Mumbai Indians recoded an easy eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings with 19 balls remaining in the opening Twenty20 match of the 12th Indian Premier League here at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk on Wednesday. Chasing an easy target of 113 runs, Mumbai completed the victory losing only two wickets in 16.5 overs. Opener Richard Levi hit 50 from 35 balls with three sixes and six fours as his partner star Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar …

After "Force", there's some more action up the sleeves of Bollywood heartthrob John Abraham. The actor has once again signed up to play a cop in director Aditya Bhattacharya's new film "Kala Ghoda" which will also feature Kunaal Roy Kapoor of "Delhi Belly" fame. "Kala Ghoda", set in the Mumbai underbelly, will be shot in real time on actual locations and promises some real action. "It's the story of two cops, one hard-nosed no-nonsense and volatile …

3, Aishwarya Dhanush's directorial debut starring Dhanush and Shruti Haasan was expected to release on March 30th and then later pushed to April 6th. Now it appears that it is most likely to release on April 12th on the eve of Tamil new year weekend when everybody will be in holiday mode. The Telugu version will be released on the same day and both versions will be facing the censors soon. The Hindi version will be released a little later as Dhanush …

Krishna who is all geared to release his Kazhugu went on a two day trip to Mumbai recently to have a sneak-peek at the Billa 2 shooting. Music director Yuvan was also with him. Krishna says that he had a great time at the sets of the Billa and was able to share some lighter moments with Thala Ajith.

Salman Khan, who is a fitness freak and loves to shows off those fabulous abs and bulging biceps, feels he has to work two to three times more than before to match the new generation. “I have worked hard for this body. And today I am finding it difficult because however much I have worked in those days, that much these new kids are working out in today’s date. So I have to work two-three times more,” Salman said at the Cosmopolitan Friends Association …

Almost after 7 months her debut Hindi film in the lead Singham hit the screens and was declared a hit, Kajal Agarwal has just started to work on her second film. Directed by Neeraj Pandey, who earlier directed the surprise hit A Wednesday, the movie is titled Special Chabbis and has Akshay Kumar in the lead. Special Chabbis is Neeraj's story that is inspired from a real incident, of a jewellery heist in 1987 where an unknown man posing as CBI officer, …

Vidya Balan has been roped in as the brand ambassador of Victoria’s Indian Film Festival to be held in Melbourne this year. “I am delighted to be named as the brand ambassador for the Indian Film Festival in Melbourne. I love the format of the festival and the wide range of films screened,” Vidya said in a statement. “It not only showcases the best of Indian cinema but also provides a platform for young, upcoming film makers through its short film …

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan was on Thursday night discharged from hospital after a 12-day stay post his abdominal surgery. "The actor is doing much better now following which he has been discharged," a hospital source told PTI. Last night, Big B had tweeted, "Freedom !!! free from central line, free from all kites, free to sleep without precaution... Now await to be free from hospital !!." Bachchan, who has a history of stomach ailments, was operated …

Rana Daggubati's new movie Naa Ishtam shooting has been completed yesterday. Recently, the unit has left to Malaysia to shoot the introduction song of the film on Rana and wrapped it up successfully. The post-production formalities of the film are progressing simultaneously at rapid pace. The audio songs of the film will be launched soon and the movie is slated for a grand release on Mar 23. Genelia plays the female lead, while Chakri scored the …

Bollywood star Saif Ali Khan on Thursday denied starting a fight in which he is accused of breaking a man's nose at a luxury hotel in Mumbai, saying he was acting in self-defence. Khan said the brawl began when his girlfriend, actress Kareena Kapoor, and other companions were verbally abused by fellow diners at the Wasabi Japanese restaurant in the Taj Mahal Palace hotel. "There was an ugly incident where my friends and the ladies with us were …