Bahamian-American actor Sidney Poitier, who was an Academy Award winner, has died at the age of 94. Sidney's roles were legendary. He starred as Mark Thackeray in 'To Sir With Love', and Detective Virgil Tibbs in 'In the Heat of the Night' in 1967. He also starred in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner', also released in the same. Poitier was a tireless civil rights activist. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009 by President Obama for his work. A dual citizen of the US and the Bahamas, he served from 1997-2007 as Bahamian Ambassador to Japan.(ANI)

Actor Kubbra Sait and music composer-singer Vishal Dadlani revealed their coronavirus diagnosis on their respective social media handles. 'Sacred Games' star Sait shared the news of her Covid-19 diagnosis on her Instagram Stories. "First and foremost #maskup. Second of first, tested positive with mild/ asymptomatic Covid-19. If you were in contact with me, please run a home test... (so that we don't burden the already testing system)," the 38-year-old actor posted. Taking to Instagram, Dadlani shared a picture of his Covid-19 test-strip and urged everyone who came in contact with him to get th

Actor Swara Bhasker said that she has tested positive for the novel coronavirus and is under home quarantine. In a Twitter post, the 33-year-old actor shared that she and her family members developed symptoms for COVID-19 since January 5 and had isolated themselves. “Hello Covid! Just got my RT-PCR test resulted and have tested positive. Been isolating and in quarantine. Symptoms include fever, a splitting headache and loss of taste. Double vaccinated so hope this passes soon. So grateful for family & to be at home. Stay safe everyone,” Bhasker said.

Actor Rajkummar Rao will be seen essaying the role of visually impaired industrialist Srikanth Bolla in a yet-to-be-titled film. The new project will be produced by Bhushan Kumar's T-Series and Chalk N Cheese Films Production LLP. Srikanth has faced immense opposition and struggle early in life right from his birth to fighting a long-standing legal battle with the state after class 10 to opt science stream. However, Srikanth always had bigger dreams, he not only cleared his tenth and twelfth standard exams with flying colours but also managed to be the first international blind student to stud

The 2022 Grammy Awards will not take place as scheduled amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, fuelled by the emergence of the Omicron variant. As per People magazine, the award show, which celebrates the best in music, has been postponed until further notice. The Recording Academy and CBS made the announcement in a joint statement on Wednesday. A new date for Grammys 2022 has not been set yet. A slew of other events has been cancelled or postponed due to the surge of COVID-19 cases spurred by the Omicron variant. Among the ceremonies postponed so far are the Critics Choice Awards, the Governors Awar

Actor Lily Collins' character in 'Emily in Paris' seemingly got an unwelcome makeover from a street artist over the weekend. According to People magazine, the 32-year-old actor, who served as a producer on the second season of the popular Netflix Original Series, shared an Instagram video of husband Charlie McDowell strolling by a large 'Emily in Paris' advertisement that was defaced by graffiti. In the caption, she wrote, "I can't say I love the new look, Em. But A for effort..."

Seems like Spanish actor Esther Acebo, who is best known for her role in the popular show 'Money Heist', follows Indian culture. A picture has been doing the rounds on the internet in which Esther can be seen standing by one of her home's walls that has a huge portrait of Lord Ganesha. Isn't it surprising? Reportedly, Esther's viral pictures are snapshots from an Instagram live she did recently. For the unversed, Esther played the role of Monica Gaztambide (Stockholm) in 'Money Heist'.

Actor Sohum Shah, who played the lead role in 'Tumbbad', on Wednesday, hinted at the film's second part. Sohum took to Instagram and shared a picture with the makers of the mythological horror drama. Alongside the image, he wrote, "Tumbbad Team Reunion! Par hum kya bana rahe hain? #GuessKaro" A day ago, Sohum posted a picture of himself with a blue face mask on, which led to speculation amongst the audience and his fans if 'Tumbbad 2' is in making. The hit 2018 film 'Tumbbad' was directed by Rahi Anil Barve.

Veteran actor Prem Chopra and his wife Uma have tested Covid positive. They are hospitalised in Mumbai and are recuperating. The two are currently admitted at Mumbai’s Lilavati hospital. The veteran actor, who has featured in several Bollywood films and is popular for his villainous roles, is being treated by Dr Jalil Parkar. According to reports, Prem and Uma are expected to be discharged in a day or two. Meanwhile, Jawaani Jaaneman fame Alaya F took to her Instagram and revealed that she had tested positive a week ago, and has now recovered from it completely.