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Description: Bollywood’s leading lady Deepika Padukone has been appointed chairperson of the 21st MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Deepika takes over after Kiran Rao who has decided to step down and instead focus on her film projects. Deepika says, ‘It’s a huge honour and a big responsibility to be appointed as Chairperson.’

Bollywood’s leading lady Deepika Padukone has been appointed chairperson of the 21st MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Deepika takes over after Kiran Rao who has decided to st

Deepika appointed as chairperson of 21st MAMI film fest

Bollywood’s leading lady Deepika Padukone has been appointed chairperson of the 21st MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. Deepika takes over after Kiran Rao who has decided to step down and instead focus on her film projects. Deepika says, ‘It’s a huge honour and a big responsibility to be appointed as Chairperson.’

The first teaser of Nyaya: The Justice, a film based on the death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput is out. Starring Zuber K Khan in the role

The first teaser of 'Nyaya:&nbsp;The Justice', a film based on the&nbsp;death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput&nbsp;is out. Starring Zuber&nbsp;Khan in the role of&nbsp;late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, the film is expected to revolve around the question as to how the actor died. The film also features&nbsp;Shreya in the role of&nbsp;Rhea Chakraborty, Shakti&nbsp;Kapoor&nbsp;as&nbsp;NCB&nbsp;chief and&nbsp;Aman Verma as ED chief.&nbsp; Directed by&nbsp;Dilip Gulati, the film will release on June 11 as a tribute to Sushant Singh Rajput.
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Actor Aamir Khan's daughter Ira Khan who often shared her workout regime on social media has now posted a video of taking kickboxing lessons. Ira posted a video on

Actor Aamir Khan's daughter&nbsp;Ira Khan who often shares her workout regime on social media has now posted a video of taking kickboxing lessons. Ira posted a video on her Instagram where she can be seen taking the lessons from her boyfriend Nupur&nbsp;Shikhare. Kick-boxing not her thing, she wrote.&nbsp;
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From Kangana Ranaut's 'Thalaivi' to Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' to R Madhavan's 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect', here are few biopics that

From Kangana Ranaut's&nbsp;'Thalaivi'&nbsp;to Alia Bhatt-starrer 'Gangubai Kathiawadi' to R Madhavan's&nbsp;'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect', here are few biopics that&nbsp;we can't wait to watch on the big screen.&nbsp;
'83 Kabir&nbsp;Khan's directorial '83', is a film based on former Indian captain Kapil Dev's life and will chronicle India's historic World Cup win in 1983. The film stars Ranveer&nbsp;Singh&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Deepika&nbsp;Padukone&nbsp;in the role of Kapil&nbsp;&amp; Romi Dev in the film.&nbsp;
'Thalaivi' Starring Kangana&nbsp;Ranaut in the lead, 'Thalaivi' is the&nbsp;biopic of&nbsp;late actress-turned-politician J Jayalalithaa. Directed by&nbsp;A. L. Vijay the film also features&nbsp;Bhagyashree. The film that was earlier scheduled to release on April 23 has now been postponed due to a rise in&nbsp;Covid-19 cases. 
'Gangubai Kathiawadi' Helmed by Sanjay&nbsp;Leela&nbsp;Bhansali,&nbsp;'Gangubai Kathiawadi' is an adaptation of one of the chapters of&nbsp;Hussain Zaidi&rsquo;s book, Mafia Queens of Mumbai. The film will see&nbsp;Alia&nbsp;essaying the role of&nbsp;Gangubai, one&nbsp;of the most powerful, loved and respected madams from Kamathipura in the 60s.
'Rocketry:&nbsp;The Nambi Effect'
R Madhavan's&nbsp;directorial&nbsp;debut Rocketry: The Nambi Effect&nbsp;is based on the life of Nambi Narayanan, a former scientist and aerospace engineer of the Indian Space Research Organisation who was caught in a spy scandal. Starring R Madhavan&nbsp;in the lead the film will also feature Shah Rukh Khan in the role of a journalist
'SamBahadur' Based on the life of&nbsp;Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, SamBahadur&nbsp;stars Vicky Kaushal&nbsp;in the lead. Helmed&nbsp;by Meghna&nbsp;Gulzar&nbsp;the film&nbsp;will highlight the most crucial, iconic and relevant incidents of Manekshaw's life that will give an insight into the soldier, the man, and the Field Marshal that Manekshaw was.
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Actor and TV presenter Mandira Bedi has called out trolls who mocked her daughter named Tara. Mandira shared messages she had received from a couple of people, who dir

Actor and TV presenter Mandira Bedi has called out trolls who mocked her daughter Tara.
Several internet&nbsp;users&nbsp;directed abuse towards her daughter, whom she adopted last year.
One of the internet users asked the actor from which slumdog centre had she adopted her daughter. Mandira slammed the troll as she shared the abusive messages she had received.
Another user wrote, 'The adopted street kid looks completely out of place', to which Mandira replied saying such 'sickos' are the biggest cowards, who only 'know how to wag their tongues behind the shield of anonymity'.

Veteran actor Waheeda Rehman snorkeling along with her daughter Kashvi Rekhi in the Andaman Island is proof enough that age is just a numb

83-year-old veteran actor&nbsp;Waheeda Rehman&nbsp;'snorkeling'&nbsp;along with her daughter Kashvi&nbsp;Rekhi&nbsp;in the&nbsp;Andaman Island is proof enough that age is just a number. Picture shared by&nbsp;Kashvi&nbsp;show Waheeda&nbsp; holding hands of her daughter underwater as the two snorkel at the Havelock islands in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Kashvi used the hashtag water babies. Looks like the actress is living life to the fullest and not letting&nbsp;her age become a factor in enjoying the things that make her happy.&nbsp;

National Award-winning film 'Court' actor Vira Sathidar has passed away due to Covid-19 related complications. Reports are the actor was admitted to a hospita

National Award-winning film 'Court' actor Vira Sathidar has passed away due to&nbsp;Covid-19&nbsp;related complications. Reports are the actor was admitted to a hospital in Nagpur where he breathed his last on Tuesday morning. Confirming the news, writer&nbsp;and director of 'Court', Chaitanya Tamhane&nbsp;expressed grief and said&nbsp;he is shocked and totally speechless. He added that Vira was one of the nicest people and he feels blessed to have him as the face of the movie 'Court'.&nbsp;

On Commando’s 8th year anniversary, producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah has announced the fourth instalment of the franchise. However, the producer did not reveal much

On Commando&rsquo;s 8th year anniversary, producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah has announced the fourth instalment of the franchise.
However, the producer did not reveal much about the casting or the storyline, but assured everyone that the makers will take the Commando franchise to a new level.
Starring Vidyut Jammwal, Jaideep Ahlawat and Pooja Chopra in the lead role, the USP of the film has been its high-octane action sequences.

Marking the festival of Ugadi, the makers of 'RRR' aka 'Ranam Roudram Rudhiram' have treated their fans with a new poster of the film. The poster shows Ram Charan and

Marking the festival of Ugadi, the makers of 'RRR' aka 'Ranam Roudram Rudhiram' have treated their fans with a new poster of the film.
The poster shows Ram Charan and Jr NTR lifted on several hands and a huge crowd is seen gathered around them.
Also starring Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt, 'RRR' is all set to hit theatres on October 13 in Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada languages.

Sara Ali Khan’s new video with her mother Amrita Singh from their holiday in Kashmir is doing the rounds of social media. The video shows Sara and her mother ta

Sara Ali Khan&rsquo;s new video with her mother Amrita Singh from their holiday in Kashmir is doing the rounds on social media.
In an interesting fun video, Sara and Amrita can be seen taking a gandola&nbsp;ride. Sara is heard describing her mother's struggle to fight her fears.&nbsp;
While Amrita is seen trying to stay calm during the ride by chanting some mantras to fight her fear, her notorious daughter Sara hilariously recites poetry describing her mother's plight.&nbsp;

The 90s stars Akshaye Khanna and Raveena Tandon are all se to share screen space together in the upcoming web series. Titled 'Legacy', the drama series will be shot ac

The 90s stars Akshaye Khanna and Raveena Tandon are all se to share screen space together in the upcoming web series.
Titled 'Legacy', the drama series will be shot across multiple countries bringing to screen the feud between the characters being portrayed by the two actors.
'Legacy' will mark Akshay Khanna's debut in the digital space.
The duo were previously part of the ensemble in JP Dutta''s 2003 war drama 'LOC: Kargil'.

American singer and actress Mary Millben has greeted the Indian communities across the globe as they ushered in New Year on Tuesday. Millben shared a video in which sh

American singer and actress Mary Millben has greeted the Indian communities across the globe as they ushered in New Year on Tuesday.
Millben shared a video in which she is seen chanting Sanskrit shlokas followed by a greeting to India and Indian communities worldwide.
She also thanked her Hindi coach and teacher of Indian culture for giving her the lessons.

On the occasion of Ugadi, the makers of Prabhas-starrer ‘Radhe Shyam’ have dropped a new movie poster of the movie. The poster shows Prabhas smiling as he

On the occasion of Ugadi, the makers of Prabhas-starrer &lsquo;Radhe Shyam&rsquo; have dropped a new poster of the movie.
The poster shows Prabhas smiling as he leans on to a pillar. Donning a brown coloured high-neck T-shirt and checkered pants, the Telugu star is seen giving off retro vibes.
Starring Pooja Hegde as the female lead, &lsquo;Radhe Shyam&rsquo; is all set to hit screens on&nbsp;July 30.

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta, who recently praised Kangana Ranaut, opened up on whether he would team up with the actor again. Replying to a fan, who asked th

Filmmaker Hansal&nbsp;Mehta,&nbsp;who recently praised Kangana&nbsp;Ranaut, opened up on whether he would team up with the actor again.
Replying to a fan, who asked the filmmaker if he would work with Kangana during a Q&amp;A session on Instagram,&nbsp;Hansal&nbsp;answered definitely.
Hansal&nbsp;reportedly had a fallout with Kangana&nbsp;after their 2017 film 'Simran'&nbsp;and the director often spoke about the difficult experience he had shooting the film.&nbsp;
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Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui who is often praised for his acting skills has a suggestion for all the aspiring actors on how to make a mark in Bollywood. Advising the

Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui&nbsp;who is often earned praised for his acting skills has a suggestion for all the aspiring actors on how to make a mark in Bollywood. Advising the young actors to maintain their originality, Nawaz&nbsp;said that these superstars do fake acting, so don't get carried away with it.
He added that one would want do to their original acting and if they act like a superstar why would anyone watch them.&nbsp;

Actor Tripti Dimri has wrapped up the shooting for the first schedule of her upcoming Netflix film 'Qala 2'. Announcing the wrap-up, the actor posted th

Actor Tripti&nbsp;Dimri&nbsp;has wrapped up the shooting for the first schedule of her upcoming Netflix&nbsp;film 'Qala 2'.
Announcing the wrap, the actor posted the teaser of the film &amp; wrote that she&nbsp;is super happy and excited to be teaming up with such an amazing and enthusiastic team.
Helmed by Anvita Dutt, 'Qala' will see Irrfan Khan's son Babil Khan along with&nbsp;Swastika Mukherjee in key roles.&nbsp;

Actor Salman Khan launched the Hindi teaser of Telugu actor Adivi Sesh starrer Major'. Sharing the teaser on his Twitter, Salman wrote that he is happy &

Actor Salman Khan launched the Hindi&nbsp;teaser of&nbsp;Telugu actor Adivi Sesh starrer Major'. Salman&nbsp;wrote that he is happy &amp; proud as he launched the teaser on his Twitter handle. The 'Major' stars Telugu actor Adivi Sesh as 26/11 martyr Sandeep Unnikrishnan. 'Major' is an account of how late Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan fought gallantly when Mumbai was attacked on November 26, 2008. Directed by Sashi Kiran Tikka the film is&nbsp;produced by Mahesh Babu's GMB Production. The film also stars Sobhita Dhulipala as an NRI hostage, and will release on July 2.

A video of actor Aamir Khan giving an update about his upcoming film 'Laal Singh Chaddha' is making the round on the internet. The viral video shows Aami

A video of actor&nbsp;Aamir&nbsp;Khan updating fans about the release of his upcoming film 'Laal Singh Chaddha' is doing&nbsp;rounds on the internet. The viral video shows&nbsp;Aamir&nbsp;jokingly saying that while the world was dealing with Covid-19, they were dealing with Corona as well as Kareena&nbsp;on the sets. He added that&nbsp;by the end of this year, fans would get to see the film as things seem to be in control.

Actor Pavail Gulati who was last seen in Anubhav Sinha's 'Thappad' is all set to play Amitabh Bachchan's son in Vikas Bahl's dir

Actor Pavail&nbsp;Gulati&nbsp;who was last seen in Anubhav Sinha's&nbsp;'Thappad' is all set to play&nbsp;Amitabh&nbsp;Bachchan's&nbsp;son in Vikas&nbsp;Bahl's&nbsp;directorial 'Goodbye'. Gulati&nbsp;made the announcement on his&nbsp;Instagram&nbsp;and wrote that he is absolutely thrilled and excited to be part of the project. He added the film is even more special is he gets to work with a legend like Amitabh Bachchan. The film also stars&nbsp;south actor Rashmika Mandanna&nbsp;and Neena&nbsp;Gupta in key roles.&nbsp;

A video of Kajol & Ajay Devgn's daughter Nysa dancing to their hit song at a school function is going viral on the internet. Shared by a fan pag

A video of Bollywood couple Kajol&nbsp;and Ajay Devgn's&nbsp;daughter Nysa&nbsp;dancing to their hit song at a school function is doing the rounds of social media. Shared by&nbsp;a fan page on Instagram,&nbsp;the video shows Nysa&nbsp;performing on Kajol&rsquo;s popular tracks 'Bole Chudiyaan', 'Sajda' and 'Tere Naina' along&nbsp;with her schoolmates.&nbsp;

Music Maestro AR Rahman who is gearing up for the release of his debut production '99 songs' opened up on why he hates the term 'Bollywood'. Stating that each pro

Music Maestro AR Rahman&nbsp;who is gearing up for the release of his debut production '99 songs' opened up on why he hates the term 'Bollywood'.
Stating that each production should have a voice and nothing should be generic, Rahman&nbsp;told a leading daily that we are already disrespecting our filmmakers and amazing workers by calling everything Bollywood, which is in itself a rip-off of Hollywood.
Rahman&nbsp;added that he&nbsp;wants to show respect to all the talented people who take risks to make a film successful&nbsp;and that is one of the reasons why he campaigned against the word&nbsp;as he feels it's condescending.

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