Daily Archives: Jan 6, 2017
Last rites of Om Puri held
Veteran actor Om Puri, who died here on Friday morning, was cremated at the Oshiwara Eletrical crematorium in the presence of various Bollywood actors...
IIT Kharagpur alumnus is Technical Oscar winner
IIT Kharagpur alumnus Parag Havaldar has won the Technical Oscar for the development of expression-based facial performance-capture technology at Sony Pictures Imageworks, the institute...
Release of Om Puri’s ‘Ram Bhajan Zindabad’ pushed to February
"Ram Bhajan Zindabad", featuring actor Om Puri -- who died on Friday -- will now release in February instead of January 13, says its...
IMDb asks court not to enforce law censoring actor’s age
IMDb, an online database of information related to films, television programmes and video games, has asked the court to prohibit the enforcement of a...
It was my father’s dream to make me a cricketer: Harbhajan
India's veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh says it was his late father Sardar Sardev Singhs dream to see him become a cricketer.Harbhajan will next be...
Om Puri a warm-hearted, colossal actor: Gurinder Chadha
British filmmaker of Sikh origin Gurinder Chadha mourned the demise of veteran actor Om Puri, whom she directed for her next project "Viceroy's House",...
Veteran actor Om Puri is dead, India mourns (Roundup)
Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, whose repertoire as an actor reflected a rare realism, died here early on Friday after a heart attack, triggering...
OM Puri: An actor for all seasons with remarkable range of expressions (Tribute)
His craggy, pockmarked but distinctive face may have kept him from becoming a leading man in films, but Om Puri used the remarkable range...
Petition to make Princess Leia official Disney princess
A petition has been filed to make late actress Carrie Fisher's character Princess Leia in "Star Wars" an official Disney Princess."After the tragic loss...
Mumbai to host smoked food festival from January 13
Over 15 restaurants will come up with more than 100 smoked preparations at the Smoked Food Festival, which will commence from January 13 here.Taking...
Om Puri was ‘friend in need, had lot more to give to cinema’
Veteran actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who "gelled well" with Om Puri and admired his work, recounted how the two indulged in numerous "adda" (discussion) sessions,...
Priyanka Chopra in Golden Globes fashion fix
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who made stunning fashionable debut at the red carpet of Oscars and Emmys last year, is having trouble in picking...
Leonardo DiCaprio to be presenter at Golden Globes (Lead, correcting last para)
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been confirmed to be a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards.The 42-year-old has joined the list of stars who will...
Shekhar Suman to pay tribute to legendary singers
Actor-host Shekhar Suman is set to pay a musical tribute to legendary singers Kishore Kumar, Mukesh, Mohammed Rafi and Manna Dey by putting together...
Rongali fest to return to Guwahati in February
The third edition of Rongali - Destination, Culture, Harmony festival, which aims at promoting Assam as a tourism destination, will take place here from...
Rahman turns 50, film celebs hail him as ‘god’s special child’
Iconic composer-singer A.R. Rahman, who has not just mesmerised music lovers and is credited with changing the sound of Indian film music, but also...
‘Rangoon’ trailer: Intense love notes from the time of war
It is intense, dramatic, historic and bold - the trailer of the much-awaited film "Rangoon", which was released on Friday, opens a story of...
‘Passengers’: A visual extravaganza (IANS Review, Rating: ***1/2)
Film: "Passengers"; Director: Morten Tyldum; Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne, Andy Garcia, Emma Clarke; Rating: ***1/2Set on a spaceship with...
Jamie Oliver to close 6 restaurants after Brexit vote
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is set to close six of his Italian restaurants after tough trading and the "pressures and unknowns" following the Brexit...
My contribution will be visible once I leave this world: Om Puri (Last IANS Interview)
Did Om Puri have a premonition about his death when he spoke about it to IANS just a fortnight ago' In retrospect, it would...
Sonia condoles death of Om Puri
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday condoled the death of veteran Om Puri, calling him a versatile actor."Om Puri was a gifted actor and...
Leonardo DiCaprio to be presenter at Golden Globes
Actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been confirmed to be a presenter at the Golden Globe Awards.The 42-year-old has joined the list of stars who will...
Tatum, Hardy might star in ‘Triple Frontier’
Actors Channing Tatum and Tom Hardy are in talks to star in upcoming action thriller "Triple Frontier", but there seem to scheduling conflicts.The film...
Ed Sheeran unveils two singles
Two-time Grammy winning singer Ed Sheeran released two singles -- "Shape of you" and "Castle on the hill" -- on Friday.The songs mark...
World loses a great artist: Mahira Khan on Om Puri’s demise
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan has condoled the death of veteran actor Om Puri, saying that the world has lost a "great artist".Mahira, who will...
Chelsea Handler to lead anti-Trump ‘women’s march’
Actress-comedienne Chelsea Handler will lead a "womens march" on January 21 in Park City, Utah, during the Sundance Film Festival as part of hundreds...
Now a male face to endorse cosmetic brand Maybelline
Cosmetics brand Maybelline New York has appointed American YouTube star Manny Gutierrez as its first male ambassador.Gutierrez, who has drawn more than two million...
Father would have never supported a bigot: Nancy Sinatra on Trump
Late legendary singer Frank Sinatra's daughter Nancy Sinatra says that her father would have never performed at Donald Trump's inauguration if asked.In a conversation...
Srijit Mukherjee, Prosenjit mourn Om Puri’s death
National Award winning filmmaker Srijit Mukherji on Friday remembered veteran Indian actor Om Puri as the "carrier of earliest cinematic memories".Om Puri died on...
Streep, Paltrow join stars in memorial for Fisher
Celebrities like Meryl Streep, Gwyneth Paltrow and Meg Ryan joined stars for the private memorial service of actress Carrie Fisher.Friends and family of Fisher,...