The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has sought a report from the Chief Secretaries of the Punjab and Maharashtra Governments on a complaint against comedian Bharti Singh’s joke on the beard and moustache of the Sikhs.In a statement, the NCM said the report had been sought as Bharti’s joke had hurt the religious sentiment of the Sikhs in India and abroad. It said action would be taken based on the report.An FIR was lodged in Amritsar a few days ago, on a complaint of the SGPC.

Punjabi singer-actor Gurnam Bhullar is out with his new song ‘Pehli Mulaqat’. Written, composed and sung by Gurnam, it is a romantic number released by Times Music.The song features Diljott and Gurnam. The video has been shot at various locations in the USA and it has been directed by Sandeep Josan while the music is by Daoud Music.Excited about the audience response, Diljott says, “Pehli Mulaqat is a song that portrays the feelings of love towards your special one and how everything seems magical and beautiful when one is in love. The song depicts how your beloved becomes your world and

Singer Kanika Kapoor tied the knot with boyfriend Gautam, an NRI businessman at a wedding ceremony in London.Pre-wedding functions started with a haldi ceremony and a picture from the festivities has gone viral. In the picture, the family is seen applying haldi to Gautam. While the groom is seen in a white traditional outfit, Kanika reportedly wore a silver lehenga for her pre-wedding festivities. Kanika has been dating Gautam for almost a year now. The Baby Doll singer was earlier married to Raj Chandok, who was also based in London. She has three kids from Raj.

Barbadian singer-songwriter Rihanna has given birth to her first child, a baby boy, with rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky.The news of the baby's birth was confirmed by Page Six and TMZ has reported that the baby was born on May 13 in Los Angeles.A source close to the couple has revealed that they are at home in Los Angeles with the baby. "Rihanna is doing well. They are very excited to be parents. Rihanna is already a wonderful mom," the source said, according to People magazine.The Grammy winner's pregnancy first came into the public eye back in late January after images emerged of her proudly dis

Internationally- acclaimed artist Diljit Dosanjh will be seen an upcoming fil, which is a biopic based on the life of Jaswant Singh Khalra.The actor took it to his Instagram to share pictures of his new look from the film. In addition to Diljit, yet another Punjabi actor, Jagjeet Sandhu will also be seen in this film. The Diljit-Jagjeet collaboration has been confirmed following a comment by Jagjeet himself. Under Diljit Dosanjh’s shooting wrap up post, Jagjeet dropped a comment praising and appreciating Diljit’s performance in the film. Jagjeet wrote, “Sachi bhaji tohada a character men

The 1971 classic 'Anand', starring the then superstar Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, is set for a remake helmed by Sameer Raj Sippy, grandson of the film's original producer, N.C. Sippy, and Vikram Khakhar.The director and cast of the film, which is at the scripting stage, are yet to be finalised.The 1971 original, a Hrishikesh Mukherjee's classic, features Rajesh Khanna as a terminally ill cancer patient, Anand Sehgal, the onus of whose treatment is taken by Amitabh. Producer Sameer Raj Sippy also feels that such stories need to be narrated to the new generation.

In a major step to enhance India's stature as an international film-making destination, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur on Wednesday announced an incentive scheme for the audio-visual co-production and shooting of foreign films in India with a cash incentive of up to 30 per cent and a cap of USD 260,000.The Minister made the announcement at the inauguration of the India Pavilion at the 75th Cannes Film Festival."I'm delighted to announce today in Cannes an incentive scheme for audio-visual co-production and shooting of foreign films in India with a cash incentive of u

Indian celebrities are leaving no chance to spread colours of desi culture at the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival.On Wednesday, Bollywood divas including Deepika Padukone, Tamanaah Bhatia, Urvashi Rautela, and Pooja Hegde turned heads with their impromptu dance on Rajasthani folk singer Mame Khan's 'Ghoomar'.During the inauguration of the Indian pavilion at Cannes 2022, Mame Khan, who is part of the Indian contingent, broke into a beautiful song at everyone's request.The moment became more captivating when Deepika, Pooja, Urvashi, and Tamannaah came in front and started dancing togeth

Punjabi singer-actor Gippy Grewal and actress Tania will be sharing screen space in an upcoming Punjabi film.Both the actors have shared a photo together on their respective social media handles that reads- “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” This is for the first time that the two will be sharing screen space.