India's legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal dies at age 90

Shyam Benegal, a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a new wave cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after suffering from chronic kidney disease. He was 90.

Entertainment 24 Dec, 2024

India enthuses over Oscars for 'Naatu Naatu,' elephant doc

India celebrated its two historic Academy Awards with enthusiasm befitting the high-energy best original song “Naatu Naatu.”

Entertainment 14 Mar, 2023

Teaser of South Indian movie Hitman, featuring Nepali stars, released

A two-minute teaser of Telugu movie Hitman, featuring Nepali actress Aanchal Sharma among others, was released in the Capital on January 6. It is set for a March release.

Entertainment 08 Jan, 2022

Bollywood stars begin shooting for Uunchai in Nepal

Bollywood actors Anupam Kher, Boman Irani, Parineeti Chopra and Sarika Haasan — spouse of actor Kamal Haasan are in the country to shoot for their new movie Uunchai.

Entertainment 09 Oct, 2021

Deepika, Prabhas collaborating for first time in multilingual sci-fi film

KATHMANDU: Indian actors Deepika Padukone and Prabhas are collabaorating for the first time for a multilingual sci-fi film, announced Vyjayanthi Movies, which completes 50 years in the film industry. According to PTI, the film to be directed by Nag...

Travel Abroad 21 Jul, 2020

Indian actor Irrfan Khan dies after long battle with cancer

MUMBAI: Irrfan Khan, an Indian filmstar who brought a modern sensibility to recent hit movies and featured in several Hollywood films such as "Life of Pi" and "The Namesake", died on Wednesday. Khan's death, after a prolonged battle with cancer,...

Women 29 Apr, 2020

Indian star Abhishek Bachchan on a victory for gay rights

TORONTO: Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan is cheering India’s decision to strike down a ban on consensual gay sex, calling it “a wonderful step in the right direction.” India’s Supreme Court last week reversed a colonial-era law that...

Travel Abroad 14 Sep, 2018

Actor Om Puri, star in Bollywood and the West, dies at 66

Veteran actor Om Puri, who successfully straddled movie careers in Bollywood and the West, died on Friday in Mumbai. Puri, 66, suffered cardiac arrest, his friend and actor Anupam Kher told Reuters. Puri cut his teeth in the 1980s with...

Travel Abroad 06 Jan, 2017

Priyanka Chopra apologises after Twitter outrage over 'refugee' t-shirt cover

NEW DELHI: Popular Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra on Monday apologised for a glossy travel magazine cover after it sparked outrage with social media users accusing her of insensitivity towards refugees and migrants. The 34-year-old former...

Travel Abroad 18 Oct, 2016

Pakistan cinemas ban Indian films amid escalating Kashmir tension

PAKISTAN: Pakistani cinemas have stopped screening Indian films in "solidarity" with the country's armed forces, after an escalation of violence in disputed Kashmir between the nuclear-armed neighbors, theater owners said on Friday. Tension...

Travel Abroad 01 Oct, 2016

Veteran Indian actor Saeed Jaffrey no more

LONDON: Saeed Jaffrey, one of the first Indian actors to successfully establish a career in both Bollywood and international movies by starring in classics like Shatranj Ke Khiladi, Gandhi and My Beautiful Laundrette, has died at the age of...

Travel Abroad 17 Nov, 2015

I can marry tomorrow: Priyanka

MUMBAI: She’s back from the States after a shooting schedule of three months, and even if there is still a bit of jetlag, Piggy Chops isn’t showing any of it. The actress was in Delhi to cheer for the Indian Hockey team, all energy and...

Travel Abroad 16 Mar, 2010