Up and about: King is ready to party

Refuting rumours that Shah Rukh Khan is overseas getting an eye surgery, the Badshah of Bollywood turns up at director Siddharth Anand’s birthday bash through the back door Oh so happy!  Vidya Balan is all smiles as shutterbugs spot the actor shopping for party goodies in Bandra. The actor was travelling in her new set…

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Back to your roots

Anyone who knows Aamir Khan closely will tell you that arts, not movies alone, are his first love. The superstar often hosts mehfils, performed by local musicians, at his Panchgani farmhouse. On August 1, the actor-producer lent his support to the local arts as he attended the dance musical, 18 Days, held at Bal Gandharva…

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Make up for lost time

Last week, filmmaker Nikkhil Advani revealed to mid-day that his next, Vedaa, was lying with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for a month and was yet to be certified (Never saw a time when a maker couldn’t talk to CBFC, July 27). It raised questions whether the film would meet its August 15…

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Sexy and strong Sharvari

When production house Yash Raj Films approached Robin Behl to help Sharvari prep for their spy film, the brief was simple: She needed to look sexy, and strong. Knowledge around fitness science may be available in abundance, but Behl admits that the notion that strong women inevitably acquire a masculine physique, is still propagated. Sharvari,…

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Indian celebrity photographer Rohan Shrestha shoots `nice, funny` Ryan Reynolds

Renowned celebrity photographer Rohan Shrestha recently completed an exclusive photoshoot with Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds.  This is not the first time Shrestha has clicked pictures of global head-turners, including names such as Lionel Messi, Kevin Hart and Oprah Winfrey. The photographer, who has worked with Bollywood bigwigs such as Shah Rukh Khan, Ranveer Singh, Alia…

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Have you heard? Setting a precedent

Setting a precedent In a development that may well set a precedent and safeguard the rights of musicians from emerging AI tools, Arijit Singh was granted relief by the Bombay High Court that said that AI tools generating content using a celebrity’s voice, image, or other attributes without consent did indeed violate his or her…

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Putting the artiste first

What does a big film on your résumé do? Gets you a bigger movie. Fighter did just that for Akshay Oberoi. Soon after he featured in director Siddharth Anand’s aerial action thriller, the actor bagged Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari, which is led by Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor. “Working on Fighter has been a…

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Writer-producer Kanika Dhillon on turning director soon: `Never say never`

Writer-producer Kanika Dhillon is currently excited for her upcoming pulp fiction Phir Aayi Haseen Dilruba that releases on 9th August starring Taapsee Pannu, Vikrant Massey, and Sunny Kaushal in significant roles. Recently, Kanika and Taapsee came together and announced that they will be collaborating for more projects which has excited both their fans.  Dhillon lately…

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