Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan has received several awards but probably none of them is as unique as the metallic banana statuette that he was sent for having the worst accent in Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s film “Delhi-6″.The actor was named the winner of the Dara…

Action star Akshay Kumar is taking his role as a cricketer in “Patiala House” so seriously that he has been training rigorously under former Test bowler Paras Mhambrey even before shooting has started.Paras, currently working with the Indian Premier League’s Mumbai Indians team, has…

Fresh from his National Award, Arjun Rampal says he is playing his toughest role in director Prakash Jha’s dark political thriller “Raajneeti”.In the film, Arjun is cast as Ranbir Kapoor’s zany, flamboyant elder brother.“I don’t play the conventional ‘Bade Bhaiyya’. It’s the toughest…

After “Jhalak Dikhla Ja”, actress Shilpa Shetty will again take the judge’s seat for STAR Plus’ new reality show “Zara Nach Ke Dikha”.“Promised to tell u all first… Will be judging ‘Zara nach Ke Dikha’ on Star. It’s official so we are to start…

Adrenaline pumping action, cutting edge technology and with three actresses wooing him, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is all set to make a grand comeback as the solo lead in action film “Prince” releasing Friday.Made at a budget of over Rs.40 crore (Rs.400 million) by…

Veteran actress Dimple Kapadia is certain that her son-in-law, actor Akshay Kumar, who has already been conferred a Padma Shri award, deserves a national award too because she believes that he is a great entertainer.“I think he (Akshay Kumar) deserves a national award. Nor…

Amitabh Bachchan may be respected the world over as the biggest Bollywood star but his actor-politician wife Jaya feels “Dilip Kumar was the last super star”.“I don’t believe in super stars. Anyway, I think there are no super stars now. Dilip Kumar was the…

After failing to hand over a court summons to Punjab’s Kings XI chairperson Preity Zinta and co-owner Ness Wadia over their Indian Premier League (IPL) advertisements, representatives of a local NGO here Thursday approached the Punjab State Human Rights Commission (PSHRC).In a complaint to…

Filmmaker Kunal Kohli has roped in new designers to design a younger and trendier look for Deepika Padukone and Imran Khan in “Break Ke Baad” and says he wants them to become “youth icons”.The two will sport separate hair-colour schemes for the pre and…

From selling cold drinks to innerwear, Akshay Kumar is now using his star power as Bollywood’s highest tax payer to persuade people to pay their taxes honestly and on time in an ad for the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC).CBEC officials roped…