Actor Nikhil Dwidevi has tested positive for COVID-19. The actor-producer was asymotomatic barring loss of taste. Nikhil underwent a precautionary check-up and the coronavirus test result has come positive.Nikhil has quarantined himself at home. On the other hand, his wife Gouri is fine and has tested negative.

Actor Richa Chadha is now the recipient of Bharat Ratna Dr Ambedkar Award for her significant contribution to the Indian cinema. The actress received the honour from the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari. Richa has just returned from the El Gouna Film Festival where she was a part of a panel discussion on women empowerment.

The Supreme Court refused to lift the stay on release of Amitabh Bachchan starrer Jhund and dismissed an appeal against the Telangana High Court order which had stalled the movie’s screening over copyright row.The film, based on the life of Vijay Barse, the founder of NGO Slum Soccer, was scheduled to be released this month on OTT platform Amazon Prime. The film was earlier scheduled to be released in May but due to Covid-19 pandemic it did not hit the screens. Hyderabad-based short filmmaker Nandi Chinni Kumar has alleged copyright infringement against the film makers, who have refuted the

Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar has served a Rs 500-crore defamation suit against a YouTuber named Rashid Siddiqui, who brought up his name in the Sushant Singh Rajput case while spreading fake news.Siddiqui was earlier arrested for spreading fake news and dragging the name of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and his son, minister Aditya Thackeray, in the case.Siddiqui had also linked Akshay with late actor Sushant's girlfriend, actress Rhea Chkraborty, claiming that the actor helped Rhea to escape to Canada.It is believed that Siddiqui earned around Rs 15 lakh in a span of four mo

Bollywood couple Riteish and Genelia Deshmukh will turn hosts for a new show that aims to settle the age-old gender debate. The digital show titled 'Ladies Vs Gentlemen', is an interactive poll show that will have opinions, arguments, and sometimes agreement between both the genders.Hosted by Riteish and Genelia, the show will see team Ladies versus team Gentlemen, aided by panelists of actors such as Karan Wahi, Karan Kundra, Vikas Gupta, Nia Sharma, Bani J, Rashmi Desai, Paras Chhabra and Rithvik Dhanjani. The show goes live on the Flipkart app on November 18.

Singer cum rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh has finally revealed the release date of his much- awaited song First Kiss. The song is releasing on November 24 and will feature well-known model/actress Ipsitaa. The rapper went on his social media handle to share the news with his fans and mentioned-"My most awaited song #FirstKiss is releasing on 24th November, feat. @ipsitaaofficial."

After Priyanka Chopra and Parineeti Chopra, now actor Maniesh Paul has been roped in for the Disney film Frozen 2. The actor will be giving voice to the character of Kristoff. Maniesh Paul while talking about the project to a news agency said that it is extremely overwhelming to be the voice of Kristoff. He said that his daughter is a huge fan of the franchise and said that it took him some time to compose himself an understanding that he is doing it for his daughter.Disney India has roped in Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Parineeti Chopra to voice for Elsa and Anna respectively in the Hindi versio

Actor Priyanka Chopra has been named the British Fashion Council's Ambassador for Positive change. She tweeted regarding the same on her social media account, which read- "I am honored to be the British Fashion Council's Ambassador for Positive Change while I'm living and working in London over the next year. We'll have some really exciting initiatives to share soon, and I look forward to bringing you on this journey with me. @BFC #CarolineRush."

Post the unsatisfactory performance of Akshay Kumar starrer Laxmii, the OTT giants are now in two minds with regard to their acquisitions of big feature films like Bhuj: The Pride of India and Coolie No. 1 and others.The films have fetched huge amounts for direct to digital premiere and have been acquired by the giants without watching the film in advance. However, most of the OTT films have failed to do well on the respective platforms, and their back to back debacles has made OTT heads to demand for an advance screening for all their acquisitions henceforth and decide on the price to buy the