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Love in the pool: Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal make the most of their married life

May 07, 2022, at 05:48 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood superstar Katrina Kaif and her husband Vicky Kaushal are making the most of their marriage, giving couple goals to the netizens.

In the past, I would’ve not really joined the industry but now there’s more acceptance for talent: Namita Lal

May 06, 2022, at 11:27 pm

Mumbai: Namita Lal believes there is a very big audience for realistic cinema.

Prateek Sharma: Future of cinema is brighter but definitely filled with exciting challenges

May 06, 2022, at 11:26 pm

Mumbai: Prateek Sharma ( Studio LSD) feels the entertainment industry has been a witness to many changes, more so in the last few years.

'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai': Abhimanyu sets an example by asking his mother to tie his pagdi, has happy tears in his eyes on seeing Akshara

May 06, 2022, at 11:24 pm

Mumbai: The Friday episode of Rajan Shahi's "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai" started with Manjari doing some rituals before Abhimanyu leaves with his baraat. Harshvardhan asks her to finish it fast so that she can put the missing button on his sherwani.

The Fame Game and City of Dreams showed girl power: Sheena Chohan

May 06, 2022, at 05:22 pm

Indian actress Sheena Chohan, who has been a part of Hollywood projects besides starring alongside Madhuri Dixit Nene in The Fame Game on Netflix, recently interacted with IBNS-TWF correspondent Souvik Ghosh. We bring you  excerpts of the conversation

Only Mimi Chakraborty could have played Titli's character in Mini: Mainak Bhaumik

May 06, 2022, at 05:14 pm

Though filmmaker Mainak Bhaumik had written a few lines for Mimi Chakraborty on the set of late Rituparno Ghosh's Gaaner Opare more than a decade ago, he gelled with the actress-MP only since the lockdown days. Working for the first time with Chakraborty in Mini, Bhaumik explores the friendship between a modern age aunt and her niece. In an exclusive interview with India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh at Lavannya Studio in Kolkata, Bhaumik shares how he wrote the script thinking only Chakraborty and more

TIFF to ban state-backed Russian delegations from festival, to only program independent films

May 06, 2022, at 04:48 am

Toronto/IBNS: Following the moves of the Cannes Film Festival and Venice Biennale this week, Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has also banned state-backed Russian film and media bodies from participating in this year’s festival in response to the invasion of Ukraine, TIFF has stated.

Trina Saha features in Josh campaign with Sidharth Malhotra and Hansika Motwani

May 05, 2022, at 09:55 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali actress Trina Saha has featured with Bollywood actors Sidharth Malhotra and Hansika Motwani in the national campaign for Josh.

Koffee with Karan will not return on TV, will stream digitally: Karan Johar

May 05, 2022, at 09:45 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: In a twist in the tale, filmmaker Karan Johar Thursday announced his popular chat show Koffee with Karan will not return on television but will be streaming on Over-the-top (OTT) platform Disney Plus Hotstar.

Mainak wanted me to be myself in Mini: Mimi Chakraborty

May 05, 2022, at 06:09 pm

Actress-MP Mimi Chakraborty is playing a modern day aunt in Mainak Bhaumik's film Mini, which co-stars young Ayanna Chatterjee as Chakraborty's onscreen niece. In an exclusive interaction with India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh at Lavannya Studio in Kolkata, Chakraborty talks about Mini, her difficult days, Mumbai exposure and her brand of politics

Kolkatar Harry speaks about positivity, transports children to magical world: Soham Chakraborty

May 05, 2022, at 06:05 pm

Tollywood actor-MLA Soham Chakraborty is acting in and producing the upcoming Bengali film for children, Kolkatar Harry, which was screened at the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival going against the popular notion. The film, which co-stars actress Priyanka Sarkar, releases this Friday. Ahead of the release, Chakraborty speaks to India Blooms correspondent Souvik Ghosh

Los Angeles: US comedian Dave Chappelle attacked on stage

May 04, 2022, at 11:56 pm

Los Angeles:  US stand-up comedian Dave Chappelle was attacked on stage while  he was performing in Los Angeles, media reports said on Wednesday.

Koffee with Karan no more, announces Karan Johar

May 04, 2022, at 05:37 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: "With a heavy heart", filmmaker Karan Johar has announced his popular chat show Koffee with Karan will not be returning to the television screens with a new season.

This is how Yami Gautam Dhar calmed the crowd on the sets of Lost

May 04, 2022, at 05:22 pm

Actress Yami Gautam Dhar starrer Lost, an emotional investigative drama, will feature the underbelly of Kolkata.

Hindi is not written as national language in Constitution, let's not divide: Sonu Nigam

May 04, 2022, at 06:32 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Singer Sonu Nigam is the latest celebrity to take part in the Hindi language debate where he said that although Hindi is the most spoken language in the country, it cannot be imposed on non-Hindi speaking people.

Onscreen smoking to portray Feluda was challenging for me: Tota Roy Choudhury

May 04, 2022, at 01:47 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Fitness freak Indian actor Tota Roy Choudhury, who is Srijit Mukherji's Feluda in his upcoming hoichoi web series Feludar Goyendagiri, found onscreen smoking "challenging" to portray the iconic detective character.

Check out how Saif Ali Khan and his family celebrated Eid together

May 04, 2022, at 12:24 am

Mumbai: Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan on Tuesday shared a special image of her family as they celebrated Eid.

Style Icons Deepika Padukone and Tamannaah Bhatia serve us with perfect bodycon dress inspiration

May 03, 2022, at 11:42 pm

Mumbai: The industry is raving over the bodycon dresses right now.

'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai': Abhimanyu doubts Aarohi's intentions

May 03, 2022, at 11:37 pm

Mumbai: The Tuesday episode of Rajan Shahi's "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai" started with Aarohi looking for Akshara's lehenga and Neil also helping her.

The Ramika Sen hysteria continues! Raveena Tandon gets mobbed in Patna

May 03, 2022, at 11:32 pm

Mumbai: Raveena Tandon has made a big splash with her thunderous success as Prime Minister Ramika Sen in KGF Chapter 2!

Prateek Sharma holds a screening of 'Pyaar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan', cast and crew join in

May 03, 2022, at 11:29 pm

Mumbai: Prateek Sharma's "Pyaar Ka Pehla Naam Radha Mohan" on ZEE TV went on-air May 2. The producer held a screening of the first episode of the new show on Monday evening as it went on live on Zee TV.

When it comes to daily soaps, larger-than-life portrayal still works best for the small screen, rather than realistic content: Hemant Chaddha

May 03, 2022, at 11:27 pm

Mumbai: Realistic content seems to be a hit with the audience. The success of The Kashmir Files goes on to add how much they enjoy such stories. Ambar Dhara actor Hemant Chaddha agrees. However, he feels that realistic content is good for films and short series, but it is too heavy for TV viewers.

Kriti Sanon's gym workout videos will surely leave you motivated

May 03, 2022, at 03:02 pm

Mumbai: Actress Kriti Sanon is consistently motivating her fans by posting her workout videos on Instagram quite regularly now.

Decoding Satyajit Ray: Ranjit Mallick, Mamata Shankar, Barun Chanda look back on legend's 101st birth anniversary

May 03, 2022, at 04:03 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Veteran Bengali actor Ranjit Mallick, who had worked with late filmmaker Mrinal Sen at a very young age in Interview, had his luck to attract a role of a disillusioned Communist in late Satyajit Ray's 1990 film Shakha Proshakha.

'Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai': Abhimanyu promises to find Akshara's lehenga

May 03, 2022, at 12:43 am

Mumbai: The Monday episode of Rajan Shahi's "Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai" started with Akshara and Abhimanyu going to their respective families for the haldi ceremony. Everyone puts haldi on Abhimanyu and Harshvardhan too joins in making Manjari emotional.

Pepsi launches new youth anthem Check My Fizz, features hit pair of Jacqueline Fernandez, Badshah

May 03, 2022, at 12:35 am

Mumbai: Beverage major Pepsi on Monday launched its all-new summer anthem which is ready to add more fizz to your next party.

A project’s success doesn’t only depend on how you perform: Aalisha Panwar

May 03, 2022, at 12:27 am

Mumbai: There are a lot of factors that contribute to the success of a project, the chemistry shared between actors is one such important point, says actress Aalisha Panwar. She adds that once a great bond is established, the show can achieve heights.

Hindi cinema is moving towards more realistic stories and approach and so is television: Sunidee

May 03, 2022, at 12:00 am

Mumbai: With films like The Kashmir Files doing exceedingly well, Sunidee Chauhan feels there is a focus once again on realistic cinema.

I'm really happy and overwhelmed with the response I have received for Cheeru: Anuj Sachdeva

May 02, 2022, at 11:55 pm

Mumbai: Actor Anuj Sachdeva is currently seen as Cheeranjeev 'Cheeru' Chaudhary in Rajan Shahi's "Woh Toh Hai Albelaa".

A lot of us have forgotten how to smile and how to laugh: Himansh Kohli

May 02, 2022, at 11:45 pm

Mumbai: This Laughter Day, actor Himansh Kohli says that his endeavour has always been to find happiness in all that he does. The actor says that he always tries to spread smiles wherever he goes.