Bollywood's 'desi girl' Priyanka Chopra, who has made a powerful foray into international TV with "Quantico", has garnered support and kudos from the Indian film fraternity veterans like Shabana Azmi, Prakash Jha and Shekhar Kapur. For them, she's already an "international star".The former beauty…

After exploring the realms of reality drama with "Talvar", Konkona Sen Sharma will be next seen as a police officer in Sonakshi Sinha's “Akira”. The actress says "luckily" she didn’t have to perform daredevil stunts as she essays a pregnant woman.Konkona, known as a…

Legendary actor Shashi Kapoor, who was earlier this year decorated with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, will be bestowed the Lifetime Achievement honour at the sixth Jagran Film Festival here.The 77-year-old is best known for his nuanced performance in memorable films like "Satyam Shivam Sundaram",…

Swedish-Greek actress Elli Avram, who has been trying her luck in Bollywood, feels the Hindi film industry is happy accepting non-Indians, and has built a "very unique, positive and interesting image" abroad."Bollywood is famous the world over. Not only is it recognised, but it…

With "Court" representing India at the 88th Academy Awards, filmmaker Karan Johar hopes that the film, which opens a chapter on the legal hassles in the Indian judicial system, goes on a "victorious journey" to the Oscars."#Court is undeniably a great decision! One of…

Actors Kapil Sharma and Yuvraaj Parashar of "Dunno Y2.. Life Is a Moment", whose film delves on the LGBT issue, believe love is an emotion that transcends gender.The actors support the issue of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) wholeheartedly."We think it's about…

It was filmmaker Aditya Chopra, who came up with the tagline "Har family, family nahi hoti" for the upcoming film "Titli", jointly produced by his home banner Yash Raj Films (YRF) and Dibakar Banerjee Productions."Titli", releasing in India on October 30, is the directorial…

Veteran actor Rishi Kapoor minces no words when it comes to expressing his views on sensitive matters -- be it blind religious beliefs as well as the meat and beef bans. That, he says, does not make him "anti-Hindu".Rishi got in a Twitter spat…

After moving from porn industry to Bollywood, sensual star Sunny Leone, who now has stepped in healthy lifestyle with the launch of her workout DVD, says Priyanka Chopra and Hrithik Roshan have the best bodies in the Indian film industry."Priyanka has a very well-shaped…

After being seen as sex siren Silk Smitha in "The Dirty Picture", National Award winning actress Vidya Balan has now taken on a cameo as golden era actress Geeta Bali in a Marathi biopic. She considers it an honour.The biopic, on Bhagwan Dada, traces…