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Filmmaker Shirish Kunder has quashed rumours that the release date of "Joker" has been advanced from Aug 31 to July 27. "JOKER releases on August 31. All rumours living or dead are purely work of someone's imagination," tweeted Kunder. "Joker", a 3D film, features Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha as the lead pair.

The Rajasthan-set comedy "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" climbed into the Top 10 at the US box office during the weekend of May 11-13 despite playing in only a limited number of theatres.

Anjum Farooqi, who plays the role of Gehna on Colors' "Balika Vadhu", said she feels great to be associated with such a show, as it celebrated its 1,000th episode Monday. "I feel great to be associated with 'Balika Vadhu'. It is such a privilege to be associated with a cult show like this.

After bringing the story of athlete-turned-dacoit Paan Singh Tomar alive on the big screen, director Tigmanshu Dhulia is set to adapt William Shakespeare's tragic play "Hamlet" for Bollywood. The project was first discussed with filmmaker Goldie Behl over a decade back and now he is set to produce it.

Director Mrinal Sen, rated as one of the pioneers of the alternative cinema movement in the country, turned 90 Monday. He spent the day attending a series of events organised in his honour.

Global Desi, a retail clothing line, has launched an exclusive summer collection inspired by the painting of underprivileged children. The collection features 16 exclusive creations which are inspired by the drawings of four children - Rajesh Jadiyar, Roshni Jadhav, Reshma Bahamaniya and Rubina Khan, who are from the NGO Assema.

Bollywood star Aamir Khan's teleshow "Satyamev Jayate", where he deals with sensitive social issues backed by statistics, has surpassed his own popularity, indicates a survey on online Google searches. The first episode of "Satyamev Jayate" was aired May 6 on Star Plus.

Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor says that he agreed to host the 13th edition of International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards in Singapore June 7-9 after a lot of people persuaded him. "It took a lot of people to convince me that I could do this. I love performing in front of a live audience.

Actress Aishwarya Rai is a regular on the Cannes red carpet. But her visit to the 65th edition of the prestigious film festival is for a cause -- the former beauty queen will help raise funds for fight against AIDS at an auction there.

Rohit Bal and Arjun Rampal are known for their strong bonding, both on and off the ramp. Now the designer has created a special outfit for the actor to give him a princely look for his maiden appearance at the forthcoming Cannes International Film Festival red carpet.

Katrina Kaif, one of the reigning actresses of Bollywood, says she will marry when Mr. Right propose to her. "To get married, one has to be asked. When I am asked, I will let you know. I have no idea who I am waiting for," the 27-year-old told reporters at the the unveiling of new Nakshatra logo here Monday.

Rohit Bal and Arjun Rampal are known for their strong bonding, both on and off the ramp. Now the designer has created a special outfit for the actor to give him a princely look for his maiden appearance at the forthcoming Cannes International Film Festival red carpet.

Preview) Exploring in his films the dark underbelly of the underworld is what Ram Gopal Varma is known for. After making underworld dramas, the filmmaker puts the spotlight on the dark secrets of the police department through his film "Department", releasing Friday.

Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan, who shares screen space with Sunny Deol in "Mohalla Assi", set on the ghats of Varanasi, says a star like Sunny didn't need his help to learn the local language of Benaras. "Sunny paaji is my senior. I call him sir. I can't train anyone.

Indo-Canadian porn star Sunny Leone rang in her 31st birthday on the sets of her first Bollywood movie "Jism 2" in Sri Lanka. "Happy Birthday Sunny! Sunny celebrates her birthday with the unit members in Sri Lanka," producer Mahesh Bhatt posted on Twitter. Her birthday was on Sunday.

Shahid Kapoor has been approached to play the main lead in the Hindi remake of the Tamil blockbuster "Vettai", but the actor says he is not sure about the project as the makers haven't reverted to him with a suitable dialogue writer for the movie. Chennai-based director N.

Preity Zinta, whose Indian Premier League (IPL) team Kings XI Punjab won a match Sunday, missed watching the feat as she was busy shooting a song with her good friend Salman Khan for her debut production 'Ishkq In Paris'. "Yeahhhh! Way to go #KXIP Boyz! Missed the game cuz I was shooting with Salman!

Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan who has always been an extremely busy superstar claims that it is his `work' that makes the world go round for him.

Sanjay Dutt has played a police office in many of his films but it was the recent experience of shooting for `Department' as a Mumbai police officer that touched his soul. Sanjay Dutt who plays a dreadful police officer Mahadev Bhosle in the film claims that it is high time that the Mumbai police force get its due respect and recognition.

Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor will walk the red carpet at the 65th edition of the Cannes International Film Festival, which is starting May 16. Sonam, brand ambassador of L'Oreal Paris, will represent the cosmetic giant at the fest for the second consecutive year, reports a statement.