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One name that is synonymous with jazz in India is that of a certain Mr Banks. His father, himself a trumpeter par excellence, named him after the king of them all - Louis Armstrong, also a singer, composer, part-time actor-comedian and one of the most influential figures of the genre. So, when Louiz Banks announces to friends he's working on an album of jazz standards, you take note. Note for note.

Should Priyanka have done that episode in Quantico? There will always be two sides to this debate and one doesn't have to wade into waters where everybody else has already been making a splash.

Some loved it, others loathed it. Veere Di Wedding probably takes the crown for the film with the most polarised reactions, including a rather furious “grandmother” let down by Swara Bhasker’s masturbation act — or so multiple tweets from various accounts suggested. Irrespective of that, the film has gone on to become an outright success, bagging around Rs 70 crore in 12 days. 

Race 3 is a film for Salman Khan fans, and there is no point looking for logic in it. 

Amitabh Bachchan is learnt to have pledged Rs 2 crore towards the welfare of Indian Army martyrs’ widows and the uplift of farmers in India 

There have been reports about Abhishek Bachchan refusing to do Margarita with a Straw maker Shonali Bose’s next film only because wife Aishwarya Rai Bachchan didn’t want him to do it. But the actress’s office has issued a statement, denying reports that Ash had any role in Abhishek turning the offer down. “Aishwarya Rai Bachchan not too keen for 

Like the first two films in this girls-guns-goons franchise, Race 3 requires suspension of disbelief in bagfuls. It will still surprise you, but not in a good way.

Cool superstar. Cooler dad to sons Aryan and AbRam and daughter Suhana. King Khan, 52, pouts better than 20-year-old Aryan in their dualfies, makes sandcastles with five-year-old AbRam and lets Suhana, 18, steal the spotlight when they are at public events together.

Actor Varun Dhawan believes making historical films is a double-edged sword as people get offended at the drop of a hat nowadays.

Veteran star Rekha to perform on stage after 20 years at IIFA at the upcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) event in Bangkok.