Jaosn Sudeikis was in competition with 'Abbott Elementary', 'Barry', 'Curb Your Enthusiasm', 'Hacks', 'The Marvelous Mrs Maisel',...

Aamir Khan to take hit of Rs 100 cr for film’s failure


Actor Aamir Khan has decided to not take his fee for his latest film 'Laal Singh Chaddha' and is likely to compensate for losses worth over Rs 100 crore. This big-budget film, made at a budget of Rs 180 crore, also took almost four years to complete. However, criticism of certain depictions and boycott...

Venice Film Fest: Lifetime Achievement Award for Kabir Bedi


Veteran actor Kabir Bedi was honored with the lifetime achievement award at Venice Film Festival recently. The actor, known for his performances in Bollywood and Hollywood titles, was awarded the Filming Italy Movie Lifetime Achievement Award at the Venice Production Bridge market. Variety reported that the award was presented by Tiziana Rocca, actor and producer,...

Pankaj Tripathi doesn’t like being called a ‘character actor’


Actor Pankaj Tripathi has said in a new interview that earlier no one used to invite him to Bollywood parties and now when he gets the invites, he doesn't feel like attending. He also said that he doesn't like being called a ‘supporting actor’ or ‘character actor’. Pankaj debuted in 2004 with a brief role...