Nitesh Tiwari of Dangal fame will direct the epic, budgeted at Rs 3 billion by Producer Madhu Mantena.
'There was never any question of scrapping the role after Deepika's exit.'
'To play a God, you've to have a good, pure soul.'
Deepika Padukone has two offers to play Sita. Which one will she choose?
Not only will Arun Govil, Sunil Lahiri and Deepika Chikhalia attend the Pran Pratistha ceremony, Moti Sagar, Ramanand Sagar's son, also received an invitation.
Shakti Shetty is the first female cop in Rohit Shetty's cop universe, and makes it look so much better already!
Sources say Kriti Sanon, super excited to be working in the mythological space for the first time, will play Sita mata with the full conviction of a true devotee.
Singham's character is based on Ram, Kareena's based on Sita, Tiger's on Lakshman, Ranveer's on Hanuman, Akshay's on Jatayu and Arjun takes up the Ravan role.
It's that time of the year again when Ganesh Chaturthi festivities brighten every corner of town and prayers, prasad and pretty clothes are on every faith and fashion enthusiast's mind.
'It is science fiction, and we hope to release in 2022.'
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren expanded his cabinet on Thursday, inducting 11 new ministers, including six first-timers and two women. The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Raj Bhavan in Ranchi. The new ministers include six from the JMM and four from the Congress. One minister is from the RJD. The expansion comes after the JMM-led alliance won the recent assembly elections with a comfortable majority. The cabinet expansion is expected to give the government a fresh impetus to push its agenda and accelerate development in the state.
Singham Again is action heavy, so its appeal is limited to fans of the genre, observes Deepa Gahlot.
A total of 45 MLAs voted in favour of the confidence motion in the 81-member assembly.
Top ranked women recurve archer Deepika Kumari (Jharkhand) retained the individual title, while in the men's section Atanau Das (PSPB) emerged winner in the Individual Olympic Round of the 34th Senior National Archery Championship at JRD Tata Sports complex in Jmashedpur.
After a day of speculation, Kriti finally broke her silence, and cleared the air on Instagram.
Joginder Tuteja looks at forthcoming films inspired by the Ramayan.
Prabhas has seven films lined up for release in 2022, the pandemic permitting.
Bollywood movies have a soft corner for Dil and Pyaar. But its Ram love is no less prolific.
Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Bollywood, right here with Subhash K Jha!
Movies are now releasing in multiple languages in theatres, and each one seems to have found an audience.
Who rocked the sari style best in the British Raj? Sukanya Verma asks you to take a poll.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
With so many films shifted to the new year, it's going to be a busy year for Bollywood's actors.
87-year old had been unwell for the past three months, says son Prem.
'We often assume that Ayodhya is Ram's property and Hastinapur is Yudhishthira's property when, in fact, it is their responsibility.' 'A king exists, as per Hindu philosophy, only to ensure that other people's property is safe,' explains Devdutt Pattanaik.
He said that distortion of historic facts will not be tolerated at any cost, which was well communicated to the film maker five-six months back in Mumabi.
'340 films have been shot in Rajasthan in the last 50 years.' 'The Rajput community has never opposed any film except for Jodhaa-Akbar and Padmavati.' 'Rajasthan is known for welcoming guests, but why did these two films get into trouble?' 'They got into trouble because these two filmmakers wanted to create a controversy.'
'Padmavati represents the voice of thousands of Rajput women who lived and died not by their own choice.' 'Let their story be heard,' says Kishore Singh.
Every time a filmmaker wishes to explore history or religion on his or her terms, self-appointed experts and limelight-seeking zealots swoop in to protest, says Sukanya Verma.
Mythological and historical shows are lapped up not just by the young, but equally by grown men and women.
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