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Punjabi superstar Diljit Dosanjh says he never faced step-motherly treatment in Bollywood. Diljit, who is a name to reckon with in Punjabi cinema, made a successful Bollywood debut last year with Udta Punjab and is now gearing up for the release of his second Hindi film Phillauri. The actor-singer says everyone in the film industry treats him with respect and he has had a wonderful experience so far. "I have never faced it (discrimination) nor has anybody tried to do bad to me. Whoever I met, they greeted me with respect and love. I never felt any camp system here," Diljit said. Asked what he thinks about the camp system in Bollywood, he says, "Yes, when you make films you can have your 'team'. One team is making a film like this, another will make a different film." Besides Diljit, Udta Punjab also featured another male actor, Shahid Kapoor. Phillauri also features another male lead - Life of Pi actor Suraj Sharma. Diljit says he doesn't p...

Indian film star Shah Rukh Khan, known simply as SRK to his huge international fanbase, was honored at the 60th San Francisco International Film Festival. He said he gets 'very embarrassed' by the attention but he hopes to make his children proud. The Associated Press is the essential global news network, delivering fast, unbiased news from every corner of the world to all media platforms and formats. AP’s commitment to independent, comprehensive journalism has deep roots. Founded in 1846, AP has covered all the major news events of the past 165 years, providing high-quality, informed reporting of everything from wars and elections to championship games and royal weddings. AP is the largest and most trusted source of independent news and information.

Actor Sushant Singh Rajput says that being an outsider, he does not have a problem with nepotism in Bollywood and that it can co-exist with constant encouragement of talent from outside the industry. "I think nepotism can co-exist with the idea of encouraging new talent from outside of the film industry. I, being an outsider, got the opportunity and luxury of choices to choose the film that I wanted to do. So I have no complaints. "But having said that, if new talents won't get a chance, and only the practice of nepotism continues, then the industry will collapse in some time," the actor told media at the trailer launch of his forthcoming film "Raabta" on Monday.

The makers of "Golmaal Again" have locked the festival of Diwali for the release of the upcoming comedy film, directed by Rohit Shetty. Shibasish Sarkar, Chief Operating Officer of Reliance Entertainment, the studio which is jointly producing the film with Shetty said: "'Golmaal Again', one of the most successful franchises of Indian film industry has created huge curiosity and demand among the exhibitors and distributors of the country." "On their demand, we decided for a wide scale release in the Diwali weekend of 2017, which will be apt for families and children in the festival period," he added. 

Telugu superstar Prabhas’s Hindi debut is finally happening. And according to well-placed sources, it is Karan Johar (the co-producer and distributor of the Hindi version of the  Baahubali  series), who will produce the film with  Baahubali  director SS Rajamouli at the helm. It will showcase Prabhas as an action-romance star in Bollywood.

Actor Sonakshi Sinha has played some strong characters in her films. Her voice is just as strong when it comes to speaking out against the pay gap between major male and female stars in Bollywood. Pay gap — a situation where men get paid more for doing the same jobs that women do — is an issue around the world. Bollywood is no exception. If there’s one thing that Sonakshi wants to change in the industry, it is this. “The only thing I can think of changing in Bollywood right now is the pay disparity, because we’re working in this day and age where films revolving around women are being made,” says Sonakshi. The actor has been the female lead in women-centric films such as Akira (2016) and Lootera (2013).