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Actress Mahiya Mahi arrested after case filed under Digital Security Act

Bangladeshi actress Mahiya Mahi has been arrested from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport after a case was filed against Mahi and her husband under the Digital Security Act (DSA).

As per the case statement revealed by the police, Mahiya Mahi, had used her Facebook page on Friday to share a live video making allegations against police.

On Saturday, according to reports, the Gazipur Metropolitan Police arrested the actress after she returned from Saudi Arabia. Mahi had left Bangladesh for a religious visit to the Makkah.

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Sonu Sood recalls being shocked when he saw people napping on a south film set: ‘That’s the culture there’

Sonu Sood has worked extensively in the various southern film industries and in a recent chat, Sonu shared that he was quite shocked with the way a film set in the south functions when he first started working there. Sonu recalled, in a conversation with ANI, that he was quite shocked when he was shooting in Madurai and found that every unit member on the set was taking a nap after lunch.

"I used to be very shocked. There is a one-hour lunch break. In that, they used to eat in 20-25 minutes and then everyone would find a corner and sleep. I was shooting in Madurai and I was sitting on a chair, I looked up and saw everyone was taking a nap. I asked a guy why is everyone sleeping so he told me that we feel fresh after taking a nap. That's the culture there," he shared.

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Box Office Preview: ‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ Hopes to Leap Past Tepid Tracking

DC and New Line Cinema’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods is hoping for some heavenly help when opening this weekend in thousands of theaters across the U.S. and world.

According to prerelease tracking, the superhero pic is expected to start off with $35 million-plus in North America, compared to the $53.5 million domestic debut of Shazam! in 2019, not adjusted for inflation. No major Hollywood studios sets out to make a sequel that doesn’t match the first, leaving many to wonder whether tracking is being too conservative in this instance.

Yet families — which played a key role in the first movie’s performance — remain a challenged moviegoing demo in the pandemic era.

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To "Bahurani" Alia Bhatt, A Birthday Wish From Neetu Kapoor

To "Bahurani" Alia Bhatt, A Birthday Wish From Neetu Kapoor

On her milestone birthday, Alia Bhatt's step-sister Pooja Bhatt also expressed her heartfelt wishes on social media. Pooja shared a picture of Alia, herself, and their father, filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt, all beaming with happiness while dressed in matching white ensembles. Along with the photo, Pooja captioned, "Happy International Alia Bhatt day," and shared another picture of Alia looking stunning in statement earrings and a black hat while grinning ear-to-ear with her father. These pictures seem to have been taken during Alia's late-night birthday celebrations.

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SS Rajamouli’s father V Vijayendra Prasad says PM Modi wants ‘entire world to look up to India’: ‘I am blown with his vision’

After "Naatu Naatu" from SS Rajamouli's RRR made history by becoming the first song from an Indian film to win an Oscar for the Best Original Song at the recently concluded 95th Academy Awards,  Rajamouli's father and eminent film writer V Vijayendra Prasad has shared that PM Modi discussed "how the world should look up to our country" with him.

Prasad, who has written the story of RRR, in an interview with CNN News18 revealed that before the Oscars, he met the Prime Minister and that the two of them discussed "how the world should look up to our country". Prasad shared, "Some time back I met Modi ji, what I expected to be a short meeting, extended to forty minutes. The entire forty minutes we discussed how entire world should look up to India. I am blown with his vision. When I asked him how I can help to take his vision forward, he said, 'you've already moved forward with movies in the South showcasing India’s culture in the West and the entire world'."