Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma's next "Not A Love Story" is inspired by the true story of the heinous murder of TV executive Neeraj Grover, but the director claims that it's not a biopic of Kannada actress Maria Susairaj, who has been convicted in the case. "The film is not a biopic. It has been inspired by the incident but not based on that particular incident. The characters are imaginative and I wanted to show the state-of-mind or the emotion that …

Even as Akshay Kumar struggles to get land allotted for a martial arts school in Mumbai, the participants of last year's Akshay Kumar Karate Tournament have just returned from an international karate championship with gold and bronze medals. And Akshay, always the sporty star, can't stop grinning about his students' triumph. "What an absolute pleasure and honour it is. Not only have the winners of my annual Karate Tournament participated in the …

Regarding the news that Gautham Menon will be making Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya 2 starting sometime in November with Silambarasan and Amy Jackson, the director has clarified that nothing is confirmed yet. He said that they had all talked about making a sequel to VTV but he himself remains undecided on the issue. In the meantime, he and Silambarasan are talking about doing a film together in 2012. The script, cast, and crew are yet to be finalized though. …

At least 21 people were killed when Taliban fighters stormed a luxury hotel here and went on a slaughter spree before being shot dead or blowing themselves up in a night-long siege. In the first night time raid in the heart of Kabul, close to 10 heavily armed men barged into the hilltop Intercontinental Hotel, which is popular with foreigners, after killing the guards. Media reports said that many of the frightened guests jumped from the second …

Most Pakistanis see India as a bigger threat than the Taliban and the Al Qaeda and disapprove of the US military operation that killed Osama bin Laden, according to a new poll. Although Al Qaeda leader bin Laden has not been well-liked in recent years, a majority of Pakistanis describe his death as a bad thing. Only 14 percent say it is a good thing, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Pew Research Centre. Moreover, many Pakistanis believe …

Shahrukh Khan’s knee condition worsened during the shooting of ‘Ra.One’. He is going though lot of discomfort and pain for his knee injury and will undergo surgery in July. When pain occurred during the shooting of ‘Ra.One’, he called in Mumbai based doctor Dr. Ali Irani and he treated him on the set. The doctor confirmed, “Yes, he does have a knee problem and he will need to undergo surgery in July”. In the past, he was being treated by Kolkata …

In a friendly gesture, Bollywood superstar Salman Khan flew to Chennai to be present in the audio launch of ‘Markandeyan‘, starring Sabareesh, son of FEFSI Vijayan, who is the favorite stunt choreographer of the star. The audio-launch of the film, which has mostly been shot in the dense jungles of Orissa, was held last evening in the city. Salman Khan flew in from Mumbai specifically to attend the audio-launch which was also attended by our own Ilayathalapathy …

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Mumbai, May 28 (IANS) Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone, who is usually seen in glamorous roles like in "Housefull" and "Break Ke Baad", argues that it is a misconception such roles do not involve serious acting. "It's a misconception that glamourous roles don't involve the actor to act. This is not true because in the West you have Julia Roberts doing really glamorous roles and you still notice her performance and notice how great she looks," …

Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) It seems Salman Khan wants "Ready" to rock to his own rhythm and has taken charge of the destiny of the film's release. Director Anees Bazmee has been sportingly justifying all his impositions as friendly collaboration, but apparently a difference of opinion recently came up between the two. "It was for a chase sequence. Salman wanted it edited in a particular way. But Anees thought it was fine the way it was. The two of them …