In one of the biggest hits of 2012 - 'Agneepath', Rishi Kapoor played the role of Rauf Lala, a butcher and girl trafficker. This was his first role as a villain which won him rave reviews. In Anurag Kashyap's two-part 'Gangs Of Wasseypur', which explored the coal mafia war, the ruthless Sardar Khan played by Manoj Bajpayi was the nemesis. ...
09:03 AM, Feb 01, 2013
Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam' hits theatres in Hindi on Friday as Vishwaroop. CNN-IBN Entertainment Editor watched the movie and found there was nothing communally offensive in the film. Most film critics who have seen Vishwaroop said the controversy was much ado about nothing. ...
08:26 AM, Feb 01, 2013
There is possible trouble for Kamal Haasan's 'Visgwaroopam' in North India as well. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said he will take a call on banning the Hindi version 'Vishwaroop' after watching it. Samajwadi Party leaders say the movie could be banned in UP if it hurts the sentiments of Muslims. ...
03:37 PM, Jan 31, 2013
In another setback for actor Kamal Haasan, the Madras High Court on Wednesday set aside the interim order given by a judge on Tuesday. The film will not be released in the state till February 6. ...
03:51 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Tension prevailed in Tamil Nadu over 'Vishwaroopam' as protestors hurled petrol bombs at two theatres in the Ramanathapuram district. The two theatres were scheduled to screen Vishwaroopam. There were reports of petrol bombs being hurled at theatres in Chennai and other areas across Tamil Nadu. ...
03:27 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Actor Kamal Haasan on Wednesday made an emotional pitch ahead of the Madras High Court's final decision on the release of his film 'Vishwaroopam'. Questioning the religious tolerance in Tamil Nadu and India, Haasan said, "I think Tamil Nadu wants me out. I will wait for a secular place to live in from Kashmir to Kerala leaving Tamil Nadu." ...
12:24 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Tonight at 10:30, CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose discusses with a panel of experts whether Shah Rukh Khan is justified in feeling victimised. You can send your viewpoint and questions on the issue here or tweet them to us
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10:25 AM, Jan 30, 2013
A visibly agitated Shah Rukh Khan finally reacted to the controversy created by his article in a leading magazine on 'being a Khan' on Tuesday in Mumbai. ...
08:58 AM, Jan 30, 2013
The Tamil Nadu government has challenged the Madras High Court's order of lifting the stay on Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam'. The case will come up before the first bench of the Madras High Court at 10.30 am on Wednesday. ...
08:00 AM, Jan 30, 2013
As the war of words between India and Pakistan over actor Shah Rukh Khan continues, Mumbai Police sources have indicated to CNN-IBN that his security has been reviewed and the security to the actor will remain intact. There were reports that he had been stripped of police security after a recent review concluded that he no longer faces any threat. ...
01:27 PM, Jan 29, 2013
India has responded strongly to Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik's demand for security for actor Shah Rukh Khan. Home Secretary RK Singh has asked Rehman Malik to worry about the security of Pakistan's citizens and said that India is fully capable of looking after its citizens. "We are capable of looking after our own citizen, let him worry about the security of his country's citizen," RK Singh said. ...
11:10 AM, Jan 29, 2013
Shah Rukh Khan wrote a first-person account of what it means to be a Muslim in the US post 9/11. ...
09:54 AM, Jan 29, 2013
Mumbai: Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has run into a controversy after he demanded that India provides security to actor Shah Rukh Khan. This came after Khan wrote a first-person account of what it means to be a Muslim post 9/11. "He (Shahrukh) is born Indian and he would like to remain Indian, but I will request the government of India to please provide him security and I would like...
09:31 AM, Jan 29, 2013
The hashtag #WeStandBySRK was one of the top trends on Twitter, with fans showering their support for 'King Khan'. ...
06:23 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Hindu's film critic Sudhish Kamath joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on what the Vishwaroopam controversy is about. ...
05:09 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Kamal Haasan's controversial film 'Vishwaroopam' has been removed from local cinemas in Malaysia a day after its release following a directive from the Home Ministry, much to the disappointment ethnic Indians in Kuala Lumpur. ...
06:59 PM, Jan 26, 2013
Is the ban on Vishwaroopam in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh justified? CNN-IBN's senior correspondent Meenakshi Mahadevan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. ...
05:53 PM, Jan 25, 2013
By the late 11th century veneration of the Prophet had begun to assume a visible form in different parts of the by-now burgeoning Islamic world. ...
01:38 PM, Jan 25, 2013
In a passionate statement issued to the media Rajini asked Muslims "to sit with Haasan and discuss the issue and allow its release without affecting its storyline". ...
01:37 PM, Jan 25, 2013
A 31-year old woman, accused of shoving an Indian immigrant to his death in front of a subway train in December as she hated "Hindus and Muslims", has been found mentally fit to stand trial and was indicted on charges of murder as a hate crime by a US grand jury. Erika Menendez of Queens pushed Sunando Sen, 46, in front of an oncoming subway train on December 27, telling...
03:10 PM, Jan 15, 2013
