Veteran actor Nana Patekar has waded into the debate whether Pakistani artistes should be banned from working in Bollywood, saying a country comes first and soldiers are its biggest heroes.
The lawsuit, by four industry associations and 34 producers, seeks the court's direction to Republic TV, its editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and reporter Pradeep Bhandari, Times Now, its editor-in-chief Rahul Shivshankar and group editor Navika Kumar and unknown defendants as well as social media platforms to refrain from making or publishing allegedly irresponsible, derogatory and defamatory remarks against Bollywood.
Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi may have created ripples in the political circles by floating a new party, but the actor suffered a blow on his home turf when his panel was defeated in the elections to the Movie Artistes Association. The elections to the representative body of the Telugu film industry, conducted biennially, are considered prestigious by the fraternity.
'For what has Rajnikant expressed regret -- his speech or the fast organised in support of Tamil Nadu's stand on the Hogenakkal project? Was he saying that he should not have participated in the protest at all? He owes an explanation to the people of Tamil Nadu, who have made him the superstar he is today,' Saratkumar told a television channel.
An encounter with movie veteran Chandrashekhar.
Controversies seem to dog Rajnikanth's latest Tamil film Kuselan. The latest is that Rajnikanth has requested the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the release of his film in the state on August 1st. His letter written in chaste Kannada, said that it was not his intention to hurt the feelings of anyone when he spoke at the protest rally organised by the Tamil Nadu Film Artists Association.
The new kid in the block is Varalakshmi, Sarath Kumar's daughter from his first marriage to Chaya. Varalakshmi will enter the Tamil film world in a romantic comedy titled Poda Podi opposite Silambarasan. The film will be shot in Toronto.
Saratkumar joined the party on the eve of the May Assembly polls.
Actress' remarks on premarital sex raise a storm of protest.
The funeral will be held Thursday evening, former president of Cine Artistes Association and fellow actor Chandrashekhar said.
The actress' comment lands her into further trouble.
The actress wanted the entire episode to be treated as a bad dream.
'I hear of so many people not getting their money and producers not taking their calls to pay them.'
The Indian Films and TV Directors' Association, along with 19 other bodies of the film and television industry from across the country will stop shooting for 15 minutes to protect the right to freedom of expression of those in the creative field.
'I stopped getting work after 2004. Between 2005 and 2018, I had no work.'
In a bid to bail itself out, the Tamil film industry and cable operators will float a television channel airing new Tamil films and songs.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
He has been accused of misappropriation of funds to the tune of Rs 1.65 crore.
'We have suffered grave and irreparable loss, harm and injury which could never be compensated in terms of money.'
Om Puri's friends remember him.
The actor, who plays the role of Kattappa in the movie, clarified that he was not against Kannada people.
'Anurag Kashyap kept quiet for more than three years and now, he wants to become Devdas by making her tragedy his.'
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
Seeking to give a "Marathi" angle to the replacement of Shilpa Shinde with another actress on a popular show, Raj Thackeray has come to TV actress Shilpa Shinde's aid.
The actor also said that the Centre will face TN wrath if it fails to set up CMB.
'It is not right to show your anger on this film for Satyaraj's comments.'
Why is the BJP upset about the dialogues in a Tamil movie, wonders A Ganesh Nadar.
Stalin said the DMK was a movement that protected women's rights and Radharavi's comments were not acceptable to it.
'When it comes to interpretation of history, you can disagree with him, but at least allow the film to release.' 'By asking for a ban, you are creating an atmosphere where nobody will attempt films on Indian history.'
'I hadn't just been raped, I was taken to my own house and had been brutalised.'
Raja clarified that he had only watched clips of the movie on his mobile phone and said he did not have the patience to sit through a two-and-a-half hour film.
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Members from several TV unions came together on April 15 to register their protest against the trend by popular TV channels to telecast dubbed Hindi and Korean serials.
'Yes, there will be some posts that will be shared out of revenge but most of the people who have been named and shamed like M J Akbar and Alok Nath have been known to be serial offenders for years.'
The South Indian Film Artistes Association, also known as Nadigar Sangam, conducted its high-profile elections on Sunday, October 18.
While Bollywood has, in recent years, proved an attractive step up for some Pakistani actors, says Ranjita Ganesan, it has not prompted them to pack their things and relocate to Mumbai.
The Madras high court on Wednesday gave Tamil writer Perumal Murugan, who withdrew from the literary world after a row over his novel Mathorubhagan objected to by right wing groups, the liberty to decide if he would like to pursue a petition filed by a supporter or that by a writer's forum.
'When 15 percent of the population in the state can't afford to buy milk, this senseless wasting of thousands of litres of milk should not be tolerated.' 'Roughly between 50,000 to 75,000 litres of milk is wasted every time the movie of a popular hero releases.'
Tamil writer D Jayakanthan, who charted a new course in Tamil literature, died on Wednesday night following a prolonged illness.
'I am sorry, but not scared.'
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