Mumbai, June 16 (BPNS) ‘Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah’ fame actor, poet and writer Shailesh Lodha is all set to host a new poetry show ‘Waah Bhai Waah’. The show will be released on Shemaroo TV. The content of the show is to offer the audience a series of fun-filled satire, poetry recitation and more […]
AR Rahman hosts wedding reception for daughter; Honey Singh, Sonu Nigam bless couple
Mumbai, June 11 Oscar and Grammy-winning composer A.R. Rahman recently hosted a wedding reception for his daughter Khatija Rahman, who took wedding vows with audio engineer Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed last month. As per a report by ‘Hindustan Times’, the reception, which was held in Chennai, registered many of Rahman’s industry friends and colleagues in attendance […]
“Samrat Prithviraj” declared tax-free in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, Jun 2 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who attended a special screening of period action drama “Samrat Prithviraj” with his cabinet colleagues, on Thursday declared the movie tax-free in the state. The screening of the movie was held at Lok Bhawan here, and Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, female lead Manushi Chillar and director […]
Tamil Nadu music industry mourns KK’s death
Chennai, June 1 (BPNS) Tuesday night turned out to be a sad day for the music lovers across the country, Tamil Nadu being no exception. It was a day when Indian music industry’s poster boy Krishnakumar Kunnath, or ‘KK’ passed away after a stage performance in Kolkotta. With the passing away of KK, several music […]
For tourism boost, Puducherry government to conduct beach festival from April 13 to 16th
Puducherry, April 6 (BPNS) In a bid to promote tourism and to generate jobs, in the Union Territory which was devastated due to the Covid -19 pandemic, the Puducherry Government will conduct beach festival from April 13 to April 16. Puducherry tourism minister, Lakshminarayanan in a statement said that the festival would include cultural programmes, […]
Randhir Kapoor in early stage of dementia, asked where is Rishi Kapoor: Ranbir Kapoor
Mumbai, Mar 31 Veteran actor Randhir Kapoor is in the early stage of dementia, his nephew actor Ranbir Kapoor has revealed. According to Ranbir, the 75-year-old actor recently saw “Sharmaji Namkeen”, which marks the last screen appearance of his younger brother, actor Rishi Kapoor. Rishi passed away at the age of 67 in April 2020 […]
Shilpa Shetty-starrer ‘Nikamma’ to hit theatres in June
Mumbai, Mar 31 “Nikamma”, starring Shilpa Shetty, Abhimanyu Dassani and Shirley Setia, is set to be released theatrically on June 17. Billed as an action entertainer, the film is directed by Sabbir Khan of “Heropanti” and “Baaghi” fame. Khan said he is thrilled that “Nikamma” will finally hit the screens after the makers held on […]
Greater Chennai Corporation seals Alberts Theater for non-payment of taxes
Chennai, March 31 (BPNS) The Greater Chennai Corporation on Thursday sealed the famous Albert movie theater in the city for non-payment of taxes including property tax and entertainment tax. While the theater has dues of Rs 50 lakhs as property tax, it has to pay an amount of Rs 14 lakhs for entertainment tax. This […]
TN’s classical wind instrument ‘Narasinghapettai Nagaswarm’ gets GI tag
Chennai, March 21 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu’s traditional wind instrument, ‘Narasinghapettai Nagaswaram’ made by traditional village artisans of Kumbakonam has got the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag. The GI registry has issued the registration certificate based on the application filed on January 31, 2014. Nodal officer for GI registration of products of Tamil Nadu government, P. […]
Bhavana’s presence in inaugural function lifted the morale of 23rd IFFK, delegates
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (BPNS) The 23rd edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) that commenced on March 18th was special in that it honoured two women who had fought back in life with exemplary courage. While Kurdish filmmaker Lisa Calon was given the Spirit of Cinema award, Bhavana was given a standing ovation by the […]