Bollywood star Akshay Kumar is beginning his first foreign venture with the shooting of his ice-hockey-themed film “Break Away”, an English-Punjabi film that showcases the struggles faced by South Asian immigrants.“It is a cross-cultural comedy. The story revolves around a Sikh immigrant family –…

It seems Ram Gopal Varma is not worried about the death threats he is getting as he is moving around in Hyderabad unescorted and says he isn’t being brave, just practical.“This is not the first time I’m under threat. It has happened to me…

Dev D” fame actress Kalki Koechlin, who is sharing screen space with Abhay Deol again in “Zindagi Milegi Na Dobara”, feels her co-star is quite natural in front of the camera.“It was nice working with Abhay again. We are used to working with each…

Stating that he is proud to be a Mumbaikar, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has written to the media clarifying his stand on the proposed Metro and stressing that he welcomes the changes being seen in the city.“Certain sections of the media, both electronic and…

Rakhi Sawant is big-mouthed, they say. The celebrity item girl, who will soon play agony aunt in a new reality show “Rakhi Ka Insaaf”, claims she has better solutions to Mumbai’s growing migrant population than Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray.“Come to my…

Bollywood star Suniel Shetty may have no political affiliations, but he is all praise for Gujarat and its leader for making it the fastest growing state in India.Without naming Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Suniel, who is here shooting for Anees Bazmee’s “Thank You”, showered…

Bollywood actress Minissha Lamba says she felt like a princess as she walked the ramp for fashion designer Ranna Gill on the concluding day of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week (WIFW) here Monday.“Those 40 seconds on the ramp made me feel like a princess,”…

Oscar and Grammy-winning musician and composer A.R. Rahman is set to embark on a highly anticipated US tour in June to wow South Asian audiences in nine cities.Starting with a performance at the Nassau Coliseum in New York on June 11, the “A.R. Rahman…

A court here Monday issued summons to Bollywood actor and Kings XI Punjab’s chairperson Preity Zinta and co-owner Ness Wadia for using pictures of freedom fighters in their Indian Premier League advertisements.The summons were issued by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Anshul Berry on a…

Shabana Azmi has found an inventive way of spending her time while she waits for her fractured leg to heal. She has been learning Punjabi at home for the dubbed Punjabi version of Gurinder Chadha’s “It’s A Wonderful Afterlife”.And Shabana is having a ball.…