New Delhi, An actor is much more than his ethnicity and his religion, says Sikh singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh, who has found popularity in Indian showbiz with his versatile roles in films like "Udta Punjab", "Phillauri" and "Soorma", as well as with his songs.

"An actor is more than his ethnicity and his religion. A filmmaker, a director has to be convinced and should be able to envision someone in a role, regardless of Sikh or not Sikh, if the filmmaker feels you suit the role, then that's perfect," Diljit told IANS over e-mail.

Mumbai, Actress Shilpa Shinde says she is super excited to provide expert advice for the current season of "Big Boss" on a radio channel.

"I'm super excited to be a part of this show on a radio channel and what better than RED FM. I will be providing expert advice for the current season of 'Big Boss'. Watching these contestants is almost like reliving the entire experience of the house and Bigg Boss' voice now gives me goosebumps.

Mumbai, There were reports that actress Madhuri Dixit Nene might contest the Lok Sabha elections from Pune for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but her representative has denied all such claims, saying that they are false.

A report claimed that Madhuri's name has been shortlisted for the Pune Lok Sabha seat.

But Madhuri's spokesperson denied the reports.

Dehradun, The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of forthcoming Bollywood film "Kedarnath", starring debutante Sara Ali Khan along with Sushant Singh Rajput.

Swami Darshan Bharti of Garhwal had demanded that the film should be banned. The High Court said Bharti should go to the District Magistrate of Rudraprayag with his complaint.

Mumbai, Quite recently, the ever-evolving Vicky Kaushal was seen in a film "Raazi" where Pakistani military officers were shown to be such angels of mercy we all felt guilty for portraying them as villains in our films.

"Uri The Surgical Strikes" , a jolting reminder of India's surgical strikes against Pakistan in 2016 doesn't mince word nor does it hedge around the problem pretending that the tensions between the two countries forever threatening to escalate into an open war don't exist. It identifies the beast and then kills it.

Mumbai, Indian celebrities like actresses Sonam Kapoor Ahuja and Swara Bhasker, and singer Sona Mohapatra, have criticised journalist Mariah Smith for writing a "racist" article about actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas' wedding.

In The New York Mag's TheCut article, the journalist called Priyanka, 36, a "global scam artist", who tricked young Jonas, 26, into a lifelong commitment when all he really wanted was a fling.

New Delhi, Comedian Kapil Sharma has not forgotten his roots. He chose an iconic sweet house from Punjab to arrange his invitation cards, boxes and sweets sent out to guests, including popular Bollywood celebrities.

Lovely Sweets, a 60-year-old Indian sweets manufacturer in Jalandhar, Punjab for sweets, and Lovely Imagination, for designing the elaborate wedding invitations and sweets, were chosen by Kapil and his bride-to-be Ginni Chatrath to do the needful ahead of their nuptials on December 12. It will be followed by a reception in Mumbai with popular Bollywood names in attendance.

Mumbai, Actress Yami Gautam's first look from her upcoming film "Uri: The Surgical Strike" is out. She says it had to be a fuss-free yet a very neat look.

She is dressed in a blue shirt with a grey blazer and matching bottoms.

Chennai, Actress Kajal Aggarwal has confirmed that she will join hands with actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan for the first time in his next project, which is going to be the sequel to his 1996 blockbuster "Indian".

At the audio launch of her forthcoming Telugu film "Kavacham", Kajal confirmed signing a film with Kamal.

In "Kavacham", Kajal has been paired with Bellamkonda Sai Srinivas. Speaking at the event, she confirmed signing another film with him.

Chennai, The makers of superstar Rajinikanths "2.0" on Monday revealed that the film has grossed Rs 400 crore at the box office worldwide in its opening weekend.

A sequel to Shankar's 2010 blockbuster "Enthiran", "2.0" has been produced by Lyca Productions and released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi on November 29.