Sandalwood debudant director wins Best Director at China film fest

Bengaluru, Oct 20 (IANS) Natesh Hegde, the young debutant director from Sandalwood film industry, has won the Best Director award at the international film festival in Shanxi, China for his debut film 'Pedro'.

Pawan Kalyan to wrap up film shoots to concentrate on politics

Hyderabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Telugu 'Power Star' Pawan Kalyan, who is one of the most-loved actors from Tollywood is currently shooting for multiple movies. But the actor-turned-politician who is juggling between movies and politics seems to be keen on making his political party stronger and more efficient.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu files defamation cases against YouTube channels

Hyderabad, Oct 20 (IANS) Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who recently announced her separation from Akkineni Naga Chaitanya, stood up for herself in these tough situations. She has now filed defamation cases against some YouTube channels for streaming malignant content about her.

All eyes on Mumbai special court, suspense over bail or jail for Aryan

Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) The Special NDPS Court in Mumbai is the focus of national attention as the bail plea of Aryan Khan -- son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan -- and 7 other youths come up for hearing later on Wednesday.

Adarsh Gourav joins Meryl Streep, Kit Harrington for anthology 'Extrapolations'

Mumbai, Oct 20 (IANS) Actor Adarsh Gourav will be seen sharing screen space with Hollywood personalities such as Meryl Streep, Sienna Miller, Kit Harrington and Tahar Rahim in an upcoming anthology titled 'Extrapolations'.

M. Night Shyamalan to preside over 2022 Berlinale's international jury

Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS) Pondicherry-born Indian American Oscar-nominated filmmaker Manoj Nelliyettu 'M. Night' Shyamalan, who's best known for his 1999 supernatural thriller, 'The Sixth Sense', will serve as president of the international jury at the 72nd Berlinale next year.

KJo set to debut as stand-up comic in Amazon Prime's One Mic Stand

New Delhi, Oct 19 (IANS) Filmmaker Karan Johar is all set to debut as a stand-up comic in the second season of ‘One Mic Stand, despite the fact that he doesn't laugh while listening to the scripts of comedies.