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'Padmaavat' gets barred from release in Malaysia

'Padmaavat' gets barred from release in Malaysia

-- 2018-01-30 00:21:25

Controversial Bollywood movie "Padmaavat", which has released in India after a struggle, is now barred from opening in cinemas in Malaysia over concerns regarding "sensitivities of Islam", reports Reu...

Shimky to make comeback after a two-decade hiatus

Shimky to make comeback after a two-decade hiatus

FE Online Report 2018-01-30 00:00:00

Noted Nazrul Sangeet exponent Shamshy Faruque Shimky will make a comeback in the dais after almost a couple of decades. The popular Nazrul Sangeet artiste is going to perform in a solo musical evenin...

Bruno Mars shines brightest at Grammys

Bruno Mars shines brightest at Grammys

-- 2018-01-29 12:48:21

R&B artist Bruno Mars stole the show, and most of the awards, at the 2018 Grammy Awards. This is another victory for pop-driven music over rap which is now the most popular genre in the United St...

Hollywood star terms Rohingya condition as ‘despicable’

Hollywood star terms Rohingya condition as ‘despicable’

-- 2018-01-28 00:00:00

Hollywood star Michelle Yeoh says she’s appalled by the plight of the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar into Bangladesh. Yeoh, a goodwill ambassador fo...

Casey Affleck withdraws from Oscar 2018

Casey Affleck withdraws from Oscar 2018

-- 2018-01-27 01:14:58

Oscar-winning Casey Affleck, who has been accused of sexual harassment by female crew members on an earlier film, has withdrawn as a presenter at the 2018 Academy Awards, a spokeswoman for the organis...

Actress Supriya Devi lifeless at 85

Actress Supriya Devi lifeless at 85

-- 2018-01-26 12:00:00

Veteran Bengali film actress Supriya Devi died of a severe cardiac arrest at her Kolkata residence early Friday, the PTI reported quoting her daughter. She was 85. Born in 1933, Supriya Devi was know...

India tightens security as controversial film hits theaters

India tightens security as controversial film hits theaters

-- 2018-01-25 12:00:00

Security has been tightened in parts of India for the release of a Bollywood film Padmaavat which has generated months of violent protests. Some schools are shut in a Delhi suburb following an attac...

Barbie movie release date moves to 2020

Barbie movie release date moves to 2020

-- 2018-01-25 03:25:27

The release of Sony's forthcoming live-action Barbie film has been delayed until 2020. According to Deadline, the movie will now hit cinemas two years later than planned, having been initially schedu...

Cate Blanchett jokes about playing Melania Trump in WEF discussion

Cate Blanchett jokes about playing Melania Trump in WEF discussion

-- 2018-01-24 07:54:20

Actress Cate Blanchett, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday, drew laughs when she jokingly speculated about playing First Lady Melania Trump on screen, saying she would not approa...

Russia bans British film ‘The Death of Stalin’

Russia bans British film ‘The Death of Stalin’

-- 2018-01-24 02:30:25

The Russian release of British comedy film The Death of Stalin has been shelved following a screening before senior figures on Monday night. The Russian attendees complained that the satire contained...

‘Padmavat’ release faces mass protest in India

‘Padmavat’ release faces mass protest in India

-- 2018-01-24 02:07:33

Right wing Hindu groups in India have intensified protests against the release of the controversial Bollywood film “Padmaavat” amid heightened police presence in various states on Wednesda...

Shakira may land in jail for ‘tax evasion’

Shakira may land in jail for ‘tax evasion’

-- 2018-01-23 12:13:54

Colombian pop superstar Shakira has reportedly been accused of tax evasion and could even face a prison sentence. Spanish tax authorities say she owes income tax for 2011-2014, arguing that she was r...

Netflix planning over 30 original shows

Netflix planning over 30 original shows

-- 2018-01-23 12:00:00

Online streaming pioneer Netflix said it is planning more than 30 original international programmes this year, including projects from France, Poland, India, Korea, and Japan. The first episodes of J...

Jazz legend Hugh Masekela succumbs to cancer

Jazz legend Hugh Masekela succumbs to cancer

-- 2018-01-23 02:58:29

Legendary jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, a leading figure in the struggle to end apartheid and "the father of South African jazz", has died aged 78. In a statement, his family said he had "passed peac...

Oishi, Sumona become ‘Shera-Kontho’ champions

Oishi, Sumona become ‘Shera-Kontho’ champions

-- 2018-01-22 11:18:45

Oishi of Sunamganj jointly became champion with Sumona of Dhaka in the Channel i Shera Kontho-2017, a musical talent hunt, reports UNB. The grand finale of the 6th session of this championship went o...

Elvis Presley’s paper cup up for auction

Elvis Presley’s paper cup up for auction

-- 2018-01-22 02:21:48

A paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley six decades ago in Oklahoma is up for auction, and bids have already surpassed $1,200. North Carolina resident Wade Jones is a collector of all things Elvi...

Ed Sheeran to wed long-term love Cherry Seaborn

Ed Sheeran to wed long-term love Cherry Seaborn

-- 2018-01-21 01:21:17

British musician Ed Sheeran has announced that he is engaged to his long-time girlfriend Cherry Seaborn. "Got myself a fiancé just before new year," he wrote on Instagram on Sunday morning, ca...

ASC to honour Angelina Jolie

ASC to honour Angelina Jolie

-- 2018-01-20 12:00:00

The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has selected actor-director Angelina Jolie as the recipient of its 2018 ASC Board of Governors Award. Jolie will be felicitated with award during the 32...

Woman accuses Michael Douglas of sexual misconduct in 1980s

Woman accuses Michael Douglas of sexual misconduct in 1980s

-- 2018-01-20 01:28:13

A woman on Friday publicly accused Oscar-winning actor and producer Michael Douglas of sexual misconduct, saying he had repeatedly harassed her verbally and fondled himself in front of her when she wo...

Filmmaker offers $0.10m for Trump's weight info

Filmmaker offers $0.10m for Trump's weight info

-- 2018-01-18 12:00:00

Filmmaker James Gunn has offered $0.10 million ($100,000) to know the accurate weight of US President Donald Trump. According to a report, after Trump's first physical assessment as President was mad...

Controversial Bollywood film Padmavat gets court’s nod

Controversial Bollywood film Padmavat gets court’s nod

FE Online Desk 2018-01-18 07:18:31

India's Supreme Court has cleared the release of controversial Bollywood film Padmavat, and overturned the decision by four states to ban its screening. It has been approved by the Central Board of F...

Home and Away actress Jessica Falkholt dies after Boxing Day car crash

Home and Away actress Jessica Falkholt dies after Boxing Day car crash

-- 2018-01-17 11:57:56

Home and Away actress Jessica Falkholt has died from injuries she suffered in a car crash three weeks ago, an Australian hospital has confirmed. The accident in New South Wales on 26 December had alr...

Kim Kardashian welcomes third child

Kim Kardashian welcomes third child

-- 2018-01-17 02:50:00

Kim Kardashian and her rapper husband Kanye West announced their third child on Tuesday, a girl born to a surrogate. “Kanye and I are happy to announce the arrival of our healthy, beautiful bab...

Lebanon bans Spielberg’s film over Israel links

Lebanon bans Spielberg’s film over Israel links

-- 2018-01-17 01:59:28

Lebanese authorities have banned Steven Spielberg’s latest film, political thriller 'The Post', and Australian drama 'Jungle' to comply with a boycott of Israel, an official said. "Screening of...

Jessica Chastain plans to quit acting

Jessica Chastain plans to quit acting

-- 2018-01-16 12:00:00

American actress Jessica Chastain said she at times feels like quitting acting and exploring other arenas of filmmaking like direction and production. The 40-year-old actor said she is keen to bring...

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies

Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan dies

-- 2018-01-16 12:00:00

Dolores O‘Riordan, the lead singer of Irish rock group The Cranberries, died suddenly on Monday at the age of 46 during a recording trip to London, her publicist said. The cause of death was unc...

Many more movies break records: Salman Khan

Many more movies break records: Salman Khan

-- 2018-01-16 12:00:00

After setting the cash counters ringing and registering a collection of Rs 3.25 billion nett in India with Tiger Zinda Hai, superstar Salman Khan hopes many more movies create records for Bollywood fo...

Singer Shammi Akhtar dies after prolonged cancer sufferings, burial tomorrow

Singer Shammi Akhtar dies after prolonged cancer sufferings, burial tomorrow

-- 2018-01-16 12:00:00

Noted singer Shammi Akhtar passed away after fighting cancer for five years, said her family. The singer died on the way to a city hospital this afternoon. The 62-year old singer breathed her last...

Cops summon Salman, Shilpa over casteist comment

Cops summon Salman, Shilpa over casteist comment

-- 2018-01-15 12:44:23

Bollywood actor Salman Khan and actress Shilpa Shetty have reportedly been summoned by the deputy SP of Rajasthan’s Churu district, Hukum Singh, for allegedly using ‘Bhangi’ word in...

'Deadpool 2' to release sooner than expected!

'Deadpool 2' to release sooner than expected!

-- 2018-01-14 11:46:41

The much anticipated 'Deadpool 2' will hit the theatres two weeks earlier than the scheduled date. According to a report, the studio has shuffled the release dates for its slate of 'X-Men' films and...