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Shahid Kapoor believes playing Maha Rawal Ratan Singh was the biggest risk of his career as people did not know much about the character’s journey but he is glad that “the hero” of “Padmaavat” is rightfully getting his due. The 36-year-old actor said there were many people who questioned him for taking up the role, as Padmavati (Deepika Padukone) and ...

Priyanka Chopra, who made waves when she appeared for two consecutive Academy Awards, has now gone beyond the red carpet appearances and will be announcing the Oscar nominations for this year. The Academy made the revelation as it shared pictures from the nominations shoot on Instagram. “Behind the scenes with Priyanka Chopra. Tune in to the #OscarNoms announcement on Tuesday,” ...

Bollywood star Irrfan Khan took home the best actor trophy for his realistic and effective portrayal of a middle-class father in “Hindi Medium”, while romantic-comedy “Bareilly ki Barfi” earned other top two honours, including the best director award for Ashwiny Iyer at the 63rd Filmfare Awards. The second award for “Bareilly ki Barfi” came for Rajkummar Rao in the best ...

Writer-producer Twinkle Khanna has been invited to speak at The Oxford Union, the world’s most prestigious debating society. The 43-year-old actor-turned-author will address the students of the Oxford University tomorrow, where she will also showcase her upcoming production, “Padman”. Based on the life of social entrepreneur and activist Arunachalam Muruganantham, who revolutionised sanitary hygiene in rural India 20 years ago, ...

The Manohar Lal Khattar government in Haryana has banned the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s controversial film “Padmaavat”, Health Minister Anil Vij said today. Vij said a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet keeping in view the sentiments of a large number of people who felt that historical had been “distorted” in the ...

The Kapoor family, Ranbir, and his parents, Rishi and Neetu, sister Riddhima, and niece Samara, stepped out for dinner at a restaurant in Bandra, Mumbai, on Wednesday. According to a SpotBoyE report, a young fan rushed to the family for a photo. Though she managed to get a snap with Ranbir and Neetu, she missed a photo with Rishi Kapoor. ...

Actors Rajkummar Rao and Shraddha Kapoor’s upcoming horror comedy has been titled “Stree”. Written by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, the film will be directed by Amar Kaushik. Rajkummar revealed the title of the film on Twitter. “We have a title! Shoot starts on our horror-comedy ‘Stree’. Exciting schedule ahead!” he wrote, tagging his co- star in the tweet. Shraddha ...

Actress Anushka Sharma, who returned to Mumbai on Sunday, is back at work. She posted a picture from the vanity van and captioned it as, “They say – Back to one! In this case I’ll say – Back to Zero. Happy to be back on the film and back to work with my lovely co actors and crew. Thank you ...

Actoress Sonam Kapoor feels there is a need for more films that revolve around women. Her forthcoming film “Veere Di Wedding”, also starring Kareena Kapoor Khan, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania, is themed around a wedding. Kareena will play the part of a bride-to-be in the movie. “‘Veere Di Wedding’ looks so different. There should be more such films, this ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has decided to give Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmavati” a UA certificate and has suggested the director to change the film’s title to “Padmavat”. According to a release issued by the CBFC, the board had a meeting of their examining committee on December 28 and decided to give the film a ...