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Prominent Greek actor-director arrested, charged with rape
PTI | | Posted by Prashasti Singh
UPDATED ON FEB 21, 2021 02:51 PM IST
According to media reports, at least three people have made allegations against Lignadis, including a 25-year-old man who accused him of having raped him in 2010.

Kangana Ranaut returns to Mumbai with full security, actor and sister Rangoli adhere to Covid-19 guidelines, watch
UPDATED ON DEC 28, 2020 08:35 AM IST
Actor Kangana Ranaut, accompanied by her family including sister Rangoli and nephew Prithviraj, returned to Mumbai. This is her first visit after her one-week stay in the city in September this year.

Pankaj Tripathi on Kaagaz: ‘No one would have thought that a plain-looking guy like me could be lead actor of any film’
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Soumya Srivastava
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2020 07:09 AM IST
Actor Pankaj Tripathi, who arrived in Mumbai in 2004 to pursue his passion as an actor, says he would never have expected back then to be a lead actor in any film. He will soon be seen as the lead in Kaagaz.

Tisca Chopra: More female actors are becoming brave in their choices, realising they’re not sex toys anymore
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 04:46 PM IST
Actor-director Tisca Chopra says a shift is happening in Bollywood and that the Hindi film industry is in the cusp of change.

Taapsee Pannu: I am scared when people say ‘she’s at her career best’
Hindustan Times | By Rishabh Suri
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 05:45 PM IST
Actor Taapsee Pannu, who had a satisfying 2020 in terms of her career, says she gets afraid when people say ‘she’s at the top of her game’ as that means the only way forward, is downwards.

Liliput: Vertically challenged actors don’t have much scope, screen time given to us is less than any other supporting cast
Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee
UPDATED ON DEC 04, 2020 12:07 PM IST
Actor Liliput is happy with the exposures web is giving to everyone and adds that Dadda Tyagi’s character in Mirzapur 2 has made many believe he can do more, otherwise few could imagine him playing such a strong grey character.

Dia Mirza: Actors can’t be on set and be paranoid about Covid, we have to let go
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON DEC 03, 2020 07:07 PM IST
Actor-activist Dia Mirza has begun shooting she says even with all the precautions in place, there is a fear in everyone and that is fine.

Sushant Singh Rajput’s friend Siddharth Gupta says actor sent him a message 5 days before his death: ‘I sensed something’
UPDATED ON DEC 01, 2020 11:04 AM IST
Sushant Singh Rajput’s friend Siddharth Gupta has spoken about how the actor influenced him and taught him to take risks in life.

Sharad Malhotra: Forget musicians, I know actors who buy followers to show off their popularity
Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee
UPDATED ON NOV 28, 2020 03:36 PM IST
Actor Sharad Malhotra says he is no one to pass judgements here but he doesn’t believe in having such approach.

Pearl V Puri: There’s no destination in acting... can’t say ‘oh I’ve become a good actor now’, there’s always scope to do better
Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee
UPDATED ON NOV 27, 2020 12:39 PM IST
Actor Pearl V Puri believes that there’s much more for him to explore and he just doesn’t want to make money, but the idea is to do substantial work.

Asmita Sood: OTT gives a fair chance to actors
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON NOV 24, 2020 08:33 PM IST
Actor Asmita Sood says that there has been a newer crop of talented actors who have risen post the advent of OTT platforms.

Sayani Gupta: I wonder why actors choose projects which are politically problematic and misogynist
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON NOV 10, 2020 05:51 PM IST
Actor Sayani Gupta says medium is not a concern for her but the kind of content is.

Aarya actor Ankur Bhatia: OTTs established me as an actor
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON NOV 06, 2020 03:17 PM IST
Actor Ankur Bhatia says the OTT has worked as a blessing for him.

Bani J on Emmy nomination of her series Four More Shots Please!: Hopefully I’ll be taken more seriously as an actor
Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee
UPDATED ON SEP 29, 2020 10:55 AM IST
Actor-VJ-Host Bani J says being nominated at the International Emmy Awards validates the efforts being put in by an entire team who made Four More Shots Please! possible.

Arjun Mathur: I am now an International Emmy nominated actor, it feels pretty good to say that
Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee
UPDATED ON SEP 26, 2020 01:34 PM IST
Actor Arjun Mathurs says after going through several career related doubts and insecurities for long, when something like this happens, it changes everything, and gives hope.

Actor after filing FIR against Anurag Kashyap: ‘I am being grilled while he is chilling at home’
PUBLISHED ON SEP 26, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Days after filing her FIR against filmmaker Anurag Kashyap, the actor has now said that after filing the case, accused is ‘chiling at home’ while she is being ‘grilled and questioned’. NCW chief came forward to assure her that she has written to Maharashtra DGP regarding the case.

Vikram Bhatt was asked if he will work with Kangana Ranaut: ‘She is a good actor, but what will I do on her sets?’
UPDATED ON SEP 16, 2020 10:56 AM IST
Filmmaker Vikram Bhatt has talked about Kangana Ranaut, her right to voice her opinions, her acting skills, and why working with her maybe difficult for him. He also said that she must be prepared for political responses when she makes political statements.

Not just Hindi, regional content is a big hit on OTT, too: Actors, filmmakers and experts weigh in
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON SEP 11, 2020 11:48 AM IST
Original series and films in Malayalam, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali and many other regional languages are gaining immense popularity on the web.

As an actor, once I’m in front of a camera, the medium doesn’t matter at all to me: Sanjay Kapoor
HT Mumbai | By Prashant Singh
UPDATED ON SEP 04, 2020 02:00 PM IST
Actor Sanjay Kapoor says during the lockdown, the reach of OTT platforms and web shows have quadrupled; adds OTT content is making everyone pull up their socks

Kangana Ranaut’s Tejas to take off in December, actor plays air force pilot: ‘Our film celebrates armed forces and its heroes’
PUBLISHED ON AUG 28, 2020 10:33 AM IST
Kangana Ranaut is all set to get back to work with her ambitious project, Tejas, in December. The actor plays an air force pilot in the film.

Age no bar: Senior actors get back to work!
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | By Prashant Singh
UPDATED ON AUG 26, 2020 10:01 PM IST
After the Bombay High Court dismissed the Maharashtra government’s directive that barred 65-plus cast-and-crew members from sets, a number of senior artists have either already restarted work, or are readying to get back in front of the camera

Remembering Ebrahim Alkazi: The man who shaped Indian theatre and its finest actors
Hindustan Times | By Nandita Puri
UPDATED ON AUG 09, 2020 09:58 AM IST
The theatre maestro who finetuned performances to create legends out of actors.

Sonu Sood shares throwback pic on his physical transformation from 1997, jokes: ‘...and I dared to become an actor’
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Entertainment Desk
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2020 07:54 AM IST
Actor Sonu Sood has shared a throwback from his initial days in Mumbai and his body transformation. It will definitely inspire many others to be positive and work hard.

Iqbal Khan: I’ve often been told, ‘TV acting nahi chalega’, it’s frustrating to hear that
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON JUL 30, 2020 02:54 PM IST
Actor Iqbal Khan admits that there have been times where he has lost out on films just because of his background in TV.

Shatrughan Sinha says Govinda was shunned by Bollywood after his bad phase: ‘He was better than 99% of actors’
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Entertainment Desk
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2020 05:30 PM IST
Shatrughan Sinha has said that Govinda was a better actor than ‘99% actors’ but was shunned by Bollywood after he witnessed a tough phase in his career.

Pandemic no worry! OTT hai na, say actors Abhishek Bannerjee, Jitendra Kumar, Jaideep Ahlawat
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2020 12:00 PM IST
With no new releases in sight and theatres shut across the country, actors are happy to see their work coming out on various streaming platforms and the fact that they can contribute towards entertaining the audiences.

Sayani Gupta on mental health: As actors, we exploit our emotions through and for our work
Hindustan Times | By Juhi Chakraborty
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 08:51 PM IST
Actor Sayani Gupta says a lot of self work in retaining your sanity in the long run, requires you to start the work early on and therefore, she feels schools should introduce meditation and the work of calming the mind as a regular practice.

Actors testing positive did send some shockwaves, affected the work flow, but show must go on, say fraternity members
Hindustan Times | By Shreya Mukherjee
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2020 04:44 PM IST
Actors such as Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Parth Samthaan among others testing positive for Covid-19 did cause a minor hitch, but work needs to continue, say experts, as it’s about survival now.

I was called an unlucky actor for the longest time: Jisshu Sengupta
HT Mumbai | By Nishad Neelambaran
UPDATED ON JUL 20, 2020 03:14 AM IST
The Bengali superstar says that there is favouritism and groupism which needs to be tackled first before nepotism

Vidya Balan reveals the most important lesson she has learnt ‘as an actor, as a woman’
By Jyoti Sharma Bawa
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2020 07:06 AM IST
Ready with Shakuntala Devi, Vidya Balan speaks about the kind of cinema that excites her and what she has learnt in her almost two-decade long career.