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The divisive final season of " Game of Thrones " smashed the record for most Primetime Emmy nominations by a drama series in a single year, earning a whopping 32 nods Tuesday. HBO's fantasy epic enraged fans with its bumpy conclusion but still trounced the competition to strengthen its iron grip on the small-screen equivalent of the Oscars. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" -- Amazon's story of a 1950s housewife-turned-stand up comic -- was a distant second on 20 nominations. "Thrones" is the most decorated fictional show in the awards' seven-decade history, and now has 161 nominations overall -- including 47 wins. ALSO READ: The science of Game of Thrones "For those who will be adding 2019 to their long list of nominations and or wins from other years -- it never gets old!" said Television Academy chairman and CEO Frank Scherma. Readmore

Actress Pooja Bedi's daughter Alaia F and actor Saif Ali Khan have started shooting for "Jawaani Jaaneman" here. Pooja on Monday tweeted a photograph of Saif and Alaia from India's match against Pakistan at the ICC World Cup 2019 here on Sunday. She captioned the image: "My daughter Alaia with Saif Ali Khan at the World Cup match in London. Perfect start to their shoot together for her Debut film #jawaanijaaneman. He plays her dad.. and this was shot on Father's Day. Best of luck for beautiful new beginnings." "Jawaani Jaaneman" marks Alaia's Bollywood debut. Directed by Nitin Kakkar, it is a romantic comedy drama, which also features Tabu. Produced by Jackky Bhagnani's Pooja Entertainment in association with Saif's Black Knight Films and Jay Shewakramani's Northern Lights Films, the movie will release on November 29.

Film: Game Over ; Starring: Tapsee Pannu, Director: Ashwin Saravanan; Rating: ****(4 stars) There is blood on the hands of all of us, who quietly watch women and children being brutally violated and then we move on saying, 'It can't be helped' This theme of helplessness sows the seeds of Game Over, a splendid heart-in-the-mouth suspense thriller which turns the concept of women's empowerment on its head, as the female hero Swapna (Tapsee Pannu) tackles the demons in her own head before training her guns on the satanic criminals who prowl outside her window on the streets waiting for their prey. Game Over cuts its plot into to neat halves. In the first-half we see Tapsee, in her element from the word 'go', dealing with a trauma in her past that comes back to her every year on New Year's eve. There is no escaping the vicious circle of crime and karma. Swapna learns about the inevitability of the destiny the hard way. Read Complete Article

Actress and controversy queen Rakhi Sawant has ruffled feathers once again on the social media. This time, by posing with the Pakistan flag . On Wednesday, Rakhi shared a photograph of herself on Instagram. She is seen dressed in a feather skirt with thigh-high slit paired with a halter neck and low-cut blouse, and adorns a Pakistan flag. With the picture, came a disclaimer from Rakhi: "I love my India but it is my character in the film 'Dhara 370'." But fans weren't too impressed. Later, Rakhi posted two videos to make her stance clear. She said the film "Dhara 370" is based on Kashmiri Pundits.In another video, she said: "I would like to tell people that I am playing a Pakistani girl (in the film). People from Pakistan too have a heart... All of them are not bad. Some people, who ask children to commit jihad against their people and country... The ones who are against Allah. I respect people from Pakistan." Rakhi is an avid social ...

Actress Katrina Kaif is the owner of a new luxury car Range Rover, which was reportedly gifted by her former boyfriend and superstar Salman Khan . According to gulte.com, sources said Salman recently purchased four Range Rover cars - among which he gifted one to Katrina and remaining for others in his family. The image of her new car was posted by a Mumbai-based paparazzi, comparing the actress' old car and the latest Range Rover. But mid-day.com reported that Katrina, a "car enthusiast", has bought herself a Range Rover after owning an Audi. On the work front, Katrina will be next seen alongside Salman in Ali Abbas Zafar's directorial " Bharat ".

On the occasion of International Women's Day on Friday, filmmaker Karan Johar unveiled the first look of actress Alia Bhatt from the upcoming period drama " Kalank ". Introducing Alia's character of Roop among netizens, Karan, who is co-producing the film, wrote: "To love her is to love fire. Presenting Roop!" Along with it, he shared the poster in which Alia is sporting a royal ethnic look, wearing red veil and heavy jewellery. Actress Madhuri Dixit Nene, who is also a part of the film, shared Alia's look and described her character as "full of life and has a heart of gold". Not only Madhuri, other co-stars including Sonakshi Sinha and Aditya Roy Kapur, introduced Alia's character. Sonakshi said Roop is "free, bound only by love!" On Thursday, the team unveiled the characters of the film's male actors -- Varun Dhawan will be seen as Zafar, Aditya as Dev Chaudhry and Sanjay Dutt as Balraj Chaudhry. Di...

Budget 2019 : Actress Kareena Kapoor Khan , who is in her late 30s and is a mother, says a woman's career must remain unaffected by her age or stage of life. Kareena is the face of Corcal Bone & Beauty, which will be launched at the forthcoming Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Summer/Resort 2019 edition with an initiative to bring #Beautifullystrong real women to the ramp. Designer Rina Singh of Eka will showcase her pret summer collection at the launch. The actress said in a statement: "I believe age or life stages should not affect a woman's career. It's important not to limit yourself. Women can do it all. I have always enjoyed playing various roles on reel - a warrior princess, model, mother just the way I do in my real life. All of this has been possible because I focus on being healthy inside to stay beautiful outside." About the coming together of the brand, beauty and fashion at LFW, she said: "It is just the right mix and place for wom...

Budget 2019 : After wrapping up " Kalank ", actress Sonakshi Sinha says she will soon start shooting for "Dabangg 3". At the moment, the actress is off to Macau for a magazine shoot. After a short break in Sri Lanka to ring in the New Year, Sonakshi stepped straight into work mode as she resumed a brief schedule for the shoot of "Mission Mangal", which also stars Akshay Kumar. Soon after, she flew down to Bhopal to complete her bit for multi-starrer "Kalank". "I couldn't have asked for a better start to 2019. I have just finished shooting for 'Kalank' and will resume ' Mission Mangal ' once back from Macau and will start ' Dabangg 3 ' soon," Sonakshi said in a statement. Superstar Salman Khan will be back as Chulbul Pandey with the third part of the "Dabangg 3". Arbaaz Khan had said that he ants to release his production venture "Dabangg 3" at the end of this year. Int...

Business Standard : "Raazi" actress Alia Bhatt celebrated New Year's Eve with beau Ranbir Kapoor and his family here. Veteran actress Neetu Kapoor on Tuesday took to social media and shared a perfect family dinner photograph which saw Alia having quality time with Ranbir and his father Rishi Kapoor, also an actor. Alia, Ranbir, Rishi and Neetu were also joined by Riddhima Kapoor, her husband Bharat Sahni and daughter Samara for the celebration. As Rishi is currently undergoing a medical treatment here, wife Neetu wished for "good health" and hopes "Cancer to be only zodiac sign". "Happy 2019, no resolutions, only wishes this year! Less pollution traffic! Hope in future, cancer is only a zodiac sign. No hatred, less poverty, loads of love togetherness happiness and most important good health," Neetu captioned the photograph. The "Chandni" actor also wished his fans a very " happy new year " on Twitte...

Business Standard : Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and beau Nick Jonas looked like stars at their third wedding reception here in Mumbai. While Priyanka donned a shimmery blue lehenga with a statement necklace, Nick Jonas wore a black suit. Priyanka's cousin Parineeti Chopra also attended the reception looking celestial. The 'Namaste England' actress wore a shimmery lehenga with a green embellished necklace. Nickyanka's Mumbai wedding reception was star-studded with celebrities including Anil Kapoor, Anushka Sharma, Salman Khan, Anupam Kher and several others. The newly-wed Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone also graced the reception with their presence. The 'Padmaavat' actress donned a Sabhyasachi ensemble including a zardosi lehenga, khadi blouse with a wispy organza dupatta. The couple tied the knot in Umaid Bhawan in Jodhpur earlier this month. The lovebirds have since been celebrating their nuptials. They first hosted a wedding ...

Business Standard : Actress Alia Bhatt says she feels shy to talk about her relationship with her "Brahamastra" co-star Ranbir Kapoor . Alia interacted with the media at the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2018 here on Thursday. In a recent interview, Alia's filmmaker father had said he feels happy that his daughter is in a relationship with Ranbir. Asked how does she look at acceptance from her father on her relationship with Ranbir, Alia said: "Why are you going into future? You should stay in the present moment. To be honest, I don't want to talk about it. "I am feeling shy but I love my father and anything he says obviously means the world to me, but I don't want to talk about this right now." On her upcoming line-up of films, Alia said: '' Kalank ' is releasing next year on April 18 and 'Gully Boy' is releasing on February 14. 'Gully Boy' has been selected at Berlin Film Festival and 'Brahma...

Business Standard : Actor Ranveer Singh says he is extremely proud of his wife and actress Deepika Padukone who always gives her 100 per cent to whatever she does. This weekend, Ranveer will be seen as a guest on Zee TV's "Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" show. While shooting for the episode, Ranveer was left impressed with contestant Aishwarya Pandit's performance. She sang "Nagada sang dhol" from the 2013 film " Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela ", starring Ranveer and Deepika. As he reminisced the days of shooting for the song, the newlywed spoke highly about Deepika, read a statement. "This song brings back so many memories. I had barely been introduced to Deepika back then and it was just limited to an attraction at that point in time. When I saw her perform to 'Nagada...', things changed, and I started respecting her even more as an artiste," Ranveer said. "I am extremely proud of my wife who always gives her 100 ...

Business Standard : After a " fairytale " wedding with American singer Nick Jonas, actress Priyanka Chopra is beaming with seamless joy. " On a scale of 1 to 10 in happiness, I'm on 12 ," Priyanka told IANS on stage at her wedding reception at the Taj Palace Hotel here on Tuesday night, as Nick smiled away. "I'm a fan of Indian weddings," said Nick, who has embraced Indian traditions since his 'roka' ceremony with Priyanka in Mumbai in August. There was no trace of tiredness on the newly married couple's face despite almost a week full of celebrations. But like Priyanka told IANS here, "It's all merry time... No time to be tired." Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the reception to congratulate the newly-married couple. He was was escorted on stage by Priyanka's mother Madhu Chopra, and remained on stage for about 10 minutes, meeting Nick and Priyanka's families with folded hands an...

Business Standard : Love to drink lassi ? A new book on varieties of lassi offers recipes for a healthy living. Lassi is a staple drink that accompanies culturally diversified Indian cuisine and is full of therapeutic properties. The book -- "Lassis of India - Smoothies with a Twist" by Radha Bhatia -- attempts to span five generations of stories, wisdom and recipes. "The idea of writing a book on lassis occurred to me when I realised that in today's fast paced and hectic life, a healthy lifestyle and eating habits was a universal concern. Almost everything available for ready consumption today is processed, full of artificial flavours, colours and preservatives," Bhatia said in a statement. "And our age-old elixirs like lassi have been almost relegated into obscurity. These tasty and healthy beverages, consumed over centuries in many different avatars across various parts of the country, are natural and full of ingredients with tremen...

Business Standard : Actress and former Miss World Priyanka Chopra married American singer Nick Jonas in a traditional Hindu ceremony here, after three days of wedding celebrations which included a colourful mehendi ceremony, a friendly cricket match and a power-packed 'desi' musical evening. Priyanka looked " breathtaking in her traditional red Indian wedding outfit ", a source told E! News about the Hindu ceremony on Sunday. "Nick did a beautiful job following the customs of a Hindu ceremony. It was lovely seeing how they honoured both of their heritages," the insider added. From their 'roka' ceremony in August to their wedding, Nick has embraced Indian traditions whole-heartedly. Priyanka also ensured an occasion like Thanksgiving Day was celebrated like it's meant to be with Nick's family. "One of the most special things that our relationship has given us is a merging of families who love and respect each others...

Business Standard : Actor Ranveer Singh is a people's person with "irrepressible energy", but there's a quiet side to his persona as well, says his actress wife Deepika Padukone after their "magical" wedding celebrations . In her first interview post their wedding, Deepika spoke to GQ magazine about the month gone by, Ranveer, her wedding looks and what the future holds for her. Deepika is one of the few people in the world that gets to see Ranveer without the cameras, the hyperbole and the flamboyance. What is he like? "He is vulnerable, extremely emotional, very intelligent; childlike at times. That's not to say that his irrepressible energy isn't him, it's very him. He's a real people's person, but there's a quiet side to him too," Deepika said, according to excerpts shared with IANS. "Emotionally, I think I'm the more intuitive one. I'd say IQ is more him. But at the same time, he's no...

Actress-model Zaara Yesmin says featuring in Guru Randhawa 's song "Tere Te", backed by music label T-Series, has been a great opportunity for her. Zaara interacted with the media here to promote "Tere Te" on Tuesday. It is sung by Guru and features Zaara with Ikka. It has been composed by Vee and Abhijeet Vaghani. "This is the first time that I am joining hands with Guru Randhawa as his actress in this song. It's a dance number and it's quite different from other songs of Guru. It has been choreographed by Melvin Louis and directed by Gifty. We all have worked really hard to create this song. It's a hot New Year anthem for all party people out there," Zaara said. A few days back, Guru had shared the first look of the music video on social media . The poster looked all quirky. Zaara, who has earlier worked with renowned singers like Darshan Raval and Falak Shabir, said: "Guru Randhawa is a great singer. In this song,...

Business Standard : Actress Alia Bhatt has made it clear that her well-wishers have to wait to see her marriage happening whenever it does. There were reports that Alia is going to tie knot with actor Ranbir Kapoor in 2019 but the actress says that people have to wait. "If people are waiting for my wedding then, they have to wait for it. I think climax should be good and there should be a happy ending to it," she said while interacting with media at Lux Golden Rose Awards 2018 on Sunday, here. Alia and Ranbir sort of made their relationship official when both of them walked together hand-in-hand at Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja's wedding reception earlier this year. They are also going to be seen together for the first time in "Brahmastra". BS Reacting on Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas's impending wedding which is going to take place in Jodhpur, Alia said, "I am really happy and excited that PC (Priyanka Chopra) is getting married....

Business Standard : Actress Priyanka Chopra is in the capital to shoot for "The Sky Is Pink" directed by Shonali Bose. "The sun and I.. Delhi here we go..' The Sky Is Pink '," Priyanka wrote alongside a photograph of herself on Instagram . She also posted a photograph of herself with actress Zaira Wasim on her Instagram stories and captioned it as "Delhi days". The film, which is based on a true life story, will also be shot in Mumbai, London and the Andamans. Juhi Chaturvedi is writing the dialogues and Pritam Chakraborty will be composing music for the film, which is backed by Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur. "The Sky Is Pink", which also stars Farhan Akhtar, reportedly revolves around Aisha Chaudhary, who became a motivational speaker after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis at the age of 13. BS

Business Standard : Popular south Indian actress Nithya Menen says she is against sexual harassment and that she has a different way of countering it. She chose not be a part of a grouping as she prefers to fight it "silently". Last February, an actress had been kidnapped and assaulted in Kochi. Then it emerged that the abduction was allegedly masterminded by Malayalam superstar Dileep . Later, actresses like Parvathy and women behind the scenes such as director Anjali Menon got together to launch the Women in Cinema Collective to identify the problems faced by women in the Malayalam film industry and explore ways to address them. Nithya, who has starred in Malayalam films like "Akasha Gopuram", "Apoorvaragam" and "Ustad Hotel", was not a part of it. In a previous interview, she had stated that she had never faced sexual harassment . But after reading about women from Malayalam cinema getting assaulted and some of her frater...