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72nd National Film Awards to be held in Gujarat; President Droupadi Murmu to present honours on September 22

The National Film Awards ceremony is set to move out of Delhi for the first time in its 72-year history. The 72nd edition of the awards will be held in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, on September 22, with President Droupadi Murmu scheduled to present the honours, officials said on Monday. The venue shift marks a departure from a long-standing tradition. The first National Awards were presented in 1954 at Vigyan Bhawan in Delhi, which has hosted the ceremony on several occasions over the years. This year, the awards will instead be presented in Ekta Nagar, formerly known as Kevadia. Ekta Nagar is home to the Statue of Unity, the world's tallest statue dedicated to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Standing 597 feet tall, the monument was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2018. Article 370 leads this year's winners The winners of the 72nd National Film Awards were announced in July, with Article 370 emerging as the Best Feature Film. The film's lead actor Yami Gautam was also nam...

Fergie Makes Her Move: Sarah Ferguson Eyes Quiet UK Return As Harry And Meghan Steal Royal Spotlight

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Nora Fatehi sued for Rs 3 crores by aviation company over alleged “toy” and “Lego airplane” comments: Report

Actress Nora Fatehi has reportedly landed in a legal dispute after aviation company Dunes Aviation filed a Rs 3 crores civil defamation suit against her at a Gandhinagar court over comments she allegedly made about one of its chartered aircraft on social media. According to a PTI report, Dunes Aviation has accused Nora of making “derogatory and reckless” remarks after she shared videos from inside the company’s aircraft during a Mumbai-Jaipur flight in December last year. The company has alleged that the actress referred to the aircraft as a “miniature”, a “toy” and a “Lego airplane” in the videos posted on her Instagram account. The matter is reportedly scheduled to come up before senior civil judge R Agarwal on September 25. Dunes Aviation claims social media posts affected business In its suit, Dunes Aviation has reportedly claimed that Nora’s remarks reached a substantial audience because of her social media following, which the company puts at more than 4.6 crores followers. The ...

Parineeti Chopra's web series debut Shaque: Trust No One to stream from September 24 on Netflix

A mother's nine-year search for her missing child is about to collide with a truth no one saw coming. Premiering on September 24, Netflix’s series Shaque: Trust No One promises to be a gripping mystery thriller where nothing – and no one – is quite what it seems. Created by Rensil D’Silva and Siddharth P. Malhotra, directed by Rensil D’Silva, and backed by Alchemy Films, Shaque: Trust No One explores the fragile line between trust and suspicion, instinct and truth, love and obsession. The ensemble is led by Parineeti Chopra, marking her series debut, as a mother in search of her missing child. But as answers finally begin to surface, a chilling question takes hold: can she trust the very people closest to her? Tanya Bami, Series Head, Netflix India, said, “Shaque is a gripping emotional crime drama with elements of a thriller but at its heart, it is a story about a mother’s relentless nine-year search for her child. The story effortlessly moves between the emotional intensity of a...

SCOOP: Karan Johar-Shanaya Kapoor’s Student Of The Year 3 gets a BOLD makeover; web series to be a Class-meets-Euphoria youth drama

After impressing audiences in Tu Yaa Main (2026), Shanaya Kapoor will next be seen in Student Of The Year 3. Bollywood Hungama has now learned some interesting details about the upcoming venture, backed by Karan Johar’s Dharmatic Entertainment. A source told Bollywood Hungama, “To begin with, while Student Of The Year (2012) and Student Of The Year 2 (2019) were films, the third installment of Student Of The Year will be a web series. Secondly, the first two parts were candyfloss and light-hearted entertainers. Student Of The Year 3, meanwhile, is in an altogether different space.” The source explained, “Student Of The Year 3 is darker, edgier and far more intense than the previous two instalments. Tonally, it is being envisioned as a Class-meets-Euphoria kind of show — blending the privileged, high-pressure world of young students, complicated friendships and relationships seen in Netflix’s Indian series Class with the bold, provocative and emotionally turbulent treatment associated ...

The Unknown - Official Teaser

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Manoj Bajpayee to play Mahatma Gandhi for the first time in Sudhir Mishra’s next

Manoj Bajpayee is set to portray Mahatma Gandhi on screen for the first time in filmmaker Sudhir Mishra’s upcoming directorial. While details about the project have largely been under wraps, a glimpse of Bajpayee’s look as the freedom movement leader has surfaced online, drawing attention to his transformation. The image shows Bajpayee with a markedly different look, adopting physical attributes associated with Mahatma Gandhi. The look has sparked online discussion, with viewers commenting on the extent of the transformation and Bajpayee’s attempt to embody the historical figure. The film is said to be set against a lesser-known 21-day period from India’s independence history. Bajpayee will headline the project alongside Saurabh Shukla, who is also part of the cast in a key role. The film brings together filmmaker Sudhir Mishra and producer Anubhav Sinha, who is backing the project under his Benaras Mediaworks banner along with Narendra Hirawat. Mishra, known for films including Hazaa...