Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan has been charged with assaulting two fellow diners at Mumbai's Taj Mahal Palace hotel, police said on Wednesday. Khan, 41, and his friends are accused of assaulting South African businessman Iqbal Sharma and Sharma's father-in-law after an argument on Tuesday night. Police said Sharma suffered a broken nose and his father-in-law was also injured during the scuffle.
From News Dispatches Aditi Rao Hydari is not new to Bollywood. Cinema lovers may remember her as the meek, sari-clad aunt from Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's "Delhi-6". But three years after the 2009 film, she has broken the myth that character actors cannot play leads, by landing herself a starring role in "London, Paris, New York" opposite Ali Zafar.
How is it like falling in love for the first time, is what actor Prateik is set explore in his new film "Ekk Deewana Tha", which releases Friday. Directed by Gautham Menon, the film is a launchpad of British actress Amy Jackson. A Hindi remake of Menon's Tamil movie "Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa", the film also features Manu Rishi and Sachin Khedekar. The music of the film is composed by Oscar winner A.R.
Though deeply rooted in the classical and folk traditions of Assam, Angaraag Mahanta is a rock star in his own right. The singer, known popularly as Papon, aspired to be an architect before realising music was his true calling. Papon has a musical heritage by birth -- his parents are doyens of Assamese music -- but he always wanted to be a self-made artist.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan is "fine" and "walking around in his room" after a three-hour surgery on Saturday, his son Abhishek said. Bachchan, 69, underwent the operation in the morning for an unspecified procedure, which Abhishek said was a legacy of his near-fatal accident on the sets of the film "Coolie" in 1982. He didn't give any details, except to say it went off "as planned".
Singer and actress Whitney Houston, winner of six Grammy Awards including record of the year for "I Will Always Love You" and album of the year for "The Bodyguard," has died at age 48, a spokeswoman for the singer said. "Unfortunately it is true," said spokeswoman Jill Fritzo. A Beverly Hills police officer told reporters at a briefing that emergency assistance received a call from the Beverly Hilton at around 3:20 p.m.
Amitabh Bachchan will undergo surgery this weekend, the actor revealed on his blog on Thursday. The 69-year-old Bollywood actor didn't specify what the surgery was for, but referred to his stomach being a "battle-ground" which would have to "entertain this as well". "It's a war zone, my body, and one which has been through a great deal and still does.
