Entertainment

The huge success of “Avatar: The Way of Water,” James Cameron’s sequel which is approaching $2 billion at the global box office, proves that “movies are back with a resurgence” after the pandemic, the Canadian director said. “We’ve had a year to see that this resurgence isn’t just a fluke, or just one film,” Cameron told AFP this week in Los ...

Actress Anushka Sharma has approached the court against what she believes is an inflated tax notice. The actress has gone to the Bombay High Court challenging two orders passed by the deputy commissioner of Sales Tax on dues for 2012-13 and 2013-14. Judges Nitin Jamdar and Abhay Ahuja today directed the sales tax department to respond to her appeal. They ...

A poster of Demi Lovato wearing a bondage-style outfit and lying on a crucifix-shaped bed has been banned for causing offence to Christians. *Warning: This article contains language that some readers may find offensive. The title of the singer’s new album clearly alluded to a swear word and, together with the image, linked sexuality to a sacred symbol, the advertising ...

The Appellate Division on Monday upheld the High Court order that stayed the trial proceedings against Dhallywood actress Pori Moni in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Appeal Division Judge Justice Md Nuruzzaman passed the order following the state’s appeal against the HC order. The court also ordered disposing ...

While rumour mills have been rife about their alleged romance for a while, a source from the sets of director Zoya Akhtar’s The Archies confirms that actors Suhana Khan and Agastya Nanda are in a relationship, Hindustan Times reported. Suhana (22), actor Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter, accompanied Agastya (22), actor Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson, to a Christmas brunch hosted by the ...

The Cesar Awards, France’s version of the Oscars, said Monday that anyone being investigated for allegations of sexual misconduct would be barred from its ceremony next month. There were fears of protests at the event on February 25 over the latest #MeToo furore involving newcomer Sofiane Bennacer, who is being investigated by police on two allegations of rape and one ...

Indian Rabindra Sangeet singer Sumitra Sen has died at the age of 89. She passed away at her home in Kolkata at 4 am on Tuesday, according to West Bengal daily Anandabazar. Srabani Sen, her daughter, posted the news on Facebook early on Tuesday. “My mother left us this morning,” she wrote. The veteran artist was suffering from bronchopneumonia and ...

Actress Katrina Kaif on Saturday sought to dispel rumours that she had got engaged to Ranbir Kapoor and said she had no marriage plans for now. “I’m glad you asked that but I’m definitely not engaged. I know you guys are so sweet and you seem to want me to get married but there are no such plans now. So ...

A rendition of the Hamari Adhuri Kahani title song by Mahesh Bhatt was not used in the film, but a forthcoming stage production will feature a version, sung by the filmmaker himself. “We will record the title song Hamari Adhuri Kahani in Mahesh Bhatt’s voice and use it in play. Initially, Bhatt saab was reluctant, but Pooja (Bhatt) and I ...

Monsoon is here in all its majesty. The presence of the season, now into its second month, is being felt across the country with many low-lying areas having gone underwater because of incessant showers and flash floods. The Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre in Gulshan on Saturday hosted an evening to pay tribute to the monsoon by presenting songs and poems ...