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Indo-Asian News Service or IANS is a private Indian news agency. The IANS was founded by Indian American publisher Gopal Raju as the India Abroad News Service. It was later renamed the Indo-Asian News Service. The IANS has its main offices located in Noida.

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Payal Ghosh looks adorable in pink and peach
2283 days ago
Bollywood

Payal Ghosh looks adorable in pink and peach

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Payal Ghosh looks absolutely stunning in a pink-and-peach dress that she wore at a recent event.## The "Patel Ki Punjabi Shaadi" star is rocking everywhere she is seen and has been a hit in the fashion circles. Payal is living up to her billing as an emerging style icon.## Meanwhile, Payal revealed to IANS a while back that she is learning Spanish for an upcoming Bollywood role.## "I am learning Spanish and I am totally loving the process. Every emotion and expression is denoted so differently in Spanish, and it is such an open language. It is beautiful, and I hope I get it right," she said, though she claimed she was not in a position to talk of the film yet.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Vatsal and Ishita to celebrate dry, eco-friendly Holi
2283 days ago
Bollywood

Vatsal and Ishita to celebrate dry, eco-friendly Holi

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Vatsal Sheth, and Ishita Dutta will celebrate Holi keeping the coronavirus scare in mind. They will not use any water and will celebrating a dry holi, as the virus can spread through to water droplets and moisture.## "This year I will be celebrating with my immediate family only. Normally also I am not someone who plays Holi a lot. I am against wasting water. So I would just meet my family. I also would urge everyone to stay safe and avoid huge human gatherings. We all have to do our bit in the current scenario," said Vatsal.## Ishita added: "This year I will be celebrating with my immediate family. Normally, I am not someone who plays Holi. I am against wasting water. So I would just meet my family. I think because of coronavirus a lot of functions are not happening and a lot of people aren't playing Holi. I feel there is no need to be scared, but as responsible citizens, it is important for us to take it seriously and avoid public gathering as much as possible."## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Preity Zinta nostalgic as 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke' turns 19
2283 days ago
Bollywood

Preity Zinta nostalgic as 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke' turns 19

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta turned nostalgic on Monday morning while reminiscing about her 2001 release, 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke'. In the Abbas-Mustan directorial, Preity starred alongside Salman Khan and Rani Mukerji.## Taking to Instagram, the actress shared a video clip of the film's title song "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" where she features alongside Salman Khan and wrote: 'Chori Chori Chupke Chupke' was so much fun! I loved working with #AbbasMustan, @beingsalmankhan, #RaniMukerji, #AmrishPuri & the entire cast n crew. My craziest role!!!!! All the research I did, how nervous I was. It was such a fun experience. Thank you #Abbasmustan, Salman, Rani & everyone that worked there for an emotionally charged & madly fun ride. #anniversary #ting #chorichorichupkechupke."## The film hit the theatres on March 9, 2001, and turns 19 today.## "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" was one of the biggest hits of its times and did huge business at the box office. However, the film also landed into controversy for dealing with the subject of surrogacy, which was mostly not touched by Bollywood filmmakers before this.## Commenting on Preity's post, a fan wrote: "My favorite and watching this crying all the time."## Another fan wrote: "This is love! It is my childhood movie."## In the film, Preity essayed the role of Madhu, a sex worker who gave birth to Raj Malhotra (Salman Khan's) child via surrogacy. The actress faced criticism and controversy from a section of the audience for playing the character.## Reminding her of that, a user wrote: "It also led to a controversy which you fought well."## Apart from "Chori Chori Chupke Chupke" the trio of Salman Khan, Preity Zinta and Rani Mukerji has appeared in another movie, "Har Dil Jo Pyar Karega" which released the previous year (2000).## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Karisma Kapoor emphasises on conversations with children
2283 days ago
Bollywood

Karisma Kapoor emphasises on conversations with children

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Karisma Kapoor, who is also a mother of two children, feels it is important to have conversations with the kids.## "The most important thing is - for children to talk to us, we have to talk to them," Karisma said.## Karisma is now all set to maker her comeback into acting projects with the web show "Mentalhood", which will take the audience on the crazy ride of motherhood.## She also spoke about how to make homemade food cool for children.## "It is something you have to engrain in your children at a young age. When they are younger, you have to make the food look interesting," Karisma added.## "Mentalhood" will stream on ZEE5 and ALTBalaji from March 11.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Ileana D'Cruz claims she doesn't sit like a lady
2283 days ago
Bollywood

Ileana D'Cruz claims she doesn't sit like a lady

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Actress Ileana D'Cruz has declared that she does not sit like a lady.## Ileana took to Instagram to share a photo of herself where she is seen sitting in a car in a quirky manner. She can be seen sitting in a relaxed manner with her tongue wagging out.## "Them: sit like a lady. Me: (funny emoji)," Ileana captioned.## Ileana generally keeps Instagram on fire with her hot bikini pictures. While fans love her bikini photos, her photo in Indian attire was a refreshing change and they welcomed it.## On the work front, Ileana will next be seen alongside Abhishek Bachchan in Ajay Devgn's production "The Big Bull", a film reportedly based on India's biggest securities scams of 1992. "The Big Bull" is slated to hit theatres on October 23.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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'Sooryavanshi' stunts performed by Akshay Kumar: Rohit Shetty
2283 days ago
Bollywood

'Sooryavanshi' stunts performed by Akshay Kumar: Rohit Shetty

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Rohit Shetty says 90 per cent of the action sequences in his upcoming film 'Sooryavanshi' are performed by lead actor Akshay Kumar. ## "Firstly, 90 per cent of the action sequences are performed solely by Akshay sir. During the helicopter sequence, Akshay sir performed the stunt of jumping on a helicopter from the bike that he was riding without the support of harness, which quite shocked me and the rest of the crew," Shetty said. ## "Initially, we had kept a cut in between the sequence of jumping on a helicopter from the bike, so we can fit the harness to him. But we didn't know when this man spoke with the pilot as he supported him in continuing the action sequence without the support of harness," he added. ## The director spoke about the cop film during the shooting of an episode of "The Kapil Sharma Show". ## During the show, host Kapil Sharma asked Akshay about his expectations from "Sooryavanshi" as his last film "Good Newwz" had also done well at the box office. ## "I don't believe in this. 'Main tikey rahu, wohi important cheez hai' (sustaining is the only important thing), kyuki (because) to get a break in a film is easy whereas it is a very difficult task to sustain yourself and maintain consistency in the industry," replied Akshay. ## "Sooryavanshi" also stars Katrina Kaif. ## For more and the latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned to us.

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Anubhav Sinha turns abusive over 'Thappad' BO report, apologises
2284 days ago
Bollywood

Anubhav Sinha turns abusive over 'Thappad' BO report, apologises

Mumbai, March 9 (IANS) A news report on the box office collection of his new film 'Thappad' incensed Anubhav Sinha so much that the filmmaker reacted with a barrage of filthy abuses on social media, before apologizing for his outburst.## According to the trade website koimoi.com, "Thappad" collected Rs 22.79 crore in its first week, and a web portal reported the film's box office show saying: "Audience gives TIGHT SLAP To #Thappad."## Sinha obviously wasn't pleased with such language and he took to social media to express his ire.## "And I love you too... in har*****don ne filmon ka kotha bana diya hai (these b**tards have turned filmmaking into brothel business). Last I checked it was an art form. My money. My movie. My profit. My loss. Who the f*ck are you? Have I issued any public shares? Have you bought any??? Go watch the film. Like it. Hate it. Your call," Sinha tweeted.## The director further wrote: "These motherf***rs seem to get my collections before me. Just for general awareness I get my collections in 2-3 days. Before that whatever they put out is sheer speculation and their sweet desire."## Sinha realised his behaviour wasn't right when a few people on Twitter called him out for inappropriate social media conduct. He apologised for his outburst to the ladies, elders and children on his timeline.## "My apologies for my language ladies. Sincerely. It is the love of those 150 people who made Thappad for the film that was being disrespected that shot me off. Apologies to all women and elders and younger ones on my timeline. SORRY!!!" wrote Sinha.## "Thappad" stars Taapsee Pannu, and also features Pavail Gula ti, Kumud Mishra, Ratna Pathak Shah, Maya Sarao, Tanvi Azmi, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Ram Kapoor, Manav Kaul, and Dia Mirza.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Kareena: Irrfan is the reason I did ‘Angrezi Medium'
2284 days ago
Bollywood

Kareena: Irrfan is the reason I did ‘Angrezi Medium'

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan says she signed her upcoming release 'Angrezi Medium' only because she wanted to work with the film's lead actor Irrfan Khan.## "I am very excited for the film because I am working with Irrfan in the film. I got the opportunity to work with a brilliant actor like Irrfan and I think, that, for me is the greatest honour," said Kareena Kapoor at a special screening of the upcoming web series "Mentalhood" that stars her elder sister Karisma Kapoor.## "Angrezi Medium" marks Irrfan's comeback after he was diagnosed with cancer. He is currently undergoing treatment for the ailment. A few days back, Irrfan shared a heartwarming message for fans saying he would not be able to promote his upcoming film owing to health conditions.## Kareena recently made her Instagram debut and within a day got over one million followers on the social networking site. She posted a black and white picture with son Taimur Ali Khan.## "I think fans have pulled me towards this because people were asking me about it constantly. There are so many fan clubs out there of my name, so, I think we needed to have one point that would be a place where they will get to know a lot about me, my films, my brands and about my life. Of course, there will be a picture of Taimur once in a while," said Kareena, about her Instagram debut.## "Angrezi Medium" is directed by Homi Adajania and the film is a spin-off to the 2017 comedy "Hindi Medium" that also starred Irrfan.## The sequel will feature Irrfan and Kareena with Radhika Madan and Deepak Dobriyal. It is scheduled to release on March 13.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Rimi Nique: 'We are hope' about love, peace
2284 days ago
Bollywood

Rimi Nique: 'We are hope' about love, peace

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Thai singer-songwriter Rimi Nique has come out with her new single 'We are hope', and says the song is about hope, love, and peace.## She came out with the new song on International Women's Day on Sunday.## She has sung for "Race 3" and "ABCD 2", and has been part of "India's Raw Star" and "The Voice" Thailand. The singer also lent her voice in "The Chamiya Song" along with the West Indies cricketer and musician Dwayne Bravo -- aka DJ Bravo.## "Our world is going through a lot of darkness right now with the coronavirus, climate change issues, environmental issues, political issues, people's personal mental and financial issues, the list goes on. It makes us feel helpless sometimes," said Rimi.## "I just want to do my part to help, and it starts with this song, 'We are hope'. The song is about hope, love, peace, and it's a reminder of our strength as human beings. We have the power to heal ourselves and change this world for the better, that's what makes us so special," she added.## Sharing her excitement about the song, she said: "I am very excited and extremely nervous actually. It's the first time I'm doing a song that is completely non-commercial, a song truly from my heart, from my thoughts and feelings, something emotional, a ballad, and all independently (even using my own Rimi Nique logo). I felt like taking it out on Women's Day would give me the courage, empower and motivate me to not be afraid and just share this very important and vulnerable part of me, who I truly am, without caring what people think. I've never showed this side of me before in music, it's like opening a piece of my heart that I only kept for myself, but I feel like it's time now."## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Rachita Arora happy over giving music in 'Kaamyaab'
2284 days ago
Bollywood

Rachita Arora happy over giving music in 'Kaamyaab'

Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Music Director Rachita Arora is super happy to create the songs for the latest release 'Kaamyaab', starring versatile actor Sanjay Mishra.## "The music of 'Kaamyaab' is very poetic and melancholic. The story is very different from other movies...so the songs also had to be different. It's a beautiful film which is very close to my heart and songs have been created in the same way. SO I created the songs as per the storyline," Rachita said.## Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment has presented the movie, which is directed by Hardik Mehta. The film deals with the story of a character actor in Hindi cinema.## It also features Deepak Dobriyal.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Anupam Kher: Success is not what you have achieved
2284 days ago
Bollywood

Anupam Kher: Success is not what you have achieved

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher says he is proud of his past and his work but doesn't believe in living on the laurels he has achieved.## For the actor, success is not what you have achieved as an artist, but what you have achieved as a person.## "I consciously decided two years back that I will start from scratch. When I came to New York, I consciously decided that I will forget what I have done all these years, let people remember that. I am thankful to all that but I will start from scratch," Anupam told IANS.## "From that point of view, it is my second year in the industry, and I still have a lot to do. I am proud of my past, my work but I am not the person who will live on laurels of what I have achieved. Or let's say that two years back I decided that after interval, now the journey starts. I have the knowledge. I have the wisdom of what I have learnt all these years and I can apply that to what I am going to do. I am happy the kind of person I have turned out to be ... That is the most important thing," he added.## The "New Amsterdam" star continued: "Success is not what you have achieved as your laurels or your awards... Success is what you have achieved as a person and whether you can motivate other people or become an example of that for other people."## The actor, who currently resides in New York, turned 65 on March 7. This year, he spent his birthday with his friend, the Hollywood legend Robert De Niro.## "I treat my birthday as a way of expressing my gratitude to people have helped me get here, people who gave me happiness, to my parents, to my loved ones and friends. I treat my birthday as a gratitude day rather than having parties."## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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Rohit Shetty: Commercial films are dying
2284 days ago
Bollywood

Rohit Shetty: Commercial films are dying

New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Filmmaker Rohit Shetty says commercial films are dying as many people are scared to delve into that space.## Rohit has interwoven the world of "Singham", "Simmba" and his upcoming film "Sooryavanshi" - creating his own "cop universe".## Asked how tricky was it to create the universe, Rohit told IANS: "It just happened. You have to take risk and create something new.## "Commercial films are dying. There are very few filmmakers who are making commercial films. Many people are scared to make commercial films... We need to bring something new every time when you make a commercial film," he added.## Looking back, the director continued: "When we did 'Simmba', we had this thought that let's bring 'Singham' and 'Sooryavanshi' in it and create a start of making our universe. We were scared that if 'Simmba' goes wrong then the brand which I am making with 'Singham' will go wrong. It was risky but we took it and here we are... The audience created the universe."## In "Sooryavanshi", actor Akshay Kumar will be seen as ATS officer Veer Sooryavanshi on a lookout for terrorists planning a deadly strike in Mumbai. Ajay Devgn and Ranveer Singh will also reprise their roles of Singham and Simmba to help Akshay bust the terror plot. Actress Katrina Kaif will be seen as Veer Sooryavanshi's wife while Jackie Shroff plays the antagonist.## "Sooryavanshi" also features Gulshan Grover, Abhimanyu Singh, Niharica Raizada, Sikandar Kher and Nikitin Dheer. The film is presented by Reliance Entertainment, and produced by Rohit Shetty, Karan Johar and Cape of Good Films, and is scheduled to hit the theatres on March 24.## For more and latest news about Bollywood, stay tuned with us.

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