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11 things you may not know about Prem Chopra: Birthday special
As the legendary actor turns 82, we uncover interesting anecdotes and information about him from the book, Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra, written by his daughter, Rakita Nanda.
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Actress Shakila passes away at 82
The actress, who was best known for her roles in Aar Paar (1954), Hatimtai (1956) and C.I.D. (1956), died of a massive heart attack in Mumbai on Wednesday, 20 September.
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Leena Yadav casts Rishi Kapoor in her next production
Kapoor will once again play a father in the yet untitled film.
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Priyanka Chopra bats for empowering, educating displaced girls at UN Global Goals awards
The Quantico actress gave a speech at the second annual The Goalkeepers' Global Goals awards, in partnership with UNICEF, in New York City on Tuesday, 19 September. The event was hosted by Bill and Melinda Gates.
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Vicky Kaushal will headline Ronnie Screwvala’s film on Uri attacks
The film will begin shooting early next year.
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10 things you didn’t know about Bimal Roy’s Madhumati
To celebrate the film’s release in Mumbai on 19 September 1958, we go through some amazing trivia from the book Bimal Roy’s Madhumati: Untold Stories from Behind the Scenes.
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From Kalpana Kartik to Zeenat Aman: The gems that Navketan discovered
On the 86th birthday of actress Kalpana Kartik, wife of Dev Anand, we look at the long list of talent, from actors, directors and music composers, that got their start with Navketan Films.
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Tiger Shroff’s Baaghi 2 kicks off on junior Nadiadwala's birthday
Sajid Nadiadwala's son Subhan Khan Nadiadwala celebrates his 15th birthday today, 18 September.
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Ashalata came when beautiful women were rare in movies: Remembers daughter Shikha Vohra
On Ashalata Biswas's 101st birth anniversary, her daughter Shikha Vohra speaks about her dynamic mother — how she got her start in the film industry and later became producer.
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Tumhari Sulu release advanced to 24 November, avoids clash with 102 Not Out
Now, Tumhari Sulu will hit the screens with Tera Intezaar, Kadvi Hawa, and Hollywood animation feature Coco.
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MAMI 2017: Irrfan Khan’s The Song of Scorpions part of official selection
Directed by Anup Singh, the film stars Khan with Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani in a story set in Rajasthan.
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MAMI 2017: Italian actress Monica Bellucci to be honoured with special award
Two of her films, Irreversible (2002) and On The Milky Road (2016), will also be shown as part of a retrospective.
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MAMI 2017: How Anurag Kashyap’s Mukkabaaz became the opening film
Despite being on the board of trustees for the festival, the filmmaker says he didn’t have any insider pull for Mukkabaaz to open the 19th edition of the Mumbai festival.
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How Deepa Mehta adapted Bapsi Sidhwa’s novels for the big screen: Birthday special
For the Indo-Canadian filmmaker’s 66th birthday, a look at how she turned Bapsi Sidhwa’s novels into award-winning films — 1947: Earth (1998) and Water (2005).
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MAMI 2017: Kiran Rao, Anupama Chopra announce lineup for Mumbai film festival
The festival will screen 232 films from 49 countries in 51 languages, from Hindi to English, Samoan to Brij.
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Ali Fazal brings out Abdul's innocence and charm: Shrabani Basu, author of Victoria & Abdul
Basu, whose book on the friendship between queen Victoria and her Indian servant, Abdul Karim, has been adapted into a movie, speaks about the journey from novel to feature film.
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Lyricist Anjaan through the eyes of son Sameer: Death anniversary special
On his father's 20th death anniversary, Sameer spoke about his early life, his struggle to become a lyricist, and why music composers Kalyanji-Anandji were like his ‘godfathers’.
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Mukkabaaz, Omerta premiere at Toronto International Film Festival
Mukkabaaz and Omerta, directed by Anurag Kashyap and Hansal Mehta, respectively, premiered at TIFF on 11 September. Rima Das's Assamese film, Village Rockstars, also opened favourably at the festival.
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Judi Dench, Ali Fazal get standing ovation from Toronto festival audience
The co-stars were presenting their film, Victoria & Abdul, at the international film festival in the city.
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UNICEF Ambassador Priyanka Chopra visits Syrian refugee children in Jordan
The Quantico actress, fresh off of presenting her production Pahuna: The Little Visitors at the Toronto International Film Festival, flew to Jordan to meet with children affected by the civil war in Syria.