The Ministry of Home Affairs has finally allowed movie theatres to reopen with 50% capacity from October 15, in areas that fall outside containment zones. Respective states will take a call on the same, and at the same time, The Information and Broadcasting (MIB) will be issuing the SOPs (standard operating procedures) in this regard.

After hours of questioning, The Narcotics Control Bureau has not found any links between Bollywood actors Deepika Padukone, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan with the drug peddlers. As per an NCB official, "When we asked Deepika Padukone about her chats with her manager Karishma Prakash, she denied having been involved in consumption of drugs, and said that she was referring to cigarettes. Sara Ali Khan, too, refused having consumed contraband. When we enquired Sharddha Kapoor about her CBD Oil (cannabidiol) WhatsApp chat, she said it was for external use. Legally, preparations made from extra

In what comes as a surprise for many, upcoming reality television show Bigg Boss season 14 revealed a teaser video featuring controversial self-proclaimed Godwoman Radhe Maa. In the video, one can see glimpses of Radhe Maa walking around the house in her popular red attire and her wand. Sharing the clip on the official page of Colors TV, the makers wrote, "Barsegi kiski kripa iss shanivaar #BiggBoss ke ghar mein? #BB14 Grand Premiere, 3rd Oct, Saturday at 9 PM."Sources say that Radhe Maa could be the first contestant to enter the house and give the audience a glimpse of it.The much-talked abou

The ministry of information and broadcasting on Tuesday announced that ace director Shekhar Kapur has been appointed as the new president of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and chairman of FTII Governing Council. His tenure will reportedly be till March 3, 2023.

The provincial government in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to purchase the ancestral houses of legendary Bollywood actors Raj Kapoor and Dilip Kumar. The Department of Archaeology in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province has decided to allocate sufficient funds for purchasing the two buildings.The two buildings which have been declared as the national heritage and lie in the heart of Peshawar city are in a totally dilapidated condition and are facing demolition threat. The officials plan to conserve the historic buildings. According to reports, an official letter has been sent to the Deputy

In yet another startling development, the Former Dharmatic Entertainment (Dharma Productions’ digital firm) employee Kshitij Prasad was arrested on September 26 after being summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning in the drugs probe. After the investigation, Kshitij alleged that NCB tried to force him to falsely implicate Bollywood director-producer Karan Johar and the other big names from Dharma Productions. Kshitij’s lawyer, Satish Maneshinde also alleged that his client was being blackmailed and harassed by the NCB officials. The agency however has denied these

As per the latest development in the drug probe in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, television actors Sanam Johar and Abigail Pande, who participated in Star Plus' Nach Baliye 8, were summoned by the NCB for questioning. An entertainment portal reported that the officials are grilling the actors at the NCB guest house in Mumbai. Abigail had shared a picture with Sushant Singh Rajput after his untimely demise on social media. She wrote, "People you love, never really leave you. Thank you for teaching me friendship sushu. Till we meet again."The NCB also summoned producer Madhu Mantena Verma, who

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath chaired a meeting with representatives of the Bollywood fraternity over Film City in the state on September 22. Comedian Raju Srivastava, Singer Kailash Kher and Anup Jalota were also present at the meeting. Several other dignitaries including Anupam Kher, Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri virtually took part in the meeting. Nearly 1000 acres of land has been identified for the proposed this Film City project.

In what comes as a big development in drug syndicate that supplied narcotics to Bollywood, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) summoned top actors Deepika Padukone, Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor, and Rakul Preet Singh to record their statements. While Padukone has been summoned on September 25, Shraddha Kapoor and Sara Ali Khan have been summoned on September 26 by NCB. NCB officials also visited Shraddha Kapoor’s house on Wednesday evening to serve the summons.Earlier on the same day, the agency recorded the statement of film producer Madhu Mantena, who co-produced 2016 film Udta Punjab i