The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has announced the list of 395 artists and executives that have been invited to join this year. Bollywood actor Vidya Balan and producers Ekta Kapoor and Shobha Kapoor are among the new list of invitees of the Academy's 'Class Of 2021'. The Academy recognised Vidya for some of her iconic films such as the 2012 mystery thriller 'Kahaani' and the 2017 family drama 'Tumhari Sulu'. Meanwhile, producers Ekta and her mother Shobha, who own the production house Balaji Telefilms, have been recognised by the Academy for bankrolling films such as 'Dream Gi

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and producer Kiran Rao announced their separation on Saturday. The couple, who has been married for 15 years, share a son Azad Rao Khan together. The couple, who issued a joint statement on Saturday making the announcement, revealed that they will continue to be co-parents for their son Azad. Aamir and Kiran's joint statement read, "In these 15 beautiful years together we have shared a lifetime of experiences, joy and laughter, and our relationship has only grown in trust, respect and love. Now we would like to begin a new chapter in our lives - no longer as husband

Filmmaker Karan Johar is all set to produce a biopic on C. Sankaran Nair, who fought against the British Raj to uncover the truth about the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The upcoming project is based on the book 'The Case That Shook The Empire' written by Raghu Palat and Pushpa Palat. Raghu Palat is the great-grandson of C. Sankaran Nair. Announcing the news, Karan on Tuesday took to Instagram and wrote, "Extremely excited and honoured to be bringing the untold story of C. Sankaran Nair, a historic man to the big screens." Karan Singh Tyagi will helm the movie. The details of the cast have not be

Actor Mandira Bedi's husband and filmmaker Raj Kaushal is no more. He was 49 when he breathed his last. Confirming the shocking news on Twitter, filmmaker Onir on Wednesday morning tweeted, "Gone too soon. We lost filmmaker and producer Raj Kaushal this morning. Very Sad." According to reports, Raj Kaushal breathed his last on Monday morning after suffering a heart attack. He is survived by wife Mandira, son Veer and daughter Tara. Several celebrities have paid their condolences to the late star's family. Raj Kaushal had helmed projects like 'Pyaar Mein Kabhi Kabhi' and 'Shaadi Ke Laddoo'.

Veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah, who was diagnosed with pneumonia a few days ago, is currently undergoing treatment at one of the hospitals in Mumbai. Naseeruddin's wife and actor Ratna Pathak Shah shared the former's health update with ANI. She said, "It is a minor thing. A small pneumonia patch being checked and treated. Should be out soon." Reportedly, Naseeruddin was admitted to Hinduja hospital in Khar on Tuesday.

Actor Jimmy Sheirgill-starrer 'Collar Bomb' is scheduled to release on a digital platform on July 9. The upcoming crime drama will feature Jimmy in the role of a police officer. On Friday, Jimmy even shared his look from the show. "The clock is ticking. 'Collar Bomb' releases 9th July. Buckle up. It's going to be an action-packed race against time and terror," he captioned the poster, wherein he can be seen holding a gun in his hands.

Global star Priyanka Chopra has 'just landed' in New York City to celebrate Pride Month with her family and the actor treated fans to a few glimpses from the get-together. The actor took to her Instagram handle to share a few pictures from her 'family time' in New York City where they also celebrated Pride Month. Priyanka was seen dressed in an all-white ensemble and undoubtedly, in one of her most stylish outfits!

Singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya on Monday revealed the details of his new music album, titled 'Himesh ke dil se'. The upcoming album will mark the launch of 'Indian Idol' participant Sawai Bhatt. "'Himesh ke dil se' will be an album in which I have positioned a lot of upcoming and promising talent like Sawai Bhatt and several others. The focus of this album is surely on the melody, voice of the singer and the overall vibe which all music lovers will fall in love with, I promise," Reshammiya said in a statement.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged the country's filmmakers to focus on original content and adopt new approaches to filmmaking instead of copying Bollywood. During an event at the short film festival in Islamabad, Khan said mistakes were committed at the beginning since the Pakistani film industry was "impressed" by Bollywood which resulted in copying and adopting another culture. "So the most important thing I want to say to young filmmakers is that according to my experience of the world, only originality sells -- the copy has no value," he said, as quoted by Dawn newspaper. While