Category - News

Comedian Raju Srivastav cancels show in Pakistan

Saddened by the terrorist attack on the Indian army at Uri, comedian Raju Srivastav has cancelled his show that was scheduled to take place in Pakistan. He had apparently received an invitation from the neighbouring country for a comedy show.

MNS asks Pakistani actors to leave India within 48 hours

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has asked Pakistani actors like Fawad Khan and Mahira Khan to leave the country. The film workers association of MNS also set a 48-hour deadline for all Pakistani artists working in India to immediately leave the country. “We gave a 48 hour deadline to Pakistani actors and artists to leave India or MNS will push them out” said Amey Khopkar of MNS Chitrapat Sena.

Amitabh Bachchan’s Pink to be used to strengthen law

Amitabh Bachchan’s ‘Pink’, which deals with social issues like sexual harassment and difficulty in getting justice for the victims, will be used as a platform for strengthening the Zero FIR law. The producer of the film, Shoojit Sircar, told reports that that the law ministry is going to use the message in the film to fasten the bail process and deliver judgement from the judge’s residence during weekends.

18 martyrs deserve a biopic more than any cricketer: Gautam Gambhir

Indian Cricketer Gautam Gambhir has taken a dig at the biopic that has been made on his World Cup winning captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The cricketer who shared an excellent partnership with Dhoni and scored a match-winning 97 runs in the World Cup final, also said that the 17 soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country, are more deserving of a biopic on their lives than any cricketer.

Housefull 3 tops 2016, Bajrangi Bhaijaan continues good run on TV

Housefull 3 has topped the television ratings for 2016, beating the previous highest 2016 film ‘Baaghi’ by a margin of around 10%. The film starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh, Jacqueline Fernandez, Nargis Fakhri and Lisa Hayden, has recorded 78.16 lakh impressions. Salman Khan’s Bajrangi Bhaijaan continued to attract television audience across the country last week, as the film which is repeatedly aired on Star Gold attracted nearly 39 lakh viewers.

Krrish 4 vs SRK Aanand L Rai Film: Unplanned Coincidence or just mindgames?

Article by Indicine reader Adnan (read the disclaimer at the bottom of the article) About 10-14 days ago, Shah Rukh Khan announced the release date of his ‘dwarf’ film. He took the biggest weekend of 2018 – Christmas. This was a refreshing strategy from his side as he generally announces release dates, after his film goes on floor. Obviously, Christmas also raises an ‘Aamir Khan film release’ question which was then cleared when Aamir took Diwali for his film ‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ with Yash Raj Films.

Fan and Sultan to be screened at 21st Busan International Film Festival

Two YRF films – Shah Rukh Khan’s FAN and Salman Khan’s Sultan – will be screened at Asia’s premier film festival, often called the Cannes of Asia – the Busan International Film Festival. The festival will also serve to kick start the campaign for the theatrical release for both films in South Korea as YRF continues with their commitment of taking the best of Indian cinema to International non-traditional markets.