• Colin Firth talks Hollywood’s umpteenth ‘Secret Garden’ remake

    Colin Firth talks Hollywood’s umpteenth ‘Secret Garden’ remake

    Hollywood mostly makes remakes. In 1949, “The Secret Garden” starred little girl Margaret O’Brien and the big secret was that this thing was then already a reprise. Then again in ’93. It’s now re-re-re blooming. It’s older than the popcorn. The thing now stars Colin Firth, playing the cranky coot who’s looking after an orphaned …
  • Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus

    Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan recovers from coronavirus

    Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan was discharged from a Mumbai hospital on Sunday after undergoing three weeks of treatment for the coronavirus. His actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, who is still in the Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital with the virus, said in a tweet that his father has tested negative and will rest at home. Both were …
  • Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, family members test positive for coronavirus

    Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, family members test positive for coronavirus

    Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan, his son and two other family members have tested positive for the coronavirus in Mumbai, India’s financial and entertainment capital, a government minister said Sunday. The Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital said that Amitabh Bachchan was in stable condition with mild symptoms in an isolation unit. Bachchan, 77, said in a tweet …
  • Siya Kakkar, teen TikTok star with 1.9M followers, dead at 16

    Siya Kakkar, teen TikTok star with 1.9M followers, dead at 16

    Siya Kakkar, who has nearly 2 million followers on video streaming platform TikTok, reportedly has died. The viral sensation from India was 16 years old. The cause of death is still unconfirmed, but India Today is reporting that Kakkar died by suicide on June 25 in New Delhi. The Post’s request for comment from her …
  • Sushant Singh Rajput, popular Bollywood actor, dead at 34

    Sushant Singh Rajput, popular Bollywood actor, dead at 34

    Popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput was found dead at his Mumbai residence on Sunday, police and Indian media reports said. Initial reports citing police said the 34-year-old actor was found hanging in his apartment in suburban Bandra. Mumbai police spokesperson Pranaya Ashok confirmed the death and said details were being investigated. Sushant Singh RajputAP …
  • Rishi Kapoor, beloved Bollywood film star, dies at 67

    Rishi Kapoor, beloved Bollywood film star, dies at 67

    Rishi Kapoor, one of India’s most beloved film actors who was best known for his romantic roles, has died. He was 67. Kapoor was hospitalized in Mumbai on Wednesday. “He is suffering from cancer and he has some breathing problems, so he has been admitted to the hospital,” his brother Randhir told Indian media on …
  • Priyanka Chopra and other Bollywood stars pay homage to icon Irrfan Khan

    Priyanka Chopra and other Bollywood stars pay homage to icon Irrfan Khan

    Prominent members of the Indian film industry took to social media to share an outpouring of grief following the death on Wednesday of top actor Irrfan Khan. Khan starred in Indian films including “Salaam Bombay,” Asif Kapadia’s BAFTA winner “The Warrior” and Tigmanshu Dhulia’s “Paan Singh Tomar.” His credits in Hollywood included “The Life of …
  • Irrfan Khan, ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ actor, dead at 54

    Irrfan Khan, ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ actor, dead at 54

    NEW DELHI — Irrfan Khan, a veteran character actor in Bollywood movies and one of India’s most well-known exports to Hollywood, has died. He was 54. Khan died Wednesday after he was admitted to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital due to a colon infection, his spokesperson said. “Irrfan was a strong soul, someone who fought …